Best Tacos And Tequila Podcasts (2024)

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Bar Innovation! Exclusive Tequila Membership Club - Interview with Blaine McGowan, owner of Chido Tacos and Tequila 44:19

2h ago44:19

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Blaine tells us his story on how he got started in the bar and restaurant world from ground zero with no prior industry experience using his skills from his former profession. Very inspirational!By Adam Fodor

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The People In Your Circle 12:37

10h ago12:37

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! In any group of connections be it business, friendships, or otherwise, there are 3 kinds of people: visionaries, fence-sitters, and resistors. Which one are you? What dynamics do you have in your friend group? What dynamics do you have in your salon, or with your clients? Who a…

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Carl Honoré In Praise of Slow 1:12:08

4d ago1:12:08

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For episode number one hundred and fifty, I proudly bring you this important and thoughtful conversation with Journalist Carl Honoré. Honoré is the leading voice of the global Slow Movement. We recently spent some time at Los Sagrados Horse Sanctuary in Pescadero discussing his bestselling book "In Praise of Slowness." In his books, lectures, and T…

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Los Sagrados Horse Sanctuary 33:19

27d ago33:19

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Meet Noel Bhavani Cianci, the founder and owner of Los Sagroados Horse Sanctuary in Pescadero. On a recent trip to Baja Sur, I chose to stay at Los Sagrados when I was looking for out-of-the-ordinary and “on-brand” accommodations near Todos Santos for my conversation with Carl Honoré. Carl is an award-winning author, TED speaker, and the voice of t…

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South East Asia Tequila Market - Interview with Brian Werner, Managing Director of East West Asia, tequila importer 55:46

28d ago55:46

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Send us a Text Message. If you want to learn more about the drinking culture and the tequila business in South East Asia, in this episode we discuss this with Brian.By Adam Fodor

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Amalgamation 21:24

1M ago21:24

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Coming at you with my detox tea! In my healed and healing journey, the word that came to me a lot recently was "amalgamation." You know like how Taco Bell and KFC sometimes combine in one store, but their menus are still separate? It's like that. In business and relationships, …

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Jeremy DeConcini MotoSonora Brewing Company 55:02

1M ago55:02

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Meet Jeremy DeConcini, the co-founder of Motosonora Brewing Company in Tucson, Arizona. This unique taproom, inspired by road trips, features a rotating art collection that pays homage to iconic races like the Carrera Panamericana, Baja 1000, and East African Safari Rally. With its Moto Mondays and frequent automotive events, Motosonora is not just…

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Careful What You Ask For 11:56

2M ago11:56

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! I've been careful to make a list of things I want for my life because I believe that these things are coming for me. The thing is, they don't always happen the way I expect them to. Sometimes you need to be more specific. Sometimes, be aware that the good things coming for you …

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Interview with restaurant owner Alfonso Leon - The Mexican family who opened 500 restaurants in the US 1:05:25

2M ago1:05:25

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Send us a Text Message. A family from San Jose de la Paz, Jalisco living in the United States. A proud family that built a whole new life and by now owns ~500 restaurants in the US. Today we have Alfonso Leon and we talk about Mexican restaurants, tequila, cocktails, and so much more.By Adam Fodor

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Iron And Resin Founder Thom Hill 44:43

2M ago44:43

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Thom Hill is the founder and visionary behind the iconic brand Iron and Resin. He was raised on the East Coast, attended college in Southern California, and made his first of many trips to Baja as a student in the mid-80s. After graduating, Hill lived on a sailboat and continued exploring the peninsula by water. His passion for the outdoors, surfin…

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Exploring The growth of the Tequila Market in India 44:50

2M ago44:50

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we talked about the tequila market of India. Its growth, rules, intereting facts. Today's guest, head of Grape Xpectaitons and VP of International Tequila Academy-India, Kunal Kaul who talks about tequila importation, taxes, celebrity tequilas, and just about everything tequila. He is the only ITA training pr…

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Falling LOVE (with) IN TEQUILA! Why being a bartender is better than being a teacher 56:18

2M ago56:18

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Send us a Text Message. Love in tequila, aka falling love with tequila ➡️ Interview with Florida's probably most enthusiastic bartender and tequila lover, Lauren Castaño who tells us about how her teacher career shifted towards tequila and what it's like to be part of this amazing world, we call tequila.…

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Giving - Having - Being Grace 13:42

2M ago13:42

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! A word that keeps coming up for me for the last 6 months or so is grace. It means a lot of things to show grace, be grace, give grace, be graceful, and even to say grace. I have had some experiences recently where I would have liked to be given some grace in order to navigate t…

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The Tequila Market in South Africa - Interview with Keegan Smith, VP of Southern Africa, International Tequila Academy 54:41

2M ago54:41

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Send us a Text Message. Join us as we discover tequila in Mexico's brother country South-Africa. Not many people know but SA is the country which is geographically Mexico's copy paste, agave growing everywhere. On this journey our guide is Tequila Sommelier, Keegan Smith, VP of Southern Africa of the International Tequila Academy.…

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Drive The Globe With Michael Ladden 1:01:12

3M ago1:01:12

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Growing up in rural New England, you’re bound to see many Jeeps, trucks, and tractors. Many people have them for transportation and working on their properties, and the Ladden family was no exception. Fascinated from an early age while watching his dad with his Jeeps, it’s a piece of family lore that Michael’s first word was “Jeep.” A pivotal momen…

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Single barrel tequila SOLD OUT in just 3 weeks! Interview with Greg Bartolotta, NY restaurant owner 54:39

3M ago54:39

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we interview New York Bar, Restaurant owner, Greg Bartolotta a.k.a. Aged Agave. With many years of experience in the industry Greg talks about how is it to run a successful restaurant, his single barrel tequila projects, how a tequila dinner looks like, responsibilities of being business owner,and so many mor…

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Still Playing House? 12:46

3M ago12:46

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Remember when you were a kid and everyone was playing house? Handing out roles like mom, dad, sister... Are you still doing that as a grownup? Are you acting out roles like wife or department manager, before you actually have the part? Consider whether you're having permanent c…

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Tequila and Music - Business decisions as a craft agave oriented restaurant's Beverage Director. 1:14:18

3M ago1:14:18

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Send us a Text Message. How do agave spirits relate to music? What is it like to run a craft or traditionally agave spirits only oriented restaurant chain? Spending some quality time learning with Patrick Timmis, the beverage director of the Bien Trucha group.By Adam Fodor

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Behind the Scenes: G4 Success Story |The Tequila that is Sold Out Before it Leaves the Distillery 57:38

3M ago57:38

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Send us a Text Message. How G4 tequila became one of the best selling craft spirit starting from gound zero to being sold out before it leaves the distillery, on its way to more than double its sales in 2024. Conversation with Shawn Miller from the importer PKGD group.By Adam Fodor

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Let the Ships Sail 14:49

3M ago14:49

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Happy Mother's Day to all who celebrate, including those with heavy, complex feelings around the holiday. I'm talking a little about grief today - but not in a sad way! In our lives we'll have many ships - relationships, situationships, friendships, work relationships, you name…

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Azure O'Neil Baja Adventures & Overland Expo 53:35

4M ago53:35

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Azure O’Neil is a badass. She has traveled through 31 countries on two and four-wheels, including a multi-year journey on her 1989 Honda Transalp. In addition to her love for overlanding, Azure enjoys paddleboarding, scuba diving, moto-camping, and planning her next big trip. You can follow her adventures on Instagram @MyTicketToRide.I met Azure at…

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Walking Tall In Your Healing 22:13

4M ago22:13

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! This is a season of growth, challenges, and leveling up. Do you feel it too? I've been working on being self-aware on my journey of healing and we've had some good conversations in the salon about life and growth. You know how you feel like you've done some healing, then the un…

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Doreen Cunningham Soundings: Journeys In The Company Of Whales 1:03:16

4M ago1:03:16

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Author Doreen Cunningham's beautiful volume is a luminous depiction of an epic grey whale migration and an intensely powerful memoir of reclaiming a life battered by poverty and isolation. It is a shining testament to the healing properties of the natural world. Soundings is the story of a woman reclaiming her life, a child growing to love an ocean…

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Is It Time To Jump? 7:28

4M ago7:28

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! We've reached the one year anniversary of this podcast! THANK YOU for supporting your girl and being here with me! I also recently passed the 8 year anniversary of opening my salon and let me tell you, that was a time when I had to JUMP and take that leap of faith. My son's day…

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Travel Talk With Slow Baja Basil's Garage 32:18

4M ago32:18

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Basil's Garage, located in Vista, California, is your one-stop shop for all your Baja Overland rig build needs. As a specialized vehicle outfitter, Basil's offers practical, simple, and capable off-road vehicle builds for long-term remote travel, from selecting the right vehicle to suspension configuration and camp setup to planning every minute de…

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Knowing Your Worth 10:18

5M ago10:18

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! How do you see yourself? The real you, not the things you do for others or the you that you think others see. This conversation has been coming up in my salon and at home. When was the last time you really took a look and owned who you really are? Including the good, the bad, t…

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Blowing Sh!t Up W/ Cindy Gallop 1:01:35

5M ago1:01:35

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Jamie is joined by Cindy Gallop. She calls herself the "Michael Bay of business" because she likes to blow shit up. Cindy never wanted children and loves being unmarried. Her Ted Talk on dating younger men went viral and she's become an icon on TikTok for Gen Z, who say "I have seen my future and it's bright!" Cindy is the founder and CEO of the re…

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Steve Poltz Has A (Crazy) Baja Story 1:07:10

5M ago1:07:10

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Troubadour Steve Poltz has a legendary Baja tale involving a whale-watching excursion that went comically awry. As he infers, it might not have been as comical as it sounds today in today’s Slow Baja conversation. In the early 90’s, Poltz was a singer-songwriter with a massive cult following in his adopted home of San Diego. He and his girlfriend a…

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Surf Baja And Sungodz With Sasha Eisenman 1:20:08

5M ago1:20:08

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Sungodz California is the creation of Surfer, turned Fashion Photographer, turned Designer Sasha Eisenman. Sasha grew up in Huntington Beach and began surfing in the Newport River Jetties in the mid-1980s. He traveled camping and Surfing all throughout Baja back in those days, and many of the experiences of this time would later become a foundation…

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A Franklin Village Fiasco!!! 44:07

5M ago44:07

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Jamie is joined by her friends Brett Kenyon and Katie Zins aka "Katie from Vegas". They left Jamie an insane voice note at 1am from their night out in Franklin Village. All Jamie could piece together the next morning was Schwartz & Sandy's, protestors, Danny Masterson, the Scientology center, FBI, and an evil creator using their likeness via AI to …

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Breaking Through the Meh 8:53

6M ago8:53

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! I've been feeling kind of meh. You too? I love my work and we have fun in the salon, but once I'm done, I start to feel overwhelmed with all the adulting, running my business, and overthinking about how I'm going to retire and the direction I want to go in my life. I had to get…

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Your Bish Therapist 1:22:51

6M ago1:22:51

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Jamie is joined by Melissa Reich aka @YourBishTherapist to have an important conversation about sexual assault (SA) and domestic violence (DV). Jamie & Melissa both open up about extremely personal traumatic experiences and also discuss: *Netflix doc, "American Nightmare" *Psychology behind victim blaming/shaming *How and why to speak your truth *W…

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Lance Gillies EarthCruiser EVs And The Future Of Overlanding 1:04:51

6M ago1:04:51

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In today’s Slow Baja Podcast, we discuss the future of Overlanding with Lance Gillies, the Founder and CEO of EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles. We recorded our conversation at the Chicago Auto Show while sitting inside the new EV Hummer EarthCruiser Upfit built by EarthCruiser Innovation. ECI is a new division of EarthCruiser that draws from decades …

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See It - Feel It - Write It 9:08

6M ago9:08

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Back when I started my hairstyling career, I had to start all over. I had been working a corporate job, but my boss could see my passion for hair with the different styles I would come in with every day. I wrote out a plan, a timeline, a list of what the school needed to look l…

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The Slow Baja Story 1:26:31

7M ago1:26:31

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In today's Slow Baja conversation, we turned the tables, and my good friend, Wilson Craig, interviewed me about the origins of Slow Baja. I discuss my childhood, becoming a photographer in high school, and attending San Diego State University. In the Summer of 1984, I made my first trip to Tijuana --to shop for a laundry basket and to drink, of cou…

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Peace, Sanity, and Balance 18:02

7M ago18:02

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! When people ask what I want for my birthday, I used to always say, “Peace, sanity, and balance.” What I’ve realized now is that those aren’t things someone can give to me. We’ve talked before about this personal journey towards self-awareness and growth. When we really own our …

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Goodbye Wisconsin Hello San Juanico The Ashley’s Make The Move 39:16

7M ago39:16

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In today's Slow Baja Podcast Conversation, I feel like I need to start adding a disclaimer to my recordings. "Slow Baja is not responsible for your desires to blow up your life and move to Baja. Please listen to these shows at your peril; Slow Baja LLC and Slow Baja Adventures are not responsible for feelings of irrational exuberance for living nea…

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Keeping Your Word To Yourself 11:25

8M ago11:25

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! I’m so glad to be back with you after the holidays! As you know, I start my new year back at my birthday, but this year I had trouble keeping focused. When everyone starts talking about New Year, New Me, I had a thought… I’ve never done the “new me” part of that. My goal is to …

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An ADV Ride For The Ages Chris Gardner And Dom O'Mahoney On The 2023 BajaXL Rally 1:00:53

8M ago1:00:53

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Longtime riding buddies Chris Gardner and Dom O'Mahoney share a harrowing tale from a Baja ADV ride gone wrong. "When it's time to shut it down --when you are on your last redundant backup plan --it's not time to keep carrying on and bombing down these roads. Our ride was over, but we were just overwhelmed with fun, and we lost sight of that." -Chr…

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David Kier 50 Years Of The Transpeninsular Highway 1:08:44

8M ago1:08:44

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Today’s show is with Slow Baja Alum David Kier. This is David’s third visit to the show and today he joins us to talk about the 50th Anniversary of the Transpeninsular Highway. Kier began exploring Baja with his parents in the mid-60s. In 1966 David’s father took the challenge to drive to La Paz in their Jeep Wagoneer. Sitting between his folks on …

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Sal Fish On SCORE And More 1:14:03

9M ago1:14:03

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Sal Fish, the Godfather, is back for his second conversation on Slow Baja. This time, we met above the beach at his place in La Paz. We picked up where our previous conversation ended around 1969. At the time, Sal worked for Petersen Publications as the Publisher of Car Craft and later Hot Rod Magazine. One day, while visiting Revel, the model comp…

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The Power of Gratitude 16:01

9M ago16:01

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! It's still Scorpio season! Because I use my birthday as an opportunity to set my intentions and resolutions, I wanted to share my big lesson with you today. Gratitude is incredibly important. Today, I want to talk about the importance of focusing on positives, even in adversiti…

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Bob Bower What About You? 1:03:33

9M ago1:03:33

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At age 8, Bob Bower read about the Bill Stroppe Lincoln teams that dominated the 1953 Mexican Carrera Panamericana and later learned about the Baja 1000 race to La Paz. It became a fixation with him to be part of it someday. Living the life of a Corvette enthusiast, Bower caught the eye of BFGoodrich at a time when the Brand was in the early stages…

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NJ Medium & Longtime Friend, Laura Cifaldi 1:30:58

10M ago1:30:58

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Jamie is joined by her east coast friend from back in the day, Laura Cifaldi who is a psychic medium. Unbeknownst to Jamie, Laura has been able to connect with spirits since childhood. Now she helps law enforcement, doctors, and clients with her gift. Jamie and Laura catch up about their exes they hooked eachother up with and reminisce about sneaki…

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Happy Scorpio Season to Me! 13:19

10M ago13:19

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! It’s officially Scorpio Season! If you didn’t know already, you know now - it’s your girl’s birthday and I use my birthday as a time to reflect and set goals for my year. No reason to wait for January 1st. Over this past year, I’ve accomplished goal after goal after goal. My pe…

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Antonio "Toni" Reséndiz Campo Archelon Bahía De Los Ángeles 34:33

10M ago34:33

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In 1978, shortly after graduating as an oceanologist, Antonio Reséndiz Senior went to live in Bahía de los Ángeles. They called him "Crazy" Reséndiz since he arrived with almost nothing and lived in a tent on the beach. Commercial exploitation of the turtle had skyrocketed, and the species was on the brink of extinction. The National Fisheries Inst…

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Perspective 18:08

11M ago18:08

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Send us a text message to join the conversation or just send me a note! Perspective: a particular attitude or way of regarding something. Today, I want to talk about our perspective when dealing with hard things in life. For the most part, I try to stay on the side of positivity and possibility because I’ve found that seeing the bright light helps …

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Trudi Angell On The Museo Antigua Californio 47:31

11M ago47:31

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Trudi Angell makes her third visit to the Slow Baja Podcast to discuss her new "retirement project," The Museo Antigua Californio in Loreto, BCS. Trudi is well known in Baja as the longtime owner and "Bell Mare" guide-in-residence of the mule-packing outfitters Saddling South. Through her travels into the remote mountains of the Sierra de Giganta, …

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Jasmine Goode: Bachelor Nation To Bravo? 31:06

11M ago31:06

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Jamie is joined by her friend Jasmine Goode to discuss her vast reality tv career. They discuss her time on Nick Viall's season of The Bachelor and how making it to Bachelor In Paradise was her goal, not winning Nick's heart! Are the rumors true that Jasmine will be appearing on a new Bravo show? You be the judge when you hear her response! Jasmine…

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Kurt Williams Talks Land Cruisers And Travel 1:11:04

11M ago1:11:04

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Today’s Slow Baja conversation is with Kurt Williams. He owns Cruiser Outfitters, a legendary company specializing in parts and services for Toyota Land Cruisers. I am eternally grateful to Kurt and his staff at Cruiser Outfitters, who were instrumental in sorting (and sponsoring) my suspension upgrades last year. Williams, a lifelong Utah resident…

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