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Scott Acevedo is a Senior Superintendent for a general contractor. He has spent most of his life in construction and has also found time to officiate high school basketball. Scott shares some memories from his journey throughout officiating as well as his thoughts on the crazy world we are living in.

Fred Monteblanco makes a return appearance to the podcast. He chats about the social media protocols, the return of sports, virtue signaling, and the "Look At Me" world we live in.

Dan Davis is a Registered Investment Advisor. He will offer some great financial advice that will be beneficial to your future. As one of his clients myself, I respect his insight and trust his guidance. Dan was also a teacher of mine in both 8th grade and high school. He will share some memories from teaching as well as offer some options for those who are interested in improving their financial...

Bill Barnes is back for the Weekly Wednesday Weigh-In. We shift our focus to a couple of big law enforcement stories from the past that occurred locally. Bill happens to know a lot of those who were involved and breaks down two very wild real life stories. One involves a Sheriff Deputy falling in love with a murderer. The other is about one of the biggest bank robbery shootouts in California histo...

Mike Salas has been officiating high school basketball for a long time. He officiates women's college basketball as well. Mike is a life long Rams fan and has been a season ticket holder since they returned home in 2016. He is also a huge Dodgers fan and an avid golfer. Mike has a great passion for sports, but above all, he is most proud of his three daughters.

Edwin Ixta kicks off our week of interviews. He is a coach and teacher at Rio Hondo Prep. Edwin never liked football much growing up but found the passion for it in his high school years. He shares his thoughts on what he considers to be the three "Eras" of RHP football after the turn of the century. Edwin is one of the most loyal listeners of the Get Home Safe podcast and it is a pleasure to fina...

Brian Marine joins us from the Philadelphia area to chat about sports and his beloved New York teams. He grew up on the east coast and moved to Los Angeles for a while before returning to the coast he prefers. Brian umpires college baseball and has recently worked the NCAA Regionals. He will also share his local memories of 9/11 and a time when the United States came together.

Max Hernandez has been officiating high school and community college football for a long time. He shares some funny stories from his experience on the gridiron. Max is also a huge Los Angeles Rams fan and a proud season ticket holder. We will talk a lot of Rams football as well as how one can find love at a Del Taco.

Bill Barnes is back for the Weekly Wednesday Weigh-In. He will react to the Vice Presidential pick for the Democrats as well as the postponement of both the Big 10 and Pac 12 football seasons. Strap in for a long one. Get your juice boxes ready!

Tawny Drain is a CrossFit competitor and coach. She shares her story about overcoming adversity experienced throughout her life. Tawny recently went through liver transplant surgery and her recovery is going well. She has a long way to go but is up for the challenge. Tawny also fills us in on her thoughts about all of her family members.

It is our 100th episode! Today we will celebrate by honoring a man who has meant so much to so many young men. Ken Drain has been a coach at Rio Hondo Prep for quite some time. He recently celebrated his 70th birthday so we collected voice messages from nearly 50 of his former players to pay tribute to his leadership. His consistent lessons continue to ring true today as shared by so many of his f...

John Collins joins us from Detroit, Michigan to discuss his path to becoming a Doctor. He talks about competitiveness being a big reason he decided to pursue Med School. John embraces the challenges of working in the Emergency Room and shares his thoughts on Covid-19.

Hank Lemoine is our first international guest! He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba and loves umpiring baseball. Hank has experience in the American Association of Professional Baseball and is a fixture at Winnipeg Goldeyes games when he's not on the field working. He and I talk a lot about the great game of hockey and why it's so important to our neighbors to the North.

Bill Barnes returns for his Weekly Wednesday Weigh-In segment. We answer a question from listener, pay tribute to the late college baseball coach Mike Gillespie, and give our thoughts on entitled athletes. (UNCENSORED)

Dane Ratajski is a Veternarian in Buffalo, NY. He and I umpired together in the Coastal Plain League in 2009 as we waited for the official call we later received into Minor League Baseball. Dane is from Baltimore originally and is a graduate of Auburn University. He loves his Ravens and Tigers on the gridiron as well as many other animals he comes across in his office daily.

Zach Stiver starts off our week talking some football. He won two CIF championships at Rio Hondo Prep and played briefly at the University of La Verne after high school. Zach will chat about life in the trenches, how plans change as you grow older, and reflect on some people who've made a big impact on his life.

Aaron Riekenberg is the head basketball coach at La Habra HS. I met him and his wife Shelley when we were all classmates our senior year at Cal State Fullerton. Aaron will share his thoughts on coaching hoops, Dodgers baseball, and the various paths that life's journey takes us.

Joe Maiden is a college baseball umpire who works primarily in the Pac 12. He has experience in professional baseball and has recently umpired in the NCAA postseason. Joe works as an Environmental Inspector in Thousand Oaks, CA and will reflect on how that community rallied through heavy adversity a few years ago.

Bill Barnes is here for the Weekly Wednesday Weigh-In. He recently had his 61st birthday and is in a good mood. We talk mostly sports this week and covered many topics. Some include Dr Fauci's worst pitch, MLB predictions, SCIAC football, and comments on the Astros/Dodgers "tough guy contest" in Houston.

Tom Bragger joins us from Fort Smith, Arkansas. He grew up in California and was a New York sports fan due to his father's influence. Tom loves all sports and is not afraid to share his opinions. We both can't wait for sports to bring us all together again soon so that we can get back to arguing about them.

Chris Tipton is the owner of Lucror Inc which is a Sales and Marketing firm in Boston. He is a former Minor League Baseball umpire who I had the privilege to be partners with in 2011. We traveled throughout the Midwest League for 5 months and became very good friends. Chris helped light a fire under me which made me a better umpire and a better person overall.

Michael Frain is a college football official who I've had the opportunity to work with. He was the Referee for the NCAA D3 National Championship in 2017 and has many more goals to achieve. Michael loves his home Chicago sports teams and is one of the software engineers who makes updates on the ESPN app come to you.

David Hong and I used to coach sports and work in an office together. He has lived in Seattle, El Paso, St Louis, and Korea. David loves America, USC Football, and is a proud Army husband.

Bill Barnes is back for the Weekly Wednesday Weigh-In. Topics include the new football calendar, women in sports, MLB starting, domestic terrorism, and Bill being the calm one while Matt is a little more fired up.

I worked my first professional baseball game with Gavin back in 2009. After umpiring in Minor League Baseball, he began a career in politics. Gavin works at the Capitol in Saint Paul, MN and will chat about what it's like working as a Legislative Director.