{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Thirst for Knowledge (And Beer) with Leif Anderson","description":"Leif&amp;nbsp;Anderson&amp;nbsp;identifies as a&amp;nbsp;lifelong learner&amp;nbsp;with a thirst&amp;nbsp;for knowledge&amp;nbsp;(and good beer).&amp;nbsp;For years, he&amp;nbsp;leveraged&amp;nbsp;his passion for learning&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;teach&amp;nbsp;middle school&amp;nbsp;science.&amp;nbsp;Then&amp;nbsp;he decided to&amp;nbsp;test the science behind something&amp;nbsp;he enjoyed \u2013 beer.&amp;nbsp;A home brewing hobby soon&amp;nbsp;grew&amp;nbsp;into&amp;nbsp;the possibility of&amp;nbsp;more. With encouragement and support from his friends and family, Leif opened Mash Mechanix Brewing on the east side of Downtown Colorado Springs.&amp;nbsp;Learn&amp;nbsp;about Leif\u2019s journey and how&amp;nbsp;he\u2019s&amp;nbsp;grown&amp;nbsp;the business&amp;nbsp;into a robust brewpub and favorite community hub. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss our next episode! Send any questions or inquiries to&amp;nbsp;Media@VisitCOS.com.&amp;nbsp; Episode links:&amp;nbsp; @MashMechanix MashMechanix.com &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Peak Into COS","author_url":"http:\/\/visitcos.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39389010\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39389010"}