Podcast appearances and mentions of Judy Chu

Join us aboard the historic RMS Queen Mary for a celebration of The Planetary Society’s 45th anniversary. In this special episode of Planetary Radio, we bring you highlights from our Cosmic Shores Gala, where members, scientists, space advocates, and special guests came together to honor the past and look boldly to the future. You’ll hear from CEO Bill Nye, Board President Bethany Ehlmann, Executive Director Jennifer Vaughn, founding Executive Director Lou Friedman, and Congresswoman Judy Chu, with actor and Planetary Society board member Robert Picardo as our master of ceremonies. And of course, we close with Chief Scientist Bruce Betts in this week’s What’s Up. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2025-cosmic-shores-galaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textJeanne E. Raya is the dynamic President of the John L Raya Insurance Agency, Inc., a well-respected minority women-owned business established in 1960. Under her leadership, the agency has carved out a niche of expertise, especially in working with non-profit organizations and medical facilities. With a deep-rooted commitment to both her profession and her community, Jeanne has dedicated her career to not only running a successful business but also to actively serving her community in a variety of roles.A lifelong resident of San Gabriel, Jeanne is a fourth-generation local, born at Garfield Hospital in Monterey Park and raised within the heart of the community. She attended San Gabriel public schools and Ramona Convent in Alhambra, shaping her educational foundation. A lover of travel, she has visited numerous countries, with Italy, Alaska, Ireland, Peru, and New York among her favorite destinations.Jeanne's academic journey reflects her diverse talents. She earned a Bachelor's Degree and Teaching Credentials from the University of Southern California, followed by a Law Degree from UC Davis. Her professional career includes serving as staff counsel to both the California Board of Equalization and the Public Employment Relations Board, as well as maintaining a private law practice specializing in Probate and Family Law in San Gabriel.Community service has always been central to Jeanne's life. She is currently the Chair of the San Gabriel Community Foundation, where she has supported a wide range of local initiatives. Her past service as a Commissioner for the California Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (2010-2020) and her leadership roles with the California State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners underscore her dedication to public service and fair governance.Jeanne has also served in leadership positions for several important community and educational organizations, including the La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center, the San Gabriel Women's Foundation, the San Gabriel Historical Association, and the San Gabriel Chamber of Commerce. She is also active in the Roosevelt School Site Committee, which focuses on improving the local educational environment.Her leadership and service have not gone unnoticed. Jeanne has been honored by Assembly Member Mike Eng with the “Make a Difference Day” award, by State Senator Carol Liu for her contributions to women in business, and by Congresswoman Judy Chu with the “Women of Distinction” award. These accolades reflect the significant impact Jeanne has had in both her professional and personal endeavors to support and elevate the San Gabriel Valley community.___________________Music CreditsIntroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OGStingerScarlet Fire (Sting), Otis McDonald, YouTube Audio LibraryOutroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OG__________________My SGV Podcast:Website: www.mysgv.netNewsletter: Beyond the MicPatreon: MySGV Podcastinfo@sgvmasterkey.com

This week, The Pidgin keeps its wits about it and takes on something that's been plaguing our online spaces, and how we interact with them: brainrot. Mind-numbing and addictive, born on TikTok and leaking into real life, brainrot has come to be a quintessential part of contemporary culture. And we're turning it on its head. For our community section, Maggie Stewart talks to sociologist Niobe Way, to Stanford psychologist Judy Chu, and to some of her own male friends, to understand what the internet phenomenon of the TikTok Rizz Party reveals about modern masculinity, and boyhood. Up next, in our culture section, reporters Martiza Roberts and Emilka Puchlaski go to an Everyone Asked About You Concert, and they get the feeling that emo isn't dead, but concert etiquette might be. And for science, we stay on our social science kick, and we have WPRB usual suspect Margo Mattes interviews a sociologist from the Toronto Metropolitan University about the experiences of older adults with social media. This episode of the Pidgin was hosted and produced by Teo Grosu, reported, and recorded by Maggie Stewart, Margo Mattes, Emilka Puchlaski, and Martiza Roberts, and edited by Teo Grosu, Zachary Vernon, Maggie Stewart, Amelia Carneiro-Zhu, Margo Mattes, and Natalia Maidique.(1:54) The TikTok Rizz Party(27:10) Emo Isn't Dead, But Concert Etiquette Might Be(44:11) Not Your Mama's Brainrot

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: 5:00pm- Dr. Victoria Coates— Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Trump Administration's continued efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Plus, in a preview of an interview to air this weekend, President Donald Trump insists that Iran must make a nuclear deal with the United States in order to avoid military action. She's the author of the book: “The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—and America—Can Win” which features a forward from Senator Ted Cruz. 5:20pm- Authorities have determined Oscar winning actor Gene Hackman's cause of death—hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with Alzheimer's as a significant contributing factor. His wife died one week earlier. 5:30pm- The show goes completely off the rails…Democrats sing on the House floor. PLUS, far-left weirdos sing at the “Stand for Up for Science” rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. 5:40pm- Democrats post an incredibly cringey “choose your fighter” video featuring Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Lauren Underwood, Katherine Clark, Susie Lee, Jasmine Crockett, and Judy Chu. While on Fox News, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he hopes Democrats “continue to do that”—as there is no way everyday Americans like these types of antics. 5:50pm- During a Zoom meeting, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) abhorrently suggested the Trump Administration is trying to bring back slavery.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (03/07/2025): 3:05pm- From the Oval Office, President Donald Trump noted that in 2024 “the Biden Administration saw a loss of more than 110k manufacturing jobs.” However, Trump declared that after just one full month in office, his administration “stopped the manufacturing collapse” and has achieved “major gains.” 3:10pm- According to a recent court filing, Hunter Biden revealed that over the past several years he has sold 27 paintings for an average price of $54,000—but recently he has only sold one piece of art for just $36,000. Hmm. I wonder what changed? This certainly couldn't have anything to do with his father, former President Joe Biden, leaving office…right? 3:20pm- While taking questions from the press, President Donald Trump said of Ukraine: “we are trying to help them” but that they need to be more receptive to ending the war with Russia. Adding, “I am finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine.” 3:30pm- After interrupting President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night and ultimately being removed, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) continues to suggest he will bring articles of impeachment against the president. In honor of the stupidity, Rich plays a flashback—when Rep. Green spoke from the floor of the House and declared that President Trump is guilty of “dastardly deeds.” 4:00pm- Does the Democrat Party of today represent anything that Americans want? Even Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) noted that his party acted abhorrently during the president's address to Congress on Tuesday night—even calling out their strange actions and behaviors in the days that followed. In a post to social media, Sen. Fetterman wrote: “snub a 13-year-old cancer survivor…bizarre ‘pick you fighter' videos. Hold our beer: Government Shutdown!”—openly mocking his party's Trump “resistance” attempts. But Rich wonders, if Fetterman is so ashamed of Democrat behavior, why doesn't he leave the party? 4:30pm- During a “Stand Up for Science” rally at the Lincoln Memorial, former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins sang (very, very poorly) in protest of the Trump Administration's cuts to government spending. Who sang it better: Kermit the Frog or Francis Collins? 4:55pm- What's the greatest James Bond song of all time? And which 007 movie has a movie title we aren't allowed to say on air? 5:00pm- Dr. Victoria Coates— Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the Trump Administration's continued efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Plus, in a preview of an interview to air this weekend, President Donald Trump insists that Iran must make a nuclear deal with the United States in order to avoid military action. She's the author of the book: “The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—and America—Can Win” which features a forward from Senator Ted Cruz. 5:20pm- Authorities have determined Oscar winning actor Gene Hackman's cause of death—hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with Alzheimer's as a significant contributing factor. His wife died one week earlier. 5:30pm- The show goes completely off the rails…Democrats sing on the House floor. PLUS, far-left weirdos sing at the “Stand for Up for Science” rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. 5:40pm- Democrats post an incredibly cringey “choose your fighter” video featuring Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Lauren Underwood, Katherine Clark, Susie Lee, Jasmine Crockett, and Judy Chu. While on Fox News, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he hopes Democrats “continue to do that”—as there is no way everyday Americans like these types of antics. 5:50pm- During a Zoom meeting, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) abhorrently suggested the Trump Administration is trying to bring back slavery. 6:05pm- From the Oval Office, Pres ...

For my recent New York Times Magazine article on my experience of doing couples therapy with noted therapist Terry Real, I interviewed Terry's old friend and former collaborator Carol Gilligan. This is an edited version of that conversation, which is in part about Terry but also more broadly about issues of gender roles and relationships, patriarchy and politics.Gilligan, now in her 80s, is probably best known for her landmark 1982 book In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development, which proposed a new model of early psychological development that distinguished between how boys and girls develop.She's since written a host of other books, including The Birth of Pleasure: A New Map of Love; Meeting at the Crossroads: Women's Psychology and Girls' Development; Women, Girls and Psychotherapy: Reframing Resistance; and most recently Why does patriarchy persist? and Darkness now visible: patriarchy's resurgence and feminist resistance.I wrote about Gilligan and Real in a recent post on this Substack, describing how they met and ended up collaborating:“I think there's a deep love of men in Terry,” says the feminist psychologist Carol Gilligan, who first met Real in the late 1990s, after she positively reviewed his book on male depression, I Don't Want to Talk About It, in The New York Times. Gilligan had just returned to the US from England to accept a chair in gender studies at Harvard, and Real was teaching and practicing nearby at a family therapy institute in Cambridge. She was invited to visit the institute, and while there she observed Real, through a one way mirror, working with a married couple. She was struck by the intensity of his therapeutic presence, and by the way that his confrontation of men was able to simultaneously draw in both halves of the couple.“I hadn't seen a therapist who had the ability Terry had to talk with men,” she says, “and to name what was going on. I think men could hear it, and I would watch the woman, and her eyes would open wide: 'Oh my god, somebody's saying it.'”Soon Gilligan and Real began seeing couples together. At the time, Gilligan was also working with psychologist Judy Chu on a project observing four-year-old boys in pre-school. What she and Chu ended up charting was a kind of inverse of the psychological stunting process that Gilligan had identified in her earlier, groundbreaking work on the development of girls. Where girls, beginning in adolescence, would often suppress their “masculine” assertiveness and voice, boys, at age four or so, would begin to suppress their “feminine” capacities to perceive and respond to the internal states of themselves and others. Under pressure from their peers and parents, they'd begin to go emotionally dumb. Gilligan wondered if many of the romantic conflicts faced by adult couples were rooted in these parallel failures of development, and whether one could heal adult relationships by bringing these earlier selves into relation to each other in therapy.“Where was the emotionally honest 11-year-old girl who said what she saw and felt?” she says. “And where was that emotionally intelligent four-year-old boy from my studies with boys who would say things like, 'Mommy, why do you smile when you're sad?' I thought: if you could get these two people in the room, they could work out the problems in the relationship.”We talk about her work with Terry, her work with fathers of young boys, early psychological development, her take on Terry's approach to working with me, and much more. It's a relatively brief, but I think quite rich, conversation. Get full access to Eminent Americans at danieloppenheimer.substack.com/subscribe

On this special episode, Rabbi Joshua welcomes Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) to the Food Pantry, after her office reached out about coming to talk about potential federal funding cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is funded via the USDA, and provides low-income families food benefits to supplement their grocery budget. Rabbi Joshua and Rep. Chu discuss the dangers these cuts pose to so many Americans, including those coming to FID. Learn more about SNAP:https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-programhttps://friendsindeedpas.org

President Biden uses his final days in office to warn of the “oligarchy” threatening American democracy. Plus, Dr. Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., on her message for Americans two days before Trump takes power again. 

This week on Face the Nation, Southern California grapples with the devastating fury of extreme wildfires. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and California Congresswoman Judy Chu join us to give us the latest on the ground and what threats remain in the region. Next, we preview the week ahead in the Senate as they begin to hear from president-elect Trump's cabinet picks. But do Senate Republicans have the votes to confirm them? Republican Whip Sen. John Barrasso gives us the latest on where Trump's picks stand. Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly also weighs in.Finally, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich previews his new project "Journey to America," a PBS documentary profiling several famous immigrants and their contributions to America. We'll talk to him about that and get his thoughts on president-elect Trump's plans for immigration reform.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of “The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart”: Catastrophic wildfires ravage the Los Angeles area. Rep. Judy Chu and FEMA administrator Craig Fugate join Jonathan Capehart to give updates on the efforts to contain the fires and manage the growing strain on first responders. Plus, Special Counsel Jack Smith resigns from the Justice Department ahead of Trump's inauguration. Former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori and Anthony Coley, former adviser to AG Merrick Garland, joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss Smith's resignation and Trump's sentencing in the New York hush-money election interference case. And, Meta is rolling back its fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram. Oliver Darcy joins Jonathan Capehart to dig into how it could create more political division. All that and more on “The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart.”

In this episode, Therese Markow and Mark Greene discuss the pervasive issue of mansplaining, a phenomenon where men explain things to women despite their lesser expertise. Mark explains that mansplaining is rooted in "Man Box Culture," a set of rigid masculine rules that discourage emotional expression and promote dominance. He highlights that these rules, which include not showing emotions and being a breadwinner, have been ingrained since the Industrial Revolution and are still prevalent today. Mark emphasizes the need for men to unlearn these behaviors to form meaningful connections and improve their mental health. He also discusses the impact of these cultural norms on men's professional and personal lives, advocating for a shift towards more inclusive and emotionally open masculinity.    Key Takeaways: No culture is monolithic. No culture is non-changeable.  Mansplaining is one direct product of a culture of masculinity that says: Don't show your emotions. Always be tough, be right, know more.. Never talk about anything deep. Man Box Culture is not traditional masculinity The breaking of connection is what leads to Man Box Culture and the increased rates of suicide in teenage boys and mental health challenges in adult men. Authentic, deep, caring relationships require emotional sharing. If you spend your life mansplaining, you don't have connection.   "My work is around the idea that we want to get men to wake up to the limitations of Man Box Culture and shift that culture to a healthier culture of expression and connection." —  Mark Greene   Episode References:  Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1608464660  The Man Box Study by Equimundo: https://www.equimundo.org/resources/man-box-study-young-man-us-uk-mexico/  When Boys Become Boys by Judy Chu: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0814764800  Niobe Way: https://www.niobe-way.com/  Catalyst: How Combative Cultures Prevent Men from Interrupting Sexism: https://www.catalyst.org/research/combative-culture-sexism-infographic/  The Good Men Project: https://goodmenproject.com/    Connect with Mark Greene: Website: https://remakingmanhood.com/  Twitter: https://x.com/remakingmanhood  Book: The Little #MeToo Book for Me: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0983466963  Book: The Relational Book for Parenting: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1979378657  Remaking Manhood Podcast: https://remakingmanhood.com/2019/04/01/the-podcast/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrkgreene/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/remakingmanhood/    Connect with Therese: Website: www.criticallyspeaking.net Threads: @critically_speaking Email: theresemarkow@criticallyspeaking.net   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

John interviews Democratic congresswoman Debbie Dingell who has been the U.S. representative for Michigan's 12th congressional district since 2015. She is the widow of John Dingell, her predecessor in the seat, who holds the record as the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history. Then, he interviews Democratic congresswoman Judy Chu who is serving as the U.S. representative for California's 28th congressional district. She has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing California's 32nd congressional district until redistricting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Does America have problem with its boys and men? Yes, says author of Boys and Men, Richard Reeves, a previous guest on KEEN ON. Today's guest, Niobe Way, a NYU professor of developmental psychology, give a more nuanced answer. The author of the Rebels With a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves and our Culture, Way argues that the crisis is one of a culture of “masculinity”. It's our stereotyped “boy” culture which particularly troubles Way. What boys and men want, she argues, are close friendships and meaningful family relationships. But America's “toxic” culture, with its focus on the supposedly masculine values of status and achievement, Way says, isn't allowing its boys to be boys and its men to become real men.Niobe Way is Professor of Developmental Psychology at NYU, the founder of the Project for the Advancement of Our Common Humanity (PACH; pach.org), creative advisor of agapi, and the Principal Investigator on the Listening Project. She was the President of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), received her B.A. from U.C. Berkeley, her doctorate from the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, and was an National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellow at Yale University in the psychology department. Her work focuses on social and emotional development and how cultural ideologies shape families and child development in the U.S. and China. She has been researching social and emotional development of adolescents for 35 years, and has authored or co-authored over one hundred peer reviewed journal articles and seven single authored, co-authored, or co-edited books. Her latest co-edited book is The Crisis of Connection: Its Roots, Consequences, and Solution (NYU Press). She has also co-edited with Judy Chu, Adolescents Boys: Exploring Diverse Cultures of Boyhood (NYU Press). Her last single authored book is Deep Secrets: Boys' Friendships and the Crisis of Connection (Harvard University Press), which was the inspiration for “Close” a movie that won the Grand Prix Award at Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Oscar for best foreign film. She is regularly featured in mainsteam media speaking on the topics of boys, friendships, loneliness, teenagers, gender stereotypes, masculinity, and the roots of violence.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Every year, passionate space advocates from the United States travel to Washington, D.C., to ensure that their vision for the future of space exploration gets the funding and support it needs. Nearly 100 advocates gathered this year on Monday, April 29, 2024, to call for increased funding and better support for NASA's groundbreaking science programs. This week on Planetary Radio, we'll share what happened during this year's Day of Action and why it matters. You'll hear from members of The Planetary Society staff, space advocates from across the United States, and various congresspeople, including the co-chairs of the Congressional Planetary Science Caucus, Representatives Don Bacon and Judy Chu. We close out our show with Bruce Betts for What's Up and a new random space fact. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2024-day-of-actionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Republicans in Alabama, Kansas, and Florida attempt more anti-abortion workarounds by redefining “personhood;” ProPublica shows how Tennessee makes motherhood a nightmare; Nikki Haley stays on the campaign trail; dating app developers make Tinder addictive; and more in news. Then, Rep. Judy Chu from California talks about the Lunar New Year (we love dragons!), gun safety, and a new bill aimed at helping caregivers. Finally, June Diane Raphael dishes about Sister Wives, acting, and more.Show NotesThe Year After A Denied Abortion (propublica.org)After Ruling, University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Pauses I.V.F. Procedures (nytimes.com)Congresswoman Judy ChuJune Diane: instagram + her podcast The Deep Dive with Jessica St Clair and June Diane Raphael

Last Friday, Foothill Transit celebrated its 35th anniversary with a party in the parking lot of its West Covina headquarters. Joe Linton and Chris Greenspon were among those on-hand and they had a chance to catch up with a handful of people that helped shape Foothill Transit's past and will guide the agency into the future. Those short interviews are included in this podcast and include: Congressmember Judy Chu Foothill Transit Executive Director Doran Barnes Former Duarte Mayor John Fasana Former Glendora Councilmember Bob Kuhn Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Foothill Transit, LaShawn King Gillespie You can also read Linton's coverage of Friday's event here. A full transcript of the interview can be found below the podcast. SGV Connect is supported by Foothill Transit, offering car-free travel throughout the San Gabriel Valley with connections to the new Gold Line Stations across the Foothills and Commuter Express lines traveling into the heart of downtown L.A. To plan your trip, visit Foothill Transit. “Foothill Transit. Going Good Places.” Chris Greenspon (in studio): Welcome to SGV Connect 121, this is a shorter episode, but it's a special montage of interviews from the 35th anniversary celebration of Foothill Transit at their headquarters in West Covina. Joe and I heard from board members past and present, local legislators, and higher ups in the transit agency about its history and where it's going. Before we listen to that, I'd just like to remind you that: Streetsblog's San Gabriel Valley coverage is supported by Foothill Transit, offering car-free travel throughout the San Gabriel Valley with connections to the Gold Line Stations across the Foothills and Commuter Express lines traveling into the heart of downtown L.A. To plan your trip, visit Foothill Transit dot org…… “Foothill Transit. Going Good Places.” Now let's revisit the celebration that took place last Friday.   Judy Chu: Well, good afternoon. I'm Congress member Judy Chu. And I just had to be here to say congratulations to Foothill Transit on your 35th anniversary. I can't believe it's been 35 years but I can believe it because Foothill has made such an impact on the San Gabriel Valley. And I am a huge admirer of this agency. I'm especially thrilled because it's addressed an issue that Southern Californians have had to deal with, which is traffic and congestion on our roadways, carbon emissions and having better ways to get to work school and to other communities in the San Gabriel Valley. But Foothill Transit has been at the forefront of solving these problems and ensuring that communities in the San Gabriel Valley that are underserved by transit have a convenient, sustainable connection to the rest of the Los Angeles area. And I especially admire Foothill Transit because it's leading the way in terms of clean energy. You're the first transit agency in the world to deploy heavy duty, fast charge electric transit buses in service. How about that? And I always boast in Washington DC about the fact that Foothill Transit is pushing for a 100% clean fueled fleet, and they're well on their way to getting it. And just look at all the tremendous steps that happened this year alone. In June, we celebrated the grand opening of Foothill transits Mount SAC Transit Center, which provides on Campus Transit to thousands of students, staff and faculty members. And by implementing the new Foothill Transit Rose Bowl shuttle service thousands of people can get to and from Rose Bowl events without having to deal with the hassle of traffic and parking. So you are making public transit more accessible for everyone. You're reducing the number of cars on our overburdened roads, and you're helping to fight climate change and building a greener and healthier community. So congratulations Foothill Transit and everyone here on this wonderful milestone. Thank you for all the work that you're doing to serve our communities, improve our public transit, and protect our environment. And I'd like to present a certificate of congressional recognition to Foothill Transit for 35 great years...   CG: First of all, first name, last name, who you are, why do we care. Doran Barnes: Hi, Doran Barnes, Chief Executive Officer here at Foothill Transit. CG: So when/why/how was Foothill Transit founded? DB: Well, Foothill Transit was created to be responsive to the communities that we serve, to really focus on the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, to be here to be located here, to really understand the conditions in the community and how we can best serve the community and its residents. CG: But just for a little context, it wasn't the first agency serving this jurisdiction, right? DB: It was not. Originally, this area was served by the Southern California Rapid Transit District. We were part of the county wide service that provided service here in the San Gabriel Valley. Our community leaders wanted to have that local control and that local responsiveness. So that's how we were founded.   CG (in studio): All right, now let's listen to some of those electeds for a more detailed picture of Foothill Transit's past.   John Fasana: John Fasana, I was a council member in Duarte for 33 years. I also was on the Foothill Transit executive board for a while and served on the Metro board for 27 years. Joe Linton: The longest serving person on the Metro board. JF: Yeah, I was. I was an original. JL: So talk a little bit about what your role has been with Foothill Transit and maybe a story about what what Foothill Transit has done? JF: Well, Foothill Transit, I think in the early days, what it came down to... the SCRTD was going to cance routes, they're having budget issues. And in the San Gabriel Valley, the were going to do substantial cancellations of routes. So in the early to mid 1980s, people like Supervisor Schabarum, and at the Transportation Commission, Sharon Neely and others were looking at strategies, "Well, rather than canceling lines, is there a way to get better efficiency in the lines or better performance?" And people like Bob Bartlett in Monrovia, Don McMillan, Judy Wright and Claremont, McMillan was in El Monte. They were coming together like, "Yeah, we don't want to lose all our routes. What can we do to still keep our routes and still provide the service that people need?" So they looked at forming this agency, it started off very small. They talked with  cities in the San Gabriel Valley. First they were going to do the entire valley. Then they scaled it to 20 cities, I believe, mostly in the eastern Valley. And it's been a success. I mean, over the years, they've done a lot of innovation. They've run a great service. They had clean buses at the time in the early 90s. And Metro buses had a lot of graffiti in them. So the Foothill buses were very popular, and the Metro I think, has improved their services and runs a good service. But cost wise, I think Foothill is still extremely efficient. And they continue to be the eyes and the ears of the San Gabriel Valley in terms of what's needed out here. They've been a key stakeholder in terms of also informing us about what some of the transportation needs, how do you keep that 10 busway moving for, for example, keep people moving and not having the busway gridlock. There's some of us I know that was formed as a bus way originally. And then there was a transit strike that after it sat empty, people couldn't deal with that so they let cars in. And it's been a good story. But Bob Kuhn out of Glendora, who was on the council back then, also would have a lot of that ancient history of how it started.   CG: Hi, Bob, what's your name? What's your claim to fame? Bob Kuhn: Okay, I'm Bob Kuhn. I was on the Foothill Transit Board in the early years. I've been a city council member for the city of Glendora, former mayor. I currently serve on three different water boards right now. I don't know if that's a claim to fame, or just a fact. CG: That seems more like a humble brag. JL: So tell us tell us about this: Foothill has been around 35 years, when did you come into the picture? And what was it like then? BK: I got into the picture on an early end of it. And that was from the standpoint of talking with Pete Schabarum and the fact that he wanted to bring an independent transit agency out into the San Gabriel Valley. He wanted to see cleaner buses, he wanted to see on-time production. And he also wanted to see some of the school districts served, that was really a big issue for him. At that time, Metro wasn't doing a particularly good job of servicing the school districts. And that was basically the ridership. And so he made a pitch to Glendora, which I had just gotten elected. It was my very first meeting as a city councilman. And my mistake for me personally, was calling the guy who made the presentation on Pete's behalf, it was a guy named Bill Forsyth. And I called Bill the next day. And I said, "Bill, I really do understand English, but I didn't understand a single word you said. You were talking in transit." He was involved in the 1984 Olympics and set up their transit system. So he was asked and tasked to set this up. And I didn't understand the routing. I didn't understand really what he was saying about about on time. Those were all issues that just didn't, didn't register with me. So he and I sat down for about two hours. And then he said at the end, he says, "I need an elected to go with me to some of the different city councils and make presentations." He said, "It's always good to have staff, and it always looks better when you're talking to electeds to have electeds there." And I said, "As long as I don't have to talk, I don't mind being there." And that's the way it worked out. I went with him. And toward the end, I was making the presentation and he was sitting there watching and it just came to be. It was just something that was destined at that time.   CG (in studio): Okay, let's bring it back to the present now.   LaShawn King Gillespie: I'm ready. I don't even have to take off my glasses because you don't have a camera. Isn't that great? Hi, I'm LaShawn King Gillespie and I serve as Deputy Chief Executive Officer here at Foothill Transit. JL: And talk a little bit about what you do. What's your day to day job? LKG: My day to day job is to support the team in both the operations, the planning, the day to day operations. I also work with our operations contractors at both locations, so that they can have what they need to provide the excellent service that we've committed to providing our customers. JL: Great. And what's an accomplishment that you're proud of recently at Foothill? Or even in the past of Foothill, what are you proud of having done? LKG: I think there's a few things that I'm super proud of. Of course, our commitment to technology and innovation, but our commitment to our community, both those who live here, who are educated here, those who play here, and making sure that we provide the highest level of service that we can, and what that looks like is clean buses, on-time performance, friendly operators/customer service representatives, and reliable service. JL: Any any like stories like some time you were out on a bus or you were talking to a customer, if you've got a story, that'd be awesome to add. If you don't want to add, you're done. CG: Her head jerked. That means yes. LKG: I probably have more stories and you want to hear about. One of my favorite stories, and I think they talked about this during the presentation today is our Rose Bowl service. When I go out on January one, at eight o'clock in the morning, the parades going on, and I see 70 meticulously clean Foothill Transit buses, there, ready to provide service to the thousands of customers or 1thousands of people who are going into the Rose Bowl, and the service that we provide that community and the feedback that we get after doing that service. That is one of my favorite things ever. Just imagine 70 buses -- am I getting a little too excited -- 70 buses lined up along the parade route. You see the floats going by and the buses, and then we are ready to just get people from that parking lot out to the Rose Bowl, seeing that. So that's one of my favorite things. In some of my day to day service... I do take the service, because we need to know our product. I remember when I first started, I got lost, I got lost and I was stranded. And I'm like, "Oh my gosh," it was before a lot of the technology was available, but calling our customer service representatives and them helping me and guiding me on how to get from where I was back to the office. I was like, "Alright, this is a cool place to work because they care." They absolutely care.   CG (in studio): And let's close out once again with Foothill Transit CEO, Dorian Barnes.   CG: Okay, two questions about the future. How close are we to getting... well, we're looking at about an initial purchase of about, was it 30 Fuel Cell buses? Are they all in pocket now? DB: Yeah, 33 Fuel Cell buses, they're here, they're operating so you can take a ride on those fuel cell buses today. They're out in the field, more to come. We're looking at additional zero emission technology, really looking at how that technology is evolving. And it's up to our policymakers to make those smart decisions about how fast we move. CG: And Foothill Transit has service to like we already mentioned L.A. but also the fringes of Orange County and the Inland Empire right into them, not to the edge of them. Are there any future plans or hopes to bolster up these inter-regional connections? DB: Well, we're really part of a mosaic of services throughout the region. So we do connect to Omnitrans at Montclair, we connect to OCTA in Brea. And then of course, connecting into downtown Los Angeles, where there lots and lots of different operators. We're constantly looking at those partnerships, looking at how do we not only serve our communities, but provide connectivity beyond our communities with our partners. So it's really an ongoing process looking at how do we make improvements. CG: Okay, last question for you, Doran. I know your time is very valuable. So there's been some development from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. They've been working on a transit study and Bus Rapid Transit plan, how hopeful and how aggressive might Foothill Transit be about pursuing service provision for that line? DB: We've been very much involved with the creation of that study that's looking at additional lines in the region, BRT style lines. We're very hopeful that we'll be the operator of those services. As they're getting closer and closer to finalizing the preferred routes and the highest priority routes. We think there's some pieces that could fit really nicely into our network and further expand what we do for the communities we serve. CG: Just as an addendum, why do you think Foothill is the strong agency to do that? DB: Well, again, we're we're focused on the San Gabriel Valley. So blending those services into what we do makes it even more seamless for our customers. Certainly, whoever operates the lines, we'll want to make sure that we're interfacing very closely. But again, we think it fits into our network very nicely. CG: All right, Doran, thanks so much, and enjoy the rest of the party. DB: Thanks. I'm looking forward to it.   CG (in studio): To see photos of our coverage of the Foothill Transit 35th anniversary celebration, look at Joe's most recent stories, linked in the text for this episode. We'll be back with more SGV Connect after the winter holidays.

Commander Arthur Chi-Wing Fong was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy Reserve through the Direct Commissioning Officer program in 1997. He graduated form the Navy Supply Corps School Basic Qualification Course Navel Reserve (BQC-NR) Company 47th with the class Leadership Award in the year of 2000.CDR Fong has a MA in Strategic Studies form the U.S. Army War College, an MBA in Finance and a B.S. in Information Systems, both from California State University, Los Angeles. He is JPME Phase II qualified through the U.S. Army War College. He completed his JPME Phase I through the U.S. Air Force Staff and Command School. Making history in 2006, he was the first to represent the U.S. Navy Reserve to attend the Royal Australian Navy Staff Acquaint Course in Australian Command  and Staff College. He is qualified both as  a Naval Aviation Supply Officer and Naval Expeditionary Supply Office. CDR Fong  has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal  and the Navy Achievement Medal. He is certified by the Defense Language Institute with top scores on both Chinese Mandarin and Chinese Cantonese in the Defense Language Proficiency Test. He wrote various academic  papers in the US/China relationship and island disputes in the US Army War College. In 2017, he was competitively selected and converted to a Foreign Area Officer (FAO). In 2009, CDR Fong was selected as the First and Second Family Military Assistant Coordinator during the first Obama Presential Inauguration serving the president and vice-president families. CDR Fong served two years as the commanding officer in Naval Station Activity Bahrain DET G Las Vegas in 2010-2012.CDR Fong has two daughters, Andrea and Tracy. CDR Fong completed eleven marathon races in his running career. In his civilian career, CDR Fong retired as a senior system analyst for LAPD IT Division after 30 years of dedicated service. He is an active licensed California real estate salesperson. He has served in the City of Monterey Park Planning Commission, Traffic Commission, and the Business Improvement & Development Commission. CDR Fong is the President of the Chinese-American Miliary Support, a no-profit organization that serves all armed forces member in his community. He was awarded the 2016 veteran service award by California State Senate district 22nd and was selected the 2011 veteran of the year in California Assembly 49th district. CDR Fong  is also recognized by 27th Congressional district honorable congresswoman Judy Chu for his dedication and contribution to the San Gabriel Valley California community.____________________Music CreditsIntroLike it Loud, Dyalla, YouTube Audio LibraryOutroIndecision, Dyalla, YouTube Audio Library__________________SGV Master Key Podcast:www.sgvmasterkey.cominfo@sgvmasterkey.com

Six months since the Monterey Park shooting, Congressman Judy Chu introduces a pair of bills to prevent future gun violence. The lone Black bear who'd been living in the Santa Monica Mountains was killed crossing the 101. And, Cal State Long Beach's 'Shark Lab' studies great white sharks' conservation success.  Support The L.A. Report by donating now at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com.Support the show: https://laist.com

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the United States Supreme Court once again turning the arc of justice back to the early 20th century, in a new ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The Roberts Court, which would not look like the court it is today without affirmative action, decided in a pair of rulings that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violate equal protection under the Constitution. The Court essentially says in this ruling that after a generation or two of racial progress in education after hundreds of years of discrimination on the basis of race, we are all equal, experts say. Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Steven Horsford, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, and more join Joy Reid to discuss this major development on The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Dr. Chu and CEO of The Fathering Project, Káti Gapaillard, have a conversation about raising boys. They talk about the research on boys' development and how they build relationships while dealing with societal expectations that enforce gender stereotypes. They delve into the concept of masculinity and how society often restricts boys to fit traditional ideas of what it means to be a man. Judy discusses ways in which parents can support and encourage their boys as they grow, empowering them to embrace their true selves as they become men.If you have a son, no matter their age this is a podcast not to miss. 

Gurupioupiou vous parle de violence, de la violence du patriarcat, subie par toutes et tous. Cette pression qui s'exerce sur chacun et chacune de nous, nous enfermant dans des stéréotypes de genre : douce, gentille et dévouée pour les filles et rejet de ce qui est considéré féminin pour les garçons. En s'appuyant sur des études des chercheuses Judy Chu, Carol Gilligan et Naomie Snider, Gurupioupiou parle de la peur que nous avons à sortir de ce système qui pourtant nous oppresse et nous empêche de vivre pleinement notre vie. Bonne écoute et bon envol à tous les pious!

Today we welcome back to the program political consultant, Bill Wong. Bill Wong recently released his new book Better to Win: Hardball Lessons in Leadership, Influence, & the Craft of Politics. We discuss the book, contemporary politics, the Asian American community, and more of Wong's work. This episode was recorded on 05/16/2023 SacTown Talks is a podcast about California politics, policy and culture. We feature interviews with California political leaders, and analysis by experts and insiders focusing on the Capitol. Like, share, and subscribe to learn more!(04:22) Wong's journey from China to Northern CA(10:21) Lessons learned from playing football and Wong's education path(16:36) Working for Mike Honda and Judy Chu(24:06) The effects of member turnover (28:16) Talking door to door campaigning and API progress(36:20) Wong's future in politics

Democrats and Republicans disagree on a lot of issues. But there's a growing consenus in both parites that China represents a threat to the U.S. And some worry that the rise in anti-China rhetoric could pave the way for xenophobia against Asian-Americans.Congresswoman Judy Chu, D-Calif., is concerned about that. She herself has been accused of disloyalty by a fellow lawmaker, and she says she worries about a "new McCarthyism," in the Republican Party.And Erika Lee, a professor of history and Asian-American studies at the University of Minnesota, says there's a long American history of national security concerns fueling xenophobia.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Real Men Feel invites you to redefine masculinity in today's world. The only definition of masculinity that matters is yours. We remind men that they are human beings and have the right to experience and express all of their emotions.  One of the most mentioned books among Real Men Feel's learned guests is When Boys Become Boys: Development, Relationships, and Masculinity, by Judy Chu. Based on a two-year study that followed boys from pre-kindergarten through first grade, When Boys Become Boys offers a new way of thinking about boys' development. Judy Chu is an educator, researcher, and author. She teaches a course on Boys' Psychosocial Development at Stanford University. Her book, When Boys Become Boys, highlights boys' relational strengths and how boys' gender socialization can impact their development, relationships, and well-being.  She also co-edited Adolescent Boys: Exploring Diverse Cultures of Boyhood. Judy currently serves as Chair of the Global Men's Health Advisory Committee at Movember and co-Chair of the Board of Directors at Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice. She also advises The Partnership for Male Youth and the Boys' Club of New York. Join us and discover how the comments of one thirteen-year-old boy launched a career. Judy shares that boys yearn to find out how they can show themselves to others without putting themselves at risk. The pressure to conform and be welcomed as "one of the boys" is intense and persistent.  Boys and men desire genuine, meaningful connections with other people, but some traditional masculinity aspects make such connections challenging. If you can't be your authentic self, having genuine, meaningful relationships is nearly impossible - yet those relationships are what boys long for. I had no idea that the masks many men wear start as early as they do in preschool. This conversation was enlightening and sad at the same time. Topics and Questions 1:25 - You do a lot in support of boys and young men. What first got you interested in that topic? 4:06 - Were these boys opening up and talking to anyone else? 6:17 - Tell me about the study that led to When Boys Become Boys. 10:20 - The three main points of the book. 12:27 - Does the pressure to confirm kick in when boys start going to school? 14:36 - Were the boys aware of the pressure to be more "masculine?" 20:07 - How long did you observe this group of boys? 22:23 - What surprised you the most in your research? 24:43 - What are the masculine norms for a boy in Kindergarten? 27:22 - Was there a price to pay for the boys changing their behaviors? 29:39 - Are masculine qualities more innate or learned? 31:21 - Based on what you've learned, do you have advice for parents? 38:00 - What's the best way for people to learn more about everything you are up to? "In an ideal world, you could be yourself without the risk of threat or punishment." - Judy Chu Links Judy Chu -- https://judyychu.wordpress.com LinkedIn -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/juchu/ Connect with Andy and the Real Men Feel Podcast: Interested in a Clarity Call with Andy? - visit theandygrant.com/talk Instagram | @realmenfeelshow & @theandygrant Personal Website | theandygrant.com for coaching, healing, and book info! Podcast Website | realmenfeel.org for all things podcast-related! RMF Facebook Group | realmenfeel.org/group YouTube | https://youtube.com/realmenfeel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/realmenfeel/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/realmenfeel/support

We examine whether free speech should be limited in this era of unrestrained, often violent, political debate.  Should the Dilbert comic strip be axed?  And what about the xenophobic  attacks on Democratic  Congresswoman Judy Chu  of California by her Texas Republican colleague?

Leslie begins today's show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment. Here are the stories that she gives her take on: 1. ABC NEWS:"Conservative justices question Biden's student loan plan in crucial SCOTUS case " 2. AXIOS: "Why poverty rates are likely to rise this year" 3. AXIOS: "House Dems introduce bill to tighten rail safety measures" 4. ASSOCIATED PRESS: "Biden to nominate Julie Su as next US labor secretary" 5. AXIOS: "Majority of countries guarantee paid paternity leave — but not the U.S." During the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Natalia Abrams, President and Founder of the Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC), and a monthly guest host of the Leslie Marshall Show.The SDCC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that centers the needs and voices of borrowers, and partners with allies, to impact public policy and end the student debt crisis. The two discuss today's "People's Rally for Student Debt Cancellation" that the SDCC co-organized with over 20 different organizations in attendance at the rally, including the Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC), the NAACP, and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Hundreds of protesters, many college students from across the country, rallied outside the Supreme Court this morning, carrying signs and posters urging the justices to back President Biden's effort to cancel some $400 billion in student loan debt. Democratic lawmakers like Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Robert Menendez and Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Judy Chu addressed supporters of the plan from the steps of the Supreme Court. The SDCC's website is StudentDebtCrisis.org and their handle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook is @DebtCrisisOrg. Natalia's Twitter handle is @NataliaAbrams.

Leslie begins today's show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment. Here are the stories that she gives her take on: 1. ABC NEWS:"Conservative justices question Biden's student loan plan in crucial SCOTUS case " 2. AXIOS: "Why poverty rates are likely to rise this year" 3. AXIOS: "House Dems introduce bill to tighten rail safety measures" 4. ASSOCIATED PRESS: "Biden to nominate Julie Su as next US labor secretary" 5. AXIOS: "Majority of countries guarantee paid paternity leave — but not the U.S." During the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Natalia Abrams, President and Founder of the Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC), and a monthly guest host of the Leslie Marshall Show.The SDCC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that centers the needs and voices of borrowers, and partners with allies, to impact public policy and end the student debt crisis. The two discuss today's "People's Rally for Student Debt Cancellation" that the SDCC co-organized with over 20 different organizations in attendance at the rally, including the Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC), the NAACP, and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Hundreds of protesters, many college students from across the country, rallied outside the Supreme Court this morning, carrying signs and posters urging the justices to back President Biden's effort to cancel some $400 billion in student loan debt. Democratic lawmakers like Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Robert Menendez and Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Judy Chu addressed supporters of the plan from the steps of the Supreme Court. The SDCC's website is StudentDebtCrisis.org and their handle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook is @DebtCrisisOrg. Natalia's Twitter handle is @NataliaAbrams.

Hour 2 -  Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour: Shamrock Shakes are back, baby! President Biden was heckled by a CODEPINK protester at a restaurant over the weekend... Where was Secret Service? CBS News host Margaret Brennan confronted Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on “Face The Nation” Sunday about benefiting from capitalism as expensive tickets for his book tour are sold on Ticketmaster. A poll from Rasmussen Reports found that U.S. voters “strongly prefer” capitalism to socialism. California Democratic Rep. Judy Chu has handed out congressional awards to at least 10 individuals who belonged to alleged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence front groups.

Police in California are investigating the deadly mass shooting Saturday night in the city of Monterey Park, near Los Angeles. The gunman killed 10 people -- five women and five men -- in an attack at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a dance school. The city has a majority Asian-American population and is known for its Lunar New Year's celebration. Traditional dances and a parade had been planned for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020. But officials cancelled Sunday's events because of the shooting. Other nearby cities increased security.加州警方正在调查周六晚上发生在洛杉矶附近蒙特利公园市的致命大规模枪击事件。枪手在舞蹈学校 Star Ballroom Dance Studio 的一次袭击中杀死了 10 人，其中 5 名女性和 5 名男性。这座城市以亚裔美国人为主，以庆祝农历新年而闻名。自 2020 年 COVID-19 大流行开始以来，首次计划举行传统舞蹈和游行。但由于枪击事件，官员们取消了周日的活动。附近的其他城市加强了安全。The police said they found the body of the gunman, whom they identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, on Sunday. They said he had shot himself. Police say the gunman went to another dance school in a nearby city after the attack in Monterey Park. However, people disarmed the gunman and he fled. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said a white vehicle, a van, had been seen near one of the attacks and police launched a search. On Sunday, police found the van with the suspect's body inside.↳ Luna said no other suspects were involved.警方表示，他们于周日找到了枪手的尸体，他们确认他是 72 岁的 Huu Can Tran。他们说他开枪自杀了。警方称，枪手在蒙特利公园发生袭击事件后去了附近城市的另一所舞蹈学校。然而，人们解除了枪手的武装，他逃走了。洛杉矶县警长罗伯特卢纳说，在其中一起袭击事件附近发现了一辆白色的面包车，警方展开了搜查。周日，警方发现了装有嫌疑人尸体的面包车。↳ Luna 说没有其他嫌疑人参与其中。The gunman's motive, or reason, for the attack remains unclear, Luna said. Ten people were also wounded in the attack. Seven were under hospital care as of Monday. Luna did not release the ages of the victims but said they all appeared to be over the age of 50.↳ Congressional representative Judy Chu spoke at a news conference after the attack. She said she still had questions but said people in the city should feel safe.Luna 说，枪手发动袭击的动机或理由仍不清楚。袭击中还有 10 人受伤。截至周一，七人正在接受住院治疗。 Luna 没有公布遇难者的年龄，但表示他们似乎都超过 50 岁。↳ 国会议员 Judy Chu 在袭击发生后的新闻发布会上发表讲话。她说她仍然有疑问，但说这个城市的人应该感到安全。“The community was in fear thinking that they should not go to any events because there was an active shooter,” Chu said, adding, “You are no longer in danger.” The area has a big Chinese population. The Lunar New Year celebration was expected to bring 100,000 people to the area. The Associated Press (AP) reports that the mass shooting was the fifth in January. The AP defines a mass shooting as one in which four people or more are killed, not including the shooter.“社区很害怕，认为他们不应该参加任何活动，因为有一名活跃的射手，”朱说，并补充说，“你不再处于危险之中。”该地区有大量华人。农历新年庆祝活动预计将有 10 万人前往该地区。美联社 (AP) 报道称，大规模枪击事件是 1 月份发生的第五起枪击事件。美联社将大规模枪击事件定义为四人或四人以上死亡，不包括枪手。The Star Ballroom Dance Studio was holding a Lunar New Year event called “Star Night” on Saturday. It had advertised the event on its website the day before the shooting. Tony Lai of Monterey Park said he heard sounds the night of the attack but thought they were fireworks. He said he thought the city was very safe. Fifty-seven-year-old Wynn Liaw said she was shocked that such a crime could happen during the Lunar New Year's celebration. She took a picture of the activity outside the Star Ballroom to send to relatives and friends in China. She said she wanted “to let them know how crazy the U.S. is becoming with all these mass shootings, even in the New Year.”星舞厅周六举办了名为“星夜”的农历新年活动。它在枪击前一天在其网站上发布了此次活动的广告。蒙特利公园的托尼赖说，他在袭击当晚听到了声音，但认为那是烟花。他说他认为这座城市非常安全。 57 岁的 Wynn Liaw 说，她对在农历新年庆祝活动期间发生这样的犯罪感到震惊。她将星辰宴会厅外活动的照片拍了下来，寄给国内的亲友。她说她想“让他们知道美国在所有这些大规模枪击事件中变得多么疯狂，即使在新年也是如此。”

"Inside the Issues: The Podcast" host Alex Cohen sits down with two members of Congress this week. Rep. Judy Chu, who used to be the mayor of Monterey Park, tries to make sense of the mass shooting that left eleven dead and a community in mourning over the Lunar New Year weekend. Also, Rep. Adam Schiff, who has announced he is running for Senate, explains why he was kicked off the House Select Intelligence Committee. .

Nicolle Wallace discusses the latest mass shooting in American after 11 people were killed during a Lunar New Year celebration in California, the twin indictments that some are calling a black eye for the FBI, significant guilty verdicts in cases surrounding January 6th and more.  Joined by: Shannon Watts, Elise Hu, Tom Winter, Brandon Van Grack, Frank Figliuzzi, Claire McCaskill, Dahlia Lithwick, Brian Fallon, Cecile Richards, Rep. Judy Chu and Harry Litman

On Saturday night it was Monterey Park, where 11 people died and nine more were injured after a gunman opened fire in a popular ballroom, on the eve of the Lunar New Year. On Monday it was Half Moon Bay, where a gunman claimed the lives of at least seven in the vicinity of a mushroom farm. We'll talk about how the impacts of the shootings are being felt in communities across California. Guests: Cynthia Choi, co-executive director, Chinese for Affirmative Action; co-founder, Stop AAPI Hate Josie Huang, Asian American communities correspondent, KPCC Rep. Judy Chu, U.S. congresswoman representing Monterey Park Sherry Wang, associate professor of counseling psychology, Santa Clara University Guy Marzorati, reporter and producer, KQED's politics and government desk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judy Chu - Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in July 2009. She represents the 28th Congressional District, which includes Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley of southern California. Adam Winkler - Connell Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law and a specialist in American constitutional law, the Supreme Court, and gun policy. Both will join Tavis to discuss an unrelenting gun violence epidemic (which some view as an emerging public health crisis) following this past weekend's mass shooting (Hour 2)

Additional classified documents were found in President Biden's Delaware home. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) speaks on the Monterey Park Lunar New Year shooting. A divided Congress fights over the debt limit.

Authorities in California are trying to determine the motive behind the shooting in Monterey Park that killed 11 people celebrating the Lunar New Year. It's the deadliest shooting the U.S. has seen since 19 children and two teachers were killed last June in Uvalde, Texas. Amna Nawaz reports from Monterey Park and spoke with Rep. Judy Chu about the latest community affected by mass gun violence. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Today: LAPD working to find out what led a 72-year-old man to shoot and kill 10 people and wound another 10 at a Monterey Park ballroom dance studio Saturday night; Reactions from Congresswoman Judy Chu; Beginning tomorrow thousands of volunteers will fan out across L.A. County to help with the region's annual homeless count; Lawyers representing the family of a man, who died after being repeatedly tased by an LAPD officer, have filed a 50 million dollar claim against the city; Post-storm potholes. Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.  Support the show: https://laist.com

Nicolle Wallace discusses the release of the former president's tax returns by the House Ways and Means Committee and what it means going forward for his political career, new details on the Capitol insurrection from the testimony of key witnesses to the January 6th Select Committee, a look back at the year in politics and more. Joined by: Russ Buettner, Harry Litman, Rep. Judy Chu, Philip Rucker, Tim Miller, David Fahrenthold, Michael Cohen, Michael McFaul, Joyce Vance and Rick Stengel.

Representative Judy Chu stops by Passing Judgment to discuss reproductive rights, marriage equality, and gun control. Rep. Chu is the lead sponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act, and a supporter of Right to Contraception Act, the Respect for Marriage Act, and tighter gun control measures. She talks with Jessica about those proposed laws and why, in her view, it is time to eliminate the filibuster.

We've covered a number of episodes in the past that feed into this one, including https://www.yourparentingmojo.com/healthyboys (Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys with Dr. Judy Chu) (which focused on boys' understanding of masculinity in the preschool years), and https://yourparentingmojo.com/sports/ (Playing to Win with Dr. Hilary Levy Friedman) (which looked at the lessons children learn from sports...which aren't really related to the sports themselves...).   And of course there are the two episodes on patriarchy; https://yourparentingmojo.com/patriarchy/ (the interview with Dr. Carol Gilligan), as well as https://yourparentingmojo.com/parentingpatriarchy/ (my conversation with listener Brian Stout about what we learned during the interview).   A few weeks ago https://yourparentingmojo.com/captivate-podcast/youngfemininity/ (listener Caroline and I interviewed Dr. Marnina Gonick on the topic of girls' relationships), which stemmed from the question 'why are middle/high school-aged girls so mean to each other?' but became much broader in scope as we looked at the cultural factors shaping girls' relationships. At the end of that conversation I asked Dr. Gonick if she knew anyone who was doing work similar to hers but looking at boys' relationships, and she did!   In today's conversation Caroline returns to co-interview Dr. Michael Kehler, who is Research Professor in Masculinities Studies at the Weklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. We discuss how masculinity isn't something that boys are; it's something they do, how the traditional interpretation of masculinity hurts our boys and girls, and what parents can do to support boys in engaging in alternative masculinities that allow them to feel more whole as people.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade after 50 years of legalized abortion. This special edition of Power & Politics digs into the political reaction on both sides of the border with U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu, Minister of Children and Families Karina Gould, Josie Luetke of Campaign Life Coalition, Frederique Chabot of Action Canada and the Power Panel.

In this episode of Red Pill Revolution, we discuss the recent massacre of 18 children by an 18-year-old in Texas. We talk about what happened, what the local police had to say about it as well as the school super intendant; then we see our leaderships reaction including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as they attempt to politically profit off of this horrific tragedy.  Subscribe and leave a 5-star review today! ----more---- Protect your family and support the Red Pill Revolution Podcast with Affordable Life Insurance. This is attached to my license and not a third-party ad! Go to https://agents.ethoslife.com/invite/3504a now! 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What they're saying? Uh, all of it. So make sure you stick around for the full thing again, I appreciate it so much. Um, don't want to step on this situation too much. So as always go ahead and subscribe hit that five-star review button. Uh, that's all I got for now, but I would like to jump into this. So if you don't know, you haven't heard yet, it happened. Uh, I guess it was yesterday, today, really? Um, Tuesday, May 24th. There was a. In Texas, uh, by an 18 year old individual whose name I will not use, I refuse to use. And it ended up, uh, I guess at this point there's been 18 children who have died as a result and one teacher, we don't have all of the details so far. Uh, but we'll go ahead and let's watch this opening clip that discusses what actually happened, who was involved. Uh, and, and the little bit of information that we know at this point. So here we. All right. There's our intro. A little bit more information about this. They say 14. It has now been confirmed at 18, at least from a little bit more updated sources. Uh, I believe that the teacher also has died at this point, as well as potentially one police officer. I believe I heard that somewhere, but not confirmed on my end. Uh, but we do know that at least 18 children have lost their lives to this terrible, terrible tragedy. And one that, as they've explained has been, you know, a topic of discussion quite frequently over the last decade or so. And it's quite terrifying. Um, I have children and as they mentioned, this was second to fifth grade or six, second to fourth grade, I believe, which they said was six year olds. That's not the case generally in second grade. Second grade is usually going to be seven or eight year olds, but the factor means. This is terrifying. This is horrible. This is terrifying. Um, this is a sickening thing for any individual to do, as we saw in multiple cases that Jay just presented there. Um, the individual who did so also did not only just do it to the children, they did it to, uh, to their own family prior to going out there now, from what they had mentioned there, the individual had a handgun. Potentially had a rifle from some of the other conversations that we've seen. And according to the Sheriff's clip, which we will see next also had some form of a vest that he had on to protect himself from the ensuing chaos. He knew he was getting himself into. So as I was saying, this is horrible. This is terrible. I think that we saw it there. You know, the immediate cries that you'll see in a lot of these situations is to immediately jump to like policy decisions. And, and I think. That's not always the right decision. I think that sometimes terrible things happen and we have to maybe let the parents let the school grieve a little bit before we start to look at what these politicians can do to pass legislations that may or may not prevent this thing in the future. Uh, but let's go ahead and watch that sheriff clip. Let's see what he has to say about it. It's a, it's a brief one. Um, so let's, let's go ahead and watch. Again, briefly, as of now, we're still working on this active investigation. Uh, once we're able to provide information to the families, we will do so first and foremost, obviously our Prairie's is to get information to our families. Um, and, and give them some information. So please bear with us in regards to that. Secondly, once we do get some information that we can release to the public, we will be doing that. So please know, once we do get some information, we will share that with you and call another press conference. Um, let me assure you, the intruder is deceased and we are not actively looking for another individual or any other suspects in this case. Uh, we definitely ask you all to keep the family, the families that are involved in your prayers. It's so much here to provide a statement. I not take any questions is our superintendent, Dr. Howell heroine. Good evening. This was a tragic slips of bent today. And my, my heart was broke today. Our hearts and thoughts and prayers are with all our families as we go through the, this day and days to come a few announcements that we'd need to make. Beginning tomorrow at 10:00 AM. We will have grief counseling and support at the civic center for our students, our staff, community members, anybody that needs to come at that time. And we may be there more than one day. Maybe there's several days. Our Rob staff will meet at 8:00 AM at, uh, at the civic center as well will begin with visiting with them. And, uh, seeing what those needs are, school will be closed. We, the school. Uh, we will have no school tomorrow or Thursday. All activities are canceled throughout the district. I know graduation is on people's mind. We will come out with a notice on that at a later time, all the staff members do, they will report to their campuses, uh, other than Rob campus, which will come to the, uh, the civic center. Again, my heart was broken today. We're a small committee. And we'll we'll need your prayers to get us through this. Thank you again, this is a tragic event in our community. We are very sorry that we cannot provide you more information, but greatly appreciate your patience and understanding during this very difficult time, we ask that you pray for all of the families affected. Thank you. Okay. So there's the direct Sheriff's, uh, statement on that. Also the superintendent of the school spoke on it. One thing that I'm happy to hear is that this sick, disgusting human garbage is dead. Although I don't think that. You know, full justice in this situation. I mean, what type of coward, what type of coward do you have to be to not only shoot your own grandmother, but then to go find a bunch of defenseless children to take out your, whatever is going on in your head. Like, jeez, what, what in the world? Like w what, what do you have to be going through to even consider this type of. I mean, what type of sickness do you have to have in your head? In, in there's some clips out there that I was watching. I don't know if I have them on here. I don't believe I do, but there was a part of Tucker Carlson's, uh, clips, which I have a brief portion of that we're not going to watch the full thing of, but it also goes into an interview with his classmates who his classmate was seeing is where he was kind of a, a funny character. But, um, he was. Basically just saying that, you know, this guy didn't raise any flags to him. He was in class with them two years ago in gym and he wasn't sketchy quote unquote, and you just never know. Right. You never know what somebody is going through. You never know what somebody is capable of. And I think that's, you know, a better case for being able to defend yourself in these types of situations. Not saying that there's anything that really anybody could have done here to prevent this. But I think, you know what we're going to see when we watch these clips that are coming up is the immediate, you know, immediate, emotional, not even emotional, I guess, emotionless reactions by our leadership in this country and trying to use this platform to ask for policy changes that they've tried to push over and over and over again about gun control and. You know, speaking of what type of cower does it take to, to do these things? What type of coward does it take to try to take advantage of these situations? Right? Like if, if you're the, the president of the United States and this happens in your country, if you're that superintendent, gosh, I don't know how he even stands up there and completes a full sentence. I, you know, see you the principal of my daughter's school. Every day when I walk in and I couldn't imagine in, in he sees the faces of our children every day. Now the superintendent is a little bit more removed from that, but gosh, what a horrible situation in general and, and how terrible, uh, it must feel to be anybody involved in this school, anybody and any student who saw it, heard it, uh, a teacher or a parent who, who. You know, actively part of this, um, situation, you know, that that even has to have an ex a conversation with her. Tonight's who were close to this and, and heard these sounds. And I got an email from my child's teacher who came out and said that, you know, this is a horrific situation. And she's so sad to hear these things. And, you know, in, in some way, shape or form, we need to have a conversation with our kids. Now, I don't know how I feel about that. You know, I don't know if we need to, what is that going to do? If you have a child who is in this grade, in this. You know, a 7, 8, 9 year old them being afraid of the world and afraid of going to school in this, in this type of scenario, how many schools are out there where this doesn't ever happen? In what percentage likelihood is it to happen in, in what mass horrific reality or, or what a massive like horrific, uh, conversation. If every parent had this conversation with her. At that age, I just don't think it's very appropriate. But, um, yeah, this is, this is tough, man. This is, this is so sad. And to know that there's so many parents out there tonight who just won't be talking in their, uh, you know, their child, their baby, who they raised and who they love. And that's so sad. And so. Uh, let's, let's go ahead and see here. This is, there's some deeper seated problems that we'll see in, you know, and there, there was a, the saying goes, never let a great tragedy go without, you know, what is it taking advantage of a great tragedy. There's some quote around politics and I can't exactly pull it right now in the, in the frame of mind after hearing about this, you know, an hour or two ago, but a. You know, taking advantage of these tragedies is exactly what we see our poor leadership do in this situation. And it's horrible. There's no reason for it. You know, the, the, let the parents grieve, stop trying to push policies in the, in the midst of tragedy for the sake of, you know, it's like if you were a life insurance agent and you know, which, you know, we'll get to that in a second, but if you were a life insurance agent, let's take that. And these kids died and all of a sudden you're running advertisements towards parents saying, Hey, get life insurance on your child. Do they, they're going to die. Just like these children did potentially, right. We need to prevent you from being in hardship if this happens or whatever it is that you can insert there. It's gross. It's disgusting. Any business that would take advantage of this to try and push their. Profits, which is exactly what their political profits are that they're trying to push our leadership here is trying to push it political profit. They're trying to profit off of this in some way, shape or form, right? In, in, in this case, it's in this way, shape or form of control, right? And they want to use lists platform. They want to immediately jump to the idea. We should be banning guns and we should be banning, uh, assault rifles, and, you know, whatever it is. Um, we're going to see that here. And, and, and to me, it's just gross. Any industry that would utilize this platform to try to profit in any way, shape or form, whether it's attention, whether it's, uh, direct profits, like the life insurance example. Whether it's, uh, political profits, whether it's attention profits, you know, there's so many different ways to profit. And in this situation, our political leadership is trying to profit off of this situation by immediately jumping to specific policy changes in, in, in calling for them. So we'll see that here. Let's go ahead and watch Camila Harris, give her speech, then we'll jump to the Biden speech. Then we'll jump to. Uh, Tucker Carlson had to say, which he basically called them out prior to them, even having these conversations, knowing they were going to utilize this platform for their political profit. Uh, so here is Kamala Harris. We need to go now to Washington. We understand vice-president Harris plans to address the shooting, the tragedy, and you volley at Robb elementary school. Let's go ahead and listen to what she has. Please sit everyone. Thank you. Thank you. What a, what an incredible room. And, um, Judy Chu, thank you for that introduction and for your leadership on so many levels. Um, tonight's a rough night. Um, we planned for a great celebration, but I'm sure most of you have heard the tragic news. Um, About what has happened in Texas. So I had prepared comments about tonight, which I will speak, but I just first want to begin by saying a few words about the tragedy that occurred today, um, in you valley, Texas. Um, as many of, you know, the reports are that, uh, it was a mass shooting at an elementary school. And, um, the preliminary reports are that 14 children have been killed. Um, and the details are still coming in. And of course the president and I are monitoring the situation closely. So while we don't know all the details yet, uh, we do know that there are parents who have lost children, um, families that have lost children and their loved ones, of course, and many others who may have been injured. So I would normally say in a moment like this, we would all say naturally that our hearts break, but our hearts keep getting broken. You know, I think so many, there's so many elected leaders in this room. You know what I'm talking about? Every time a tragedy like this happens, our hearts break and our broken hearts are nothing compared to the broken hearts of those fans. And yet it keeps happening. So I think we all know and have said many times with each other enough is enough. Enough is enough as a nation. We have to have the courage to take  action and understand the next. Between what makes for reasonable and sensible public policy to ensure something like this never happens again. So the president will speak more about this later. Um, but for now I will just say to the people of you've already, um, please know that this is a room full of leaders who grieve with you. And we are praying for you and we stand with you and it is difficult at a time like this to think about much else. But I do look around this room and I know who is here. And I know this is a room full of American leaders who know and have the courage to take a stand. And so let us tonight, as we do every time we all get together. Recommit ourselves to having the courage to take action. And so that does bring me to the leaders who are in this room and the leaders of apex. And again, I want to thank chairwoman Judy Chu for that kind introduction as a former member of K pack, um, I had the opportunity to see her leadership firsthand, and she is truly a national leader who leads. The people of our country. And of course, I'm honored tonight to be with Congresswoman, Maryland, Strickland, apex board chair, Susan, Jen Davis, and all of the federal state and local elected officials who are here. Okay. That's enough. So you get the idea, the percentage of time that she talked about the grieving of these parents and what actually happened in this situation was so much. Compared to the timeframe that she spoke about. Here's what we need to do is enact policy changes. And, you know, we all have the power. No, you don't. You do not have the power to stop this. No laws that you pass would stop this. There was a guy, fuck how long ago, months, a year, whatever it was, who ran over an entire group of people with a car, are you going to ban cars? It makes no sense. You go to the UK where there's the access to guns is way low. There's just higher stabbing rates. These things happen. They have happened. They're going to continue to happen, regardless of whatever policies that you enact, regardless of whatever ego comes into your way. And even to then into this ego is probably even being. Because I don't think it's ego for her to sit there and think that we need to enact these massive bands. Right. And she did not really say it, but we're going to watch the Joe Biden clip and he comes out and says it it's, it's crazy to me that these people who are in these positions of power cannot even. Can not even stand in front of a group of people and knowing there's 13, eight, well, 18 parents out there today who are wanting to listen to a voice of reason in a position of power and, and hear something at least just grieve with them. Don't stand on their backs and, and. Pallets ticks, push political agendas that, you know, you've been pushing for a while now. And, and, and know what law that you're going to pass is going to stop this. Look at Chicago, look at LA, look at wherever the largest percentage of murders are, are where there's the most strict gun laws in the country. And you know, this. Kamala Harris, you know, this Joe Biden, you know that the only thing that you are going after while you're standing on the backs of these parents who are grieving over their children, is the political agenda on your mind for control to control the people, to take away any, any potential response they would ever have to totalitarianism. And, and you step on their backs and in the worst moment you could ever possibly imagine and use their backs as a stepping stool to push your political agenda. You sick, gross people. How disgusting is that? Give it, give it a fucking day. At least maybe come out and say, I cannot imagine, like, alright, here's my thing. Here's here off the cuff. Here's what I would say to these parents. I can not imagine being in your position. I can not imagine that the hardship and heartache that you must be going through today. And I hope that you never, that I never do have to be able to feel the difficulties that you're going through right now. And there's nothing that I can say. And there's nothing that I can do to take that away from you. But I want you to know that there is a country. Of hundreds of millions of people who feel your grief with you today. And there are share the unbelievable heartbreak that you have. And many children who will go to sleep tonight without their friends tomorrow and brothers and sisters who will wake up without, without their siblings. And we are so horrific. Sad right alongside of you. And there's nothing we can do. There's nothing we can say to make you feel better, but I want you to know that we're here for you, that we will do whatever we can to be there for you. And that over the next few weeks, we will be reaching out individually to speak with every one of you to let you know that. Politicians that your president and your vice president cared deeply deeply about you, about your family and about your children. That's what leadership says not. Hey, did you guys hear about Texas? Yeah. Well, there's some, there's this many children who. Here's how here's what I can do to prevent this in the future. And you all decided that you didn't want to pass these laws are the reason this happened. No, that's disgusting. That's gross. Shut your mouth grieve with these parents. Or just shut up and let it, like, they don't need to hear you pushing political agendas right now. You definitely don't need to be like wagging your little gross finger Camila at the individuals who, who didn't pass your massive gun bans because of anything there's pre more preventions of mass shootings as a result of access to web. Then there is these one-off little situations that we're seeing here that are, are again horrific, and you can't speak to the magnitude of agony that these parents must be going through. But the last thing you should be doing is pushing your political agenda for 60% of the conversation. While 10% of it goes out to our hearts with. But we need to do this. You guys are wrong for not passing this and I am right, because I could have prevented this if you did what I said. And so let's hear what Biden has to say, and it's quite similar, but I haven't heard the whole thing. So we'll listen together. Good evening fellow Americans. I'd hoped when I became president, I would not have to do this again. Another massacre you valley, Texas, and elementary school. Beautiful. Innocent. Third fourth graders. And how many scores of little children witnessed what happened? See their friends die as if they're on a battlefield for God's sake. I don't know whether the rest of their lives there's a lot. We don't know yet. There's a lot. We do know. The parents who will never see their child again, never have them jump in bed and cuddle with them. Parents will never be the same to lose a child. It was like having a piece of your soul ripped. there a hollowness in your chest, you feel like you're being sucked into it, never going to be able to get out suffocating. It's never quite the same as the feeling shared by the siblings and the grandparents and the family members and the community. The thought behind scripture says. Joe. And I've talked about this in different contexts and other context, Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. So many crushed spirits. So tonight I asked the nation to pray for them, give the parents and siblings. And the darkness I feel right now as a nation, we have to ask, when in God's name, are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? When in God's name? We do it. We all know in our gut needs to be done. This is the 343,448 days, 10 years since I stood up at a high school. And Connecticut grade school and Connecticut or another government, Matt massacred, 26 people, including 21st graders at Sandy hook elementary school since then have been over 900 incidents gunfires reported on school grounds, Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, Santa Fe high school in Texas Oxford high school. Let's goes on and on and on this grows wanting to include mass shootings at places like movie theaters, houses of worship. As we saw just 10 days ago to grocery store in Buffalo, New York, I am sick and tired of it. We have to act and don't tell me we can't have an impact on this card. I spent my career as a Senator and the vice-president working to pass common sense gun laws. We can we'll prevent every tragedy, but we know they work and have positive impact. When we pass the assault weapons ban mass shootings went down when the law expired mass shootings tripled the idea that an 18 year old. Can walk into a gun store and buy two assault weapons. It's just wrong. What in God's name? Do you need to solve it for except to kill someone there? Aren't running through the forest with Kevlar vests on for God's sake, it's just sick. And the gun manufacturers has spent two decades aggressively marketing assault weapons, which make them the most and largest profit. Wow. There's a lot to unpack there. The first of which being schools are a gun-free zone, Joe, it's illegal to have a weapon on school grounds. It's literally one of the only mass protected areas that you can go to that as illegal to carry a weapon on. Didn't stop him dead. It's it's crazy. And then he goes on to say, dear, aren't walking around with Kevlar vests. What a gross usage of, oh, how disgusting is that your statement? There's 18 parents out there right now who are grieving the loss of their children. Uh, in deeper agony than you were ever in with Bo who ended, whose children's lives were ended in such horrific fashions. And you're talking about deer walking through a forest and a Kevlar vast how disgusting, how gross. Right. And everybody wants to get in this conversation like, oh, everybody was saying with abortion, how, oh, if you ban abortion, people are just going to do it illegally. Might as well, make it healthy and safe. Where's that conversation. When it comes to guns, you're going to ban assault weapons. You're going to ban assault rifles. People are just going to do it illegally. Right? The people who are going to do these types of things are absolutely going to find. It's a sickness. It's a sickness in your head to even have the capacity to do these things, to even fathom shooting your grandma and then going on, and then fucking driving to an elementary school and shooting 18 children. That is not a gun problem. That is a mental health problem. That is a sickness in your brain that, that most people cannot even fathom the, the, the, ah, the, the, how horrible of a person you must be to potentially even do that. There's, there's something missing in your head. There's a switch that, that wa that was flipped that no other person can fathom going through. And whether it's a gun, it's a knife, it's a truck like we saw months ago, or. They're going to find a way. And so let's address the root cause. It's not the guns, it's not the gun lie being manufacturers in this case, it's the sickness. It's the, it's the, the, the switch in your head that allows you to do such horrific things and what we'll see statistically, and almost like, I think it's 80% or larger. It may even be higher than. Are on some type of SSRI, some type of antidepressive medication, something that's messing with your nervous system, that there there's a humanistic aspect that does not allow you to do these horrific things and to completely eliminate the conversation of, of that being gone in these individuals. And, and, and, and to diminish that conversation down to a. Gun issue or a, a specific type of gun nonetheless, or the fact that you there's no deer in Kevlar vests walking across the forest. You, you fucking idiot. How disgusting, how gross for you to use this as your platform to push gun reform restrictions. Right, because we all know what that leads to go to go to Brazil, go to, and I don't know if there's gun bands in Brazil, but I'm assuming that's probably crazier than go to go to any of these countries and find, find me the statistics that back up, the fact that if you mass, uh, take away, you know, you know, who did that? You know, who do you know who took away guns? First was eight off. Was stolen was Landon. All of these people didn't allow their people to have that because that's the only form of control and no nobody's using, uh, it has an AR 15 for the purpose of going and shooting a deer. You're so stupid that you don't even know how hunting works. Nobody's shooting a deer with an AR 15, should it be that removed and not even that removed, he knows what he's doing. He's not playing on the individuals that actually know. How guns work or how hunting works, even he's playing on the emotional strings of individuals who are uninformed surrounding this topic. No, nobody buys an AR 15 to shoot a deer. People buy an air 15 to protect their household Pritchard's to protect their family. And in many cases to protect their family from the opportunity of being taken over by a totalitarian government, it's the same reason. All of your soldiers carry an ARP. Or an M 16, the same reason it's to protect yourself. And then to say that an 18 year old shouldn't be able to walk into a gun shop and buy a gun you're recruiting the same 18 year olds to go fight your wars. And probably Ukraine coming up soon as we saw him say in the conversation that he had on the border in Poland. So you're going to allow them to carry it because they fight your wars hunter. Because you get to profit off of the backs of their blood. They're not going to take their M sixteens into a forest to shoot a deer in the Kevlar vests you dumb ass. It's not when they are 15 is four and 15 is a war. Gun is a self protection, personal protective. And literally it's a pistol with a, buttstock a longer barrel and an extended magazine. In some cases in the same type of magazine you can get for any gun right now, I can go get my Glock and get a 30 round magazine for my Glock, just like what's in my era, 15, doesn't change a thing, but you're just trying to play on the emotional strings of families who are grieving to push your political agenda. Let's watch a little bit more of this. If I can stand it. I am sick and tired of it. We have to act and don't tell me we can't have an impact on this corner. I spent my career as a Dawn for God's sake, it's just sick. And the gun manufacturers has spent two decades aggressively marketing assault weapons, which make them the most and largest profit for God's sake. We have to have the courage to stand up to the industry. Here's what else? I know. Most Americans support, common sense laws, common sense gun. I just got off a trip from Asia meeting with Asian leaders. And I learned this while I was on the aircraft. And what struck me on that 17 hour flight. What struck me was these kinds of mass shootings rarely happened anywhere else in the world. Y they have mental health problems. They have domestic disputes in other countries. They have people who are lost, but these kinds of mass shootings never happened. The kind of frequency they happened in America. Why, why are we willing to live with this carnage? Why don't we keep letting this happen? Where in God's name is our backbone to have the courage to deal with and stand up to the lobbies. Turn. This thing is action for every parent, for every citizen of this country, we have to make it clear to every elected official in this country. It's time to act it's time for those who obstruct or delay. Or blocked the common sense gun laws. We need to let you know that we will not forget. We can do so much more. We have to do more our prayer tonight. Those parents lying in bed and trying to figure out will I be able to sleep again? What do I say to my other children? What happens to the more and God bless the loss of innocent life on this sad day. May the Lord be near the broken heart and saved those crushed in spirit because they're going to need a lot of help. A lot of our pre. Okay. First of all, I don't know how many times I've heard Joe Biden mentioned God or the Bible references. Um, interesting that that comes up now, but I won't critique it. It makes sense. However, what I will critique is the fact that two minutes and 47 or two minutes and 40 seconds of this clip was devoted to speaking to the. Was devoted to talking about grief was devoted to mentioning the topic, even that was a seven minute clip. The other five minutes of Joe Biden's speech was dedicated completely the policy reforms that he's been pushing for years surrounding gun control. How does, how gross I'll say that over and over again. It's just, it's sickening to me that this is the conversation that we're having. And it's obviously easily called out by others because here is Tucker Carlos and mentioning the fact that this is exactly what they were going to do prior to the, either of these speeches coming out. He knew this, and here's a clip of Tucker Carlson discussing it. Oh. That if the president uses the deaths of children to try to make himself more powerful, he really is a lonesome man unworthy of leading this country. He may rise above it and try to unite this country. In which case he will get praise from us and from every American, some are not doing that. However, some have gone lower than you even imagined a Congressman called Rubin. Galago just tweeted this quote, just to be clear, F you Ted Cruz, you effing baby killer. Can you imagine, what do we think of Ted Cruz? He did not shoot anybody. It's a horrible thing. Nancy Pelosi, recent statements re released a statement saying this quote. It is time for all in Congress to heed the will of the American people, enjoying it and enacting the house passed bi-partisan common sense, lifesaving legislation into law. Of course they jump at any opportunity, including the deaths of children to make partisan points. And then a character called Juliet Kam. A former Obama administration official DHS said the shooting is proof. We need to get rid of immigration laws. She said that I'm seeing this a few hours. From an investigation standpoint, I'm going to do what the facts tell me now. So I've got demographics, first of all, an 80% Hispanic school district. So the most important thing for the federal government to do right now is to say there will be no immigration enforcement during this period in that. Uh, area. It is, it has a large immigration population. You want parents with their kids. You don't want people hiding right now. And we need to make that clear ASAP because of the political issues in Texas. So a normal person, decent person stands in reverence and awe and deep sadness before a tragedy like this, a filthy person jumps in to figure out how can this make me more powerful? Jeanine Pirro is the co-host of the five. She joins us tonight. Judge. Thanks so much for coming on. Um, you really do learn about people in the immediate aftermath of something like. Don't ya? Well, you know, what you just saw is really the epitome of the politicization of a tragedy. Some people are so ideologically rigid that they will use anything, anything to bootstrap their political ideology in this case, you know, to basically open the borders. And that is a sad, disgusting commentary when the thing that, okay, that's enough of that. But you get the. How dare you. How dare you. Like I said, stand on the backs of these grieving parents and devote 80% of your speech on this topic to policy political agenda reform, including immigration. What a, what clown world do you live in? Where that's an appropriate conversations surrounding what just happened now? I'm not even going to get into it. This. Some of the deeper, you know, rabbit holes that you can when these situations arise. But if you're in that zone, you know what I'm talking about? Um, you know, it, I'm sure these, these things obviously happen. And this obviously is a horrific. I don't know, I won't even get into it, but in this case, it's, it's so sad. It's so horrible. And, and to see our politicians are not even our politicians, our president and our vice president, just rubbing, rubbing the nation's nose in, in, in specifically calling out Ted Cruz, calling him a baby murderer for what not pushing your totalitarian gun laws. You know, the, the, the, the fundamental. Constitutional rights that we were given. It's all gross. It's all disgusting. And it, this whole thing makes me sad. It makes me sad to see our leadership's response to it. It makes me, like I said, it's just disgusted by the, by the approach that they took on this two and two minutes and 40 seconds, he devoted to the conversation surrounding what happened and the, his grieving for the parents. And then the other five minutes were devoted. Dear wearing Kevlar vests in a forest. I don't know. I don't have much more to say about this at this point. I just wanted to get that out there with you guys. It's a sad day. Um, it's a horrific day and my heart goes out to any of the parents who are dealing with this tragedy, any of the parents and children who are a part of that school district, uh, there's a lot of difficult conversations and difficult times. And, uh, yeah, it's horrible. So that's all I got for today, guys. Uh, I hope you and your family are safe. Um, please, uh, subscribe, leave a five-star review if you enjoyed this podcast while I guess enjoyed is probably the wrong word to use in this situation, but, uh, you know, if you kind of, um, like. 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When it comes to living in retirement, many Americans are at risk of not having enough savings to maintain their standards. That's why in 2019, The SECURE Act was passed, to address retirement savings plans and provide assistance to employees and employers as they save for their future. Now, 3 years later, the SECURE Act 2.0 has passed in the House, and will soon face a vote in the Senate. Hear from Congresswoman Judy Chu, as she talks with host Gene Marks about the retirement crisis, this latest act, planning for a secure retirement, and what it all means for business owners and their employees. Topics include: 01:34 – The retirement crisis 02:16 – The SECURE Act of 2019 02:43 – The SECURE Act 2.0 03:08 – Opt-in vs. opt-out programs 06:18 – Increasing the catch-up contribution limits 06:56 – Reimbursement for small businesses 08:27 – Increases the age of distribution 09:49 – Retirement savings lost and found 11:43 – How SECURE Act 2.0 is looking out for domestic abuse survivors 12:46 – Military spouse provision 13:35 – Student provision 14:38 – Low-income and the savers credit Learn more about the SECURE Act 2.0 at www.paychex.com/articles/compliance/secure-act-changes. Hear more from Gene Marks about the SECURE Act 2.0 here. Find out what you need to know about state-facilitated retirement programs at https://www.paychex.com/articles/employee-benefits/8-states-state-sponsored-ira. DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast, and that is further provided by the presenter, should not be considered legal or accounting advice, and should not substitute for legal, accounting, or other professional advice in which the facts and circumstances may warrant. We encourage you to consult legal counsel as it pertains to your own unique situation(s) and/or with any specific legal questions you may have.  

What happens to boys as they become young men in today's culture? How has the pandemic impacted the way boys perceive the world, and their place in it? How can we best guide our boys to become the young men they truly wish to be? Find the answers to these questions and many more in this timely conversation with Dr. Judy Chu, renowned lecturer on boys' psychosocial behavior and author of the book, “When Boys become Boys”.

本集主題：「作自己才是最好的名牌 ≈ Judy朱的生活美學」介紹 訪問作者：朱馥瑜 內容簡介： Judy老師是一位，很酷的造型師，喔～不止， Judy老師可是一位心靈學家，充滿觀察魅力與人生經歷的魔法師。 她想說的，那些故事，都濃縮在她的手稿和這本書了。 2018年金鐘獎迷你劇集、電視電影女主角 鍾瑤 What may Judy Chu inspire you ? 曾被外國媒體譽為「台灣首席形象顧問」Judy朱， 多年造型顧問工作沉澱後， 將有形的穿著打扮美感，化繁為簡， 以一篇篇具有啟發性思維的故事， 透過JUDY溫柔的目光，宛如一面鏡子， 檢視，沉思，「時尚」的根本是在發現自己。 作者簡介：朱馥瑜Judy 身兼專業領域多重身分，是時尚造型學苑院長、專業形象顧問、時尚造型作家，也曾任時尚造型設計管理系系主任。從小就是一位美學實踐者，就讀於國立藝專影劇科演導組（現為台藝大），為追求美學隻身遠赴英倫求學，1993 年自英國倫敦巴納特學院（Barnet College）服裝設計最高榮譽級等畢業，多年來擔任政商名流、新聞主播，與藝人的專業造型顧問，靳秀麗、盧秀芳、陳月卿、沈春華、谷懷萱、王佳婉、俞川心、吳恩文、白嘉莉、曾國城、大小S、侯昌明、辛曉琪、鄭中基、楊采妮、楊林、江淑娜、于台煙、林青蓉、蔡秋鳳、高慧君、唐美雲、苗可麗、洪曉蕾、王曉書、香月明美、陳孝萱、張曼娟、嚴俊傑……等，都曾在她巧思慧手下打造整體造型，甚至曾被國外媒體譽為「台灣首席形象顧問」。 學歷 英國倫敦巴納特學院服裝設計 畢業 The London Image Institute Executive Course國際形象高階專業認證 英國倫敦Your True Colors專業配色師、形象造型執照 著作 《JC美力密碼》 《造型101女性必備的隨身造型顧問》 《戀．造型Judy朱Style》 《最美，我自信》 出版粉絲頁： 讓我們布克在一起 #李基銘#fb新鮮事#生活有意思#快樂玩童軍 #漢聲廣播電台 YouTube頻道，可以收看 https://goo.gl/IQXvzd podcast平台，可以收聽 SoundOn　https://bit.ly/3oXSlmF Spotify　https://spoti.fi/2TXxH7V Apple　https://apple.co/2I7NYVc Google　https://bit.ly/2GykvmH KKBOX　https://bit.ly/2JlI3wC Firstory　https://bit.ly/3lCHDPi 請支持六個粉絲頁 李基銘主持人粉絲頁：https://www.facebook.com/voh.lee 李基銘的影音頻道粉絲頁：https://www.facebook.com/voh.video Fb新鮮事新聞報粉絲頁：https://www.facebook.com/voh.fbnews LIVE直播-fb新鮮事：https://www.facebook.com/live.fbshow 漢聲廣播電台「fb新鮮事」節目粉絲頁：https://www.facebook.com/voh.vhbn 漢聲廣播電台「快樂玩童軍」節目粉絲頁：https://www.facebook.com/voh.scout

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Eric Zuley is recognized as an award winning top ten social media influencer in the world, a Multimedia Marketing Mogul that has mastered the art of monetizing media. He created the nationally and internationally recognized movement #eZWay endorsed by over 500 celebrities, influencers, CEO's and change makers. This movement has its own social network directory similar to Facebook, Amazon, Yelp, Netflix and the Hollywood Walk of Fame all rolled into one.Its members are some of top celebrity influencers like the creator of Make A Wish Foundation, Star of Terminator 3, Founder of Priceline just to name a few. Visit the [ezwaywalloffame.com](http://ezwaywalloffame.com/) to learn more. Eric has spoken on over 30 stages 100 if you count virtual. Eric has helped coach and mentor over 300 people in the art of scaling from one microphone. Eric Zuley was able to turn his company eZWay Broadcasting, Inc into a 7 figure income earning company before the age of 40 years old.Eric has been seen on FOX, E! ABC 7, TMZ, HUFFINGTON POST, EXTRA, Cover of HOLLYWOOD WEEKLY, MAGAZINE which honored Eric as the 2017 Digital Trailblazer, he has also received numerous speaker, coaching, social media awards, in 2011 he was given the Robert Novak award signed off by congressman Brad Sherman and congresswoman Judy Chu and former Mayor of La Antonio Villaraigosa. Eric has interviewed thousands of named celebrities and speakers.Mr. Zuley owns eZWay Network a media network powering their own Radio, Magazine, Mobile App and TV network housing 6 Networks, 10 channels, 30 shows with a potential reach of 60,000,000 homes and mobile phones. He owns a branding and promotions firm that has helped thousands of brands and individuals. Eric is also an event producer with over 450 red carpet events under his belt. His 501 c 3 eZWay Cares has helped raise millions through his media outreach and he is an actor, speaker, author and coach with over 200,000 social media followers. For more info (http://ezwaypromotions.com/), (https://ericzuley.com/)If you'd like to learn more about working with Lisa and her team directly, go to lisawilliamsco.com and learn how to hire yourself! 

Our very young sons are hiding their powerful capacities for connection. Relying on years of research, Judy Chu explains exactly why this is happening and what the cost is to boys and men. This is a crucial listen for parents, but also for any who want to better understand the powerful internal emotional lives of very young boys and the ways in which we train them out of connecting. Judy Chu is the author of When Boys Become Boys. Her work clearly defines the ways in which our dominant culture of masculinity is putting boys are risk for lives that are dramatically more isolated and challenging. Chu is the advocate many of us wished we had had in our corner when we were young. When she gets fired up in defense of boys, and calls out what our culture of masculinity continues to do to them, it is both uplifting and deeply inspiring.

Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast's very first episode where your host, Lesley Logan, interviews the amazing Joanna Vargas! Joanna is a natural born entrepreneur and has always worked for herself. Together they cover everything from how to stop creating drama in your own life, to questioning everything, to how to create positive change and make your life even better than it is right now. You'll love Joanna's enthusiasm for life, her fiery spirit and her insight.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co .And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you'll learn about:It's not wrong or right, it's all a choice, what can it create, will it create?Open loopsOur brains want answers, they want a period. Completion. Judgement is a period. Don't put a period on it.As a young girl I was very aware. Awareness, is it cool to be aware?Lemonade stand, unique ways to stand out, stand apartThe planet grows and grows, changes and does whatever she needs to do to grow“What do you know?” Get curiouswe're brought up to listen to our parents, they know everything, we're not supposed to be curiousLL: What would I be doing if I was already where I want to be?Remember Whenor “Why?”thinking, asking a curious questionPLAY A GAMEWe will do everything so that we can be rightthere's a lie herewe will find the signs/evidence in it so that we're rightTop 5 Fears“this feels heavy, so I'm not gonna do it”… is that a lie?Notice how she uses your NAME??? She says “Lesley” in every other sentenceHow can you partner up?Play “Remember When”Action items from Joanna VargasYou have a choice. Life isn't happening TO youIf you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox.Lesley Logan ResourcesLesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesFollow Lesley on Social MediaInstagramFacebook LinkedInJoanna Vargas Bio:Joanna Vargas creates her life. A powerhouse entrepreneur right out of high school, Joanna never worked corporate and chose the path less traveled. At 20 years old she formed her corporation, took all of her savings and produced a dance showcase in Hollywood called The King of Pop. With Joanna's quick (some might say crazy) work ideas, this venture quickly turned into a dance competition called Maxt Out now going on its 20th year.Using keen street smarts and with no professional business training, she created Jayvee Dance studio by the time she was 24 and built that business to 700 students. A true serial entrepreneur, Joanna sold that dance studio and prepared to design her next download (from The Universe).Joanna recognized a gap in conversations about mindset and physical form when it came to fitness and responded with the solution, The Fit Factor Studio; a wildly successful brick and mortar fitness studio catering to women, their mindset and living fully. In the process, Joanna's own work-life philosophy, built on the principles of asking better questions and getting really curious about life, inspired her to make the choice to close the physical doors and go completely virtual with The Live Fully Academy. Now serving women all over the world with her Three F's; Form, Fundamentals and Fun, a new thought leader for Gen X and Millennial women.Known for her open book candor and positive vibe, Joanna proposed to her city that she start a 5K run, it was then the Pumpkin Run 1K/5K/10K Halloween event was born. Her superpower is getting butts in seats, and this run brings 1,500 runners every year with no paid advertisements (a little fun fact for our fellow entrepreneurs). By the time she was 32 she was running four businesses and choosing for her. With learning how to choose herself, she now facilitates other female business owners to do the same.This summer Joanna launched two new podcasts - The Get Up Girl and Dance Your Life. The Get Up Girl is a rally cry for all the women who are different and were taught to choose for others, who are now ready to Get Up and choose for themselves. Dance Your Life is a podcast of dance conversations, for dancers, by dancers and developed to educate dancers all over the world with stories and wisdom.Awarded Woman of the Year Congressional Honor by Congressman Adam Schiff and Woman of the Year Congressional Honor by Judy Chu, Joanna is a well respected female business owner and creator. Named Business of the Year by her city along with many other business awards, Joanna has earned her way to the frontlines of business during times when choosing yourself and the roads less traveled were not celebrated. With the entirety of her career devoted to inspiring her sisters to wake up and live fully, 2020 is poised to be Joanna's biggest year yet. The Get Up Girl is her latest creation to surpass her upper limits and expand energetically to avenues she hasn't discovered yet, and YOU are invited for the ride as she redefines what getting back up really looks and feels like.Transcription:INTRODUCTION:Hello! Oh my God I am so excited that you're here. I am so excited that you are here. This is by far one of my most favorite interviews I've done so far truly love this woman I really can't even wait, I'm gonna dive into her in a second, but first one to say, I am so happy that you're here listening. You know, you could be doing a lot of things right now, and you are listening to this podcast. And I know, it's because you're looking for just a little something to get you through your day something remind you of who you are and why you're here. And it's I'm so grateful that you are taking your time maybe you're in a run or a walk, or doing errands and I'm happy to be in your ears. And if you're watching this on YouTube. Hello! I'm waiving right at you. So, you all, when I, when I think about the different people that I want to speak to, to bring to you. Part of it is my own oh I really want to talk to this person and cause I want to know what's going on their mind. This woman, you'll hear in the interview, but she, she truly changed the way I thought about things in the morning in one day, we we're out of the photoshoot and you'll hear the whole story in the interview so I want to give it away but I'm not kidding. Because of that moment, it changed how I ask questions, what I do and how I approach so many things. And this is what's so fun. You can feel like you're freaking absolutely 100% awesome because you are. And you can feel like you're not and that's okay but you're awesome and I'm so happy you're here so you can hear that reminder from me and the guests but you can feel like you're there. And then there can be this other little like little thing that someone says that like just moves that needle forward in a different way that helps you maybe into the freaking straight ahead you're looking a little bit to the left. And it's like, Oh, there's the thing that's that's the thing that's been missing link. And so, here, let me just edify her cuz she's freaking awesome please look in the show notes for her full for amazing, incredible 100% by out that will just have you going yeah. Wow. She is been awesome since she was a little girl, and maybe it will help you think about your whole life and journey and what got you to where you are right now, when you hear and read her by out. Cause like oh look at all the things that make you who you are. So Joanna Vargas Cradle to Life. A powerhouse entrepreneur right out of school. Joanna never worked corporate and chose the path less travelled. At 20 years old she formed her corporation, took all of her savings, and produced a dance showcase in Hollywood called The King of Pop. With Joanna's quick, some might say crazy work ideas, this venture quickly turned into a dance competition called Max Out which now going on its 20th year. Using keen street smarts, and with no professional business training she created JB dance studio by the time she was 24, and built that business to 700 students. A true serial entrepreneur Joanna sold that dance studio and prepared to design her next download From the Universe. Joanna recognize the gap of compositions about minds in physical form when it came to fitness, and responded with a solution.The Fit Factor Studio while the successful Brick and Mortar Fitness Studio catering to women their minds and living fully. In the process Joanna's own workout philosophy builds on the principles at asking better questions and getting really curious about life, inspire for them make the choice to close the physical doors and go completely virtual with the Live Fully Academy. Now serving women all over the world with the three F's - Form Fundamentals and Fun a new loop thought leader for Gen X and millennial women.Joanna has two new podcast the Get Up Girl and Dance your Life. I'm so excited. I'm so excited. I need you to listen to this whole interview she is fire we go all over the place together I feel like we are definitely sisters in a past life, with a lot of fun chatting about different things and I really want to make sure that you hear her tips at the end because she is not just a girl who talks the talk and inspires. She is a girl who has super actionable things that if you start to incorporate your life, even one of these things, I know, it's going to help you prioritize yourself in a different way, and really make sure that you are I mean living flat like she says.So, also, I know that this is the hardest things it's like intro-ing this episodes and not giving away all the things. But I can't even wait for you to hear something she does with one of her friends that I, I swear, I may have to do this with my husband on a monthly basis of a date doing this thing because it's like just such a fun way to look at the future of your life, and I can't even wait for you to listen to that.So with that, we'll be right back for the full interview after this message.-----Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guests will bring Bold, Executable, Intrinsic and Targeted steps that you can use to out yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.EPISODE:Lesley Logan - 06:33Alright, everyone, I have the Joanna Vargas here with us today. And I'm, y'all I'm so grateful. And I met this woman. And we were in a mastermind. There's like 50 people, but we kept getting paired together. And there was something about her that I just wanted to know more about, and the way things worked out. Because even though we both lived in LA at the time, you just don't see people who live in LA. It's like, it's not really like that easy. And so, anyways, right? It's just not like, you're like, Oh, yeah, I live so close. But you'll probably see the people who live out of LA more often than you see those that live in it. And traffic is real. And, and then when the mastermind ended, I really was a bit bummed that I didn't get to know you more. And so we were luckily paired up on this shoot one day with Girl Squad Inc. And you've I don't know if you know, but I was having a really low day that day, it was just not, not my best day. And I texted Monica I said, my higher self, is like not showing up to the shoot. I'm hoping by the time the makeup and clothes, come on that like I'm as she says, I'm gonna be it. But I just want you to know if I'm a little low. That's what's going on. Anyways, there is no way to be low around you. Because you, you just exude love, joy. And, and I know that it's not. It's not always easy to do those things. But you really show up with that energy. And I couldn't help but like, get into it too. And we got to have dinner together. And you told me about 'I wonder' and how does it get better than this? And so, I want to give you a moment to introduce yourself but I just have to share that because as you listen to this, if you're wondering like, what do I love this woman so much. This is you'll you'll know why because I love her since the day that we sat down and I even have a tattoo on my hand. Because of her, because, because you really made me have a possibility to step higher into myself and more into myself. So thank you for being here. Will, you tell people what happened, who you are, and, and how you got to be so awesome.Joanna Vargas - 08:45Lesley, thank you for that. I really appreciate you saying that. And that, we were able to connect that day because I totally get what you said out of 50 people and then you know what a possibility that you and I connected. And I am a born entrepreneur. I've never gone corporate. I started a business as soon as I was 18 years old. I was always very different. So since I was a very young girl, I was always very aware Lesley, but pretending I wasn't. And really pushing and mutilating myself into this form and structure of what this reality says a woman or person is supposed to be. And I, just always felt like just different and awkward. And, as I've become to realize who I am as an entrepreneur, I've fallen in love with myself and I fall in love with the process and the journey and now, I share it with others because what it is it's truly happiness and it does sound cliche, Lesley, like happiness and how the hell do I get it Joanna like, Okay, I get it. And so, what I love to do is actually break it down for people so it's not a Instagram quote tile, it's not a philosophical "think positive" because some girls, I mean, some days, you know, we don't want to freakin' think positive, I want to punch somebody, you know, throw it out. And like then I feel badly, because I'm not thinking positively right. And then I judge the hell out of myself. So that's, that's where I am right now. And still in the entrepreneurial game. I've owned a dance studio, a Fitness Studio, produce large events. And here's the difference, Lesley, I used to only see myself as that person. And now I see myself - I'm not even sure yet. The question now is, who am I? Where before I thought, that's who I was. And that's it. And I was only defined by what I created in this planet. And now it's like, Who am I today? And that's who I am.Lesley Logan - 10:50I mean, so many things that I resonate with in there and I'm sure others do. But I love that you shared so open and honestly about the Who am I? Because that question, I think is it's kind of a detriment. Like, we're all supposed to know who we are. And I think it's so easy to then just put a label on yourself. Right? Like, I'm just a Pilates instructor when I'm not just Pilates instructor and it's like, I'm just a business coach. Well, not just. And so it's that I feel like it's probably a journey, and I'll learn who I am when I'm looking down at the funeral of people talking about who I was.Joanna Vargas - 11:23I love that Lesley. Oh, my gosh, can I jump into a story because just the other night, I was talking to my boyfriend and I totally actualized him as well, we could talk about that as well. And we were talking about, how he had labeled me already. And it was interesting that we had this awareness that I shared something with him early on in the relationship and that he had unconsciously labeled me, that way. And now he's tiptoeing around me not wanting to say something, because I am this person. And I said, look on, I am going to change every day, every five seconds, every five minutes. So ask me a question. Because when you don't ask me a question, you automatically think I'm that same person. And let me tell you, in a year, in 10 years, when I'm 85 years old, I'm going to be so different. Please don't put me in a box and a label. And what I thought, Lesley, was like, Oh, my gosh, I had this big awareness. I've done this to past relationships, men, women, it doesn't matter. You know, romantic, business-wise, I met them. So let's say, Lesley, I met you. And now I go, she was like this on day one. So now she has to be like that every single day for as long as I know her, rather than allowing, having the allowance for her to grow and I'm growing. So, I do that to others. People do that to me. And I'm like, so they met me at 18. And I'm supposed to be the same person I was when I was 18. And so, I really see that we have these expectations on people on relationships, and it's really been in my world lately.Lesley Logan - 13:03That took me back to this time. I remember, I didn't know a lot about who I was yet because I was in college, but I was going back to my hometown. I'm from a very small hometown, and the girls get pregnant, pretty young and married and that's kind of the thing and I like I got out. I mean, if you don't know where I'm from, there's a town called Lodi. Someone wrote a song about it (Joanna Vargas: Lodi!) about Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again, I cannot, I cannot get stuck in this town. And and so when I came back, I was just about to graduate college. Actually, I was there for graduation. And I was managing a jewelry store. So like here I am, like not even 21 yet and managing a jewel, a high end accessory store in Orange County at South Coast Plaza. Like, in my little town life. I'm like, I've made itJoanna Vargas - 13:50You made it!Lesley Logan - 13:52I've made it. And I was, I was excited to go this graduation because I was going to see people from high school and I was like, Oh my God when they ask like because I grew up very awkward. I did not feel like I belonged in high school. I'm sure everyone thought I did. And we all think we don't belong, right? But I really didn't feel that, for so many reasons. And so here I am. I've made I can't wait to tell people that like, I'm this big time. jewelry store manager right in, in Orange County. I live by the beach. And I see this girl I met in sixth grade. And she has, she's got two kids. It's been three years and I think she's pregnant with a third. And she said, Oh my gosh, Lesley Logan. I said. Hi, you know, and she goes, "What's going on?" And I said, "Oh, like I'm a jewelry store manager in Orange County. I'm going to this college and I got one more year left and live by the beach. It's so fun." And she's like, "Oh that's it?"Joanna Vargas - 14:46We're so cute.Lesley Logan - 14:48It's so funny because like, the labels we put on people, you might think the label you've even put on yourself is like spectacular and it sucks to somebody. So it's just. And then from that moment on, I was like. Whoa, who? What am I trying to do here? And so that just took me back because it's funny. People put labels on us and we can put labels on people or ourselves and it really doesn't do anyone a good job.Joanna Vargas - 15:13Yes, right in a box. what's right, what's wrong? It's like, it's exhausting. Oh my gosh, that's a great story. It's really cool.Lesley Logan - 15:23I was like, oh, okay, that was like my little, little angel going, "Sit down, girl. You're not there yet. We got things to do." Um, so, I, you know, you say you're a born entrepreneur. And this is something that I think is is really cool because you know, everyone look in the show notes her bio is freaking awesome, inspirational. What what she has done? What, what do I mean? I'm sure people to have these stories. But when they're little kids, and they like sold lemonade, like, what was it that made you want to be an entrepreneur at 18? Did you know what it was?Joanna Vargas - 15:55Yeah, I had already started when I was gosh, six or seven. I used to go to my neighbors' houses and pick their avocados from their trees and put it in my little red radio flyer. And then I would go back to their house Lesley and sell it back to them for like 50 cents. I was just a hustler. I was a little hustler before J Lo was a hustler. And I but I didn't realize what I was doing. I was always creating, Lesley, whatever it was, I was going to create something. Like, oh, I'm gonna sell this. I used to go, we used to go to Mexico, we were a little kid, you know, like, go to TJ and then I begged my mom, and I always I knew how to sell, I could even sell to my Mom. Mom, please buy me these bags of candies, because I'm going to go, and then I'm going to sell them for 25 cents, and I had the whole thing. So I would sell her, then I would go to school and sell them to my friends. And then I would do lemonade stands. But here's the thing, I would always want to out create what I did before. Like, okay, those kids did eliminate standard, what I'm going to do is I'm going to add a lemon wedge, and I'm going to add a straw. I used to do things like that. And I'm and then Lesley, I used to get a smaller cup. And I was doing this not even realizing, how I was out creating what I did yesterday. If I make a smaller cup, I could sell it for five cents, because it's less but I know people are going to tip me and give me a $1. But if I say it's 50 cents, they'll probably give me 50 cents. My brain was already starting to move things around like chess that way. And, and then in high school, I was just always wanting to, to create, that's the best way I can describe it. I wanted to create, I wanted to create, if I wasn't creating, I was bored to death. And when I was bored, Lesley, I would create drama in my life. And I know a lot of us on this planet. As humans, we create drama, because we're bored. But we don't know we're bored. So we'll create stuff, just like stupid stuff. I still do it till today, like my money situations, I'll create drama with my money, just so I'm entertained with my money because my credit cards are here. And this is like what are you doing, Joanna, because you're so bored. Because I can do 10 million things at once. But, I was always taught, Lesley, not to do 10 million things. Focus on one thing, you should do this. And like I said at the beginning, when he asked me I'm like I was always different. I can always do 10 million things. And now I've really fallen in love with that I can do a lot of things and that I can work last minute and that I am a procrastinator, and I do work better when I'm a procrastinator. So what it's what I'm doing, Lesley, is I'm taking reality and I'm flipping it upside down. And it's like, everything is opposite. Everything is opposite. Everything is opposite. Everything is opposite. And let me tell you, when you do that, it Fs with your brain. It really does. It's like brain bombs. Like what, because we're so programmed, that procrastination is bad. And then when you live and go, I'm an amazing procrastinator, and I'm gonna rock the hell out of this. It really messes with your brain. So that's what I've been playing with. I know this is really left field, but I'm not sure if that's where you want to go.Lesley Logan - 19:18No, I love it. I'm loving left field. I'm left handed.Joanna Vargas - 19:23Okay, so let's go there.Lesley Logan - 19:25So but I, here's what I, what I love about this is like, you know, I think we are told something and so if we do it differently, even if it's working, we're questioning if I should be doing it that way we're saying I know I'm not supposed to doing it this way, I'm not supposed to procrastinating and it's like I too procrastinate on purpose very well. Right, like I, I, I find that the I know that I have to do the thing. And the thing is on my mind and because it's on my mind. It's in there and it's percolating. It's coming up with things and then I'm exposing myself to other things. And I'm like, okay, it's due on Tuesday. And I know for a week it's due. But I'm the life I'm living between now. And when it's due, it all affects it. And so, you know, I definitely wouldn't write a 50 page paper the night before I've done that. It's not pleasant. But, um, you know, my team is like the news they want the newsletters due a week before, this is my team, right? My husband and all of them. They're very organized. They're very detailed people. So all the due dates are a week before everything. And I've told them. You will get it two days before, because that's when it's due to me. And so I, I know that it's there. But the difference is like, whether I let the procrastination stress me out or inspire, right, and I think that what you are doing, Joanna, is that you've just been like, I'm gonna question everything I was ever told is wrong. And I'm going to explore how I can make it right. Because I'm different. I'm, I'm Joanna and no one can be me. And so I think that's really cool. If you're listening this, it's, you know, maybe you can only focus on one thing at a time. That's okay. But do it if that's because you know, that, that's what you can do. And not because someone told you that.Joanna Vargas - 21:06Yes. Oh, Lesley, because then we'll use the tools against us. Well, Joanna said procrastination is better. I'm like, no, no. What I, what I would like to say is, I'm saying everything is a question. Everything is choice. Everything is choice. And when we believe that we don't have choice, then we become small. And so I'm not saying that I always procrastinate. I'm saying I ask a question and go, you know what it feels like to procrastinate right now. And even that word feels like icky to me, but it's the best word I can use to describe the energy that I'm trying to say. Right? But really, what it just means is, I just do it when I do it. That's, that's what it really means to me. The word procrastination, I choose to do it, when I want to do it. That's it. It's almost like food. People go, what's your diet? What do you eat? And I'm like, I just eat when I'm hungry. That's it. It's real simple. I just eat, I asked my body what it wants, I eat when I'm hungry. And that's real. It's, it's really that simple. You know, and I'm not judging the hell out of a piece of food. Because there's just so much judgment on this planet. Like everything is a judge-able, judge-able, judge-able thing. We're gonna judge this, this is right. This is wrong. This is black. This is white. This is up. This is down. This is left. This is right. It's like, Oh, my gosh, what if it's all of it. And my word for this year, Lesley, I have my little my intent bracelet is the word "And". I've really been obsessed and like in love with this word. "And" because "and" for me is abundance. I am nice and I'm a bitch. I am beautiful and I could be really ugly. You know, I am so sweet and sometimes I could be a fire breathing dragon, you know, and there's no right or wrong. It's all a choice, Lesley, of what's going to create more for that moment. So here's a little story. A couple days ago, I was having a little quarrel with my boyfriend. And we were communicating and talking about, you know, what just happened. And I asked, "What's going to create more right now?" And the awareness that I got was me throwing a tantrum, was going to create a lot. And I did I threw a tantrum, I was on the phone, I was cursing I was I'm like, I'm pissed off. I'm so, I'm so annoyed. And I'm so bitter, and I threw a magical tantrum. We hung up. And the next day there was so much drama created out of that tantrum. But I could have looked at it and judged it and go. No, Joanna, you should not throw a tantrum, or only two year olds throw tantrums, etc, etc. But there's no right or wrong. There was no judging on it. It was just what's going to create more. And a lot of times we judge things, let's say for example, because of the pandemic right now, we judge the virus. I don't want to get the virus because it's bad. And I wonder if the question is 'what's going to create more right now?' And sometimes I wonder if you got the virus will it create more for you? I've known people that got the virus and they made changes in their life and it actually created more for them. Like the planet, us, having this pandemic has created more for the planet in weird ways and crazy ways, but it's created so much. Do you get what I'm saying? But if we look at it is wrong or right? What can it create? Right?Lesley Logan - 24:22Because you're you're definitely saying like if we look at this tantrum as bad and you shouldn't have a tantrum anymore, you're actually taking away the lessons that you could learn from the tantrum. So maybe, yes, you don't have to have as big of a tantrum next time or the have the tantrum next time. But to judge the tantrum, you discount all that you get from it. And it's true. Like, I mean, there's so much interesting things about I think people really don't, don't often see how things are happening for them. And it is terrible. I hate that at this point of recording this like half a million people have lost their lives to this and, and but because of COVID my entire business has changed in a way that is for me. (Joanna Vargas: Yeah) You know, and, and I think it goes back to what you were saying is choice. Instead of sitting back and going. Oh my gosh, 60% of my business for the year is canceled. I guess I'll just teach virtually still. And I just will wait till this is over. Instead of taking that, and being like, Well, what can I do? Like asking the question I and I, while you're talking about judgment, it made me think like judgment is a period and you are so like a question mark to life. Like, you're always questioning life. And when you judge you put a period on it, and our brains like closed loops, so they will just take that judgment in and they're like, that's it. But you were the one who really reminded me about how amazing open loops are, which is why I have 'I wonder' on my hand, because I, it's so easy for me from the way I was raised. I was not raised by entrepreneurs, no one in my family really is. So having this. Having this open loop, I can think about it. Like, I wonder how I'm going to do this right now. I'm like, Oh, we can't, we can't travel anymore. So nothing we can do for this business is going to happen. Well, what can I do? And it's funny, when you just put that out there, your brain starts thinking about things. But the period on that would have just, I would still be in a 500 square foot apartment. Probably, looking at my laptop, sitting on my bed because we didn't even have a table - there was no room. So I just really love that you. You talk about judgment, and you're and you're seeing the the appreciation and the positivity and the, and the possibilities. And all the things whether they are in air quotes, good or bad. I think that's really cool.Joanna Vargas - 26:38Lesley, I love that way that you said a period. Yeah, it's putting the end to the book. If when you answer something. Because our brains are not that smart, we think they are. But actually, infinite intelligence is way more, has way more possibilities than what our brains can put on. And what our brains do is they put a period, and they conclude. So whenever our brain wants answers, and when we're willing to not have the answer, and to have the awareness because answers and awareness are different. And some people say intuition. And for me, the word awareness is a little more lighter. But awareness is like you knowing. Animals have awareness. Animals are the most aware on this planet. They function from awareness. Like there could be a rabbit and rabbits won't mate if they know that there's going to be, like a drought coming. So they won't mate. Right? They already can feel it. And I wonder as humans, do we have that same awareness that animals have, like in Thailand, remember what the big tsunami back so many years ago, and so many animals went to high ground a day, days before the tsunami? That's awareness. Right?Lesley Logan - 27:59Right. That's insaneJoanna Vargas - 28:00Right. And I'm like saying it right. I mean, that's so cool. I am so intrigued by that. I'm like, Oh, my God, it's amazing. Elephants that had been chained down, you know, in Thailand, they use elephants and for, for fun anyway. But they had left the chains and walked away. Everybody's like, "Where are these animals going?" That's awareness. And I'm like, so the question for me, Lesley, is how much more awareness can I have? And like I said, at the beginning, I'm like, I was always so aware as a young girl, but I was pretending I wasn't. And so that's why I always kind of felt disconnected from this world. Because I was so aware. Like, I always knew stuff. But I'm like, nobody else knows this. I'm the only one. So then I thought I was the weirdo.Lesley Logan - 28:44So I and I love this. I want to go back to this. And because I too, I think I was totally forget thinking I wasn't aware. But it's because it's not, it wasn't cool to be aware. It wasn't cool to stand out. It still isn't cool. I have a client who's I think she's 16 now and, you know, we're talking about something and she said, "Yeah, but you know, the other kids in school don't like that. Whatever it is, and I just want to be the only one out." And I was like, "It's okay to be the only person out and you need to know that I'm not saying this is the time you choose that don't you know, you listen to you, but someone needs to tell you that it's so okay to be the only person who disagrees with something because I wish I had known that I wish I had disagreed more I think I would have I would have learned more from that." That, that tension. And then then I did and just like going with the flow and like pretending I didn't know that I was aware that I had uniqueness around things but a unique way of thinking about things and, and, you know, in business I everybody who's listening is probably thinking, yeah, but someone's already doing that. They might even look at you and I go I want to do it. They're they're already doing it. And it's like actually like, you can do it because you're so unique. Like you can't put that away what you were telling that story about the lemonade. You're like, Okay, well they did that, but I'm gonna have a straw and I'm gonna have a smaller cup, like you're finding unique ways to stand out. And so I just I think that I wish more girls specifically knew that it was okay to, to actually like to be unique.Joanna Vargas - 30:17I love that you said that Lesley, because what came up for me is that the planet, okay? Does not think that way. For example, weeds will grow and they don't go, well, I'm not going to grow because that weed is higher, weeds just grow, or a bird doesn't wake up in the morning and go, well, I don't feel like chirping today cuz that bird is chirping louder, like, the planet doesn't see that. Let's look at Mother Earth, Mother Earth is infinite. If you look, she will just keep growing and growing and growing. And just she will change she will move and change and do whatever she needs to do in order to keep creating. But as humans, we don't do that. Right. And I wonder what else is possible for us as humans to to watch the planet and go wow, like I just look at nature. And I'm like, wow, how can I be more like that tree? And I know that might sound airy fairy? All good. But do they know something? Animals know something? I look at dogs. And I'm like, wow, how can it be more like a dog? Where they're just like, whatever, they have no point of view. And that's why people love them. Right? Okay, but and this is another thing. For my parents that are listening or even, you know, non parents a great question to ask somebody that feels stuck. Like, you know, when you have a girlfriend, you're talking to her whatever, and she's just stuck or your kids are stuck, or your client that's 16 is stuck. A great question is, so what do you know? What do you know about this? And you'll see, like, people's brains are like that. They're like, what do you mean? What do you mean? What do I know? What do you mean? But we're gonna start to uncreate that we don't know. Like, what do you what do you know? I remember the first time I was asked that question, and I was like. What do you mean? My logical brain was so fixated on wanting to, you know, punch that person that was asking me because I didn't know at that moment. I was so logically trained. And I was a very good little girl, even though I was in my 30s, when I was asked this question, but I was still, I'm good. Don't tell me that I know stuff. Because I don't know this. And I need the answer. And I'm paying you to give me the answer. I was very stuck on that. So I get it. And the more that I get curious, I'm like, Yeah, what do I know here? Because, Lesley, I think as we're young children are, we're brought up we're brought up not to know, our parents know everything. We and then we grow up and we're like, our parents don't know everything. I think that's why as teenagers, we get pissed off. Like I was a 12-13 year old brat, I was a horrible brat. And I really look back and I'm like, what was that? Joanna? What was? What was that bratness? And I really think because I thought that my parents knew everything. They were Superman and Superwoman. And then I'm like, oh, they're human. They don't know everything. But they're still telling me what to do. So I didn't know how to how to articulate it. So what I knew to do was to be a rebel back and roll my eyes and give attitude. But it was because I knew that I knew stuff. But everybody's looking at me like I don't. You're a child. You're dumb. Be quiet. Find the answers.Lesley Logan - 33:29Me, I feel like that's one of the definitions of going crazy, like. Right? Like that. Like, I love this observation. I'm sure there's like a child therapist out there going. Ha! We might have just solved all teenage angst.Joanna Vargas - 33:41Oh, oh, yes!Joanna Vargas - 33:43That's simple. I know!Lesley Logan - 33:46But, you know, you're I, I want to go into that word, curiosity, because I do and I remember wanting to make changes happen in my business and pretending like I didn't know and like thinking. Okay, if I just buy this next course, then I'm going learn the thing. And the being so disappointed in the course because I'm like, I did that already. Like I did. And it didn't work.Joanna Vargas - 34:07And it's your fault. And I wasted my money.Lesley Logan - 34:11And, and I'm, and I mean, I remember I was even in a mastermind, and everyone was like, giving me my own advice back on how to make more time and I'm like, Yeah, no, I know that. That's the advice I have in my course. But it's, I can't do that right now. And then I was like, I think I got a super frustrated the fact you know, you get frustrated enough, you're gonna figure it out. Because you're like, I'm so tired of being this frustration. I'm choosing to live in it. So let's figure this out. But I don't know when it was that I was like, I heard 'be more curious' or the word curiosity again, it's not like it goes away, but you kind of just become aware of it. And I'm like, I need to be a little bit more curious. What if I don't know. You know, what if I, what if I, what if I don't like, what if it isn't this answer, what if it's another thing and and using those awareness, like talent. And I remember hearing like, you know, if you can be the thing that you want to be, what would that thing? What would that person do? And I was like, what would I do if I was already where I wanted to be, and making changes, and that is when, I mean, it is not abundance. It wasn't like endless things, but it was enough ideas that my brain didn't know. It's like, oh, look what I do know. Now, look what I do know about that. And I just got stuck on that. And so I really, I really love that you talked about, Joanna, like curiosity, and, and, and coming up with these questions, because I really, I think that we, we pretend people don't know enough. So we tell them, they don't know enough, then they believe that they don't know enough. And then they're stuck. And then they go back to the people who still told them they don't know enough. And so I think as, as, as listeners, like, who do you know, that needs that question? Who do you know in your life that needs to be asked? So what do you know, right now? What do you know? I would I would challenge everyone to go do that. I want to check because I'm in love with something of that you. You did with a friend. Can you tell us about the Remember When?Joanna Vargas - 36:10Yeah, there's this game that I play, I have some girlfriends that know it. And it's called Remember When, and we'll just sit there. And we'll just drink coffee or sometimes just some wine. And we just say remember when and we talk about things in the past as if they've already happened. So last summer, I was sitting at the park with a girlfriend we're like, Hey, remember when you're at my wedding, she's like, Oh my gosh, and we will give details. Remember when I made that toast, and then I fell on my dress and we just start laughing, we will tell the most detailed stories. Oh my gosh, remember when we went to Vegas, and we had that phenomenal bachelorette party. And then we got free food and we didn't have to pay for anything that whole night. And then she'll come in and go. Yeah, remember when we took that helicopter, we will go on and on. Remember when that guy he came and he just spoiled the heck out of me. Another thing we do is we'll send text to each others. And we'll say, why are men so great to me? Why do men treat me like queens? Why do men buy me whatever? Like just on and on? And I'm like, Oh, yeah, why? Why is it? And then the universe will show you why men are so good do or you could say. Why are my clients just given me so much money because of nothing? And then she'll text me? Yeah. Why are they? So we're already thinking and asking a question of true curiosity. And as if it already happened. And so what find somebody out there, then you can play this game with because not everybody will get it right. And the ones that do get it, text message. Have a little session, a little zoom session get together. I really truly, it's so fun and make a game like little kids play Lesley. Right?Lesley Logan - 37:57This is, this is my mind is not the right word. But like, it makes me giddy because I meet so many people, you know, the typical goals. Coaching thing is to like think about your future. 10 years out five years out, and so many people if you're stuck, like I get it, you cannot think out that far. You're like. No, I am not paying the bills today, I cannot think at that point, you don't think big enough. And what I love about this is it's playful. And it's fun. And because of that you're willing to go into those big places that your like your true soul wants to have. And it's going to give you instead of like where you really want to go because jokes are all half truths, right? Or they're like, they're like, you know, so like, that's what's really fun for me. And I mean with technology. What a fun game on Marco Polo, we're like, (Joanna Vargas: Oh yeah!) we're not getting paid for this ad but like, like, I just love, like, you could be on your workday. And instead of having to wait for your friend to actually be free, you could video them and go, Okay, remember when I met the man of my dreams, and now we to get like, and then they can come back? And they and it's just this conversation that keeps on going and what it, what it comes back to the whole asking your brain questions because it's like open loops. We see evidence for what we believe to be true. And thoughts become facts, right? So they become beliefs. And so you're putting out into the universe something that you want to be true. And then you start looking for that evidence. Instead of texting the friend like we all have done like. Oh, why is everyone such a flake to me? And so then you only see flakes?Joanna Vargas - 39:28Yes. Because we want to be right. Let's get real. Everything we will do, Lesley so that we can be right. Just the other day, I went to this chiropractor, and it's a long story. But one of one of the things in order to get to this chiropractor was, I was fighting myself not to go. So what happened was the girl at the front had my email wrong. They messed up the times. I was supposed to be there, like, all these things were happening to make me right. So I didn't have to go, you get what I'm saying. And I was I was that horrible client there. I know they were already talking about me because when I came in, he's a healer, right? And he said, Joanna, you need to let stuff go. He's like, you were already being difficult to book you hear for this, for this appointment. And then everything in my body, Lesley, wanted to defend why I was difficult to book that appointment. And again, because I want it to be right. And it's been bugging me ever since. And I'm like, Joanna, what is that? What is it that you want to be right? What is the lie here? There's a lie here. And the lie is not him. The lie is that I always have to be right. And it doesn't matter what's going to happen regardless, you know? So anyway, we will create stuff like you said, we will find the evidence to make us right. And I was finding evidence not to go to this appointment, even though it was the best thing for me, but I was fighting it. Right. And well, and then because what we want to say, Lesley is, see, I told you, see I told you I was that that guy was a jerk. See, I told you I shouldn't have gotten to that chiropractor, right?Lesley Logan - 41:11Oh my god, I love this story. Because I didn't, I thought of like four different times in my life where I've definitely not wanted to do something and I'm like, "and their Zoom link is wrong. This is wrong. And now they're wasting my time."Joanna Vargas - 41:23I told you!Lesley Logan - 41:26And it's like, and it's so funny. Because if you can take a moment just to like, Okay, I'm here now, like, for whatever reason, this is happening for me? What can I learn from this? When I can have the awareness to do it, I'm always shocked and surprised. And some of my favorite people in life are from like, things that I like, like literally fought like a two year old to not do and I'm like, Oh my god, I'm so embarrassed. I could never tell that.Joanna Vargas - 41:50Isn't that interesting, Lesley? Even this new doctor, he's like, my favorite person now on this planet. But man, it took me a year and a half to book this appointment, Lesley, because I was thinking about it. And then, I was like, going through again, the loop that you said the period it was like, No, no, no, finally, I book it and everything. And it wasn't because I could have used the tools against me, Lesley, I could have said, See, it's not meant to be I shouldn't go right. And we do that to ourselves. Remember, I said let's flip everything upside down. So a lot of times in the metaphysical world in the spiritual world will say, See, it's not meant to be I shouldn't go to this, which I call B.S., where we're creating this, I was creating this drama, not to go because it was more pricey. This is this guy is not cheap, right? So my logical brain was like, how can I get out of this? How can I out create this because I don't really want to spend the money. And that was the truth. That was the lie. The lie I was telling myself was the money part. But I was telling myself that it was about him. And the front desk girl. So that was the lie. And so I wanted to make myself right. Anyway, so that I mean. That's all.Lesley Logan - 42:59There's so many, there's so many things in there that I generally I'm like, Oh my God, we could talk about for hours, because I think it's so funny what we will say when it's just to avoid the truth, which is like, there's probably fear and like, what are you going to find out, you know, but like, I, I try, I try to be very aware of like, the top five fears that are out there. And like I'm like, which one am I, which one am I doing right now because like, you know, like that is on a good day. You know, we all have days where like, I'm leaning into this fear so hard. I'm just gonna enjoy wallowing in it but, um, but it's, it's, it's just something that it's so important that everyone hears this from women like yourself for me, but, but people who are going every day after their dreams, like the honesty about it, but you said something about obstacles. And it's true, I would hear people say, Oh, it's a sign. Like, this is a sign. And I, I want I want to say that I like loved believing in signs. And I do think there are signs but I think we, we look for signs for which we want to see the signs for so you can't you can't believe all the signs you see. Because you are looking for evidence to prove yourself right. And whatever your self is showing up. Like it might be the self that is like, like, like telling you you're not gonna make it and you're like, Oh, look at this sign or like, That thing's not gonna work. I could have seen COVID as the sign that like, like, this isn't gonna work. And instead, like, I just was like, Okay, how is this happening for me? What have I been asking for? I've been asking for time. I've been asking for time. Okay, so next time more specific. I would like more time where the rest of the world doesn't suffer. That would be awesome. So next time I'll be more specific. I would like to have more time and a runway of income. But what did I want to have more time for? Okay, this and so it's so I think obstacles are actually not signed at all. They are, they show me how much I want to fight for something. I'm willing to like, take out that obstacle that I must really want and if I I take the obstacle as Oh, that's it. That's as far as we go. Well then, I didn't want it enough. And like, at least you're finding out now like, good. Like, it's good to know sooner before you like, invest more time into it, right?Joanna Vargas - 45:12Damn, Lesley, this is good. I mean, we're like, whoever's listening right now play this on repeat, because this is good.Lesley Logan - 45:17I feel like we're listening to this myself. And I need to remember.Joanna Vargas - 45:22Yes, yeah. Because we will use the tools against us. I see it all the time. Joanna does feels heavy, so I'm not going to choose it. Just because it feels heavy. Like when it doesn't feel good. Like, no, no. What's the lie here? There's a lie that you're telling yourself a lie. That's the truth? That's a great question. What's the lie here? Now that one's like a whole other question. Because our brains like what do you mean? What's the lie? What's the lie? What's the lie? Don't worry about it. It will show up. You know?Lesley Logan - 45:50Yeah, yeah. Yeah. There's, there's, it's, it's just so it's so good. It's so good. Um, I, I mean, obviously, we can talk for hours. So we'll have to do this again, for many reasons. So if you are listening, you have more questions you want us to take on in life? Let us know, drop it in my comments. And I'll make sure that we, we address it on another talk. Because I mean, we could almost have her own panel. And yes, I'm dreaming up something right now, wouldn't it be cool if we had a panel?Joanna Vargas - 46:21Of conscious conversations? Yeah, like taking things that are out there and just flipping them and making them different? Because I think right now, the conversations we're having our limiting, they're great. And what else can we create? I think they still have a cap right now of most of the conversations that are being created.Lesley Logan - 46:40Yeah, I love that I, before I, before I met, Brad, I was like, in this Limbo of life, I left my ex and I was there was a homeless period, which is not my first time being homeless. So that's a whole other story, but I had some one of my clients paid for me to have like a birth chart reader. And let me tell you, like, part of me was like, You spent how much on this person instead of like, giving me the money? I'm literally living on my credit card. But I went to listen to, I listened to this person tell me, we had an hour and he said, I'm looking at your chart. And I just want you to know you've gone as far as you can by yourself. (Joanna Vargas: Wow.) You cannot there's you you can do things on your own. You are powerful enough to do things on your own. But you will what you what you have achieved to this point. This is, this is the life you will be living if you decide to go things alone. And so he's like, what opportunities do you have to partner up with people? I'm not saying you partner up in business, but what opportunities do you have? And so that's when I like, had a dating blog with a friend. And I had I started doing all these different anything I could partner up and like going to art places like just not going alone, right. And I'm an outgoing introvert, ya'll, so it's like super easy for me to go to things alone. Somebody was listening to a podcast today, but they go well, she's a high functioning introvert. And I'm like, oh, what's an interesting way of putting it! Yes, that's me. Yes, yeah. So So I was like, I took that. And I was like, Okay, so I'm actually limiting myself by not being open and aware. And so, and so I know, I'm on this journey, where I'm meeting these amazing women, someone like you, I can go, Oh, this is why I was supposed to because if I had just tried to do this on my own, I wouldn't have joined a mastermind I wouldn't have partnered, I definitely would not have like, let my husband helped me with my business. Like, no, I can do it alone. And, and it's just so it's important for us to like continue to ask questions, but like, where are we holding ourselves back? What are we doing that limit ourselves? I love you. I love these questions that you have put into our minds today.Joanna Vargas - 48:44Lesley, I got that. Like I heard it right now. Oh, my gosh, I have the goosebumps. I received from what you just said. I heard, Joanna. Oh, my gosh, how can you partner up, you've hit how much you've done by yourself. Oh, my gosh, thank you. I really appreciate that. Because I heard it. Wow.Lesley Logan - 49:03Oh, and now I have chills. And I'm about to cry. So we're gonna do this. Remember when? Remember when we had this amazing women's panel. And we brought all these women together? And we talked about how they could turn things on their heads and find something and where they see a period and actually put a question mark on it?Joanna Vargas - 49:20And Lesley, remember when Oprah reached out to us and she wanted us on her super soul? Now I cried when Oprah reached out that wasn't so much fun.Lesley Logan - 49:30I know because we also to say we're so busy actually. So can we do it on a different day? And Oprah was like, Yeah, I have to move my schedule around for you.Joanna Vargas - 49:39Because Oprah knew we were. That amazing!Lesley Logan - 49:42Oh my gosh. So, Joanna this will not be our last time chatting into the ears of people but where can people find you? Now if they because they're gonna want to like just learn so much from you and absorb as much as they can.Joanna Vargas - 49:55Please follow me on Instagram at I'm at JoannaVargasOfficial and I do free 30 day challenges and I go live every day. And Lesley, I'm going live every day for the full year. And every month is a different challenge. And I really got the awareness because one of the questions was, what can I create this year? What can I do? And I got the awareness too. In order for me to shift, Lesley, I got to do this for a full year. Like, like how you just said, you're limiting yourself by doing it by yourself. What I received was Joanna, you're limiting yourself by doing it for a month. If you do it for a year. This is gonna, this is gonna stretch the hell out of you.Lesley Logan - 50:35Okay, I, I can't wait. I, I see. Because here's the thing. I'm on my phone in the morning when you go live.Joanna Vargas - 50:41Do you see? Joanna's live and like, there she is again!Lesley Logan - 50:45I say it, that the day 26 journal is and this is me. I'm like, I'm gonna wait till the next one. I want to start at the beginning, which is so dumb. So tomorrow, I'm just gonna start with you. Oh my gosh, so y'all, please follow Joanna at JoannaVargasOfficial in Instagram, tell her how much you love her and what you got from this, you can screenshot this podcast, and you can tag us on Instagram. And let us know what you got from it, we would love to hear because I, I know that it's, it just takes some a word that brings it to your attention that can change and pivot and put you on a trajectory that you that you were supposed to be on this whole time. So if we did that, we want to hear about it. So we could just congratulate you and cheer you on. Like that's all we just want to like, give you a high five virtually. So thank you for being here. I love you. I really, really love you.Joanna Vargas - 51:33And Lesley, I'd like to acknowledge you because you're one of those people in my life now that I can really create with and I'm excited to see what's going to be created. And to everybody listening. I want to acknowledge you for having a new possibility, like something shifted in our conversation today. And I want to acknowledge us for that.Lesley Logan - 51:54I know. I know. If there's something really big about to happen. (Joanna Vargas: Yeah) Another big thing for us. Yeah. (Joanna Vargas: Yeah). Thank you for saying that. Thank you.Joanna Vargas - 52:04Thanks everybody!Lesley Logan - 52:11There we go.---Lesley LoganThat's all I've got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It podcast!One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate this show and leave a review.And, follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to podcasts.Also, make sure to introduce yourself over on IG at be_it_pod! 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