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Welcome to episode 15 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we break down the history of protesting, The Women's March and the other protests in Orange County. Gabriel San Román speaks with Rida Hamida organizer of #IStandWithHijabis and community activist. Also a dramatic reading of Hey You! and a fantastic Turkish restaurant in Fountain Valley. Enjoy!

Show notes:

Santa Ana Women's March slideshow

'I Stand With Hijabis' slideshow

Interview with Rida Hamida

• OC Weekly 2014 People profile
• ISOC
• CLUE

Hey You! - A couple of morons with a stick

ocweekly.com/calendar

Indivisible OC

• Twitter

Food Review - Istanbul Grill

• Website
• Twitter
• OC Weekly review

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Welcome to episode 14, on this week's episode, Gustavo discusses the Poseidon desalination plant with Mary Carreon before she talks with Parimal 'P.Mo' Rohit, editor of The Log, who has done extensive coverage on Poseidon as well. We also have a new dramatic reading from Hey You! and a great Mexican restaurant in Huntington Beach. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

McClatchy report on critical infrastructure

Poseidon coverage

Ground Water Replenishment System

OC Coastkeepers

Interview with Parimal Rohit

• The Log
• $1 Billion to construct the facility and another $100 Million for the water delivery infrastructure, billed to taxpayers
• Charles Lester
• Poseidon's Carlsbad desalination plant receives an average of 3 violations a month (22 of which were for critical toxicity)
• Coastal Commission commissioners

Hey You! - Howdy Doody Nightmare Puppet

Restaurant review - Taqueria Don Victor

• Yelp
• Taqueria Don Victor Makes You Taste the Baa (OC Weekly)
• Taqueria Don Victor Gets the Good Food Treatment (OC Weekly)

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Welcome to episode thirteen of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we discuss altrenative healthcare in the wake of the possible gutting of the ACA. Denise de la Cruz interviews Panquetzani from Indigemama, who utilizes Mesoamerican medicine and ancestral traditions to strenghten female reproductive health. We also have a dramatic reading of our popular Hey You! column and a great female owned store for picking up some of the best booze in OC. Enjoy!

Show notes:

Sobadoras

Botánicas

Curandero

The Simpsons Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy

Interview - Panquetzani of Indigemama

• Facebook group

Hey You! - Namaste, Bitch

Food review - Mixing Glass

• Website
• Classes

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Welcome to episode twelve. We are devoting this episode to Gabby Gabborno, lead singer of Cadillac Tramps, Manic Hispanic, Santos y Sinners and more. We interview Weekly photographer John Gilhooley about Gabby's legacy and music editor Nate Jackson brings you audio scenes from the memorial concert at the Observatory. We finish off with a stop at Memphis Cafe in Costa Mesa for the food review. Oh, and #fuckcancer.

Show notes:

Gabby Gabborno

Cadillac Tramps

Manic Hispanic

Flock of Goo Goo

Santos Y Sinners

X-Members

Interview with John Gilhooley

• Pinche Punks (cover story)
• Memorial concert slideshow

Nate Jackson from the memorial concert at the Observatory

• Stage Audio
• Jonny "Two Bags"
• Efrem Schulz
• Eric VonHerzen & Jim Monroe

Life on the Edge - Cadillac Tramps documentary

Frida Cinema OC screenings

• Friday, January 27th, 8pm
• Saturday, January 28th, 8pm

Downtown Independent LA screening

• Sunday, January 29th, 3pm

Food Review - Memphis Soul Cafe

• Website

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Welcome to episode eleven of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we discuss Martin Luther King, Jr. and his time spent in Orange County. We excerpt audio from two speeches made here: 55 years ago, MLK gave a speech at Chapman University, and 49 years ago he gave a speech in Anaheim 19 days before his assassination. Gabriel San Román discusses Dr. King's words and Gustavo talks with music editor Nate Jackson about growing up black in Orange County. We also stop at Alebrije's Grill, the pink lonchera in SanTana, for our food review. Enjoy!

Show notes:

Where the Black People At? (OC Weekly Volume 18, Number 40)

Of the top 25 metropolitan areas in the US, Orange County is the only one with an African-American population of less than 5% (2.1% to be exact)

UC Irvine Cafeteria Sells Chicken and Waffles for Martin Luther King Day

An Incomplete, Embarrassing Timeline of Anti-Black Moments in Orange County

OC's Oldest African-American's (103 Years!) Secret for Long Life: "Soul Food and Hard Work"

Martin Luther King, Jr. speech excerpt #1 recorded at Chapman University, December 10, 1961, recorded by Chapman professor Don Booth

• "Racial justice and nonviolent resistance" (7 minute excerpt)
• Martin Luther King, Jr at Chapman University
• Thanks to Mary Platt for access to the archival audio

Martin Luther King, Jr. speech excerpt #2 recorded at a luncheon at the Anaheim Convention Center with the California Democratic Council, March 16, 1968 (6 minute excerpt)

• Thanks to Mark Torres of the Pacifica Radio Archives for access to the archival audio

Interview with Gabriel San Román:

• Joseph Jackson Jr. Made Civil Rights History as a Member of Mississippi's Tougaloo Nine

Food Taco Truck - Alibrijes ("The Pink Taco Truck")

• Taco Acorazado (Battleship Taco)
• Beso de Monja
• Twitter
• Facebook

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Welcome to episode ten of OC Speakly. On this week's show we discuss gentrification, specifically in SanTana (or DTSA if you are bringing the "renaissance" to the area). Gabriel San Román talks with Sarah Rafael García about her new zines SanTana's Fairy Tales. They also discuss the loss of the historic El Carousel and what can be done about the loss of community as new businesses and residents move in. We also review Pizzeria Ortica in Costa Mesa. Enjoy!

Show notes:

Downtown Santa Ana Gets "Great Neighborhood" Award—And Protests!

Protest signs (image)

Santa Ana Gentrifiers to Rename Former Fiesta Marketplace "East End Promenade"--HA!

Interview with Sarah Rafael García

• Website
• SanTana's Fairy Tales
• Zoraida & Marisol available now, profits support Transgeneros en Accion
• Grand Central Art Center
• LibroMobile
• Raspa Press

Food review - Pizzeria Ortica

• Website
• Best craft cocktails in OC 2016
• Murderers Row of bartenders (Joel Caruso, Aristotle Alstaetter, Justin Van Billiard)

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Welcome to OC Speakly episode nine. On this week's episode, it's all about the 2016 Year in Review. We revisit some of the biggest news of the year. OC Weekly's most prolific online writer Matt Coker talks with Gustavo about some of the stories you might have missed if you only read the dead-tree edition. Gustavo also talk to web editor Taylor "Hellcat" Hamby about the most trafficked articled on ocweekly.com. We finish this episode talking with Gabriel San Román about his favorite stories and a shout out to our favorite restaurant (food truck, actually), Burritos La Palma.

Show notes:

Matt Coker's 2016 in Review

• OCDA Snitch Scandal

• OC Jail Break

• Orange Feathers - Sandra Hutchens as Krazy Kat

• The rise of hate

  • KKK Rally in Anaheim
  • Bomb threats directed at mosques
  • Kids being racist, and more!

• Your Anaheim Angels of Anaheim

  • Will Mike Trout Be Robbed Again as American League MVP?
  • Another Summer Night at Angel Stadium (Orange Feathers)

• Matt's favorite film of 2016

  • Manchester by the Sea

Taylor "Hellcat" Hamby's 2016 in Review:

• Chapman University Undie Run Spring (slideshow)

• Chapman University Undie Run Winter (slideshow)

• Cal State Fullerton Undie Run (slideshow)

• KKK Rally in Anaheim (slideshow)

• The Real Cougars of Orange County (RIP Foxfire) (slideshow)

• 2016 AVN Awards (slideshow)

• Dana Rohrabacher looking clueless

• FoxFire closing

• Top Metal Lists

  • A look back to 2013: Top 10 most satanic metal bands

• Closing of Irvine Meadows

• In "Almost 2016 News": What Gwen Stefani Was Really Thinking In the "Used to Love You" Music Video

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Gabriel San Román's 2016 in Review:

• OC Whites Want Nothing to Do With Mexicans—But Asians Are Okay!

• KKK Rally in Anaheim

  • Antifas (Anti-fascist counter-protestors)
  • Police Reports on Anaheim KKK Brawl Prove Chief Raul Quezada is a Liar

• Fracas at the Fairgrounds

  • Donkey Show cover

• Gabriel and Gustavo's favorite restaurant of 2016: Burritos La Palma

  • Twitter: @burritoslapalma

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Welcome to episode eight of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we talk with veteran investigative journalist R. Scott Moxley regarding the case of Kenneth Clair, a man serving time for a murder he probably didn't commit. Gustavo also talks with CJ Ford, the private investigator rallying behind Kenneth Clair, about his work on the case. We lament the lack of Hate Hotline callers and we talk about Olive Tree's Palestinian delicacies.

Show notes:

OC Weekly investigative journalist R. Scott Moxley

• Journalist of the Year award by LA Press Club 2016
• Distinguished Journalist award by Society of Professional Journalists/LA 2016
• Moxley Confidential

• Kenneth Clair coverage on OC Weekly

Interview with CJ Ford

• CJ Ford profile
• 9th circuit overturns Kenneth's death penalty
• OCDA's "miniseries" on The People vs. Kenneth Clair on YouTube
• freekennethclair.com
• Write to Kenneth Clair:
  • The Men's Central Jail Inmate Booking Number: 2925186 550 N Flower St. Santa Ana, CA 92703
• cjfordpi.com
• Petition to release Kenneth Clair

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Food review - Olive Tree

• Best Middle Eastern Restaurant 2012
• Gustavo forgets that Ramadan 2017 is May 26-June 25
• Iftar at Olive Tree
• Original Hole in the Wall review

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Welcome to episode 07 of OC Speakly. This week we talk about the Holidays. Trendzilla columnist and calendar editor Aimee Murillo talks with Gustavo about holiday trends and gifts and why you should be buying indie and DIY. Aimee also talk with Kate Heart about her squeaky toys. Also, win a $25 gift card to Naugles with our trivia question, and if you are looking for something more substantial, we review 320 Main in Seal Beach. Enjoy!

Show notes:

• Howl, Long Beach

• Peacock & Co., Long Beach

• Oddities from Dark Art Emporium, also in Long Beach

• Factory & Co., Santa Ana from the folks who brought you Harveys

• Magoski Art Colony, Fullerton

  • Heather Paxton
  • Book Machine
  • Chantal deFelice

• The Book Man, Orange

Interview with Kate Heart aka Bittersqueaks

• Etsy Store
• Instagram
• Bittersqueaks.com
• Trendzilla article on OC Weekly

Trivia question

• Holy shit, sorry Dougie!

• Listen for the question

• $25 gift card to Naugles on the line

  • Email [email protected]

Restaurant review - 320 Main in Seal Beach

• Jason Schiffer
• OCBC
• Website
• Review in OC Weekly
• Bleu Tenders review on OC Weekly

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Welcome to episode six of OC Speakly. This week we talk about weed. Staff writer and marijuana maven Mary Carreon talks with Diane Goldstein, Executive Boardmember of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) about how California Prop 64 affects Orange County. We also ask you a really hard trivia question (with a prize!) and tell you where to get the best breakfast burritos in Buena Park. Enjoy!

Show notes:

OC Weekly's Prop 64 coverage

Orange County's marijuana activists

• OC NORML
• Chris Glew
• Randall Longwith
• Marla James

Sky High dispensary raid

Shout out to NASA OG at New Generation

Interview with Diane Goldstein

• Diane's Bio on LEAP.cc

Call for local bands

• Email music editor Nate Jackson ([email protected])

No Hate Hotline this week

• We forgot to put the phone number under this article on Fidel Castro

Trivia contest - win a $25 gift card to Naugles

• Listen to the episode for the question
• Email Gustavo if you know the answer ([email protected])

Food review - Athenian Burgers #3

• OC Weekly Best of 2015
• OC Weekly Best of 2014

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