Today, we have Rachel Dunston on the show a custom cake baker in Fresno who has appeared on Food Network. Rachel’s cakes are absolutely stunning, and I encourage you to visit her instagram page linked below to see for yourself.   Rachel's Instagram Page Rachel's Website  Support Us Our Patreon Page

Today we have on the show Tyler Maxwell, the city council representative from District 4. Tyler recently had success getting a free bus fare program passed and is working on a few different things to improve the lives of Fresnans.  Books A Promised Land by Barack Obama  The Power Broker by Robert Caro  Support Us!  Our Patreon Page

Today, we have Lindsay Callahan on the show. Lindsay is the director of United Way Fresno and Madera. She has that 10,000 foot view on difficult issues that is so helpful in thinking about the ways for our community to move forward. This was a great conversation!  Books:  Essentialism Greg McKeown Whistling Vivaldi Claude M. Steele Support Us: Our Patreon Page

Today, we have Jim Boren on the show. Jim is a journalist, longtime editor of the Fresno Bee, and, most recently, the executive director of the Institute for Media and Public Trust at Fresno State. This was a great conversation and we really dig into some weighty topics after the perfunctory burrito conversations at the beginnings. Books All the President's Men Boys on the Bus The Road to Character   Support Us Our Patreon Page

Today’s episode is probably my favorite episode so far and it is all due to my wonderful guest Rei Hotoda, whose biography and resume are so expansive that it would be hard to do it justice here. Rei is now in her third season as Music Director of the Fresno Philharmonic and guest conducted around the world. An accomplished conductor and pianist, Rei studied at Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York and USC. This is a fantastic and fascinating conversation. Books Eglar As I Knew Him Chopin's Piano Songs of the Unsung Support Us Our Patreon Page

Today we have on the Mikey Seay from all the famous fresno media outlets including the blog The Fresnan, and the podcasts the Perfect Pour and Flowing with Famous. He’s the Fresno guy. We obviously have a lot to talk about and we actually spend a lot of time talking about food, content that I know people like listening to. We also unveil the new name of Clovis!  Books  Murder in the Garden Scott Morrison  William Saroyan

On the show today, we have Chris Roup. She is the executive director of the Fresno office of the Naitional Alliance on Mental Illness, a organization that does amazing things to support and advocate for people struggling with mental illness and the families that support them. We talk about mental illness, portrayals of mental illness in hollywood, her own journey, tri tip, and Wonder Woman. Recommended Books I'm Not Sick, I Don't Need Help Xavier Amador Insane Consequences DJ Jaffe and E. Fuller Torrey  Hidden Valley Road Robert Kolker  Support Us Our Patreon Page

On the show today, we have Donald Munro, our local arts and music reporter, who worked at the Fresno Bee for 25 years covering the arts and culture, and now runs his own site called the Munro Review where he has continued this work independently. In this pod, we cover the local music scene, theater, criticism, book recommendations, and much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Donald Munro.  Links: Donald's Homepage: The Munro Review   Book Recommendations: Exhalation by Ted Chiang  Collapse by Jared Diamond    Our Patreon Page

In this first episode of season two of our program, we speak with Phil Arballo, congressional candidate and financial advisor, about politics, in general and what was happening today in Washington D.C., race and culture, bicycles, breakfast burritos and much more.

Today, we have the Tower Quartet on the show. They are easily my favorite group of classical musicians in town. For the record, though, I don't know that many. They are a brilliant group of musicians making beautiful music. Please enjoy this episode and support us below: Our Patreon Page