Benjamin Diaz

Your Lot and Parcel

Experience Your Lot and Parcel Podcast, and learn more ways to preserve your home, family and historical landmarks by actional advice from a wide range of qualified professionals.

Author

Benjamin Diaz

Category

Education

Podcast website

yourlotandparcel.org

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

The Inspirational Amelia Earhart and Her Childhood Home 21.02.2022

My guest speaks to her childhood home, and her piloting feats, Earhart was known for encouraging women to reject constrictive social norms and to pursue numerous opportunities, especially in the field of aviation. In 1929 she helped found an organization of female pilots that later became known as the Ninety-Nines. Earhart served as its first president. In addition, she debuted a functional clothi...

What You Should Know About Preventing Diabetes 14.02.2022

My special guest is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator Author, Chef and Professional Speaker. She has been president of Total Wellness Inc., > 2 ½ decades, has a BS in Marketing and MS in Nutrition: she specializes in diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, self-help, and GI disorders. She has represented many organizations, and her candor about diabetes is quite refreshing....

How to Radically Reduce the Number of Childhood Deaths and Injuries 07.02.2022

This year, a million children worldwide will not make it to the age of 5. In the United States alone, it is approximately 8,000 children—or one child per hour.  This is not due to war, disease, or famine. My guest elaborates that we are losing these children from accidental injuries, most of which could have been prevented. My guest says that there is a 100% chance that our kids, in their explorat...

The Misery and Calamity of the 1930's, and the Human Spirit 31.01.2022

  Drought and tough times have appeared periodically and other weather disasters, such as floods and tornadoes, have come and gone. But none of these calamity periods can compare from the standpoint of monetary loss, long lasting distress, suffering, and discouragement with the decade of the 1930's. The great depression which began in the fall of 1929 affected Kansas just as it did every othe...

Your Home Will Allow You to Shine 24.01.2022

My guest says that when it is time to reinvent your home, it is time to create a home that reflects your personality and inspires you every day. Your home reflects who you are, it tells your story. When life changes, your home needs to change to reflect the new you. One way to do that is by discovering your Personal Design Blueprint which brings your beauty to life. Surrounding yourself with that...

Creator of Diners Drive-ins and Dives, Food Americana 17.01.2022

My guest is the creator of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and author of Food Americana, he is a long-time journalist (2 decades, foreign and domestic, with ABC News and NBC News) who transitioned to food television, and then books.  He speaks to how "foreign" foods become American (sushi is now a grab and go lunch for high school students). He also speaks to whether Americanized cuisines (C...

How You Can Acquire and Maintain Mental Fitness 10.01.2022

My guest is a Mental health expert, and he says that we live in a fractured world: pandemics, economic upheavals, mental illness, screen addiction, loneliness, alienation & separation. We look for love, get confused, and get hurt. More than ever, we need better relationships with family, friends, love-partners and even strangers. He is an award-winning psychiatrist and a music professor. Durin...

Purchase Your First Home by House Hacking 03.01.2022

My guest is very enthusiastic about personal finance, and specifically house hacking and other real estate endeavors that help a person live a freer life. He says, he enjoys helping people getting started with understanding their personal balance sheet! He speaks about when he was fired in 2016. “A lot changed for me then,” he says. He started reading a ton and started doing many enthusiastic proj...

Public speaking, most valuable career-building skill you can have 27.12.2021

In this segment, my guest helps you to be calm, confident, and credible every time you speak in front of others. As a result, you will realize your full potential and enjoy the success for which you have been striving. He says, it is with good reason that Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and others point to public speaking skills as the most valuable career-building skill you can have....

Johnny Cash’s Boyhood Home and His Music 20.12.2021

My guest speaks about when Ray Cash brought his family to Dyess in 1935 after President Franklin Roosevelt's administration carved an agricultural resettlement colony out of snake-infested swampland in Mississippi County. Dyess Colony was an unprecedented government social experiment as part of the New Deal to give 500 down-on-their-luck farmers a chance for a fresh start in life. With no mon...

Largest Poultry in the World, the Ostrich and Health Benefits 13.12.2021

The Superior Ostrich ranch, located just outside of Waco, Texas, raises three premium species of ostrich for commercial use. Our birds are categorized as free range and are not confined to small pens, he says. The birds are not given any antibiotics or vaccines, nor are they genetically modified in any way. We provide a breeding environment that is like their natural habitat and use a proprietary...

The Rights of an Employee Made Clear 06.12.2021

My special guest is a lawyer and human resources professional who drafts and reviews business contracts, manages employment matters and guides clients through the immigration process. Also, this attorney provides human resources services, such as, hiring, recruiting, employee engagement, compliance programing, compensation surveying, classification analysis, and training, on an as needed or contra...

What if You Could Create Wealth in a Safe and Predictable Way? 29.11.2021

My guest is a man on a mission to help you think differently about your money, your economy, and your future. After graduating with six figures of student loan debt and discovering a way to turn his debt into real wealth as he watched everybody lose their retirement savings and home equity in 2008, he knew that he needed to find a more predictable way to meet his financial objectives and those of...

Discover How to Trace Your Family Roots 22.11.2021

My guest is a professional Genetic Genealogist helping people find their roots through DNA testing and genealogical research. ARE YOU READY TO FIND FAMILY? Know how to use DNA to expand your family tree, and how to build out your family tree based on living and long-gone ancestors with the CONFIDENCE to keep moving forward. Her course shows you step-by-step instruction on DNA testing, reading your...

The Real George Washington and His Mount Vernon Estate 15.11.2021

My guest delves into the history of George Washington and his life during the 18th century. You would be interested to know that the Home of George and Martha Washington is open 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just fifteen miles south of Washington DC. He speaks to George Washington as a farmer, Soldier, Statesman, and Husband. He invites us to discover what made Washington "first in...

Beyond Listening, Bridging the Communication Gap Between Parents and Teens 08.11.2021

 My guest is a high school English teacher in Southern California who has worked with teens for over twenty years. During that time, many students have shared their struggles of communicating with their parents with Lisa. With years of watching tensions and separation grow between some of her students and their parents, she felt inspired to help bridge the gap. Through her own experiences as both...

Protecting Yourself from Unscrupulous Contractors 01.11.2021

My guest says that her hope is this, that what she experienced will raise awareness about the risks and realities in renovating and collaborating with contractors. She tells her story when she encountered the Contractor from Hell that began in June 1999 when she entered a home improvement contract to add a master bedroom suite as a second addition. Prior to this she had hired this same company in...

Safe Homes and Your Health Makes for Successful Families 25.10.2021

  In this segment my guest expounds in how Repairing homes, revitalizing communities, rebuilding lives is of immense importance to her. She says safe homes and communities for everyone is fundamental. She believes safe homes and vibrant communities are the cornerstones of healthy lives and successful families. Working at the critical intersection of health and housing, her organization, Rebuilding...

How You Can Get Out of Debt and Repair Your Credit 18.10.2021

My guest says even before this pandemic started; we were a country in debt. Not only is our government in debt, but we, as Americans, are in debt ourselves, and the problem is getting worse! He continues to say, recent studies have shown that 90% of Americans have at least one credit card, and they are using that card a lot! The average family carries a balance of between $7,000 and $10,000 on all...

About The Beef on Your Kitchen Table, and Your Pet 11.10.2021

My guest has an expertise in veterinary medicine where he practiced mostly with beef and dairy clients, but also have some experience with sheep, goats, dogs, and cats. In his current role at the University of Minnesota, he has had the opportunity to dive into podcasting, authoring articles for popular press, and making educational YouTube videos. If the topic involves cows or is cow adjacent, he...

The Secrets to Avoiding tax liability Like the Fortune 500 Companies 04.10.2021

As a tax attorney for more than 30 years, my guest knows that clients’ lives – and livelihoods – can be upended or even destroyed when tax trouble arises. With extensive knowledge of tax law, a desire for swift and vigorous defense, and decades of experience with tax authorities and in the courts, he has unusually perceptive in assessing the best way forward, and the right resources to achieve res...

The Hemingway Home and The Famous Novelist 27.09.2021

 In this episode we are talking about the Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway who is seen as one of the great American 20th centuries novelists and is known for works like 'A Farewell to Arms' and 'The Old Man and the Sea.' He was known for quotes that will live ad infinitum such as, "On the Star you were forced to learn to write a simple declarative sentence. This is usef...

What You Should Know When Purchasing Your First Home or Investment Property 20.09.2021

My guest takes pride on educating and assisting people in residential real estate. After becoming a realtor in 2008, Michael realized the opportunities in real estate investing and bought his first investment property, proceeding to add to his portfolio for 10 consecutive years. Throughout his realtor career, he has completed over 300 investment property transactions. Now, he says, is the Time for...

The Amish Community, Described from Within 13.09.2021

My guest speaks to the beginning of the Reformation in the early 1500s, the people who later came to be known as Amish and Mennonites have been a puzzle to the rest of the world. Who were these people who upset the European religious community, both Catholic and Protestant, by teaching about adult baptism? Why, in the face of trials and persecution, did they choose non-violence as a response? Stru...

Improving Gut health Can Change Your Life 06.09.2021

My guest discusses helping you understand your gut health. She teaches you natural solutions to overcome digestive problems like IBS, IBD, gastritis, GERD and chronic diarrhea or constipation. She also teaches you how to reverse autoimmune disease naturally, and natural solutions to stabilize thyroid hormones innately. She can also address weight loss without dieting or counting calories, teaching...

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