Commissioner Chris Grabill is a local activist, musician, papa and athlete. He is a passionate fellow and is an inspiring person to talk to. He is a big proponent of measure C in Santa Rosa. He also spent time in Greece helping with the refuge Crisis. 

Brisa Aceves is a hard working Photographer out of San Francisco CA and is also a licensed Vet Tech. She's lived is the city longer then most kids there have been alive. Find her on Instagram @vyletfemme

John Courage is an old friend who is a singer song writer of the Americana flavor. He has lived an exciting and inspiring life. He runs Gremlin Tone studios and will be playing at the Rail Road Music Festival June 11th @therealjohncourage

Mike Chase is a photographer, author, hot rod gear head, skateboarder the list goes on. He is a deep thinker and an artist. MY kind of guy. mikechase.com mike@mikechasephoto.com00

Nick Hoffman is a stand up comedian and film teacher. He hosts Professor Hoffman's comedy show at 6th st. Play House in Santa Rosa Ca. Next show is May 17th

Jared Powell is a visual artist and fellow tattooer at Glass Beetle Tattoo in Santa Rosa. He has been making tattoos for many years while making visual art and Graffiti @jp87cents is where you will find him on Instagram.

Mica Jennings is a local artist and graphic designer. She is constantly pushing out work while working full time as a designer and being a present and loving mother. Find her on Instagram @micasheaj Check out her art show on January 12th at Santa Rosa city hall next year.

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Jeremy Hansen is a local participant in any thing fun and exciting. One of the most entertaining people I have ever met. He runs the swings at the Ren Fair....I got him out of the house and made him do this. 

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Max Bowen is a cannabis production company owner here in Sonoma County. He has been in the industry since he was a teen ager. Being that he is a partner in a company that grows cannabis legally, he is very well versed into what he, the industry and our community here in California can expect from Prop 64 and measure A. I was surprised by his perspective and I think you all as listeners will be too. Max has a good head on his shoulders and is a homegrown, thoughtful business owner. He is a great spokesmen for the cannabis industry and his business ATRIUM.

Find them at @atrium_ca on Instagram and also watch Max give a tour of one of his grow rooms at www.pohbtd.com 

https://prohbtd.com/americann-harvest-episode-6

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! LIKE! AND FAVORITE! 

THANK YOU  ALL FOR THE SUPPORT. 

Walter Blair Tom is a visual artist, surfer, skateboarder, activist, hockey player.... the list goes on. Check his work out on Instagram @gnarlytubes

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Andrea Kendall is a visual artist local to Sonoma county. She has a an opening at Spinster Sisters in Santa Rosa on June 6th to show her latest work. Find her on Instagram @andreakendallart and come out to see her work in June.

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Please Support and donate to www.familyhouseinc.org

Nicholas Wolch is a musician and ex bartender. He is a big time podcast fan and I credit him for introducing me to the medium. Nick Plays the drums and produces electronic music for his one man band project called  Good Riddler. He let me know on this episode that we can expect an album soon, maybe some time this year. 

Find me on Instagram @renzo_butchart

Morgan Jaeckel is a good friend of mine who loves to talk macro economics, anarcho capitalism and anything finance. He is a smart, driven person who always makes room for jokes. This is Morgans second appearance on Brave Castle and he will be back for more.

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Sabel Rose has been working in the cannabis industry for almost 20 years. She is a sweet modern pirate finding her way into legitimacy as our politicians start trying to find their way through "legalizing" cannabis. With the passing of prop 64 and then locally the passing of measure A, things are only getting stickier, forcing people like Sabel to wonder where they are being pushed to. Sabel is also an avid podcast listener, quilter, painter and jewelry maker. find her on Instagram @sabel.rose

Find me @renzo_butchart 

and my shop @glassbeetletattoo

I hope to see you all at the Sixth street Play House on the 26th for their second comedy night on APRIL 26TH at 8pm

Martin Gilbertson is the technical stage director at Santa Rosa's 6th street play house. He is currently producing a brand new stand up comedy night once a month. This months comedy date is APRIL 26TH at 8pm and is $15 at the door. There will be a beer wine and cocktail bar and live music. Please come hang out and party with the BRAVE CASTLE CAST CREW!! Lets support this event and Martin in his new adventure in making Santa Rosa better. 

Martin studied sculpture at Sonoma State University and he and I always make for a great rabbit hole. Enjoy the episode.

Check out Sixth Street Play house at their website and check there rail road square location on the 26th of april 2017 

http://www.6thstreetplayhouse.com/

Matt Mckenzie is an inspiring man. I look up to him like a big brother. He is a talented musician, song righter, athlete, martial artist and in my opinion, he and his wife Kate are the parents of the year. A little less then a year ago Matt's son was diagnosed with AT/RT cancer. Matts family went to war with a brain tumor and aggressive cancer and their story is extremely inspiring and resets me into properly aligned perspective. I am so incredibly honored that Matt would share his story with us on Brave Castle. This is the most important podcast I can see myself doing, at least for some time. The gravity Frankie's Fight brings to me is staggering. Every Time I see Frankie I get to witness his unmatched glow and Joy. He is a wonderful little person.

Matt and I discuss Jiu Jitsu, his old band Tsunami Bomb, Touring, his new band The Sorority. More Jiu Jitsu and Norcal Fighting alliance. Matt is a wonderful guy and I am so happy to call him my friend.

Please follow all links and support Matts band The Sorority, which take all their profits and donate to FAMILY HOUSE.

  find them at band camp 

Follow Matt, Kate and Frankie's story hakadu.wordpress.com 

And also find them on facebook by searching Frankies fight against at/rt cancer

and please check out Honey Dew Farms who are making a cbd extract named after Frankie's fight. Find them on instagram @honeydew_farms

Follow! Support! Join the fight!

Please enjoy Matt Mckenzie on episode #8

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I have known Bryce Dow-Williamson for a while now. I met him in  the different events and spaces he has been involved in. He works With a number of organizations, a few of which are @somoconcerts and @chimeraartspace and Bryce is also deeply involved in Santa Rosa's Rail Road Square music Festival that is happening on June 11th. It is a great event and everyone should check it out! 

Follow all the links Bryce drops on the episode! support! 

This weeks #bravecastledrawingchallenge is the word "bat"

Make a bat somehow, take a photo and post it to instagram with the hashtag listed above. HAVE FUN!

Thank you  for the support!

I met Brandon when he was a bar tender in Santa Rosa's local whisky bar named Jack and Tonys. I have an interest in Brandon's work because he builds cocktail menus and is constantly creating new drinks. He is now running the bar in Healdsburg's Vallette. I ate there recently and I got to enjoy Brandon's creativity. Brandon studied martial arts for a long time and is also a tattoo and art nerd. He and I always have something to talk about.

Please check out Brandon's work at Vallette in Healdsburg, you will not be disappointed. Both the food and drinks are top notch.

This episode I introduce the Brave Castle Drawing Challenge. Every episode or so I will be giving out simple drawing assignments for all of us to do. This episodes challenge is HARP. I will be doing the challenges as well and posting to instagram. If you would like to participate, Draw, build, sculpt or whatever to achieve a "HARP" take a photo and post on instagram with the hash tag #bravecastledrawingchallenge and tag me in the photo as well @renzo_butchart

This is a way for us to participate together in fun online critique and get our drawing muscles working. Everyone can draw! You just have to see it all the way through even if you hate it!

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and check out my shop @glassbeetletattoo

thanks for the support everyone!

Klaus Rappensperger is an artist who owns and operates Schnitzkraft where he designs and fabricates products for homes and businesses. He is a builder, artisan, designer, illustrator, skateboarder, thinker, self publisher, father and big time podcast listener. Klaus and I have been talking about art together for a few years now and we always have great conversations. I always enjoy my time with Klaus, he will be a repeating guest. This podcast is being reposted due to an audio editing issue. Sorry for any disruptions. Podcasting has a steep learning curve for me. Enjoy.

Find Klaus on Instagram @klausvonschnitz

I am joined on this episode by Francesco Catania who is a musician and visual artist. We discuss the creative process, electronic music versus playing normal instruments, art space, downloading theft of music and trickle down bad attitudes. This is a very positive episode about healthy mindsets and living to foster a life of artistic production. Cesco is a very motivated and talented person. From playing guitar to building large scale sculpture, Francesco is always working on something. check out his band The Drought Cult on band camp, his website is www.francesco-echo.comand his instagram is @francesco.echo 

John Blackwell is a long time photographer, mountain biker and all around adventurer. John chases good times outdoors endlessly. If he cant get out on his bike for a few days, he suffers. A man of motion but also deeply creative, John is always looking for subjects for his photography. When the muses don't show up he doesn't force inspiration. Instead, he takes to the road or mountain seeking another hill to conquer and descent to navigate. John is a motivated guy who I find is always switching it up. From bartending to mountain bike adventure photography, John is always up to something and making moves. We discuss his journey in photography, his time in the bike industry and his wild adventures getting lost in the desert with BIKE magazine. Look John up on Instagram @johnmblackwell and navigate to his website johnblackwellphotography.net to see his work and outdoor life. 

I met Walter Blair Tom ( I know him as Blair) in high school. He was like a big brother to me, him being 2 years older. Most of our time together was spent art making and he was a fun wild dude to run around with. Always up before everybody else, Blair was getting after it at a young age. From hockey to surfing, to studying history to visual art and skate boarding, Blair was always rolling the rock up the hill. His level of energy has always inspired me. A wild renaissance man, good friend and smart guy who is always a good time. Blair's life is of interest because he is constantly doing big things and his life evolves quickly into new things often.

If you would like to see Walter Blair Toms work, look him up on Instagram @gnarlytubes 

Morgan Jaeckel is a long time friend of mine. I really enjoy speaking with Morgan because he see things very differently then I do. He is a very intelligent dude and I always learn something when I talk with him. I had Morgan on specifically because he built his own education and understanding of finance and Macro economics by chasing information down online. Morgan stands as a testament to the power of Youtube and self motivated research. I don't always agree with Morgan, and when I try and debate ideas with him I quickly see how little I know about why I think the way I do. To hang out with Morgan is to learn and play with ideas. He is a great friend and someone I am proud to know.

On this episode I try and find my bearings as a host while Morgan and I jump from topics ranging from the Federal Reserve to what a stock market Short is, the power of curiosity matched with the internet, head injuries and a rabbit hole of ideas about politics and the human experience.

This being the official episode one, my inexperience of being a host is evident. This podcast is a long time coming and my focus has been on the technical side. Now I get to focus on steering a conversation and making all my work worth while. I am finding it tricky and interesting to host. In listening to my recording I am seeing my short comings and I am working to get better. Thank you for checking out the Brave Castle Cast and thank you for your patients while I figure this podcasting thing out.

Thank you to Morgan for joining me on this episode and good luck to you with your move to LA.

(Corrections the Federal reserve was established in 1913 not 1938. And when I said Darwin had mercury in his hair I was meaning to say Newton. The dangers of podcasting include, but are not limited to saying something that makes you sound stupid. I am sure I will be doing a lot of that.)    

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