She makes $5.84…a minute. Ms. Sasha Benjamin (her alias) is a fascinating woman who definitely has lived A Taboo Life. We discuss the moral, business, legal and economic aspects of her life as a prostitute. In addition to the rewards…and the risks of her profession. This episode is definitely an insightful episode, which I ask you to suspend your preconceptions and just listen to her story.

A extremely entertaining story of how Crystal Bui lied about her education to get a job in a accounting-tech firm but used YouTube to teach herself how to effectively do accounting. Not ruining the story, but it's interesting about the value of a 4 year degree versus someone with determination and the discipline to teach herself. Other stories she tells is how she coped with an unstable family and the funny way she met her Scottish boyfriend.

Mr. Edn Nero a.k.a. Coach Elijah has lived an interesting life where he has traveled the world, teaches martial arts and has a fierce love for Whitney Houston. We talk about race in America and how we both learned to form our own opinions and philosophy of the world.

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A Drunk and Stoned edition of the podcast, where we obviously get drunk and stoned as we talk our parallel experiences when it came to his military career and my law enforcement days. Among funny stories we also talk about our dealings with mental illness and how we found ways to better understand it and cope with it. Please excuse the sound quality, there is a lot of echoing.

A Florida man who is either extremely lucky or was granted a miracle, J.R. Bourne is a survivor of Sudden Cardiac Arrest when an incredible turn of events saved his life. Though he faced death and is now living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) implanted in his chest, J.R. became has become an advocate for people learning CPR and getting AED’s (Automated External Defibrillators) into the Jacksonville Community.

Rebecca Swan, a constant fighter against the horrific disease of Systemic Lupus Erythematous, she has nearly died 3 times, almost lost her leg and is on chemo to keep living. Despite her deadly disease, she has lived a long and fulfilling life. From being an EMT to raising a wonderful family, her interview will inspire anyone who is fighting against Lupus.