Josiah Begay is a long time friend and fellow food-service industry veteran. He currently tends bar at the Texas Roadhouse and trains at Newborn Cascao Jiu Jitsu in Spokane.  We talked about all the obvious subjects but got there first through a discussion on personal life and growth.

Special thanks to F1rst Avenue Coffee for graciously hosting this recording! Stop by for some doughnuts or scones along with the best coffee in Spokane from Roasthouse.

Runtime - 54 min / Recorded 6/12/20

LINK TO VIDEO: https://youtu.be/xsHRp1MqDIE

Runtime 24 min 29 sec / Recorded 4/2/2020

Aaron Jordan is the head roaster and green buyer for Roasthouse coffee which was started here in Spokane, WA. Special thanks to First Ave. Coffee for hosting this episode of whatever this is.

Runtime - 1 hr 43 min / Recorded 1/23/20

Sean Wright is a Catholic Republican turned Buddhist anarchist. 

Runtime 1 hr 42 min / Recorded 1/9/2020

Peter Orta is a pediatrician in Los Angeles with a passion for creating a world where all kids know that they belong. Peter grew up in Florida and completed his undergrad studies at the University of Florida before moving to California for medical school at Loma Linda University. He completed his masters in public health at the Harvard School of Public Health. When not in the hospital, you can find him enjoying LA’s thriving food, coffee and music scenes. Thank you for continuing to be patient with me as I get better at interviewing and hosting a podcast. I still think that there are times that I talk too much and other times where I don't. I'm working on a couple different strategies to make sure that we keep moving through topics and not get carried away ranting about one thing. Anyways, as always, please hit me with your comments and suggestions. Thanks.  

Runtime 1 hr 27 min / Recorded 10/28/19

Welcome to Whatever this is, episode one. Gerrod Clarke is the owner of a digital content creation agency called Deponce and is a proud Subaru enthusiast. He currently lives in Arkansas with his wife. 

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Site: http://deponce.io/

Runtime: 1 hr 57 min / Recorded 10/13/19

Lately the struggles of single parenting/co-parenting and the pressures of school, work, and trying to be a good dad have been mounting so I wanted to spend some time talking about my experiences as a single parent and the difficulties that comes with setting your priorities straight and being consistent.

It’s taking me a little longer than I had hoped to get my first conversation with a guest recorded but I should have the first conversation finished in the next week. I’m very excited to be having a conversation with my good friend Pedro Orta. He is a recent graduate from Loma Linda and Harvard University and is currently working as a doctor in Southern California.

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Welcome to Whatever this is!

I met my first goal by simply posting this video. It was easy for me to find reasons for why I should re-record the episode however, I finally decided against it because I needed to simply post it and get things in motion without any more procrastination. I have almost zero production and post time available to me. You will find a lot of things are done cheaply and simply for a lack of money and time. My sincere hope is that the value of this podcast will be in the content of the conversations that will be had.

I'm very excited by the future: not only the future of these conversations but also the future of the world in general. Negativity and pessimism play to large a role in our discussions and belief systems. Humanity deserves that we are more optimistic about our future. Sure, there are some big problems that we are facing and yes, existential threats are part of it, but even with those things being said I am very excited and for the most part optimistic for the future. 

I want to focus on people's experiences, their journeys, and the emotions and feelings that their backgrounds have led them to. We have all come from different places, are in different places on our journeys, and are heading to possibly different locations so this should be an awesome time.