Growing Pains with Nicholas Flores

#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

#107 - Maggie Kraft

Maggie Kraft is the Executive Director of the Area 1 Agency on Aging, an organization that "provides leadership and services to support people in ways that promote healthy aging." You can find the Area 1 Agency on Aging online (@a1aa.org) and on Facebook (@Area1AgencyonAging).
 
0:00 | Start
6:59 | Area 1 Agency on Aging
15:59 | "Aging solo" and leaning on those around you
24:09 | Living paycheck to paycheck
31:44 | The value we place on youth
37:24 | The choice to exit life or stick it out
41:55 | Older people have been where you are
55:19 | We all tell stories
1:01:05 | People need to feel needed
1:07:02 | How Maggie got involved with the Area 1 Agency on Aging
1:12:14 | The Peace Corps
1:22:28 | Elder abuse in care facilities

#106 - Blake Richard

Blake Richard is the founder of Wild Rose Farm.
 
0:00 | Start
2:18 | Participatory breeding quinoa
13:20 | Breeding for certain characteristics
18:18 | Blake's Farm - Wild Rose Farm
24:06 | Why has demand for quinoa dropped
32:54 | Pesticides
44:53 | The importance of a balanced diet
47:13 | The state of the world today

#105 - Jared Zystro

"Jared Zystro is Organic Seed Alliance’s research and education assistant director. He has an M.S. and Ph.D. in plant breeding and plant genetics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he studied efficient methods of developing new organic sweet corn varieties." Be on the lookout for the Humboldt Permaculture Guild's Seed and Plant Exchange in March 2023. 
 
0:00 | Start
1:36 | Seed saving
11:41 | The switch from plant breeding to genetic engineering
20:59 | Organic vs GMO
28:15 | Glyphosate
37:22 | Lack of genetic diversity in our crops
44:11 | Conventional farming practices affecting organic producers
48:59 | How they make plants resistant to chemicals
1:01:29 | Organic farmers competing against industrial farmers
1:07:01 | Incentives against being organic

#104 - Eric Black

Eric Black is a freelance journalist and the founder of Arcata News, which produces "news videos on land use and proposed development in Arcata, CA." You can find Arcata News on Facebook/YouTube (@ArcataNews). You can also find Eric on Twitter (@eric_black3)
 
0:00 | Start
2:24 | Freelance journalist
7:45 | Arcata News
14:17 | Corporate news
22:00 | Old media vs new media
35:19 | Honing your craft
49:42 | Interviews vs Conversations
1:00:23 | Giving candidates questions before the interview
1:14:22 | The plan for Arcata News
1:23:58 | Quick hit of short form content
1:30:33 | Will TikTok be banned
1:36:31 | Elon Musk and Twitter
1:50:49 | The Dying Covid Narrative

#103 - Dr. Aaron Donaldson

Dr. Aaron Donaldson is a Communication Studies lecturer at Cal Poly Humboldt. He also co-hosts a podcast with his wife Kate called The Alien Movie Project, "... a podcast that examines the narrative and affective politics of alien movies." Aaron also co-hosts another podcast with Charles, a Purple-Heart veteran and long-time cinephile, called the Reel War Project where they explore "... the narrative, affective, and production politics of the most actiony of action movies: The War Movie." Based off his research for The Alien Movie Project, Aaron has authored a book called "The Alien Movie Project: Studying the Narrative, Affective and Production Politics of Alien Stories in Cinema". You can find the book online (@he.kendallhunt.com/product/alien-movie-project-studying-narrative-affective-and-production-politics-alien-stories) as well as The Alien Movie Project podcast (@alienmovieproject.com).
 
0:00 | Start
2:39 | The Alien Movie Project
16:00 | Intersectional Feminism
28:51 | White privilege
39:45 | Intersectional feminist/Marxist lens interpreting the movies
44:30 | Critical Theory vs Critical Thinking
1:00:09 | "White Acceptability"
1:09:35 | People being dismissive against Critical Theory lines of research
1:26:32 | The idea of "stolen land"
1:49:57 | "Whiteness" as an ongoing form of systematic privilege
1:53:21 | Excerpt from the book

#102 - Clairese Mayo

Nick sits down with Clairese Mayo to discuss life, inner peace and more!
 
1:46 | Certified in yoga
5:00 | Was does it mean to "be"?
9:00 | Lack of "coming of age" ceremonies in western culture
13:26 | Life is psychedelic
25:52 | Constantly trying to improve
29:36 | Growing up impoverished
39:45 | State of just existing
47:04 | Ideal life
57:40 | Finding inner peace

#101 - Donnie Creekmore

Donnie Creekmore is the founder of Lost Coast Populist, a news site seeking to "... cover the Lost Coast News from a Patriotic Populist perspective that is unique to Humboldt County, California". You can find the Lost Coast Populist online (@lostcoastpopulist.com), on Facebook/LinkedIn (@LostCoastPopulist), and on Instagram/Twitter/YouTube (@locopopulist). You can also find Donnie Creekmore on Twitter (@DonnieCreekmore).
 
0:00 | Start
1:02 | Starting Lost Coast Populist
9:29 | Disappointed with the local news
17:32 | MAGA Populist Republican
25:41 | Trump endorsed candidates in the midterms
29:22 | Abortion
53:31| Starting the journey in Portland Oregon
1:04:10 | Global Elite and The Great Reset
1:11:31 | The Alex Jones situation
1:13:37 | Nick's monologue
1:21:25 | Alex Jones continued
1:31:56 | Redwood Pride Drag Show 
2:33:34 | The transgender movement today
2:45:48 | The Humboldt Freedom Coalition
2:50:14 | Native American burial site potentially found
2:59:01 | Travis Schneider and Alan Bongio debacle
3:07:45 | Rex Bohn comments
3:15:51 | Wanting to become The News
3:38:50 | January 6th