web01.fireside.fm Tue, 12 May 2026 09:15:52 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Not So Native - Episodes Tagged with “West Valley” https://www.notsonativepodcast.com/tags/west%20valley Sun, 23 Dec 2018 20:00:00 -0700 Experience oriented podcast telling stories about interesting people and places throughout Arizona. en-us episodic A Not So & A Native Who Share Experiences From Around Arizona Not So Native Podcast Experience oriented podcast telling stories about interesting people and places throughout Arizona. no Arizona, Native, Travel, Tourism, History, Food, NASCAR, Beer, Brewery, Food, Grand Canyon State, Not, So, Phoenix, Peoria, Glendale, Goodyear, Avondale, Surprise, Litchfield Park, Resorts, Leisure, History Not So Native Podcast notsonativepodcast@gmail.com Saddle Mountain Brewing Company https://www.notsonativepodcast.com/smb a5b1e237-7ae3-46aa-8798-de42390c42fc Sun, 23 Dec 2018 20:00:00 -0700 Not So Native Podcast full 1 Not So Native Podcast In this episode we sit down with Laura Hansen of Saddle Mountain Brewing Company. Laura shares the story of what led her and her husband Jacob to open the restaurant and brewery in the Phoenix West Valley city of Goodyear. 33:22 no <p>We spend some time with Laura Hansen in the brewhouse of her Goodyear restaurant, Saddle Mountain Brewing Company. Laura shares the history of what led her and her husband Jacob to open this delicious and unique space in October of 2014. From the award winning brews, great food and chic restaurant decor all come with a story and a purpose. If you like beer and delicious food you’d be crazy to not check out Saddle Mountain again and again. In fact, after our interview with Laura we made sure to chase our beer flights with a couple of burgers and we’re glad we did. With great food and great beer all around you’ll be happy you decided to visit Saddle Mountain and make sure to stop by the Prop Shop for some local swag. When you visit be sure to say hello to Laura, Jacob or manager Panda and tell them the guys from ‘Not So Native’ sent you. Cheers! Special Guest: Laura Hansen.</p> beer, brewery, microbrewery, avondale, goodyear, ale works, local, business, west valley, phoenix, arizona, native, not so, arizona craft brewers guild, burgers, food, prop shop, tail dragger, arlington, saddle mountain, world beer cup, award winner, We spend some time with Laura Hansen in the brewhouse of her Goodyear restaurant, Saddle Mountain Brewing Company. Laura shares the history of what led her and her husband Jacob to open this delicious and unique space in October of 2014. From the award winning brews, great food and chic restaurant decor all come with a story and a purpose. If you like beer and delicious food you’d be crazy to not check out Saddle Mountain again and again. In fact, after our interview with Laura we made sure to chase our beer flights with a couple of burgers and we’re glad we did. With great food and great beer all around you’ll be happy you decided to visit Saddle Mountain and make sure to stop by the Prop Shop for some local swag. When you visit be sure to say hello to Laura, Jacob or manager Panda and tell them the guys from ‘Not So Native’ sent you. Cheers!

Special Guest: Laura Hansen.

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]]> We spend some time with Laura Hansen in the brewhouse of her Goodyear restaurant, Saddle Mountain Brewing Company. Laura shares the history of what led her and her husband Jacob to open this delicious and unique space in October of 2014. From the award winning brews, great food and chic restaurant decor all come with a story and a purpose. If you like beer and delicious food you’d be crazy to not check out Saddle Mountain again and again. In fact, after our interview with Laura we made sure to chase our beer flights with a couple of burgers and we’re glad we did. With great food and great beer all around you’ll be happy you decided to visit Saddle Mountain and make sure to stop by the Prop Shop for some local swag. When you visit be sure to say hello to Laura, Jacob or manager Panda and tell them the guys from ‘Not So Native’ sent you. Cheers!

Special Guest: Laura Hansen.

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]]> Litchfield Park Historical Society https://www.notsonativepodcast.com/lphs eca064e0-d1fc-4d1f-9aa1-44a423ff1810 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 21:00:00 -0700 Not So Native Podcast full 1 Not So Native Podcast We walk through the Litchfield Park Museum as Judy Cook of the Litchfield Park Historical Society guides and narrates through the museums exhibits. 28:25 no <p>In this weeks episode we tour the Litchfield Park Historical Society Museum located on the grounds of the former Litchfield mansion. Judy Cook, who is a board member and caretaker of the museum, guides us through the many exhibits that tell the origin stories of Litchfield Park, Goodyear and the surrounding areas. Judy expands upon many of the stories we heard last week about the founding of the Wigwam and how they have impacted the rest of the surrounding community. Goodyear and Litchfield Park may have started with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber cotton fields but have grown exponentially since. From aerospace engineering firms that assisted with war effort and would later turn into a major employer for the city, to the development of the Wigwam resort corridor, and ultimately to the major residential areas that have followed in recent decades, all started with the cotton fields. If you’re a student of history and enjoy hearing of the correlation within the West Valley you’ll enjoy this episode. Special Guest: Judy Cook.</p> Litchfield Park, Goodyear, Avondale, Paul Litchfield, Wigwam, Loral, Lockheed Martin, LPHS, Museum, Cotton, History, Tire and Rubber, West Valley, Phoenix In this weeks episode we tour the Litchfield Park Historical Society Museum located on the grounds of the former Litchfield mansion. Judy Cook, who is a board member and caretaker of the museum, guides us through the many exhibits that tell the origin stories of Litchfield Park, Goodyear and the surrounding areas. Judy expands upon many of the stories we heard last week about the founding of the Wigwam and how they have impacted the rest of the surrounding community. Goodyear and Litchfield Park may have started with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber cotton fields but have grown exponentially since. From aerospace engineering firms that assisted with war effort and would later turn into a major employer for the city, to the development of the Wigwam resort corridor, and ultimately to the major residential areas that have followed in recent decades, all started with the cotton fields. If you’re a student of history and enjoy hearing of the correlation within the West Valley you’ll enjoy this episode.

Special Guest: Judy Cook.

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]]> In this weeks episode we tour the Litchfield Park Historical Society Museum located on the grounds of the former Litchfield mansion. Judy Cook, who is a board member and caretaker of the museum, guides us through the many exhibits that tell the origin stories of Litchfield Park, Goodyear and the surrounding areas. Judy expands upon many of the stories we heard last week about the founding of the Wigwam and how they have impacted the rest of the surrounding community. Goodyear and Litchfield Park may have started with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber cotton fields but have grown exponentially since. From aerospace engineering firms that assisted with war effort and would later turn into a major employer for the city, to the development of the Wigwam resort corridor, and ultimately to the major residential areas that have followed in recent decades, all started with the cotton fields. If you’re a student of history and enjoy hearing of the correlation within the West Valley you’ll enjoy this episode.

Special Guest: Judy Cook.

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]]> 8-Bit Aleworks https://www.notsonativepodcast.com/8-bitaleworks 18cd2bf8-1559-4b77-9dc2-fcf0aa0bdab0 Sun, 18 Nov 2018 19:00:00 -0700 Not So Native Podcast full 1 Not So Native Podcast We sit down with fellow native Ryan Whitten in the tasting room of his microbrewery 8-Bit Aleworks. If you like video games and beer, you'll enjoy this one. 38:57 no <p>In this episode of the Not So Native Podcast we sit down with Emmy winner (yes that Emmy) and Arizona native Ryan Whitten who is the owner, founder, and head brewer of 8-Bit Aleworks. Ryan along with his wife Krystina opened 8-Bit in May of 2015 in Avondale, Arizona. 8-Bit is not just another hipster craft brewery complete with beard oil and handlebar mustaches (side note: if either one of us could grow facial hair worthy of beard oil we would gladly partake) rather it comes from a time before Playstation and Xbox, a simpler time with fewer buttons. The 8-Bit name is inspired by the classic Nintendo Entertainment System games like Super Mario Brothers and the like. The decor throughout the tasting room and even the tap handles are all inspired by these classic video games. Each table in the tasting room is complete with its own game system you can enjoy while you sit back and partake in some of their fine and unique brews. Our conversation with Ryan touches on what led him and his wife to create 8-Bit, what makes them and their beers unique, and why they’ve become beloved by the locals. Enjoy! Special Guest: Ryan Whitten.</p> beer, brewery, microbrewery, avondale, 8-Bit, 8bit, ale works, Nintendo, video games, local, business, west valley, phoenix, arizona, native, not so, arizona craft brewers guild, In this episode of the Not So Native Podcast we sit down with Emmy winner (yes that Emmy) and Arizona native Ryan Whitten who is the owner, founder, and head brewer of 8-Bit Aleworks. Ryan along with his wife Krystina opened 8-Bit in May of 2015 in Avondale, Arizona. 8-Bit is not just another hipster craft brewery complete with beard oil and handlebar mustaches (side note: if either one of us could grow facial hair worthy of beard oil we would gladly partake) rather it comes from a time before Playstation and Xbox, a simpler time with fewer buttons. The 8-Bit name is inspired by the classic Nintendo Entertainment System games like Super Mario Brothers and the like. The decor throughout the tasting room and even the tap handles are all inspired by these classic video games. Each table in the tasting room is complete with its own game system you can enjoy while you sit back and partake in some of their fine and unique brews. Our conversation with Ryan touches on what led him and his wife to create 8-Bit, what makes them and their beers unique, and why they’ve become beloved by the locals. Enjoy!

Special Guest: Ryan Whitten.

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]]> In this episode of the Not So Native Podcast we sit down with Emmy winner (yes that Emmy) and Arizona native Ryan Whitten who is the owner, founder, and head brewer of 8-Bit Aleworks. Ryan along with his wife Krystina opened 8-Bit in May of 2015 in Avondale, Arizona. 8-Bit is not just another hipster craft brewery complete with beard oil and handlebar mustaches (side note: if either one of us could grow facial hair worthy of beard oil we would gladly partake) rather it comes from a time before Playstation and Xbox, a simpler time with fewer buttons. The 8-Bit name is inspired by the classic Nintendo Entertainment System games like Super Mario Brothers and the like. The decor throughout the tasting room and even the tap handles are all inspired by these classic video games. Each table in the tasting room is complete with its own game system you can enjoy while you sit back and partake in some of their fine and unique brews. Our conversation with Ryan touches on what led him and his wife to create 8-Bit, what makes them and their beers unique, and why they’ve become beloved by the locals. Enjoy!

Special Guest: Ryan Whitten.

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