Officer Justin Nielsen and I grew up together in the town of Verona. His early onset passion for law enforcement, the military and emergency services never left him, as during his transition into adulthood, he dragged along all 3 of those with him as a way of life. Upon his exit from High school, he immediately enrolled into the military, throwing himself to the wolves, so to speak, fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Beyond that, he's still an active volunteer firefighter for the town of Cedar Grove, first responder for the Verona Rescue Squad, WAS a police officer for the town of Verona for almost a decade and his current main bread and butter is training K-9 along with normal house dogs across all levels of obedience and skill. He's the owner and founder of Cover K-9 Dog Training and has a star-studded client list. I wanted to give you a different perspective on the world from someone who's fought in a war, someone who is actively in law enforcement, and someone whose eyes have seen a great deal. It's easy to judge from the other side of the fence, especially when it comes to the general view of Police Officers. We had a great conversation that I feel you all will enjoy!

*Mixed & Mastered by Carson Kopp ( @carson.kopp )

**Intro Music by N3str0 ( @n3str0 )

Ari Saal Forman is widely known for releasing one of the most legendary and controversial sneakers of all time, the Ari Menthol 10s. He also created one of the most important Hip-Hop/Graffiti publications in existence called OnTheGo Magazine alongside Steve "Espo" Powers, which down the line years later became OnTheGo Marketing that has a client list most would drool over. I could go on and on regarding his importance to me as well as the culture as a whole, but more importantly, he's a friend and one of the wisest people I've ever come across. There are various short documentary pieces done on him, articles, and he has also participated in many interviews, podcasts etc. regarding his involvement in the sneaker space. However, there is much more to him than sneakers. Ari is very wise and for good reason, as he's lived a long rough life. He has touched on it sparingly in various interviews but never in full depth. I wanted to give the world another side of Ari, the vulnerable, detailed, emotional, and intellectual side. This podcast, although slightly touching on the inevitable sneaker talk, focuses on everything else in between that you have never heard before. The philosophical, spiritual and astral intellect that makes up his very DNA. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I am, as there is 4 hours of knowledge jam packed into this episode!

*Mixed & Mastered by Carson Kopp ( @carson.kopp )

**Intro Music by N3str0 ( @n3str0 )

Daniel Espinal aka Def Dom, is a local underground music producer. Back in 2009 I was getting familiar with the local music scene within my area as I always sought out the newest and greatest unheard sonics and I came across this soulful R&B duo through mutual friends entitled "Pardon The Stranger" consisting of one singer Kendal Good and producer DefDom (my guest). My musical mood changes with the seasons as tides to a shore which at the time was in a soulful pocket. The first song I ever heard from the duo was "Brand New Me" and it immediately made the hair stand up on the back of my neck from the unique angelic vocals spewing out from the depths of Kendal's diaphragm, to the sonic abyss formulated by the mind of DefDom. It plucked the melodic strings of my life at the time and I reached out to DefDom almost immediately expressing my gratitude and the rest is history. From there I gained a friend, a fellow music lover, a spiritually in-tuned entity, and someone who supports my vision as I equally support his. In this conversation we nerd out over our musical interests, experiences and life as a whole which comes from a real warm place within. This one was a lot of fun!

*Mixed & Mastered by Carson Kopp ( @carson.kopp )

**Intro Music by N3str0 ( @n3str0 )