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09/26/20: Zach Large is the drummer for Youth League. He is also an essential worker at Trader Joe's in Durham, North Carolina.
10/01/20: Robert Penner is a comedian, engineer, and Canadian. After his adventures in Nepal, he moved to Brooklyn where he would eventually find himself marching and protesting in support of Black Lives Matter.
10/07/20: Sarah Kellogg has a Master's in Applied Statistics. She also has 3 kidneys. Sarah explains the challenges and the life she lives along with her third kidney, Sidney.
10/08/20: Claire Siemietkowski is an aspiring comedian, and hand model, living in Brooklyn. She shares the challenges COVID-19 has brought to her comedic journey and her thoughts on life in NYC during a pandemic.
10/13/20: Tomekia Williams lives in Georgia, which was the first state to open up after the pandemic shut down. Her profession has led her to deal with the healthcare system; she shares her insights and opinions on healthcare in America, the pandemic, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
10/19/20: James Ng is a lawyer in New York City. He talks about the Supreme Court's ins and outs, and the possible outcomes of Judge Amy Coney Barrett becoming the newest Justice on the Supreme Court.
10/20/20: Sam McLean lives in Lexington, Kentucky. He shares his knowledge of the sport of volleyball and discusses some of the politics at play in his state. We have some fun conversations around college sports, Bojangles, and running for office.
10/23/20: Jose Tapia is a professional videographer and a first generation Mexican-American. We talk about the significance of family in Latin/Hispanic culture and the importance of being positive in life.
10/26/20: Yimi Zhao is an MBA program student at Cornell. She is also a blogger known for her takes on NYC life and dating. We discuss US - China relations and her take on the differences between these two super power nations.
10/28/20: Caleb Theodros worked with the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign in 2016, ran for City Council in Charlotte, North Carolina, and co-hosts a new podcast on YouTube called Greenwood Dist. He shares his experiences in politics as well has his ideas and opinions on the Black Lives Matter movement.
11/01/20: Not eating for 7 straight days is not a good idea. Yet this is my third time doing it.
11/11/20: Robert Osborne is an ICU Nurse in South Carolina. He shares with me his diverse background, including having a pet monkey in Honduras, as well as an emotional story from his experience working inside a COVID unit at a hospital.
11/13/20: Sherry Jiang has lived in NYC for over 7 years and is attending Georgetown University getting her MBA . We discuss people's accents, including her own, and the impact COVID has had in her life.
11/16/20: Luis Sanchez owns his own financial advisory company in NYC. We discuss the importance of financial literacy, the mass exodus from NYC, and how the pandemic could shape NYC moving forward.
11/18/20: Drew Stiling shares his experience of living in Mexico for 2 years, being raised in the suburbs of Chicago, and explores the environmental differences of those raised middle class vs lower income.
11/24/20: Oscar Prosperi is a proud Venezuelan living in Lucena, Spain where he teaches English to students around the world. He has lived in the USA, Venezuela, and Chile. He discusses socialism as well as the unfortunate events taking place in Venezuela today.
12/02/20: Carly Tyndall works in the restaurant industry in Raleigh, NC. We discuss responsibilities of white people within American society, as well as the effects COVID has had on her restaurant, her staff, and the additional measures taken to keep everyone safe during a pandemic.
12/14/20: Stella Estrella is a writer, artist, and world traveler from NYC. She has several life goals including telling her Father's story of being wrongfully imprisoned and helping lower income individuals find ways to travel the world. She is also on the Associate Board at NYC SALT, a nonprofit organization helping the youth find their educational path through photography and art.
12/17/20: David Fernandez is an artist studying at Eastern Carolina University. He talks about his experience of being an "older" student and the realizations of what it means to be alive and happy. We also discuss life events millennials have witnessed and what is to come, including aliens.
12/21/20: Kieran Ridge is a New York City piano composer, data analyst, and kickball phenom. He is currently working on his 10th original piece and talks about how he has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Including visiting 14 states and giving up alcohol for 4 straight months.
12/28/20: 100mg of THC in one sitting might be overkill.
01/05/21: Josh Thomas is the owner of Willard Designs in Philadelphia where he makes custom home furniture, kitchen accessories, and woodwork. Josh is also a construction worker and an avid supporter of worker unions. He talks about his strong following on TikTok (@joshblake_79) and the powers of social media.
01/08/21: Caleb talks about the double standard displayed at Capitol Hill on January 6th 2021 and the differences between BLM vs Trumpers. We also discuss the hypocrisy found in the media and politics, plus how America moves forward.
01/15/21: Iraq Veteran David Hershberger talks about his experience in the Army and his views of where the country is as a whole today.
01/20/21: Anita Shivraj gave up her NYC corporate job to move to Madrid and become a teacher. She talks about her challenges in a foreign country as well as a fool proof way to spice up your mac and cheese.
01/27/21: Emily Osborne is a professional rock climber (kinda) who calls Antigua, Guatemala home. She has recently escaped the pandemic in Guatemala and is residing in Charleston, SC.
02/04/21: Rich Show is a Horticulturists who explains to me why the Black Locust tree is the most patriotic tree in America, as well as the impact of humans on nature. He explains his views on the Corona Virus pandemic and how the country is handling freedom of speech in the social media era.
02/12/21: Ben Travers has a music studio and has toured with bands around the country and internationally as a sound engineer. He talks about his experiences on the road, how COVID has affected the music industry, his life, and American society in general.
02/17/21: Attorney James Ng returns to talk about the Trump Impeachment trial, his personal verdict, and the role social media played in the insurrection.
02/23/21: Paulina Quesada quit her job and traveled southeast Asia for 3 months in a spiritual and life altering trip. She talks about the power of meditation, mental health, happiness, and life in Guatemala.
03/03/21: Sean Whittaker and Ben Williams trade stonks and owe me money. GME, PLTR, BB, NOK, AMC ... to the mooooooooon. This is the story of two retail traders who are surviving the stock market despite the odds.
03/12/21: Robert Pito Sanchez spent 15 years in prison, yet never committed a crime. He then spent what little savings he had to beat kidney disease and cancer. He shares his story and his viewpoints on how and why this happens in America.
03/24/21: Annika de Jong moved to NYC from the Netherlands to do medical research. We discuss her observations of how American culture and society differ from the Dutch.