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Raffi Khamisian was nice enough to come on this episode and talk about the experience his wife, 18 month old son and himself have gone through while battling this deadly disease known as Covid-19. Hear about his symptoms and how they all battled through it.

Also, you guys know a thing or two about the products I believe in, this weeks product I use everyday and it has changed my life (not an ad, I wish it was).

Enjoy and be well!

Meet Juan Catalan - On May 12th 2003 he attended a Dodger game, the same night he was accused of murdering 16 year old Martha Puebla. Hear from Juan as he takes us through his wild rollercoaster of bad luck, help from the Dodgers, then ultimately ends with a Hollywood script, thanks to Curb Your Enthusiasm's own, Larry David.

Also - I fill you in for my product of the week to keep your immune system fighting this damn Coronavirus.

Is the Coronavirus blown out of proportion, is it some more of media propaganda? Dr. Josh Redd brings his vast knowledge and lays out so much beneficial information. We hit topics on what we should be concerned about and the proper steps to take for your immune system today and beyond.

My thoughts on this new "Unwritten Rule" about not being able to recline your seat on an airplane.

I brought in two guests on this solo show: Wesley Fulkerson and Paul Daniel. Wesley Fulkerson is a writer who had early struggles from living off 6-7K/year, to not owning a car, while running 50+ miles a week with a broken rib! Paul Daniel is an extremely talented artist - so good that he had the honor of painting a mural of Kobe Bryant on Hotel Figueroa in Downtown Los Angeles.

Also, I gave you a tease on the show "Love Is Blind" on Netflix.

Annie Ustayan-Gomez lost her husband (Carlos Gomez) 5 years ago in a motorcycle accident. He left behind two daughters and two businesses (American Vintage Barbershop) - we got into the struggles and challenges of devastation, having to raise two daughters AND two businesses by herself.

My review on the Netflix series Don't F*** With Cats and why I can't say the F word anymore. My discovery of Mac Miller and how life changing it has become. GUESS WHAT, Mike Bolsinger (MLB Player) is suing the Houston Astros, we had his representative Alexander Kazarian to explain the entire lawsuit and his chances of winning!

My take on the Astros scandal, is it bigger than the PED era? Should the title be taken away from them?

Thank you to Dennis De La Pena from FOX 7 in Austin Texas for joining me, as a Texan native, he was able to give his prospective on his thought and how "Astro-Land" is feeling.

Lara Vanian-Green grew up with parents who she felt shouldn't have been together. Her Mom being a famous Armenian Poet (Alicia Ghiragossian), lived a life of a "Rockstar". This all came with very challenging times for Lara as she contemplated suicide as a teenager. She also found herself attracted to women, in a conservative Armenian community it was hard for her to admit. Lara has also created her own podcast, "Armenian Enough" a podcast where she shines light on life and identify in the Armenian Diaspora. Yes, she also reads coffee cups....yes, she read mine.....enjoy!

I never imagined my first solo show would be about the passing of Kobe Bean Bryant. The person/athlete that I admired when I was 13 years old, the Kobe that taught me so many lessons I use today in my everyday life, mostly his work ethic. I was fortunate enough to not miss a minute of Kobe's career - From getting traded to the Lakers on draft day to scoring 60 on the Jazz in his farewell game, I try to share those stories and everything in between with you as much as I possible could.

Eric Pincus who is part of the media was nice enough to make time to come onto this episode to share some of his stories as well.

Usually episode zero is the introduction to the "new podcast that is hitting the scene", not mine! I made sure to produce a few first then let you know what the podcast will be about.

Look out for more solo shows with yours truly on hot topics and bringing you in to my everyday life.

All feedback is always welcome.

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