Five By Five Nine

This was originally recorded on Feb. 5, 2021

The boys talk busses with City Councilman Tyler Maxwell. Maxwell’s “Zero Fare Clean Air Act” would eliminate the fee to ride the FAX bus. But if we’re not paying for the FAX bus who is?

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The journos jump straight into it with Kathleen Schock, the host of KVPR’s Valley Edition and adviser to the Rampage, the student-run newspaper at Fresno City College. The coronavirus has been an unprecedented challenge for college students and journalists alike. And then there’s Schock. Guiding student journalists. The venn diagram of pain.

Listen to Kathleen's panel on KVPR about the Impact On Communities When Local Newspapers Close

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The scholastic suckas get deep with Ashleigh Panoo, Monica Velez and Isabel S. Dieppa, three reporters from the Fresno Bee’s education lab, a solutions-focused journalism initiative that became a breaking news operation overnight. The lives of school children have become a microcosm of the haves and havenots of a mid-pandemic society and these journalists are at the forefront of a developing crisis as nuanced and multifaceted as any other.

Ashleigh's latest story: https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education-lab/article248655980.html

Follow Asheigh Panoo on Twitter @AshleighPanoo

The fellas interviewed Fresno fixture, Yahoo Sports writer and creator of Fresno Street Eats, Mike Oz. This episode delves into the deepest, Fresno cultural archaeology.

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The pandemic pals are back from winter break and hitting the ground running. We sat down with Dr. Rais Vorha, interim health officer for the Fresno County Department of Health to discuss all things COVID-19. When can you expect to get a vaccine? How are we going to make sure vaccine sites are distributed equitably? What are healthcare workers dealing with as ICU beds dwindle?

General Information on the COVID-19 Vaccine

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The fiveby fellas field your questions about friendship, Fresno, and the future of Five by Five Nine. Also, stan Loona I guess?

Five by Five Nine will return January 2021.

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The kids called Krista for council on the Georgia run-offs and how you—yes, YOU SPECIFICALLY—can save the senate. Hint: it’s fucking phone banking.

You can sign up to phone bank in Georgia here, and you can follow Krista on Twitter @krista_dlt

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The brocialists booked the councilwoman from Kingsburg, Fresno EOC Board of Commissioners candidate for Area C and singer-songwriter Jewel Hurtado. Also her son, lil baby Anthony. She talked that post election feeling, the future of the Central Valley’s progressive movement and explained what the hell a Swedesican is. And Anthony had a lot to say too!

Register to vote for the EOC Board here. Register by November 18.

Read more about Fresno EOC through uSpark's Crash Course

You can find Jewel Hurtado on Twitter @jewelhurtado_, on Instagram @jewelhurtado and on TikTok @jewelhurtado_

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The brunch buddies get the deets on Wisconsin with Isaac Gudino, a Fresnan who was called to work for the Wisconsin Democratic Party in its efforts to elect former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris. Plus, the guys talk complacency in the Biden era, divisions on the left and what it means to finally beat Trump.

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Welcome to the first annual Fiveby Halloween Special! Ram took to Twitter and asked Central Valley folks to share their paranormal experiences on pod. These are 4 spooky stories of Central Valley folks. Thank you to Claudio, Max, John and Naomi for sharing! Enjoy and happy halloween!

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