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The Ednium Podcast
by Ednium: The Alumni Collective
A space for Denver’s talent to share game, inform the system, and vibe.
Episodes
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Ep.105 This Generation, Better Than The Last
It's that time of the year Ednium family! Horror movies, sweaters, and pumpkin spice? Nope not quite? Election season! The fellas are joined by Denver's very own born and raised County Clerk and Reporter, Paul Lopez. A Denver West High grad, former city councilmen, and life long organizer. Clerk...
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Ep. 104 My Name Is Deidra and I approve this message!
Happy October Ednium fam! As we stroll on into the season of pumpkin spice and everything nice, we have wonderful conversation with program alumni and one of best athletes the city of Denver has produced. Deidra Smith brings her personality, intellect, and wisdom to a conversation with the…
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Ep. 103 We're All In This Together
What's good Ednium Family! We are back with another edition of Backyard Brilliance! As we continue to find ways to highlight the work we do across the org, the fellas sit down with a pair of great and long-time friends, Cyrus Brown and Sergio Garcia. Cyrus and Serg are DPS products through and...
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Ep. 102 We can make an impact ft. Xochitl
Early fall is amongst us Ednium peeps! And we are back with another episode of Backyard Brilliance. This time we have one our own, beloved team member and alumni Xochitl Ramirez. In the pursuit of wanting to find synchronicity between alumni angency outcomes and the work we do as a team. Xochitl...
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Ep. 101 Optimistic Action
¡Bienvenidos al mes de agosto! Just in time for the end of the application cycle for our programing offering at Ednium. The fellas talk with multiple-time program participants and more importantly great friends, Sheccid Najar and Ari Caro. Not only do we get to talk about their friendship, but…
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Ep. 100 Seeking Stewardship: With Kim Carracedo
Welcome back to another Episode of Backyard Brilliance! While not the 100th episode of the fellas iteration of the podcast, it is still hugh mile maker for the ednium podcast history and journey to reach one hundred episodes. David and Langston are joined by good friend, colleague, and community...
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Ep. 99 Peace Be Upon You
May the warmth of the June radiate across all our Ednium community during this time. This episode the fellas have a wonderful conversation with; father, husband, and GW grad Mahamoud Ahmed. Mahmoud shares with us his relationship with Islam and how it has shaped his life and how shows up in...
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Ep. 98 Just Do The Thing
Wishing your April showers bring you May flowers here at Ednium! This episode of Backyard Brilliance features a social media and hustle man extraordinaire, Jadyn Nguyen. Jadyn is a DSST Green Valley Alumni and former social media and marketing contractor with Ednium. Jadyn is proud to be from...
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Ep. 97 Scared Money Don’t Make No Money
Now that we are in April, Spring is in full effect. This episode of Backyard Brilliance brings multi-program participant and one of the most civically engaged homies in the community, Karen Valenzula. Being an alumna from Denver South and Metro State University, is proud to be from the city and...
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Ep. 96 Live With Purpose, Love With Passion
Welcome to Spring Ednium family! And we could not think of a better way to plant some beautiful seeds for growth, for the rest of the year. This episode we have the fellas sitting down with business and life partners ; Jazmin Chavez and Armando Somoza. Who run their own personal and executive...
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Ep. 95 Hoop Dreams
Ednium Family! Welcome to our latest episode of Backyard Brilliance and our first of the month of March. The fellas sit down with 2025 Game Giver of the Year from this past year Ednium Homegrown awards. Brendan "Bones" Bonner is a proud Thomas Jefferson High School alum, Restorative Justice...
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Ep. 94 We Lift as We Climb
Happy Black History Month, Ednium fam! As we are on the eve of our favorite capitalistic holiday about romance, the fellas Loved their time with this week's guest, Ednium OG, board member, and episode 3 guest, Colorado Senate President James Coleman. As a special treat, all three gentlemen are...
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Ep. 93 Everything Ain't For Everybody
Our second episode of the new year, has the fellas sitting down with a man who has committed himself to creating communal space in Denver and expressing himself unapologetically. Pines. invites the David and Langston into his home to have a conversation about not only his journey as a creative…
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Ep. 92 A Time to Reflect
With us being 12 days into January, we're unsure if we can say Happy New Year anymore. However, we are confident that we can welcome you to the first episode of Backyard Brilliance of 2026! The fellas are excited to bring you an episode that is bit overdue. In this episode we just get David and...
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Ep. 91 Hope Is The Homies
We welcome you to the first episode of December and our last traditional conversation of the year (don't worry we are cooking something cool for the end of 2025). This episode of Backyard Brilliance, the fellas have a dope opportunity to share space with a Denver Westwood homie that has been...
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Ep. 90 What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be
Welcome back to our regularly scheduled programing. Join the fellas as we visit a conversation from earlier in the summer with between David, Langston and current At Large Denver City Councilwoman, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (SGG). A 4th generation Denver North High graduate and former House...
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Ednium State of Education: Practitioners- Janei Maynard & Patton Lowell
Following up our DPS board candidate episodes, we wanted to have some meaningful conversation with key players across this city connected to the pulse of the current state of education in Denver. This episode finds our guys having a conversation with two school practitioners. Current DSST Green...
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State of Education: Systemic Overview- Rep. Jenn Bacon & Dr. Carrie Olson
Following up our DPS board candidate episodes, we wanted to have some meaningful conversation with key players across this city connected to the pulse of the current state of education in Denver. This first episode finds the fellas having a conversation with one former DPS board member and…
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2025 DPS Board of Education Election- Timiya Jackson: District 4
Welcome to a special edition of Backyard Brilliance, where the fellas are hosting the candidates for Denver Public Schools Fall 2025 school board of education election. This episode is with a District 4 candidate Timiya Jackson. Tune into this week of 10/14-10/17 as we release conversations from...
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2025 DPS Board of Education Election- Jeremy Harris: District 4
Welcome to a special edition of Backyard Brilliance, where the fellas are hosting the candidates for Denver Public Schools Fall 2025 school board of education election. This episode is with a District 4 candidate Jeremy Harris. Tune into this week of 10/14-10/17 as we release conversations from...
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2025 DPS Board of Education Election- Michelle Quattlebaum- District 4
Welcome to a special edition of Backyard Brilliance, where the fellas are hosting the candidates for Denver Public Schools Fall 2025 school board of education election. This episode is with a District 4 candidate Michelle Quattlebaum, who currently serves as district 4's board member, seeking...
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2025 DPS Board of Education Election- Scott Esserman: District 3
Welcome to a special edition of Backyard Brilliance, where the fellas are hosting the candidates for Denver Public Schools Fall 2025 school board of education election. This episode is with a District 3 candidate Scott Esserman. Who currently sits as an at large board member, looking to be...
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2025 DPS Board of Education Election- DJ Torres: District 3
Welcome to a special edition of Backyard Brilliance, where the fellas are hosting the candidates for Denver Public Schools Fall 2025 school board of education election. This episode is with a District 3 candidate DJ Torres. Tune into this week of 10/14-10/17 as we release conversations from...
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2025 DPS Board of Education Election- Caron Blanke: District 3
Welcome to a special edition of Backyard Brilliance, where the fellas are hosting the candidates for Denver Public Schools Fall 2025 school board of education election. This episode is with an District 3 candidate Caron Blanke. Tune into this week of 10/14-10/17 as we release conversations from...
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2025 DPS Board of Education Election- Mariana del Hierro: District 2
Welcome to a special edition of Backyard Brilliance, where the fellas are hosting the candidates for Denver Public Schools Fall 2025 school board of education election. This episode is with an District 2 candidate Mariana del Hierro. Tune into this week of 10/14-10/17 as we release conversations...
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2025 DPS Board of Education Election- Amy Klein Molk: At Large
Welcome to a special edition of Backyard Brilliance, where the fellas are hosting the candidates for Denver Public Schools Fall 2025 school board of education election. This episode is with at large candidate Amy Klein Molk. Tune into this week of 10/14-10/17 as we release conversations from...
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2025 DPS Board of Education Election- Alex Magana: At Large
Welcome to a special edition of Backyard Brilliance, where the fellas are hosting the candidates for Denver Public Schools Fall 2025 school board of education election. This first episode is with at large candidate Alex Magana. Tune into this week of 10/14-10/17 as we release conversations from...
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Ep. 88 Denver Baby
The Fellas are back with a wonderful conversation from earlier this summer. Leadership Launchpad alumnae and Advocacy Accelerator Synique Cortez, joins the show. An aptly titled episode, where Synique discusses how her positive relationship with Denver has shaped how she shows up in her family…
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Ep.87 Jack of All Trades
Welcome back family! This episode of Backyard Brilliance is a fun one. David and Langston sit down with the wonderful Annalia Acuna. Annalia is a teacher, UNCO Bear alum, and Denver Deep Dive participant. The conversation hits on connection to community, relationship with identity, and the role…
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Ep.86 Time to Shed This Skin
As we return for our last full month of summer, our first episode in August is a special one. The fellas sit down with the Ednium royalty and the Queen of Guinea herself, Kathe Traore. Kathe spent the past couple of years helping communicate the vision of Ednium and bringing event to life in her...
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Ep. 85 The Book of Alfredo
Ednium family we welcome you to July, the best month of the year! The fellas are back with a great conversation with the Executive Director for the Latino Cultural Arts Center of Colorado, Alfredo Reyes. In this episode we get to learn about and from a man that has navigated an array of feelings...
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Ep. 84 Count Your Blessings
Happy belated Fathers day to all our dad's across the ednium community! While there may not be any fathers (yet) in this episode, we do have a great conversation between 3 young men as the fellas have a sit down with Ednium program participant member Joshua Magallanes. Josh is currently involved...
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Ep. 83 Pushing Through The Nerves
Our first official mailbag episode! Check out this week's question found in the 59:00 mark. How are you pushing through the nerves of speaking your truth because the moment calls for it? Email us at [email protected] This episode the fellas get together with a godo friend, Alexis Salas to talk...
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Ep. 82 A Man Has To Be Fluid
Episode 82 is full of game just like the course of an NBA season. The fellas have an Ednium OG, Elijah Huff stop by and drop some gems. Around his journey from his first time on the podcast back on Episode 2. To now his official role as Research & Action Initiatives Manager for Ednium. To his...
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Ep.81 Your Heroes Are Also Human
81 Episodes like a Kobe game... This episode the fellas are back with a wonderful conversation with Vallerie Bustamante! Val is a mother and a true leader within her community that is consistently seeking out opportunities to grow and be better. The conversation finds its way navigating grief and...
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EP. 80 Who I Hope To Be, Who I'm Meant To Be
Were BACK!! Spring has sprung and the fellas have returned to share in the fun. Welcome to Ednium Presents: Backyard Brilliance. This is the first episode of many to come that will be illustrating the living/breathing evolution of the podcast. Episode 80 brings us a wonderful conversation wit...
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Ep. 79 The Gradebook Does Not Define You
Episode 79 brings us the dawn of a new era. With fellas having the privilege of reintroducing Richard Maez to the podcast but now as Executive Director of Ednium: The Alumni Collective. We invite our community to join us in tapping into a conversation where not only do we get to learn about...
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Ep. 78 Magic in the Mundane
Happy New Year to everyone! To kick off 2025 we are excited to bring you the first of the five Ednium Homegrown awards winners from 2024. This week we have the wonderful Cristina Chacon joining the fellas, as the recipient of the Table Builder award. Cristina has spent time in the classroom as a...
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Ep. 77 Building A Collective Mural
Lucky number 77 of the Ednium Podcast has the fellas expressing and living in gratitude with their guest; Storyteller, Trendsetter, and Mother Lesley Del Rio. Lesley Joins us this post-thanksgiving holiday episode where the conversation focuses in on the transformation of identity and our...
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Ep. 76 We Have to Hope We Have To Resist
Episode 76 of the Ednium Podcast, we are proud to share the conversation we had with Mom, Educator, and Activist Myka Petit. Coming fresh off the heels of the 2024 national election, David & Langston find themselves in conversation with a woman that is walking in tune with her educational…
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Ep. 75 Never Sacrifice Your Silly
Episode 75 brings us our 2nd episode under our new stewardship for the podcast where we meet our guest Kellsie Forfar-Jones. A friend, a planner, and a silly soul of a human being. Throughout this episode, we learn how Kellsie’s relationships with Denver and her family & friends fuels her passion...
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Ep. 74 Beautiful Souls Taking up a Beautiful Cause
Welcome to the newest iteration of The Ednium Podcast! New hosts, Langston Mayo & David Martinez add their seasoning to the podcast that historically has held intimate conversations with leaders around the Denver Metro Area. The esteemed guest for this podcast is TeRay Esquibel, a father…
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Ep. 73 The Game Giver of the Year - Tashan Montgomery
Tashan Montgomery is an educator and youth council liaison for Young and Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA). Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Tashan has felt a strong connection to community building and community education. He was recently awarded with Ednium's…
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Ep. 72 The Creator of the Year - Brayan Montez-Terrazas
Our guest this week is Brayan Montez-Terrazas, the winner of 'The Creator of the Year' award at our 2023 Homegrown Awards. Denver-based artist, Brayan Montes-Terrazas is better known by his alias YAMZ. Under his brand, YAMZ, Brayan’s unwavering identity-driven art stresses the importance of…
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Ep. 71 Education Leader - Dwight Jones
In this podcast episode, TeRay speaks with Dwight Jones, the Executive Director for the Office of Children Affairs in Denver. Dwight Jones boasts a distinguished career spanning education and the private sector. He has served as Interim Superintendent and Senior Deputy Superintendent of Denver...
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Ep. 70 The Leader of the Year - Liloni Ramos
Our guest this week is Liloni Ramos, the winner of 'The Leader of the Year' award at our Ednium 2023 Homegrown Awards. Liloni is a 4th generation Coloradoan and 3rd generation Denverite who grew up in Denver’s Harvey Park neighborhood. Being raised by her mother and grandmother, Liloni understood...
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Ep. 69 The Dope Mom - Dianne Myles
For this week's episode, we had with the opportunity to sit down and talk with Dianne Myles, the CEO of Dope Mom Life. Dianne found her passion for storytelling and community. Her team fulfills the company's mission daily to tell authentic, impactful stories that shift viewers' perspectives and...
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Ep. 68 The Dream Investor - Dr. Jamal Bowen
This week, our podcast features Dr. Jamal Bowen, winner of 'The Dream Investor' award at the Ednium 2023 Homegrown Awards. Dr. Bowen, a dedicated father and community advocate, founded "Empowering Community Entrepreneurs" in 2016 to mentor young adults in business. He played a key role in the...
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Ep. 67 The New Ednium Team
Welcome to the New Year edition of the Ednium podcast! Tune in as the Ednium team reflects on the numerous triumphs and shifts of 2023, and dive into the new aspirations we've established for our growing team and Ednium in 2024!
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DPS BOE At-Large Candidate: Kwame Spearman
Kwame’s roots in Denver run deep. He was born at Rose Hospital on Denver’s east side and was raised in the Montclair neighborhood. Kwame attributes his successes to Denver Public Schools. His mom has worked with Denver Public Schools as a Teacher, Principal, and Assistant Superintendent for over…
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