In this season 4 premiere, Mr A. interviews Steve Wood the day before he retires from the Washington Youth Academy. He was there from 2013-2024. Before that, he was in the Navy since 1989. Steve shares his perspectives from the Navy and the WYA.

Been a little while since I’ve done an episode!! Gonna close out this season 3 with a few minutes of thoughts but don’t worry! Gonna upload the season premier of Season 4 within this hour! :)

In this episode, Mr. A. interviews Dr. Krissy Bellido Zakel who works at a top administrative position for Progressive Insurance. Krissy talks about her journey working for Progressive and offers a lot of encouragement for today’s youth!

Back in episode 29, Mr A had interviewed Pastor Jeff Adams who was a prison chaplain. This is a brand new episode with Jeff. Now in episode 42 he works as the transportation director for the Yelm School District. Jeff talks about his dealings with families and students in this episode.

In this interview, Mr. A. interviews Jewel Sheperdson from the Kitsap Black Student Union to ask about Black History Month, what the KBSU does, and other racial issues.

In this episode, Mr. A. interviews Michael Sanchez, principal at EB Walker High School in Puyallap Washington. Mike shares his perspectives of the school and his passion for students. This is actually one of two interviews as the other interview will be available soon at the other podcast channel called WSCA: Inside The School Counselor’s World!

In this telephone interview, Mr. A. interviews Phillip Johnson from the Hyatt Hotels where he works in the Boston, MA branch. Phillip talks about the hotel management industry and his philosophies on working with people.

In this episode, Mr. A. interviews professional wrestler JD Mason who runs an independent pro wrestling organization called Northwest Pro Wrestling. JD talks about how he became a pro wrestler, running NWP, and what it takes to be a pro wrestler.

In this episode, Mr. Abastilla interviews the Tacoma Washington Commissioner for Refugees and Immigrants, Maricres Valdez Castro who was also the 2021 Miss Washington International as well! Maricres talks about her passions in advocating not only for Filipinos but for immigrants and people as well!

Mr. Abastilla interviews 8th grade student Evie Barnes and 9th grade student Emma Webb

from the South Kitsap/Peninsula School Districts as they share their perspectives on teenage life.