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In this episode, you'll learn about the FRANTIC Project from Patrick Gallagher, Health and Wellness Manager at Metro Fire, Scott Jennie, National State Director and California State Director of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, and Elizabeth Meza, Health Communications Specialist for the FRANTIC Project. Guests in this episode share initial findings from their research efforts and how it informs their steps towards interrupting the initiation of smokeless tobacco use among rural firefighters.  

New Bill Stops Landlords from Denying Housing to Tenants with Pets The chair of the California Legislative Renters Caucus, Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) has introduced legislation that prohibits blanket pet bans in rental units in California. AB 2216 will require landlords to have reasonable reason(s) for not allowing a pet in a rental unit and only allows landlords to ask about pet ownership after a tenant's application has been approved. California has the second highest number of tenants in the country, with 17 million families and individuals renting — close to 12 million, or 70% of these renters are pet owners. Unfortunately only under current law only 30% of available rentals in any given city are pet friendly. In San Francisco only 21% of the available rentals currently on the market allow for pets. Similarly, despite having close to 3 million pet owning renters, only 26% of Los Angeles rentals allow for pets. “One of our main strategies to address the housing crisis has been building more housing,” said Assemblymember Haney. “We have to keep building housing, and much faster, but we won't be able to solve this crisis if 12 million people across the state are being denied access to that housing because they have a companion pet.  The majority of renters in our state, pet owners, are denied access to the majority of rental units. That makes no sense at all and it's dramatically exacerbating the housing crisis.”  The lack of pet friendly housing is causing more than 829,000 tenants to have pets in their units without the knowledge of their landlord. This leaves landlords without adequate coverage for potential damages that could be mitigated if they knew their tenants had a pet such as pet insurance, or reasonable pet restrictions. “My partner and I searched for over a month for a 2 bedroom rental unit that would allow for my small cattle dog mix,” said Andrea Amavisca, a Sacramento resident. “Landlords that initially liked our application would suddenly stop answering our calls once they found out we had a dog. Or others would require a pet deposit close to $1,000 that would put the unit totally out of our budget. Every rental had a different pet policy with fees that varied based on discretion. It felt unfair.” “Like it or not humans have pets, they always have and they always will,” said Haney. “Blanket no companion pet policies are causing landlords to miss out on good tenants who get rejected without even getting a chance to apply for a place to live. The current system is bad for everyone.” “Along with millions of pet owners across California, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) firmly believes that household pets are an integral part of our families.  Housing is a fundamental right that should not be limited because tenants are forced to choose between keeping their pet or putting a roof over their head,” said Jenny Berg, California State Director of the Humane Society of the United States. “As we've shown through our prior legislative efforts, HSUS supports removing barriers to accessing housing, like unnecessary and unwarranted pet restrictions, and are proud to sponsor AB 2216 with Assemblymember Haney.”  Many tenants are being forced to surrender their pets to already overrun shelters that don't have adequate resources to take care of more animals. A survey of 240 California based shelters revealed that 67,881 pets were surrendered by their owners, with the leading cause being a lack of access to pet friendly housing.

Welcome to 2nd Amendment Radio & the Great Outdoors with Marc Cox & Bo Matthews - as always produced by Carl Middleman (Pew Pew)! First, Marc took a newbie shooting last week. then the boys talk to Randy Noldge. The Cycle Showcase STL takes over the Moto Museum on February 10th (11a - 7p) & 11th (11a - 4p) – a two-day event featuring rare & custom bikes from all over the world. “Racers, riders, restorers, historians, artists, & craftsmen - everyone is represented & all are welcome at Cycle Showcase STL” Cost to attend the showcase is $12.50 for adults which gives you a wristband for both days. Children ages 12 & under are free with a paid adult. Tickets are only sold at the door. More at Cycle Showcase STL, visit cycleshowcasestl.com or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @CSSTL  Finally, Sam Paredes is from Gun Owners of America. Sam is the California State Director and a national spokesman & board member. He talks all of the new Cali gun laws & proposed waiting periods on ammo.. 

This week on RfRx, Evan Clark joins us to talk about Atheist Street Pirates, local activists who track and remove illegal religious signage littering highways, streets, and neighborhoods with unwelcome and illegal street propaganda across the United States. Evan will share ideas for building and maintaining secular communities using innovative techniques rather than replicating outdated religious models. This episode of (ARR)RfRx is sponsored by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Evan Clark is the Executive Director of Atheists United. He is a humanist entrepreneur, political consultant, and public speaker with over 14 years of experience tinkering with secular communities. Evan is also the founder and creative director of Spectrum Experience LLC, the North American Coordinator for Young Humanists International, and the California State Director for American Atheists. Previously he was Chair of the Secular Student Alliance Board of Directors, co-host of the Humanist Experience podcast, and co-founder of the Humanist Community of Ventura County. He is also an Atheist Street Pirate. For RfRx comments, inquiries & topical questions, email us at RfRx@recoveringfromreligion.org. Any time you are struggling with religious doubts or fears you can connect with a trained RfR Helpline agent 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To chat online go to http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org. To talk over the phone, dial: (844) 368-2848 in the US & Canada If you are in need of professional help, we can offer the Secular Therapy Project to provide options to connect with a professional therapist. All therapists have been thoroughly vetted by our organization and offer only evidence-based and non-religious treatment. Connect with them at http://www.seculartherapy.org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok. Volunteer: http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/volunteer Donate: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/donate --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recovering-from-religion/message

In the first part of this episode of the Curious Realm host Christopher Jordan welcomes Earl Grey Anderson, California State Director for MUFON and member of the Hollywood Disclosure Alliance to discuss media and the going cause of UFO/UAP disclosure. What exactly does disclosure mean, what does Disclosure look like, and when can the public expect it? In the second part of the episode, we welcome Mke Turber, lead investigator for 5x5 News, to discuss the world of AI, the hype behind it, and what the dangers may well be. From midjourney, to deepfake AI videos, and even AI controlled weaponry, what are the benefits and caveats of AI as it stands in the world today? Join the Curious Realm as we delve into the topics of UFO/UAP disclosure with Earl Grey, and AI Overlords with Mike Turber. Curious Realm is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. For more great shows and content subscribe at HCUniversalNetwork.com. Curious Realm would like to thank the continuing support of our listeners and sponsors including PodcastCadet.com, Use Code Curious20 to save 20% off today! Curious Realm has teamed up with True Hemp Science, Austin, TX based suppliers of high-quality full spectrum emulsified CBD products and more. Visit TrueHempScience.com TODAY and use code Curious7 to save 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free 50mg CBD edible! Website live streams powered by Web Work Wireless. For the best in home and business WiFi solutions visit WebWorksWireless.com. Intro music “A Curious Realm” provided by No Disassemble find more great music and content at: NoDisassemble.com. #curiousrealm #hcuniversalnetwork #podcastcadet #truehempscience #webworkswireless

In the first part of this episode of the Curious Realm host Christopher Jordan welcomes Earl Grey Anderson, California State Director for MUFON and member of the Hollywood Disclosure Alliance to discuss media and the going cause of UFO/UAP disclosure. What exactly does disclosure mean, what does Disclosure look like, and when can the public expect it? In the second part of the episode, we welcome Mke Turber, lead investigator for 5x5 News, to discuss the world of AI, the hype behind it, and what the dangers may well be. From midjourney, to deepfake AI videos, and even AI controlled weaponry, what are the benefits and caveats of AI as it stands in the world today? Join the Curious Realm as we delve into the topics of UFO/UAP disclosure with Earl Grey, and AI Overlords with Mike Turber. Curious Realm is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. For more great shows and content subscribe at HCUniversalNetwork.com. Curious Realm would like to thank the continuing support of our listeners and sponsors including PodcastCadet.com, Use Code Curious20 to save 20% off today! Curious Realm has teamed up with True Hemp Science, Austin, TX based suppliers of high-quality full spectrum emulsified CBD products and more. Visit TrueHempScience.com TODAY and use code Curious7 to save 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free 50mg CBD edible! Website live streams powered by Web Work Wireless. For the best in home and business WiFi solutions visit WebWorksWireless.com. Intro music “A Curious Realm” provided by No Disassemble find more great music and content at: NoDisassemble.com. #curiousrealm #hcuniversalnetwork #podcastcadet #truehempscience #webworkswireless

In this on location episode of the Curious Realm we travel to https://mufonsymposium.com/ 2023 in Covington, Kentucky. In our first segment host Christopher Jordan welcomes Lee Grabarczyk, “The Mandala Medium”, and creator of https://www.soulfulmandalas.com/ a studio dedicated to creating vibrational art incorporating sacred symbols that can be used to help experiencers heal past traumas, and even raise the vibrations of their surroundings and themselves. Our second guest is https://www.instagram.com/barbraschuess/, physicist and daughter of the founder of MUFON. Wem discuss the famed Cash Landrum encounter from Texas and the physical evidence in the case, as well as the many cases of long-lasting and even lifetime physical effects suffered by experiencers of close encounters. Next, we have https://www.facebook.com/jim.lawrence.756859, UFO/UAP investigator in New Brunswick, Canada. We talk about the many sightings of UFOs and USOs in the waters of Nova Scotia as well as some of the cases Jim has investigated in the local area. Our final day one guest is Amy Jordan. We discuss what the experience of https://mufonsymposium.com/ is like for first-time attendees and the accepting environment for both experiencers and those not entrenched in UFO/UAP communities. In our second day of coverage at the 2023 https://mufonsymposium.com/ in Covington, KY we welcome https://www.amazon.com/stores/Linda-Zimmermann/author/B00JH6OYAK?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true to discuss the phenomena of animal reactions to UFOs. From bizarre behaviors, to protecting owners, and even the onset of PTSD, the effects of UFO/UAP experiences on animals can have life changing effects on animals. Next we welcome California State Director for https://mufon.com/ and member of https://mufon.com/experiencer-resource-team-ert/, Earl Grey Anderson to discuss the mission and necessity of MUFON's ERT and what we can do to help experiencers bring their stories forward. Our next guest is https://www.amazon.com/stores/Raymond-Szymanski/author/B01BFD3OQ2?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true, a four-decade U.S. Government senior scientist at Wright-Patterson Airforce Base turned paranormal researcher and author. We talk about a career spent reverse engineering enemy technologies, as well as the possibilities of what may be behind closed doors and the answers he got when he began asking questions of fellow senior scientists. Next we sit down with hypnotherapist https://hypnotherapistyvonnesmith.com/. For those who have contact with the paranormal and especially UFO contact face what to some amounts to an existential crisis. How have the fields of hypnotherapy and hypnotic-regression therapy helped experiencers release and accept their traumas and integrate these incredible moments into their lives moving forward? Next, we welcome https://www.terilynge.com/, member of the MUFON Board of Directors, experiencer, and author. We talk about the world of screened memories, messages of experiencers, and how the ongoing conversation of disclosure has helped bring forth more contactees to tell their stories. Our final day two guest is https://www.amazon.com/Map-Black-Jeffrey-R-Craig/dp/0578856247, Cartographer, and creator of https://www.mapinblack.com/, an amazing map of the United States and individual regions marked with paranormal hotspots, ancient ruins, and mysterious places. We talk about how a life-long love of maps lead to a career of map making and to the ultimate marriage of cartography and the paranormal! In our final day of live coverage at the 2023 MUFON Symposium in Convington, Kentucky we welcome author and researcher https://irenascott.com/. We discuss her involvement with the famed Pascagoula, Mississippi alien abduction case, and the recent tell all story of Calvin Parker, as well as her many experiences with UFOs in her own life. Next we welcome Brazilian UFOlogist https://www.amazon.com/CONTACTS-BRAZIL-Thiago-Luiz-Ticchetti/dp/1796291986/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1693316256&refinements=p_27%3AThiago+Luiz+Ticchetti&s=books&sr=1-1. We talk about the long and storied history of UFO sighting in Brazil. We also discuss the recent report of aliens called https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-756571 and the regularity of sightings among rural communities across South America. Our next guest is the amazing https://planetsev.com/, https://mufon.com/experiencer-resource-team-ert/ member. We talk about what it is to be a contactee, the many ways your life changes as well as the changes that lead to spiritual enlightenment and higher levels of consciousness. Next we welcome https://www.mindytautfest.com/, Oklahoma State Director for MUFON, near death and UFO experiencer. We discuss how her experiences changed her life and lead her to becoming involved with MUFON field investigation and eventually heading up https://mufon.com/become-a-mufon-field-investigator/, an online resource to help train field investigators across the world! Wrapping our coverage we welcome Dr https://idflyobj.com/. We discuss the use of the term “Non-Human Intelligence” and how we may be fully misunderstanding many of the UFOs/UAPs that are anomalous. What if they ARE humans from another timeline who have come back to either fix the Earth or to warn humanity away from disaster? The likehood of this possibility is far greater than we think, and a true possibility! We are then joined by https://yesbutwhypodcast.com/ to wrap our coverage of the event talk about the overall experience of the 2023 MUFON Symposium, the speakers, panels, and the community culture itself. Join the Curious Realm as we travel to the 2023 MUFON Symposium in Cincinnati, Ohio to discuss the topic of UAPs friend or foe with researchers, presenters, and authors from the conference. Curious Realm is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. For more great shows and content subscribe at http://HCUniversalNetwork.com. Curious Realm would like to thank the continuing support of our listeners and sponsors including http://HCUniversalNetwork.com. Use Code http://hcuniversalnetwork.com./ to save 20% off today! Curious Realm has teamed up with True Hemp Science, Austin, TX based suppliers of high-quality full spectrum emulsified CBD products and more. Visit https://www.TrueHempScience.com TODAY and use code Curious7 to save 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free 50mg CBD edible! Website live streams powered by Web Work Wireless. For the best in home and business WiFi solutions visit http://www.WebWorksWireless.com. Intro music “A Curious Realm” provided by https://open.spotify.com/artist/3r4zb367r53XAWDVLV9eEr find more great music and content at: https://www.NoDisassemble.com #curiousrealm #hcuniversalnetwork #podcastcadet #truehempscience #webworkswireless

In this on location episode of the Curious Realm we travel to MUFON Symposium 2023 in Covington, Kentucky. In our first segment host Christopher Jordan welcomes Lee Grabarczyk, “The Mandala Medium”, and creator of Soulful Symbols, a studio dedicated to creating vibrational art incorporating sacred symbols that can be used to help experiencers heal past traumas, and even raise the vibrations of their surroundings and themselves. Our second guest is Barbra Sobhani, physicist and daughter of the founder of MUFON. Wem discuss the famed Cash Landrum encounter from Texas and the physical evidence in the case, as well as the many cases of long-lasting and even lifetime physical effects suffered by experiencers of close encounters. Next, we have Jim Lawrence, UFO/UAP investigator in New Brunswick, Canada. We talk about the many sightings of UFOs and USOs in the waters of Nova Scotia as well as some of the cases Jim has investigated in the local area. Our final day one guest is Amy Jordan. We discuss what the experience of MUFON symposium is like for first-time attendees and the accepting environment for both experiencers and those not entrenched in UFO/UAP communities. In our second day of coverage at the 2023 MUFON Symposium in Covington, KY we welcome Linda Zimmerman to discuss the phenomena of animal reactions to UFOs. From bizarre behaviors, to protecting owners, and even the onset of PTSD, the effects of UFO/UAP experiences on animals can have life changing effects on animals. Next we welcome California State Director for MUFON and member of the Experiencer Resource Team, Earl Grey Anderson to discuss the mission and necessity of MUFON's ERT and what we can do to help experiencers bring their stories forward. Our next guest is Ray Szymanski, a four-decade U.S. Government senior scientist at Wright-Patterson Airforce Base turned paranormal researcher and author. We talk about a career spent reverse engineering enemy technologies, as well as the possibilities of what may be behind closed doors and the answers he got when he began asking questions of fellow senior scientists. Next we sit down with hypnotherapist Yvonne Smith. For those who have contact with the paranormal and especially UFO contact face what to some amounts to an existential crisis. How have the fields of hypnotherapy and hypnotic-regression therapy helped experiencers release and accept their traumas and integrate these incredible moments into their lives moving forward? Next, we welcome Teri Lygne-Kehl, member of the MUFON Board of Directors, experiencer, and author. We talk about the world of screened memories, messages of experiencers, and how the ongoing conversation of disclosure has helped bring forth more contactees to tell their stories. Our final day two guest is Jeff Craig, Cartographer, and creator of Map in Black, an amazing map of the United States and individual regions marked with paranormal hotspots, ancient ruins, and mysterious places. We talk about how a life-long love of maps lead to a career of map making and to the ultimate marriage of cartography and the paranormal! In our final day of live coverage at the 2023 MUFON Symposium in Convington, Kentucky we welcome author and researcher Irena Scott. We discuss her involvement with the famed Pascagoula, Mississippi alien abduction case, and the recent tell all story of Calvin Parker, as well as her many experiences with UFOs in her own life. Next we welcome Brazilian UFOlogist Thiago Ticchetti. We talk about the long and storied history of UFO sighting in Brazil. We also discuss the recent report of aliens called “Face Peelers” in Peruvian villages and the regularity of sightings among rural communities across South America. Our next guest is the amazing Sev Tok, MUFON Experiencer Resource Team member. We talk about what it is to be a contactee, the many ways your life changes as well as the changes that lead to spiritual enlightenment and higher levels of consciousness. Next we welcome Mindy Tautfest, Oklahoma State Director for MUFON, near death and UFO experiencer. We discuss how her experiences changed her life and lead her to becoming involved with MUFON field investigation and eventually heading up MUFON University, an online resource to help train field investigators across the world! Wrapping our coverage we welcome Dr Michael P Masters. We discuss the use of the term “Non-Human Intelligence” and how we may be fully misunderstanding many of the UFOs/UAPs that are anomalous. What if they ARE humans from another timeline who have come back to either fix the Earth or to warn humanity away from disaster? The likehood of this possibility is far greater than we think, and a true possibility! We are then joined by Amy Jordan to wrap our coverage of the event talk about the overall experience of the 2023 MUFON Symposium, the speakers, panels, and the community culture itself. Join the Curious Realm as we travel to the 2023 MUFON Symposium in Cincinnati, Ohio to discuss the topic of UAPs friend or foe with researchers, presenters, and authors from the conference. Curious Realm is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. For more great shows and content subscribe at HCUniversalNetwork.com. Curious Realm would like to thank the continuing support of our listeners and sponsors including PodcastCadet.com, Use Code Curious20 to save 20% off today! Curious Realm has teamed up with True Hemp Science, Austin, TX based suppliers of high-quality full spectrum emulsified CBD products and more. Visit TrueHempScience.com TODAY and use code Curious7 to save 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free 50mg CBD edible! Website live streams powered by Web Work Wireless. For the best in home and business WiFi solutions visit WebWorksWireless.com. Intro music “A Curious Realm” provided by No Disassemble find more great music and content at: NoDisassemble.com #curiousrealm #hcuniversalnetwork #podcastcadet #truehempscience #webworkswireless

In this on location episode of the Curious Realm we travel to MUFON Symposium 2023 in Covington, Kentucky. In our first segment host Christopher Jordan welcomes Lee Grabarczyk, “The Mandala Medium”, and creator of Soulful Symbols, a studio dedicated to creating vibrational art incorporating sacred symbols that can be used to help experiencers heal past traumas, and even raise the vibrations of their surroundings and themselves. Our second guest is Barbra Sobhani, physicist and daughter of the founder of MUFON. Wem discuss the famed Cash Landrum encounter from Texas and the physical evidence in the case, as well as the many cases of long-lasting and even lifetime physical effects suffered by experiencers of close encounters. Next, we have Jim Lawrence, UFO/UAP investigator in New Brunswick, Canada. We talk about the many sightings of UFOs and USOs in the waters of Nova Scotia as well as some of the cases Jim has investigated in the local area. Our final day one guest is Amy Jordan. We discuss what the experience of MUFON symposium is like for first-time attendees and the accepting environment for both experiencers and those not entrenched in UFO/UAP communities. In our second day of coverage at the 2023 MUFON Symposium in Covington, KY we welcome Linda Zimmerman to discuss the phenomena of animal reactions to UFOs. From bizarre behaviors, to protecting owners, and even the onset of PTSD, the effects of UFO/UAP experiences on animals can have life changing effects on animals. Next we welcome California State Director for MUFON and member of the Experiencer Resource Team, Earl Grey Anderson to discuss the mission and necessity of MUFON's ERT and what we can do to help experiencers bring their stories forward. Our next guest is Ray Szymanski, a four-decade U.S. Government senior scientist at Wright-Patterson Airforce Base turned paranormal researcher and author. We talk about a career spent reverse engineering enemy technologies, as well as the possibilities of what may be behind closed doors and the answers he got when he began asking questions of fellow senior scientists. Next we sit down with hypnotherapist Yvonne Smith. For those who have contact with the paranormal and especially UFO contact face what to some amounts to an existential crisis. How have the fields of hypnotherapy and hypnotic-regression therapy helped experiencers release and accept their traumas and integrate these incredible moments into their lives moving forward? Next, we welcome Teri Lygne-Kehl, member of the MUFON Board of Directors, experiencer, and author. We talk about the world of screened memories, messages of experiencers, and how the ongoing conversation of disclosure has helped bring forth more contactees to tell their stories. Our final day two guest is Jeff Craig, Cartographer, and creator of Map in Black, an amazing map of the United States and individual regions marked with paranormal hotspots, ancient ruins, and mysterious places. We talk about how a life-long love of maps lead to a career of map making and to the ultimate marriage of cartography and the paranormal! In our final day of live coverage at the 2023 MUFON Symposium in Convington, Kentucky we welcome author and researcher Irena Scott. We discuss her involvement with the famed Pascagoula, Mississippi alien abduction case, and the recent tell all story of Calvin Parker, as well as her many experiences with UFOs in her own life. Next we welcome Brazilian UFOlogist Thiago Ticchetti. We talk about the long and storied history of UFO sighting in Brazil. We also discuss the recent report of aliens called “Face Peelers” in Peruvian villages and the regularity of sightings among rural communities across South America. Our next guest is the amazing Sev Tok, MUFON Experiencer Resource Team member. We talk about what it is to be a contactee, the many ways your life changes as well as the changes that lead to spiritual enlightenment and higher levels of consciousness. Next we welcome Mindy Tautfest, Oklahoma State Director for MUFON, near death and UFO experiencer. We discuss how her experiences changed her life and lead her to becoming involved with MUFON field investigation and eventually heading up MUFON University, an online resource to help train field investigators across the world! Wrapping our coverage we welcome Dr Michael P Masters. We discuss the use of the term “Non-Human Intelligence” and how we may be fully misunderstanding many of the UFOs/UAPs that are anomalous. What if they ARE humans from another timeline who have come back to either fix the Earth or to warn humanity away from disaster? The likehood of this possibility is far greater than we think, and a true possibility! We are then joined by Amy Jordan to wrap our coverage of the event talk about the overall experience of the 2023 MUFON Symposium, the speakers, panels, and the community culture itself. Join the Curious Realm as we travel to the 2023 MUFON Symposium in Cincinnati, Ohio to discuss the topic of UAPs friend or foe with researchers, presenters, and authors from the conference. Curious Realm is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. For more great shows and content subscribe at HCUniversalNetwork.com. Curious Realm would like to thank the continuing support of our listeners and sponsors including PodcastCadet.com, Use Code Curious20 to save 20% off today! Curious Realm has teamed up with True Hemp Science, Austin, TX based suppliers of high-quality full spectrum emulsified CBD products and more. Visit TrueHempScience.com TODAY and use code Curious7 to save 7% off your order of $50 or more and get a free 50mg CBD edible! Website live streams powered by Web Work Wireless. For the best in home and business WiFi solutions visit WebWorksWireless.com. Intro music “A Curious Realm” provided by No Disassemble find more great music and content at: NoDisassemble.com #curiousrealm #hcuniversalnetwork #podcastcadet #truehempscience #webworkswireless

In recent years, many of us have had growing concerns about the state of our public school systems. In this episode, Kali and Joshua Fontanilla educate listeners on the realities of public school education.  Episode At A Glance: This week on The SavvyCast, Kali and Joshua Fontanilla join me to discuss the state of public schools today. The Fontanillas are both educators with prior experience working in public schools. In this episode, they discuss how school systems are teaching children about things like critical race theory, sexual orientation, and hyper-raced focused lessons, all from an educator's point of view. Additionally, they share about their alternative school program, The Exodus Institute.  Who Is Kali Fontanilla?  Kali Fontanilla is a former public high school teacher of 15 years. Her rebuttal statement to Prop 16 in California helped to stop the push for legal reverse racism and a new extreme version of affirmative action in 2020. She wrote the guide for the BLEXIT Foundation to expose the dangers of critical race theory. She has made guest appearances on the Ingraham Angle, NewsMax, and the Dennis Prager Show and featured in several national newspapers. Her educational and political commentary videos on social media have accrued millions of views. Kali and her husband have launched a fully accredited online school called Exodus Institute to support parents who want to pull their kids from public schools. Who Is Joshua Fontanilla?  Joshua is a credentialed teacher with a Masters in both Education and Business and is the CEO of Exodus Institute. Joshua is a former public high school teacher who loves history, economics, and Biblical studies. He is also a hip-hop artist that uses music to educate. Joshua is a dynamic public speaker and the former California State Director as well as West Regional Director for BLEXIT. Questions Answered In This Episode:  What are some issues that the Fontanillas are seeing in the school systems today? How has the education system changed drastically over time, especially within the last 5 years? What is critical race theory & why is it harmful to teach children about it? What is Exodus Institute? How does it work? Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Family Savvy Lentil Soup  Kali's Instagram thinkexodus.org School Note for Parents made by Kali Fontanilla I hope you enjoyed this episode! As always, if you have time to rate, review and subscribe to The SavvyCast on Apple Podcasts, it would be SO appreciated! If you would prefer to watch the podcast interview, check it out on Youtube. Blessings to you! If you like this podcast, check these out:  How to be Medically Prepared with Dr. Shawn Rowland from JASE Medical The Story and Purpose Behind Legacy School of Discipleship with Francois & Wendy Fineberg  

Today we welcome three guests for a labor law regulations panel: Tom Sheehy of the Sheehy Strategy Group, Ashley Hoffman, Policy Advocate for the California Chamber of Commerce, and John Kabateck, California State Director for the National Federation of Independent Business and President of Kabateck Strategies. We discuss new California mandates on worker leave and their effects on employers of all sizes, as well as unfunded liabilities, California's unemployment fund, and how each of them have been working with clients during covid. SacTown Talks is a podcast about California politics, policy and culture. We feature interviews with California political leaders, and analysis by experts and insiders focusing on the Capitol. Like, share, and subscribe to learn more!

Have you ever noticed just how many series, films and documentaries focus on the drug trade? The “narcos” narrative is so popular, and so ingrained, that it's universally known. It's also really problematic, and on this episode, we'll do some digging into why. Screenwriter and director Priscila García-Jacquier was born and raised in Colombia, whose economy, people, and reputation have been intimately affected by drugs. “For countries so shaped by the drug trade, whenever I read about it, it feels more like I'm doing 23andme than just like reading about history, you know?" Priscila connected with Jeannette Zanipatin, DPA's California State Director, and Alexis Martin, DPA's Development Manager, to talk about challenging the story we so often see, while also considering larger questions around cultural perspective, Latinx identity, and harmful stereotypes.    You can keep up with Priscila's work at her website, priscilagarciajacquier.com, and on her Instagram @priscilagarciajacquier and Twitter @priscilagarciaj. Her show Blindspotting is currently airing on Starz.

The barriers of a criminal record endure way beyond being released. Terrance Steward felt these collateral consequences and empowered himself to make a change. He is now a leading force in criminal justice policy reform as the California State Director of Time Done and encourages you, too, to change the world.

This is the first episode in a new series focused on helping small business rebuild, grow and succeed. Hear John Kabateck, California State Director for the NFIB, discuss PPP and the future of stimulus opportunities with James Beckwith, President and CEO of Five Star Bank. The discussion weaves the yarn that has become the current fabric of the Paycheck Protection Plan, or PPP as it's become known. You'll hear the challenges of registration and now forgiveness as well as the likelihood of yet more PPP stimulus from resources that are well versed on the topic. This series of podcasts is supported by The California Tax and Budget Research Project. (www.cataxandbudgetproject.com) For more information about small business support and what the NFIB offers, visit www.nfib.com/ca

Mottek On Money Special Edition covering Wall Street and Main Street during the coronavirus crisis: Critical time for businesses in California after the governor announces the biggest business re-closings since the crisis started. The serious business challenges discussed with Mark Wilbur, President/CEO, Employers Group  https://www.employersgroup.com/ and founding member of the Los Angeles Business Federation, LABizFed http://bizfed.org/ and John Kabateck, California State Director, National Federation of Independent Business, https://www.nfib.com/california/ Support the show: https://www.frankmottek.com See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Sabrina Ashjian, California State Director of the Humane Society of the United States, was on the June 21, 2020, KSCO Pet Radio program to talk about AB 2152, the anti-puppy mills legislation now before the California Senate.

As shelter-in-place continues, parks are one outlet for residents to stretch their legs and clear their heads. For the ninth year in a row, however, Fresno’s acreage and investment in parks ranks near the bottom compared to the largest 100 cities in the nation. Last year, Fresno’s ParkScore was 92 . This year its ranking didn’t budge. The ranking, calculated by the Trust for Public Land, assesses a city’s investment, total acreage, and amenities in parks, along with the percentage of residents who can easily access greenspace by living within a 10-minute walk to a park. Guillermo Rodriguez is the California State Director with the Trust for Public Land. He said one metric for improvement in Fresno is investment. “Fresno, for example, spends $41.61 per capita on parks, compared to Bakersfield, for example, you know, a city not too far away. Bakersfield spends $86.22 per capita,” said Rodriguez. Bakersfield’s score didn’t change this year either, but it ranked better than Fresno at 63.

Priscilla Grijalva interviews Samuel Molina, California State Director of Mi Familia Vota. We discuss the census and the importance of it. A few shout outs to Deja from Norte Vista High School (Alvord Unified School District), Olivia from Orange Vista High School (Val Verde Unified School District), When We All Vote, and the U.S. Marines. Audio Edits by Dan Reyes; "Reaching Higher" Song Lyrics and Music by: Jessica and Jackie Parry, Vocals by Emily Patterson (2015)

Sabrina Ashjian, California State Director for the Humane Society of the United States shares CA legislative priorities for 2020.

Arnulfo de la Cruz, California State Director of SEIU 2015 shares with Jim Grant how SEIU 2015 is committed to the 5th principle of Catholic Social Teaching- The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers throughout the whole state of California. The program will include a video of this principle, and Arnulfo and Jim will discuss how concretely and practically the Diocese and SEIU can collaborate to better implement this principle right here within the Diocese of Fresno.

Fresno Sheriff Margaret Mims reacts to President Donald Trump's plan to release undocumented immigrants into cities that declare themselves as sanctuary cities. A three-person panel reacts on the sanctuary cities plan, No-Match Letters about worker's social security not matching records, the 448-page Mueller Report and California Gov. Gavin Newsom's first 100 days in office. Guests: Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims; Alex Tavlian, executive editor of the San Joaquin Valley Sun; Mario Santoyo, the executive director for the California Latino Water Coalition; Samuel Molina, California State Director of Mi Familia Vota; Berj Apkarian, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Fresno; Maddie Mueller, Clovis North student.

Angela Marcus interviews Crystal Moreland, California State Director and Kate MacFall, Florida State Director, both for the Humane Society of the United States. On Election Day, Proposition 12 officially changed the future of how chickens, pigs and veal calves will live in the state of California. Crystal, who was at the forefront of this groundbreaking legislation, breaks down Proposition 12 – also coined The Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act - why we need it, what it means for the future and the positive impacts we can expect from it. In another sunny state - Florida - Kate and her team were also hard at work paving the way for Amendment 13, which passed with an overwhelming 69% of Floridians voting “Yes”! Amendment 13 will abolish the barbaric practice of Greyhound Racing in all tracks in the state by 2020. Kate paints a picture of what really happens at these tracks and to the dogs, and why this legislation is so desperately needed. Visit HSUS.org to learn more. More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Two Historic Victories for Animals in California and Florida on PetLifeRadio.com

Crystal Moreland, HSUS Crystal Moreland helped establish the long-term shelter for pets displaced (but identified by owners) from the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County, CA. She is California State Director for the Humane Society of the United States. This podcast is an excerpt from the November 26, 2018 edition of KSCO Pet Radio.

Want to know more about Koach Karl Dewazien prior to listening to Episode 11? Check out Koach Karl Dewazien's "About Us" page here: https://fundamentalsoccer.com/koach-karl-2 Today we continue our mini-series with Coach Karl Dewazien former California State Director around his "9 Steps To Practice Routine". A continuation of our opening episodes where Tyler and Karl now begin to tackle the second half of practice. Today's episode picks up with the half time mindset in your training sessions and then begins to take a closer look at Step 6, small sided games. Here's a recap on the first half of practice that we discussed in past episodes: Begin Practice: Demo & Explanation of Theme Warm-Up: Figure 8 Stretching One + One: Cooperative Game One vs One: Competitive Game Don't forget to check our Koach Karl's website for more information and content! He's a true front-runner in impacting this generation as well as future generations of players in the United States! https://fundamentalsoccer.com/

On today's episode of Between The Posts, we welcome notable youth soccer coach, past California State Director of 30 years, and new friend of the show Coach Karl Dewazien. Coach Karl brings a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and a unique perspective that every listener can gain from tuning in. Coach Karl will be on the show over the next few weeks discussing his "9 Steps To Practice" in a 6 episode mini-series that will introduce our listeners to many wonderful principles of coaching that he and others have developed over decades of coaching at all levels. Another winner in the FUNdamental series of books written by coach Karl Dewazien. The “9-Step Practice” offers a unique child-centered approach that certainly works with younger players but also incorporates strategies that work across all ages of players and skill levels. Don't lose focus for one minute during this episode and those that follow in this mini-series as Coach Karl delivers gold nuggets around every turn!

Laugh, learn and listen to Nurse Talk Radio on Progressive Voices Tune In. You can download the PV APP @http://www.progressivevoices.com. On the show this week is RN Jane Sandoval. Jane worked closely with a team of dedicated nurses from National Nurses United, California Nurses Association and law makers to pass legislation that makes it mandatory for healthcare facility employers to subscribe to Workplace Violence Prevention measures. Nurses are hoping this will become a model for the nation. And, we visit with California State Director of Compassion and Choices, Matt Whitaker. Compassion and Choices, is the organization leading the state and national campaigns to pass End of Life Option Legislation.

Last year California became the fifth state to allow people with terminal illnesses to request pills from their doctors to end their lives. In the first six months the law was in effect, 111 terminally ill patients ended their lives that way, state officials said. Medical Aid In Dying, which has been practiced in six states for a combined 40 years and within those states not a single case of abuse or coercion nor any criminal or disciplinary charges have been led. Not one. Join us for a conversation with Matt Whittaker, California State Director of Compassion and Choices, the organization leading the state and national campaigns to pass End Of Life Option Legislation. https://www.compassionandchoices.org

What does it mean to be an activist in this day and age? In today’s episode, my awesome friend, Jennifer Li, and I will be covering topics ranging from how you can be involved as an activist for your Asian/Asian American community - whether it’s through social media, on the ground protests, or something else, why it’s important to support the Black Lives Matter movement, what it means to be a “good white ally,” and what we should do as a community under the Trump presidency.  Besides listening to this Podcast episode, we’d greatly encourage others to take the time out to learn the history of Asian America so that we can better understand how we got here and where we can go from here. Jennifer Li is a digital advocacy strategist and social justice activist. She comes up with creative campaigns and tackles her projects with unparalleled passion and efficiency. Jennifer is currently the California State Director of Rise, multi-sector coalition of sexual assault survivors and allies working to empower all survivors with civil rights.   She launched the #takedownjulienblanc campaign in 2014 that got a pick-up artist banned from several countries. Her personal work has been covered by CNN, Times Magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, BBC, Japan Times, Tokyo Vice, The Independent, The Washington Post, Salon, Gawker, Jezebel, Think Progress, The Daily Beast, Al Jazeera, and more.   9.15.18: Project Voice has rebranded! Connect with us @projectvoicepod: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectvoicepod Instagram: http://instagram.com/projectvoicepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/projectvoicepod

Apr 4, 2017 - What happens next now that marijuana use is legal in the state of California for adults after the passing of Prop 64? Guest Lynne Lyman, the California State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance answered some complex questions about drug use, reform and why even “white people” should care about past, present and future “Wars on Drugs.” For show highlights, resources on this topic and backstory on guest: http://wp.me/p8aQN6-nv

With the election just four weeks away, Capitol Weekly's John Howard and Tim Foster sit down with Buffy Wicks, Democratic strategist and California State Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 primary campaign. Wicks got her start as a congressional campaign volunteer in 1996 and parlayed that experience into significant roles in Howard Dean and Barack Obama's campaigns, later serving as a Deputy Director at the White House Office of Public Engagement. Wicks offers background on what it's like to run a campaign - and gives her take on the state of the 2016 election.

Matt Whittaker, California State Director of Compassion and Choices, (the organization that led the yearlong campaign to pass the law) talks about the End Of Life Option Act that is currently being implemented in the state. Please listen to this 2-part podcast as Matt dispels common myths about the law and offers amazing educational resources for anyone who wants to learn or is considering the End Of Life Option.

Matt Whittaker, California State Director of Compassion and Choices, (the organization that led the yearlong campaign to pass the law) talks about the End Of Life Option Act that is currently being implemented in the state. Please listen to this 2-part podcast as Matt dispels common myths about the law and offers amazing educational resources for anyone who wants to learn or is considering the End Of Life Option.

Lance Simmens has published about 180 articles in the Huffington Post, but his most recent article, Why our Children Should Hate us, was censored and pulled from this publication. Lance Simmens is currently the President of the Malibu Adamson House Foundation, he also serves as Second Vice-President of the Malibu Democratic Club, is a board member of the Southern California chapter of the Americans for Democratic Action, and is on the Board of Advisors for Vote Riders, a national organization which promotes more fair and equitable voter identification laws. He has spent nearly four decades involved in public service at all levels of government:  Federal, State and local.  In the process he has devoted his professional career to a search for the most effective and efficient public policies, programs, and processes to benefit the society at large.  He most served as the California State Director for Gasland Grassroots, an organization devoted to public education on the issue of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and promotion of the current HBO documentary Gasland 2, and was California State Director for the Citizens’ Trade Campaign, organizing efforts to defeat the Trans Pacific Partnership. He served CA Governor Jerry Brown as Deputy Director of Communications for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the largest public works program in the history of the U.S.  In this position he helped to steer the program forward with a business plan that has largely been hailed as realistic during a most difficult economic period.  In addition he served as the chief spokesman for the project, doing innumerable interviews, both on and off camera, oversaw placement of opinion-editorials in all major newspapers in the State, and appeared in dozens of public for a to advance this visionary transportation option for future generations. Mr. Simmens has spent fifteen years in Federal service, largely serving in senior intergovernmental affairs positions for four Cabinet Secretaries, six years as Assistant Executive Director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, where he staffed the powerful Urban Economic Policy Committee charged with setting national economic and budgetary priorities for the nation’s largest cities, six years as Senior Economic Counsel to U.S. Senator James Sasser on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, and for nearly eight years served Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell as Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs. In this capacity he received the most distinguished non-member awards for public service by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors, and is the only person to have ever received the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities’ Public Service Citation twice.  He also served as the Chairman of the Governor’s panels on development of both wind and solar energy and engineered groundbreaking model ordinances that have been emulated nationwide. In 1999 Mr. Simmens served as senior advisor on the President’s Council on Y2K Conversion and was responsible for preparation and publication of a government-wide Scenario Policy document on the issue at a Cabinet-level meeting held at Blair House that Fall. In 1993 Mr. Simmens was appointed by President Clinton to help establish the Federal government’s first Office of Sustainable Development in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce.  Over the next four years he was instrumental in developing and implementing programs, policies and regulations for sustainable fisheries that would earn him the highest award from the Department of Commerce, the Gold Medal Award, as leader of a team of government officials who pioneered sustainable initiatives off the coast of New England, the Pacific Northwest, and the Gulf of Mexico. As Assistant Executive Director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors from 1987-1993 he was responsible for economic and budgetary resolutions and policies on key issues facing urban America, including NAFTA, the Census undercount, targeted fiscal assistance, and reordering Federal budget priorities to capture the “peace dividend” afforded by the end of the Cold War.  In 1991 he led a delegation of Mayors to Moscow to participate in a conference on Federalism to help with the transition of government under the collapse of the Soviet Union.  In 1992 he organized an historic meeting of Russian and American Mayors at the United Nations where they heard testimony from major world leaders including Carl Sagan. During the 1980’s Mr. Simmens served as Legislative Director for U.S. Senator James Sasser and his Senior Economic Counsel on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee.  He directed his energies to fighting to preserve domestic discretionary spending against the ravages of the Reagan supply-side spending cuts. Over the years he has written extensively, drafting statements for the Congressional Record and Committee publications, op-ed articles, and speeches.  He has published over 400 articles under his own name, and is a regular contributing writer for Huffington Post. In 2006 he was chosen by former Vice-President Al Gore to be one of the first class of individuals to be trained to deliver presentations on the implications of climate change.  As a climate change messenger he has delivered over 100 presentations worldwide during that time, including an invitation to present at the London School of Economics. He has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Temple University and completed courses for a doctorate from George Washington University, served as an Executive for five years at the Iacocca Institute at Lehigh University, has taught public policy at Santa Monica College, and completed Executive programs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Institute for International Development at Harvard University and the U.S. Army War College. In his spare time he is a voracious reader and he has written a screenplay, a novel, which is expected to be published soon that touches on the perils of drilling for natural gas, a book of political and personal stories, and The Evolution of a Revolution: An Attack upon Reason, Compromise and the Constitution, has appeared in several political documentaries including 14 Women, Electile Dysfunction, and Gasland 2.  He is the author of “The Evolution of a Revolution: An Attack Upon Reason, Compromise and the Constitution” and “Fracktured”, the definitive anti-fracking novel.  

From Congressman Nunes' site: Quick Facts Birth Date: October 1, 1973 Hometown: Tulare, California Education: Bachelor of science in agricultural business; master’s of science in agriculture -- Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Caucus Membership: Co-Chair of the Dairy Caucus; Portuguese Caucus; Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues; Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine; Congressional Wine Caucus; Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus; Congressional Hispanic Conference; Congressional Mining Caucus; Western Caucus; Congressional Working Group to Combat Government Waste; Prescription Drug Action Team; Congressional Youth Civic Caucus; House Impact Aid Coalition Leadership Position: Assistant House Republican Whip Previous Positions: Chairman Subcommittee on National Parks; Vice-Chairman, Congressional Hispanic Conference; Member of the Committees on Resources, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs; California State Director for the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Agency; College of the Sequoias Board of Trustees To find out more about Congressman Nunes please visit: www.nunes.house.gov www.devinnunes.net

Congressman Nunes is the author of Restoring the Republic: A Clear, Concise, and Colorful Blueprint for America's Future. My audience knows that my show is solution centric. I don't care to waste your time or my own with petty politics. Congressman Nunes has a plan and vision from America, and coming from a very blue state that is under a mountain of debt, he is a welcome surprise to the old school GOP political structure. "Rep. Devin Nunes is a Congressman from the agriculturally rich San Joaquin Valley of California. He is currently serving in his fourth term in the House of Representatives and is a member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, Social Security, Medicare, and trade. He also is a member of the House Budget Committee. Congressman Nunes is a native of Tulare County, where his family has farmed for three generations. The Nunes family immigrated to America from Portugal’s Azores islands. They are part of a large Portuguese community living in the San Joaquin Valley, many of whom help to cultivate our nation’s most productive farmland. The 21st Congressional District, which includes all of Tulare County and parts of Fresno County, is the most diverse and valuable farm land in the United States. The region consistently ranks first in the nation; both in terms of crop diversity and crop value. It is also the largest milk shed in the world. Congressman Nunes graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where he received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business and a master’s degree in agriculture. Following college, he focused his attention on educational issues and was elected to the Board of Trustees for the College of the Sequoias (COS). During his tenure on the COS Board of Trustees, Nunes led the effort to provide smaller communities greater access to the Internet and satellite educational services. He also worked to provide more opportunities for high school students to access community college classes. In 2001, Nunes was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as California State Director for the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development. However, when congressional boundaries were redrawn in 2002, Nunes was afforded a unique opportunity to represent his home town in the House of Representatives (http://www.nunes.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutDevinNunes.Biography." To find out more about Congressman Nunes or to purchase his book please visit: http://www.amazon.com/Restoring-Republic-Colorful-Blueprint-Americas/dp/193507119X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288460885&sr=8-1 http://www.nunes.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Home.Home http://www.devinnunes.net/ http://biggovernment.com/tag/congressman-nunes/ http://www.gop.gov/member-bio/devin-nunes http://www.facebook.com/rep.nunes

Lou welcomes Steve Miller, California State Director of the Poker Players Alliance, founder of Card Shark Media, and poker player! Steve and Lou discuss the UIGEA deadline coming up June 1st and more on this edition of Keep Flopping Aces on Rounders Radio.

Lou welcomes Steve Miller, California State Director of the Poker Players Alliance, founder of Card Shark Media, and poker player! Steve and Lou discuss the UIGEA deadline coming up June 1st and more on this edition of Keep Flopping Aces on Rounders Radio.