Podcast appearances and mentions of Manny Gonzalez

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined by Blue Jays manager John Schneider (1:15) ahead of the team's weekend series in Baltimore. The skipper follows up on umpire Manny Gonzalez's questionable call in the Jays' series finale at Fenway and how he manages around inconsistent strike zones. Then, he gets into the pleasant surprise of Tyler Heineman, early concerns at the top of the lineup, the rotation's red-hot start to the season, the big-league adjustment for Will Wagner and Alan Roden, and much more. Finally, Jeff and Kevin close out the week by going to the Back Leg Line to answer your calls and questions!The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Hey everyone! In this episode, I talk with Manny Gonzalez to discuss the topic of Same-Sex Attraction (SSA) and the Catholic journey toward holiness. Manny shares his personal testimony, offering a glimpse into the struggles and graces of living a life rooted in Christ amidst cultural misunderstandings and spiritual challenges. This conversation dives into how SSA can be a path to sanctity when surrendered to God, embracing the universal call to holiness for all. Follow Manny: https://linktr.ee/callmemannyyy?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaatdn1RgLdRrz-gDdo5OSNUJnPoETJxrWFOf5zF5ZeeOijf9TN7PaEPFOw_aem_9i7zq1UlppmmPYMZ_cST5g Eden Invitation: https://www.edeninvitation.com/ Help support this ministry: https://the-religious-hippie.square.site/fundus Official Website: Thereligioushippie.com TAN Books Affiliate: https://tanbooks.com/?afmc=Amber15&utm_campaign=Amber15&utm_source=leaddyno&utm_medium=affiliate Blessed is She Affiliate: https://blessedisshe.net/?ref=AMBER Immaculate Blessed Affiliate Link: https://immaculateblessed.com?sca_ref=3651790.JpslqGQwo0 Social Media

Subscribe to Jason DeRusha Substack Newsletter here The DeRusha Download: official newsletter of Jason DeRusha TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS:Stephanie [00:00:15]:Hello, everybody, and welcome to Dishing with Stephanie's dish, the podcast where we talk to people that are obsessed with food. And, Jason Derusha, I don't know how you feel about being introduced as being obsessed with food. I probably should start with that you're a very professional broadcaster first.Jason Derusha [00:00:32]:I'm pretty obsessed, though, so I think it works. I think it works.Stephanie [00:00:36]:Jason is the host of Drive Time with Derusha from 3 to 6 on WCCO Radio. And you may have known him from making the leap from being a TV news anchor to a broadcaster over in the audio space. You and I are are friendly. We, see each other at things and we chat and you've been super helpful for me in my freelance journey. But I just really wanted to chat with you about, like, how's it going? Most people, I think, see the idea of being on, like, the evening news and then going to AM radio as a step back. But I thought it was super fascinating for you, and I'd just love to see how it's going.Jason Derusha [00:01:18]:Well, thank you, and I appreciate you asking me. It is, I I had to get over my own sort of mental block as to whether or not this was a step back. And, also, like, is that even a relevant question? Like, who cares if it's a step back? Right? But, all of these things are sort of wrapped up in, oh, gosh. It just goes back to, like, when you're a kid. Right? Like, what was your vision of yourself? Is it okay to stop and say, like, I think I've achieved what I need to achieve? And that that sort of I don't know. It was an emotional decision for me because very much my identity was wrapped up in being the TV news guy.Stephanie [00:02:03]:Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:02:04]:And probably for my 1st year at WCCO Radio, when I would do events, I would I would, still, like, sort of struggle with how do I introduce myself. And even stuff like talking to my my, kids about you know, as an alum of Marquette University, when I was the morning news anchor, like, there was some prestige with that. When you are the afternoon radio talk show host on AM radio, It's just a little different for a younger generation. I will say this. Releasing yourself from sort of the burden of your own self expectations is incredibly liberating. And doing something because you wanna grow and you wanna challenge yourself and you want to be sort of okay at something and then get better, oh my gosh. Like, it has been so invigorating for me. I'm so glad I did it.Stephanie [00:03:07]:It's such a weird thing too because I came from radio and did then go to TV.Jason Derusha [00:03:14]:Yeah.Stephanie [00:03:14]:And and people act like TV is like the holy grail, but yet you've been doing something for 15 years over here. And the mediums are both broadcast, but the way you interact with people is super different.Jason Derusha [00:03:28]:Yes. Yeah. I've found you know, morning news and talk radio have a little more in common than when I was on the nighttime news. I remember when I was the Good Question reporter in the 10 o'clock news at WCCO TV. When I went to the morning show, all of a sudden, there was this much more personal intimate connection with the audience. And doing talk radio is like next level of that. Where on television, like, people got little glimpses into my life. And on radio, you know, all last week, and we're recording this in early September, but when when I was at the Minnesota State Fair, people were coming up to me wishing me good luck at dropping off my oldest at NYU because they knew this weekend I was going to New York to drop off my oldest.Jason Derusha [00:04:17]:Like, they just have that relationship with you, which is really fun. I mean, I think I've always had, maybe more of a personal relationship with the audience and, like, the traditional, you know, stand on mount anchor desk and deliver the sermon sort of TV news anchor that's never really been me. But it's just different when you have 3 hours to talk to people. You know?Stephanie [00:04:39]:One thing that's really struck me as a talk radio fan, and I have been for, I don't know, my whole life really from the time that my dad made me listen to WCCO in the 5th grade on the drive to school. I'm very impressed with how you handle this time that we're in where politics is so polarizing and people are just so feeling their feels all the time and really need to share those feelings with you. I just was noticing on, posts that you did that someone was mad that you weren't at the state fair on Labor Day and it's like, wow. People. But, also, I love the way that you you let people have their opinions, but you also don't let them abuse you, and I think there's a difference.Jason Derusha [00:05:26]:Yeah. Yeah. It's tricky. I mean, in TV news, I spent 25 years trying to get the audience to trust me. And part of that is, especially in morning news, you wanna be liked. Not that you shy away from asking tough questions, but you wanna do it in a likable way. That's what the audience wants. And here in in the talk space, it's it's hard.Jason Derusha [00:05:56]:It would be very easy if I were a left wing talk show host or a right wing talk show host, and then you just play the hits. You are essentially KDWB of political ideas. You play the top 40. You people know what you're gonna do, and you do it. And they like it. And people see in me what they want to see. So if they want to be mad at me and they are, Republicans and you're like you can make a line between Trump supporter I try to with Republican listeners. Like, look.Jason Derusha [00:06:37]:I am open to many Republican ideas. I'm not open to Donald Trump. Like, sorry. He's disqualified himself for me. That is not something I talk about a lot on the show because what's the point Other than making yourself feel, you know, good, I guess. I I I always think of my show as, like, the Thanksgiving table growing up where my uncle was, my uncle was a lawyer. He went to Madison. My grandfather was a hardcore Ronald Reagan Republican.Jason Derusha [00:07:14]:And everyone would duke it out, and everyone was welcome to join in. You're sort of expected to join in. And it was fine. Today, we've taken and I get it. Some of the issues we're talking about are very fundamental issues to different people. Right? It's it's a very white male sort of, privileged position to say, like, most of these issues for me are not life and death. But I also think it's not good for political discourse that we've turned everything into life or or death. And I don't I don't know that that what does that get us? Do we have better discussions? Do we have better participation? Do we have better policy because we've turned everything into a fundamental life and death, good or evil question? I I don't see a benefit to it.Jason Derusha [00:08:06]:So I try not to do that on my show.Stephanie [00:08:09]:I have noticed a change in you from when you first started broadcasting on the station, and I thought this was interesting because as a TV newsperson, you weren't supposed to have a lot of personality. You were supposed to be fairly impartial and just like a blank slate ofJason Derusha [00:08:27]:Yeah. The news for you. Star. Right? The news is the star, not me.Stephanie [00:08:32]:And I think it took you a little while to find your rhythm of how what to push, what buttons to push, how hard to push. And I'm really, pleasantly surprised and encouraged of the progress that you've made. I think you're just doing great.Jason Derusha [00:08:48]:It it's so nice, it's so nice of you to say that. I have had a tremendous coach at the radio station, and the thing I miss most about TV is the team. And I was more I don't know. I coworkers called me the CFO of our morning show. Mhmm. And that stood for chief feelings officer. My job was to sort of keep the trains on the track and make sure everyone felt heard and validated. And I didn't always tell people they were right, but they always were heard.Jason Derusha [00:09:24]:And so my job was to lift everybody else up. Well, in radio, it's just it's me and a producer. That's it. And we have a a brand manager who's, like, a program director of WCCO Radio, Brad Lane. And he's been tremendous, you know, and you can talk to any of my managers over the year. I've always have good relationship with managers, but I generally don't like to be told, what to do. Typical, media Broadcaster. Broadcaster.Jason Derusha [00:09:55]:Right? But in this case, like, I needed guidance. I needed coaching. I didn't really know how to do this. I I knew how to host, and I knew how to interview, but I didn't really know how to navigate talk radio today, which is different from talk radio 10 years ago. 10 years ago, if you could frame the issue well, people would call in. Today, people react to talk radio sort of like they do a a Facebook status update. They wanna know your take, and then they'll react.Stephanie [00:10:24]:Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:10:25]:Well, that took me a lot of work because, you know, do people really wanna hear my take? Is my take valid? Do I you know, it's all of those issues. And even as someone who's always had sort of an outsized personality in town, I still had that doubt of, like, do I really do I know what I'm talking about? Why are people really and he the the way Brad phrases it is he's like, what is your show about? What is your show about? And a lot of people ask me that. What is your show about? Which is such a funny question because you and I both, like, grew up listening to talk radio. So, like, I grew up in Chicago. WGN talk radio was part of my life. And then there was an FM talk radio, the loop in Chicago. That was more comedians, a little more edgy, a little younger. And you're like, talk radio is about well, fundamentally, it's about whatever the host wants to talk about.Jason Derusha [00:11:25]:So, like, you know, your show that you do, what is your show about? Well, like, the subject matter is food, but, like, it's really about your lens, what you care about. And that seems so egotistical. You're like, oh, it's all about me? Yeah. But it kind of is. Right? That's kinda what it is. So I it took a while for me to learn that. It took honestly, I would say it took a year of doing it 5 days a week until I really got comfortable with it. And I still feel like I'm good, not great.Jason Derusha [00:12:01]:Whereas after 25 years of TV, not being arrogant, but I think I was great. Yeah. And so it's kind of fun to not be great at something and learn it. I've enjoyed that.Stephanie [00:12:14]:Yeah. And I think it's revealed a lot about you as a person, that is hard to tap into and to be vulnerable and to let people see that side. Particularly, you know, we're performing these shows in a really polarizing time and in a time where people just they go after you. I mean, the amount of personal attack that hosts receive on something as benign as a food show, it's real.Jason Derusha [00:12:46]:I'm surprised by it, to be honest. And I'm a very online person, so I shouldn't be surprised by it. But, what's happened, and certainly you get it from people listening to you, but the people who actually listen, get it for the most part. Like, there's some attack, but mostly the listeners I don't know. All during the fair, I have people coming up telling me that, like, they disagree with me politically, but they really like how I do my show, which that's the best. Yeah. But part of the challenge with the digital world and the social media world is, you know, like, I I said this to someone this morning. How much of my energy am I supposed to spend on someone who doesn't listen and never will listen? So all day, every day, both the Republicans and the Democrats run against the media right now.Jason Derusha [00:13:41]:The media is the media where's the media? Why doesn't the media say this? Why is this the headline? Why are you framing it this way? Media, media, media, media, which is sort of interesting considering, supposedly, no one cares about the media anymore, and no one lets no one reads, no one subscribes, no one so you're like, but but it's a great boogie, man. Right? Like, if you run against the media, you don't have to confront the fact that your candidate maybe sucks. Right? Like, it's my fault. And that's been a bit of a challenge for me to figure out, like, obviously, I want to convince people to give my show a chance, but I think most of the people who are engaging in sort of a negative way, are not convincible. Right? Like, they're not so how much of my energy am I supposed to spend on that? I don't know. It's a bit of a challenge.Stephanie [00:14:34]:Well and I do think they listen. I think that people love to have feelings and emotions. And if they're not sure where to have them or they are in a place in their life where they're lonely or they're othered or whatever the case may be, I think sometimes people tune in just to feel something because they feel empty inside.Jason Derusha [00:14:59]:Yeah. Yeah. And you get I don't know. Like, I always try to remember that there are and the same is true of callers or texters on radio. There are a lot more people who are listening, who are lurkers. Right? Like, that's what we would call them on Facebook or Twitter, the lurkers. So by modeling sort of reasonable, friendly, but passionate discussion, I think there's some benefit to that for the people who are observing and don't wanna jump into the mess.Stephanie [00:15:34]:Do you ever think about getting off Twitter? I know a lot of media personalities have.Jason Derusha [00:15:39]:I do. I do. But, mostly, I enjoy it. Like, mostly, I get positive interaction out of it. I've started to curate it a little more. Like, I mute a lot of people that you know, if I feel someone getting my blood pressure rising, I'll just mute them. It's okay. Like, they don't need, like, block.Jason Derusha [00:15:58]:I don't need to do that. But, like, I and people who I have a policy, if you call me or my family a name, you just get blocked. Like, there's no I don't need that. So I I do think about it. It is one of those things where you're like, the upside of something like Twitter acts. The upside is you get a lot of audience. I have, I don't know, 80,000 followers there. Certainly, most people don't see all of that stuff, and who knows how many are are relevant.Jason Derusha [00:16:33]:But, you know, a a normal tweet of mine might get seen might get, you know, 10, 20, 30000. Like, that's pretty good.Stephanie [00:16:42]:It's also so immediate when you're on the air. Like Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:16:45]:You need. For show, it's amazing. Like, what I I never think about leaving. I think about and I have adjusted what I will post about, just because it's not really fruitful for the most part. And you think, like, is my voice needed on this topic? Not really. Like, so do I need to weigh in on a lot of political type things? Not really. So I I've sort of, cut down on that. But you're right.Jason Derusha [00:17:15]:Like, from a listening standpoint, from a breaking news standpoint, it's amazing. It's unparalleled, frankly.Stephanie [00:17:22]:Yeah. I would agree with that. You took a weight loss journey, and I think you lost £40 last I checked.Jason Derusha [00:17:29]:Yeah.Stephanie [00:17:30]:And you've always been someone in the food space. Did that feel conflicting for you to do the weight loss route and at the same time be championing and talking about all the food?Jason Derusha [00:17:44]:Yeah. I mean, people ask me all the time. They're like, how do you eat this much? I'm like, well, I'm, you know, I'm sharing. I'm taking bites or whatever. I do think about it. Right? I think the reason that I lost weight was so I could live, not so I could hide. And so I don't really feel conflicted about that. The truth is, though, could I have lost that weight by eating out 4 nights a week? Probably not.Jason Derusha [00:18:13]:Yeah. So it is a challenge of eating out. I certainly am a little more careful now in how I order. And the way we used to, you know, some of this, like, COVID has changed it, but a normal night for us back in the pre COVID days would be you go somewhere for drinks, go somewhere else for appetizers, go somewhere else for a main course, and go somewhere else for dessert and drinks. And thinking about that while I was on the weight loss journey, like, I was probably eating 4000 3 or 4000 calories a night just in that. Like, not lunch, not breakfast. And so that's not sustainable. But can I do that occasionally? Sure.Jason Derusha [00:18:53]:Yeah. Why not? So I I the biggest thing I was conflicted about is the weight loss journey that I took. You know, I've always been, like, sort of an organic whole foods farm to table type eater. But to lose weight, quickly and sustainably, it's difficult to do it on whole food. It just takes a lot longer. Now I was eating whole foods. It wasn't like a liquid diet or anything. But, like, it is success breeds success.Jason Derusha [00:19:21]:And when you start when you lose that £10 in 2 weeks, you're like, oh, I can do this and then do it. Like, for me, I needed that. Other people, you know, maybe you can lose £40 in 2 years and do it by eating more salads and be more careful. But, like, getting the protein you need and the nutrients and all of that, it's it's just difficult if you go on a severe calorie restriction diet. It's difficult.Stephanie [00:19:45]:It's interesting too. I think for what we're seeing in the media now, like, everyone not everyone, but a lot of people are on the weight loss drugs and taking the shots. Many people are talking about it, many people aren't. Some are talking privately. And as someone who's a bigger person, like I'm not obese, but I'm a size 12 or 14 usually. I think about like, can I manage my weight with a magic, like, pill and No? Do that? Like, that feels like it could be amazing. And then they're also finding that with the reduced inflammation, people are happier or less depressed Yeah. Or sex.Stephanie [00:20:27]:It's like, oh my gosh. Is this the miracle drug? But then at the same time, as people who champion the food space, can you make food the the devil in that situation and still talk about it? It's it's something I both my radio partner and I have talked about a lot.Jason Derusha [00:20:46]:It's tricky. Right? Like, I am cheering for small business. I'm cheering for creativity, for innovation. So I'm cheering for that. Food is and I love food. We love, eating out. We love the experience of it. But food is really I mean, food is the vessel for all this other stuff.Jason Derusha [00:21:13]:Right? So is it do I love, love, love the particular dish, or do I love the experience? So I think, like, you know, you and your radio partner, Stephanie and I, I think the 3 of us have sort of a similar approach as to what makes restaurants, fun and what makes eating out fun. And it's really it's more the social experience, the room, the way you feel, the people you're with. Like, yes, good food, technique, all of that matters, but the other stuff matters more. And so when I was losing weight, my wife and I, you know, we had to sort of radically reenvision what we're gonna do for fun. So because we knew, like, you know, what would we do on a Saturday if we had a day free? Like, go to a maybe go to a a tap room or maybe go to a bar. It's like we can't do that. So we're like, alright. Let's go for a hike or, you know, you're trying some different stuff.Jason Derusha [00:22:17]:It's interesting as you age too. Right? Like, it's I can't eat the way I did 10 years ago.Stephanie [00:22:23]:And, also, like, I became recently aware, which why it took so long, I don't know, of, like, that what I view as fun is always food related. It's always my go to thing, and IJason Derusha [00:22:36]:don't Yeah.Stephanie [00:22:37]:I don't think about, like, oh, let's go have a bike ride. I think about let's go have a bike ride to this brewery or this orchard or it's like the destination, not the journey.Jason Derusha [00:22:47]:We're trying to, like you know, we went to a a show at the Guthrie a couple weeks ago. It's like, oh, and we loved it. And it's like, okay. Let's, like, let's remember to kind of, you know, Yeah. Sprinkle the other stuff into.Stephanie [00:23:03]:I want to, just thank you for some of the folks you've had on Derusha Eats. I was, thinking about Manny from Manny's,Jason Derusha [00:23:11]:Tortoise. Yeah.Stephanie [00:23:13]:25 years, Manny Gonzalez has been over there doing the work, and I was just really taken aback when he said he'd never been on the radio in 25 years. And I thought, well, good for you for having him on, and, wow, why did it take us so long? You just there's so many great voices out there and so much more to our food scene than the typical, you know, James Beard award winning chef. Right?Jason Derusha [00:23:38]:Yeah. Yeah. It that was a lesson I learned in my TV years of doing stories on restaurants. The audience resonated with, like, the neighborhood pizza place a lot more than the James Beard award type place. And, like, I don't know. I think about that often. Right? Like, people get more jazzed about mama's pizza in Saint Paul or Latah Latifs inStephanie [00:24:06]:Plymouth. Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:24:07]:Where they've got, like, the diamond it's sort of the diamond shaped cut. You know, people resonate with that more, and that makes sense. Right? Like, it's the reason The Cheesecake Factory back in the day was, like, the biggest restaurant opening of that year. Yeah. Because, people don't like feeling dumb. They don't like looking at menus where they don't know what the ingredients are, or they don't know how to say it. And neighborhood pizza places are awesome. Right? Like, they support the softball teams, and they support the youth, soccer teams.Jason Derusha [00:24:44]:And so I've always tried to give those guys a voice. It is it is a balance of, like, how do you keep it? So what really helps me is my producer, Dan Cook, does not care about restaurants at all. He doesn't care. He is mister meat and potatoes. He doesn't know anything that I'm talking about. And so when I do an interview where he's like, oh, that was really interesting. Like, he loved the Manny Gonzalez in the interview. And you're like, okay.Jason Derusha [00:25:13]:That's really what I'm trying to do. So I I do think about that a lot. Like, I definitely light up with the classics more. So, like, the Bilkoslag from Jack'sStephanie [00:25:26]:Game Fair. That was a great interview too.Jason Derusha [00:25:28]:Like, the though those ones, always sorta get me going. So it's something that I think about. Like, this month, we're gonna have, Murray's, Tim Murray, and we're gonna have JD Hoyt's. But we're also gonna have a case, Johnson who just, has this, you know, chicken tenders type Yep. Restaurant. So, like, I try to think, you know, can we have more women on? Can we have more people of color on? Do we have the classics who don't get the love on? Like, I'm always trying to think of that stuff.Stephanie [00:26:08]:You doJason Derusha [00:26:08]:have the new new the new new new, I always get nervous about on broadcast. Because if you're reading my stuff in Minnesota Monthly, you opt in. If you're going to a new place, you know. Like, Jason may love it, and you may go on another day, and it might be a train wreck. And that's sort of buyer beware. If you go to a place in the 1st 2 or 3 months, that's gonna happen.Stephanie [00:26:32]:Do you feel like a food reviewer? I mean, that's your title technically in Minnesota Monthly, but I feel like you carved out this other seat for yourself.Jason Derusha [00:26:41]:Yeah. I always feel a little awkward considering myself a critic. I mean, it it's the easiest way for people to understand it, but I'm not doing as much reviewing anymore. And part of the problem with reviewing versus recommending is that to really critically review a place, you need to go 3 times.Stephanie [00:27:05]:Absolutely.Jason Derusha [00:27:06]:You just do. It's not fair to roast somebody. And I can write a review and do the old, you know, crap sandwich with, like, this was good. This was good. Oh, this needs a little work. This was good. And I feel okay doing that on one visit, But, you know, mostly people wanna know where to go and what to order. And so, because I don't have the budget to really adequately review, you gotta do what you can do.Jason Derusha [00:27:38]:So,Stephanie [00:27:38]:like, I company is gonna send you 10 times like they used to send Ruth Reichl at the New York Times.Jason Derusha [00:27:44]:So I just try to carve out my area. I think people know that I'm honest. I'm not gonna deceive them. I'm not gonna puff up a place that's not good. But if I never talk about a place, you probably know why.Stephanie [00:27:58]:Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:27:58]:Like, I don't like it.Stephanie [00:28:00]:Yeah. And it doesn't help sometimes, I think, either to pounce on a place once everyone's identified that it's not great.Jason Derusha [00:28:07]:No. And there is I I think there is a space for, like, informed recommendation. Right? We have, like, the TikTok, Instagram world of, like, this is open. Whoo. Like, you have that. And that has its usefulness too. Like, people like to chase that. That's fun.Jason Derusha [00:28:23]:But I try to be like, alright. I'm gonna I'm gonna give you an informed recommendation. It's not quite a review. I don't know. I I I try I try. It's a it's a tricky thing. Right? Like, what does the audience want? Do people people always say they want critical reviews, but, like, just not about their favorite place. Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:28:46]:Exactly. People really want critical reviews. I I don't know.Stephanie [00:28:51]:I don't know. What's next for you? You've launched your substack. I've got 10 minutes left. And in that 10 minutes, I wanna know what's next and also the most embarrassing thing in your refrigerator.Jason Derusha [00:29:07]:So what's next? For for me, I am hoping to launch, like, a more unified brand. I have, like, all of these different things under my umbrella, and none of it looks the same. None of it has the same logo. Not you're like, what are we doing here? So I I like to unify things a little bit. You know, the Substack, you sort of inspired me to switch over to Substack from doing, like, a Mailchimp email I was doing. I've loved that outlet. So that's been really fun. You know, trying to figure out, like, Minnesota Monthly pays me to write.Jason Derusha [00:29:47]:Like, I gotta write for them. Like, I'm not saving it all for the newsletter. Like Yep. How do you make that work is something that I'm sort of working on. But I would like the other thing that I would like to launch, and I do release my restaurant interviews in podcast form. And over the next year, I I sort of wanna figure out, like, what is the right way to do that. Should I be you know, I experimented. I did an interview with Sameh Wadi where we taped it ahead of time instead of doing it live on the radio.Jason Derusha [00:30:18]:And so I spent 45 minutes with him asking questions, and so it was a longer podcast, and I think people like that. So trying to figure out, like, how do I do the radio? You know, I'm doing 3 hours of radio a day, so it doesn't leave as much free time as, you know, my family jokes that I work 3 hours, but you're like, wellStephanie [00:30:38]:An hour and a half of prep for every hour on the radio.Jason Derusha [00:30:41]:It takes a little bit of reading and planning and all of that. So that's you know, I I the the concrete plan is relaunch jason to russia.com. There's that website was built, like, 8 years ago. I'd like to freshen that up. So brand refresh, website refresh, those are the big plans for the next year. Try not to get fired during this political stretch. Don't get canceled. All ofStephanie [00:31:10]:those things. What's embarrassing that's in your fridge?Jason Derusha [00:31:13]:Oh, what is embarrassing that's in my fridge? There's currently a bottle of Kirkland, sparkling rose in my fridge.Stephanie [00:31:23]:But it is kinda good.Jason Derusha [00:31:25]:It's kinda good. I, you know, I mean, that's a little embarrassing.Stephanie [00:31:30]:That's funny.Jason Derusha [00:31:31]:Yeah. Yeah. That's probably that's probably the most embarrassing thing in there right now.Stephanie [00:31:37]:You know what else is kinda interesting about you? And I work for freelance myself. Mhmm. So I'm 1099 everywhere I work. And I see myself as my own company, my own brand. I also see you as seeing yourself like that, and that's interesting to me and a shift for you.Jason Derusha [00:31:56]:Yeah. At some point, that might be where it goes. I will say, like, as someone sort of new to the side hustle world, it's exhausting.Stephanie [00:32:07]:Yeah. It's really hard.Jason Derusha [00:32:08]:Like, you're pitching yourself all the time.Stephanie [00:32:11]:It's very hard.Jason Derusha [00:32:13]:And, you know, trying there's something to be said for, like, every 2 weeks. Like, the check comes. Yeah. The regular job. It's kinda nice. So when you're, you know, when you're pitching yourself a lot for a $1,000 here or for a trade out, like, oh,Stephanie [00:32:36]:okay. Free meal.Jason Derusha [00:32:39]:Yeah. You you know, I don't do a ton of that, but, like, it it does get exhausting. And then you have different you have different clients who have different needs. So, like, you know, one of the things I'm struggling with right now is there's a there's a restaurant owner who owns, I don't know, 5 or 6 different local restaurants. I love these restaurants. So he asked me about, like, doing influencing for him, doing a little digital campaign. And the trick is, like, at what point, like, if I'm getting if I'm getting paid, like, how many restaurants is that okay for? Like, do people start doubting my reviews? Does that or my recommendations? Like, how do you keep integrity in what you're doing, but also, like, keep the lights on so you canStephanie [00:33:30]:do it? It's a it's a line, and I don't have the answer because I've struggled with it myself. All I can say is if you are approaching it with integrity, but I don't know. When someone sells an endorsement for you on the radio station, they're making $80 and, you know, you're making $5,000. Right. SoJason Derusha [00:33:52]:Right.Stephanie [00:33:52]:I I did an endorsement for Certix, which I know you've done. And people still I mean, people will associate me with Certix till the end of time.Jason Derusha [00:34:01]:Yeah. Yeah. And it'sStephanie [00:34:03]:great because I love the family and I that's why I did the project that I did because I really enjoy them as people and stewards of northeast. But, yeah, it does close doors, and, you know, was it worth it? I don't know.Jason Derusha [00:34:16]:Right. Yeah. It's a little tricky just trying to figure that out. And, like, if I were not writing for Minnesota Monthly, then I wouldn't even worry about it.Stephanie [00:34:27]:Yeah. It would be different for sure.Jason Derusha [00:34:28]:But, like, in the Minnesota Monthly thing is, opens a lot of doors for me. Right? When you say you're the food writer, I mean, how many food writers are there for regional magazines across the country? 15? 10? I know. There are not that many. So, like, so that's sort of a job where it's like it pays for itself. Like, who cares that I don't get paid that much for it? It opens so many doors. So but then if you're not gonna cash in on those doors opening, what are you doing? So, like, trying to figure it all of that stuff is I spend a lot of time thinking about that.Stephanie [00:35:06]:Me too.Jason Derusha [00:35:07]:Yeah. Just trying to keep integrity and also, like, make things worth your time.Stephanie [00:35:14]:And with that, as my free Zoom subscription is winding downJason Derusha [00:35:19]:That's right. That's all that's all we're doing. How many free like, I edit my video on a free video editing? Yes, sir. WeStephanie [00:35:28]:have 3 minutes left to wrap it up.Jason Derusha [00:35:32]:That's right. I invoice using Google Sheets.Stephanie [00:35:35]:Yep. No. I I know.Jason Derusha [00:35:36]:My accounting is like my emails and try you know, it's all a train wreck.Stephanie [00:35:41]:Yes. It is. But it's been super fun to spend time with you and just to I wanted to just tell you you're doing a good job and Thank you. Tell you I've noticed that there's growth happening and that I think what you did took a lot of courage, and I've been a a fan. And I it'sJason Derusha [00:35:58]:fun listening. That means a lot, especially coming from you because I just respect kind of the way you have conducted your business and figured all of this out. And, I think both of us sort of follow what we think is fun and then hope the business type things sort of follow. Yeah. It's worked out okay, I think, for both of us.Stephanie [00:36:19]:So far so good.Jason Derusha [00:36:20]:We'll knockStephanie [00:36:21]:on some wood that we're not both fired inJason Derusha [00:36:23]:the middle of the day. That's right.Stephanie [00:36:25]:Alright. Thanks, Caitlin.Jason Derusha [00:36:27]:Thanks, Stephanie.Stephanie [00:36:28]:Okay. Where do you want people to follow you?Jason Derusha [00:36:32]:Instagram is good. Instagram or Facebook is probably the best way. Right? Like, they can get my my radio show podcast is everywhere, so we upload every segment and all of that. So those are probably the best.Stephanie [00:36:46]:Alright. Well, thanks for being on, and I really appreciate your time.Jason Derusha [00:36:49]:Thanks, Steph.Stephanie [00:36:50]:Okay. Bye bye.Jason Derusha [00:36:51]:See you. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephaniehansen.substack.com/subscribe

Subscribe to Jason DeRusha Substack Newsletter here The DeRusha Download: official newsletter of Jason DeRusha TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS:Stephanie [00:00:15]:Hello, everybody, and welcome to Dishing with Stephanie's dish, the podcast where we talk to people that are obsessed with food. And, Jason Derusha, I don't know how you feel about being introduced as being obsessed with food. I probably should start with that you're a very professional broadcaster first.Jason Derusha [00:00:32]:I'm pretty obsessed, though, so I think it works. I think it works.Stephanie [00:00:36]:Jason is the host of Drive Time with Derusha from 3 to 6 on WCCO Radio. And you may have known him from making the leap from being a TV news anchor to a broadcaster over in the audio space. You and I are are friendly. We, see each other at things and we chat and you've been super helpful for me in my freelance journey. But I just really wanted to chat with you about, like, how's it going? Most people, I think, see the idea of being on, like, the evening news and then going to AM radio as a step back. But I thought it was super fascinating for you, and I'd just love to see how it's going.Jason Derusha [00:01:18]:Well, thank you, and I appreciate you asking me. It is, I I had to get over my own sort of mental block as to whether or not this was a step back. And, also, like, is that even a relevant question? Like, who cares if it's a step back? Right? But, all of these things are sort of wrapped up in, oh, gosh. It just goes back to, like, when you're a kid. Right? Like, what was your vision of yourself? Is it okay to stop and say, like, I think I've achieved what I need to achieve? And that that sort of I don't know. It was an emotional decision for me because very much my identity was wrapped up in being the TV news guy.Stephanie [00:02:03]:Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:02:04]:And probably for my 1st year at WCCO Radio, when I would do events, I would I would, still, like, sort of struggle with how do I introduce myself. And even stuff like talking to my my, kids about you know, as an alum of Marquette University, when I was the morning news anchor, like, there was some prestige with that. When you are the afternoon radio talk show host on AM radio, It's just a little different for a younger generation. I will say this. Releasing yourself from sort of the burden of your own self expectations is incredibly liberating. And doing something because you wanna grow and you wanna challenge yourself and you want to be sort of okay at something and then get better, oh my gosh. Like, it has been so invigorating for me. I'm so glad I did it.Stephanie [00:03:07]:It's such a weird thing too because I came from radio and did then go to TV.Jason Derusha [00:03:14]:Yeah.Stephanie [00:03:14]:And and people act like TV is like the holy grail, but yet you've been doing something for 15 years over here. And the mediums are both broadcast, but the way you interact with people is super different.Jason Derusha [00:03:28]:Yes. Yeah. I've found you know, morning news and talk radio have a little more in common than when I was on the nighttime news. I remember when I was the Good Question reporter in the 10 o'clock news at WCCO TV. When I went to the morning show, all of a sudden, there was this much more personal intimate connection with the audience. And doing talk radio is like next level of that. Where on television, like, people got little glimpses into my life. And on radio, you know, all last week, and we're recording this in early September, but when when I was at the Minnesota State Fair, people were coming up to me wishing me good luck at dropping off my oldest at NYU because they knew this weekend I was going to New York to drop off my oldest.Jason Derusha [00:04:17]:Like, they just have that relationship with you, which is really fun. I mean, I think I've always had, maybe more of a personal relationship with the audience and, like, the traditional, you know, stand on mount anchor desk and deliver the sermon sort of TV news anchor that's never really been me. But it's just different when you have 3 hours to talk to people. You know?Stephanie [00:04:39]:One thing that's really struck me as a talk radio fan, and I have been for, I don't know, my whole life really from the time that my dad made me listen to WCCO in the 5th grade on the drive to school. I'm very impressed with how you handle this time that we're in where politics is so polarizing and people are just so feeling their feels all the time and really need to share those feelings with you. I just was noticing on, posts that you did that someone was mad that you weren't at the state fair on Labor Day and it's like, wow. People. But, also, I love the way that you you let people have their opinions, but you also don't let them abuse you, and I think there's a difference.Jason Derusha [00:05:26]:Yeah. Yeah. It's tricky. I mean, in TV news, I spent 25 years trying to get the audience to trust me. And part of that is, especially in morning news, you wanna be liked. Not that you shy away from asking tough questions, but you wanna do it in a likable way. That's what the audience wants. And here in in the talk space, it's it's hard.Jason Derusha [00:05:56]:It would be very easy if I were a left wing talk show host or a right wing talk show host, and then you just play the hits. You are essentially KDWB of political ideas. You play the top 40. You people know what you're gonna do, and you do it. And they like it. And people see in me what they want to see. So if they want to be mad at me and they are, Republicans and you're like you can make a line between Trump supporter I try to with Republican listeners. Like, look.Jason Derusha [00:06:37]:I am open to many Republican ideas. I'm not open to Donald Trump. Like, sorry. He's disqualified himself for me. That is not something I talk about a lot on the show because what's the point Other than making yourself feel, you know, good, I guess. I I I always think of my show as, like, the Thanksgiving table growing up where my uncle was, my uncle was a lawyer. He went to Madison. My grandfather was a hardcore Ronald Reagan Republican.Jason Derusha [00:07:14]:And everyone would duke it out, and everyone was welcome to join in. You're sort of expected to join in. And it was fine. Today, we've taken and I get it. Some of the issues we're talking about are very fundamental issues to different people. Right? It's it's a very white male sort of, privileged position to say, like, most of these issues for me are not life and death. But I also think it's not good for political discourse that we've turned everything into life or or death. And I don't I don't know that that what does that get us? Do we have better discussions? Do we have better participation? Do we have better policy because we've turned everything into a fundamental life and death, good or evil question? I I don't see a benefit to it.Jason Derusha [00:08:06]:So I try not to do that on my show.Stephanie [00:08:09]:I have noticed a change in you from when you first started broadcasting on the station, and I thought this was interesting because as a TV newsperson, you weren't supposed to have a lot of personality. You were supposed to be fairly impartial and just like a blank slate ofJason Derusha [00:08:27]:Yeah. The news for you. Star. Right? The news is the star, not me.Stephanie [00:08:32]:And I think it took you a little while to find your rhythm of how what to push, what buttons to push, how hard to push. And I'm really, pleasantly surprised and encouraged of the progress that you've made. I think you're just doing great.Jason Derusha [00:08:48]:It it's so nice, it's so nice of you to say that. I have had a tremendous coach at the radio station, and the thing I miss most about TV is the team. And I was more I don't know. I coworkers called me the CFO of our morning show. Mhmm. And that stood for chief feelings officer. My job was to sort of keep the trains on the track and make sure everyone felt heard and validated. And I didn't always tell people they were right, but they always were heard.Jason Derusha [00:09:24]:And so my job was to lift everybody else up. Well, in radio, it's just it's me and a producer. That's it. And we have a a brand manager who's, like, a program director of WCCO Radio, Brad Lane. And he's been tremendous, you know, and you can talk to any of my managers over the year. I've always have good relationship with managers, but I generally don't like to be told, what to do. Typical, media Broadcaster. Broadcaster.Jason Derusha [00:09:55]:Right? But in this case, like, I needed guidance. I needed coaching. I didn't really know how to do this. I I knew how to host, and I knew how to interview, but I didn't really know how to navigate talk radio today, which is different from talk radio 10 years ago. 10 years ago, if you could frame the issue well, people would call in. Today, people react to talk radio sort of like they do a a Facebook status update. They wanna know your take, and then they'll react.Stephanie [00:10:24]:Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:10:25]:Well, that took me a lot of work because, you know, do people really wanna hear my take? Is my take valid? Do I you know, it's all of those issues. And even as someone who's always had sort of an outsized personality in town, I still had that doubt of, like, do I really do I know what I'm talking about? Why are people really and he the the way Brad phrases it is he's like, what is your show about? What is your show about? And a lot of people ask me that. What is your show about? Which is such a funny question because you and I both, like, grew up listening to talk radio. So, like, I grew up in Chicago. WGN talk radio was part of my life. And then there was an FM talk radio, the loop in Chicago. That was more comedians, a little more edgy, a little younger. And you're like, talk radio is about well, fundamentally, it's about whatever the host wants to talk about.Jason Derusha [00:11:25]:So, like, you know, your show that you do, what is your show about? Well, like, the subject matter is food, but, like, it's really about your lens, what you care about. And that seems so egotistical. You're like, oh, it's all about me? Yeah. But it kind of is. Right? That's kinda what it is. So I it took a while for me to learn that. It took honestly, I would say it took a year of doing it 5 days a week until I really got comfortable with it. And I still feel like I'm good, not great.Jason Derusha [00:12:01]:Whereas after 25 years of TV, not being arrogant, but I think I was great. Yeah. And so it's kind of fun to not be great at something and learn it. I've enjoyed that.Stephanie [00:12:14]:Yeah. And I think it's revealed a lot about you as a person, that is hard to tap into and to be vulnerable and to let people see that side. Particularly, you know, we're performing these shows in a really polarizing time and in a time where people just they go after you. I mean, the amount of personal attack that hosts receive on something as benign as a food show, it's real.Jason Derusha [00:12:46]:I'm surprised by it, to be honest. And I'm a very online person, so I shouldn't be surprised by it. But, what's happened, and certainly you get it from people listening to you, but the people who actually listen, get it for the most part. Like, there's some attack, but mostly the listeners I don't know. All during the fair, I have people coming up telling me that, like, they disagree with me politically, but they really like how I do my show, which that's the best. Yeah. But part of the challenge with the digital world and the social media world is, you know, like, I I said this to someone this morning. How much of my energy am I supposed to spend on someone who doesn't listen and never will listen? So all day, every day, both the Republicans and the Democrats run against the media right now.Jason Derusha [00:13:41]:The media is the media where's the media? Why doesn't the media say this? Why is this the headline? Why are you framing it this way? Media, media, media, media, which is sort of interesting considering, supposedly, no one cares about the media anymore, and no one lets no one reads, no one subscribes, no one so you're like, but but it's a great boogie, man. Right? Like, if you run against the media, you don't have to confront the fact that your candidate maybe sucks. Right? Like, it's my fault. And that's been a bit of a challenge for me to figure out, like, obviously, I want to convince people to give my show a chance, but I think most of the people who are engaging in sort of a negative way, are not convincible. Right? Like, they're not so how much of my energy am I supposed to spend on that? I don't know. It's a bit of a challenge.Stephanie [00:14:34]:Well and I do think they listen. I think that people love to have feelings and emotions. And if they're not sure where to have them or they are in a place in their life where they're lonely or they're othered or whatever the case may be, I think sometimes people tune in just to feel something because they feel empty inside.Jason Derusha [00:14:59]:Yeah. Yeah. And you get I don't know. Like, I always try to remember that there are and the same is true of callers or texters on radio. There are a lot more people who are listening, who are lurkers. Right? Like, that's what we would call them on Facebook or Twitter, the lurkers. So by modeling sort of reasonable, friendly, but passionate discussion, I think there's some benefit to that for the people who are observing and don't wanna jump into the mess.Stephanie [00:15:34]:Do you ever think about getting off Twitter? I know a lot of media personalities have.Jason Derusha [00:15:39]:I do. I do. But, mostly, I enjoy it. Like, mostly, I get positive interaction out of it. I've started to curate it a little more. Like, I mute a lot of people that you know, if I feel someone getting my blood pressure rising, I'll just mute them. It's okay. Like, they don't need, like, block.Jason Derusha [00:15:58]:I don't need to do that. But, like, I and people who I have a policy, if you call me or my family a name, you just get blocked. Like, there's no I don't need that. So I I do think about it. It is one of those things where you're like, the upside of something like Twitter acts. The upside is you get a lot of audience. I have, I don't know, 80,000 followers there. Certainly, most people don't see all of that stuff, and who knows how many are are relevant.Jason Derusha [00:16:33]:But, you know, a a normal tweet of mine might get seen might get, you know, 10, 20, 30000. Like, that's pretty good.Stephanie [00:16:42]:It's also so immediate when you're on the air. Like Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:16:45]:You need. For show, it's amazing. Like, what I I never think about leaving. I think about and I have adjusted what I will post about, just because it's not really fruitful for the most part. And you think, like, is my voice needed on this topic? Not really. Like, so do I need to weigh in on a lot of political type things? Not really. So I I've sort of, cut down on that. But you're right.Jason Derusha [00:17:15]:Like, from a listening standpoint, from a breaking news standpoint, it's amazing. It's unparalleled, frankly.Stephanie [00:17:22]:Yeah. I would agree with that. You took a weight loss journey, and I think you lost £40 last I checked.Jason Derusha [00:17:29]:Yeah.Stephanie [00:17:30]:And you've always been someone in the food space. Did that feel conflicting for you to do the weight loss route and at the same time be championing and talking about all the food?Jason Derusha [00:17:44]:Yeah. I mean, people ask me all the time. They're like, how do you eat this much? I'm like, well, I'm, you know, I'm sharing. I'm taking bites or whatever. I do think about it. Right? I think the reason that I lost weight was so I could live, not so I could hide. And so I don't really feel conflicted about that. The truth is, though, could I have lost that weight by eating out 4 nights a week? Probably not.Jason Derusha [00:18:13]:Yeah. So it is a challenge of eating out. I certainly am a little more careful now in how I order. And the way we used to, you know, some of this, like, COVID has changed it, but a normal night for us back in the pre COVID days would be you go somewhere for drinks, go somewhere else for appetizers, go somewhere else for a main course, and go somewhere else for dessert and drinks. And thinking about that while I was on the weight loss journey, like, I was probably eating 4000 3 or 4000 calories a night just in that. Like, not lunch, not breakfast. And so that's not sustainable. But can I do that occasionally? Sure.Jason Derusha [00:18:53]:Yeah. Why not? So I I the biggest thing I was conflicted about is the weight loss journey that I took. You know, I've always been, like, sort of an organic whole foods farm to table type eater. But to lose weight, quickly and sustainably, it's difficult to do it on whole food. It just takes a lot longer. Now I was eating whole foods. It wasn't like a liquid diet or anything. But, like, it is success breeds success.Jason Derusha [00:19:21]:And when you start when you lose that £10 in 2 weeks, you're like, oh, I can do this and then do it. Like, for me, I needed that. Other people, you know, maybe you can lose £40 in 2 years and do it by eating more salads and be more careful. But, like, getting the protein you need and the nutrients and all of that, it's it's just difficult if you go on a severe calorie restriction diet. It's difficult.Stephanie [00:19:45]:It's interesting too. I think for what we're seeing in the media now, like, everyone not everyone, but a lot of people are on the weight loss drugs and taking the shots. Many people are talking about it, many people aren't. Some are talking privately. And as someone who's a bigger person, like I'm not obese, but I'm a size 12 or 14 usually. I think about like, can I manage my weight with a magic, like, pill and No? Do that? Like, that feels like it could be amazing. And then they're also finding that with the reduced inflammation, people are happier or less depressed Yeah. Or sex.Stephanie [00:20:27]:It's like, oh my gosh. Is this the miracle drug? But then at the same time, as people who champion the food space, can you make food the the devil in that situation and still talk about it? It's it's something I both my radio partner and I have talked about a lot.Jason Derusha [00:20:46]:It's tricky. Right? Like, I am cheering for small business. I'm cheering for creativity, for innovation. So I'm cheering for that. Food is and I love food. We love, eating out. We love the experience of it. But food is really I mean, food is the vessel for all this other stuff.Jason Derusha [00:21:13]:Right? So is it do I love, love, love the particular dish, or do I love the experience? So I think, like, you know, you and your radio partner, Stephanie and I, I think the 3 of us have sort of a similar approach as to what makes restaurants, fun and what makes eating out fun. And it's really it's more the social experience, the room, the way you feel, the people you're with. Like, yes, good food, technique, all of that matters, but the other stuff matters more. And so when I was losing weight, my wife and I, you know, we had to sort of radically reenvision what we're gonna do for fun. So because we knew, like, you know, what would we do on a Saturday if we had a day free? Like, go to a maybe go to a a tap room or maybe go to a bar. It's like we can't do that. So we're like, alright. Let's go for a hike or, you know, you're trying some different stuff.Jason Derusha [00:22:17]:It's interesting as you age too. Right? Like, it's I can't eat the way I did 10 years ago.Stephanie [00:22:23]:And, also, like, I became recently aware, which why it took so long, I don't know, of, like, that what I view as fun is always food related. It's always my go to thing, and IJason Derusha [00:22:36]:don't Yeah.Stephanie [00:22:37]:I don't think about, like, oh, let's go have a bike ride. I think about let's go have a bike ride to this brewery or this orchard or it's like the destination, not the journey.Jason Derusha [00:22:47]:We're trying to, like you know, we went to a a show at the Guthrie a couple weeks ago. It's like, oh, and we loved it. And it's like, okay. Let's, like, let's remember to kind of, you know, Yeah. Sprinkle the other stuff into.Stephanie [00:23:03]:I want to, just thank you for some of the folks you've had on Derusha Eats. I was, thinking about Manny from Manny's,Jason Derusha [00:23:11]:Tortoise. Yeah.Stephanie [00:23:13]:25 years, Manny Gonzalez has been over there doing the work, and I was just really taken aback when he said he'd never been on the radio in 25 years. And I thought, well, good for you for having him on, and, wow, why did it take us so long? You just there's so many great voices out there and so much more to our food scene than the typical, you know, James Beard award winning chef. Right?Jason Derusha [00:23:38]:Yeah. Yeah. It that was a lesson I learned in my TV years of doing stories on restaurants. The audience resonated with, like, the neighborhood pizza place a lot more than the James Beard award type place. And, like, I don't know. I think about that often. Right? Like, people get more jazzed about mama's pizza in Saint Paul or Latah Latifs inStephanie [00:24:06]:Plymouth. Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:24:07]:Where they've got, like, the diamond it's sort of the diamond shaped cut. You know, people resonate with that more, and that makes sense. Right? Like, it's the reason The Cheesecake Factory back in the day was, like, the biggest restaurant opening of that year. Yeah. Because, people don't like feeling dumb. They don't like looking at menus where they don't know what the ingredients are, or they don't know how to say it. And neighborhood pizza places are awesome. Right? Like, they support the softball teams, and they support the youth, soccer teams.Jason Derusha [00:24:44]:And so I've always tried to give those guys a voice. It is it is a balance of, like, how do you keep it? So what really helps me is my producer, Dan Cook, does not care about restaurants at all. He doesn't care. He is mister meat and potatoes. He doesn't know anything that I'm talking about. And so when I do an interview where he's like, oh, that was really interesting. Like, he loved the Manny Gonzalez in the interview. And you're like, okay.Jason Derusha [00:25:13]:That's really what I'm trying to do. So I I do think about that a lot. Like, I definitely light up with the classics more. So, like, the Bilkoslag from Jack'sStephanie [00:25:26]:Game Fair. That was a great interview too.Jason Derusha [00:25:28]:Like, the though those ones, always sorta get me going. So it's something that I think about. Like, this month, we're gonna have, Murray's, Tim Murray, and we're gonna have JD Hoyt's. But we're also gonna have a case, Johnson who just, has this, you know, chicken tenders type Yep. Restaurant. So, like, I try to think, you know, can we have more women on? Can we have more people of color on? Do we have the classics who don't get the love on? Like, I'm always trying to think of that stuff.Stephanie [00:26:08]:You doJason Derusha [00:26:08]:have the new new the new new new, I always get nervous about on broadcast. Because if you're reading my stuff in Minnesota Monthly, you opt in. If you're going to a new place, you know. Like, Jason may love it, and you may go on another day, and it might be a train wreck. And that's sort of buyer beware. If you go to a place in the 1st 2 or 3 months, that's gonna happen.Stephanie [00:26:32]:Do you feel like a food reviewer? I mean, that's your title technically in Minnesota Monthly, but I feel like you carved out this other seat for yourself.Jason Derusha [00:26:41]:Yeah. I always feel a little awkward considering myself a critic. I mean, it it's the easiest way for people to understand it, but I'm not doing as much reviewing anymore. And part of the problem with reviewing versus recommending is that to really critically review a place, you need to go 3 times.Stephanie [00:27:05]:Absolutely.Jason Derusha [00:27:06]:You just do. It's not fair to roast somebody. And I can write a review and do the old, you know, crap sandwich with, like, this was good. This was good. Oh, this needs a little work. This was good. And I feel okay doing that on one visit, But, you know, mostly people wanna know where to go and what to order. And so, because I don't have the budget to really adequately review, you gotta do what you can do.Jason Derusha [00:27:38]:So,Stephanie [00:27:38]:like, I company is gonna send you 10 times like they used to send Ruth Reichl at the New York Times.Jason Derusha [00:27:44]:So I just try to carve out my area. I think people know that I'm honest. I'm not gonna deceive them. I'm not gonna puff up a place that's not good. But if I never talk about a place, you probably know why.Stephanie [00:27:58]:Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:27:58]:Like, I don't like it.Stephanie [00:28:00]:Yeah. And it doesn't help sometimes, I think, either to pounce on a place once everyone's identified that it's not great.Jason Derusha [00:28:07]:No. And there is I I think there is a space for, like, informed recommendation. Right? We have, like, the TikTok, Instagram world of, like, this is open. Whoo. Like, you have that. And that has its usefulness too. Like, people like to chase that. That's fun.Jason Derusha [00:28:23]:But I try to be like, alright. I'm gonna I'm gonna give you an informed recommendation. It's not quite a review. I don't know. I I I try I try. It's a it's a tricky thing. Right? Like, what does the audience want? Do people people always say they want critical reviews, but, like, just not about their favorite place. Yeah.Jason Derusha [00:28:46]:Exactly. People really want critical reviews. I I don't know.Stephanie [00:28:51]:I don't know. What's next for you? You've launched your substack. I've got 10 minutes left. And in that 10 minutes, I wanna know what's next and also the most embarrassing thing in your refrigerator.Jason Derusha [00:29:07]:So what's next? For for me, I am hoping to launch, like, a more unified brand. I have, like, all of these different things under my umbrella, and none of it looks the same. None of it has the same logo. Not you're like, what are we doing here? So I I like to unify things a little bit. You know, the Substack, you sort of inspired me to switch over to Substack from doing, like, a Mailchimp email I was doing. I've loved that outlet. So that's been really fun. You know, trying to figure out, like, Minnesota Monthly pays me to write.Jason Derusha [00:29:47]:Like, I gotta write for them. Like, I'm not saving it all for the newsletter. Like Yep. How do you make that work is something that I'm sort of working on. But I would like the other thing that I would like to launch, and I do release my restaurant interviews in podcast form. And over the next year, I I sort of wanna figure out, like, what is the right way to do that. Should I be you know, I experimented. I did an interview with Sameh Wadi where we taped it ahead of time instead of doing it live on the radio.Jason Derusha [00:30:18]:And so I spent 45 minutes with him asking questions, and so it was a longer podcast, and I think people like that. So trying to figure out, like, how do I do the radio? You know, I'm doing 3 hours of radio a day, so it doesn't leave as much free time as, you know, my family jokes that I work 3 hours, but you're like, wellStephanie [00:30:38]:An hour and a half of prep for every hour on the radio.Jason Derusha [00:30:41]:It takes a little bit of reading and planning and all of that. So that's you know, I I the the concrete plan is relaunch jason to russia.com. There's that website was built, like, 8 years ago. I'd like to freshen that up. So brand refresh, website refresh, those are the big plans for the next year. Try not to get fired during this political stretch. Don't get canceled. All ofStephanie [00:31:10]:those things. What's embarrassing that's in your fridge?Jason Derusha [00:31:13]:Oh, what is embarrassing that's in my fridge? There's currently a bottle of Kirkland, sparkling rose in my fridge.Stephanie [00:31:23]:But it is kinda good.Jason Derusha [00:31:25]:It's kinda good. I, you know, I mean, that's a little embarrassing.Stephanie [00:31:30]:That's funny.Jason Derusha [00:31:31]:Yeah. Yeah. That's probably that's probably the most embarrassing thing in there right now.Stephanie [00:31:37]:You know what else is kinda interesting about you? And I work for freelance myself. Mhmm. So I'm 1099 everywhere I work. And I see myself as my own company, my own brand. I also see you as seeing yourself like that, and that's interesting to me and a shift for you.Jason Derusha [00:31:56]:Yeah. At some point, that might be where it goes. I will say, like, as someone sort of new to the side hustle world, it's exhausting.Stephanie [00:32:07]:Yeah. It's really hard.Jason Derusha [00:32:08]:Like, you're pitching yourself all the time.Stephanie [00:32:11]:It's very hard.Jason Derusha [00:32:13]:And, you know, trying there's something to be said for, like, every 2 weeks. Like, the check comes. Yeah. The regular job. It's kinda nice. So when you're, you know, when you're pitching yourself a lot for a $1,000 here or for a trade out, like, oh,Stephanie [00:32:36]:okay. Free meal.Jason Derusha [00:32:39]:Yeah. You you know, I don't do a ton of that, but, like, it it does get exhausting. And then you have different you have different clients who have different needs. So, like, you know, one of the things I'm struggling with right now is there's a there's a restaurant owner who owns, I don't know, 5 or 6 different local restaurants. I love these restaurants. So he asked me about, like, doing influencing for him, doing a little digital campaign. And the trick is, like, at what point, like, if I'm getting if I'm getting paid, like, how many restaurants is that okay for? Like, do people start doubting my reviews? Does that or my recommendations? Like, how do you keep integrity in what you're doing, but also, like, keep the lights on so you canStephanie [00:33:30]:do it? It's a it's a line, and I don't have the answer because I've struggled with it myself. All I can say is if you are approaching it with integrity, but I don't know. When someone sells an endorsement for you on the radio station, they're making $80 and, you know, you're making $5,000. Right. SoJason Derusha [00:33:52]:Right.Stephanie [00:33:52]:I I did an endorsement for Certix, which I know you've done. And people still I mean, people will associate me with Certix till the end of time.Jason Derusha [00:34:01]:Yeah. Yeah. And it'sStephanie [00:34:03]:great because I love the family and I that's why I did the project that I did because I really enjoy them as people and stewards of northeast. But, yeah, it does close doors, and, you know, was it worth it? I don't know.Jason Derusha [00:34:16]:Right. Yeah. It's a little tricky just trying to figure that out. And, like, if I were not writing for Minnesota Monthly, then I wouldn't even worry about it.Stephanie [00:34:27]:Yeah. It would be different for sure.Jason Derusha [00:34:28]:But, like, in the Minnesota Monthly thing is, opens a lot of doors for me. Right? When you say you're the food writer, I mean, how many food writers are there for regional magazines across the country? 15? 10? I know. There are not that many. So, like, so that's sort of a job where it's like it pays for itself. Like, who cares that I don't get paid that much for it? It opens so many doors. So but then if you're not gonna cash in on those doors opening, what are you doing? So, like, trying to figure it all of that stuff is I spend a lot of time thinking about that.Stephanie [00:35:06]:Me too.Jason Derusha [00:35:07]:Yeah. Just trying to keep integrity and also, like, make things worth your time.Stephanie [00:35:14]:And with that, as my free Zoom subscription is winding downJason Derusha [00:35:19]:That's right. That's all that's all we're doing. How many free like, I edit my video on a free video editing? Yes, sir. WeStephanie [00:35:28]:have 3 minutes left to wrap it up.Jason Derusha [00:35:32]:That's right. I invoice using Google Sheets.Stephanie [00:35:35]:Yep. No. I I know.Jason Derusha [00:35:36]:My accounting is like my emails and try you know, it's all a train wreck.Stephanie [00:35:41]:Yes. It is. But it's been super fun to spend time with you and just to I wanted to just tell you you're doing a good job and Thank you. Tell you I've noticed that there's growth happening and that I think what you did took a lot of courage, and I've been a a fan. And I it'sJason Derusha [00:35:58]:fun listening. That means a lot, especially coming from you because I just respect kind of the way you have conducted your business and figured all of this out. And, I think both of us sort of follow what we think is fun and then hope the business type things sort of follow. Yeah. It's worked out okay, I think, for both of us.Stephanie [00:36:19]:So far so good.Jason Derusha [00:36:20]:We'll knockStephanie [00:36:21]:on some wood that we're not both fired inJason Derusha [00:36:23]:the middle of the day. That's right.Stephanie [00:36:25]:Alright. Thanks, Caitlin.Jason Derusha [00:36:27]:Thanks, Stephanie.Stephanie [00:36:28]:Okay. Where do you want people to follow you?Jason Derusha [00:36:32]:Instagram is good. Instagram or Facebook is probably the best way. Right? Like, they can get my my radio show podcast is everywhere, so we upload every segment and all of that. So those are probably the best.Stephanie [00:36:46]:Alright. Well, thanks for being on, and I really appreciate your time.Jason Derusha [00:36:49]:Thanks, Steph.Stephanie [00:36:50]:Okay. Bye bye.Jason Derusha [00:36:51]:See you. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephaniehansen.substack.com/subscribe

I spoke with an immigration attorney about how he built his law firm from scratch, and keeps evolving his business practices, to make it better. Episode Highlights 09:40 - Starting a law practice right out of law school. 13:13 - Importance of mentorship and professional organizations for solo practitioners. 14:52 - Experimenting with legal tech: Practice management software. 17:20 - The importance of choosing the right practice management software. 21:36 - Direct vs. indirect software integrations. 26:14 - Benefits of owning office space vs. leasing. 28:50 - Marketing strategies for a new law practice. 34:39 - Leveraging Google Reviews for law practice growth. 37:47 - Collaboration with a marketing agency.   Episode Resources Connect with Jared Correia jared@redcavelegal.com https://redcavelegal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia/ Connect with Manny Gonzalez e@gonzalezlegaloffice.com https://gonzalezlegaloffice.com/ https://www.mycase.com/ https://www.docketwise.com/ https://www.lawpay.com/ https://www.startingoutsolo.com/  

Hour 2: Jason talks with Manny Gonzalez from Manny's Tortas on DeRusha Eats. Then he talks with storm chaser Melanie Metz about a shot at seeing the aurora borealis over the next two nights. 

Jason talks to someone who's truly live the American Dream - Manny Gonzalez about coming to Minnesota and starting Manny's Tortas

Midtown Global Market is celebrating one of its original restaurants, Manny's Tortas - and on Saturday they will be honored for 25 years in the Market. We talked to Manny Gonzalez, co-owner of the restaurant alongside his sister talking to him about the backstory of their business , what he has coming up at the State Fair and more - we give Manny's Torta's a Sawkar Salute!

Midtown Global Market is celebrating one of its original restaurants, Manny's Tortas - and on Saturday they will be honored for 25 years in the Market. We talked to Manny Gonzalez, co-owner of the restaurant alongside his sister talking to him about the backstory of their business , what he has coming up at the State Fair and more - we give Manny's Torta's a Sawkar Salute!

Manny Gonzalez is back in his 3rd season for the Maryland Bobcats. Manny has been in the professional game in the US for a while at this point. Manny has played professionally in the NASL, USL-Championship, and NISA and brings us through his journey from South Florida to Maryland. We also talk about some a fun Open Cup run where Manny talks about his club taking down 2 MLS sides on a deep run.  Manny is an essential part of the Bobcats project and brings professionalism as a seasoned veteran and has the unique ability to be a deep lying playmaker with the club. 

Fr. Tim Anastos, author and assistant chaplain at the St. John Paul II Newman Center at the University of Illinois, highlights how Lent offers us an opportunity to become fully alive in Christ Jesus. Through our weeks of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, we have experienced the love of the Lord in distinct and profound ways. Now, as Holy Week unfolds and we participate in the liturgies of the Triduum, we witness the culmination of these graces and how they reveal that life is worth living with Jesus Christ. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends! Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/)

In this sacred season, our ultimate aim is to draw nearer to Christ. And what better way to achieve this closeness than by physically spending time with him in the presence of the Eucharist? Join Tanner Kalina, a passionate Eucharistic missionary for the National Eucharistic Revival, as he demonstrates how Lent is the perfect time to seek the Lord's presence. Through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, Tanner reveals how this season offers a unique opportunity for the Lord to manifest his love, mercy, and kindness to us. Lent is about having—and maybe doing—less to create space for the Lord to pour out his abundance upon us. This episode shares how we can allow the Eucharist to become our ultimate source of what more the Lord hopes to give

The further we get into Lent, the more likely it is that we have run into some—or many—missteps and pitfalls. While this can feel discouraging, Sr. Orianne Pietra René, FSP, a passionate social media evangelist, helps us understand how when Lent is “hard” and we feel weak, that is precisely when the Lord shows up to do great things within us. Our poverty in Lent becomes God's strength and glory. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends! Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/)

Join Emmanuel “Manny” Gonzalez, a graduate student at Franciscan University of Steubenville, as he shows how, despite our best intentions, we can inadvertently introduce a false sense of control into our lives through Lenten spiritual practices or even in our general spiritual journey. Without realizing it, we can squeeze the Lord out of our lives even as we do good and holy deeds. Manny shows us how to avoid this pitfall so that we can walk into Lent willing to let go of everything for the Lord and find ourselves with much more than we surrendered. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends! Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/)

Do you ever have BIG plans for Lent, only to feel overwhelmed as the weeks go on? Claire and Mike Couche, founders of Finding Philothea, share how embracing simplicity—through carving out time for prayer, focusing on small acts of fasting, and learning generosity through acts of service—can wield greater impact than grand gestures of repentance and self-denial. When we complicate Lent, our practices can muddy the waters and make this time of prayerful rest overly stressful. When we keep Lent simple, however, we can see that it's a time to prepare us for Heaven. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends! Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/)

What's the purpose of Lent? It's a simple question, and one Mark Hart answers in a very honest and straightforward way: Lent prepares us for heaven. If we view Lent merely as a spiritual bootcamp to get ready for Easter, we will miss out on all the season has to offer. However, by approaching Lent with a broader perspective, we'll realize that these forty days can prepare us not only for the rest of our lives but also for the joys of heaven. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends! Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/)

When Ash Wednesday rolls around, many of us are ready—even excited—to start our Lenten resolution. However, as the weeks go by, our resolve can wane. What do we do when our Lenten practices become challenging to maintain? Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, the author of Made for Heaven, offers us a way to enter this season as he explains why he felt called to write about going into the wilderness of Lent with a willing spirit and a ready heart. If we “fight” Lent, we close ourselves off to God's greater plan for these forty days. If we go into the desert remembering that Jesus went there first, we will see growth in our faithfulness. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends! Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/)

As we approach Ash Wednesday, the question on every faithful Christian's mind is, "What should I do to make this Lent an intentional time to grow closer to God?" In this episode, Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN, offers a new focus to this sacred season by encouraging us to examine the very fabric of our relationships—with ourselves, with others, and most importantly, with God. She provides practical advice on how intentional fasting, heartfelt prayer, and compassionate almsgiving can be tools to strengthen our most important connections. Through this, you will learn that going into Lent “blind” won't set you up for success, but going into Lent “examined” can lead you to a preview of Heaven. We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends! Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/)

Jackie talks with friend Manny Gonzalez ( @callmemannyyy ) about his testimony, his experience of same-sex attraction and journey to Christ, and his apostolate for Catholic students who experience same-sex attraction and/or gender dysphoria at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. Check out Manny's articles and ministry links: https://whatabeautifulcross.wixsite.com/ https://linktr.ee/callmemannyyy -- Check out Jackie's new "Memorize Scripture podcast!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/memorize-scripture/id1724578640 -- Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠ ⁠⁠ If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jackieandbobby

Former Bernalillo County Sheriff and KKOB fill in host Darren White discusses Manny Gonzalez running for Senate, also former UNM Quarterback Ned James discusses the retirement of Bill Belichick with TJ on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this podcast episode, we speak with Manny Gonzalez (Development manager for Soldiers' Angels) about his time in the Marine Corps and his journey in the Personal Protective Services, and Non-Profit world. Manny shares what he does to stay sharp as a leader, his leadership AHA moment, advice for new leaders, and details his approach to change and challenging moments in his life.  To contact Manny:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manny-gonzalez-16b771aa Website: http://www.soldiersangels.org Email: mgonzalez@soldiersangels.org This podcast is sponsored by:  Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative (VEI)  Website: https://vei.center  and  Florida Association of Veteran-Owned Businesses, Inc. (FAVOB)  Website: https://www.favob.net  and  Triple Nikel  Website: https://triplenikel.com/theleadershipvoidpodcast 

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Welcome to a brand new episode of Ian's Untitled Scene Show! In this episode, I speak with Andy Alderson and Manny Gonzalez of the multi-genre band Foreword! After taking a hiatus after their debut EP in 2016, Foreword has returned with three stellar singles in 2023, promising more to come! Manny and Andy discuss the reason behind the hiatus, how the band functions now, and much more. We even talked about my favorite city, San Antonio, where they hail from, and how San Antonio became such a metal city!Note: We are still working out the kinks of the new studio, so please forgive any minor audio issues

 Episode #126 of the Gotta Be Saints PodcastOn this episode, I spoke with Emmanuel Gonzalez,  a dynamic Catholic evangelist who speaks on the sensitive topic of homosexuality.Along with Manny sharing his story, we also spoke about:- How the church and faithful Catholics should be speaking about homosexuality - How the Church can better support and love those who experience same-sex attraction- How the conversation can't only focus on chastity- How the Church is the only place focused on true and authentic love - Helpful resources centered on authentic church teachings- And much more...Biography:Emmanuel Gonzalez, most known simply as Manny, is a dynamic Catholic evangelist who speaks on the sensitive topic of homosexuality. Manny is an authentic and engaging individual who uses his firsthand witness of experiencing same-sex attractions as an invitation for others to also seek fulfillment in the Catholic Church, specifically regarding Her teachings on human sexuality. Manny is from Dallas, Texas, and has a bachelor's degree in social work. Manny is currently studying to obtain a master's degree in Catechetics and Evangelization from Franciscan University of Steubenville. Manny's courageous testimony has inspired both faithful and nonfaithful alike on an international level, having been featured with notable Catholic ministries including Jason Evert's Chastity Project, National Catholic Register, Courage International, FOCUS, Catholic News Agency, and the Sophia Institute. Manny's witness has also captured the attention of numerous Catholic bishops and has even led him to be an inquired contributor for Pope Francis' Synod on Synodality. When not studying, Manny joyfully shares his journey with high school youth groups, college campuses, and conference audiences around the world.Book and Website Resources:Manny's Website - https://whatabeautifulcross.wixsite.com/websiteCourage International - https://couragerc.org/Jason Evert - https://chastity.com/Fr. Mike Schmitz - Made for Love (20% off with code BRENDAN)Kim Zember - Restless Heart (20% off with code BRENDAN)Daniel Mattson - Why I Don't Call Myself Gay (20% off with code BRENDAN)Our Sponsors:This is a Good Catholic Podcast.  If you're interested in purchasing a Good Catholic digital series, use code GBS for 20% off your total order.Looking for the perfect Catholic gift? Check out The Catholic Company and find it today! Use code BRENDAN for 20% off your next purchase!  Support the show

Emmanuel Gonzalez is an absolute legend. He frequently and courageously confronts the challenge of tackling topics relating to homosexuality and Catholic Church teaching. In this episode, Manny details his experience of falling away from his faith and living deeply in the ways of the world until he encountered the love and mercy of God that radically changed his life. Follow Manny on Instagram @callmemannyyy and check out his awesome website and work here! To support the podcast, join our Locals community.  The Seeking Excellence Podcast exists to help people take extreme ownership of their lives so they can intentionally strive to fulfill their potential.  You can follow Nathan on Instagram, Twitter, Gettr, and TikTok at @nathancrankfield  You can follow SE on Instagram @seekingexcellence_

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Desde el inicio del mismo primer inning, Schneider condicionó las decisiones de Manny Gonzalez, que la verdad estaba con la zona perdida y que con los reclamos constantes del manager de Toronto, empezó a cantar strikes a diestro y siniestro contra los Orioles que fue lo que calmó al timonel de los canadienses. Cuando Manny Gonzalez ponchó a Mountcastle en el 8º con esa bola groseramente fuera de la zona de strike, creo que Schneider se sintió complacido porque logró su objetivo: tuvo al umpire de su lado todo el partido condicionando a los bateadores de los Orioles.

GT Real Estate, one of multiple companies owned by Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, submitted a plan to pay back creditors in the failed Rock Hill Panthers HQ project. Under a reorganization plan submitted in court on Thursday morning, Tepper's other company, DT Sports Holding, will make $82 million available in cash under a Plan Sponsor Agreement with GT Real Estate. The plan includes paying contractors who worked on the site $60.5 million, as well as paying York County $21.165 million.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/rock-hill/gt-real-estate-bankruptcy-panthers-rock-hill-project-money/275-6031ce02-fd4c-4c0b-b61e-c7fddea5b9e3Carowinds will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year with an all-new area that pays tribute to the Carolinas' spirit of invention and the history of flight. Carowinds first opened on March 31, 1973, to 6,000 guests and great fanfare. Now, 50 years later, the beloved theme park will celebrate "50 years of Carolina fun" with new rides and attractions, including Aeronautica Landing. “I am proud to be celebrating the golden anniversary of Carowinds as well as the amazing associates who have delivered on our goal to make our guests happy,” Manny Gonzalez, Carowinds vice president and general manager, said.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/carowinds-aeronautica-landing-50th-anniversary-celebration/275-d7685647-6c25-4b0b-b1ae-43de36c967b0Plus, Friday will start wet but things will quickly improve as we have the most pleasant weather since early summer! Larry Sprinkle has your full forecast.Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT! 

GT Real Estate, one of multiple companies owned by Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, submitted a plan to pay back creditors in the failed Rock Hill Panthers HQ project.  Under a reorganization plan submitted in court on Thursday morning, Tepper's other company, DT Sports Holding, will make $82 million available in cash under a Plan Sponsor Agreement with GT Real Estate.  The plan includes paying contractors who worked on the site $60.5 million, as well as paying York County $21.165 million. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/rock-hill/gt-real-estate-bankruptcy-panthers-rock-hill-project-money/275-6031ce02-fd4c-4c0b-b61e-c7fddea5b9e3 Carowinds will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year with an all-new area that pays tribute to the Carolinas' spirit of invention and the history of flight.  Carowinds first opened on March 31, 1973, to 6,000 guests and great fanfare. Now, 50 years later, the beloved theme park will celebrate "50 years of Carolina fun" with new rides and attractions, including Aeronautica Landing.  “I am proud to be celebrating the golden anniversary of Carowinds as well as the amazing associates who have delivered on our goal to make our guests happy,” Manny Gonzalez, Carowinds vice president and general manager, said. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/carowinds-aeronautica-landing-50th-anniversary-celebration/275-d7685647-6c25-4b0b-b1ae-43de36c967b0 Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT! 

Liza Howard is a longtime ultrarunner and running coach. Since her first ultra in 2008, she has won numerous 100-mile  races including the Leadville 100 twice and multiple USATF Championships in the 50 mile and 100k distances. She completed the Marathon des Sables, a multi-day stage race in the Sahara Desert, twice, and ran for the United States at the 100k World Championships in Croatia in 2018. She's currently training for the Badwater 135, which will be held in Death Valley this July.  In addition to running, Liza coaches for Sharman Ultra Coaching, teaches for NOLS Wilderness Medicine, and directs Band of Runners, a non-profit that supports veterans and their surviving family members by introducing them to trail running and the trail running community.  Liza lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband and two school-aged children. Sometimes she cleans the house too. Manny is a former Infantry Marine Reservist who deployed to Iraq in 2007 and Afghanistan in 2010 with 1st Marines, 23rd Battalion Alpha Company.  While inactive from duty from 2006 to 2013, Manny worked as Personal Trainer who Specialized in Obstacle Course Training. Races like the Tough Mudder and Spartan are what first introduced him to trail running.  Fast forward to 2019 - Manny is suffering from reoccurring running injuries and is told by his VA doctors that he should seriously consider not running. Fate said otherwise when he met Rob, who then got him in the Band of Runners Trail Running Camp, where he learned the skills to prevent injury and improve his running and met a community of trail runners who are all eager to see him succeed. And through the help and mentoring of the BOR community, Manny ran his first successful 50k at Hoka One Bandera, a virtual 50k hosted by BOR, his first 50 miler and 100k, and his first 100-mile race at the Badger. Now, through the Samaritan Center, Manny serves the community as a Mental Health Peer Coordinator where he coordinates and facilitates - mentoring, PTSD, substance abuse, life skills, and wellness groups - for Veterans in the Greater Austin community and helps run the Veteran's Re-Entry Dorm at the Travis State Jail for the Texas Department of Criminal justice. Manny is currently training for the Caballo Blanco Ultra, formerly known as the Copper Canyon Ultra. We had a lot of fun on this one!  Liza has some great stories to tell, and she tells them with so much humor.  We talk about how she balances training for the Badwater 135 with family life and a nagging hamstring injury.  Liza shares her witty take on her Instagram posts after a long break from social media.  Most importantly, we discuss Liza's passion project, Band of Runners.  This is an important program that really makes a difference in the lives of Veteran's.  Manny is a Veteran who participated in the program and then became a mentor.  He has a caring heart and lives a purposeful life of helping others.  He shares his experience with Band of Runners and how it has changed his life.  Manny also talks about his many Ultra's and battling through injuries.  We know you will enjoy getting to know Liza & Manny and learning more about Band of Runners.  These are two very special people.  Enjoy!

Emmanuel (Manny) Gonzalez is an openly gay man who is devout and knowledgeable about his Catholic faith. In this conversation, he explains the process of navigating his faith when coming out, why he's Catholic, the pros and cons of the LGBTQ+ community, his sexual life looking forward, and much much more! 

Steph & Michayla are joined by co-hosts of The VQEh Podcast, Tash and Manny, who also happen to be certified sommeliers. The two recommend a wine each for the girls to taste and Manny does a blind taste on Tash - which she nails by the way. Tash and Manny teach the girls how to properly taste their wine, Tash is at a rave, and the girls learn what a Raw Syrah is.Follow them on Instagram @thevqehpodcast, Tash @cestlavincs, Manny @somm_liftsFollow us on Instagram @alcoholaholics, Michayla @michaylacaugh, Steph @steph.mtFollow us on Twitter @alcoholaholicsVisit our website www.alcohol-aholics.comPlease always drink responsibly.Cheers!

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On this episode Leading Edge Entertainment shares with you the first half of the interview with current Baseball Canada, WBSC and former MiLB umpire Keith McConkey. Topics covered are his playing career as a catcher, getting into umpiring for cold hard cash, making his way to umpire school, landing a job in MiLB and the fun he had working Cocoa Expo spring training, staying in swanky motels in A & AA baseball, working with a lot of former minor league umpires like Art Stewart & Scott Kennedy, and current MLB umpires (Mike Estabrooks, DJ Reyburn, Chris Conroy, Marty Foster), venturing down to Venezuela for winter ball where he got to work on ant hills and game management with Manny Gonzalez, what makes a good umpire partner and MUCH MUCH more. So sit back, relax, get ready - it's coming!

The guys give a bit of crap to Cedar Point this week. After conversing about some industry news stories, Bob and James have to discuss what exactly unfolded at the Cedar Fair property last weekend, and there's really little positive that came out of it. Also discussed is where to eat at a Six Flags park [pause for a short laugh] and the opportunity to help out Give Kids the World via Coaster Talk.  SHOW NOTES:   Gene Staples plans to reopen part of Fantasy Island moving fast Enchanted Forest delays opening due to threats over mask policy  Slime Streak at Nick U missing track Avalanche will be closed for the entire season Manny Gonzalez named new VP and GM at Carowinds - replacing him is Gilroy Gardens’ former VP and GM Barb Granter Jersey Devil begins testing and Stunt Pilot POV Released

Manny Gonzalez joins Jason Evert in this episode of Lust is Boring, sharing how he discovered—as a man who experiences same-sex attractions—why living out the Church’s teachings on chastity is the sure way to happiness. Together they discuss: ·     Are Gay-Straight Alliances helpful or hurtful? ·     Should people try to “pray the gay away”? ·     What does authentic masculinity look like for men who experience homosexual desires? ·     How can you persevere in chastity when everyone tells you it’s just a phase? ·     How can leaders in the Church more effectively reach out to individuals who identify as LGBT+? ·     And more Connect with Manny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemannyyy/?hl=en Go with us on pilgrimage: https://chastity.com/pilgrimage/ Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jasonevert Hallow 14-days free: https://hallow.com/lustisboring/ Covenant Eyes: http://www.covenanteyes.com/lustisboring

On this episode of First Paso, Manny Gonzalez shares his story of getting a second chance. What do you do when you're given an opportunity to start over? Listen to Manny walk us through his First Paso to realizing that he is worthy to be a better version of himself and the sacrifices that come with that acceptance of self. Visit www.FirstPaso.com or FP social media sites with questions and comments about this topic to be shared in a future episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/firstpaso/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firstpaso/support

We talked to Manny Gonzalez of Manny's Tortas to talk about how his business is doing and how the Neighborhood Development Center has helped him. Did we hit our goal of $65,800 by the end of the show?

Manuel Gonzalez, Jr. is the son of Manny Gonzalez of the Northern New Mexico band, Manny and the Casanovas. Manny and the Casanovas were originators and pioneers of what is considered to be “New Mexico Music" --- music that has a unique and original sound and history. In this lecture, Manuel Jr delved into how the music and culture of northern New Mexico has inspired him as a poet. Manuel Jr shared his work, family stories, and a writing prompt so we can each explore our own roots and inspirations.

Rev. 12:11 This week, we have the opportunity to hear from a member of our Citrus Church community. Listen in as Manny Gonzalez shares his testimony and how he has seen God moving in his life.Support the show (http://www.citruschurch.org/give)

This week on Hotdogs and Handshakes I sat down with the one and only Brooklyn Juggernaut A.K.A. My ”wrestling dad”. We had a great conversation about his start in wrestling in Fort Myers at the age of 30 years old. We also spoke about his venture over to WWE at the Raw Reunion (Thanks to Pops and WXW!) and his uncanny resemblance to “Taz” which X-pac just could NOT ignore, and the important lesson he learned from Ric Flair! We talk about much more in this Part 1 of 2 episode. Tune in now for a look at The Brooklyn Juggernaut. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Katie Dees, Dennette Brown & Dannie Kim were recently promoted together to the rank of purple belt under Ralph Gracie Sacramento head instructor Manny Gonzalez. We talk about practicing Jiu Jitsu as a female, creating a welcoming environment, and feeling like there is a "target" on their back as they progress. You won't want to miss this episode!

Hello listeners, this week we're back with Manny Gonzalez Manuel "Manny" Gonzalez is the founding father of The Way I Dad: a predominantly visual resource for new parents geared to provide the answers to parenting's everyday decisions from the perspective of a dad of three French-Mexican toddlers. His daytime work helps him provide a unique and thorough perspective on sustainably consensus and gentle parenting. During our conversation, Manny shares how he met his wife, their decision on getting married, parenting, and how they manage life with now three little ones. Don't forget to learn what is your Brand Archetype at spreadideasmovepeople.com/brandquiz Find Manny on all things social https://www.thewayidad.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thewayidad/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWayIDad/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0wq6H0ifmZ_WlJXYHL6RA Find Cafe con Pam on all things social www.instagram.com/cafeconpampodcast/ www.facebook.com/cafeconpampodcast www.spreadideasmovepeople.com/podcast Learn about mushrooms: www.spreadideasmovepeople.com/mushrooms For the Small Biz Support Program head over to www.spreadideasmovepeople.com/sbsp Subscribe, Rate and Review. Share this episode with someone you love And don't forget to Stay Shining!

Aaron sat down with Manny Gonzalez who is a YouTuber and runs a channel titled "The Way I Dad". Manny and Aaron discuss the importance of minority fathers being represented in the Dad-verse of bloggers, podcasters, and YouTubers. Manny also opens up about the relationship with his father, and shares an experience about the exchange of one of the most powerful four letter words "****". Side Note: This conversation was recorded in the lobby of a hotel, so you'll hear a little background noice, but don't allow that to distract you from the heartfelt content delivered by guest Manny Gonzalez! Follow Fatherhood Is DOPE: IG: @FatherhoodIsDOPE FB: @FatherhoodIsDOPE Twit: @Fatherhood_ID Web: fatherhoodisdope.com Connect with Manny: www.thewayidad.com

Luis Drayton and Professor P-Soop present the latest edition of "Butterflies and Hurricanes" on Fusion Music Radio! With Special Guest Ed Servis, music from RUA, Steve Inglis, Manny Gonzalez, Elm Treason, Octane, Lazy Eye, Splinter 26 - plus "The Week In Lulz" "My Life in The Bush Of Static" with Andrew Stys aka UU and more!*Listeners are advised that this show may contain material of a contentious nature. If you are easily offended, do not listen. YOUR FEE-FEES HAVE BEEN WARNED.Special Guest Steve Inglis:https://www.facebook.com/Steve-Inglis-513038922145052https://www.reverbnation.com/steveinglisNews stories:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - Green New Deal: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/12/21/18144138/green-new-deal-alexandria-ocasio-cortezJussie Smollett timeline: https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/02/jussie-smollett-case-timelinePolice searching for mother allegedly harassing college women to date her son: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/police-searching-mother-whos-allegedly-harassing-college-women-date-son-190612490.htmlDream boob job goes horribly wrong: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/womans-6000-dream-boob-job-goes-horribly-wrong/news-story/a5f3acd7c049bf915792c10e9433e129Russian man mummifies dead girls: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2807572/Pictured-Inside-house-horrors-Russian-historian-held-birthday-parties-150-little-girls-dug-graves-mummified.htmlwww.fusionmusicradio.net

Luis Drayton and Professor P-Soop present the latest edition of "Butterflies and Hurricanes" on Fusion Music Radio! With Special Guest Ed Servis, music from RUA, Steve Inglis, Manny Gonzalez, Elm Treason, Octane, Lazy Eye, Splinter 26 - plus "The Week In Lulz" "My Life in The Bush Of Static" with Andrew Stys aka UU and more!*Listeners are advised that this show may contain material of a contentious nature. If you are easily offended, do not listen. YOUR FEE-FEES HAVE BEEN WARNED.Special Guest Steve Inglis:https://www.facebook.com/Steve-Inglis-513038922145052https://www.reverbnation.com/steveinglisNews stories:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - Green New Deal: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/12/21/18144138/green-new-deal-alexandria-ocasio-cortezJussie Smollett timeline: https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/02/jussie-smollett-case-timelinePolice searching for mother allegedly harassing college women to date her son: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/police-searching-mother-whos-allegedly-harassing-college-women-date-son-190612490.htmlDream boob job goes horribly wrong: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/womans-6000-dream-boob-job-goes-horribly-wrong/news-story/a5f3acd7c049bf915792c10e9433e129Russian man mummifies dead girls: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2807572/Pictured-Inside-house-horrors-Russian-historian-held-birthday-parties-150-little-girls-dug-graves-mummified.htmlwww.fusionmusicradio.net

*Subscribe @ iTunes* Listen to this episode of TSPP to get your chance at receiving a XL Knott's Scary Farm 2018 T-Shirt! The Season Pass Podcast is back in Santa Clara, CA, at California's Great America, for Haunt 2018 and the newest thrill attraction, Railblazer! We are joined by the new VP and General Manager of CGA, Manny Gonzalez, and Entertainment Manager, Sean Lee; plus a walkthrough in the newest Haunt maze, Tooth Fairy. Enjoy this special podcast in the fog. Links: California's Great America Thrillride InPark Magazine Walt Disney Birthplace  MiceChat Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z'nuff on iTunes Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seasonpasspodcast.com  Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/theseasonpass Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Check Out TSPP on Instagram! - www.instagram.com/theseasonpass  Contact us: doug@seasonpasspodcast.com brent@super78.com robert@robertcoker.com Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524  Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.  © 2018 Season Pass Podcast

The minisodes continue – A great conversation ensued with Manny Gonzalez from The Way I dad – below is from his youtube channel. Be sure to check it out and subscribe! Thanks for joining The Way I Dad! We wanted […]

You are listening to the sixth episode of Voc/zes: el podcast de la U de M. This week's episode features Luis Patiño from Café Racer, and Vicky and Manny Gonzalez from Manny's Tortas. Listen along as we learn more about these two delicious and local Twin Cities eateries! (Also... We apologize for the poor sound quality in a couple of the interviews. Hopefully, you're still able to follow along and enjoy!)

Manny Gonzalez, talks about what's next for the Scrum Alliance! He is 90 days in to his new role as CEO and he is ready to rock the future!

The Tailgate Show S4E27 Manny Gonzalez and Descarga Brewing Company 

With an eclectic background ranging from experience working with zoo's, theme parks, hospitality and more - Manny Gonzalez could not be more excited to take on his new adventure as the Scrum Alliance's first ever CEO. Get to know Manny, his plans for the Scrum Alliance and his new passion for Scrum! Stay tuned this week for more podcasts on the ground at the Global Scrum Gathering Phoenix Brought to you by SolutionsIQ and the Scrum Alliance.

Wrap up the Global Scrum Gathering Phoenix with the new CEO Manny Gonzalez.