EPISODES

Please subscribe on YouTubeJamie Church has become a staple on Ken’s Think Tank – just as she is a staple in our community. Jamie tirelessly advocates for small business in Farmington, NM.  She does is because it’s her job – but the reason it’s her job is because she...

Please subscribe on YouTubeDebbie Braff has been seen all over the place lately.  We just enjoyed the annual Riverfest event, and Debbie was on the show to promote it.  She also went on the Mayor’s Table to promote it.  And now, she’s back again! Why did I have her...

Please subscribe on YouTubeWhat would possess a smart, beautiful, successful business owner to pack up and move 6,000 miles away from her home?  Love, of course! Olena Erickson was a single mom with a full-time nanny to care for her two kids – because she was also the...

Please subscribe on YouTubeFor close to 40 years now, people in the thousands have flocked to the Animas River in Farmington, NM every spring for one of our most favorite events – except for the last 2 years. Riverfest is back!  Because of lockdowns, Riverfest went...

Please subscribe on YouTubeFor close to 40 years now, people in the thousands have flocked to the Animas River in Farmington, NM every spring for one of our most favorite events – except for the last 2 years. Riverfest is back!  Because of lockdowns, Riverfest went...

Please subscribe on YouTubeIf you’ve been a fan of the show, you know that I really like putting musicians in the truck and filming episodes.  There’s nothing like driving around town accompanied by live musicians!  Ha Ha I’ve had the Zia Chicks, Sallyanne Bachman,...

Please subscribe on YouTubeRow, row, row your boat, 3,000 miles across the ocean!  Yeah – that’s what’s happening – this year! The guys from Guardian Initiatives are back!  Jarrod and Mark were on Ken’s Think Tank 2 years ago to talk about their plans to row across...

Please subscribe on YouTubeThe thousand-yard stare. Being prior military and having known a LOT of military members over the years, I’ve seen that stare more than a few times.  It always draws me nearer to a person when I recognize it. Meet Lonnie Whitaker and you...

Please subscribe on YouTubeWhen we hear the word HERO, we think of different things.  Some people may think of a comic book hero.  Some may think of people in the military.  Others may think of first responders like the police, fire fighters, doctors, nurses, etc. ...

Please subscribe on YouTubeIt’s 2022 and what a crazy ride these last couple of years have been!  We had to cut Season 4 short because of lockdowns, we celebrated our Fifth Season last year in 2021 – and this is the beginning of our Sixth Season! Something happened in...

We made it to the end of our 5th Season!  We started the season with Jamie Church, who’s been on the show so many times I almost consider he a co-host.  Then we ran up to Denver to shoot our next episode with D.D. Seaton – a musician, artist, and chef.  We featured...

While editing this episode, I kept chuckling because of what I was witnessing in my video editor.  When you’re in the middle of a thing, you don’t always get the bigger picture.  So, here I sit . . . after this interview has been conducted . . . looking and listening...

There is magic in this world.  It’s not the magic you may be thinking of that comes from a Disney movie or a stage act . . . but real magic.  All you have to do is stop and tap into it. You’re watching this video right now – and there’s a good chance you’re watching...

We are spoiled here in Farmington.  Many of us, myself included, spent a good deal of time in Chokecherry Canyon when we were kids – some of us still do!  We might have had an ATV or a dirt bike and crawled all over the place out there.  We might have just took our...

I was recently at an unveiling event for the Riley Men’s Health Fund’s annual RZR Raffle which, this year, included a trailer.  A few things caught my attention with this addition.  One – this was no ordinary trailer.  Two – the trailer incorporated some really great...

This episode will be a little different because my guest this time isn’t a person – it’s a resource. Back in 2012, I made a purchase.  At the time, all of my friends owned 4-wheelers, and I grew up riding a friend’s 4-wheeler in Chokecherry Canyon.  When my friends...

This is my fifth year hosting Ken’s Think Tank.  I’ve enjoyed some firsts for the show – like filming in a bus – filming in a plane – and flying that plane.  Great times! This episode presented a couple more firsts.  This is the first time I’ve filmed an episode on a...

David Mills began his career as a radio DJ back in 1969.  His voice is well known in Farmington.  His dad even helped Farmington get it’s very first FM translator! Then, along comes podcasting – which began to really take root in 2004 because of portable digital audio...

Most of us live in a community.  Your community may be big or small, but it’s still your community.  Besides your residential community, you may be part of community of people who share the same interests – such as hiking, fishing, hunting, reading, painting, creating...

I met Robert Gage at an outdoor recreation event, along with his business partners Danny and Jenny Israel.  They were getting ready to launch their brand new business . . . Black Bear Unlimited. Each time I speak to Robert, he has 5 more ideas about how to promote...

Sometimes you meet someone who loves what they do.  Then, sometimes you meet somebody who loves what they do so much that it just bubbles out of them all over the place. That’s Cathryn Abeyta.  She is the Executive Director for San Juan United Way . . . and she is a...