Jen Rinaldi's guest appearances

Jen Rinaldi

Mile High Poetry Slam Podcast

Paulie Lipman

Franklin Cruz

Mary McDonough

Panama Soweto

Katherine Grace Scott

Jill Karno

Ian Dougherty

Piper Mullins

Hakeem Furious

Kate Makkai

Marilyn Megenity

OwlTail

This week, we break down the open mic and slam from the Mercury Cafe, review the feature set from Joy Young, and interview Denver slam legend, Jen Rinaldi! Jen opens up about what lead her to the Mercury Cafe, her 2006 national championship, coaching various teams from 2007-2009, and the 2011 Slam Nuba national championship team that she coached as well. Topics include: What it takes to be a champion from the perspective of a competing member and as a coach, how to build team unity in an organic way, and looking at your own challenges and triumphs in slam through a historical lens.

Episode 12 - Jen Rinaldi