Alexandra & Friends Podcast

Michael and Carol Barnes are our guests this week. They have a non-profit organization that promotes literacy, good habits, life-skills and entrepreneurship to children in at-risk communities. You can learn more about that at their website TomorrowsPurpose.org

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This week's guest is Mecca Campbell, owner of a small catering business AND a fellow podcaster. Her podcast is called Ms Mecca's Take, and you can find it in all the usual podcast spaces. Alexandra, Marshell, and Michael speak with her about her outlook and approach to her hip-hop themed show.

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An exciting show today, The Ladies talk with 2015 Miss Texas, and 2016 placed in the top 10 Miss America, Shannon Sanderford about how the pandemic changed her role as Miss Texas and moved her in the direction of her own marketing business. The Ladies also talk to Shelly Akerly who is currently running for Dallas County Treasurer. Learn what a treasurer does and why it's important to have an accountant in the role instead of a politician. Plus, one more twist! Shannon Sanderford and Shelly Akerly know each other. Find out their connection.

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This week our guests are two wonderful women who have had violent crime strike their families, and started organizations to help comfort others like them and to bring awareness to problems with the criminal justice system. Shlandra Guy of "Beneath the Surface" and Melinda Hamilton of "Mothers of Murdered Angels".

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This week our featured guest is Zebretta Johnson, the daughter of our co-host, Marshell Johnson. Zebretta "Mz Z." is an entrepreneur, dancer, and Emmy Award Winner with an inspiring story to tell. Please enjoy this program and share it with your friends and family.

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Monica Griego of Farmer's Branch, Texas, is our guest this week. She has a wonderful entrepreneurial story to tell about being a wife, mom, coach, business woman, house-flipper, scuba diver, and much more.

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Our guest this week is the Honorable Faith Johnson, candidate for district attorney in Dallas County, Texas. We also have a special guest co-host, Marshell "ShellyDobo" Johnson who has been our guest on a previous program.

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Warning: Difficult and troubling content. Our guest this week is Amy Wasielewski, formerly of Planned Parenthood, and now a school teacher near Austin, Texas. Amy and the team have a frank, and emotional conversation about abortion, contraception, and premarital sexual activity. (Guest co-host Daisy Palomo)

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This week we had no guests. Rather, Alexandra and cohosts Courtney and Michael discuss current events: San Antonio Trailer Deaths, Immigration, Uvalde Shooting, Gun Laws, Supreme Court Decisions, Roe v. Wade, Carson v Makin, Kennedy v Bremerton School District, and NY State Rifle Association v Bruen.

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This week our guest is Butch Perry of the band JPGR: A Beatles Tribute Band. He is a Dallasite who plays guitar, served in the US Armed Forces, teaches, and is an actor. He's also a great storyteller, so we are pleased to present this conversation.

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