Some conversations are too good for a boardroom and too important for small talk. The Bear Roars gives them a stage.
Dan Caruso — three-time decacorn entrepreneur, venture investor, and author of Bandwidth, and co-founder of the Boulder Roots Music Fest — sits down with the founders, scientists, artists, and operators building Colorado’s future and beyond. From quantum breakthroughs and supersonic flight to the stories behind Boulder’s best restaurants, the podcast lives at the intersection of innovation and community. Every episode celebrates builders, inspires listeners, and lights up the conversations that matter.
September 8, 2026
Aquiles La Grave is back on The Bear Roars, this time live in front of an audience at Tulagi Music Festival, three weeks into his campaign for mayor of Boulder. In July, U.S. News named Colorado the best state in the country for education.
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September 1, 2026
In this episode of The Bear Roars, Dan sits down with Ed Hallen — co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Klaviyo, the company he and Andrew Bialecki started in 2012 and took public in 2023.
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August 25, 2026
In this episode of The Bear Roars, Dan sits down with Jeremy Bloom — CEO of X Games, two-time Olympic mogul skier, former NFL wide receiver, and the founder behind Integrate and Owl AI.
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August 19, 2026
In this episode of The Bear Roars, Dan sits down with Kent Thiry — the legendary healthcare executive who led DaVita's turnaround from the brink of bankruptcy into one of America's most admired companies — for a candid conversation about leadership, failure, and what it takes to build community, in business and across…
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August 18, 2026
In this episode of The Bear Roars, Dan sits down with Hugo Schumann — founder and CEO of EverMetal Capital and former CFO of Boulder's Jetti Resources — for a conversation about the chokepoint most people miss in the critical metals story.
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August 11, 2026
In this episode of The Bear Roars, Dan sits down with Aquiles La Grave — serial entrepreneur, community builder, and candidate for Mayor of Boulder — for a candid conversation about whether Boulder can get out of its own way before it prices out the very people who make it special.
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