The Thomas Harpole Collective

Welcome back to Grounded with The Front Range Fellas.   In this bonus segment, Thomas reads an excerpt from his uncle's book about a high-stakes bet he made my dad during his early days working for the Denver Broncos.   My dad was also pranked many times by John Elway during his 20+ years working for the team, and this is one of those stories.    Check out the other parts of this conversation and enjoy! Come say hi on Instagram:   instagram.com/thomas.harpole **** This podcast is now sponsored by Denver Data Web! Are you an entrepreneur who’s struggling to grow your venture to the    next level? Do you have a vision for your company’s future, but don’t    have a marketing plan to start gaining traction with your customers? While some marketing firms provide a-la carte services or    one-size-fits-all solutions, Denverdata Web is a full-service digital    marketing and web development agency focused on crea

Welcome back to another episode of Grounded with The Front Range Fellas.    For part 3, we discuss the hype and subsequent search for Emma Watson in 2014 when she was spotted at times on campus at Boston College, and the many shortcomings of our dysfunctional "Emma Watson Search Party."  It was a great effort and we simply wanted to get a photo with the legendary actress.   Check out the other parts of this conversation and enjoy!  Come say hi on Instagram:   instagram.com/thomas.harpole **** This podcast is now sponsored by Denver Data Web! Are you an entrepreneur who’s struggling to grow your venture to the   next level? Do you have a vision for your company’s future, but don’t   have a marketing plan to start gaining traction with your customers? While some marketing firms provide a-la carte services or   one-size-fits-all solutions, Denverdata Web is a full-service digital   marketing and web development agency focused o

Welcome back to another episode of Grounded with The Front Range Fellas.    For part 1, we review the last 12 months since COVID took ahold of our planet and what we all did to stay sane (highs and lows of this year).   What did you do?   Also featured in this episode is a recounting of how I snapped my leg in half and went through emergency surgery and recovery.   It's been a hell of a year... come reflect with us.     Part 2 and Part 3 of this show are separate episodes... go listen! Come say hi on Instagram:   instagram.com/thomas.harpole **** This podcast is now sponsored by Denver Data Web!  Are you an entrepreneur who’s struggling to grow your venture to the next level? Do you have a vision for your company’s future, but don’t have a marketing plan to start gaining traction with your customers? While some marketing firms provide a-la carte services or one-size-fits-all solutions, Denverdata Web is a full-service digital ma

When I found this out about our visual perception of the moon, it blew my mind!   Hopefully it will blow yours too and you'll think of it every time you look at the moon.   Some serious research and data included in this one.    Enjoy. -------- Follow my music on Spotify and YouTube! and on Instagram:   @thomas.harpole --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harps/message

Welcome back!    On today's episode, I read my essay about terrible, chronic episodes of hunger on a plane, also known as HOAP, and how to cope through them.   Contact me if you've ever had a similar episode and we can talk about it. Thomas  Connect on Instagram Listen on Spotify Music --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harps/message

Hey folks!   I'm joined today for another segment of What The Heck (WTH)  with my good friend, professional musician and songwriter Zach   Heckendorf for a three part conversation about marketing your art,  earning a music income, the impact of COVID on the music world, creativity, the social media vortex (and how to channel it for good), how to develop a creative well, and the importance of immersing in other stories (such as Harry Potter) as a kid in order to find your identity. The podcast is split up into 3 separate podcast episodes (to keep them shorter and grouped by topic). Please enjoy! DM me with your thoughts on Instagram (@thomas.harpole) or email me TheDenverThomas@gmail.com. You can find Zach on Spotify, Instagram (@zheckendorf), and zachheckendorf.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harps/message

Hey folks!   I'm joined today for another segment of What The Heck (WTH) with my good friend, professional musician and songwriter Zach  Heckendorf for a three part conversation about marketing your art,  earning a music income, the impact of COVID on the music world,  creativity, the social media vortex (and how to channel it for good),  how to develop a creative well, and the importance of immersing in other  stories (such as Harry Potter) as a kid in order to find your identity. The podcast is split up into 3 separate podcast episodes (to keep them shorter and grouped by topic).   Please enjoy! DM me with your thoughts on Instagram (@thomas.harpole) or email me TheDenverThomas@gmail.com. You can find Zach on Spotify, Instagram (@zheckendorf), and zachheckendorf.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harps/message

Hey folks!   I'm joined today for another segment of What The Heck (WTH) with my good friend, professional musician and songwriter Zach Heckendorf for a three part conversation about marketing your art, earning a music income, the impact of COVID on the music world, creativity, the social media vortex (and how to channel it for good), how to develop a creative well, and the importance of immersing in other stories (such as Harry Potter) as a kid in order to find your identity.    The podcast is split up into 3 separate podcast episodes (to keep them shorter and grouped by topic).   Please enjoy!    DM me with your thoughts on Instagram (@thomas.harpole) or email me TheDenverThomas@gmail.com. You can find Zach on Spotify, Instagram (@zheckendorf), and zachheckendorf.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harps/message

Welcome!   Today we feature an exciting excerpt from my Uncle Tom who is an author and has just published a book entitled Regarding Willingness, Chronicles of a Fraught Life.   Riverfeet Press.   I hope you enjoy and consider practicing the techniques discussed in this story. Thomas --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harps/message

On today’s episode of Grounded with The Front Range Fellas, we discuss: •New hip alternatives:   soap-making, wildlife/bird watching, crochet. •The Master Checklist: what everyone should have when going skiing •How to defer medical bills / Health insurance must-do’s •The 3 Golden Rules for a weekend at high altitude •What to do if you’re generally low energy (like Thomas) •The right gear to buy so you don’t freeze your ass off •Why the cost/benefit ratio of skiing is heading north real quickly •The future of the industry:   transportation, tolls, visitor tax, lottery system, etc. We want to hear from YOU.   Chime the hell in via DM and we’ll read your remarks on the next episode.   Do you love skiing?  Tell us why. This talk program, Grounded with The Front Range Fellas, is found exclusively on this podcast.   Hope you enjoy! Thomas Harpole HarpsMusic.com Instagram.com/Thomas.Harpole --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harps/message

The late David Foster Wallace was a legendary, MacArthur-Fellow-winning genius that I really look up to.    His books and short stories are so well-written and his writing will change the way you think about storytelling.     Take a deep dive into his work! This episode of The Good Stuff replays the commencement speech he did at Kenyon College and talks about freedom, discipline, awareness, American adult life, liberal arts education, and where we, as humans, look for truth.    I wanted to have a place where the audio will be forever, and it will be on this podcast! Check out Infinite Jest, The View from Mrs. Thompson's, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, Consider The Lobster, Big Red Son, and all of his good stuff.    All rights and credits for this speech belong to the David Foster Wallace Estate, there is no advertising revenue and this episode is designed for the public benefit. -T --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/

Welcome to What The Heck, an occasional chat I have with professional musician and songwriter Zach Heckendorf, a Colorado native and well-known dude here in Denver. We discuss the songwriting process (Zach takes us through a few songs on guitar), the state of modern acoustic music in America, the drive it takes to be an independent musician, what Zach has learned from the last 10 years of his career, how he got started as a teen, and what he plans to do with his life.    Who is Zach? By age 18, Denver native Zach Heckendorf had signed his first record deal, released his first album, played Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre and shared stages with Rodrigo y Gabriela, John Butler Trio, Brett Dennen, The Lumineers, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Guster, and One Republic.   He toured the country extensively for several years and has built a grassroots following this past decade playing in clubs and music venues across the United States.    Over 50,000 people tune in monthly on Spotify and Apple Music to