Gina is a customer service Lead at a financial tech company and owns a mini soapmaking company.

Ernest Mendoza is a retired Correctional Sergeant with the California Department of Corrections. He started as a Correctional Officer at Calipatria State Prison (Imperial County) in 1997 and promoted to Correctional Sergeant in 2006 at Richard J Donovan State Prison (San Diego County). He medically retired as a Correctional Sergeant in 2014 due to injuries sustained on duty.

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0:14 In search of SomeViet conversation guests 0:22 Ernest Mendoza introduction 8:39 Career Regrets? 10:31 Advice before deciding to become a correctional officer 15:59 Application process for correctional officer 18:30 Regrets specifically to the career path inside the institution 19:40 1-2 years prior to first day as prison guard 21:39 Why did you become a prison guard 28:39 First day as a prison guard 32:50 Was the training enough? 34:48 First time in over your head 36:47 Violent is a way of life 39:10 Basic level of respect; you reap what you sow 43:43 Prison riots - how often and why 49:30 Smaller incidents amongst inmates 50:14 Drugs & inmates 55:32 Racial issues 1:00:27 Toughest moments as a prison guard 1:07:03 Prison guards and inmates both can't back down 1:09:41 Worse stories 1:14:33 Appreciating the uneventful days 1:15:45 What type of person should or should not become a prison guard 1:21:09 Are female guards at more risk? 1:22:55 Molesters and "R" suffix inmates 1:29:43 Jeffery Epstein and wealthy treatment 1:36:23 Preventing getting shanked and raped 1:38:42 Sagging pants, then and now 1:41:33 Drug legalization, regulation and recidivism  1:47:33 Cannabis legalization and inmate incarceration 1:48:04 Inmates doing good to get out early; percent of life sentences? 1:54:52 State prisons vs prisons for profit 1:55:32 Hi to Emmett 1:55:48 Losing a cousin to covid; having skin in the game 2:08:07 Trinh: what about mental illness 2:11:47 Dealing with negative side affects of the job 2:15:10 Renee: is there true rehabilitation?  2:21:27 Emmett: Inmates and weight training for yokeness 2:22:26 Quan: Hollywood portrayal 2:26:48 Nhung: What prisoner jobs are there? 2:28:15 Prisons holding tanks mentally ill, chronically homeless and poor? 2:31:06 How do you feel about recidivism rate? 2:33:53 How to help inmates prevent reincarceration? 2:35:07 Mental healthcare to help inmates? 2:36:59 Habits that greatly impact life? 2:38:42 Favorite Vietnamese dish? 2:39:31 Cryptocurrency 2:39:50 Biggest national/global problem for humans 2:42:02 Emmett: If I'm in jail, do I have to join a race gang? 2:42:37 Closing thoughts - part 2 will be more detailed and/or graphic

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A conversation with Steve who is passionate about cannabis and psychedelics.

0:00 Discussion of first recording attempt 1:13 Experiences under the influence of marijuana 6:36 Is marijuana addictive? 11:05 Successful persons that use cannabis or psychedelics 14:22 Dave 15:10 Cannabis usage and memory  17:13 People should be able to do as they want if it doesn't harm others 20:20 Cannabis usage and slowness 22:52 Cannabis isn't addictive to us 26:47 Schedule 1 category causes unfair stigma on cannabis 30:24 Cannabis in the first and third world countries 32:51 Schedule 1 category holding back scientific research 36:29 Corporate interests, government and drugs 46:17 removed 23 seconds 48:25 Too much recreational use? Or not enough recreational use... 51:47 Is it bad on the lungs? Is it bad for you? 59:40 Military personnel and drugs 1:04:56 Generation divide 1:10:18 Will the feds legalize cannabis? 1:12:35 Measuring highness? 1:19:24 removing 9 seconds 1:19:33 California cannabis laws too relaxed? 1:26:58 Trinh; What role does cannabis and psychedelics play on mental health? 1:33:25 Recreational use benefits 1:36:52 Minh; Recreationally trying cannabis for the first time 1:41:42 Too much cannabis? 1:43:23 Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome 1:49:04 Cannabis usage while on the job 1:50:16 Maria 1:51:34 Healthy ways to consume cannabis 1:54:24 Psychedelics 2:10:05 Habits that improve your life 2:11:25 Vietnamese culture 2:12:05 Vietnamese foods 2:14:20 Cryptocurrency 2:14:42 Biggest human problem 2:22:39 Cryptocurrency 2:29:01 Psychedelics/Cannabis as a tool 2:33:44 Freedom of choice for psychedelics and cannabis

A discussion about cannabis, psychedelics and anything related.

Evan is a U.S. diplomat currently working on economic affairs in Bangkok Thailand. He studied environmental science and anthropology at Stanford University. Has have lived and worked in Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Thailand.  https://careers.state.gov/ https://travel.state.gov/content/travel.html https://www.trade.gov/export-solutions https://www.trade.gov/san-diego-contact-us

0:00 Start 0:15 Stanford, Anthropology, Environmental Science & Policy 0:50 Peru; excavation research 4:13 Young world traveler 6:13 Vietnam experience 7:30 Least favorite place 9:08 Least favorite thing in Vietnam 11:54 What diplomats do for Americans 18:50 Typical work day for a diplomat 20:56 Ambassadors and diplomats; Test to become foreign officer/diplomat 24:22 Ever in over your head working as a diplomat? 26:44 Young attitude working with Navy Admirals  30:22 World travelling experience described as one trait 33:11 Diplomatic career risks 35:41 Can a diplomat be like 007 38:10 Vietnamese culture 45:32 Zimbabwe  57:12 Most rewarding moments as a diplomat 1:02:06 What makes a good diplomat 1:04:37 Favorite country 1:06:50 What is it like to raise kids overseas 1:13:43 Covid in Thailand 1:15:33 Keeping in contact with overseas family and friends 1:17:52 U.S. Embassy in Bangkok 1:20:20 Universal thing that all countries should learn from each other 1:22:37 Vietnamese new years celebration 1:24:35 U.S. Embassy Visa interviewer experience 1:28:09 Next desired travel spot 1:30:00 Suggestions on a path to becoming a diplomat 1:36:29 Cryptocurrency 1:41:45 Diplomats need to be a jack of all trades 1:44:37 Democratic socialism; Communism 1:47:08 High school friends  1:48:16 Who should do a SomeViet conversation 1:49:27 Favorite hobby is travelling 1:54:09 Why are diplomat careers not well known? 1:56:38 Diplomatic career requirements/benefits 1:58:49 Biggest national problem: political divisiveness 2:00:31 Biggest global problem: climate change 2:04:00 Vietnamese culture 2:09:09 Vietnamese food 2:25:28 Best life improving habit

Trinh Dang is the Executive Director of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Southern Nevada, a grassroots mental health nonprofit. NAMI SNV is a local affiliate of a nationwide organization with over 600 affiliates across the nation.  National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Southern Nevada https://www.namisouthernnevada.org/[email protected] (702) 890-9729  Trinh Dang [email protected]   0:00 Executive director of NAMI duties 0:39 About NAMI 3:34 Funding 5:46 Services 7:07 Stigma on mental illness 11:06 Who should contact NAMI and when? And more about NAMI services. 19:42 Mental illness recovery or hope 21:24 Personally story with NAMI 26:25 Differences of NAMI, psychologists and psychiatrists  29:32 Which first? NAMI, psychologist or psychiatrist? 31:31 Mental illness stigma from Asian point of view 34:16 Asian traditional pride extra harsh with mental illness 36:07 Asian collective-vious culture 38:07 NAMI is responsible for 100% of it's funding 41:43 Mental illness awareness is the most important; destigmatize it 46:01 As executive director of NAMI do you directly deal with participates 46:42 Mentally connecting with participates 48:34 The movie "Silver Linings Playbook" 50:19 Thriller and psychopathic movies do a disservice to mental illness awareness  51:56 Brené Brown 54:41 Most pressing mental illness issue in America currently 56:12 Vanity and Narcissism 56:35 Social media and mental illness 1:00:15 NAMI Facebook page 1:01:18 More about the importance of mental illness awareness 1:04:18 Indicators to get help 1:06:39 Volunteering for NAMI 1:13:43 Executive director's magic wane first wish: mental illness awareness 1:23:47 What NAMI in Southern Nevada needs 1:24:30 First desired improvement: Development director 1:26:04 Second desired improvement: Upgraded headquarters 1:27:58 Third desired improvement: Youth program 1:30:25 Privacy 1:32:12 NAMI is completely free for all participates 1:33:46 The importance of mental health 1:37:19 Cryptocurrency 1:44:02 Vietnam's collectivistic culture 1:57:59 Vietnamese food 2:02:41 Meditation 2:31:55 Contact information

Trinh Dang is the Executive Director of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Southern Nevada, a grassroots mental health nonprofit. NAMI SNV is a local affiliate of a nationwide organization with over 600 affiliates across the nation.  National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Southern Nevada https://www.namisouthernnevada.org/[email protected] (702) 890-9729  Trinh Dang [email protected]   0:00 Executive director of NAMI duties 0:39 About NAMI 3:34 Funding 5:46 Services 7:07 Stigma on mental illness 11:06 Who should contact NAMI and when? And more about NAMI services. 19:42 Mental illness recovery or hope 21:24 Personally story with NAMI 26:25 Differences of NAMI, psychologists and psychiatrists  29:32 Which first? NAMI, psychologist or psychiatrist? 31:31 Mental illness stigma from Asian point of view 34:16 Asian traditional pride extra harsh with mental illness 36:07 Asian collective-vious culture 38:07 NAMI is responsible for 100% of it's funding 41:43 Mental illness awareness is the most important; destigmatize it 46:01 As executive director of NAMI do you directly deal with participates 46:42 Mentally connecting with participates 48:34 The movie "Silver Linings Playbook" 50:19 Thriller and psychopathic movies do a disservice to mental illness awareness  51:56 Brené Brown 54:41 Most pressing mental illness issue in America currently 56:12 Vanity and Narcissism 56:35 Social media and mental illness 1:00:15 NAMI Facebook page 1:01:18 More about the importance of mental illness awareness 1:04:18 Indicators to get help 1:06:39 Volunteering for NAMI 1:13:43 Executive director's magic wane first wish: mental illness awareness 1:23:47 What NAMI in Southern Nevada needs 1:24:30 First desired improvement: Development director 1:26:04 Second desired improvement: Upgraded headquarters 1:27:58 Third desired improvement: Youth program 1:30:25 Privacy 1:32:12 NAMI is completely free for all participates 1:33:46 The importance of mental health 1:37:19 Cryptocurrency 1:44:02 Vietnam's collectivistic culture 1:57:59 Vietnamese food 2:02:41 Meditation 2:31:55 Contact information

A conversation of random topics between two nerds @1:47 Being raised Islamic and Christian @3:17 Ten rules for life @4:28 Sam Harris @10:07 The book "Sapiens" @11:02 What's real? Does it suffer. @13:42 Bikini Cafe Business @14:11 #10 can opener @14:23 Doomsday preppers @19:33 Mormons are preppers @21:15 Mormons in early america @22:59 How will banks deal with upcoming economy @24:16 Chris Hedges - America, The Farewell Party @25:29 Corporate state @30:03 Corporations/banks too engrained with government @33:03 Theory: common people squeezed but no civil war @34:30 The China model @36:24 Trump and American Politics @39:30 Trump not likable @41:09 Corporate ding dong media @43:15 Guccifer 2.0 @45:45 Technical services fraud @54:25 Sick of the rat race @1:05:54 Need a revival of ethics @1:14:35 Google Identity Resolution @1:22:19 Humans are just greedy @1:29:56 Cryptocurrency

Emmett Morgan is a real estate agent in Las Vegas Nevada.  

NV Lic# S.0183870 

Call/Text: (858) 922-2469 

www.EMvegas.com 

http://www.facebook.com/EmmettMorganRealtor 

Topics covered such as: 

- is now the right time to buy a house? 

- when is the right time to buy a house? 

- what fees are to be expected when buying a house? 

- what's a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan? 

- what's the first steps in buying a house? 

- what's involved in a home purchase? 

- how much money should I have before purchasing a home? 

- when is the right time to apply for a loan? 

- what credit score should I have?

- commercial real estate

- building a house on an empty plot of land

- most common questions for a real estate agent

- when to contact a real estate agent

- credit score and home buying

- home buying $10,000 indicator

- roadmap to buying a house

- max loan

- going into escrow

- why a home buyer should use a real estate agent

- why a home seller should use a real estate agent

- homesteading

- Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan

- what are all costs involved in a home purchase?

- Cryptocurrency

- Vietnamese culture

- Biggest problem for humans

- Most helpful habit

- Do aliens exist?

- Human nature, politics, government & economy