Getting 2 Know U Pod Sean O'Grady
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- Society & Culture
Listen in and connect with guests from all types of backgrounds and parts of the world as they share THEIR STORIES letting us get to know them and bringing a new meaning to ”social” media.
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208-Rachel: The Elegant Bomb, Poet, Musician, Dad’s a Pastor, Had a Fun Phase, Dropped out of College b/c of Insomnia
Sean and Rachel talk about:
(1:55) growing up in a small town in PA and the affects of her brother being suicidal
(39:08) dealing with insomnia and being generally nocturnal leading to her creativity
(1:12:49) not being religious because of her father being fired from a church by elders
(1:45:22) believing in god because of finding a 4 leaf clover in a soccer field and not wanting to have children due to her creative interests and the intensity of the commitment to raise a child right
(2:27:37) her career goals as a writer, musician and artist including releasing albums and authoring a 300 page novel God of War
Get 2 Know more about Rachel
elegantbomb.com
andromedatheartist.com
https://www.facebook.com/andromedatheartist/
https://music.apple.com/us/album/firewater/1660656708
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207-James: Tennis Coach, Former NCAA D1 MVP, From Bermuda, Went to Boarding School in the USA, Thought about Law School
Sean and James talk about:
(1:58) him being good enough to break even as a Pro Tennis player and Covid affecting people’s mentalities creating lawn mower parents
(40:29) Trump/Biden stories, moving to Bermuda and performance enhancing drugs
(1:10:08) leaving Bermuda and going to an American boarding school, USA’s tennis infrastructure, and not liking pickle ball too much
(1:50:40) American vs European skill development in youth sports, OB1 Nirobe and athletes going into the Military
(2:17:24) Bermuda culture and what it’s like to live there
Get 2 Know more about James
IG: @vantage_point_performance
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206-Corynee: Quite NBC to Work at Dominos, Seamstress, Mom Wasn’t Impressed with her 1st Tattoo, Member of the Satanic Temple
Sean and Corynee talk about:
(1:57) deciding to work at Dominos instead of NBC editing video for a livable wage and to pursue her other passions like fashion
(37:41) being a news story because of her tic tok, identifying as autistic and how that has affected her life
(1:04:15) females seeking male validation, getting a pixie cut and tatoo stories
(1:41:37) goat tatoos, the Satanic Temple and religious talk
(2:09:27) dealing with online harassment, self diagnosing, dating app scrolling and Starbucks dummies
Get 2 Know more about Corynee
IG: @c0rynne
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205-Kris: Fin Tech Capitalist, Bullish on the XRP Token, Grew Up In Finance, Thinks Rosie Rios is Up to Something
Sean and Kris talk about:
(1:57) Catfishing and being hacked
(9:00) Fin Tech Investing, XRP tokens, Ripple Labs and NFTs
(47:13) The Great Wealth Transfer
(1:01:00) Partnering up with an financial advisor to sell insurance
(1:26:12) Deep diving in Ripple Labs and their XRP token and why he’s so bullish on the company growing after its trial is over
(1:58:05) More than 160 countries agreeing to ISO standards for crypto, the World Economic Forum, Sun Trust and 43rd treasure of the United States Rosie Rios being on Ripple’s board
Get 2 Know more about Kris
IG: @kris_almanza_
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204-Cape Referendum with Board Members Dr. Myers and Mrs. Tyndall
Sean, Alison and Jessica talk about:
(2:47) Voter Turnout, Polling Locations and additional Polling Booths for May's referendum
(8:15) County reassessment impacting Cape’s school tax rate
(17:45) Cape District property values and being a destination for families in part because of the Capital Projects
(26:11) Purchasing 102 acres for 15 million dollars and the construction options for that land and why Cape is not able to build in front of H.O.B in Milton
(45:30) Sussex County Counsil choosing to not collect Impact fees and how that affects Cape
(1:10:48) Spending 21 million dollars on building a new district office and the benefits of having all district office employees in the same building
(1:25:10) District office employee positions and administrator pay
(1:36:48) Why middle schools are going from 4 to 3 person teams, earning and placing teacher unit, not wanting to 100% locally fund teacher positions
(1:50:34) Plans to update the facilities at Mariner and Beacon
(2:03:00) Impact of the referendum not passing on staff and students including Cafeteria, Custodian, Support Staff and substitute pay
(2:15:00) Why the Fred Thomas Building couldn’t be renovated to become the new District Office
(2:21:20) The athletic budget being 80k over and why it was a 1 time occurrence
(2:33:57) Some staff feeling District Office and Adminstration does not enforcing discipline, attendance and dress code policies
(2:42:33) What Cape currently has that will be lost if the referendum does not pass and closing remarks
Get 2 Know more about Cape’s Referendum
https://www.capehenlopenschools.com/referendum2024
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203-Solus: Rapper, Rock Climber, Vape Bummer, Zones out by Playing Video Games and Listening to Podcasts, Dated a Graffiti Artist
Sean and Solus talk about:
(2:05) how he started rapping in elementary school, creating videos with his brother and experiences with graffiti artists
(26:17) getting addicted to vaping on and off, Aliens, not liking to talk about ghosts being real, and why we love cartoons
(47:14) getting into rock climbing because of a break up and how he continued climbing as a hobby
(1:13:49) using stimulus checks to make music videos and pursuing a rap career
Get 2 Know more about Solus
IG- @solusthehappyhuman
TikTok- @solusthehappyhuman
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7htNebbiEgIIbvNdzg9kgL?si=0G-4KAG9QlqCRSORcLUATA
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/solus-the-happy-human/1582368869
https://youtube.com/@solusthehappyhuman?si=sIepfCPtPjsHGX8U
https://on.soundcloud.com/LeFGHEXQfgHBFmzr8
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