That Podcast In Hutch
by Jason Probst
That Podcast in Hutch explores the people, places, and events that make Hutchinson a vibrant and engaging community. We’ll step beyond the headlines, to hear the real-life stories from our community and develop a deeper understanding of policy and people.
Episodes
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An Ounce of Prevention - Episode 4
Every industry has its language, and in this episode of Ounce of Prevention we learned that the health field is filled with alphabet soup. Candace Davidson with the Reno County Health Department explained the various groups that work together to study, plan, and implement tools to help us address...
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Rooted Episode 4: Placemaking with Kari Mailloux
What makes a place? That's the question we asked in this episode of Rooted. Amy Conkling and Denice Gilliland from HutchRec joined me, along with Kari Mailloux from the Hutchinson Community Foundation. We walked through some of the history and science of placemaking, and discussed some of the...
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TPiH 087 Bret Thomas - Feel Fest
This episode of That Podcast in Hutch is all about feelings - and an upcoming event that hopes to create more public conversation around the topic of mental health in our community. Bret Thomas visited the studio to talk about Feel Fest - which is being held in Downtown Hutchinson on Oct. 9 and…
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An Ounce of Prevention Episode 3: Epidemiology
Welcome to another edition of Ounce of Prevention! I had so much fun with this episode, and I think you'll have a lot of fun listening. We talk about bats. We talk about sexually transmitted illnesses. We talk about Ebola virus - which to me is one of the scariest things on the planet. Kate...
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Rooted: Episode 3
I've learned in my time that most of the good things in life come from good people working to create goodness in the world. That's certainly the case with the people who dedicate their time, effort, and talent to HutchRec and the foundations that support their work. This month's episode of Rooted...
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An Ounce of Prevention Episode 2: What Does The Health Department Do Anyway?
This episode of An Ounce of Prevention began with a simple question: What does the Reno County Health Department do, anyway? Turns out a lot - and it’s not just vaccinations and restaurant inspections. For the record, the State of Kansas took restaurant inspections away from local health...
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Rooted: Episode 2
Thanks for the great response to our first episode of Rooted - with HutchRec. It was great to see the positive feedback from so many of you. Our second episode of Rooted focuses on the power of stories and storytelling. My friend Sue Wray came to the studio to share a story about the important…
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An Ounce of Prevention Episode 1: The History of Public Health
I'm very excited to help bring an informative and entertaining new podcast to That Podcast in Hutch listeners! An Ounce of Prevention will be an up-close conversation about public health with Candace Davidson and Kara Bunce, who both work in the field every day with the Reno County Health...
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Rooted: Episode 1
We’re embarking on something new here at That Podcast in Hutch, and I can barely tell you how excited we are about it! That Podcast in Hutch has partnered with the Hutchinson Recreation Commission to present a new Podcast - Rooted. A podcast that focuses on how HutchRec builds community through…
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TPiH BONUS - Biking Across Kansas
Join producer Christopher as he leaves Hutchinson to meet up with Jason in Burden Kansas, a stop along the Bike Across Kansas route. Christopher joins Jason, along with several other cyclists on BAK as they discuss the hardships and struggles of BAK, the community they have built, the history of...
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TPiH 086 Reno County Historical Society
They say that History doesn't repeat itself, but that it sure does rhyme. On this week's episode of That Podcast in Hutch, I have the Reno County Historical Society joining me - which includes both the Reno County Museum, and Strataca - the underground salt museum. The team from the historical...
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TPiH 085 Clayton Hatfield, Milo Miller, and coach Keith Gable - KidWind Whirlwinds
This week's episode is electrifying! I'm sure you'll get a real jolt out of it! It might be the most shocking episode yet! OK. Enough with the Dad jokes. This week's episode of That Guy In Hutch features a couple of stand out Allen STEM Magnet School students - and their coach - who are headed to...
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TPiH 084 Laura Meyer Dick - The Meyer Landmark Building
You’ve seen the work going on at the corner of 5th and Main over the past several years - and today I’m happy to sit down for a conversation with Laura Meyer Dick, developer of the Meyer Landmark building. In our conversation, you’ll learn about her motivation for renovating the once-dilapidated...
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TPiH 083 Unpacking Property Taxes - Chris Courtwright
We’re wrapping up our series on Kansas Property taxes this week with Chris Courtwright, who served as the principal economist for the Kansas Legislature for 34 years. In that role, Chris provided lawmakers with unbiased and reliable economic data used to make key decisions about the state budget....
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TPiH 082 Jon Richardson - Former Hutchinson City Council Member
We’re continuing our series on Kansas Property taxes this week, with former Hutchinson City Council member Jon Richardson, who left the council in January. I asked Jon to talk about the difficulty of managing a city budget, especially when faced with a changing landscape - and mandates - from the...
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TPiH 081 Michael Plank - County Appraiser
We’re continuing our series on Kansas Property taxes this week, with Reno County Appraiser Michael Plank, who joined That Podcast in Hutch to discuss property valuations here and across the state. Like lots of people, you might still be reeling from the recent valuation statement that came in the...
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TPiH 080 Kansas Senator Mike Murphy
Property taxes seem to be on everyone’s minds these days. Residents dread opening their valuation statements for fear of what they’ll see. Politicians keep promising relief, and local governments try to balance meeting the wants and needs of their communities with ongoing demands for lower taxes....
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TPiH 079 Enrico Villegas - City Of Hutchinson
Not long ago, Hutchinson’s city manager responded to a comment with a question that stuck with me: Do you believe Hutch has peaked? Is this as good as it’s ever going to get? Or is there a brighter future worth investing in? That question sparked one of the most widely read essays here. Now…
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TPiH 078 Dave Inskeep - Joe McGuire Insurance
This week’s episode of That Podcast in Hutch takes a dive into something most of us have had to deal with at one time or another - Homeowner’s Insurance - with my friend Dave Inskeep, owner of Joe McGuire Insurance. In recent months, I’ve had a number of conversations with lenders, bankers,...
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TPiH 077 Haley Kottler of Kansas Appleseed
This week’s episode of That Podcast in Hutch features Haley Kottler, the anti-hunger campaign director for Kansas Appleseed. Haley has worked extensively on food and hunger policy in Kansas, and she shares some of her insights and experiences working to defend programs like SNAP, or the...
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TPiH 076 Reno County Farmers Market
It's one of my favorite times of the year - the opening of Farmer's Market Season! For this episode of That Podcast in Hutch, we visit with my friend Kelli Snider-Short. She serves on the board of the Reno County Farmer's Market and is the market's media manager. Saturday, May 3 is opening day of...
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TPiH 075 Emily and Will Ptacek
This week’s episode of That Podcast in Hutch features my friends Emily and Will Ptacek. Emily suffered a traumatic brain injury during a traffic accident in Reno County. It left her with lasting injuries that will affect her cognition the rest of her life. In this episode, Emily and Will talk…
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TPiH 074 Lindsey Hatfield
For this episode of That Podcast in Hutch, I bring in my friend Lindsey Hatfield - though anyone who grew up with her would recognize her by the name Lindsey Payne. I have been lucky to become friends with Lindsey over the past several years - and the more I visit with her the more I become...
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TPiH 073 Lacey Stone - Medicine Shoppe
In this week’s episode of That Podcast in Hutch, I visit with Lacey Stone-Tillman, whose family has owned the Medicine Shoppe for nearly 30 years. If you have ever used a local pharmacy for your prescription drugs, you’ll want to listen to this episode. If you are a proud supporter of free…
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TPiH 072 Brady Scott LIVE
Artist Brady Scott didn’t hesitate when I asked if he’d join me in the somewhat crazy idea of recording an episode of That Podcast in Hutch in front of a live audience. He was all about it. We gathered at the Hutchinson Public Library on one of the coldest days of this winter in front of the…
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TPiH 071 Mckenna Hardin
Christopher and I first met McKenna while recording downtown during the Dog Days of Summer Third Thursday event last year. We wanted to record audio snippets of people talking about their dogs, when we noticed this teenager walking around with a parrot on her shoulder. When the thien 16-year-old...
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TPiH 070 Hutchinson Clinic
In this episode of That Podcast in Hutch, we try to shed a little light on an issue that touches a lot of people in Hutchinson and the surrounding area - the impasse between the Hutchinson Clinic and Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance. I sat down with Julie Schott, medical reimbursement...
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TPiH 069 Battle of the Badges
I don't want to say that this week's episode gets a little heated, but I don't know what else you'd expect when we bring in the Hutchinson Fire Department and the Hutchinson Police Department to square off to win the trophy and bragging rights in the annual Battle of the Badges competition. It's...
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TPiH 068 Jason Probst
I hope everyone had the chance to enjoy friends and family over the holiday season. I know I enjoyed the chance to slow down a bit and share time with my family. It's the most important part of Thanksgiving and Christmas for me. As we turn to the New Year and the start of 2025, our first episode…
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TPiH 067 Tyler Kershner - 50 Mile Walk
This edition of That Podcast in Hutch brings in one of my closest friends and somewhat frequent guest Tyler Kershner. Tyler has a history of doing extraordinary things, such as riding his bicycle more than 200 miles in a day, fasting for extended periods of time, or in this case - walking 50…
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TPiH 066 Valerie Taylor and Lacey Mills of United Way of Reno County
This week’s episode of That Podcast in Hutch centers on the work of the United Way of Reno County and two dynamic people who help lead the organization - Executive Director Lacey Mills and Director of Community Impact, Valerie Taylor. We visit about the United Way’s ongoing fundraising campaign -...
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TPiH 065 Why I Love Hutch
Producer Christopher takes over the podcast! he takes the recording equipment on the road and sets up at Sandhills Brewing during the launch of Jasons Prost for Probst Oktoberfest to ask attendees why they love Hutch.
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TPiH 064 Brandy Sheahan Harris
This one is going to hurt. In this episode of That Podcast in Hutch, my friend Brandy Sheahan Harris talks about the loss of her son, Sebastian, to a fentanyl overdose. Sebastian passed away on April 15, 2022. He was 21 years old. Brandy tells us about her son, moving us through his young life…
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TPiH 063 Lucky Luci
I was visiting with my producer Christopher Acker about our 3-part series on addiction, alcoholism, and sobriety earlier this week. We got some remarkable feedback on the series, and I’m really thankful for the people who took time to reach out to share how the episodes had touched them. As we...
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TPiH 062 Seth Dewey
In this series of That Podcast in Hutch, we're taking a look at the use of alcohol and sobriety through several different lenses. To conclude our series on alcohol and sobriety, I visit with Seth Dewey, who works as a Health Educator at the Reno County Health Department. He has done incredible…
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TPiH 061 Third Thursday Dog Days Of Summer
Jason and Producer Chris head out to Third Thursday to hear from you! We heard from folks about their pets, their summer, or anything else they wanted to share.
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TPiH 060 Mike and Cammie Rumback
In this series of That Podcast in Hutch, we're taking a look at the use of alcohol and sobriety through several different lenses. In this episode, I visit with Mike and Cammie Rumback. They share their story about dealing with alcoholism - Mike as an alcoholic and Cammie as a wife and mother…
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TPiH 059 Steven Becker
In this series of That Podcast in Hutch, we're taking a look at the use of alcohol and sobriety through several different lenses. In this episode, I visit with former District Court Judge and Kansas Representative Steven Becker. He shares the story of his struggle with alcoholism, his time in...
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TPiH 58 - Slade Templeton
This episode of That Podcast in Hutch reaches back a way - to about a year ago when former Hutchinson resident Slade Templeton dropped into the studio while visiting family, in the country from his home in Bern, Switzerland. Slade is an eclectic mix of interests and skills. He’s the author of...
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TPiH 57 - Pippin Williamson
We're excited to launch our next season of That Podcast In Hutch! For this episode, we go back in time to 2022 - and the time that Sandhills Brewing had to sell an unimaginable amount of food in a ridiculous amount of time to keep its liquor license. Thankfully, our guest Pippin Williamson, was...
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TPiH 56 - Beyond Barriers
In this episode of That Podcast in Hutch, I visit with my friends from Beyond Barriers - formerly known as Prairie Independent Living Resource Center. Erica Rivera, Kelly Miller, and Emerald - a black lab service dog - join me to talk about what it means to live life with a disability - but more...
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TPiH 55 - Mom and the Happy Apple
In this episode of That Podcast in Hutch, I am interviewing my Mom. Every Christmas, my Mom brings up the story of the Fisher Price Happy Apple - my one and only Christmas present when I was just 11 months old. It's part of the lore of our family - that we were so incredibly poor the first year…
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TPiH 54 Circles of Hope
This week's episode of That Podcast in Hutch features Marla McKee and Anthony Frischenmeyer with Circles of Hope. According to its website, Circles of Hope "gathers people who are motivated to move out of poverty and matches them with middle-income and high-income volunteers who can support and...
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TPiH 53 Jason Probst
In this week's episode of That Podcast in Hutch, guest host Jackson Swearer returns again for a follow-up interview with That Guy in Hutch, Jason Probst. Earlier this year, I sat down with Jason for a two-part conversation about his life up until he joined the legislature. A lot of people seemed…
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TPiH 52 Whats The Big Idea 2 - Plastic Bottles
This week on That Podcast in Hutch, Tyler and I come together for another episode of What's the Big Idea. This time, we explore a little more deeply the big idea of whether consumer plastics such as water and soda bottles, could be repurposed for use as filament in an at-home 3D printer. We...
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TPiH 51 Chris Courtwright
For this episode of That Podcast in Hutch, I decided to publish a recent event I hosted, that featured Chris Courtwright. For 35 years, Chris was the chief economist with the Kansas Legislative Research Department. In that role, he helped inform legislators about the consequences of changes to…
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TPiH 50 Melissa Evans
This election season, there has been a lot of chatter about education. Much of it centered around the idea that there's a lot going on behind the imposing walls of a child's school that parents aren't aware of, or involved in. And in that general conversation, there are few buzzwords that have…
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TPiH 49 Hailee Black
This week's episode of That Podcast in Hutch features Hailee Black - and the secret lives of teenagers. Well, maybe not secret as much as mysterious or misunderstood. Hailee is a soon-to-be 18 year old senior at Hutchinson High School. I first met her last legislative session when she travelled…
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TPiH 48 Wes Vaughn
In this week's episode of That Podcast in Hutch, I visit with Sgt. Wesley Vaughn with the Hutchinson Police Department. Wesley has been a friend of mine for quite some time, and I've always enjoyed our conversations. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in a variety of areas. And everytime...
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TPiH 47 - Sandhills
This episode of That Podcast in Hutch has us revisiting one of my favorite guests and business - Pippin Williamson with Sandhills Brewing. Earlier this month, Pippin learned that his liquor license was in jeopardy because he hadn't met the 30 percent food sales requirement that was put in place…
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About this show
That Podcast in Hutch explores the people, places, and events that make Hutchinson a vibrant and engaging community. We’ll step beyond the headlines, to hear the real-life stories from our community and develop a deeper understanding of policy and people.
Hosted by
Jason Probst