Ken’s Think Tank
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Jamie Spews Passion (S03E02)
Jamie Church on Ken’s Think Tank Season 3, Episode 2 For this episode, Jamie Church had just become the Farmington Chamber of Commerce Director, so I brought her back on the show (for her second appearance) to talk about the Chamber. Jamie is very passionate about the...
Chips are Vegetables (S03E01)
Melissa Sharpe on Ken’s Think Tank Season 3, Episode 1 I used to sit next to Melissa Sharpe during Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs Commission meetings. She is always so much fun to talk to. So positive. So dedicated. So classy. So involved. And so...
The Weatherman in the Desert (S02E18)
Steve Stucker on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 18 “I love being a weatherman here.” “I grew up in the Midwest. When I go back, which is not too often, because this is home . . . I’ve lived here much longer than I lived up there, even though I grew up there, so...
Live the Dash (S02E17)
Martin Caddell on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 17 We were talking about Martin’s involvement in the community. “. . . and my thought process there is . . . Live the Dash.” “God tells us he knew our name in the womb, and I believe that he does – or in my case, he...
Feeding People on a Small Film Budget (S02E16)
Brent Garcia on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 16 We were talking about the making of Brent’s film, Aurora’s Law on a tight budget. “. . . We’ll just do as much as we can here because I know people here . . . we have support here. People were unbelievably...
What I Do to Competitors (S02E16)
Brent Garcia on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 16 Since Brent’s marketing company is competition for me, I explained to him that this episode was just a trap designed to get him in the truck so I could drive him out to the desert and leave him. He explained that...
California Wine has Roots in New Mexico (S02E15)
Mark Duggan on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 15 Wine growing in New Mexico is actually older than wine growing in California. “Oh yes, yes.” “We go back to the Catholic Church. In their settlement of New Mexico in the late 1500’s – early 1600’s, they established...
First Job: Navajo Lake Marina (S02E14)
Nate Duckett on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 14 “The stuff they’re doing at Navajo Dam right now . . . at the Marina . . . it’s just amazing . . . beautiful. That’s gotta be one of the best marinas in the world. As a matter of fact, I think it was picked in...
What a Fun way to do an Interview! (S02E13)
T Greg Merrion on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 13 We buzzed through an hour man! “I loved it! It was thoroughly enjoyable, and I love the coffee. What a fun way to do an interview.” “It’s fun to just drive around and drink coffee and visit. It feels more like...
Pro Racer says Farmington, NM is his Favorite Off-Roading (S02E12)
Loren Healy on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 12 I had never heard of Loren Healy before. I asked a friend about coming on the show to talk about offroading. He told me that I needed to talk to Loren Healy . . . then, he showed me Loren’s “Milk Run” video...
Wearing PJ’s to a State Judiciary Meeting (S02E11)
Tom Taylor on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 11 “We need more fun going on. In the political world, it’s all bitter.” “Sometimes people are critical of me because I would make jokes at times when it would seem inappropriate. I remember in a committee in Santa Fe...
The Craziest thing to happen on Sheila’s Bus (S02E09)
Sheila Mobley on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 9 Sheila did a great job driving me around in her bus, but we took some time to discuss he experience with it when she first started driving it. We start this clip with a description of her driving it home after...
Broke my Teeth doing a Yo-yo Trick (S02E08)
Luke Renner on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 8 One would think that doing things with a yo-yo would be relatively safe. But, you have a funny story. “No, it’s not really funny, Ken, OK . . . this is trauma right here.” OK – it’s funny to me! Ha Ha! “While...
Yo-yo Trick in a Moving Vehicle (S02E08)
Luke Renner on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 8 Luke Renner has won yo-yo awards on the national and international stage . . . he’s even on Magic Yo-Yo packaging! He brought some yo-yo’s on this ride, and performed some tricks while we were driving . . . as long...
Essential Oils for Back Pain (S02E07)
Diane Mattern on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 6 I suffer from chronic back pain that began as a bad car wreck many years ago that left me in traction, followed by a collar. I continued my recovery by being overly cautious with my back to the point of...
0 to 140 mph in a 2017 Mustang GT (S02E06)
Brian Collins on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 6 My brother, Brian, races his 2017 Mustang GT at a drag strip in North Carolina. While filming this episode, he wanted to show me how fast the car would pull 0 to 60. He took a small side road in the country and...
Sending your Daughter Away to College (S02E05)
Adriana Miller and her father, Travis, on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 5 Ken: If you run off to one of these colleges . . . it looks like it may be Appalachian . . . that would be when? Adriana: I would leave in August. Ken: August of this year. Adriana: ...
Shaolin Kung Fu Master Destroys NY Chinese Mafia (S02E04)
Mario Bernardone on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 4 You know Kung Fu. “Yeah, I studied martial arts. I studied Shaolin Kung Fu for a couple of years under a Chinese Master. I was his only student . . . he could barely speak English.” “Some guys from the New...
Italian Mother vs Italian Aunt (S02E04)
Mario Bernardone on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 4 “I had four uncles and three aunts on the same street . . . and all of their families. We had houses one after the other.” “My grandfather had bought parcels of land, and he set up each of his sons in a house. ...
Italian on Too Much Coffee (S02E04)
Mario Bernardone on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 4 Mario Bernardone is a friend of mine. I stopped by his restaurant before our interview, and we had a double espresso while chatting. After downing our coffee, we loaded up in the car and drove directly to order...
How To Train Employees to be Nice (S02E03)
Joe Lloyd on Ken’s Think Tank Season 2, Episode 3 “This guy says, ‘Man, how do you train your employees to be so nice?’…” “I said, ‘Dude, we don’t train them to be nice . . . we hire them nice . . . we teach them how to make coffee.’…” See the Full Episode BelowYou...