Contagion Effect

Wow, what an amazing conversation with Navy Veteran Olivia Lloyd.  Olivia shared all the ups and downs of her military career, along with her struggles after leaving the service.  Shared how the VA helped her get everything turned around to the person she is today.  If you are someone who struggles with anxiety, this is a show you want to watch/listen to.  Olivia shows how a fighting spirit and he...

On our first night going live on a Sunday we had Derek & TJ from the NeverBroken Podcast.  Both Marine Corp Veterans, who met in the service and bonded from there.  Now they host a podcast also hoping to reach veterans to combat veteran depression amongst other things.  Besides all the serious topics, they love to have fun.  Go check out the NeverBroken Podcast everywhere podcasts can be found...

We are excited to have Stacey and Dave from 22 Mohawks join us this week.  22 Mohawks is an organization who is helping veterans to slow down and hopefully end veteran suicides.  If you know someone that needs to hear a positive message, this will be a great show to watch/listen to.  We were able to learn about Dave's service time of 16 years in the US Army.  Learned how Dave and Stacey knew...

Wow, what a show!  You have to listen to Marine Corp Veteran Rudy Molina share his story with us.  Rudy is a Vietnam Veteran  who did two tours in Vietnam in the late 60's.  What caught our attention with Rudy was his clearing up the story of the firefight that happened on January 20, 1968.  This situation was highlighted in the movie Born on the 4th of July.  Rudy told his version of what ha...

Had the pleasure of speaking to this young veteran Alundas Havens.  He shared his time in the Marine Corp and times in Kuwait and Miramar.  Learned how his time in the Marines helped him see good vs bad leadership and molded him in to the person he is now. After getting out of the Marines, he did some odd jobs, but eventually ended up connected with a great group of people which helped him form hi...

Unfortunately, our guest had to deal with family.  Family comes first. So, Eric and Mike shared what they did while Eric was on vacation.   Mike started with his sons graduation from UC Irvine with his BS in Chemical Engineering with a Specialization in Energy and the Environment. Eric followed up with sharing his time on the plane to and from Florida, along with their stops while on their cruise...

We had the opportunity to meet with Aaron and Adam from Sinners and Winners, a custom bike shop that also does repairs.  Aaron shared his story growing up all over the country and eventually ending up in Oakdale, Ca.  He enlisted in the Air Force and shared some of his journey there.  Adam grew up in Washington and fell in love with riding dirt bikes.  Adam enlisted in the Army and shared his adve...

Tonight we did a double header and had Jack Griffith, who is running for California State Senate District 4.  Jack is a returning guest, who was actually one of our first guests.  Prior to us moving to YouTube.  We did a refresher on his military career in the US Army and his accident that caused major head trauma, which left hime learning to do alot of every day functions over again.  Jack shared...

Tonight we met with Garrett Davis a Marine Corp Veteran.  Garrett shared his time growing up in Hughson, Ca and his love for football.  How his family and all the previous veterans before him, drove to join the Marine Corp.   How an illness almost sidelined that dream, and if it wasn't for his mom fighting for him, he might not have become a Marine.  We also had the pleasure of speaking with...

Join us as we talk to Tony Ippolito, a Husband, Father, Coach, and Mentor.  spoke to Coach about his early life, his siblings and where they all live.  Coached shared how he got in to teaching and coaching in the Modesto area High Schools.  He surprised him with a couple guests such as Coach Mike ford and his three sons Dan, Matt, and Nick.  Both Dan and Nick are active duty Coast Guard and Matt i...

Join us as we speak to Rachel Marchbanks U.S. Army (Ret).  Rachel shared about her early life and all the reasons that led to her enlisting in the Army.  We were able to listen to her 20 year journey, as she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree while in the Army.  She shared her passion(that is still strong to this day) with Basketball. Learned about the jobs she had and reasons for retiring.  Get...

We had the opportunity to speak with Retired Army Infantryman and Retired Police Officer Don Solingerin this Episode.  Don and Eric reminisced about their younger days in Modesto, Ca.  Don walked us though his time in the Army, getting married, leaving the Army and ending up in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.  where he became a Police Officer and found a love for Motoring.  Shared his experiences in compe...

In this episode, we speak to some of the great people at American Veterans First.  Spoke with Duke Cooper the CEO and Founder of American Veterans First.  Duke shared what this organization is about and how they help Veterans in and around the county.  Duke also brought in some guests for us to speak to such as 97 year old WWII Navy Veteran Alan Taylor, who shared some amazing stories about Japane...

We are looking forward to speaking to Zach Greenlee who served our Country in the United States Coast Guard.  Zach shared about his time in the Coast Guard, becoming a paramedic after and his time there in Stockton. Moving on to becoming a PA and moving in to his medical missions in places like Haiti, West Africa, And Chile. Talked through his vision with Distant Mountains Bread and Coffee and wha...

We have another great veteran this week in Melvin Gatewood.  Co-Founder of Operation Continue Service, a Certified Peer Support Specialist, Veteran Advocate, and winner of a trip to this years Super Bowl.  This Retired Army National Guardsman has his hands and mind in everything having to do with serving his fellow Veterans.  Watch/ Listen to hear his story. Operation Continue Service website http...

We will be speaking with Scotty Hasting who is a combat wounded Army Infantryman. Scotty took us through his "rough day" where he was shot 10 times near Kandahar in Afghanistan.  After his service and the start of the pandemic Scotty found his passion for music.  The hustle was real from learning to play guitar from YouTube to in just a short time playing some great clubs in Nashville. ...

We met with Alex Serrato owner of Contentment Brewing in Modesto, Ca.  This was a couple first for us... First, live show on location at Contentment Brewing! First, National Beer Day Show! Back to our guest Alex, who served in the Air Force.  We were able to get this very busy man to sit down and talk with us for almost 40 minutes about his life.  Started with his love of craft beer starting early...

We are excited to have Andrew Coughlan the Principal Gifts Specialist at the Wounded Warrior Project.  We spoke to him about when he was young having that feeling or need to serve.  He had graduated high school just before the September 11th attacks and that drove him to join the military.  His first deployment was right to the heart of Iraq.  Andrew shared the story and loss of some of his closes...

Come join us as we send time with Chris aka TCTBNL on YouTube.  You can catch his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsbKy4BR74vapzUEiKFcuDA.  Spoke to Chris about his early life, military service, life after the military.  Meeting his better half and becoming a dad.  Spoke to what he does on his channel, like his step parent blog, product reviews and everything in between. He is almos...

Watch and Listen as Eric and Mike recap some of the last shows.  We might have some special guests. We ended up being joined by Episode 7 guest Tyler May aka zCofuzionzz on Twitch and Ty on YouTube.  Also joined by Episode 9 guest Coach James Marzano ad Episode 10 guest Nick P.  Was great to revisit some of our recent shows and see how we have evolved.  Can't wait for what is next! Want to re...

Watch as we bring back some of our previous guests and recap all of our previous shows. This ended up being part 1 due to only going through the first 6 episodes.  We did have special guest appearances from our sponsor Tamara Pulido along with another appearance from one of our guests Chris Medina.  Watch next week for Part 2 and who we might have join us. Want to rep some Contagion Effect swag? ...

Listen as we speak to the parents and brother of Airman First Class Justin R. Wood. Justin lost his life in the Khobar Towers Terrorist bombing on June 25th, 1996. Rich, Kathy, and Shawn shared Justin growing up being that center of attention to keeping that personality all the way through his military service.  We spoke about the HC-130J simulator building that was dedicated in Justin's name...

Today we are speaking to Erik Vaillette who is putting together the 2nd Annual Frenchy's Truck Show. This event will be May 20th-22nd in Red Bluff, Ca and hosted at the Tehama County Fairgrounds.  We will be talking everything trucking  and even some other fun stuff.  Check out his website at http://hammerlanmafia.com. Want to rep some Contagion Effect swag?  Check out our one stop shop for e...

Interview with Legendary Actor Larry Hankin.  Now, you may not know the name, but once you see him you will know who he is.  We had the chance to talk about his younger life where he shared he was a bit of a pyro, loved to set things on fire.  His road to Hollywood and some great thoughts on how he looks at acting and the process.  Please check out his website https://thereallarryhankin.com/. He h...

Today we wanted to talk to some other dads we know.  Just talking about dad stuff.  Want to learn about the ups and down of being a dad, here is what we learned.  Really appreciate Tim, Nino and Nick joining us to share their stories and advice.  We all have so much to learn.  Listen for some great stories.  To watch the recorded YouTube Stream https://youtu.be/0nCJ7cx4bH0 Want to rep some Contagi...