Convos On The Pedicab

Rabbi Mendy Levertov is the director of Young Jewish Professionals in Austin, TX. In this episode, we had an extremely in depth discussion on the changing world order, the importance of faith during the pandemic, and the balance of keeping people safe while also preserving your freedoms and liberties.

Abhiram Garapati is an immigrant from India whose running for Congress in District 35.  He came to America with $500 in his pocket and became a multi millionaire. He hates communism, socialism and the way in which our politician’s are systematically destroying America.  As a congressman, his goals are to reduce wasteful spending, eliminate the beaurocrary of starting a small business and preserve the God given freedoms and libertine that come with living in the United States

Houston Putney is the Chief of Staff for TX State Representative Michelle Beckeley.  We had a really in-depth conversation on how the Democratic Party has gone off the rails and how they need to go back to their roots of genuinely representing working people instead of the security state.  Because if they don’t, America as a country will fast become an extremely right-wing nation

Hiram Garcia is a journalist who filmed Garrett Foster getting killed during last summer’s BLM protests. In this episode we talked about how that event unfolded, how it compares to the Kyle Rittenhouse case, the importance of independent media and the direction of humanity as a result of pandemic.

Leonarda JOnie is a standup comic and a rising start in the Austin Comedy Scene.  In this episode, we talked about the price of face, pursuing your dreams without compromising your morals and why both Hollywood and the corporate media have eradicated all forms of trust and credibility.  

Marlon Rison is the owner of Community Vegan, a black owned food truck in the heart of East Austin.  Marlon and I had a fantastic discussion on the health benefits of a plant based diet, how to eat in accordance with nature and how sound money and financial education are the cornerstones of black empowerment.

Michael Searle is the executive director of the Austin Civic Fund and Chief of Staff for former Austin City Council Member Ellen Troxclair, who in 2018 tried to do a comprehensive audit of Austins finances.  In this episode, we talk about the need to hire more police officers, our cities history of wasteful spending, the need to adopt Bitcoin on a municipal level, the socioeconomic benefits of legal weed, the future of the Republican Party and much more.

Eli Halpern is a stand-up comic from southern California, trains at 10th Planet Jiu-jitsu, has many entrepreneurial endeavors, and co-hosts Giggleboys on the Drinking Bros podcast network.

Luis Rodriguez just got released from the hospital after a long and intense battle with the Delta Variant. In this episode, we talked about what he went through and how his experience changed his outlook on covid as well as our governments response to it.

Freelance journalist and content director for Big Laugh Comedy in Austin Robert Dean hops on the Pedicab where we talk about political hypocrisy, vaccine mandates, the CA Recall Election, the state of corporate journalism, and how Covid has had a lasting change on the work from home landscape.