Conversations with Mr. A.

Conversations with Mr. A.

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Conversations with Mr. A. episodes

  • Episode 45: Life in the Navy, then the WYA
    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.
    20 min
  • Episode 44: Season 3 Finale
    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! :)
    4 min
  • Episode 43: Progressive
    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!
    32 min
  • Episode 42: Transportation Director
    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.
    20 min
  • Episode 40: School Of Choice
    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!
    23 min
  • Episode 39: Hotel Manager
    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.
    24 min
  • Episode 38: Northwest Pro Wrestling
    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.
    19 min
  • Episode 37: Pageantry, Politics, and Advocacy
    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!
    29 min

About Conversations with Mr. A.

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Anthony Abastilla is a school counselor that has worked with students of all ages; Elementary, Middle School, and High School. In the first season, he interviewed students and staff at one of his old districts, but since then, Mr. A. interviews people from different backgrounds professionally and personally so they can hopefully inspire, encourage, and intrigue people from their stories. Do you have a story that you might find to be interesting that might inspire, entertain, or encourage others? Let him know! He would love to share your story in the near future!