Ep. 021 Steve Allender - Rapid City Mayor on funding for the arts

In this episode, Wes talks with Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender.

Steve talks about his career as a police officer, why he ran for mayor, city budgets and the municipal funding for the arts. He also touches on the One Heart and Care Campus, school funding, and the volatility of sales tax.

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Ep. 020 Ed Dwight - Sculptor and America's First Black Astronaut Candidate

Wes and Todd talk with world renowned artist and sculptor, Ed Dwight.

Ed talks about his early days growing up in Kansas City, Kansas, how he joined the Air Force and became a pilot, his time as America’s First African American Astronaut Candidate, his various business ventures, and how he became a world renowned sculptor creating memorials and works all over the United States.

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