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Rebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 057: Taking Care of Those Who Take Care of Us, with Eaton Fire Survivor and LAFD Captain Jerry Puga, and Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association President, Captain Chris StineSend us a textIn this, the second part of our special two-part holiday edition of Rebuild:LA, host Cameron Barrett sits down with an Eaton Fire survivor and the president of an organization that lent him a hand. Both guests happen to be Los Angeles Fire Department Captains. In part I released last week, Captain Jerry Puga told the story of turning his back on his burning home, knowing he couldn't save it. And his friend, Captain Chris Stine, the President of the Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association (LAFRA), talked about the work his organization did...
2025-12-3028 minRebuild:LARebuild:LA Episode 056: Fighting One Fire, While the Other Burns Down Your Home, with Eaton Fire Survivor, LAFD Captain Jerry Puga, and Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association President, Captain Chris StineSend us a textThe first of our special two-part holiday edition of Rebuild:LA has host Cameron Barrett sitting down with an Eaton Fire survivor and the president of an organization that lent him a hand. What makes the conversation unique is that both guests are Los Angeles Fire Department Captains. Captain Jerry Puga lost his home in the Eaton Fire, evacuating with his family just minutes before the fire took out his whole neighborhood. And his friend, Captain Chris Stine, is the President of the Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association (LAFRA), an organization that's been...
2025-12-2334 min
Live Life Podcast"From Struggles to Strength: Breaking the silence on Men's Mental health with Matthew Villegas"Today on the Live Life Podcast, we welcome Matthew Villegas, a former sheriff’s deputy from Salinas, California, who has undergone a powerful transformation. After dedicating over 13 years to law enforcement, Matthew found himself grappling with severe anxiety, depression, addiction, and thoughts of suicide battles that many men face in silence due to the stigma around mental health. Hitting rock bottom, Matthew sought help through detox and residential treatment, where he not only achieved sobriety but discovered his calling. Now, as an AOD (Alcohol and Other Drugs) counselor, he is passionate about breaking the silence on men’s mental heal...
2024-10-171h 52
Cinematic Underdogs19. The Last Dance Pt. I: Episodes I - V (2020)On this special edition episode of Cinematic Underdogs, we cover the first half (episodes 1-5) of our first Wild Card Flick: "The Last Dance"!
Given that "The Last Dance" is a sports documentary series and thus veers outside of the realm of feature films (it is actually not even a flick, come to think of it), your friendly Underdogs will be the first to acknowledge that we outright broke an explicit rule outlined in the introductory podcast: that we would not deviate from the insular domain of 'cinematic' sports movies.
But for Michael Jordan, Phil Ja...
2021-02-031h 54Cinematic Underdogs14. Jerry Maguire (1996) - Bonus Interview W/ J.B. HuffmanHello everyone!
If you enjoyed the last Cinematic Underdogs podcast episode on "Jerry Maguire", and were craving just a little more content on what is inarguably one of the most iconic 90s flicks, today is your lucky day: here is a bonus, heartfelt thirty-minute interview with J.B. Huffman! On this special episode, we manage to cover some totally new territory about the film, and deconstruct the characters' arcs—thematically, tonally, and emotionally—from an entirely different perspective.
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2020-12-2728 minCinematic Underdogs13. Jerry Maguire (1996)From #MeToo indictments (Cuba Gooding Jr.) to scientology scandals & Covid-19 fulminations on set (Tom Cruise) to excessive plastic surgery (Renee Zellweger) to fading into cultural irrelevance (Cameron Crowe) to a tragic death due to breast cancer (Kelly Preston) this year, pretty much everyone involved with “Jerry Maguire” (except for Regina King & some smaller bit characters—Jay Mohr / Bonnie Hunt / Jerry O'Connel) has aged neither smoothly nor gracefully.
Nevertheless, as children of the nineties and proud fans of the self-indulgent romanticism of Cameron Crowe flicks, this little film about an unhinged sports agent, a midlife crisis, and the difficu...
2020-12-211h 54
Lawyer 2 LawyerInside “Making a Murderer” and the Steven Avery TrialUpdate: Brendan Dassey, nephew to Steven Avery, the primary defendant from the "Making a Murderer" series on Netflix had his conviction for murder, rape, and mutilation of a corpse overturned by U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Duffin of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin last Friday. This episode was recorded shortly before the development. Back on October 31st of 2005, a young photographer named Teresa Halbach went missing. Teresa’s last meeting had been with Steven Avery, on the grounds of Avery's Auto Salvage in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Teresa’s remains were later foun...
2016-08-1733 min