Annie Cho is what some would call the real American dream. Her family immigrated to the United States when she was in the fifth grade. She worked two jobs to put herself through college at California State University eventually obtaining a de

Eps. 173 Pilar Schiavo

Oct 19th, 2021 53m 26s

This is episode 173 with Democratic candidate for the 38th District in the California State Assembly, Pilar Schiavo Pilar Schiavo is a resident of Chatsworth. She is a proud activist having worked extensively with unions and non-profits.

Eps. 172 Quaye Quartey

Aug 26th, 2021 1h 14m

This is episode 172 with Democratic candidate of the 25th Congressional District, Quaye QuarteyJohn Quaye Quartey lives in Valencia. He is a husband and father and the son of an immigrant. I find Quaye to be incredibly interesting. His res

Eps. 171 Jonathan Ahmadi

Aug 5th, 2021 1h 17m

Welcome to episode 171 with Democratic candidate for the 38th district in the California Assembly, Jonathan Ahmadi,Jonathan Ahmadi is a first generation Californian who has done many things in life. He has worked as an aeronautical engineer

Eps 170 Rhoda Nazanin

Jul 22nd, 2021 1h 24m

This is episode 170 with guest Democratic candidate for the 25th Congressional District, Rhoda NazaninRhoda Nazanin is an immigrant, a citizen, a Christian, a former Pastor, and now, she is a Democratic candidate for the 25th Congressional Di

Eps 169 John Musella

Jul 20th, 2021 1h 4m

This is episode 169 with our guest local business owner and gay advocate, John MusellaJohn musella is president of the Musella Group and a member of the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce. He is also an openly gay man who describes hi

Eps. 168 "The Young Turks" Founder, Cenk Uygur

Jun 15th, 2021 1h 57m

This is episode 167 with guest Cenk Uygur from "the Young Turks" I want to apologize up front about the sound issues with this particular podcast. Covid have made it necessary to try and do these podcasts outdoors, and with the Santa Clari

Eps. 167 Joshua Wentz

Jun 6th, 2021 1h 22m

This is episode 167 with our guest Joshua Wentz, the Director of the artistic director for Mission Opera and an Associate Professor of Music at Los Angeles Mission CollegeJoshua Wentz serves as the Director of Music at Santa Clarita United Me

Eps. 166 Ruth Luevanos

May 12th, 2021 1h 36m

This is episode 166 with guest Democratic candidate for the 25th Congressional district in 2022, Ruth Luevanos.Ruth Luevanos has many labels. She is a mother, a wife, a teacher, a union leader, a graduate from law school, and an activist. A

Eps. 165 Andrew Taban

May 4th, 2021 58m 39s

Welcome to Episode 165 with guest Andrew Taban, the Chair for the new organization, The Santa Clarita Valley Democrats. Andrew Taban has lived in Santa Clarita for most of his life. He's young but has already done quite a bit to contribute

Eps. 164 Austin Dave

Apr 20th, 2021 1h 5m

Aside from a few years in Las Vegas, Austin Dave is more or less a lifelong resident of Santa Clarita. Growing up, Austin was an aspiring filmmaker until the day he literally stumbled into a classroom at College of the Canyons on journal

Eps. 163 Joe Jacobson

Apr 13th, 2021 1h 29m

Joe Jacobson is a political strategist who has been working in politics for more than seven years. This includes electoral work, lobbying and government experience. He has been involved with the AFL-CIO, President Obama's Council of Economic

Eps. 162 A Special Conversation with Christy Smith Part 2

Apr 12th, 2021 52m 52s

When I sat down to interview Christy last week, I had no plans for the interview to go so long but I was enjoying talking to her so much and felt that there was so much ground to cover it warranted an extended interview which has now been broke

Eps. 161 A Special Conversation with Christy Smith Part I

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 12m

This is Episode 161 featuring a special conversation with Christy Smith.Three hundred and thirty three votes. That's it. That's all that separated Christy Smith and Mike Garcia in the 25th Congressional race and the deciding number which sen

Eps. 159 Maria Gutzeit

Oct 27th, 2020 1h 11m

Welcome to Episode 159 with guest Santa Clarita Valley Water Board Member, Maria Gutzeit.Maria Gutzeit has been on Water boards since 2003. First serving on the Newhall County Water District Board. Later she served as Board president and as

Eps. 160 James Webb

Oct 27th, 2020 52m 24s

This is Episode 160 with guest Candidate for the Hart School Board James WebbJames Webb is a resident of Santa Clarita who has worked in public education for most of his life. He was a teacher in the Hart School District for several years an

Eps. 158 The Water Six

Oct 26th, 2020 1h 18m

This is episode 158 with guests Anna Kumar. Beth Braunstein, Stacy Fortner, Kathye Armitage, Valerie Bradford and Christine Okamoto, all candidates for the Santa Clarita Valley Water Board who have dubbed themselves the Water 6.There's someth

Eps. 157 Kelvin Driscoll

Oct 14th, 2020 53m 8s

Welcome to Episode 157 with guest Santa Clarita City Council Candidate, Kelvin Driscoll. This is episode 4 of a four part series highlighting the candidates for City Council. Kelvin Driscoll has been living in the city of Santa Clarita for

Eps. 156 Selina Thomas

Oct 8th, 2020 52m 47s

As I’ve already said, Santa Clarita is at a crossroads. I think it’s somewhere around wanting to stay a small town and being forced, (kicking and screaming) into becoming a big city. This is something which is probably inevitable. But how this

Eps. 155 Tim Ben Boydston

Oct 7th, 2020 1h 35m

Santa Clarita is at a crossroads. I think it’s somewhere around wanting to stay a small town and being forced, (kicking and screaming) into becoming a big city. This is something which is probably inevitable. But how this city moves into the fu

Eps. 154 Dr. Aakash Ahuja

Oct 6th, 2020 56m 16s

Eps. 153 Christy Smith

Sep 22nd, 2020 1h 10m

Welcome to Episode 153 with guest Democratic candidate for the 25th Congressional District, Christy Smith.At this point, what more is there to say about Christy Smith? She has literally appeared on this show so many times I’ve lost count.

Eps. 152 COC Trustee Board Candidate, Sebastian Cazares

Sep 16th, 2020 1h 1m

Welcome to Episode 152 with guest Sebastian Cazares Sebastian Cazares is a lifelong Saugus resident. He graduated from Saugus High School and went on to pursue his college education at College of the Canyons. He is currently attending UCLA.

Episode 151 with author and conservative spokesperson Victoria Redstall

Sep 10th, 2020 1h 41m

And we are back after a long and much-needed hiatus! Did you miss the show? How are the wife and kids? I have to be honest with you, after doing these podcasts for almost five years now, it has become harder and harder to do them on a regula