Claremont Speaks

One warm evening, during the summer concert series, when most everyone else was not so interested, Claremont resident and experienced competitive cyclist Miguel Farer was kind enough to take the microphone and talk with Claremont Speaks' undaunted roving interviewer.  His interview deserves to be enjoyed, so it is released now among the Random Shorts series. 

As a very nice surprise, Miguel spoke about his long and interesting career as a top-rated cyclist - competing with Lance Armstrong and Greg LeMonde.  He highlighted some of his experiences, interactions with the GoaTs, and talked about the incredible bikes he's ridden - all while relaxing and enjoying a root beer float out in front of Bert & Rocky's ice cream emporium.  

MIguel's short interview - edited for sound quality improvement and filler-word reduction, but little else - is effortlessly entertaining, giving a little peek into a sport and a culture not everyone sees from the inside, as Miguel had done for decades.  Miguel's discussion spotlights a career of cycling most only aspire to, and hints that in Claremont, you never really know who you might be sitting next to on a street corner bench. 

This interview is just the kind of rough gem that our mobile agent is hoping to find when walking around Claremont, looking like a microphone-laden nomad.  If and when you spot him at the local concerts and other events, don't hesitate to step up, extend a hand, and ask for the opportunity to tell Claremont and the world whatever you've always wanted to say.

Feedback, questions, comments, constructive criticism are all welcomed and encouraged.
Send to [email protected] with Feedback in the subject line, or go to the appropriate page on Claremont Speaks' website - https://www.claremontspeaks.com

Claremont Speaks is a Paradise Road Media production. PRM is dedicated to helping you create, launch and produce your own podcast, allowing you to focus on being the creator while PRM does the rest. To explore using the power of your own podcast for your self or to promote your business, charity, political group...or any other reason...email [email protected].

One warm evening, during the summer concert series, when most everyone else was not so interested, Claremont resident and experienced competitive cyclist Miguel Farer was kind enough to take the microphone and talk with Claremont Speaks' undaunted roving interviewer.  His interview deserves to be enjoyed, so it is released now among the Random Shorts series. 

As a very nice surprise, Miguel spoke about his long and interesting career as a top-rated cyclist - competing with Lance Armstrong and Greg LeMonde.  He highlighted some of his experiences, interactions with the GoaTs, and talked about the incredible bikes he's ridden - all while relaxing and enjoying a root beer float out in front of Bert & Rocky's ice cream emporium.  

MIguel's short interview - edited for sound quality improvement and filler-word reduction, but little else - is effortlessly entertaining, giving a little peek into a sport and a culture not everyone sees from the inside, as Miguel had done for decades.  Miguel's discussion spotlights a career of cycling most only aspire to, and hints that in Claremont, you never really know who you might be sitting next to on a street corner bench. 

This interview is just the kind of rough gem that our mobile agent is hoping to find when walking around Claremont, looking like a microphone-laden nomad.  If and when you spot him at the local concerts and other events, don't hesitate to step up, extend a hand, and ask for the opportunity to tell Claremont and the world whatever you've always wanted to say.

Feedback, questions, comments, constructive criticism are all welcomed and encouraged.
Send to [email protected] with Feedback in the subject line, or go to the appropriate page on Claremont Speaks' website - https://www.claremontspeaks.com

Claremont Speaks is a Paradise Road Media production. PRM is dedicated to helping you create, launch and produce your own podcast, allowing you to focus on being the creator while PRM does the rest. To explore using the power of your own podcast for your self or to promote your business, charity, political group...or any other reason...email [email protected].

During the year, the hardworking staff at Claremont Speaks sometimes ventures into the wilds of Claremont, armed only with a field recorder and a couple of microphones, in hopes of speaking to everyday people about everyday stuff.

Unfortunately, sometmes a few of these random, short interviews get superseded due to time and scheduling constraints.  This series - Random Shorts - is intended to wrap up what has been an exceptional 2022, and air those worthy and real interviews, in their natural state, as much as is practicable.

This interview, with the lovely and talented Lori and her conversational companion Hector, was conducted during the height of the Happy Crowd's last performance.  Although most of the background sounds have been masterfully mitigated, the conversation is real and unedited.  The pair discuss their careers, growing up in Claremont, how Claremont's people are accepting and friendly more so than elsewhere, and a myriad of other short topics. 

These Random Shorts are intended to simply give the people that choose to speak a chance to be heard.  Look for more of the best of 2022's Random Shorts to come.  For 2023, if you see the Claremont Speaks' interviewer walking around - easily identifiable by the fashion-forward "Claremont Speaks" T-shirt and a handful of recording gear - be ye not shy; step up, say hi, and ask to  talk about...whatever is on your mind.

Feedback, questions, comments, constructive criticism are all welcomed and encouraged.
Send to [email protected] with Feedback in the subject line, or go to the appropriate page on Claremont Speaks' website - https://www.claremontspeaks.com

Claremont Speaks is a Paradise Road Media production. PRM is dedicated to helping you create, launch and produce your own podcast, allowing you to focus on being the creator while PRM does the rest. To explore using the power of your own podcast for your self or to promote your business, charity, political group...or any other reason...email [email protected].

During the year, the hardworking staff at Claremont Speaks sometimes ventures into the wilds of Claremont, armed only with a field recorder and a couple of microphones, in hopes of speaking to everyday people about everyday stuff.

Unfortunately, sometmes a few of these random, short interviews get superseded due to time and scheduling constraints.  This series - Random Shorts - is intended to wrap up what has been an exceptional 2022, and air those worthy and real interviews, in their natural state, as much as is practicable.

This interview, with the lovely and talented Lori and her conversational companion Hector, was conducted during the height of the Happy Crowd's last performance.  Although most of the background sounds have been masterfully mitigated, the conversation is real and unedited.  The pair discuss their careers, growing up in Claremont, how Claremont's people are accepting and friendly more so than elsewhere, and a myriad of other short topics. 

These Random Shorts are intended to simply give the people that choose to speak a chance to be heard.  Look for more of the best of 2022's Random Shorts to come.  For 2023, if you see the Claremont Speaks' interviewer walking around - easily identifiable by the fashion-forward "Claremont Speaks" T-shirt and a handful of recording gear - be ye not shy; step up, say hi, and ask to  talk about...whatever is on your mind.

Feedback, questions, comments, constructive criticism are all welcomed and encouraged.
Send to [email protected] with Feedback in the subject line, or go to the appropriate page on Claremont Speaks' website - https://www.claremontspeaks.com

Claremont Speaks is a Paradise Road Media production. PRM is dedicated to helping you create, launch and produce your own podcast, allowing you to focus on being the creator while PRM does the rest. To explore using the power of your own podcast for your self or to promote your business, charity, political group...or any other reason...email [email protected].

Claremont-ers love their dogs; they go everywhere with them, and during a trip through the village, not seeing one being walked would be odd.  Among those, few are more famous and beloved than "Ezer the Bagel", the star of a new book series from parent, teacher of 30+ years and new author Marisa Nicely. 

Marisa/Ezer's new book is one of those rarities that both entertain but also carry an important and profound message that helps children with important life skills, such as: self worth, awareness of self and others, resilience, courage, caring and purpose.  Marisa recounts the highlights of her journey to fulfilling her lifelong goal of writing children's books, and this first volume completely validates that effort.  "The Rescue" already has readers asking for more; the second book is written, due to publish in the spring.   Expertly illustrated and carrying a strong message anyone can enjoy, "Ezer the Bagel" is destined to becoming a "must-have" addition to any family's library.

Marisa's stories of her life, her journey to this point and then how the book came to be are beyond engaging, but second only to reading the book itself - preferably aloud to others.  Marisa and Ezer are welcome visitors when they do "story time" at schools, libraries and for "kids of all ages" - such as those at Pilgrim Place.   Enjoy the episode and the book, and share both with everyone you know,  If you tell Marisa and Ezer how much you enjoyed both, you'll get a big smile and an enthusiastic tail-wag, respectively,  guaranteed.

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Contact Marisa through Ezer's website: https://www.ezerthebagel.com/contact
To book a visit with Marisa and Ezer: https://www.ezerthebagel.com/book-visit

OR...Contact Marisa and Ezer By
email: [email protected]
Visit them on
Facebook 
and 
Instagram (@ezerthebagel)
pages to keep current on what they're doing and where they'll be.

Visit 42nd Street Bagels in Claremont for a delicious "Ezer" Bagel Dog

To purchase the book, visit:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
BAM! Books-A-Million
Powell's City of Books
and most other fine book retailers.

Please leave a book review on Amazon, and a podcast review on Apple, Spotify, etc.

Thank you!

Sincerely,
Ezer and Marisa

Feedback, questions, comments, constructive criticism are all welcomed and encouraged.
Send to [email protected] with Feedback in the subject line, or go to the appropriate page on Claremont Speaks' website - https://www.claremontspeaks.com

Claremont Speaks is a Paradise Road Media production. PRM is dedicated to helping you create, launch and produce your own podcast, allowing you to focus on being the creator while PRM does the rest. To explore using the power of your own podcast for your self or to promote your business, charity, political group...or any other reason...email [email protected].

Claremont-ers love their dogs; they go everywhere with them, and during a trip through the village, not seeing one being walked would be odd.  Among those, few are more famous and beloved than "Ezer the Bagel", the star of a new book series from parent, teacher of 30+ years and new author Marisa Nicely. 

Marisa/Ezer's new book is one of those rarities that both entertain but also carry an important and profound message that helps children with important life skills, such as: self worth, awareness of self and others, resilience, courage, caring and purpose.  Marisa recounts the highlights of her journey to fulfilling her lifelong goal of writing children's books, and this first volume completely validates that effort.  "The Rescue" already has readers asking for more; the second book is written, due to publish in the spring.   Expertly illustrated and carrying a strong message anyone can enjoy, "Ezer the Bagel" is destined to becoming a "must-have" addition to any family's library.

Marisa's stories of her life, her journey to this point and then how the book came to be are beyond engaging, but second only to reading the book itself - preferably aloud to others.  Marisa and Ezer are welcome visitors when they do "story time" at schools, libraries and for "kids of all ages" - such as those at Pilgrim Place.   Enjoy the episode and the book, and share both with everyone you know,  If you tell Marisa and Ezer how much you enjoyed both, you'll get a big smile and an enthusiastic tail-wag, respectively,  guaranteed.

============================
Contact Marisa through Ezer's website: https://www.ezerthebagel.com/contact
To book a visit with Marisa and Ezer: https://www.ezerthebagel.com/book-visit

OR...Contact Marisa and Ezer By
email: [email protected]
Visit them on
Facebook 
and 
Instagram (@ezerthebagel)
pages to keep current on what they're doing and where they'll be.

Visit 42nd Street Bagels in Claremont for a delicious "Ezer" Bagel Dog

To purchase the book, visit:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
BAM! Books-A-Million
Powell's City of Books
and most other fine book retailers.

Please leave a book review on Amazon, and a podcast review on Apple, Spotify, etc.

Thank you!

Sincerely,
Ezer and Marisa

Feedback, questions, comments, constructive criticism are all welcomed and encouraged.
Send to [email protected] with Feedback in the subject line, or go to the appropriate page on Claremont Speaks' website - https://www.claremontspeaks.com

Claremont Speaks is a Paradise Road Media production. PRM is dedicated to helping you create, launch and produce your own podcast, allowing you to focus on being the creator while PRM does the rest. To explore using the power of your own podcast for your self or to promote your business, charity, political group...or any other reason...email [email protected].

Claremont's business community is made up of many unique, specialized retail destinations and relatively few mega-corporate businesses; no "big-box" stores, no large malls, and few classic "fast food" establishments.  Claremont resident and entrepreneur Matt Zartuche, CEO of Paymintz Merchant Services Solutions,  set aside a few moments to explain how having the right set of business tools and support is essential in competing with the large businesses and optimizing what is an ideal environment for entrepreneurs, small retailers and other growing businesses.   

Running a small business is tough enough.  To be optimally competitive, most solo-preneurs and small, hardworking, clever business owners could use help with the innumerable important, but time-sucking tasks and headaches - payment processing, sales tax collection/reporting, and creating and growing one's on-line presence and sales volume, as a few examples.  Matt explains how automating and streamlining these processes frees the owners to build on the core strengths of their business, and provides an example of how one business increased their volume by several hundred percent.  These services also help enterprises classified as "high risk" - debt collection and cannabis/CBD products for example - get access to the kinds of financial services that they absolutely need and are often denied.

If only for the information and education, every small business is encouraged to listen to this episode.  Matt invites all to contact him (no obligation) - to answer any questions and learn how these products and services could be customized to render the absolute most from all your efforts. 

Spoiler Alert!  When you do meet with Matt: if you mention how much you enjoyed this episode, you may be at risk of getting a free beer.

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Matt Zertuche
Paymintz Merchant Services
Website: Paymintz.net
For their contact form : https://paymintz.net/contact/
Phone: 310-770-7478
Email: [email protected]
To book an appointment: https://bookwithmemattz.as.me/schedule.php
Success story - Hall of Fame Baseball Cards: https://paymintz.net/paymintz-merchant-services-hall-of-fame-baseball-card-shop/

Feedback, questions, comments, constructive criticism are all welcomed and encouraged.
Send to [email protected] with Feedback in the subject line, or go to the appropriate page on Claremont Speaks' website - https://www.claremontspeaks.com

Claremont Speaks is a Paradise Road Media production. PRM is dedicated to helping you create, launch and produce your own podcast, allowing you to focus on being the creator while PRM does the rest. To explore using the power of your own podcast for your self or to promote your business, charity, political group...or any other reason...email [email protected].

Claremont's business community is made up of many unique, specialized retail destinations and relatively few mega-corporate businesses; no "big-box" stores, no large malls, and few classic "fast food" establishments.  Claremont resident and entrepreneur Matt Zartuche, CEO of Paymintz Merchant Services Solutions,  set aside a few moments to explain how having the right set of business tools and support is essential in competing with the large businesses and optimizing what is an ideal environment for entrepreneurs, small retailers and other growing businesses.   

Running a small business is tough enough.  To be optimally competitive, most solo-preneurs and small, hardworking, clever business owners could use help with the innumerable important, but time-sucking tasks and headaches - payment processing, sales tax collection/reporting, and creating and growing one's on-line presence and sales volume, as a few examples.  Matt explains how automating and streamlining these processes frees the owners to build on the core strengths of their business, and provides an example of how one business increased their volume by several hundred percent.  These services also help enterprises classified as "high risk" - debt collection and cannabis/CBD products for example - get access to the kinds of financial services that they absolutely need and are often denied.

If only for the information and education, every small business is encouraged to listen to this episode.  Matt invites all to contact him (no obligation) - to answer any questions and learn how these products and services could be customized to render the absolute most from all your efforts. 

Spoiler Alert!  When you do meet with Matt: if you mention how much you enjoyed this episode, you may be at risk of getting a free beer.

================================================

Matt Zertuche
Paymintz Merchant Services
Website: Paymintz.net
For their contact form : https://paymintz.net/contact/
Phone: 310-770-7478
Email: [email protected]
To book an appointment: https://bookwithmemattz.as.me/schedule.php
Success story - Hall of Fame Baseball Cards: https://paymintz.net/paymintz-merchant-services-hall-of-fame-baseball-card-shop/

Feedback, questions, comments, constructive criticism are all welcomed and encouraged.
Send to [email protected] with Feedback in the subject line, or go to the appropriate page on Claremont Speaks' website - https://www.claremontspeaks.com

Claremont Speaks is a Paradise Road Media production. PRM is dedicated to helping you create, launch and produce your own podcast, allowing you to focus on being the creator while PRM does the rest. To explore using the power of your own podcast for your self or to promote your business, charity, political group...or any other reason...email [email protected].

Claremont is rich in many resources, not the least of which are the smart, active and involved residents.  One of the most prominent is Evaggelos Vallianatos, Ph.D , an ecopolitical theorist and environmental strategist, historian and outspoken activist in the fight against global warming.  He describes this struggle as a matter of life-and-death for us all.  In the first of what is planned to be a series of forthright and pointed interviews,  Dr. Vallianatos posits that Claremont could, should - must - be a leader in this fight, and how Claremont could lead by example.  Claremont's leadership in this regard - if the city leaders, businesses and residents so choose to accept the challenge - would benefit Claremont environmentally, financially, and by increasing the value of living in the city, all while making valuable and effective local contributions against global warming.   One may not be able to change the world,  but the measures to change things locally are well within reach.

To contact Dr. Vallianatos, please send email to:
[email protected]

Dr. Vallianatos' Blogs and Articles
http://vallianatos.blogspot.com
https://www.counterpunch.org/author/evaggelos-vallianatos/
https://muckrack.com/evaggelosvallianatos

Selected Highlights of Dr. Vallianatos' Biography:

Experience: 

• Capitol Hill, 1976-78: International politics of food and agriculture
• US Environmental Protection Agency, 1979-2004: environmental regulation, human and ecological risks of pesticides and industrialized agriculture, benefits of organic farming alternatives to industrialized farming, climate change

Teaching

• Dr. Vallianatos has taught at several universities, including Pitzer College and California Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Books by Dr. Vallianatos (Amazon Links)

• This Land is Their Land: How Corporate Farms Threaten the World
• The Antikythera Mechanism: The Story Behind the Genius of the Greek Computer and its Demise 
• Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA 
• Fear in the Countryside: The Control of Agriculture in the Poor Countries by Non-Peasant Elites
• The Passion of the Greeks

Feedback, questions, comments, constructive criticism are all welcomed and encouraged.
Send to [email protected] with Feedback in the subject line, or go to the appropriate page on Claremont Speaks' website - https://www.claremontspeaks.com

Claremont Speaks is a Paradise Road Media production. PRM is dedicated to helping you create, launch and produce your own podcast, allowing you to focus on being the creator while PRM does the rest. To explore using the power of your own podcast for your self or to promote your business, charity, political group...or any other reason...email [email protected].

Claremont is rich in many resources, not the least of which are the smart, active and involved residents.  One of the most prominent is Evaggelos Vallianatos, Ph.D , an ecopolitical theorist and environmental strategist, historian and outspoken activist in the fight against global warming.  He describes this struggle as a matter of life-and-death for us all.  In the first of what is planned to be a series of forthright and pointed interviews,  Dr. Vallianatos posits that Claremont could, should - must - be a leader in this fight, and how Claremont could lead by example.  Claremont's leadership in this regard - if the city leaders, businesses and residents so choose to accept the challenge - would benefit Claremont environmentally, financially, and by increasing the value of living in the city, all while making valuable and effective local contributions against global warming.   One may not be able to change the world,  but the measures to change things locally are well within reach.

To contact Dr. Vallianatos, please send email to:
[email protected]

Dr. Vallianatos' Blogs and Articles
http://vallianatos.blogspot.com
https://www.counterpunch.org/author/evaggelos-vallianatos/
https://muckrack.com/evaggelosvallianatos

Selected Highlights of Dr. Vallianatos' Biography:

Experience: 

• Capitol Hill, 1976-78: International politics of food and agriculture
• US Environmental Protection Agency, 1979-2004: environmental regulation, human and ecological risks of pesticides and industrialized agriculture, benefits of organic farming alternatives to industrialized farming, climate change

Teaching

• Dr. Vallianatos has taught at several universities, including Pitzer College and California Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Books by Dr. Vallianatos (Amazon Links)

• This Land is Their Land: How Corporate Farms Threaten the World
• The Antikythera Mechanism: The Story Behind the Genius of the Greek Computer and its Demise 
• Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA 
• Fear in the Countryside: The Control of Agriculture in the Poor Countries by Non-Peasant Elites
• The Passion of the Greeks

Feedback, questions, comments, constructive criticism are all welcomed and encouraged.
Send to [email protected] with Feedback in the subject line, or go to the appropriate page on Claremont Speaks' website - https://www.claremontspeaks.com

Claremont Speaks is a Paradise Road Media production. PRM is dedicated to helping you create, launch and produce your own podcast, allowing you to focus on being the creator while PRM does the rest. To explore using the power of your own podcast for your self or to promote your business, charity, political group...or any other reason...email [email protected].