Growing Pains with Nicholas Flores

#117 - Eric Kirk

Eric Kirk is a lawyer and the co-host for Redwood Wonk, a political show on Access Humboldt. You can find Redwood Wonk on YouTube(@accesshumboldt), and on the radio (@96.7 KZZH) (@88.1 KMUD). Be on the lookout for Eric's other shows the Monday Morning Magazine, which comes out on the third Monday of every month, and All Things Considered, which comes out on the third Thursday of every month.
 
0:00 | Start
 
3:30 | Humboldt County Auditor Controller
 
14:09 | Free speech and the Twitter Files
 
28:17 | Hunter Biden laptop
 
36:54 | 2016 Russian bot story
 
48:03 | Hate crimes
 
1:04:58 | The racial divide in America
 
1:22:31 | The belief that you should date within your race
 
1:29:12 | Language changes
 
1:35:27 | Pronouns
 
1:42:51 | Bullying
 
1:53:06 | Socialism is great on paper
 
2:13:06 | The war in Ukraine
 
2:24:49 | The Nordstream pipeline, conspiracies, and agent provocateurs

#116 - Jacob Rosen

Jacob Rosen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). He is currently the Managing Mental Health Clinician for the City of Eureka, and the Program Director for the Crisis Alternative Response of Eureka (CARE) program.
 
Be on the lookout for the quarterly community health town halls, the first of which will be Saturday March 4 2023 from 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
 
0:00 | CARE program (Crisis Alternative Response of Eureka)
 
15:11 | Drug use and mental health
 
23:08 | The fentanyl problem and Narcan
 
34:49 | A hidden cry for help
 
42:18 | The problems facing the mental health field
 
49:54 | Jacob explains his path to working in mental health
 
54:47 | Mental health workers working with law enforcement
 
1:06:44 | Drug induced psychosis
 
1:17:42 | Impact of exercise and routines on mental health
 
1:25:32 | The importance of education on drug use and mental health
 
1:33:49 | Community health town halls

#115 - Talvi Fried

Talvi Fried is the host of the Access Humboldt show, Thursday Night Talk with Talvi Fried. You can find her on Facebook (@Talvi Fried) and Instagram/Twitter (@lumiporo). You can find Thursday Night Talk on the Access Humboldt YouTube page (@Access Humboldt).
 
 
0:00 | Day jobs
 
8:51 | Thursday Night Talk with Talvi Fried
 
18:52 | The reason why Howard Stern and Barbara Walters are the GOATs
 
24:03 | Getting feedback
 
31:17 | How Talvi ended up behind the microphone
 
43:51 | Overcoming agoraphobia
 
52:54 | The pros and cons of being self critical
 
57:10 | People being critical of your work
 
1:07:28 | Humboldt Trash
 
1:14:00 | Worrying about backlash
 
1:23:05 | Everything lives forever on the internet
 
1:38:31 | Elon Musk, free speech, and cultivated censorship

#114 - David Cobb

David Cobb is an attorney, political activist, politician and more. He is the Advancement Manager for the Wiyot Tribe Community Land Trust, co-founder of Cooperation Humboldt, co-founder of Move to Amend, and co-coordinator of the US Solidarity Economy Network. He was the Green Party candidate for the 2004 Presidential Election and was the campaign manager for Jill Steins 2016 presidential run. To hear more about the work David is doing, check out: 
 
https://decolonisingeconomics.org/
https://ussen.org/
https://decolonizingeconomicssummit.org/
https://www.wiyot.us/350/Dishgamu-Humboldt-Community-Land-Trust
 
0:00 | Straight up Revolutionary
 
8:08 | Capitalism: fundamentally racist, sexist, class oppressive, destroying the planet
 
15:30 | Creating a system that doesn't exploit people
 
29:00 | The individual vs the group vs the corporation
 
45:47 | Public banking and participatory budgeting
 
55:03 | Fighting for social change
 
1:03:05 | Political polarization
 
1:13:10 | Far right vs Far left extremists

#113 - Something Different

Shea is the co-host of Something Different, and Shirley is one half of the puppeteering duo, the Whatnots. You can find Something Different and the Whatnots on Facebook (@SomethingDifferent) (@WhatnotsProductions). Be on the lookout for Something Different's next show, February 22nd 2023, at the EXIT Theatre in Arcata, CA.
 
0:00 | Something Different
 
14:19 The Rope and The Hammer
 
20:07 | Learning to perform at sideshow schools
 
27:28 | Needing an audience
 
34:39 | Tears of a Clown
 
39:23 | Catching your face on fire
 
42:19 | Puppeteering
 
45:27 | Humboldt Circus Club
 
47:30 | Performing abroad

#112 - Tessa Lynn

Tessa Lynn is the founder of the YouTube channel Modern Homesteading with Tessa (@HomesteadWithTessa). Be sure to check out her channel and subscribe!
 
0:00 | Modern Homesteading with Tessa
 
14:09 | Profiting off the American diet
 
18:50 | Being dependent on the grocery store
 
27:16 | Factory farming and the push toward fake animal products
 
35:31 | The true cost of ethical farming
 
48:05 | From nose to tail - using the whole animal
 
51:45 | Attacks on hunting
 
54:13 | Effective "Conspiracy Theory" branding
 
1:02:45 | The push for self sufficiency
 
1:09:05 | Canning and freeze drying food
 
1:13:38 | Processing meat
 
1:23:29 | The work behind a YouTube channel

#111 - Brandie Posey

Brandie Posey is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, and producer. You can find Brandie online (@brandieposey.com), on Facebook/YouTube (@BrandiePosey), on Twitter/Instagram (@brandazzle), and TikTok (@brandazzleishere). Be sure to check out her podcast "Lady to Lady" and album "Opinion Cave" available everywhere, and be on the lookout for her new album.
 
0:00 | 16 years doing comedy
 
8:15 | Dealing with hecklers
 
13:05 | The art of stand-up
 
22:45 | Are there too many comics?
 
27:00 | Finding comedy
 
32:17 | Trolls online
 
42:35 | Is comedy dangerous?
 
45:13 | Hacks
 
51:37 | Do you have what it takes to be a comic?
 
56:41 | A post stand-up world
 
1:05:10 | Picture This!
 
1:14:40 | Bill Cosby touring
 
1:23:41 | TikTokers trying stand-up
 
1:29:14 | Is Late-Night dead?
 
1:34:02 | Life is full of landmines

#110 - Lara Henerson

Lara Henerson is an author. She also teaches an improv class at the Exit Theatre. You can find Lara online (@larahenerson.com). The Exit Theatre can be found online (@theexit.org) and on Facebook (@EXIT Arcata).
 
0:00 | Start
 
3:27 | How Lara started writing
 
9:09 | Improv
 
19:43 | Getting out of your head when on stage
 
27:49 | Can anyone do improv?
 
30:44 | Working with an audience
 
36:51 | Improv as a career
 
45:52 | HarperCollins strike and making money as a writer
 
1:00:48 | Always be working on your next book
 
1:13:52 | ChatGPT
 
1:18:13 | Are there original ideas?

#109 - Gabe Kim

Gabe Kim is the Project Director for Homeless in Humboldt, a documentary series covering the lives of homeless individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic. You can find Homeless in Humboldt on Facebook/Instagram/YouTube (@Homeless in Humboldt) and online (@homelessinhumboldt.wordpress.com).
Link to Homeless in Humboldt GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-in-humboldt
 
0:00 | Drone footage for the documentary
2:12 | The idea for Homeless in Humboldt
11:35 | JP's Story part 1 - Homeless in Humboldt
22:50 | JP's Story part 2 - Homeless in Humboldt
29:11 | Big takeaways from filming the documentary
32:10 | Working with a vulnerable and dangerous population 
35:04 | Being homeless VS being homeless during Covid
38:14 | The relationship between the homeless and the police
40:55 | Are resourcess for the homeless utilized
46:24 | Angela Williams Story - Homeless in Humboldt
59:46 | What's next? - possible Homeless in Humboldt part 4

#108 - Kent Sawatzky

Nick sits down with "public meeting enthusiast" Kent Sawatzky to discuss offshore wind farms, consumerism, the push to turn everything electric, Arcata's $3.9 million settlement and more!
 
0:00 | Start
5:18 | Creating jobs for Humboldt County
8:59 | Do we have an overpopulation problem?
15:58 | Ethos in Mexico vs U.S.
21:06 | PG&E's stranglehold on California
24:13 | Banning gas stoves and gas-powered cars
30:37 | Humboldt offshore wind farm
36:48 | Consumerism today
48:12 | Humboldt County Planning Commissioner debacle
58:11 | $3.9 million Arcata trailhead settlement
1:04:07 | Bacon press