Latest Episode: Scott Reach – A Stopped Heart, & the Ceremony That Changed Everything | Robertson Stash | Season 6, Episode 8

Guests: Scott Reach

Episode Highlights:

Scott put his house up on the line because he believed in himself, and thats something we can all learn from.

I sat down for 3 hours with Scott Reach. One of the most influential figures in Colorado history — and one of the most honest conversations we've ever had on this show. This episode is raw, philosophical and packed with history that only Scott can tell.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 — Cold open — the entourage effect & what old varieties could do 01:35 — Sheffield, Alabama & growing up

02:20 — Leroy the sharecropper — stealing the pig, the rifle & 5 bullets a day

06:15 — First experience — Dirtbag Richie

07:31 — The hippie mom, Spaceballs on VHS & the blanket tuck

11:52 — The Hamptons — Cyclepath bike shop, celebrities & Chevy Chase 15:32 — The one time Scott got starstruck — Robbie Marley's black Amex 17:00 — Moving to Colorado — Schwinn, Yeti

20:43 — Opening Stone Mountain in Longmont & the release form

22:05 — The Moonshine name origin — White Lightning & Chocolate Thunder

31:51 — Johnny, stage 4 lung cancer & RSO putting it into remission

36:24 — Levitating off the chair with Soma

41:25 — How the name was born — the customer who drove 8 hours

44:02 — Cancer diagnosis — chemo, dropping to 150 lbs & the expiration date feeling

45:11 — The cardiac procedure — they stopped his heart

46:10 — The near-death vision — the white veil, the southern porch & the woman

52:05 — The Denver facility — building the blueprint

55:03 — Living in Valencia, Spain for a year & homeschooling the kids through Europe

59:17 — Africa trip — Kruger National Park & abject poverty changing his sons' perspective

01:01:03 — Dry January & semi-retirement

01:01:06 — Two years alcohol-free

01:01:47 — Who's doing it right & the bottleneck problem

01:08:31 — days in bed, skin turned gray & the ball of light

01:09:53 — The ball of light in the bedroom & the blue waves that followed 01:11:20 — Rewiring the brain & quitting antidepressants cold turkey 01:13:54 — First blast off — the circular room, shadow people & the Native American elder

01:29:50 — Protecting quality at scale

01:31:22 — Regulatory warfare & being banned from his own facility

01:32:18 — At heart always an anarchist — punk, libertarianism & never complying

01:34:32 — What excites him most about the future of the industry

01:36:12 — Embryo rescue, tissue culture & bringing back genetics from the 70s and 80s

01:40:58 — Advice for young breeders 01:44:37 — Indigent program 01:46:22 — The 82-year-old with rheumatoid arthritis & the hop in her step 01:54:33 — What the other side actually is

02:00:44 — Africa September 2023

02:03:58 — The Ceremony

02:23:22 — Japan trip

02:38:02 — Canada, the $190 million facility & investors scamming the system

02:41:19 — Building the Denver facility — the $7 million loan, the five-year plan & putting his house up

02:49:26 — UFO story — Never Summer Wilderness, Tony & the white light that turned red

02:55:46 — Cycling trauma — testicular cancer, 15 years of excuses & getting back on the bike

03:00:06 — Outro

🔗 CONNECT WITH SCOTT REACH:

Instagram: Scott RD

🔗 CONNECT WITH THE ROBERTSON STASH:

Instagram: @Robertson.stash

Host: Matt Robertson - @robertson.glass

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