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Street vendors are a SoCal cultural mainstay that is only getting more popular. But many of these workers exist in a shadow economy & are constantly harassed by the City Police & Health Department. Long Beach Forward organizer Antonio fills us in about the ongoing work to legalize street vending in Long Beach. ✊ Long Beach Forward 📣 🌮 Street Vendor Portrait 🎞️ *******RATE, REVIEW and SH...

Writers Guild of America captain Alex talks with us about the ongoing Hollywood strike. Writers’ careers have been devastated by the streaming model. But the WGA has a good shot at winning a fair contract & pushing back against Wall Street's failing practices. We will not be publicly disclosing how many views this episode gets.  ✍️ Entertainment Community Fund 🎥 *******RATE, REVIEW and SH...

In Your City News empowers community members to make social media sized videos about what is happening in Long Beach. We sit down with the In Your City News crew about changing the definition of news while giving the power of the microphone to the community. 👉🏾 In Your City News on Instagram 🌐 *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com

The Queen & her Knights are on strike! Sir Jake of Medieval Times Performers United fills us in about the ongoing strike for safer working conditions & better wages. These workers are dealing with three shows a day, dangerously abused horses, & weird Spaniards. ⚔️ Medieval Times Performers United strike fund 🛡️ *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a....

The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce runs this town & don’t you forget it! We talk about one of the best organized political machines in the city. From minimum wage fights to building politicians from the ground up the Chamber is always there even if most people don’t think about it. Medieval Times Performers United strike fund ⚔️✊ *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up: wait podc...

Pacific Gateway is awarded millions of dollars of public money every year to “help connect people to jobs”. But what does this nonprofit really do? We discuss disturbing attempts to “gigfy” all work, practical advice for entrepreneurs, & what our money is really spent on in the LB deep state. *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com

The Long Beach Climate Action Plan is the perfect read if you feel too good about the future. In this episode we dive into what the LB CAP means for the fight against (or for?) climate change. *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com

"The $$$, follow the $$$ and the answers will reveal themselves." -anonymous mob boss, circa 1965 Voters in Long Beach, L.A. County’s 2nd largest city, are set to decide on November 8 who will be the mayor of the city of half a million citizens. We take a look at public information and talk about campaign donations and see who funded the yellow brick road to 2022 Long Beach Mayor.  Oh yeah, g...

Whoever wins… We lose. We hear mayoral candidates Suzie Price & Rex Richardson through their own words at some recent mayoral forums. Their proposals (or lack of) leave us with more questions than answers. *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com

Prop 26 & 27 are trying to turn California into the 2nd largest sports betting market in the world. We look into who is funding all the ads, what they want, & just how bad it can get. Enter code “WAIT” at your favorite online gambling website for a 15% discount off your new addiction. *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com

Vick talks about the militant worker energy of the recent Labor Notes conference in Chicago he spoke at. From Amazon, Starbucks, to pushing his local IATSE chapter further in their politics. https://labornotes.org/ https://workerorganizing.org/ *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com

FORTHE is an unique Long Beach grassroots art + media collective whose revealing reporting we have discussed in the past. We sit down with Kevin & Shreya of FORTHE to discuss why community art is important, decommodifying journalism, & how to actually say "FORTHE". Help keep Sithy home: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-governor-gavin-newsom-to-pardon-sithy-bin Support local, grassroo...

Can’t afford $6/gal gas? Can’t afford your increased rent? Not to worry: Our neoliberal overlords are here with a rescue plan. Just be sure to fill out the paperwork to see if you qualify! We talk about the proposed gas cards & new Data™ about the housing situation in LB. For more in depth info check out: https://forthe.org/perspectives/garcia-libertarian-housing-policies/ *******RATE, REVIEW...

Are you terrible at your job? Don’t let that stop you from shooting for a big promotion. We look at the various freaks running to climb the neolibreal ladder in LB. We also examine the weird case of the Cindy Allen knife incident. To find out more info about George Moyer’s run for LB City Prosecutor check him out here: https://moyerforlongbeach.com/ *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up:...

Our favorite IATSE sound mixer Vick updates us on the potential strike & what brought it on. With increased labor militancy across the country one of the biggest hubs is right here in LA! Hear Vick & others talk about this moment in labor history on The Dig podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/striketober/id1043245989?i=1000540767704 *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit...

What does abolition really mean? We talk about LBUSD’s murder of Mona Rodriguez, LBPD Chief Luna’s “retirement”, & the rich-wine-mom energy of Long Beach anti-vaxxers. Help for the Rodriguez family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mh5ttv-help-the-rodriguez-family *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com

The Arrest Bush Now! protest is happening this Monday, 7PM, at the Terrace Theater at 300 E Ocean Blvd. Bring a sign & get ready to shame some liberals!

Confused about the CA Recall? So were we. We investigate the shady AF history of the Newsoms, compare the 2003 recall that got The Governator into office, & go through the top candidates.

We interview Long Beach Area Peace Network activist Anna Christensen about LB’s slice of the NOlympics campaign, the Belmont Shore pool. Not only is this thing a money pit in a City with crumbling infrastructure, but it also will have to be torn down in less than 10 years if built. *******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com

It’s a big club & you ain’t in it! We talk about crashing Councilwoman Zendejas’ swanky fundraiser literally sponsored by a landlord company getting $144,000,000 of LB City money. Spoiler alert: She hid from the tenants. We also talk about the critical issue of fireworks in LB & how it’s the only important problem the city has. Today’s call to action: 🌊LB Tenants Union: https://linktr.ee/...

*******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** How to be popular? This week we talk about what’s coming up with the new Long Beach People’s Assembly. Also the successes of the LB Tenant Union’s car caravan & the Nakba 73 Palestinian solidarity protest. Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com Find out more info, get involved and donate: 🌊LB Tenants Union: https://linktr.ee/LBTU

*******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Remember Vote Blue no matter who? How is the Trump and Biden border “crisis” different or the same. Either way there's a concentration camp coming to Long Beach, soooo the boys discuss and get into the nitty gritty on why the US Government + Long Beach City Council are ok with detaining children in Long Beach. Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamital...

*******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** Lockdown, open up, no mask, listen to the science, simple. In this throwback episode the boys talk Governor Neusom’s “Safer at Home” while he dines mask-less at a Michelen Star restaurant. Yeah the contradictions are highlighted and contrasted once again. Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com Find out more info, get involved and dona...

*******RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** A city within a city? In this episode the boys examine LA County’s mini petro-state of Signal Hill & why it was created in the first place. This episode was made possible by Royal Dutch Shell. Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com Find out more info, get involved and donate: DefundLBPD.com

****RATE, REVIEW and SHARE******** When History Happens we do the only possible thing, record a podcast. So yeah the soft coup had some jagged insurrectionist elements. Plus some Suicides, ball tazing and a cop getting beat to death by the Blue Lives Matter Crowd. We unpack the new details and take a look ahead to inauguration day. Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage w.a.i.t.whyamitalking@gmail.com F...