On December 9, 2000, the Supreme Court told Florida to stop its recount of the Gore v. Bush election, but nothing could stop Yajaira Baez from continuing her senior year at the Norwich Free Academy. Nor could anything stop her after graduation!

In this episode, the guys learn about Yajaira’s fascinating life bouncing between casinos dealing Black Jack, ultimately landing in Philadelphia and rising to… wait for it… pit boss! After coolly mastering the casino world, Yajaira then made a career switch to Merck Pharmaceuticals, quickly earning promotions in yet another Wildcat success story. It’s an inspiring episode. The RWS team asks for the listener’s understanding with our second Zoom episode’s periodic audio issues, most notably hearing Ian’s every unmuted breath as if you lived in his mouth. It’ll be worth it just to hear Yajaira wow you with her knowledge of 90s hip hop trivia.

Her name is Yajaira Baez, and she’s a member of the NFA Class of 2001.