Show overview
The Builder's Journey has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 59 episodes. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 36 min and 1h 28m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 22% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 6 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 14 episodes published. Published by Good to Go 2026.
From the publisher
Welcome fellow travelers, Alex here on The Builders Journey, where we take a behind the scenes look at the Vail Colorado and its surrounding communities through the eyes of a lifelong builder and remodel contractor. It will be an eclectic mix of stories, topic matters and personalities from all walks of life. If you ever wondered what it was like to live, work and play in a mountain community high atop the Rockies, here's your chance. The Builders Journey is proudly sponsored by Plumb Kendall Solutions: building quality and value into commercial and residential remodeling projects since 1994. Check us out at www.RemodelVail.com and while you're there signup to receive our 7-step process to remodeling success. It's a no BS approach for the first time remodeler as well as the seasoned building professional. . . That's www.RemodelVail.com
Latest Episodes
View all 59 episodesEP303: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: A conversation with Ashley Denny
EP302: Ryan Nau, CRNA - CTK, TMS, Ketamine & the Future of Mental Health Treatment
EP301: Finn Mott: Grit & Determination Personified
FAC (07/10/2026): ”Campfire” Hayden — Every Highway Has a Story
(06/05/2026) FAC: Did God tell you to hitch hike? Or did you just need a ride?
(05/08/2026) FAC: Pool Party
2025 - KETAMINE Christmas Concert!
Ketamine Infusions saves lives! Hear more about it today! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com
EP278: (101-Year Old) Cleo Raiola w/ Thomas Edison Stopping by for Buttermilk
A Hundred and One years ago today (April 28th, 1924), a very special lady was born. Along side co-host Jay Raiola (Cleo's daughter) help us celebrate Cleo's colorful history and her dinner birthday party! All Email and audio birthday wishes can be sent to [email protected] or texted to 970-390-9755 and will be forwarded to Cleo and family. Congratulations Cleo! We All Love You! Picatinny Arsenal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picatinny_Arsenal Thomas Edison mine in New Jersey https://njskylands.com/history-mines-sparta-mountain Thomas Edison - Abraham Lincoln Connection https://davidjkent-writer.com/2020/04/24/the-thomas-edison-abraham-lincoln-connection/ Thomas Edison first recording "Mary Had a Little Lamb" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ANndpVvm8s National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling Instagram: Alex_Mintling Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com
EP249: Carolina Castillo Izquierdo - Connecting With Special Needs Through A Colombian's Zest For Life!
ECarolina started teaching in the Colombian prison system to help financially support her family. Little did she know, her passion for helping people (of all ages) would lead her to a teaching position in Eagle County, Colorado. Instagram for Carolina: https://www.instagram.com/miss_curly_cat/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling Instagram: Alex_Mintling Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com
EP274: Mike Crabtree - Witnessing War & God (Previously Released 2023)
Ehttps://www.crabphoto.com/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com
EP246: Eric Baldwin - "The Genuine Article" R.I.P.
E"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoole
EP240: Ketamine Treatment Soundtrack: "Ayahuasca Transcendence"
***COMMERCIAL FREE*** No time to travel to the Peruvian rainforest for a traditional plant ceremony? No worries, we've got you covered! Fireside Project: "The psychedelic peer support line provides emotional support during and after psychedelic experiences." Call or Text 62-FIRESIDE (1-623-473-7433) Open everyday 11:00am - 11:00pm PT National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling Instagram: Alex_Mintling Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com
EP237: Kirsten Kozlowski - Simulated wood siding from Sun Valley, ID
What happens at the after party, stays at the after party. PC (Podcast Code) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com
EP233: Justin Little & The Power of Generational Healing
"Normalizing the everyday struggle of mental health issues. Your mind is your investment, which is a fundamental key to your mental health. Let's talk about it." Justin Little This brief, but powerful conversation about mental health is a must listen to if you're interested in the continuing to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. This conversation took place at "Podfest 2023" in Orlando Florida and was islolated from TBJ Podcast - EP#209 "PODCAST PALOOZA" "The Mental Health Podcast W/ Justin Little" Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themental_wealthpodcast/?hl=en Justin's Email: [email protected] National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com
EP230: Kate Rau w/ Colorado High School Cycling League along with Chris Cook & Scott Turnipseed
Chris Cook & Scott Turnipseed acted on a dream. So many years ago they contacted Kate Rau, executive director of the "Colorado High School Cycling League" and brought the "Ride, Connect & Empower" movement to Eagle, Colorado. Kate is the Founder and Executive Director of the Colorado High School Cycling League, established in 2010. She has over 20 years of experience in positive youth development. Her range of experience includes developing programming, service delivery, and training staff related to event production, mountain biking, snowsports, education, and family systems. She has a Masters in Education and volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). She is passionate about the benefits of positive youth development from the saddle of a mountain bike. Kate's background includes non-profit management, the mental health field, and environmental consulting. Kate Rau: [email protected] Chris Cook: [email protected] Scott Turnipseed: [email protected] SUMMIT DAILY (Nov. 3, 2014): "Kate Rau's hugs and high-fives get students on the right track" National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com
EP201: Kyle Foster - Town of Eagle Community Impact Award
Listen in as the mayor of the Town of Eagle (Scott Turnipseed) co-host with special guest Kyle Foster. At the end of 2022, Kyle was awarded the prestigious Town of Eagle Community Impact Award. VAIL DAILY (12/17/2022): "Eagle Recognizes Bike Shop Owner For Community Impact" https://www.vaildaily.com/news/eagle-recognizes-bike-shop-owner-for-community-impact/ 5:45 Introduction to Kyle 7:10 History of the T.O.E. Community Impact Award 12:00 Volunteer trail building 14:45 Kyle's commitment to customer service at his bike shop 18:15 Recovery ride, for everybody! 21:12 Kyle's personal story of recovery 24:17 Professional motocross racer 37:45 Peer support 43:30 Eagle's Grand Avenue improvements - The mayors perspective 50:05 Reducing the stigma 52:08 Leadership & The last word Seagull's Cycles - Eagle, Colorado https://seagullscycles.com/ Kyle Foster - @Seagullscycles National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling 970-390-9755 Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com Music Sourced from www.Pond5.com
EP187: Pearl Street Mall - @FiddleWillTravel (Timothy Kelley)
EP184: John Staight - Breaking the Bonds of Benzodiazepines (& Antidepressants)
***WARNING/MEDICAL DISCLAIMER*** This audio content is for conversational purposes only and does NOT constitute medical, mental health, or any other kind of personal or professional services or advice. Consult with your doctor or health care professional before making any changes to your prescription medication. "NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH: "FDA Updates Black Box Warning for Benzodiazepines" https://www.center4research.org/fda-updates-black-box-warning-for-benzodiazepines/ . The agency warns patients to talk with their healthcare providers in order to develop a plan for safely and slowly tapering off a benzodiazepine.1 . . . Benzodiazepines already have a black box warning, which warns that taking benzodiazepines at the same time as opioids can lead to extreme sedation, slow and ineffective breathing, comas, and even death.6 FDA's 2020 decision keeps this previous warning about combining benzodiazepines with opioids and adds additional warnings about the risks of addiction, as well as dangerous withdrawal symptoms. "https://www.center4research.org/fda-updates-black-box-warning-for-benzodiazepines/ While experiencing the transition from high school to college, John Staight was prescribed alprazolam (i.e. Xanax), a powerful benzodiazepine (benzo). As a responsible patient, John acted in good faith, and took his medication as prescribed. He trusted the "all-knowing doctors" and mental health professionals with his life. Decades later, at a cliffs edge, his trust in the mental health system would be permanently broken. Listen in, as John shares how he navigated the heroes' journey and now lives to educate and help others escape the clutches of antidepressants and benzodiazepines. "No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth" Plato Colorado Consortium Benzodiazepine Action Work Group https://corxconsortium.org/work-groups/benzodiazepine/ The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices https://benzoreform.org/ The Benzodiazepine Information Coalition https://www.benzoinfo.com/ Benzo Free website and podcast (D Foster) https://www.benzofree.org/ "Benzo Free: The World of Anti-Anxiety Drugs and the Reality of Withdrawal" (D Foster) https://www.amazon.com/Benzo-Free-Anti-Anxiety-Reality-Withdrawal/dp/173227861X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16KI20S4PGKLX&keywords=benzo+free+book&qid=1664916369&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjIyIiwicXNhIjoiMC41MCIsInFzcCI6IjAuNzIifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=benzo+free%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1 "Medicating Normal" documentary website https://medicatingnormal.com/ Watch "Medicating Normal" on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Medicating-Normal-Robert-Whitaker/dp/B09KDF2VQ8 "Medicating Normal" YouTube Channel – Interviews with patients and medical experts https://www.youtube.com/c/MedicatingNormal "As Prescribed" documentary website https://www.asprescribedfilm.com/ The Ashton Manual https://benzo.org.uk/manual/ BenzoBuddies support forum http://benzobuddies.org/ BenzoBrains YouTube channel (Jocelyn Pederson) https://www.youtube.com/c/BenzoBrains SurvivingAntidepressants.org support forum https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/ "What I Have Learnt From Helping Thousands of People Taper Off Antidepressants and Other Psychotropic Medications" (Adele Framer, Founder of SurvivingAntidepressants.org, in Sage Journals) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2045125321991274 "Death Grip: A Climber's Escape from Benzo Madness" by Matt Samet https://www.amazon.com/Death-Grip-Climbers-Escape-Madness/dp/125004328X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UINZ48R09R5T&keywords=Death+grip+benzo&qid=1664917147&sprefix=death+grip+benzo%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1 "Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life" (Dr. Allen Frances) https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Normal-Out-Control-Medicalization/dp/0062229265/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A7RR0FSZXJ0U&keywords=saving+normal&qid=1664917255&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjcxIiwicXNhIjoiMS4zNiIsInFzcCI6IjEuNjAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=saving+normal%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-1 "Yes, Benzos are Bad for You" (article by Dr. Allen Frances in Psychology Today) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/saving-normal/201607/yes-benzos-are-bad-you "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America" (Robert Whitaker) https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452425/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25OPKBEADLMP8&keywords=anatomy+of+an+epidemic&qid=1664917567&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjYwIiwicXNhIjoiMS4xMCIsInFzcCI6IjEuNDIifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=antaomy+of+an+%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-1 The Inner Compass Initiative https://www.theinnercompass.org/ The Withdrawal Project https://withdrawal.theinnercompass.org/ "A Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs" (Will Hall, The Icarus Project and Freedom Center" http://nycicarus.org/articles/reduction-psychiatric-drugs/ "The Serotonin Theory of Depression: A Systematic Umbrella Review of the Evidence" (Dr. Joanna Moncrieff et. al, Nature) https://www.nature.com/arti
EP181: A Walk on Pearl Street Mall (Boulder, CO) Featuring Emelise Munoz
Musical talent and vocals Emelise Munoz. Check her out at the TEDxMileHigh! "The Truth Tells/House of The Rising Sun" "Rolling In The Deep" Instagram: @Emelisemusic THANK YOU Emilise for giving me permission to record! National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling 970-390-9755 Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com
EP179: National Night Out (Eagle Style)
National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances. National Night Out culminates annually on the first Tuesday in August. Jen's Place, LLC https://jensplacellc.com/ Mountain Youth https://www.mountainyouth.org/ Trees Don't Move https://www.instagram.com/trees.dont.move/?hl=en Youth Power 365 https://youthpower365.org/ Bright Future Foundation https://mybrightfuture.org/mission/ My Future Pathways https://myfuturepathways.org/about/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Colorado Crisis Services & Peer Support 1-844-493-8255 https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ Hope Center Eagle River Valley 970-306-4673 https://www.yourhopecenter.org/ SpeakUp-ReachOut https://www.speakupreachout.org/ 970-632-3858 www.TheBuildersJourney.com Alex K. Mintling 970-390-9755 Plumb Kendall Solutions [email protected] www.RemodelVail.com Music Provided by our proud sponsor: Plumb Kendall Solutions www.RemodelVail.com