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John Kreng was born in Washington DC, the son of the Cambodian Ambassador to the U.S. He is of Chinese and Thai descent. He started practicing martial arts at the age of 12. John trained with several world champions and even competed on the national level until he incurred an injury. This injury pushed him to pursue his other passion, comedy, which he honed at the Comedy Cafe in DC. He then moved out to LA to further his career and performed at the Comedy Store for over 10 years. Once he burned out on comedy he became a stunt coordinator, fight choreographer and stuntman. He's also written for martial arts magazines, produced video games and authored books. https://www.martialartsentertainment.com/fight-choreography-the-art-of-non-verbal-dialogue/ https://www.martialartsentertainment.com/john-kreng/ Tequila: Fiesta Cancun Tequila Anejo

Greg Somers of Seminole, Florida, is a retired law enforcement officer, who served more than 33 years in the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC. He commanded the MPD's Joint Terrorism Task Force, and was also attached to the FBI and NCRS. He also served in many other task forces including the Violent Crimes and Gang Task Force and Vice.

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Andy Shannon is a father of two children (a son 22 and daughter, 18), and he is a native Floridian who grew up in St. Pete Beach and now lives in St. Petersburg. He was educated in the Diocese of St. Petersburg himself and is a career educator who is in his 33rd year in Education, with 28 of those in Catholic Education. Andy has served as a Principal, Assistant Principal, Teacher and Coach and is currently the Director of Campus Ministry at Clearwater Central Catholic High School in the Diocese of St. Petersburg. He has a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Notre Dame. Tequila: Tequila Mi Familia

Jon Halapio played offensive line at the University of Florida, where was the Team Captain for two years. He was drafted in the 6th round of the NFL draft. He was an Offensive Lineman in the NFL for 8 years. He is currently the Offensive Line Coach at Northside Christian School in St. Petersburg, FL. He and his wife have three beautiful children.

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Mary and Doug Meador have been married for 48 years. They have 2 children, and 6 grandchildren. They live in Kansas. They love to garden, spend time with their family, go to church and have coffee together. They are a wonderful example of marital love.

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This week, Monica and Oscar chat with Chef Ralph Macrina. His grandparents immigrated to the United States from the village of Cantanzaro in Calabria, and from Naples, Italy in the 1930's. They settled in Brockton, Mass and The Bronx, New York, where he was born. Their names can be found on the Immigrant Wall of Honor on Ellis Island.

Chef Ralph earned his degree from the Culinary Institute of the Carolinas where he now serves on the Hospitality Education Advisory Committee.

He joined ARAMARK in 2004 leading the culinary efforts at Flour Corp, GE, and Furman University. He currently serves as Executive Chef at Bob Jones University.

Married to his wife Michelle, they have a daughter who is a PR professional in Philadelphia and a son who recently returned home after serving 4 deployments aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in Japan.

This week's Tequila is Don Julio Anejo

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Dr. Jeannie Bertoli is a Relationship Trainer, Author, Speaker and Coach. She has a Bachelors of Business Administration from The University of Georgia, a Masters in Child Development & Family Relations from East Carolina University and a PhD from Florida State in Marriage & Family Therapy. After 15 years of working as a Marriage & Family Therapist, she transitioned to teaching, training, speaking and writing. She helps her clients through some of the most difficult times of their lives. In this episode, she shares her personal journey of overcoming her own food addiction.

This week's Tequila is el Jimador silver

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In the last episode of 2022, Monica and Oscar discuss the benefits, and pitfalls, of making promises to yourself over New Year. Being too ambitious can lead to failure, so setting achievable goals in key. But everyone has a story about a new year's resolution gone right, or wrong.

What are YOUR New Year's Resolutions? Have you made them in previous years, and did you succeed? Tell us your stories, or make your suggestions, at our Facebook Page here.

Tequila: Flecha Azul Blanco

The Holiday commercials celebrate the typical family image of generational celebration, but as most of us know, the holidays also bring pain not portrayed in the media. If you're divorced, alone, lost a loved one, sick, or poor, the holiday season can be the most challenging of all. This week, Oscar and Monica talk about their own experiences of loss, and offer suggestions for making the winter season more fulfilling and rewarding.

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As the US Government prepares to launch a formal investigation into the presence of Unidentified Flying Objects, Oscar indulges in his favorite theories about aliens :-) The first time he recorded this episode with Monica, the files mysteriously vanished into space :-) And Monica saw mysterious green flashes in the sky. Only in Florida, folks. But Oscar recalls some unexplainable UFO sightings from friends in the US Military: "They don't put stupid guys in fighter jets."