Weld Found is a nationally recognized podcast produced through the Weld Community Foundation. It explores our region and shares stories about what it means to truly belong to this great place we call home. For 6 years (and 7 seasons) the show has featured local movers and shakers, inspiring nonprofits, helpful businesses, etc – all real people doing real work to strengthen our community. The podcast celebrates over 15,400 downloads and offers a wide range of great stories told over the years.
Feel free to listen to the new release of season 7 here. Or, within our post below, we’ve highlighted the entire past catalogue. Want to jump in on a previous season? Find an intriguing title of an episode and click the link!
Note: In episode 1 of Keep the Change, Chalice references the concept of fixed vs growth mindset. Here’s a handout that dives further into this concept!
Season 1
The first season of Weld Found establishes the why of the series in episode 1, then follows a succession of episodes that explore a theme in each show.
Out of the Garage and into the Neighborhood (audience favorite)
Courageous Women and the County that Loves Them
Joy on the Tracks
The Welcome Wagon
A Graveyard Walk of Linn Grove Cemetery (audience favorite)
She Escaped
Bells of the Season
A Word for the New Year (Bonus Episode)
Season 2
Our season 2 was quickly disrupted by Covid-19, so a special series was created in response!
The Disappearance of Yucca Fountain
COVID-19 and Weld County
Community in the Time of COVID
We are Here (special series) pt. 1 / pt. 2 / pt. 3
Season 3
This season features the idea of deeper listening within our community, with special interviews from arenas like emergency workers and mental health professionals.
Listening
Squad 1
Unlikely Family
Spirits of Downtown Greeley
Thankful in a Free Land (audience favorite)
The Longest Night of the Year
Must Be Santa
Season 4
During this season of Weld Found a story threaded throughout the episodes – we hear from host Tim Coons’s neighbors, who are very different on the ideological spectrum.
We Go Outside, Get a Haircut, and Hear a Song (audience favorite)
We Workout and Go to Therapy
The Community Comes to the Rescue
The Pride of the Glens
Returning Home
Where Water Flows Uphill (Special Series)
“Where Water Flows Uphill”follows Wes Bruce as he is creating a large-scale, interactive art installation at the LINC (Library and Innovation Center) in downtown Greeley, CO, which officially opened May, 2023.
This podcast series is an invitation to consider our area as it is rapidly growing. How will we meet the coming flood of change?
Listen to episode 1 (of 8)
Season 5
This short season focuses on the work of composer, Dylan Fixmer, and the story of legacy community member, Dick Bond.
Dylan Fixmer Becomes a Composer
Reimagining Utopia(audience favorite)
The Great Bridge Builder: Dr. Dick Bond’s Audio Memoir
Season 6
These three episodes highlight favorite community members sharing their stories and a beloved cycling nonprofit feature.
Keeping Up with Doug Bell
Cycling without Age
Learning from Gwen Schooley