Aron Bender talks with James Alvarez, a widower whose pregnant wife was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver in Orange County, California, in 2020. Doctors were able to save their premature newborn daughter. The single father is now a motivational speaker and mentor.

Watch James's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FlZYmOO384Y

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https://www.instagram.com/jamesalvarez

Music provided by:
MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

Aron Bender talks with DJ Severe, the resident DJ at Dodger Stadium at the man at the top of Rose City Sound. We talk about fatherhood, being able to admit and learn from mistakes, and how music is at the center of it all.

Watch DJ Severe's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iZhIz-tQ4-c

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https://www.instagram.com/therealdjsevere/
https://www.instagram.com/Rosecitysound/
https://www.facebook.com/therealSevere
https://twitter.com/djsevere

Music provided by:
MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

Aron Bender talks with Las Vegas Fox5 News Anchor Feven Kay. She's a fellow graduate of the journalism program at California State University, Northridge. Earlier this year Feven went from reporting stories to being the story, following her DUI arrest and on-air apology. Prior to moving to Las Vegas she worked in Bakersfield and behind the scenes at KTLA. We talk about growing up in Oakland and Bakersfield, the evolution of her conversations with God, and how her faith helped get her through the most difficult times in her life.

Watch Feven's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FsDsy8j8zKg

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https://www.instagram.com/fevenkaynews/
https://twitter.com/Feven_Kay
https://www.fox5vegas.com/site/station_info/meet_the_team/feven-kay/article_5714038a-d41f-11e9-a9cd-dbad0c2604f7.html

Music provided by:
MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

Aron Bender talks with KTLA reporter and weather anchor Kacey Montoya. She's a fellow graduate of the journalism program at Cal State Northridge. Kacey's criss-crossed the country in pursuit of this dream job in Southern California -- including stops in West Virginia, Palm Springs and Portland, Oregon. She has used her celebrity to start a non-profit that pays for spaying and neutering — and Fix'n Fidos has its first-ever golf tournament October 17th that I’m playing in! Come join us!

Register for the inaugural Fix'n Fidos Golf Tournament: https://birdease.com/fixnfidosgolf

Watch Kacey's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RUUeD6_wZsw

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https://www.instagram.com/kaceymontoya/
https://www.fixnfidos.com/
https://www.facebook.com/kaceymontoyaTV
http://ktla.com/author/kacey-montoya/

Music provided by:
MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

Aron Bender talks with Fritz Coleman, who spent nearly 40 years doing the weather on NBC 4. In addition to continuing his decades-long run as a stand-up comic he’s also the co-host of the Media Path Podcast. Fritz joined Channel 4 in 1982 after being discovered while doing stand-up comedy. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, went to Temple University in Phillie and Salem College in West Virginia, studying radio, TV and film. He used that education while in the US Navy. In this episode we talk about how joining the Navy instantly earned him his father's respect. During his FM DJ days in Buffalo Fritz tried comedy at an open mic night, and was hooked! A little while later he picked up and drove out to Los Angeles to pursue his stand-up career, and he stumbled into his iconic weatherman role on NBC 4! His popularity exploded in the 1980's during a marketing campaign for his forecasts, "Fritz said it would be like this!" But he didn't forget about comedy. He was on The Tonight Show several times, and still performs on stage.

Watch Fritz's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2oZwgF5Ke8A

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https://instagram.com/realfritzcoleman
https://instagram.com/mediapathpod

Music provided by:
MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

Aron Bender talks with D’Janai Michele -- an artist, designer, business owner and survivor. She’s recovering from an accident in March 2021 that left her mouth and face broken, bloody and bruised. She's undergone surgeries to start the long, painful, expensive recovery process. D'Janai says she won't have a mouth full of teeth until at least late 2022. In recent years she has battled depression and lived in her car, all while creating her own clothing line, and as the oldest of her siblings carried the weight of her family’s legacy on her shoulders.

Watch D'Janai's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0EfqPMIbd8c

GOFUNDME for D'Janai Michele: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpdjanaismileagain

Audio Engineer: Jake Warner https://www.instagram.com/bigbrotherjake/
Cinematographer: Ken Franklin https://www.instagram.com/kenftw/
Inspiration: DJ Hed https://www.instagram.com/djhed/

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https://instagram.com/djanaimichele
https://djanaimadeit.com

Music provided by:
MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

Aron Bender talks with cancer survivor, Fox 11 Los Angeles entertainment reporter and world pun champion Amanda Salas. In this episode we discuss how Amanda learned she had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2019 after being misdiagnosed several times, her fight against the blood cancer and for awareness -- especially since September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Amanda encourages donations to and support for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and City of Hope. Links below. During her recovery Amanda entered -- AND WON -- a global pun competition known as Punderdome. We also talk about the role her mom, grandma (Meema!) and Catholic faith played in her battle against lymphoma, going viral with The Rock promoting Disney's Jungle Cruise, and celebrity junkets in the Zoom age.

Watch Amanda's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A_EVxO4t_D8

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https://www.instagram.com/amandasalas/
LIGHT THE NIGHT fundraiser
https://pages.lls.org/ltn/calso/lawalk21/asalas
https://www.foxla.com/person/s/amanda-salas
https://www.tiktok.com/@amandasalas

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Music provided by:
MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU

Aron Bender is joined by Kelli Tennant, a podcaster and CEO of Soulfire Productions. I first talked with Kelli in 2019, shortly after she walked away from reporting on the Dodgers, Lakers and other LA sports teams and events. Kelli has experienced an awakening, on many levels. She's come out as bisexual, has explored and embraced plant-based medicines such as mushrooms and ayahuasca, and is now engaged to Conner Moore, host of the Politically Homeless Podcast. And together, Kelli and Conner host the OK, Babe Podcast. In this episode Kelli and I discuss her evolution, how she's dealt with the death of her mom in 2020 when they weren't on the best of terms, her relationship with her dad and brother, plus lots and lots of mental health, anxiety and self-care.

Watch Kelli's episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EKOkYdkIKxg

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Connect with Kelli Tennant:

https://www.instagram.com/kellimtennant/
https://www.instagram.com/soulfireproductionsco/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kelli-show/id1410824985
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ok-babe/id1497534094?i=1000465502027

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Music provided by:
MOKKA / Calm Piano Ambient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiTKN0TxYU