Backed up by a killer soundtrack, Betina and Jen explore whether the pressure to send every kid to college is actually setting them up for real success. Jen gets brutally honest about choosing her college based on criteria that guidance counselors would absolutely not recommend. Betina shares her coveted Oxtail Birria taco recipe alongside a surprise reveal of her American Idol audition. To degree or not to degree, that is the question!

00:00 Intros

01:47 Temp Check: What’s your “My kid HAS to go to college” temp?

14:32 Backstory: Supporting each other through non-traditional career paths

35:21 Life Focus: Challenging the one-size-fits-all education narrative: recognizing that college isn’t for everyone

59:10 Recipes:

Betina’s Oxtail Birria Tacos

Blend the following ingredients

Bell peppers: Red, yellow, & orange, 2 carrots, 4 garlic cloves, 1 scotch bonnet, bay leaf, thyme

onion sliced, Green onion, 2 tomatoes. a cup of water +, tbsp of browning sauce

Pour over oxtails

Lightly season with

Garlic and herb seasoning & Allspice

Let it marinate for 2 hours

Pour into pot and cook in oven uncovered for an hour at 350 degrees

Stir

Cover and bake for another hour

Remove excess oil (meat produces oil)

Bake for 30 more minutes and duplicate

Add store-bought birria sauce

Add cinnamon stick

Fresh thyme

Finish cooking in the oven until falling apart

Once done, remove the meat and shred it for the tacos. Discard excess fat

With the remaining juices, strain and separate from fresh herbs. This is your consommé.

In a pan, crisp up some of the juice and meat. Birria tacos are crispy. Toast on high heat for 1 to 2 minutes, then remove.

In that same skillet, add consommé. Lay down a corn tortilla, turn, add Oaxaca cheese, and crisped meat. Fold. Flip and remove.

Jen’s (Uncle Bob’s) Taco Surprise

Top Fritos with taco meat (ground beef seasoned with taco seasoning)

Garnish with chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, onions, cheese, sour cream, avocados, and hot sauce

Enjoy!

Music Credits:

0:00 “For My Good” - AFTR

15:01 “Starfields” - Hallman

28:51 “Modest” - Katori Walker

45:07 “Some Days” - Mo Stacks

81:07 “Modest” - Katori Walker

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