The Aron Bender Podcast

Aron Bender talks with mid-life dating coach, self-love advocate and author, Jonathon Aslay, covering his journey out of the depths of drinking, drugs and despair as a divorced dad who just lost his job. We talk about his path to becoming a mid-life dating coach, how he handled the deaths of his mom and youngest son in the span of 7 months, the importance of self-love and self-worth, how many/most of us are walking around emotionally unconscious, the power of YouTube, and the future of dating. My thanks to our mutual friend Gin Amber https://www.instagram.com/ginamberx/ for connecting us!

Watch Jonathon's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G1B5m-c8aC0

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Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com

You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV.

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Connect with Jonathon Aslay:

https://www.jonathonaslay.com/

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Aron Bender talks with Home Grown Radio founder and Real 92.3 host Chuck Dizzle. You can hear him with previous podcast guest DJ Hed Monday through Saturday nights on Real 92.3. Chuck and I talk about fatherhood, sobriety, the state of hip hop, how DaBaby can bounce back from the backlash following his homophobic comments, and not giving up on dreams even when it feels like the world’s given up on you.

Watch Chuck's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9c904IO3aUU

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Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com

You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV.

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Connect with Chuck Dizzle:

https://www.instagram.com/chuckdizzle/

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Aron Bender talks with Alysha Del Valle. She is Los Angeles through and through. The USC graduate from Pico Rivera has worked in both radio and television in Southern California, including ABC7 and NBC. She is a mental health advocate, avid hiker, and a huge Dodgers, Rams and LAFC fan. But at the heart of it all is family.

Watch Alysha's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JoBbUEwH2gc

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You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV.

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Connect with Alysha Del Valle:

https://www.instagram.com/alyshadelvalle

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Aron Bender is joined by Julio Cortez, an Associated Press photographer who just recently won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News. He’s come a long way since growing up in the small town of Tepexpan outside Mexico City, entering the US without papers, and spending nearly a decade going to LA Valley College and Pierce College before eventually graduating from Cal State Northridge, aggressively pursuing his passion, and becoming a citizen.

Watch Julio's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cXyqxQCLvv4

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Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com

You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV.

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Connect with Julio Cortez:

https://www.instagram.com/julythephotoguy/

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Aron Bender talks with fellow Cal State Northridge graduate, Melissa McCarty, co-host of the "Killer Genes" podcast. She spent several years in local TV news in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Grand Junction and Amarillo, but since breaking free she’s written her memoir, "The Making of a Crime Reporter," as well as the 8-part Audible series I recently talked with Kerri Kasem about, "Bitter Blood: Kasem vs. Kasem." Melissa also spent several years working on "Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen," and Larry King's Ora TV.

Watch Melissa's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n65YHWSKGp4

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Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com

You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV.

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Connect with Melissa McCarty:

https://www.melissa-mccarty.com/

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Aron Bender talks with Kristen Aguirre, who at 31 and working for KUSA 9 News in Denver suffered a stroke. After months of rehab she returned to work, was fired, and then her dog died. Now she's an anchor and reporter at WLOS in Asheville, North Carolina. If you remember my podcast guest a couple months ago, Lori Lizarraga, Kristen is one of the Latinas let go by 9 News over the course of a year, written about it the article LatinXed: 9News Got Rid of Three Latina Reporters This Past Year, Including Me https://www.westword.com/news/9news-latina-reporter-kusa-media-discrimination-diversity-11925702.

Watch Kristen's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/v0NheN0zXWs

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Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com

You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV.

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Connect with Kristen Aguirre:

https://www.instagram.com/kristenaguirre/

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Aron Bender talks with KTLA utility player Kirk Hawkins. He reports, anchors, does weather and traffic, and is also a real estate agent! We discuss the wild housing market, and his journey from Agoura Hills, California, to UC Santa Barbara and the local station KCOY, then his "News Across America" tour that took him to KXLY in Spokane, Washington, WFTV in Orlando, Florida, home to KCBS/KCAL, then over to WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina, and back west to KTLA in 2014. Kirk and I also discussed the impact of the Woolsey Fire and Borderline Bar & Grill Shooting in 2018.

Watch Kirk's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EMSIy8Aj98c

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Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com

You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV.

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Connect with Kirk Hawkins:

https://www.getkirk.com/

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Aron Bender talks with Gin Amber -- who left a small town in Lithuania to become a global beauty icon: the Dermaroller Queen. In this episode we discuss Gin's traumatic childhood, her early memories of wanting to escape her abusive home for a better life, her pursuit of the American Dream, and how her YouTube stardom started because she was a bored introvert in the US on a student visa.

Watch Gin's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SJoxSsM8hEg

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Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com

You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV.

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The Aron Bender Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/385hLYP

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Connect with Gin Amber:

https://ginamber.com/

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Associate Producer: Erika Murrietta

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Aron Bender hangs out with Steve Wyche is an NFL Network analyst and co-host of the Huddle and Flow Podcast. In his more than 30-year career with the Miami Herald, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and NFL Media, he’s broken major stories like Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the anthem, Michael Vick dogfighting and Michael Jordan joining the Wizards. Steve and I discuss his experiences growing up in Minneapolis and St. Louis, his decision to attend Howard University, his thoughts on the George Floyd murder, concussions, and NFL news involving Julio Jones and Aaron Rodgers.

Watch Steve's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7GXO-D6RKwM

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Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com

You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV.

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The Aron Bender Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/385hLYP

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Connect with Steve Wyche:

https://www.instagram.com/wyche89/

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Aron Bender is joined by Janelle Marie Rodriguez -- one of his former journalism students at Cal State Northridge. She now splits time between Los Angeles and her hometown of Miami. Janelle's been a TV news reporter, entertainment and sports journalist and host, an actress, spent a few years at ESPN and Disney Channel, and is now with FIBA and Latin Up — a new show on Twitch.

Watch Janelle's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/URTmPS-PiV0

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Connect with Aron Bender at www.aronbender.com

You can now watch The Aron Bender Podcast streaming nightly at 11 on DB&A TV at www.DBandAtelevision.TV or search for DB&A TV on Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV.

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The Aron Bender Podcast on Apple: https://apple.co/385hLYP

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Connect with Janelle Marie Rodriguez:

https://www.instagram.com/thejanellemarie/

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