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$6.99 Live #04 | Jacob Blake, Uber out of Cali, and Ichiro 4eva
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$6.99 Live episode #04! This week we talk about ... the shooting of Jacob Blake, the inmates fighting the wildfires in California, Flint residents reaching a $600 million settlement with the state of Michigan, Kobe Bryant’s birthday, battle between Uber and Lyft and California about independent contractors, and the legacy of Ichiro in the MLB.
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News round-up:
06:00 - California Firefighters raging with Inmate Firefighters fighting the blaze only getting paid $2 - $5 an hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37LpBFEN9J0
11:50 - Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin and the role of police in America. https://bit.ly/3b4XwKV
25:56 - Flint residents reach $600 million settlement with State of Michigan https://bit.ly/3gDjwh9
30:26 - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee buys ads on Asian cable TV channel to target Vietnamese American voters in California. https://bit.ly/2YuMA3Z
33:06 - Happy Birthday Kobe and Rest and Peace
Host Segments:
40:16 - Jaeki’s Pocketwatch - Jaeki and Michael discuss the stand off between Uber / Lyft and the State of California about complying with AB5 (passed last year) reclassifying gig economy workers from independent contractors to full-time employees. https://n.pr/2EG2qC6
01:02:28 - Who the F is Michael? - Michael talks about how Ichiro made a big impact in this life as a Japanese American in Seattle who played baseball. Also, get into the legendary high school baseball tournament in Japan called Koshien. https://bit.ly/2Qy3Tgn
01:20:43 - Shouts of the Week
Michael - Corky Lee - Photographer http://chineseamerican.nyhistory.org/corky-lee/
Jaeki - C Marty’s Jerk Sauce https://www.cmartymar.com/product-page/cmarty-jerk-seasoning
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Hosts Jaeki Cho, Michael Stewart
Produced by Michael Stewart & Wynton Wong
Audio Editing/Mixing by Marcus Hahm
About Us: Paying homage to Korean-owned hot food delis of New York City, the inquisitive trio Joann Park, Jaeki Cho, Michael Ken Stewart treat listeners to a buffet of HOT takes on career, culture and community.
Email address (business inquiries only): info[@]699perpound.com
#699perpound #699perpoundlive #asianpodcast #fortheculture #asianamerican #Twitch #livestream
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59 episodes
Manage episode 270937625 series 2529768
$6.99 Live episode #04! This week we talk about ... the shooting of Jacob Blake, the inmates fighting the wildfires in California, Flint residents reaching a $600 million settlement with the state of Michigan, Kobe Bryant’s birthday, battle between Uber and Lyft and California about independent contractors, and the legacy of Ichiro in the MLB.
Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast!
News round-up:
06:00 - California Firefighters raging with Inmate Firefighters fighting the blaze only getting paid $2 - $5 an hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37LpBFEN9J0
11:50 - Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin and the role of police in America. https://bit.ly/3b4XwKV
25:56 - Flint residents reach $600 million settlement with State of Michigan https://bit.ly/3gDjwh9
30:26 - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee buys ads on Asian cable TV channel to target Vietnamese American voters in California. https://bit.ly/2YuMA3Z
33:06 - Happy Birthday Kobe and Rest and Peace
Host Segments:
40:16 - Jaeki’s Pocketwatch - Jaeki and Michael discuss the stand off between Uber / Lyft and the State of California about complying with AB5 (passed last year) reclassifying gig economy workers from independent contractors to full-time employees. https://n.pr/2EG2qC6
01:02:28 - Who the F is Michael? - Michael talks about how Ichiro made a big impact in this life as a Japanese American in Seattle who played baseball. Also, get into the legendary high school baseball tournament in Japan called Koshien. https://bit.ly/2Qy3Tgn
01:20:43 - Shouts of the Week
Michael - Corky Lee - Photographer http://chineseamerican.nyhistory.org/corky-lee/
Jaeki - C Marty’s Jerk Sauce https://www.cmartymar.com/product-page/cmarty-jerk-seasoning
Follow our Twitch Channel at https://www.twitch.tv/699perpoundlive
Visit our website: www.699perpound.com
Follow $6.99 on Social: Instagram (@699perpound): https://www.instagram.com/699perpound/
Twitter (@699perpound): https://twitter.com/699PerPound
Facebook (@699perpound): https://www.facebook.com/699perpound
You can now support us monetarily https://ko-fi.com/699perpound
Hosts Jaeki Cho, Michael Stewart
Produced by Michael Stewart & Wynton Wong
Audio Editing/Mixing by Marcus Hahm
About Us: Paying homage to Korean-owned hot food delis of New York City, the inquisitive trio Joann Park, Jaeki Cho, Michael Ken Stewart treat listeners to a buffet of HOT takes on career, culture and community.
Email address (business inquiries only): info[@]699perpound.com
#699perpound #699perpoundlive #asianpodcast #fortheculture #asianamerican #Twitch #livestream
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/699-per-pound/message
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