School On Wheels w/ Ron Funches
10/03/23 • 47 min
Stand-up comedian and Actor Ron Funches and Kevin catch up since their last hang out involving Costume Karaoke 6 years ago. Ron talks about how he doesn't shy away from the humor that comes with having an autistic son and growing up as a performer. Special guest, Sinead Chilton from School on Wheels joins them to address unhoused children living in poverty in Los Angeles and beyond and shares what this organization of mainly volunteers is doing to combat it.
*Note: this interview was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike took effect.
To learn more and get involved with School on Wheels, head to SchoolOnWheels.org. To support more initiatives like this program, text 'BACON' to 707070 or head to SixDegrees.Org to learn more.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stand-up comedian and Actor Ron Funches and Kevin catch up since their last hang out involving Costume Karaoke 6 years ago. Ron talks about how he doesn't shy away from the humor that comes with having an autistic son and growing up as a performer. Special guest, Sinead Chilton from School on Wheels joins them to address unhoused children living in poverty in Los Angeles and beyond and shares what this organization of mainly volunteers is doing to combat it.
*Note: this interview was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike took effect.
To learn more and get involved with School on Wheels, head to SchoolOnWheels.org. To support more initiatives like this program, text 'BACON' to 707070 or head to SixDegrees.Org to learn more.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Transcript
The following episode was recorded before the WGA SAGAFTRAS strikes of twenty twenty three. We have a guest that I have a very very warm spot in my heart for mister Ron Funches. I met Ron in La six degrees dot Org was going down to skid Row to an organization called School on Wheels that provides tutoring for unhoused kids in Los Angeles area. We were hoping to get another celebrity to show up with us, and we had reached out to Ron just with a co
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