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Have you heard of these unique SD activities? The Japanese Escape Room downtown... A Hot Tub Boat Cruise... A GoCar Tour.. A night-time Paddle Pub Tour on Mission Bay... How about Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp this weekend? Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday night. And, did you know the Carlsbad Flower Fields open on Saturday? Just a few ideas to spice things up.. How about a heap of juicy celebrity news? Erik brings it hardcore in his weekly Double D Hollywood Report. Is Justin Bieber ok? Diddy's lawyer says "Adios....I'm out!' New music alert....guess the artist. A list of the 10 funny comedy movies from start to finish....join the debate. An update on the haunted doll Producer Bryan bought on eBay....who recently freaked out over it. Must watch TV shows we're obsessed with right now. d The next episode is all about The Oscars...Erik is heading up to Hollywood to style a celeb and Laura tells us why she's blacklisted from the show. Escape your stress and hang out with us for a little while. You're part of the family. Love your podcast!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/laura-cain-after-dark--4162487/support.
Have you ever wanted to name a bug after your ex and watch it get eaten? Well now you can and what is going on downtown in the Gaslamp?
Tarrif's to go into effect tonight at midnight. Metal bollards will no longer be in the Gaslamp on 5th avenue. Suspected smuggling boat found near sunset cliffs. MTS to ticket people who don't buy a fare. More people thinking of leaving San Diego because of the high cost of living.
“the compliments of the season” [BLUE] There is only one Sherlock Holmes story that takes place at Christmas: "The Blue Carbuncle," which took place on "the second morning after Christmas." In his Gas-Lamp for the 1959 Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual, editor Edgar W. Smith, BSI ("The Hound of the Baskervilles") entertained the idea of what was happening at Baker Street on Christmas Day. And that seemed like a Trifle. Do you have a topic you'd like to recommend? Email us at trifles@ihearofsherlock.com and if we use your idea on the air, we'll send you a thank-you gift. All of our supporters are eligible for our monthly drawings for Baker Street Journals and certain tiers receive thank you gifts. Join our community on Patreon or Substack today. And in Season 9 (debuting in 2025) we'll be adding "Trifling Trifles" as an additional channel of content only for our paying subscribers. Don't miss it! Leave Trifles a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to us wherever you listen to podcasts. Links / Notes All of our social links: https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
LIVE: Kaplan and Crew Clothing Drive at Gaslamp Tavern with special guest Darren SmithSupport the show: http://Kaplanandcrew.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
LIVE: Kaplan and Crew Clothing Drive at Gaslamp Tavern with special guest Darren SmithSupport the show: http://Kaplanandcrew.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
LIVE: Kaplan and Crew Clothing Drive at Gaslamp Tavern with special guest Darren SmithSupport the show: http://Kaplanandcrew.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We start the show off with some Super Cross talk with Mason & AK. Kap & Clinton are Live from Gas Lamp in San Diego getting ready for Dodgers vs Padres Game 4. Sedano calls in to give us his input on what he thought about Game 3 from the Dodgers & Padres. There was a big controversy when Padres 3rd baseman Manny Machado got hit in the back of the head in a potential double play. It was sad to believe that it was interference. Did Manny interfere during that play? Clinton gives us a story about his Pops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. GUEST Chris Rose, from the Chris Rose Rotation Podcast & Jomboy Media joins the show! He previews the MLB playoffs more in depth the Dodgers vs Padres series. BREAKING NEWS, Beto Duran updates us that Dodgers 1st baseman Freddie Freeman is a late scratch from the Dodgers lineup. Is this a bad sign for the Dodgers? What happens if the Dodgers were to lose the game tonight? Will Dave Roberts be fired? Who would be the next manager if he was too? RADIO TINDER. We play sound form Kenan Thompson who did a skit on David Ortiz on Saturday Night Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Padres win their series vs. the Astros and their magic number is down to 5. Joe Musgrove claps back at Josh Hader, again. Justin Herbert misses practice but Jim Harbaugh is hopeful that he will play on Sunday. The Rams did not place Cooper Kupp on IR. Shohei Ohtani is now at 48-49 in his quest to reach 50-50. TNF Jets vs. Patriots. Support the show: http://Kaplanandcrew.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Padres win their series vs. the Astros and their magic number is down to 5. Joe Musgrove claps back at Josh Hader, again. Justin Herbert misses practice but Jim Harbaugh is hopeful that he will play on Sunday. The Rams did not place Cooper Kupp on IR. Shohei Ohtani is now at 48-49 in his quest to reach 50-50. TNF Jets vs. Patriots. Support the show: http://Kaplanandcrew.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Padres win their series vs. the Astros and their magic number is down to 5. Joe Musgrove claps back at Josh Hader, again. Justin Herbert misses practice but Jim Harbaugh is hopeful that he will play on Sunday. The Rams did not place Cooper Kupp on IR. Shohei Ohtani is now at 48-49 in his quest to reach 50-50. TNF Jets vs. Patriots. Support the show: http://Kaplanandcrew.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wait til you hear about our big Gaslamp date night this past weekend. It was all kinds of crazy. Some guy in line at Marshalls said something to Erik that blew his head up so big it barely fit through the doors. a big concert on Friday night leads to a big fight. Double D news, which is our version of the latest showbiz gossip. And, special guest, Ellen Robin, joins us in-studio to talk about the Scadaddle 5K walk on Saturday to raise awareness and funds for research into what causes this little-known heart attack that affects mostly women under 50. We hope you'll come out and walk with us. Sign up at www.lauracainafterdark.com or show up at Crown Point Park Sat 9/7 at 830! Love your podcast!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/laura-cain-after-dark--4162487/support.
We're BAAAACK! Oh gang, we've missed you! After an eventful summer, Alex and Fiona are back in your ears, and we have been out and about. Following on from our episode with the Gasketeers a while ago, we have been to meet the very lamp lighters whose job it is to keep the London gas lamps lit - we have visited HQ and nerded out about finials, housings, mantles and how to tell your Grosvenors from your Rochesters. We've missed you!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
San Diego police are asking for the public's help in finding the man suspected of a serious assault in the Gaslamp Quarter. As more people are headed to the beach this summer, concerns are growing in La Jolla about visitors getting too close to the sea lions. The CHP is expected to intensify its policing in San Diego-area freeways this holiday weekend. NBC'S Marianne Kushi has the top stories of the day.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week on @whenwifegivesyoulemons John and Joy are LIVE. We talk about the author signing we had just done in San Diego Gaslamp district. It was a blast and now we have the bug for lives. #live #hauntedhotel #marriedlifehumor
Bestselling authors William and Lara Bernhardt discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview Becca Fox, author of the new gaslamp fantasy, Asta and the Barbarians, part of her Chosen by the Masters series.Chapter 1: Opening ThoughtsThe WriterCon Retreat at Canebrake is only two months away! From July 17-21, we'll be taking deep dives into your work. Each day's schedule will include group talks, small-group work, and one-on-one feedback on your work-in-progress. Doesn't matter how much you've written. Come to the Retreat and see how much your work improves! https://www.writercon.com/retreat/Chapter 2: News1) Marquez Heirs Publish Last Novel Against His Wishes2) New Startup Offers Automated AI PublishingChapter 3: Interview with Becca FoxDuring this chat, you will learn:1) why romantasy and gaslamp fantasy are surging;2) how she creates characters readers can relate to;3) the balance between description and urgency;4) her writing process; and5) what's she's doing at WriterCon this fall.Chapter 4: Parting WordsAfter the July Retreat, all eyes will be focused on the annual fall WriterCon Conference. This year, we have over 50 speakers delivering over 70 breakout sessions, plus contests, agents and publishers, pitching, manuscript reviews, prinvate consults, masterclass workshops, and much more. Don't miss this opportunity to take your writing to the next level. https://www.writercon.comUntil next time, keep writing, and remember: You cannot fail, if you refuse to quit.William Bernhardtwww.williambernhardt.com www.writercon.com
The Gaslamp is overflowing with Padres fans, we hear from Joe Musgrove and Fernando Tatis Jr.
Everyone's favorite Mission Hills karaoke joint, the Lamplighter, has brought its talents down the hill to the Gaslamp—and so has this podcast. The team, led by fourth-generation bar owner Frankie Sciuto, launched the Gaslamplighter, a new upscale cocktail and karaoke bar, in January. Sciuto joins us on the Happy Half Hour podcast today as we check out the bar's digs. Sciuto hopes the Gaslamplighter will become the go-to spot for San Diego's nightlife scene, like its successful sister hangs, The Lamplighter and Side Bar. (In other words, it's not just a joint for tourists.) “It's an honor to follow in my family's footsteps,” he adds. “After working through the ranks in the nightlife industry from a barback to a bar owner, I am incredibly proud to bring this concept to life.” Surely you've heard that the “mob wife” aesthetic is trending on the internet? The Gaslamplighter is that brought to life, and it's a blast. Designed by GTC Design Studios, the 1,600-square-foot venue took over Ciro's Pizzeria and Beerhouse. Sciuto says the bar pairs “classic style with a vintage-industrial 1920s flare,” which he hopes invokes nostalgia for better bar-drinking and song-singing days. It's intended to look like an art-deco speakeasy, with shades of green and navy and plenty of rose-gold metal. Of course, the drinks add to the glitz and glamor. Its cocktails have a luxury bent: Picture a white negroni topped with 24-karat gold, a carajillo, and an “Instagrammable” dirty martini with caviar. Guests will also find a mocktail menu and many more options. Karaoke runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. You can sign up the old-school way by putting your name down on a sheet at the DJ booth, but you might want to warm up those vocal cords first—your rendition of “Sweet Caroline” may be followed by a surprise performance from a local underground star. Guests can book private booths or opt for bar seating, and the whole space is available for private rental. Of course, the Gaslamplighter isn't the only hot spot downtown. News today focuses on the neighborhood, especially with the Pads' home opener happening this weekend. Otay Mesa's Vega Caffe replaced Lolitas next to Petco Park with an expanded menu, and Puesto brought back cans of Clara, its 4.7 percent ABV Mexican lager, to Petco Park. Plus, the owners of Verant Group (which is behind such lauded locales as Barleymash, Mavericks Beach Club, Tavern at the Beach, and Sandbar) are opening a new hotel called Casa Nova in Valle de Guadalupe with other partners.
Is it cheating to use a love charm? Jasmine Arch reads. #gaslamp #fantasy #romance Author Julia LaFond got her master's in geoscience from Penn State University. Her fiction has been featured in venues such as The Martian Magazine, Etherea Magazine, and Thirteen Podcast. In her spare time, Julia enjoys reading and gaming. Voice Actor Jasmine Arch is a narrator, writer, and poet whose brain thrives on chaos and caffeine. She lives in a rural corner of Belgium with four dogs, two elderly horses and a husband who knows better than to distract her when she's writing. Find out more about her and her work at JasmineArch.com Full show notes at GalleryCurious.com.
FYSTIS 45 PODCAST!! Ep.81 Listener discretion advised.Intended for mature audiences only. Welcome to this week's episode! Ep.81 Psycho Mike pt2 This week we sit down with our dear friend Mike"Psycho Mike" Caudle in this 4 part epic conversation, shout out to Jimmy Jim for the old radio promos. lets take a trip down memory lane on the Fystis 45 Pod! New Facebook Group! Joinhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/614885254143562/?ref=share_group_link (((This week we talk about))) Damn it, man! Ep. 81?? So kick it, RIP Crush Nightclub, RIP DJ Episode, we got a DJ tonight, RIP K DOG, Shout out to Todd Fatino, Shout out to Naked Productions, Charlie is hungry, you can't control the episodiac, wick wick wack, baller status, a sucker for a gimmick, bada boom bada bing, mike gets banned by at&t, Promo nights, dead air, aura force one, shout out to Frankie P!, RIP DJ AM, DO IT! public enemy number 1, Baldy B the beast, Uncle Bucks, blink 182 was coming, The Gaslamp, Bombay Bicycle Club, at the loft, Miss Kittys, we live in Iowa,Kid Rock attitude, shotgun black Betty, johnny cash, dead in the water, a little tiny junkyard town, uncle bucks road crew, Easter eggs of the nightlife, (((What the hell is this crazy podcast about?))) Welcome everyone to Fystis 45 Podcast! hosted by - Me, the one and only Dj Fysti! ! Whether you're in your thirties, forties, fifties, or just a curious youth, you've come to the right place to hear from someone with a unique spin on life. Tune in every week with our hilarious co host "Michelle" and the Fytsti 45 crew for an uncompromising dialogue on sexuality, relationships , Get ready to laugh and be informed as we tackle adulthood, taboo topics and everything in between. phone call interviews , special guests to have your boundaries pushed and your perspectives questioned, as we seek to uproot and restore the topics of life. Who knows what else? More than likely we will ignore all of that and flip it on its head! Fy Diggy style! Come join Fysti and friends and see just what types of shenanigans they come up with! the all new Fysti's 45 podcast. Subscribe and become a supporter TO HELP US KEEP MAKING GREAT CONTENT! Thank you for the support! FOLLOW AND LISTEN ON! Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lr5ZlSZbZLN2BjASbCoRH *********Apple Music https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fystis-45-podcast/id1593764940 **********Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83MTczMDIyOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw **********Amazon Music Podcasts https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2c4b927d-6c9b-430f-9a04-1ceac364150d/fystis-45-podcast ********* I HEART RADIO https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-fystis-45-podcast-111451079/ This week's background music production provided by Dj Bashir Fysti's 45 Podcast Executively and Creatively Produced By Episodiac Selections West Des Moines Iowa All music and samples used on the podcast are for promotional use only! this material is not for sale (Promo Only) (Disclaimer) Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes Such as Criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching,scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright Statue that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/episodiac-selections5/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/episodiac-selections5/support
In the past 10 years, the city of San Diego has handed out more than five million parking citations. The biggest hotspots for parking citations are the Gaslamp and Mission Beach, which account for more than half of all tickets from 2012 to 2022. Then, the Environmental Protection Agency is giving a boost to San Diego efforts to improve chronic air quality problems in the region. And the Brain Initiative has just published 21 papers in the journal Science, revealing what some call a preliminary “map” of the human brain. San Diego scientists have played a prominent role in the project.
This is the beginning of goodbyes. Rosie says goodbye to Not Another Monday and hangs out to talk about San Diego, pickleball, Matthew Perry, and horse love.Reach us at namshowcast@gmail.com or follow us on:Instagram @notanothermonTwitter @Mondayanother
In this engaging oral history episode, we have a visit from Frank Wolden, a prominent figure in the realm of urban design and architecture. Frank shares his journey from his upbringing in San Diego to his deep involvement in shaping the vision of downtown redevelopment. He discusses the fascinating gap between the planning and execution of urban spaces and the art of selling the concept of responsible design with thoughtful thinking. Frank takes us through his extensive involvement in creating the vision for downtown and its redevelopment through his work as a city planner and with the Centre City Development Corporation. He provides valuable insights into academic and higher-level professional viewpoints of urban planning, highlighting the similarities between how it shouldn't be done and the way it is done today. Frank explores the significance of articulating one's vision and embracing change, as well as the accessibility of design and the importance of passing down our value system to the next generation. Timestamps: [1:50] Frank gives a brief background on his professional education and upbringing in San Diego. [3:24] How Frank found his way into urban design and architecture. [6:26] Centre City Development Corporation and how they set up the planning and visionary process for redevelopment in the late '70s with the centerpiece being Horton Plaza. [7:25] How Frank's interest in art and sculpture evolved into city building. [11:00] The concept of growth management and how it was evolving. [14:50] The Centre City program was the heart of growth management. [15:35] Background on Centre City Development Coordination. [18:21] Building out a space in the Spreckels building and how they got the funding. [19:33] Hallmarks of downtown redevelopment and what it did for the downtown community. [20:55] Horton Plaza was the central project that was supposed to be the heart of how redevelopment would occur and would actually catalyze all the other redevelopment. [25:44] The biggest two things that influenced the Horton. [27:47] Gaslamp and how it came to be revitalized. [31:07] Creating the gateway Gaslamp to serve the convention center and ballpark. [36:00] The urban experience of downtown during the '90, and how it compares to today. [43:45] Why was it timely and necessary to revisit Temporary Paradise in a contemporary framework? [47:04] Why it's important to have a qualitative voice in the planning perspective rather than focusing on policy and regulation. [49:15] Urban Treasure. [58:55] The Sports Arena submittal and the vision that it started with. [1:00:53] Frank's association with C-3. [1:05:07] The need for proactive action and how we can get better at the visioning process. [1:11:03] What issues should the next generation be focused on? [1:22:06] The power of community process. About C-3 Even before the California Coastal Commission or Environmental Protection Agency existed, Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 (C-3) was the environmental conscience of San Diego. Since that time, in part due to C-3's leadership in education, advocacy, and empowerment, a plethora of organizations have developed throughout San Diego County. These organizations specifically focus on promoting progressive values in architecture, urban design, land-use governance, natural resource management, sustainable economic development, climate change resilience, and social justice. As the field of allies has grown, C-3's role has evolved to provide a platform that promotes creating civic community. Opportunities for Advocacy and Engagement: C3sandiego.org Frank Wolden LinkedIn Centre City Development Coordination
Issue 22: October 2023 In this section we bring you two fantastic original pieces. The first piece comes from the team at Quid Pro Euro, by Felix Trench and Zack Fortais-Gomm. Quid Pro Euro is a fiction comedy podcast about Europe, and the series explores how people in the 90's predicted the EU would look like in the 21st century - and how wrong they were. The segment we feature is from the series' first episode on ‘Administration.' The second piece comes from What's The Mate?, the longest running Bear Radio original podcast, launched in 2018. What's the Mate shares the entirely wacky things that take place in Berlin and brings on some of the funniest people in the city to turn them into something even wackier. Cut to nearly 5 years later, and What's The Mate has released 50 episodes and shared over 150 weird, quirky and interesting stories out of Berlin. This excerpt is from episode 43: ‘The Episode With a Killer Hat and Cats with Opinions,' where host Julia shares a surprising fact about gas lamps in Berlin.Our theme music is from Lucas Carey, with audio from Epidemic Sound. Cover art by Sian Amber Fletcher. This episode is brought to you by Bear Radio. If you're a producer based in Europe and have an idea for an URSA story, we'd love to hear from you! We're always accepting new pitches.Support for this podcast comes from our Patreon - if you like URSA and all the incredible stories that come with it - then please consider supporting us at patreon.com/ursapodcast. The price you'd spend on a coffee would go to supporting us and our contributors each month.
The Shout House is a dueling piano par that has been brining the party to the Gaslamp district for more than 20 years. Join AJ and Sara as they talk to pianists Jon and Eric about the legendary venue!
The digital age has opened up a world of opportunities for those looking to explore, create, and connect. Empty Nester Digital Nomad, Content Curation Strategy, Empty Nester Dating, and Podcast Launch are all ways to make the most of the digital age. This podcast episode explores the way that digital technology can create flexibility in lifestyle and work, how to curate content to make a meaningful narrative, and the importance of building meaningful connections. It also takes a deep dive into the process of launching a successful podcast, providing expert advice on how to start and manage a successful podcast. Whether you're looking to build your career in the digital age or just looking to learn more about the world of podcasts, this episode has something for everyone.Episode Outline:(00:00:05) Live Streaming Necessity(00:04:54) Empty Nester Digital Nomad(00:08:59) Creating a Lifestyle Business(00:13:22) Content Curation Strategy(00:18:06) Working and Learning(00:22:43) Empty Nester Dating(00:27:22) Podcast LaunchQuotes:(00:02:49) If I could do this for Nike, Sephora, Clinique, I sure as hell do it myself.(00:07:47) No one needs to be home for dinner. There's not been a better time. Like, no one, no one's waiting, my friend.(00:09:28) If you want a lifestyle business, you have to have a lifestyle.(00:17:56) Where your attention goes, energy flows.(00:22:00) No, seriously, it's like, what are we doing here? And then we all realized, okay, when we go to Paris, it's really just for now, drinking wine, but it wasn't really for the food.(00:22:50) Alignment over assignment. Ladies and gentlemen.(00:27:26) We'll talk to you next time.Social Post:Are you looking for a podcast that goes way beyond the story? Look no further than Beyond The Story! On this episode, Sebastian Ross and Stephanie Garcia discuss the importance of having the right gear for podcasting, their own experiences with adulting, and the emotional rollercoaster of being a single parent. Tune in to hear their inspiring stories and get the scoop on the best podcasting gear! #BeyondTheStory #Podcasting #Adulting #SingleParentingAre you looking for a podcast that will help you unlock your potential and live a life of freedom and flexibility? Look no further than Beyond The Story! This podcast is hosted by Sebastian Rusk and Stephanie Garcia, two entrepreneurs who have reverse engineered their lives to create a lifestyle business. They discuss topics such as habits, routines, and non-negotiables that will help you create the life you want. Tune in to hear their inspiring stories and learn how to create a life of freedom and flexibility! #BeyondTheStory #LifestyleBusiness #UnlockYourPotentialAre you looking for a way to connect the dots between your life experiences and the stories you tell? Look no further than Beyond The Story! In this episode, Sebastian Rusk and Stephanie Garcia discuss how to use Rome Research to create a mind map of your life experiences and memories. From favorite movies to special moments, Rome Research can help you create a unique and personalized story that will capture the attention of your audience. Tune in to Beyond The Story to learn more about how to use Rome Research to create a powerful story! #BeyondTheStory #RomeResearch #StorytellingBlog Post:Sebastian Rusk and Stephanie Garcia, hosts of the Beyond the Story podcast, recently signed off from the podcast launchlab.com studios, promising to talk to the audience again in the next episode. During their conversation, they discussed the importance of having a lifestyle that matches the lifestyle business they want to have. They shared their experiences of living in different countries, being single parents, and being digital nomads.The two also discussed the importance of offline communities in the digital world, and the apps they use to organize memories and information. Sebastian has a morning routine that includes researching what he is reading and learning, while Stephanie used to focus on her business in the first half of the year and take a break in the second half. Now, she is working full-time and running her own business, and is going to Manila and Bali later this year to meet the team of the guy she is dating. The two have been Facebook friends for a few months and discussed how to use Rome Research to organize memories and information. Rome Research is a search engine that allows users to create a "mind map" of everything they have ever read and learned. Sebastian suggested using Rome Research to organize memories and information related to dating, such as favorite foods, movies, and cartoons, while Stephanie suggested using it to organize content for presentations, such as quotes and material from books, podcasts, and other sources. They both agreed on the importance of making time to read and consume content in order to repurpose it later.Sebastian resisted getting a microphone for a long time until his friend Doc Rock suggested the Sure mic, while Stephanie opted for the Procaster mic, which is larger than the Pod mic. Stephanie has been in the ad agency world for 15 years and has experience in SEO, paid search, and social media. She left the agency world to focus on live streaming and to be able to spend more time with her daughter, who is in third grade. Stephanie's girlfriend's daughter just went to university, and she is now an empty nester. The two discussed the possibilities of being an empty nester, with Sebastian suggesting Stephanie to become a digital nomad and travel to different countries, and Stephanie suggesting Sebastian to house swap with a friend in New York for Valentine's Day. Sebastian's mission is to go to New York to network and create opportunities, and Stephanie suggested he host a three-hour workshop there. Sebastian is also considering going to the Philippines towards the end of the year. Stephanie encouraged Sebastian to take action and go on his world tour, while Sebastian is focusing on VIP content strategy days with clients.Finally, Sebastian and Stephanie discussed the importance of the offline community in the digital world. Sebastian mentioned a group called Chain Miami that meets on the first Tuesday of the month to discuss Web Three topics, while Stephanie is part of a Web Three group that hosts a monthly potluck. Sebastian is organizing an event called Dim Summit in New York for digital Internet marketers, and the two joked about Stephanie being Sebastian's wing woman in the GasLamp. Sebastian encouraged Stephanie to look him up if she ever visits Miami.Living a lifestyle that matches the lifestyle business you want to have is a great way to achieve success. Whether you're a single parent, a digital nomad, or an empty nester, there are many ways to make the most of your lifestyle and maximize your potential. Take the time to research and consume content, join offline communities, and take action to make your dreams come true.Social Links:Connect with Sebastian Rusk:Beyond The Story PodcastInstagramFacebookConnect with Stephanie Garcia:WebsiteInstagramOther MaterialsThese materials help you promote your podcast. Quotes can be used for audio & video grams or quote cards. Blog and social posts will help your website and social media presence.
The Gaslamp was packed solid with Comic-Con attendees this weekend from all over the world. It's always the best people watching and Producer Jessica ran into some locals that made a game out of watching the costumes going by.
(07/11/23) - As the Gas Lamp closes its doors, a look back to the recent past for local music venues I wish were still around
SDConCast - The Official Podcast of the San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog
This week we are welcoming KAP Media Group to the show, who have put wraps all over the Gaslamp during San Diego Comic-Con over the years, including 18 locations in 2022 featuring The Rings of Power, Star Trek, Teen Wolf, Krapopolis, and more. We're joined by Lori Brabant (Founder and CEO), and Kelly Reynolds (Partner, Strategic Business Development) to talk all aspects of wrapping up San Diego Comic-Con, from designing and producing to installing and removing wraps. We'll also cover all the latest news and exclusives. Join us for a fun and informative show.
This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, we are honored to be joined by Congressman Neal Dunn and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, both Republicans from Florida. Later in the program, sports journalist Ron Futrell calls in with his take on the A's proposed move to Las Vegas. -Dr. Neal Dunn grew up in an Army family and was stationed at over 20 places before college including in Vietnam during middle school. He was an Eagle Scout and National Merit Scholar before matriculating at Washington and Lee University. After medical school at George Washington, he joined the US Army as a surgeon completing his residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and Surgical Fellowship at Duke University. He continued his surgical career in many stations around the world before settling in Bay County, Florida in 1990. It was during his service at WRAMC in Washington that he met and married his wife Leah, of over 30 years.Dr. Dunn was a surgeon in Panama City for 25 years and was the founding president of the Advanced Urology Institute, a 45-physician practice with over 400 employees. He also founded the Bay Regional Cancer Center and pursued a special interest in advanced Prostate Cancer. He sat on the Governor's Prostate Cancer Advisory Council and the Florida Blue Physician Advisory Board. Prior to being elected to Congress, Dr. Dunn served on the Board of Governors of the Florida Medical Association, and as President of his County Medical Society, Chief of Staff of Gulf Coast Hospital, and Director of the Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Joint Venture. He was recognized as a Healthcare Hero by the Florida Department of Health for his chairmanship of Bay Cares, a medical charity headquartered in Panama City that provided about $30 million of completely free medical care annually to the working poor in Bay and 8 surrounding counties.Dr. Dunn was also the founding Chairman of Summit Bank, a rapidly growing 5-star community bank headquartered in Panama City. He was honored to be named to the Board of Directors of Space Florida which operates the space launch complexes and numerous research, assembly, and support facilities on Cape Canaveral. He also served as a Director of Enterprise Florida, the state's economic development agency.Dr. Dunn lives in Panama City, Florida with his wife Leah. In his free time, he enjoys quail hunting and spending time on the water. They are the proud parents of 3 sons (Alexander, Patrick, and David) and 3 grandchildren.-Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart is currently fulfilling his 11th term in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Florida's 26th congressional district. Diaz-Balart is a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and he is the Chairman of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Subcommittee, in addition to serving on the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) and Defense Subcommittees.Diaz-Balart passionately serves his constituents, acting tirelessly in defense of individual rights and liberties, promoting economic prosperity, and supporting a robust national defense. He is well-known for his advocacy of human rights and democracy around the world, as well as for his staunch support of our global allies. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002, making him the Dean of the Florida Delegation and Deputy Whip in Congress. Prior to his time in Congress, Diaz-Balart served in the Florida State Legislature in both the House and Senate chambers. He chaired several committees, including the Combined Appropriations/Ways and Means/Finance and Tax Committee.Diaz-Balart was born on September 25, 1961, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to Rafael and Hilda Diaz-Balart and is the youngest of four brothers (Rafael, Lincoln, and Jose). He studied Political Science at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Diaz-Balart currently resides in Miami, Florida, with his wife, Tia, and son, Cristian Rafael.-Ron Futrell is a longtime journalist who has worked at a number of local TV/radio stations throughout the western United States. He has covered sports in Las Vegas since 1984. 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As host of the Jerry Tarkanian TV show for 10 years, Ron was able to get the inside story on one of most remarkable teams in college basketball history.Ron is also a journalism professor at University of Nevada Las Vegas and was the first to teach Sports Broadcasting classes at UNLV.Ron says some of his greatest moments covering sports have been sitting ringside at the Hagler/Hearns fight in 1985 at Caesars Palace, watching the UNLV Runnin' Rebels win the basketball National Championship in 1990 and witnessing the tremendous success of the inaugural season of the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017-18. -Connect with us:www.breakingbattlegrounds.voteTwitter: www.twitter.com/Breaking_BattleFacebook: www.facebook.com/breakingbattlegroundsInstagram: www.instagram.com/breakingbattlegroundsLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/breakingbattlegrounds-TranscriptionSam Stone: [00:00:24] Welcome to another episode of Breaking Battlegrounds with your host, Sam Stone. My co-host Chuck Warren, is out and traveling today. But some big news in the country and we are very excited to have Congressman Neal Dunn of Florida's second Congressional District. Congressman Dunn grew up in an Army family, was stationed in over 20 different locations, including in Vietnam. During middle school, he was an Eagle Scout National Merit Scholar, then went to Washington and Lee University, went to medical school at George Washington, joined the US Army as a surgeon, completed his residency at Walter Reed Medical Center. Folks, I'm going on and on and on because this is the kind of resume, frankly, we need a lot more of in Congress. People who have real accomplishments. You're too kind. Well, you know what, Congressman? I mean, how many people in Congress right now have an actual medical background?Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:01:20] Well, there are 17 doctors.Sam Stone: [00:01:23] Honestly. Okay. I'm actually shocked. That's more than I thought. And there were only.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:01:27] Nine when I got here, but we're adding so.Sam Stone: [00:01:30] Good. Well, see, I mean, frankly, I think that's pretty valuable given how much of the medical industry comes under the purview of Congress these days.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:01:39] It's very important.Sam Stone: [00:01:41] So before we get into more of that and and I do want to talk a little bit about your background, but obviously the big conversation that's lighting up the country right now is the agreement over the debt ceiling. Yes, Speaker McCarthy put together an agreement and despite the best efforts of the national press to pretend that never happened, uh, negotiations did conclude very recently an agreement was signed. Now, you did vote for it. I did. And as Chuck and I have said here many times, we would also and tell folks why.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:02:17] Well, so this, you know, is certainly one of those tough calls that we face in Congress. It's it's why the job can be difficult. You know, this this first off, we should say this bill really does cut the spending. So President Biden had come forth with a budget and we went after that budget to say we got a this is way too much. It's it's the kind of budget that caused the inflation that we're suffering with. And so we managed to I say we, you know, and actually the credit should go to Speaker McCarthy and the negotiation team led by Garret Graves and they just did a brilliant job getting the getting that number down by 4.8 trillion with a T trillion dollars over the the ten year window. And so that that's a big savings. There's never been a cut on the president's budget, anything like that big in history.Sam Stone: [00:03:13] A trillion here, a trillion there. Pretty soon you're talking real money.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:03:17] Yeah and you know, we used to say a million and a million here. Now it's trillions. You're right. It's it's it is. It is real money. Now let's let's don't kid ourselves. This is just a first step because the debt is still going to glide somewhat higher over the next ten years. There's going to be increased. There's still we're still going to be borrowing money. We're still going to be facing, you know, the situation where we're spending more than we're bringing in. And we have to go after that, too. But we really got some good wins on this bill. One of the things that should appeal to everybody was we we kept the IRS from getting any more new agents this year or next. And then, of course, we'll have to fight that in the 20 in the 25 appropriations process again. But bearing in mind we only control one House, the House and.Sam Stone: [00:04:12] Senate control one House.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:04:13] Yeah, very with a narrow majority. This is really a remarkable bill given the the sort of weak hand that we had to play. And so I was actually, you know, you could always wish for more. My God, yes, you could wish for more. But we did manage to protect the the defense budget entirely. So we plussed it up from the president. And and we get we this is no time to cut on the military. We got too many threats around the world right now. And we also kept the veterans intact. But everybody else took a little bath.Sam Stone: [00:04:47] Well, as they had to. I mean, the run up in spending in the last few years has been extraordinary. It has. This is the first step in starting to rein that back in it. How important was it not to default? Because I think a lot of people out there were expecting you know, there's some folks in the Republican Party saying they expected more. They wanted a more, you know, more drastic.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:05:12] It's really irresponsible to default on on debt. Let let let me see if I can underline that. So the the importance of a strong dollar, the fact that the global economy is dollarized is as important as having a strong military. It's that important. So a strong US dollar is fundamental to the national security and frankly, to the stability of the world system.Sam Stone: [00:05:39] And so and and from what I understand and different economists have slightly different takes. But if the US were to lose our status, which is is clearly there are countries trying to take it away as the as the world reserve currency that would be something like an instant 15% tax increase on every single American.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:05:58] That's right. And you would be far less safe as well.Sam Stone: [00:06:03] Absolutely. And you have an interesting background. We got into it a little bit earlier. You know, obviously amazing background with the military surgical fellowship at Duke University. Um, but you also have a background in banking and in finance.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:06:21] Yeah, I do. So, you know, what happened is I got out of the military. I'd always been getting a paycheck all my life, and I'm in private practice, and all of a sudden I'm running a private practice. And I didn't really know how to run a business at all. So I approached it like a, you know, another school course. Okay, we got to study this thing and figure out how how businesses work and and how to report and how to account for the money. And I had a great deal of help, frankly, in my I moved into a town I live in Panama City, Florida. And my patience, I'm in a surgical specialty that tends to have these older guys as patients. And so they were a lot of businessmen and they mentored me all the way through this. And among my mentors was a banker. And he he graciously spent some years teaching me about banking. And and eventually I got the bug bit and we started a bank of our own. So and it did very well. I was very pleased with it. We kept it for about a dozen years.Sam Stone: [00:07:21] Well, and that's an amazing story too, because, you know, not only do you have the experience in the medical industry, but also the financial industry. So when you go to Congress, you're coming in with a great deal to contribute right off the top based on those experiences, right?Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:07:39] Yes. And I think, by the way, the business and the banking experience was very helpful. When we come up here and we start throwing around numbers like trillions of dollars, you know, that's a scary number to throw at a banker. You know, people start talking about defaulting on that and you go, boy. Put the gun down and back away. This is dangerous stuff you're talking about.Sam Stone: [00:08:01] Oh, absolutely. Now I'm laughing and joking about this a little bit, but this is really deadly serious stuff. It is.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:08:10] It's deadly serious.Sam Stone: [00:08:11] And the the consequences of the default would have been so dramatic that I want to say thank you to you and your colleagues who had the courage to see this process through.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:08:23] Well, thank you. And I'll tell you what, I hope that we get back together in a year and we find out that we've also fought the fought the the people want to spend all this money to have standstill yet again on the appropriations next year, too.Sam Stone: [00:08:36] So that's actually one of the things I was about to get to. And I'm glad you went there first, is this isn't the hill to die on. The the full faith and credit of the United States is not the hill to go out there and die on and say we're going to hold our ground no matter what.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:08:51] Yeah, this is not the place to throw a hissy fit. I mean, we we absolutely have to, you know, meet our debt. This is why the world depends on the United States. If we default on our debt, you know, all of a sudden we become a lot less important to everybody.Sam Stone: [00:09:09] Yeah, absolutely. But there is a place to do that, to have that fight. Right. And that's absolutely in the future here in the next couple of years with the various budget processes.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:09:21] There's a lot of places to have that fight. One of them would be in November at the ballot box. But, you know, if you really feel strongly about the debt, then don't elect a bunch of people and don't nominate a bunch of people who can't get elected to office that are that are going to be irresponsible with with the dollar. You know, this stuff really matters to our children and our grandchildren. I have grandchildren, so I tend to have a longer horizon. But, you know, it's important that we don't we don't hurt them.Sam Stone: [00:09:55] Yeah, you can. You can make mistakes. Now that will take away so much of the opportunities in their future. That's right.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:10:03] And there's another side to this. And I get this, too, when people say that, you know, well, we're we're swimming in debt. We are right now. The every man, woman and child in America has about $4 million in federal debt. $4 million.Sam Stone: [00:10:18] I don't have $4 million to give you, Congressman.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:10:21] Well, I was going to ask you for that later in the show.Sam Stone: [00:10:25] Well, I don't know. Maybe the ratings from this show will go through the roof. And, you know, next year you'll be able to collect. I don't know. But, you know, but in the meantime, one of the you made a great point there. I thought about not nominating people who can't get elected. Um, I always love the Reagan maxim. I want to nominate the most conservative person I can get elected. Right.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:10:51] That was, you know, that was really pretty simple truth that he that he used to say he had a lot of quick little aphorisms like that that really cut right down to the bottom line.Sam Stone: [00:11:01] He he was so good at that and so good at narrowing things down for the public in a way that they could understand and taking complex issues and making them accessible. Uh, I think great.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:11:15] Communicator.Sam Stone: [00:11:16] Yeah, we miss that too often. Um, so we only have about two minutes left in this segment. We're going to be coming back here with more from Congressman Neal Dunn of Florida's second Congressional District shortly. Um, we want to talk a little bit, too, about your Bacares medical charity there in Panama City, because I think I think a lot of times people don't, um, people think of Congress, members of Congress, only in that one role.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:11:46] Yeah, I think you're right. They do think he's a congressman. What did he do in real life? Yeah.Sam Stone: [00:11:51] Yeah. I think too often that's the case. And you've done a ton in real life. So I want to touch a little bit more about that. Also, when we come back here and we're going to have a little bit of discussion on what what we're going to be doing, what you're going to be doing in Congress going forward the next few months. I want to, you know, what should the American people be watching out for? Okay. So when breaking battlegrounds comes back in just a moment, we'll hit on more of that. Folks, thank you for tuning in. Be sure to download our podcast, go to breaking battlegrounds dot vote. You can get all of our past episodes. There we are on Substack, Spotify, Apple Podcasts. Anywhere you get your podcasts, breaking battlegrounds is there. We will be back with more from Congressman Dunn in just a moment. All right. Welcome back to Breaking Battlegrounds with your host, Sam Stone. Chuck Warren out of studio today. On the line with us, Congressman Neal Dunn of Florida's second Congressional District. We've been talking about the debt ceiling. We've been talking about some of his background, which is just amazing. But right now, we want to talk about what is coming up in Congress. What are the next issues that are going to be on your plate there?Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:13:33] Well, so we do tend to give everybody sort of subspecialized. And I sit on the Energy and Commerce Committee, which is also home to the big health care committee. So we do health care policy, but we also do energy and and all the foreign and domestic trade policy. So I don't have to tell you that energy's been a big, big subject lately. We want to reestablish energy independence. We know how to do this. We did it very nicely in the last administration, and we did in that same debt ceiling bill. We included a whole bunch of streamlining for energy projects, in fact, for all large building projects. So we took that environmental permitting process and capped it at two years and actually made the the regulatory agencies liable to be sued if they don't make those environmental statements and rulings within two years. And I offer as an example, the Atlanta airport where they just added a runway after nine years working on it. And the first seven of those nine years were just permitting, didn't move a shovel full of earth, and then they built it in two years. So we need to get that permitting process down a lot. It takes about 20 years to permit a mine for anything you want to mine in this country. And that's that's just an impossible obstacle to overcome in any kind of affordable way. Yeah.Sam Stone: [00:15:02] Well, we our broadcast studio is I think most people know is in Arizona. There has been a project here called the Rosemont Mine. I think the names have changed on it a few dozen times now. I know personally because I've been dealing with it, that process has gone on close to 20 years now. It could be one of the largest copper mines in the world. Copper is desperately needed for all of these electric vehicles, for the phones, for the computers and and the opposition to it. This this baffles me, Congressman, the opposition to it, we're told by the environmental movement and I agree with them in this, that we have one planet, that this.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:15:39] Is one same people who want everything to go electric will prevent you from mining or refining any of the things you need to make electricity and batteries and all this stuff. It's really it's it's almost childishly foolish.Sam Stone: [00:15:53] Well, I think it's worse than that, Congressman, because not only do they do all that here, but then they turn a blind eye to China to all these.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:16:01] Glad you said that, because all the.Sam Stone: [00:16:02] Countries around the world that do this with the worst environmental controls imaginable.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:16:07] Unbelievably bad. You're right. They have no environmental controls, whatever. China is another subject we're going to be spending a lot of time on. I sit on the China Select Committee. And so this is a select committee that looking at China as a as an adversary in terms of competing in everything, including militarily speaking. And we're peeling back the layers of of of how deep China is embedded into our economy and our lives. And let me tell you, it's awful. It's just awful. They have they have really stolen a lot of marches on us. They're making headway in South America. They're making headway across the Pacific, in Asia, in Africa. And and everybody is is very dependent on their production.Sam Stone: [00:16:51] Well, one of the one of our very recent guests was former Afghan Special Forces General Sami Sadat, who detailed how much China has moved into Afghanistan, taking over the mining and the industry there. As soon as we stepped out that there.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:17:08] It turns out that Afghanistan has a lot of rich mining of minerals in it and the Chinese aren't hesitant to go after it. They're also running Bagram Air Base, the one we we abandoned there the one night. No.Sam Stone: [00:17:21] It's it's every time I hear you more about what we did in Afghanistan on our way out the door, the more embarrassing that whole episode becomes. I mean, we really put ourselves in a difficult position internationally with that move.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:17:35] I can't say enough bad about that. I was on active duty when the Saigon fell. And and I have to tell you, I thought that was the most humiliating moment of my life for the military, for our country. And I didn't think it would ever happen again in Afghanistan actually was worse. I couldn't believe I was stunned. And of course, the really bad news here is Russia saw that, Putin saw that. And he said, oh, I know what they'll do if I invade Ukraine. Nothing. And so he was. Began massing troops on the border of Ukraine while we were still evacuating people out of that humiliating mess. And of course, China's looked at it and saw the same thing. He said, Ah, Taiwan is next. Honestly, I think if Putin had managed to roll up Ukraine the way he thought he was going to, JI would have been in Taiwan the next week. So you put it that way. You realize the Ukrainians are not just defending Eastern Europe, they're defending Taiwan, the whole Indo pack.Sam Stone: [00:18:37] Well, and and the rest of their region. Right. All those Baltic states are are at enormous risk. And Russia has said Putin has said they want to recreate the Iron Curtain. They want to rebuild the Soviet empire.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:18:51] They absolutely do. And you know this people think this is just like a one off aggression. This is the ninth invasion. Putin has stated started ninth. So this is just one in a long string. You know, you're going to fight this war in Ukraine or you're going to fight with Americans in Poland.Sam Stone: [00:19:08] Mhm. Yeah. And Poland certainly all, you know, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, all of those is.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:19:16] Probably even before Poland.Sam Stone: [00:19:17] Yeah. And those states are, are fantastic growing economies that are contributing to the world and Yeah. And hugely democratic, hugely capitalist and.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:19:28] They're Article five nations in NATO which means we're we are tied to them.Sam Stone: [00:19:32] Absolutely. We have just about two minutes before we have to go here. But I did want to touch on something else you've done, which is Bacares, a medical charity headquartered in Panama City. Um, tell us what what you've done there, because that's a really amazing story.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:19:48] You know, I was really gratified to do that. So Florida has a system where we call it's the we Care system where if doctors or hospitals, clinics, labs, whatever, will donate free medical care, they get sovereign immunity from the state. So they can't be sued. No liability. And and so we find that medical personnel are very much more willing to to deliver care for free if it's accompanied by sovereign immunity. And so I was able to recruit in my relatively small area. We had nine counties we were serving. But so it was probably a total population of 400,000, not not a giant city. We were able to get $30 million a year in free, utterly free medical care, just people willing to donate, doctors, you know, hospitals and and clinics of all types, diagnostic centers, pharmacies, $30 million a year in that little town.Sam Stone: [00:20:47] That's a huge amount of quality medical care that your residents are getting for free, because.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:20:52] I ran it for a number of years, but I had to give it up when I came to Congress. And it's still in good hands back in Panama City. So if anybody in Panama City or anywhere around Panama City is watching this, you can you can donate your services to Bacares.Sam Stone: [00:21:06] Fantastic. Congressman, before we wrap up here, how do folks follow you and your work and stay in touch with everything you're doing?Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:21:12] Thank you so much for letting me share that. So on Twitter, it's at Dr. Neal Dunn Fl2 and I spell Neal n e a l. Dr. Neal Dunn, Florida two. And on Facebook, it's Congressman Neal Dunn, MD.Sam Stone: [00:21:28] Perfect. Thank you so much, Congressman. We really appreciate having you on the program. We'll look forward to having you back on again in the future.Congressmen Neal Dunn: [00:21:35] Thanks so much. I hope we have as much good news. Next time.Sam Stone: [00:21:38] Cross your fingers, folks. Are you concerned with stock market volatility, especially with Joe Biden in office? If you are, go to investyrefy.com, you can earn up to a 10.25% fixed rate of return that's investyrefy.com or call them at 888Y, refi 24 and tell them Chuck and Sam sent you. Welcome back to Breaking battlegrounds with your host, Chuck Warren. I'm Sam Stone. Chuck Next up on the line with us right now, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart fulfilling his 11th term in the US House of Representatives, serving Florida's 26th Congressional District. He is a member a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations, chairman of the State Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee, and also serves on some other key committees Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Defense. So, Congressman, you are you are covering the spectrum on policy there in Washington right now. That's actually pretty darn impressive.Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:22:46] Look, I'm a blessed person to be able to be in a situation, in a position to be able to fight for things that I think are important for our country. And obviously, whether it's defense, whether it's foreign policy, whether it's infrastructure, those are issues that I spend a lot of my time on. But as well as, you know, I, I was the main sponsor of the of the, you know, border security bill. So there are a lot of things that I've been able to because of first, the folks who sent me to D.C. and then the confidence in my colleagues I've been able to to get involved in a lot of different issues. You're absolutely right.Chuck Warren: [00:23:21] So you are a sponsor of H.R. two. Yes, And it has. So we tell us a little bit about the the details regarding border security on that and then take some time and tell us how does this help people bring in with work visas? One thing I think people misrepresent Republicans about is we still allow about 1.2 million people to come into the country legally every year. I mean, that's not a minor number.Sam Stone: [00:23:47] Right. And I've never met a Republican who wasn't willing to have a conversation about legal immigration.Chuck Warren: [00:23:52] And I've never met a Republican who says cut that number. Right. So first of all, tell us about the border security details of H.R., H.R. two, please, and then let's discuss the other items.Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:24:02] Yeah, look, HR.2 first, you know, we before the elections, Kevin McCarthy, again, he wasn't speaker. He put together the Republicans and said, let's come up with a commitment to America. What is our agenda going to be? One of those was securing the border. And, you know, I was fortunate to be one of the people that helped draft that component of it. We won by a very slim margin, but we won the majority in the House, only in the House, unfortunately. And then we wanted to make sure that we deliver on the commitment, on the promise that we made to the American people. So H.R.1 dealt with energy energy independence. H.R.2 is border security. So there were a lot of Republican bills filed out there to deal with the bleeding that we are experiencing on the southern border. And I say bleeding. This administration has literally given the control, has totally just who decides now who comes across the southern border to the United States are the drug cartels and not to mention the fence and all that's coming across the southern border, the terrorists that we know are coming across the southern border. And then, by the way, a lot of victims that are being used by the cartels and are being brought across.Sam Stone: [00:25:07] Can I stop and ask for for some clarification? I'm certainly not asking you to throw your colleagues under the bus, but do a lot of the Democrats who have kind of resisted this border security, do they understand how much the control has been ceded to the cartels? And and what you just said that you do not cross that border without the permission of the cartels at this point?Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:25:28] Well, but I'll answer your question. But to your point, if anybody thinks that an individual can come from a country and, you know, somehow get us to the southern border and walk across, that's not possible. The cartels will kill you. The this is a monopoly controlled by these narco terrorist cartels. Different cartels have different part of the southern border. That's who determines who comes across 100%. And so and do my Democratic colleagues understand that? Some do You know, you have folks like Henry Cuellar who who has been one of the most outspoken people in telling the administration this has to stop. We have a problem here. But it seems that many are just okay with that or and the administration seems to be okay with that. The secretary of Homeland security continues to say that the southern border is secure, which is insanity, because he wants us to believe him and not our very own eyes.Chuck Warren: [00:26:21] So we have about 90s to a break. Congressman, why do you think they feel that way? That it's just okay? I mean, there has to be a reason you've talked to them enough. Is there have you ever heard a good justification or reasoning why they think this is just okay?Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:26:34] No, I haven't I haven't heard any good explanation from the administration or anybody else as to why this is okay. Why handing over to the cartels the southern border is okay. Why 300 Americans dying every single day? Because of of of of of a product that's coming across the southern border is okay. While you know why hundreds of 900 migrants dying just last year is humane, there is no good explanation. That's why I'm so proud of H.R. 2. And the colleagues, the Republican colleagues have put this together.Sam Stone: [00:27:03] Fantastic. Congressman, when we. Come back. We're going to have more from Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida. Congressman, before we we go there, I want to give folks your Twitter handle because I think it's very important they stay up with the work you're doing. Folks, you can follow him at at Mario DB on Twitter there. Great opportunity to stay in touch with his work. Breaking battlegrounds is going to be coming back with more from the congressman in just a moment. We want to get into some of the specific provisions that are in this bill, but also we want to touch on some of the other work you're doing, including the Parents Bill of Rights and the recent trip you made to the Dominican Republic. All that and more when breaking battlegrounds comes back. Welcome back to Breaking battlegrounds with your host, Chuck Moran. I'm Sam Stone. Folks, are you concerned with stock market volatility, especially with Joe Biden in office? What if you can invest in a portfolio with a high fixed rate of return that's not correlated to the stock market? You can make up to 10.25% fixed rate of return. 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So, again, a lot of common sense border security, things like that. But to your point, one of the things that should also be upsetting and, you know, you wonder why to your question before we we broke. Right. What are the Democrats say about this? Nothing good. But but if the others who are suffering, it's not only our national security interests, it's not only the rule of law, it's also those who are actually who potentially have legitimate asylum claims because they can't get their legitimate claims heard. So among the things that this bill also does is it it frankly modernizes it streamlines the actual real process for those who have legitimate asylum claims so that they can have their claims actually adjudicated. And it also even has a particular area there for folks who come, for example, from this hemisphere, from Venezuela or Cuba or Nicaragua that you would think have the likeliest chance of having legitimate claims. Well, they can't get their claims heard because of the disaster created by the Biden administration. So this deals with that as well. It's not only border security that's the main issue. It's the secure the border, but it also makes the legal system a little bit better. Does it solve every problem? No, it secures the border. It stops this horrific situation that is inhumane, that is a threat to our national security and also provides some avenues for those who have legitimate claims, for example, legitimate asylum claims.Chuck Warren: [00:30:41] Where the congressman, Mario Diaz-Balart, if you're in the Miami area, you can catch this interview on Newsradio 6:10 a.m. So you live in Miami Dade and it's it's a it's a county, Sam, and I've been to many times it's full of immigrants. What do they think your Venezuelan Colombians, your Cubans, what do they think about the border crisis? What are your constituents tell you about this?Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:31:04] You know, they understand that one of the reasons that one of the reasons that immigrants have always come to this country, I don't care if you get you came here, you know, five generations ago or if you're coming now, it's because of the rule of law. The rule of law is what makes everything else possible and that you have to adhere to the rule of law. And so immigrants who are in this country and I represent a heck of a lot of of of, you know, Americans who are, again, first generations or or foreign born Americans. They understand that you have to adhere to the rule of law. That is the reason that everybody wants to come to the United States. That's the reason this is the country of opportunity. It's the rule of law. It's the free market system. But you can't have a free market system or you can't have anything. You can't have security without adhering to the rule of law. And that's why, again, this bill is very strong on that adhering bringing back the rule of law to the southern border and to those communities in the southern border that are struggling because of the policies of the Biden administration.Sam Stone: [00:32:10] Congressman, here in Arizona, I've found in talking to first generation immigrants and a lot of people in that, you know, obviously predominantly Mexican American community here, they have a much better understanding than a lot of folks out there of how the cartels, you know, really abuse the people that are coming across the predations that they inflict upon them. Do you do you get that? And, you know, I my experience in Florida is you get that plus people who have maybe a little bit better understanding of communism than we often do here. Does the Republican Party need to do a better job of emphasizing those voices?Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:32:46] I mean, I think we can always do better. I know that in Florida, by the way, and, you know, look at look at the election and the re-election of Governor Ron DeSantis. Right. Remember, Ron DeSantis got a group of immigrants who got here across the southern border and he sent them to a sanctuary community. That publicly expressed that they are a sanctuary place and that they have they want, you know, folks, even if they're here unlawfully, to to go to Martha's Vineyard. So this governor sent people over there not to be punitive, but to actually say, look, if you've got opportunities for them, you want them there. Here we go. And then what happened that immediately. Martha's Vineyard, by the way, put them on buses and they put them in a military base. So the sanctuary committee there in New York is another sanctuary, right, city. They're sanctuary cities until anybody shows up and then they immediately want them out of there.Sam Stone: [00:33:40] They're fine. Sticking them on border towns in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, all the way into Florida. They just don't want them in their community no matter what they say. Talk is.Chuck Warren: [00:33:50] Cheap.Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:33:51] Yeah, look, it's. It's like socialist. Socialist or socialist for everybody else, not for me. Right. And and, you know, you want everybody to drive bicycles, but want to be able to have my car. Right. That's socialism 101.Sam Stone: [00:34:02] They. They all envision themselves like the Soviet leadership driving down their exclusive lane on the middle of Nevsky Prospekt.Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:34:10] Correct. That's exactly right. Socialism. Socialism is really good for everybody else, but not for them. Right. And and, you know, government control is they want to be able to impose their views on everybody else but don't not on them. Right. And and which is why, again, look, this country is based on individual freedom, on the rule of law, on opportunity. And the reason this country has been and continues to be the wealthiest, the most generous, the greatest country in the history of humanity is because of individual freedom and opportunity and the rule of law. And, you know, you mentioned folks who have come here by choice. They get that. They understand that. And one sympathizes with these victims, by the way, that the cartels are using and abusing. But the reality is that you have to adhere to the law and the rule of law. Otherwise, nothing else is.Chuck Warren: [00:35:00] Possible with Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart. He's in Miami Dade County. You can catch him on Twitter at Mario DB. All right. We're going to give you the softball question. You're introducing a new bill here in two weeks. Tell our audience a little bit about it.Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:35:14] Yeah, well, I chair the subcommittee. I'm my privilege that my colleagues have put me to chair the subcommittee, that the House subcommittee of Appropriations Subcommittee that funds everything have to do with foreign policy. That includes, by the way, funding for the UN. That includes funding for our allies like Israel, that includes funding for the State Department and so much more. And so a couple of things. Number one is we're going to be spending a heck of a lot less money than the Democrats have been spending because they've been wasting money and we're going to be responsible. So we're going to be spending a hell of a lot less money, number one. Number two is, to me, it's very simple. If you're an ally of the United States and if you're helping our national security interests, I think this bill will recognize that in a positive way. But if you're in cahoots with our enemies, if you are targeting our allies, this bill is also going to recognize that in a way that they're not going to like. Foreign policy has to be dictated on one thing and one thing alone. The national security interests of the United States.Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:36:09] After that, you have a lot of things that are important, human rights, etcetera. But it's all based on one thing the national security interest of the United States. So we're going back to some pretty basic things that the Democrats have totally forgotten about. Democrats love to, you know, fund things that have nothing to do with our national security interests. We're cutting all that. They like to fund folks and entities that are frankly not helping us are not on our side. I'm not willing to look the other way. I'm not willing to look the other way. If you have international organizations that are targeting Israel or that are targeting the United States, I'm not willing to look the other way. It's going to be a there's going to be all sorts of criticism when I drop that bill, when I file that bill. But I will tell you, I'm very proud because we're going back to basics. If you're pro-American, then we're going to be trying to help you. And if you're in cahoots with our adversaries, you're going to suffer the consequences in my bill.Sam Stone: [00:37:00] I love that, Congressman Chuck, because frankly, what other country on earth does their government not work to protect their own people? We there's there's this push on the left that seems like our job in our government is to protect everybody but Americans.Chuck Warren: [00:37:13] So you are the dean of the Florida delegation. You've been around the block a couple times now.Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:37:18] You're calling me old. Yeah.Chuck Warren: [00:37:19] I'm calling it. I'm old, Sam. We're all his old people are old guys. Rule. Okay. My question is, what keeps you up at night? I mean, what is the one thing that you know, because you see very sensitive documents that we don't have access to. What keeps you up that you fret about? I mean, obviously, you know, a lot of things seem to work themselves out. I always feel America will end up doing the right thing long term. But what keeps you up at night? Like, holy moly, this is bad.Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:37:46] Yeah. You know, I don't know if I've been asked that question, but I think I can answer it relatively simply. Number one is obviously our fiscal situation, our debt, and that we waste so much money on things that we shouldn't be doing. And then and then the other thing that keeps me. Is China, which is the existential threat, and they're both tied together. We waste money on things that frankly do nothing or actually do us harm. And then we don't spend enough resources, enough money on, frankly, confronting the existential threat today, tomorrow, and for the decades in the future. And that's China. We have to have the strongest defense. We're not doing enough there. And we have to have a strong economy, which means we have to stop misspending money.Sam Stone: [00:38:30] That is one thing. Chuck, I was a little dismayed about in this budget that is being discussed in the debt ceiling deal is a reduction again in the number of naval vessels that are under the US flag. I mean, we.Chuck Warren: [00:38:42] Should be at 350. That's that's what our strategy is, 350 ships and we're at what, 280?Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:38:47] Yeah. And China is building them. You know, like by the time we finish this podcast, they probably have built already another ship, right? So China is is a real danger. Look, we we have to confront we have this issue of our debt and that's because we are mis spending so much money and we need to be much better stewards of the people's money. And obviously, the Democrats have been on the spending spree. But it's not only the Democrats in the past. Let's be very clear. We have to do a better job. But on the other hand, we cannot deal with defense as a number. Ronald Reagan used it, to paraphrase him, used to say defense is not a budgetary issue. We have to avoid war at all costs. The way to do that is to have the toughest, the strongest military in the entire planet. China is a real threat. So we can we spend more on defense while still dealing with our debt. Yes, we can, because defense is still something that we have to do. We have to, by the way, reform the programs that are causing the debt. A lot of that. For example, Social Security and Medicare, we have to defend and protect those, but we also have to reform them, reform them to make sure that we have those for future generations so we can do both things, spend more and spend more wisely on defense to confront China while we deal with the other big threat, which is our escalating national debt.Chuck Warren: [00:40:07] Congressman, do you feel there's a danger within the Republican Party of this strident, isolationist wing that they just seem to want to ignore the world and don't realize when we ignore it, the world is in trouble, which means we're in trouble?Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:40:21] Well, look, you know, I don't want to be critical of I try to adhere to the again, once again talking about Ronald Reagan. Right. He talked about the 11th commandment. Right. Which is not to ever say negative things about other Republicans. And so I won't do that. And I wish all Republicans had that same attitude because there's a lot of things that we need to talk about that the Democrats are doing wrong and they're helping to destroy this country. Right. So but but I will tell you that we have to treat defense not as a number. We have to look at defenses. What do we need to confront China? Whatever it costs, then we have to deal with everything else. Because if we do not get defense right, nothing else will matter. And the way to avoid war is to which is really obviously the number one goal. Number one goal is to have the toughest, the strongest, the most agile, the most lethal defense in the planet so that China and others do not dare confront the United States. Are we there now? No, we are not. We can do better, but we also have to deal with the debt. Those are not mutually exclusive if we're smart about how we spend our money.Sam Stone: [00:41:25] Yeah, absolutely. Great point. Before we go, Congressman, we have just about one minute left here on the program, and we thank you very much for joining us. We look forward to having you on again. Folks, if you want to follow him on Twitter, it's at Mario. Db Fantastic opportunity to stay up with one of the folks who's helping lead our foreign policy engagement in a really smart and intelligent way. So, Congressman, thank you so much for joining us here. I'm going to throw kind of a softball at you. How much do we need to focus on stripping back the the barriers that are preventing us from building things the way we did 50 years ago in this country?Mario Diaz-Balart: [00:42:06] Oh, it's nuts. It's nuts. And most of that is government regulation. You know, we went from being energy independent, which was a dream. We actually became energy independent just two years ago to now, in essence, depending mostly on Chinese goods, Chinese solar panels. It's insanity. These are government created problems if you just unleash the American people. It's amazing what they have done and what they will continue to do. A lot of times the problem well, the problem is the federal government.Sam Stone: [00:42:36] That's the last word right there. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, thank you so much for joining us. Folks. Be sure to tune in again next week and download our podcast segment. We have a very full podcast segment for you this week, breaking battlegrounds back on the air one week from today. All right, Welcome to the podcast. Only segment of breaking battlegrounds. Packed show today. But one thing Chuck and I always love is sports. And there's a lot going on in one particular town in this country. Las Vegas, been in the news for a lot of sporting reasons.Chuck Warren: [00:43:13] Viva! Viva Las Vegas!Sam Stone: [00:43:14] Viva! Viva! Viva! Everything. Las Vegas. Viva is.Chuck Warren: [00:43:18] Right. Viva as Ron Years ago.Sam Stone: [00:43:20] But we didn't actually introduce him, so we got to introduce Ron Futrell, a longtime journalist. He's worked in a number of local TV and radio stations throughout the western United States, and he's covered sports in Las Vegas since 1984. Began his broadcasting career in the 80s in Salt Lake City. And from there, he's covered sports and news pretty much all across the western United States. Ron, welcome to the program.Ron Futrell: [00:43:44] It's a long time. I've been here almost 40 years.Chuck Warren: [00:43:46] Yeah, It doesn't show, though. It doesn't show. That's amazing.Sam Stone: [00:43:50] We don't actually admit to those things on this podcast. Ron, it was yesterday. You arrived yesterday?Ron Futrell: [00:43:56] Yeah, yesterday. I will say this and this sort of remarkable. The first the first event I covered in Las Vegas was April 5th, 1984, at the Thomas and Mack Center. The Utah Jazz were playing a split schedule then because not a whole lot of fans were going to the Salt Palace. And Sam Battistone, the owner, wanted to see if Vegas could be a market for them. And he was thinking about moving the team here. And it just so happened that the night that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar set the all time NBA scoring record should have been in Salt Lake at the Salt Palace, But it was in Las Vegas at the new Thomas and Mack Center. And I was three days on the job and I'm covering that. And, of course, it's been significant lately because Lobos broke that record. That's a record that stood for almost 40 years. And and so that and I think what it did also is.Sam Stone: [00:44:49] Wait a minute.Ron Futrell: [00:44:51] If we don't start showing up to games. They were getting 8000 a game there in Salt Lake at the time and fans reacted showed up and and the rest is history. Now the Utah Jazz have a permanent home there in Salt Lake and.Chuck Warren: [00:45:04] And beloved up there a matter of fact I think the Utah Jazz is a good Segway. So the Utah Jazz are a unifying force in Utah. No one would disagree. Democrat, Republican, non LDS, LDS. You and I talked a decade ago when we were working on a project together and we were talking about what a difference a professional sports team would mean to Las Vegas and Nevada. It would be a unifying force. Have you has that come to fruition now that you have this great hockey team? You have the Raiders and you have the A's possibly coming, which we'll talk about here in a minute. How do you see that in the community?Ron Futrell: [00:45:35] Yes, it certainly has with the Knights. I mean, you had it years ago. I covered Unlv basketball in the glory days, and it's been now 33 years since they won the national championship against Duke. A lot of people remember that Unlv, Duke Matchups and the 1990 national championship team that won it all. And I was at both of those Final Fours and covered them extensively. But but that that did unite Las Vegas, certainly that everybody in town were rebel fans and out of town. Either you hated or you loved the rebels, but they always elicited a response, which I think the NCAA loved. And it's the Golden Knights did that, especially the first year. Now we're talking six years ago when they went to the when they went to the the Stanley Cup final lost to Washington at that time. But it was the same feeling here in town. I've always been jealous going to San Diego to Petco Park and seeing the Padres and the Gaslamp district, and I see a bunch of locals there hanging out and it seems like everybody knows everybody else and it's family and friends getting together and and hanging out and having a good time. And I've been jealous that Vegas didn't have that. Well, we do now with the Knights. We do with the aviators, which is a ballpark minor league team for the A's up in Summerland. And you can go there and you can hang out, have a it's a beautiful ballpark. I would suggest you go check it out at some point, but you now have that. As for the Raiders, I don't know. I mean, I'll say I'll say you can get the same thing. But there's the NFL is much more tribal in in that you're a Raiders fan or you're not or you hate the Raiders or you don't you know so so it doesn't do that in the same in the same sense because of the nature of the Raiders and the nature nature of the NFL.Sam Stone: [00:47:25] Do you think, Ron, I kind of got to two questions, maybe related sort of. One is I think the Knights really, really benefited from that early run of success that establishes them in the community, you know, rather than, for instance, an expansion team having a very long build up period. They're losing a ton of games for a decade, but two with the Raiders. I really thought and I think this of the A's too, they should not keep their name. They should have adopted a Vegas specific name for that team and rebranded it.Ron Futrell: [00:47:58] The okay know that. Well, they have tried to rebrand it in one sense. The NFL didn't want the Raiders to have that. You know, the areas with all with all the crazy black hole the black hole area. Right. They just they sort of disbanded that in the sense now the club still exists, but they put all those people in, spread them out all over the stadium so they didn't have a specific black hole area. And I think the NFL I know the NFL did not like the Raiders bad boy image and branding and that they wanted to try to do away with that coming to Vegas. And I think it was best to do that, quite frankly. You know, they still kept part of it. You can't totally get rid of the ice cube feel of Southern California at that time when the Raiders adopted that that that feel. But it's yeah the image I don't know about changing the name I mean the Raiders brand is still it I mean it's still the brand I don't I don't think the athletics changed their name if they come here. No because they've they've moved four times. This would be their fourth move and they've kept that for over 100, 120 years. They've had that.Sam Stone: [00:49:09] I agree. But I also don't feel like they've ever been fully embraced in their community the way some of the other teams, like the Giants, are clearly a much more embraced team in that community than than the A's were in theirs.Ron Futrell: [00:49:22] I think if they start winning, they will. I think that does make a difference. And that's what happened with the Knights. Now, the Knights success in that first season was phenomenal, was unprecedented For an expansion team to go to the final in that first year was nuts and it also what it did now it yeah it it bound the community to the team, but it also spoiled a lot of people in the community and that, oh no, they thought that this just is the way it happened. And I'm sitting there, I grew up in LA, so I'm a Kings fan from way back in 1967, and it was until 2012 when the Kings won their first cup and then won again in 2014. Then they missed the playoffs for five years in a row and ask a Blackhawks fan or a Detroit Red Wings fan about how easy it is to to make the playoffs and succeed. It ain't easy in the NHL and I think the fans here absolutely are spoiled. I guess it's a good thing. The alternative is have a miserable team, but they got to put that in perspective and go, You know what? It doesn't it doesn't just happen automatically.Chuck Warren: [00:50:29] No, it doesn't happen automatically. But so I have a friend who knows the ownership of of the Knights, Golden Knights. And they were telling him before they played their first game that they said, look, we got 2 or 3 years to become part of the consciousness of Vegas or we're going to get killed when another team like the Raiders comes in. I mean, they just knew they had to start out sprinting. So Las Vegas and Nevada have been lucky with their success, but but that has to be a good ownership group, right? What have they done different? I mean, they just they seem to really be in the psyche of Las Vegas residents. Every time you go down there, I hear someone talk about the Golden Knights.Ron Futrell: [00:51:04] No, they are on the pulse of the community. And that's nice. And it started out with and you can't separate what happened. They call it the 1st October shooting, the shooting at Mandalay Bay right into the into the country concert That happened on 1st October 2017. There was a I was at an exhibition game that night on the Strip when that took place. The game had ended by then, but we were all down there and covering it. The team was down there and there were a lot of a lot of players are talking about going to the concert. It was a pretty big deal, the Route 91 festival, and decided fortunately against it, but 58 now I believe there's another one at 59 people were killed in that shooting when a mad man from the Mandalay Bay shot down on that. Concert goers still, still. We haven't gotten an explanation for that. And that's still it's still weird to me. And now it's six years later. But that event, the way the Knights handled that, the grief, they began their season. Okay. Like I said, an exhibition game was happening that night. Their regular season was was seven days later after that. And they held the memorial and they did. Derek England gave a rousing who was a local who had played here for the Wranglers in the East Coast Hockey League. So he knew Las Vegas. So he gave this speech before the game. And, you know, it just it it helped. If that tragedy helped bring the community together. In that sense, the Knights helped the community deal with that tragedy. And I think that that's something that will not be forgotten and shouldn't be. Right.Sam Stone: [00:52:46] Yeah. So, Ron, in terms of the A's coming in here now, what is that going to happen? I think it appears to be a foregone conclusion to most people. Is it seen that way in the Las Vegas area?Ron Futrell: [00:53:01] It does seem that way. It's getting pretty political. Monday, Monday night, I had a crazy Monday night, so I'm watching sitting there at home with my laptop and I'm watching five hours of the Nevada legislature debate. Senate Bill 599, which is the bill that would create a special use district on the strip, not increased taxes overall to the community, but just this one special area that if you go into it, you're going to pay a higher tax rate to be a.Sam Stone: [00:53:28] Lot of a lot of downtowns have that type of business district overlay that that has higher taxes on that area. Yeah.Ron Futrell: [00:53:35] And it's not it's not unusual. Not uncommon. So anyway, I'm watching the Knights against Dallas at 5:00 and this session started at 4:00 and went for five hours. So I'm trying to do double duty there. At the same time, sitting in the living room. It was amazing that here's a political part of it. First of all, what a lot of people don't know, John Fisher is a pretty conservative dude and lives in the Bay Area. So there you go for he's a unicorn up there, very rich. He's the owner of the A's worth $2.2 billion, give or take, depending on where the market is on any given day. And he his father started the Gap clothing store. So that's where he made his money.Sam Stone: [00:54:16] Okay. Okay.Ron Futrell: [00:54:17] So he buys the Oakland A's in 2016. And, you know, when people where I'm going with this is when people gave their they had public comment. And the public comment against Fisher was largely, well, first of all, Battle born Progress, a big leftist group in Nevada, was the first to go up there and say and oppose it and say, we don't want a billionaire. And they everybody used the word billionaire as a pejorative. And that's, to me, a little frightening. Well, yeah.Chuck Warren: [00:54:49] I mean, who else owns these teams, right? They continue. Yes.Ron Futrell: [00:54:52] A billionaire. We don't want to give a billionaire our tax dollars. Well, then. And my answer is always then, then don't go to the games. Don't go to that area where the Tropicana Hotel currently is, where the stadium is planned on being built. I look at it from the other point of view is that here's a guy that's worth 2.2 bees and wants to put 1.1 into a property on the Las Vegas strip, and it's not going to raise taxes in the general public. Joe Lombardo, who is the current governor of Nevada, Republican, has said he wouldn't do it if it raised taxes on the public well, which this is not.Sam Stone: [00:55:28] And one of the things I think I really love the idea of having this stadium right there on the Strip, because I think one of the things that Vegas struggles with the most is finding things for people to do who don't want to be spending all their time in the casinos. Right? Like it's, you know, other than you can go play golf during the day, there's some things, but you need more entertainment that's not inside a casino.Ron Futrell: [00:55:52] Oh, no. And that's it's another thing that would help unite, unite the community. One thing John Fisher said that was interesting, he's up in Carson City. He and Dave Kaval, the team president, are up there right now lobbying, lobbying some of the legislators to try to get this thing passed. There's no word on when they're going to vote on it, but the session does end June 5th. So they got until Monday at midnight to be able to make something happen or they'd have to do a special session. Back to your point there, Sam, is that he said he said that he's considering Fisher did some 4 p.m. starts in Las Vegas for games for that very reason. And also the casinos would love that because they don't like losing people at night. Right? They don't mind people going golfing during the day. Right. But they don't like pulling people out of casinos at night because that's their heavy gambling time. And you've got the MGM is the big winner in this one. Certainly if it happens because you've got seven MGM casinos within walking distance, parking distance of the stadium, that's going to take advantage of that. Allegiant Stadium is the same thing. It's right there in that same area off the strip, but close to it where you've got these those MGM properties can all take advantage of being there.Chuck Warren: [00:57:09] That's fantastic. With Ron Futrell, he is a sports journalist out of Vegas, been there for decades. Ron, by the way, does Billy Beane still own part of the A's?Ron Futrell: [00:57:22] Yes.Chuck Warren: [00:57:22] Oh, yeah. So he still does. He still.Ron Futrell: [00:57:24] Is. I interviewed him probably a season ago. Probably last season. He was here in Vegas because the triple-A affiliate. Right. For the A's is in Las Vegas. They play in Summerlin.Chuck Warren: [00:57:35] So as we wrap up here, this this portion of our show, I want to ask you this question. You've interviewed a lot of athletes from Andre Agassi and Mike Tyson to Greg Maddux, who has been your favorite a
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Leanna Renee Hieber is an actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and the award-winning, bestselling author of over fourteen Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy, Supernatural Suspense and Non-Fiction books for adults and teens with publishers such as Tor, Sourcebooks and Kensington Books. A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts, co-authored with Andrea Janes, is a 2022 Bram Stoker Award finalist for "Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction". The book explores the intersection of women's history and ghost stories.Her Strangely Beautiful saga, beginning with The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker, hit Barnes & Noble and Borders Bestseller lists and garnered numerous regional genre awards. Tor Books notes Strangely Beautiful as a "foundational text of Gaslamp Fantasy" and new, revised editions are now available via Tor. Darker Still hit American Bookseller's Association's "Indie Next List", was a Scholastic Book Club "Highly Recommended" title and a Daphne du Maurier award finalist.The Spectral City was a # 1 bestseller across several genres and digital platforms. A 4-time Prism Award winner for excellence in the genre of Fantasy Romance, Leanna's short stories have been featured in notable anthologies and her books have been selected for national book club editions as well as translated into many languages. She lectures on Gothic fiction and ghostly themes for prominent institutions such as New York University, Miami University and at conventions, libraries and conferences around the country.A proud member of Actors Equity and SAG-AFTRA, Mystery Writers of America, SFWA, Historical Novel Society, International Thriller Writers and The Dramatists Guild, she lives in New York where she is a licensed NYC tour guide working with Boroughs of the Dead and has been featured on television in Mysteries at the Museum and Beyond the Unknown, discussing Victorian Spiritualism. She tours a one-woman show as 19th century designer Clara Driscoll and is represented by Sara Megibow and Chelsea Hensley of the KT Literary Agency. She tweets often @leannareneeSRTN Website
Legendary Padres pitcher Jake Peavy joins Ben & Woods at a PACKED HOUSE down at Happy Does in the Gaslamp! Listen here as Jake talks about his time with the Padres, how special Manny Machado is, his relationship with Joe Musgrove, and MUCH more!
Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour by welcoming the LEGENDARY Jake Peavy to the show when he stops by Happy Does for about a half an hour! Then we wrap things up down here in the Gaslamp as we get ready for one incredible night at Petco Park! Listen here!
Ben, Woods, and Paul are LIVE from “Happy Does” in the Gaslamp for Padres Opening Day!!! We start the show with a little weather forecasting as it was announced late yesterday that first pitch at Petco Park has been moved back to 6:40pm. Then we get a Daily Ditty from Paulie before we talk about the 2023 Padres, all of the MLB insiders who are picking them to win the World Series, and the roster that AJ Preller has constructed. Listen here!
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YES! We finally got to explore and investigate a haunted ghost ship. Thank you to Rhonda and Elizabeth for asking us to join the crew. It's located in San Diego, CA and we definitely had some activity. This ship really brought us back to our early Coast Guard seaman days. It also brings to life a lot of 20,000 leagues Under the Sea by Jules Vern vibes. You should make a day trip at the very least to explore this maritime museum. It is historic, grand and all together a sailor's dream. It has been well kept under the watchful eye of Jim and his staff.For this episode any RUM drink will do. We recorded this episode in room 216 of the Horton Grand hotel located in San Diego's Gas Lamp district just before checking out. So no cocktails for us, just a lot of water to stay hydrated. As our valet said "Always get the LATE checkout." or was it "Happiness is a LATE checkout." We don't disagree, especially for an overnight stay and being up late ghost hunting around the hotel until 2 AM.So let's get right into it. What did we hear? What did we see? Who were we with? If you like this episode consider joining our PATREON channel. We have a bit more details and BTS for our patrons.Special THANKS!! to our impromptu guest hosts: Rob Hansen and Elizabeth Toller "Aunt Betsy". Super enjoyed investigating with you! Star of IndiaHorton Grand20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Support the showwww.FrolickingChronicles.comPatreon for exclusive contentYouTube Subscribe to our ChannelInstagram @FrolickingChronicles for updates & current eventsTikTok @ParanormalCocktails for FUN
On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about LOTRO surprises, several interesting upcoming MMOs such as Palia and Corepunk, the degrading work situation at Blizzard, and more Q1 2023 financials. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online, Star Wars Galaxies News: Catching up on Corepunk, Diablo IV, Palia, and Nightingale News: Blizzard's not the best place to work these days News: Financials from NCsoft and Pearl Abyss Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Promise" from Infinite Crisis Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
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Gaslighting in Gaslamp? As the couples move into Week 3, they try to connect and strengthen their bonds with the help of activities from The Experts. They (and we) even meet a newcomer, Dr. Pia Holec, in person. The couples also plan dates for each other, but it's not all fun and games. For some, tension rises very quickly. Continue the conversation on social media! Instagram @ChismeQueensPodcast Twitter @ChismeQueens Facebook Discussion Group Our website Don't forget to like, subscribe, rate and share!
Recorded LIVE at the Mind Body Soul Magazine Spring Release Party in Solana Beach California!In this episode you will learn:The artist's journey of rediscovering her Native American roots and culture.The concept of "walking in beauty" and how it can be applied to our everyday lives.The launch of the Native Beauty skincare line and store, and the mission behind it."To walk in beauty means that we really need to take care of this vessel because it's the only vessel we're getting right now.” - Ruth Ann Thorn"I'm an art gallery owner and entrepreneur, and I recently started working to help my tribe build businesses for the next generation. I'm also the owner of a skincare line called Native Beauty. Our products are made with acorn oil, which is a traditional Native American remedy for skin abrasions and other skin issues. I started the company because I wanted to teach people about the true meaning of beauty. Beauty is not just skin deep. It's about taking care of our physical bodies and our spirits, and recognizing that we are all connected to the earth and to each other. You can find our products online at NativeBeauty.com.- Ruth Ann ThornRuth Ann Wood is the owner of Exclusive Collections Gallery in Solana Beach California. She is also the founder of Native Beauty, a skincare line that uses acorn oil as its base.Ruth Ann successfully ran 7 galleries for 20 years. Two years ago she decided to leave her galleries and go back to her reservation. To help her tribe build businesses for the next generation. She is part of the Luiseño Indian tribe out of the Rincon Indian Reservation. It was a tough decision, but she felt like her ancestors were calling her back. She's now using her art gallery as a platform to bring people together and teach them about true beauty. She's also started a skincare line called Native Beauty, which is based on acorn oil. She's passionate about helping people get back to the earth and walk in beauty.You can find her products at her store N8iV beauty products: https://www.n8ivbeauty.com/.Administrative: (See episode transcript below)WATCH this episode here: Table Rush Talk Show.Listen on the go at http://TableRush.net. Over 450 episodes and counting!Check out the Tools For A Good Life Summit here: Virtually and FOR FREE https://bit.ly/ToolsForAGoodLifeSummitStart podcasting! These are the best mobile mic's for IOS and Android phones. You can literally take them anywhere on the fly.Get the Shure MV88 mobile mic for IOS, https://amzn.to/3z2NrIJGet the Shure MV88+ for mobile mic for Android https://amzn.to/3ly8SNjSee more resources at https://belove.media/resourcesEmail me: contact@belove.mediaFor social Media: https://www.instagram.com/mrmischaz/https://www.facebook.com/MischaZvegintzovSubscribe and share to help spread the love for a better world!As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Mischa Zvegintzov 00:03Wow. Thorn is there any? Well before we get into that Ruth and Ruth and you are the this is your gallery Correct? Ruth Ann Thorn 00:14Yes. So I'm an art gallerist Okay, exclusive collections Gallery, which is located in Solana Beach. One time I had seven galleries. Mischa Zvegintzov 00:24I'm just going to sketch this forward just a little peek on yeah, go over Ruth Ann Thorn 00:28the place. So I had three years San Diego Seaport Village, the Gaslamp and fascia only shopping same men Laguna Beach. Yeah. Cool. Shops. in Breckenridge, Colorado, wow. It was really fun run for about Mischa Zvegintzov 00:4720 for 20 years. And is this like the last holdout you kind of just slid down? Ruth Ann Thorn 00:53Yeah. You know, after having all those galleries? Yes. Really? It was so dynamic. Yeah. But, sure. Mischa Zvegintzov 01:03I want to make sure we show everybody the amazing picture. Oh, you're so good. Yes. So Ruth Ann Thorn 01:08you know, one of the things that has been really dear to my heart is my native culture. So I'm a lasagna, a woman with a Sanyo. Pontica eacham out of rink on Indian Reservation. Yeah. And having all those galleries and the creativity, I started to feel like my ancestors, were calling me back to the land. Back to the reservation, Oh, wow. Years ago, I serve I head up our economic development corporation for the tribe. Oh, wow. And I just felt like it was time to go back and take the gifting that the creator had given me and bring it back to the people. Mischa Zvegintzov 01:48That is amazing. Wow. So you're super active on the on your on the reservation? I guess. Ruth Ann Thorn 01:55Yes. It's quits really wonderful. So I'm not I'm tribal government. Yeah, we have an incredible Tribal Chair. And yeah, you know that we have that part of it. Yeah. But what I do is, I help our tribe build businesses. Ah, next generation. Mischa Zvegintzov 02:12Sounds great. And you have fun doing it. Ruth Ann Thorn 02:15I love it. Mischa Zvegintzov 02:18Well, that is awesome. We're here for the mind. Body Soul spring release of the of the release of the spring issue. Oh, my gosh, I'm tired. It's been a long night where we're at the tail end of the release party for the Mind Body Soul spring issue. Yep. And it was a smashing success. This is the tail end of it. Ruth Ann Thorn 02:41So many talented people here. I was really, you know, I was so impressed and humbled to have all of these amazing entrepreneurs in the gallery tonight. Mischa Zvegintzov 02:52Yeah, yeah. And you're, this is your gallery. And the space is beautiful. And there's these amazing, very pretty Native American themed art along the wall, which sorry, you can't see it, but it really cool. And then obviously, all this art. The backdrop for these interviews has been really beautiful and really special. Honestly, I was like, Oh my gosh, when I started hitting play, I was like, wow, that was beautiful. Ruth Ann Thorn 03:22That's Randy boogie. Okay, he's an artist. He's Denae. Okay, from Santa Fe, New Mexico. And he'll be here tomorrow night. Excited to me, I haven't met him. So Mischa Zvegintzov 03:32cool. Awesome. And then so you host events every now and then. Ruth Ann Thorn 03:39I really we mostly do art galleries. But you know, I was just so connected with Stacey Yeah, editor. And she's just such an incredible woman. And I'm very much about supporting women in business. Yeah. And so she said, Oh, you know, I need a place to do my thing. I said, come on down to the gallery. Yeah, Mischa Zvegintzov 03:58it happened. Fantastic. And then you this is this is your company, Ruth Ann Thorn 04:02as an entrepreneur, yeah, branched out into a few things. So Mischa Zvegintzov 04:06yeah, I'm just gonna give everybody a good look at it. They go ahead. They got me look really Ruth Ann Thorn 04:10good. That was the main reason for starting this company was the photography. This is made of beauty. And this is a skincare line that I have been working on for four years now. And the base of the actual product, the skincare is a corn oil. And soy acorn is something that many native indigenous people have utilized as a food source. But the oil is so healing and we primarily used it for Oh, skin abrasions, cuts, that kind of thing. Yeah. And I thought, well, I looked at my Auntie's, and none of them age. I said, Oh my God, you know, yeah. What are you doing? So they, you know, they encouraged me to Mischa Zvegintzov 04:57Yeah, and your skin is a vase. Seeing and Ruth Ann Thorn 05:02bad for I won't say how I Mischa Zvegintzov 05:04was gonna say it's not gonna give away how well I mean, it's Ruth Ann Thorn 05:07okay, I'm gonna review okay, I'm 5657 Soon. Mischa Zvegintzov 05:12There you go look at that. Look at that. That's amazing. All natural, beautiful. Ruth Ann Thorn 05:19I mean, the the product itself is amazing, but it's more than that. Yeah. So native beauty. I'm using it as a platform to bring people and women, man. You know LGBTQ? Yeah. Anyone? Because, by the way, that whole LGBTQ? Yeah, that's old news for Native people. Yeah. Like we always had unique people. Yeah. And we never differentiated between we have some of the men like to hang out with the women. Some of the women like to hang out with the men. Yep. All of the above. And nobody thought anything of it just on a sidebar. Yeah. But this is about what true beauty is. So in lasagna, we have a saying called Yahweh wish, which means beauty. But the translation and a lot of native indigenous cultures is the same called Walk in beauty. Okay. And walk in beauty is it means to recognize that two things. One is that this physical body, this physical manifestation of us being here on the planet, is housing, who we really are, which is our spirit. Yeah. Right. And so to walk in Beauty means that we really need to take care of this vessel, because it's the only vessel we're getting right now. Yes, right. Yes. And so part of walking in beauty is how we give ourselves good medicine. Yeah, so good medicine is how we talk to ourselves. So a lot of people wake up in the morning, and they go, Oh, God, I hate the way this looks. Yes. And we're telling this physical body. Yeah. Yes. Where we need to wake up and go. Ah, you are absolutely gorgeous. You're so incredible. And I love you so much, because you've gotten me this far. And I really appreciate it. And by the way, I think you look awesome. today. Yes. And then looking also at Nietzsche and realizing that we don't have to be afraid. Because everything has been provided for us. Water, air, the sun comes up every day. We can count on those things. So we don't have to live in fear. That's walking in beauty. Mischa Zvegintzov 07:38I love it. What a powerful message. Ruth Ann Thorn 07:40So native beauty is teaching people to get back to the earth native or non native, and walk in beauty. Mischa Zvegintzov 07:48I love it. Where can people find Ruth Ann Thorn 07:51so I just opened up a tiny little store down the street from my gallery on Phaedra 348 Salsiccia rose Avenue in the village. Okay, the first Native beauty store. Not only do I have my products, but I have products from women from all over Indian Country. Oh, that's beautiful. I'm supporting women, bead makers, other skincare. You know, creams and bath salts. Yes, I can support women who maybe don't have access to solve. Yeah. Creation. Yeah. And then you can also go to my website. It's an eight IV so native. Yep. beauty.com Mischa Zvegintzov 08:31Fantastic. dub dub dub N H I V. beauty.com. Native beauty.com. What a great message. What a great story. Thank you for allowing Stacy to host such a such a fun party. And and Ruth Ann Thorn 08:50you all you're I saw you interviewing everyone and I got so nice to give everybody a little shout out. Mischa Zvegintzov 08:57Yeah, right. Yes. Super fun. Yeah. Very inspired moment for all for all involved. So yeah. Ruth Ann Thorn 09:03So that's good medicine that you're giving to all of us. Mischa Zvegintzov 09:09today. Thank you for that. My pleasure. Yeah. Awesome. Any final. Anything else you want to say you feel remiss if you didn't say in this moment that we have, Ruth Ann Thorn 09:20I like to say you know, when we speak out words, whether it's to ourselves or to others, that's good medicine. So give that good medicine out is so easy to do. And it's so important. Mischa Zvegintzov 09:34So important. And just the nice things you said about me it's uplifting and that just speaks to what you just said there. So thank you so much for that and what a great message and everybody check out native beauty.com and eight Ivy beauty.com. And if you're in once wonderful Solana Beach, come to the studio Ruth Ann Thorn 09:56come to exclusive collections. We're right next to Westover Oh, yeah, so we've got all kinds of creativity happening around here. Yeah, Mischa Zvegintzov 10:03it's a really cool you've got all kinds of these like metal Balloon Art floating around out here. There's some Dr. Seuss stuff over there. Like all kinds of cool if Ruth Ann Thorn 10:14you want some good medicine, yeah, come on into the gallery because it's everywhere you look. It's a visual. It's not a verbal, but it's all the same thing. Mischa Zvegintzov 10:25Cool. Thank you.
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