Olivia Affuso

Scotty Sandow
Scotty Sandow

Olivia Affuso is an ultrarunner, scientist and seeker of all things difficult. Scotty talks with Olivia about her desire to try new things, run a 50k in all 50 states and goals as a female master’s runner. She discusses her upcoming trip to climb Kilimanjaro, the process of writing her memoir while also being an advocate for women in sports. Photo: Jenny Thorsen

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Scotty Sandow has over 20 years of experience in the audio production industry. Career highlights include executive producer of a top-rated morning talk show, co-founding an influential ultrarunning podcast, launching the California Department of Public Health’s podcast and co-hosting an award-winning podcast for Placer County, The Placer Life. Scotty also consults with new podcast hosts, sharing his bag of tricks to launch podcasts. He lives in the Sierra Nevada foothills with his family and pet rabbit, Presley. Email: [email protected] Instagram: @ScottySandow

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