The Quintana Show

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode features shocking violence and cruelty. We have timestamps below in the description so sensitive viewers can be aware. Of all the 1970 Sacramento serial killers we’ve covered, Richard Trent Chase is the most brutal. A schizophrenic whose delusion was that his blood was drying up, Chase was nicknamed the Vampire Killer because he drank the blood of his victims both ani...

You know the music. But you don’t know Too $hort. Today: take a masterclass in music production. Too $hort stops by for a brief talk about "the process". Explore his belief that love of music is what ensures longevity in the rap game, why he thinks of music as a team sport, the difference between a good and great producer, a lot of talk about labels, and his advice to young artists.

We've had many great guests on the Quintana Show but today is our most explosive! Michael Franzese is a retired Colombo Family capo with impeccable credentials in La Cosa Nostra, and a HUGE YouTube following - but nothing could have prepared Q for what he was willing to reveal on camera. Franzese provided incredibly blunt detail on the Mobs' involvement in the assassination of John F. Kennedy and...

The Pan American Highway is 18,640 miles long. But there is a small, hot, dark, dangerous portion along the borders of Panama & Colombia where it will not go: this is The Darien Gap, a land of leopards, impossible terrain, poisonous animals, lost tribes and drug cartels. An unforgiving jungle country so lethal that it remains unmapped: it’s crossing is either a badge of honor or the last thing you...

Human monsters do exist. We talk about Charles Manson or Golden State Killer but Gerald and Charlene Gallegos were monsters that we think only exist in fiction. Today Ret. Sacramento Detective John Cabrera returns to talk about the one killer that made him physically sick. Gerald and Charlene Gallegos had at least 10 victims that were kidnapped, tortured, and assaulted before being brutally murder...

Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos: is it massive medical fraud, #metoo, or Silicon Valley “move fast and break things” running into the law? We discuss it all in this opening episode with the Washington Post's assigned reporter Rachel Lerman. This is shaping up to be a long trial and we hear her take on jury selection, Elizabeth Holmes’ new look, how female founders are rare in Silicon Valley and why,...

Her enemies call her the most powerful politician in California. And her opponents are some of  the most powerful tech firms in the world. Watch as Q and California Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez decide who is higher on the wall of evil in tech, Amazon factories with anti-human time-off-task protocols, how Amazon tries to break unions, why worries about automation are overblown, and her thoughts o...

 In the history of MMA there is no one like him.  A fighter who is equal parts champion, myth and icon.  Fighting when the rules were still fluid and gloves optional.   Today we get inside the mind of MMA ICON  Bas Rutten. Known as “El Guapo,” and the “King of the Liver Shot,” he's one of the baddest men to ever step in the ring - and also one of the nicest and charitable.  This is a freewheeling...

California's anti-monopoly law was created before dial telephones - and it hasn't changed since.  CA Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-Paso Robles) has serious concerns with this.  How is it even POSSIBLE for this horse and buggy era law to govern the tech giants Amazon, Facebook, et al ...   well, it probably can't.   Listen as Cunningham and Q discuss Amazon, Facebook, monopoly power, Ida Tarb...

If you’re a Ukrainian billionaire mining, steel, and banking oligarch who is moving billions from the National bank into your own pockets, what do you do with the dirty dough??   You buy the Cleveland waterfront and dozens of rust belt steel mills to launder the dough!!  Outside of the inside-jobbers at the bank, who is gonna help you move the dirty billions?  The political and economic leaders of...

This is the meteoric rise and overnight demise of Burger Records, with LA Times reporter Jessica Gelt.   Gelt wrote the landmark  story that pulled the curtain back on the toxic sexist culture behind the SoCal indie label. Burger Records was known for a DIY atmosphere, a place where outsiders could create and celebrate the music they loved. But there was a darkness of sexual harassment, predation,...

Today we introduce Max “Pain” Griffin to Politicalish! He not only has arguably the most entertaining fighting style in the UFC, but he is a phenomenal storyteller. AND the only guy that’s knocked off a dude's ear in MMA! Listen as he talks about everything from why he wants to be a Ninja Turtle growing up, his days runnin’ wild,  the long road to the UFC, stories about bouncing that will have you...

Today we talk to the scariest nice person Q has ever met: Aspen Ladd, number three ranked bantamweight in the UFC. We discuss her quiet intensity, her rocket-like rise in MMA - from amateur to the UFC - her thoughts on her competitors, and the rigors of the weight cuts. But we also spend time on her love of dogs, and how her branding now is preparing her for a post-fight career. 

Today we bring you the story of Michelle Cummiskey: the Batgirl, a powerful true crime story whose details have never been released to the public. Listen as we chart the tragic course of a young girl's life on the run. Drugs, parties, and men were her focus. Until, at only 19, she planned the brutal murder of a man who simply believed she cared for him when she only had eyes for his red Mercedes 4...

Facebook it’s as evil as you think. We explored that today with the Washington Post’s tech reporter Elizabeth Dwoskin. She’s been on this beat for a decade and knows all the in and outs. Between market manipulation and monopoly to disinformation and the descent to the bottom of the brain stem, you’ll hear from someone that’s reported on every story and tells us what she thinks is going to happen n...

Today we take you inside the world of Multi-Level Marketing with the expert Robert FitzPatrick. Robert is the author of Ponzinomics, one of the few in-depth books on the subject. He explains the fraudulence of all MLMs, the hidden backstory of their origin and how they have used money to buy political influence and protection, and the psychology behind why people join and how MLM keep control.    ...

He’s a bonafide ring legend, a UFC Hall of Famer, and the baddest accountant on the planet! Today we welcome “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell. Three-time light heavyweight champion, with epic trilogies against Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture, Chuck takes us back to his humble beginning all the way through his career in this epic interview.  Q has spent decades mastering the ins and outs of CA politics but...

UFC badass Josh Emmett. He's the 7th ranked UFC featherweight and today he's giving his honest and eye-opening insider opinions on the Jake Paul / Ben Askren showdown. The YouTube star has the size and heavy hands but will it work on a former MMA world champ and Olympic-class athlete?  Emmett's roots are in wrestling where he then grew into a devastating KO artist - can Askren do the same?   We al...

You might know of his name as California Assemblymember, Elk Grove Mayor, or even as Sacramento County Sheriff’s spokesman, but today we take you back to the beginning when Jim Cooper spent years undercover!  Living his life constantly under fear of his cover being blown and dealing daily with those who would snuff his life out without blinking an eye.   Hear the stories of being undercover in the...

Today we peek inside Mexico’s deadly drug cartels with Ioan Grillo. Ioan has been a journalist in Mexico for 20 years covering every aspect of the drug trade. He knows all the stories and all the players! How the Zeta Cartel started out as elite special forces, how El Chapo wasn’t the most powerful cartel leader, how cartels have PR, messaging strategies, and watch themselves on Netflix! Check out...

What are the 8 greatest Morrissey songs? Listen to superfan California State Senator Lena Gonazalez discuss her love of Morrissey and the Smiths with Q in great detail!  Q has spent decades mastering the ins and outs of CA politics but politics isn’t his sole focus, and he knows it’s not yours either. Political-ish looks outside the realm of politics for insightful and entertaining conversations a...

Today we’re hopping on the zeitgeist with the smartest guy in the world, hotshot attorney, and former CA legislator Mike Gatto. They attempt to unravel and explain the story around GameStop, Robinhood, and WallStreetBets. Mike explains how hedge funds work, that information has value, how shorts and short squeeze work. They dive into the impenetrable Reddit thread Wall Street Bets, discuss whether...

If you’ve seen documentaries or read the books about the Golden State Killer you might think you know about him and his crimes. You don’t.  120 burglaries.  50 rapes.  13 murders. The Visalia Ransacker, The East Side Rapist, The Original Night Stalker, The Golden State Killer.  He was all of them.   Today you’ll find out how he was brought to justice.   Listen as today’s guest, Sacramento District...

Today we bring you an update about the BASH: the preeminent political party in Sacramento. This year the BASH will be on July 15th of 2021 with a new format, smaller and invite only to keep everyone safe. Our guest is Monique Vieira, who has helped Q plan 15 of the 16 years of the BASH. She and Q tell many of the hilarious, harrowing and hair-raising stories from BASHs past. From how Q came up wit...

We take the way back machine to one of the craziest episodes of California history, the 2003 recall of Governor Gray Davis. Jill Stewart joins us as an expert in all twists, turns, and personalities she documented as a syndicated columnist. The overused phrase “perfect storm” here accurately describes the confluence of the late 90s dot com bubble burst, low voter turnout, an unpopular tax by an un...