08 - What's In The News

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09/23/20 • 80 min

In this week's episode, I talk about what's in the news the week of September 21st, 2020. I address the passing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the state of affairs for nominating a new Justice, and we delve into the FinCEN money laundering scandal that rocked the finance industry Monday morning. These two headlines along with an update on Covid-19, the NBA Playoffs, and other stories are all in this week's episode. I also talk about some upcoming episodes that I'm excited to create.

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07 - Two Idiots Take on Free Solo Documentary

This is an old recording from March of 2019. Alex and I were trying to figure out what the podcast would be about and we had just seen the documentary Free Solo. Free Solo is an award winning documentary by filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world renown photographer and mountaineer, Jimmy Chin that takes an intimate portrait of solo free climber Alex Honnold. The documentary is available for streaming on Hulu, Amazon, and Disney Plus. If you haven't seen the documentary, you should check it out before listening to us two idiots gab about it.

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09 - El Salvador to Los Angeles

My mother came for a visit and eagerly agreed to do an interview for the podcast. We talk about her life growing up in a rural part of El Salvador and her impression of the United States during the tumultuous period of the seventies at the young age of fifteen. We explore her life and talk about the things that motivated her and how she raised three children as a single-mother in 1980's Los Angeles. It's an inspiring story of a woman overcoming the challenges of immigration, inequality, and her own independence.