The Coffee Buzz

Today Kim and I discuss Janet Lansbury’s book ‘No Bad Kids - Toddler Discipline Without Shame’. Kim introduced to me to this book and it was a real game changer. I am a first time parent, so realistically I have no idea what I’m doing. But there was something about this approach that resonated with me. At the core of this book is the concept that babies are whole people - sentient ,aware, intuitiv...

Is it possible for the world of spirit and imagination to collide? My daughter is seeing either a ghost or has an imaginary friend. In this week's episode I debate that topic as well as the Man Flu. Is Man Flu real? Or are men being unjustly ridiculed for a legitimate illness? The coffee of the week is Ruta Maya espresso blend. Tim Sheehan founded Ruta Maya Coffee Company in 1990. The beans come f...

Today I go to Piranha Records in Round Round and talk to the owner John about what it’s like to run a record store. He is a super cool guy. Everyone that walked into the store seemed to know him. We recorded this in the listening section at his store. They have an old school listening section set up complete with a CD player and record player. How cool is that? They even have good headphones you c...

Do lunar eclipses have an effect on your consciousness? This episode is a verbal tapestry of random thoughts and that’s one of the questions I discuss. I also ramble about Cobra Kai, Meditation, Tom Petty, and why I can’t finish the Handmaid’s Tale. My apologies to Starbucks for my critique of your iced coffee. It’s not personal. I also review the David Ramirez show at the Parish from a few weeks...

Victor Trevino and I talk about running, music and staying motivated. I thought I liked running until I met this guy. He manages a running club, has done countless organized runs, clocked in I don’t even know how many thousands of miles and recently climbed a mountain in Canada. One of my favorite parts of this interview is when Victor talks about his struggles with staying motivated and how he fi...

My wife Kim joins me for a session of Ask Me Anything. We’ve had this book of 4,000 questions laying around for years and finally put it to use. Don’t worry she didn’t ask me all the questions, but she picked some really good ones. We talk about music, high school, family and much more. Musicians mentioned in this episode: Bob Marley, Tool, Bruce Springsteen, Neutral Milk Hotel, The War on Drugs

This week I go to a Families Belong Together Rally in Austin, TX. This demonstration was on 06/30 in 29 cities in protest of the Zero Tolerance immigration policy. I recorded several speeches as well as some conversations with a few protesters. Families Belong Together https://www.familiesbelongtogether.org/ Texas Civil Rights Project https://texascivilrightsproject.org/ RAICES https://www.raicest...

Join me for the story of how I became a radio DJ. It was a simpler time back then. Music was played on CDs, cell phones had antennas and there was this new thing called the internet that people were talking about. Welcome to the show!