Champions of the Lost Causes

Champions of the Lost Causes


Latest Episodes

Episode 46: Sara Vaas
August 03, 2023

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Sara Vaas at CONO's offices in Colorado Springs, CO. CONO is a nonprofit that works to connect neighbors to each other and the civic process. Marvin and Sara talk about the challenges of elevating citizens' voices as

Episode 45: Sean Crouch
July 31, 2023

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to LA-based writer and director Sean Crouch at his home. Known for shows such as Wolf Pack, The Exorcist, Lore, The 100, Numb3rs and Unforgettable, Sean talks to Marvin about his role in the current writer's strike, and how

Episode 44: Sarah Kephart and Andy Hoffman
July 20, 2023

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Sarah Kephart and Andy Hoffman at Envision's Wichita headquarters. Sarah serves as Envision's arts manager, and Andy serves as call center supervisor. What started in Wichita in 1933 as an effort to find jobs for bli

Episode 43: Andy Scurto
July 06, 2023

Host Marvin Stockwell talk to Andy Scurto at the Tulsa's Promenade Mall. Andy followed his daughter's love of playing hockey into being a fan, coach and ultimately owner of the Tulsa Oilers. Marvin and Andy talk about Andy's passion for youth

Episode 42: Janae Bradford
July 06, 2023

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Janae Bradford at Tulsa City Hall. Janae leads the City of Tulsa's Office of Financial Empowerment and Community Wealth. Marvin and Janae talk about how her career in finance and nonprofit work prepared her well to champ

Episode 41: Sharon Chapman
June 29, 2023

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Sharon Chapman, executive director of the Next Step, at the Ft. Smith, AR shelter for people experiencing homelessness. What began as a church outreach serving a daily meal in the 1980s has grown into a multifaceted nonprofi

Episode 40: Steve Foutch
June 22, 2023

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Steve Foutch at Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City. Steve bought the historic Kemper Arena for $1 and set out to do what many people said was impossible save and repurpose the building. After he and his team solved many structura

Episode 39: John Rash
June 22, 2023

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to John Rash at the Champions of the Lost Causes home studio in Memphis. John is the creator of the Southern Punk Archive, a growing physical and digital repository of videos, photos, fliers, music, films, and oral histories th

Episode 38: Jen Frank
October 24, 2022

People champion all sorts of causes, but the uber-cause that we can sometimes miss is that of our own precious lives. This is where Jen Frank uses her gifts as a career and life coach to help the people she coaches. Our lives and how we make contributions

Episode 37: Erin Barnes & Dawn Arrington
September 19, 2022

IOBY is a crowdfunding site that helps people make positive changes in their communities. We discuss how Erin and her founding partners discovered their niche in helping smaller neighborhood-level actors make change. We also chat with Dawn about her devel