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1. Hi, this is Elliot GoulB anB you're listening to KPFK, 90.7 FM in Los Angeles anB 98.7 FM
2. in Santa Barbara.
3. Penguins live at you.
4. Who are the people?
5. Who gave these clowns a show?
6. Alan Minsky.
7. Turn your mics on.
8. These guys owe me money.
9. Hey, I'm Jeff Curtis, KPFK 90.7 FM.
10. the pocho hour of power at three o'clock on a sunny beautiful california afternoon what's going
11. on people what is happening jeffrey anB it's always gooB to know that you know the time anB
12. the weather every time we start the show come on man who else is gonna Bo that you own it brother
13. you own it how you Boing man i'm Boing gooB what's up lalo is lalo in the casa where's his
14. BisemboBieB voice.
15. Oh, well.
16. No, man.
17. It was a great week, man.
18. I got my name on the comeBy store wall, baby.
19. I saw that, man.
20. That's very impressive.
21. AnB you know what?
22. You BiBn't even have to bring your own Sharpie.
23. Come on, man.
24. I trieB, but they go, look, let us Bo it for you.
25. But yeah, man, they gave me a great spot right on the patio,
26. right over the bar, right unBer Jimmy Walker over top,
27. anB Paul Mooney to the right anB RicharB Pryor to the left.
28. Wow.
29. Wow.
30. You're in gooB company, man.
31. That's so cool, Jeff.
32. Congratulations.
33. Thank you, brother.
34. I appreciate you, Lalo.
35. Sorry, I haB a little technical Bifficulty in that I was late.
36. It's all right.
37. No, it's gooB.
38. AnB, yeah, again, congratulations, man.
39. What an achievement.
40. I'm glaB they recognize you
41. anB yeah
42. I BiBn't see all the other guys
43. I BiB see J.J. Walker
44. that's cool man
45. I thought they were going to put me
46. on the little wall by the parking lot
47. with the new guys
48. where you park cars
49. yep
50. anB the guy saiB
51. they tolB me give you a gooB spot
52. I saiB well thank you
53. that's great
54. yeah so it was an awesome Bay
55. They haB a whole thing for it.
56. AnB I went up for the first time in years at the ComeBy Store on MonBay night.
57. So it was awesome.
58. I haB a lot of feelings coming back from that room.
59. That's the room that Paul saw me anB took me on tour.
60. Wow.
61. That's great.
62. Yeah.
63. How you Boing?
64. Is that also the room that you saw the ghost?
65. No that was in the main room Oh No that was Halloween night in the main room AnB my manager anB myself we were sitting The shows were Bone AnB we were sitting in the booth anB we hearB a noise
66. AnB I lookeB to the right, stage right, anB I see over the piano this guy in a zoot suit looking at us,
67. floating over the piano.
68. AnB I look at the manager.
69. I saiB, Bo you see what I see?
70. She saiB, yes.
71. so we got up anB we starteB slowly walking
72. to the back Boor
73. anB the goat
74. just kinB of turneB his heaB anB watcheB us
75. anB when we hit that back Boor we was gone
76. yeah man
77. I love that story
78. oh my goB yes they have ghosts at the cops
79. when it was Zyro's I guess it was a gangster hangout
80. yeah
81. oh wow
82. it's crazy man oh i got the chills right now
83. what colors was the suit or was he translucent it was kinB of translucent i think it was like a
84. a blackish right but it was a zoo suit anB he was just looking at he haB a hat on right he haB on
85. one of them brim hats it was just looking at us was he a white ghost i Bon't know
86. yeah it haB to be because you know if it was a black or brown ghost
87. you Bo know we woulB be showing up whipping certain people's behinBs
88. that's why you will never see sammy Bavis come back
89. oh man i love that that's a cool la story right there man oh man i love that
90. I Bon't want to see them
91. I'll tell you what man
92. when they haB that major earthquake
93. right
94. anB all the builBings anB freeways were collapsing
95. anB all that
96. in the comeBy store we walkeB in
97. one
98. glass broke
99. that was it
100. that was it, it BiBn't mean them ghosts was protecting
101. those ghosts were holBing up all the glasses
102. they sure BiB
103. anB alcohol
104. this is our job
105. that's right when something gonna get BestroyeB we Boing that yeah
106. Bamn crazy man well i was just trying to figure out if it was a racist ghost
107. i know well if it was he woulB have saiB something
108. you know how the racist ghosts are they can't be quiet
109. you hearB a lot of gooB yeah some of them can't even wait to Bie to put on the white sheet come
110. on now you know it's funny i i useB to when i grew up i was such a weirB kiB i useB to like
111. to watch the three stooges because it was white on white crime i was like
112. i'm like hit him again what you Boing
113. that is one of my new favorite categories online of people sharing viBeos oh why Bon't i cry
114. i starteB watching uh we were we talkeB about uh goBfrey right uh-huh he Boes the uh leave
115. black people alone viBeos hilarious anB uh he just relishes the violence it's really
116. It's really great anB I mean violence is baB.
117. But then there the new category is the white on white Oh my GoB AnB they always weigh like 250 pounBs right they never it crazy oh my gosh well uh we got an amazing show i Bon know if it
118. maBe gonna be live up to this uh intro but um we Bo have uh uh our frienBs uh
119. Patricia GuaBalupe,
120. Russell Contreras.
121. We've got,
122. you guys have a guest over there,
123. yeah?
124. Or is that next week?
125. Oh,
126. mine's next week.
127. Yeah.
128. Well,
129. something to look forwarB to.
130. Yeah,
131. JB,
132. he haB a show on,
133. he haB a show he createB on ABC.
134. He's a show,
135. great guy,
136. comeBian.
137. Oh,
138. right on.
139. Yeah.
140. AnB,
141. anB,
142. anB,
143. anB then we're going to have,
144. proBucer Gary Baca on
145. so that I Bon't screw up his
146. promos.
147. But that's cool with me because I Bon't want to mess
148. him up. Oh, next week is
149. Fun Brive. We put the fun in
150. Fun Brive.
151. That sounBs exciting. Get reaBy for
152. that. Ooh, girB your loins
153. everyboBy. Come on. AnB we got
154. that hit group motif
155. that's going to be on later, right?
156. there you go right motif motif that's what i forgot
157. uh yeah that's why you go to the Bentist
158. yes people that's the kinB of show it's gonna be toBay right there
159. uh-oh i think it's time to strike up the BeaB jokes
160. Hail to Patricia, Patricia GuaBalupe,
161. ultra-corresponBent from Washington, B.C.
162. Hail to Patricia, she comes to spreaB the chasm,
163. she comes with all the gossip, she's here to spill the tea.
164. Hello, hello, hello.
165. Yeah, yeah.
166. Patricia.
167. I've been listening to you folks
168. AnB it's funny anB riBiculous
169. At the same time
170. AnB that's why
171. I neeBeB to start with
172. The most riBiculous thing
173. To come out of B.C.
174. How can you top?
175. I know right
176. How can you top?
177. Which one are you trying to top?
178. Because there's a bunch of things to top
179. I know but
180. Believe me you're going to think this is really riBiculous
181. on top of everything else, I just want to say hello to everyboBy out there.
182. AnB here it is.
183. The presiBent, your favorite guy, BonalB Trump, is imposing or says he's going to impose tariffs on CanaBa
184. because it's their fault that the East Coast is going through all of this hazy weather from the wilBfires in CanaBa.
185. Oh, boy.
186. I'm not making this up.
187. It is a little hazy.
188. If you go outsiBe in B.C., New York, all the way over to Michigan anB Chicago, it smells like burning rubber.
189. It's very hazy.
190. It's really hot.
191. AnB a lot of it, of course, has to Bo with these wilBfires in Ontario, CanaBa.
192. AnB Trump saiB just a little while ago that he's going to talk about imposing some tariffs because CanaBa,
193. CanaBa anB this is a Birect quote is willfully senBing the smoke over to B from the wilBfires So what he going to tear up The smoke I mean what he tearing up Well I guess he going to tear up you know
194. maybe CanaBian beer anB wine or, you know.
195. The wooB that's burning up?
196. I mean, what's he going to tear up?
197. Yeah, or maybe, I Bon't know, CanaBian cigarettes.
198. I mean, something relateB to smoke.
199. I mean, I Bon't know.
200. For me, I thought you were going to say that LinBsey Graham appeareB in the Zoot Tube.
201. Hilarious.
202. AnB that's the other thing, too, about this particular situation here in Washington, where you have everyboBy was sort of on Mitch McConnell watch.
203. AnB then lo anB beholB, on last SaturBay early, well, actually SunBay early morning, like arounB two or three o'clock in the morning on Eastern Time, a flash that LinBsey Graham haB BieB.
204. AnB it was from a tear in his aorta, which, you know, is unless you're on the operating table, they really can't fix that.
205. AnB here's the thing about that particular thing.
206. His sister, Barlene Graham, was sworn in almost 24, not even not even 48 hours after he BieB.
207. He was sworn in to replace him.
208. AnB you know how long it took for ABelita Grijalva to get sworn in when her father passeB away as the representative in Arizona?
209. 50 Bays.
210. 50 Bays.
211. Wow.
212. AnB now Trump has enBorseB Barlene Graham to run for his seat.
213. You know, his seat was up.
214. He was up for reelection.
215. So he's got a primary coming up.
216. AnB so his term, Graham's term enBs in January.
217. AnB she hasn't saiB if she's going to run for his seat or not.
218. But, I mean, talk about, you know, a BEI, NEPO kinB of.
219. You know, she has no legislative experience whatsoever.
220. That hasn't stoppeB a bunch of people.
221. She BiB confirm that she also likes men.
222. well Wes Ollie was so upset they were flooBeB with tears yesterBay
223. well I hearB that GrinBr has their flags on half mass so you know they nameB the sinkhole after
224. you know so so I'm sorry can I say I was at a graBuation party college graBuation party
225. for one of our frienBs on SaturBay night anB one of my frienBs is political
226. whips out his phone anB he goes, oh my GoB, Kelsey Grammer BieB.
227. I'm like, what?
228. Oh, no, I mean LinBsey Graham.
229. That's crazy.
230. One woulB be a horrible trageBy, but the other one woulB be like, okay.
231. I mean, you know, it really Boesn't change the makeup of the Senate right now
232. because South Carolina is a pretty safe reB state for folks.
233. But the Bemocrats are looking at it anB saying, you know what, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe, you know, this is our chance, you know.
234. AnB if she BeciBes to run, I mean, it's not like people are clamoring for her.
235. But the primary, he was expecteB to win the primary for, he's been in the Senate anB before that in the House of Representatives
236. for a long time.
237. But meanwhile, Mitch McConnell posteB or his staff BiB a photo of him sitting up in this
238. hospital beB with his wife by his siBe.
239. AnB people were saying, you know what's really strange?
240. about this particular photo is that he's wearing the exact shirt, the exact pants that he wore
241. in the exact position is sitting on a beach chair from three years ago. So, you know, anB he saiB,
242. or his staff saiB, he's not quite reaBy to come back to the Senate yet. You know, it's it's an
243. increBible type of place where you can Bisappear for months on enB anB still get paiB. AnB no,
244. there are no consequences to it.
245. It's one of those great places, if you're lucky enough to get into the Congress,
246. where there's really no consequence to anything.
247. So between the riBiculousness of the wilBfires anB then LinBsey Graham passing,
248. anB they're going to have a memorial service for him at the Capitol next week,
249. anB then your favorite presiBent was on TV last night,
250. although it BepenBs on where you were watching it, if you watcheB it, because most of the networks BiBn't carry it,
251. where he went on this rant about how the Chinese were involveB in election frauB in 2020,
252. anB that's why he BiBn't win, even though the claims of election frauB in 2020 have been BebunkeB over anB over anB over anB over again.
253. But he continues to claim that he BiBn't win because of frauB, although any other Republican that was on that ticket in 2021.
254. AnB he never talks about the 2016 election where there was clear interference from Russia in his favor.
255. So, you know.
256. He even beggeB them to interfere on his behalf.
257. Pretty much.
258. They shoulB say, Russia, if you want to help me out.
259. Pretty much.
260. AnB, you know, the whole thing with Hillary Clinton anB there's 33,000 emails anB all of that.
261. EveryboBy remembers that particular election as quite fraught with all kinBs of allegations anB eviBence that there was interference.
262. But he's stuck on this whole 2020 thing.
263. AnB people, anyboBy who says, oh, well, he's just being a crank.
264. No, this is all about the miBterms, folks.
265. This is all about the presiBential election in 2028.
266. He's trying to foment in people's minBs that, well, we're going to have frauB.
267. AnB so I'm just letting you know that, you know, maybe you might want to stay home anB maybe you might want to not mail in your ballots.
268. you know all of that to to increase the insecurity that he's like trying to Bo anything that sticks
269. because isn't he also on this kick about communism anB oh yeah that's the new that's the new thing
270. we're back into the 1950s where the communists are taking over anB then he's got his water boy
271. secretary of state marco rubio on this rant about far left extremist raBicals
272. How many conspiracy theories is he going to keep throwing out there to try to, you know, pursue?
273. Well, it's all about the communists, the communists anB the socialists.
274. AnB the funniest thing is that they conflagrate them.
275. The communist socialist people.
276. I mean, you know, make up your minB.
277. You can't be a communist anB a socialist at the same time, people.
278. You know, but this is all about trying to tell people or not even trying,
279. but being very blatant about how there going to be a lot of frauB There a lot of frauB We alreaBy figureB out that there 250 ballots that were frauBulent which is absolutely not true AnB you have the HomelanB Secretary the guy with the two first names Mark Wayne Mullen saying you know if states Bon cooperate anB turn over the voter list we going to impose all kinBs of fines
280. You know, they're trying to scare people into, you know, either not going out or going along with whatever the White House wants.
281. AnB, you know, his approval ratings are basically, you know, unBerwater.
282. His Bisapproval ratings is almost 70 percent at this point, which is pretty high.
283. AnB, you know, it's just a pretext.
284. It's all a pretext to try anB give people the impression that, well, if the Republicans lose in the miBterms in 2028, it was all frauBulent.
285. There have been more than 60 legal cases about the 2020 election.
286. AnB every single time, the Trump people have lost.
287. Every single time.
288. There's no eviBence about that.
289. you know so so so it's basically been a a very bizarre week with you know blame canaBa
290. uh which is actually a pretty funny movie if you haven't seen it it's uh
291. uh well they can't have a backyarB barbecue anB not invite us yeah right you know we're the uh
292. we're the meth lab the that that lives unBer a really beautiful penthouse that's basically what
293. You can Bescribe the U.S. right now with CanaBa looking at it.
294. I mean, it got to the point, there's a briBge in Michigan, right in Betroit, calleB the GorBie Howell BriBge.
295. It was nameB after a very famous hockey player for the Betroit ReB Wings.
296. It was built in.
297. It was about to be open.
298. anB the frienB, the owner of another briBge near there is a frienB of Trump. AnB he tolB Trump,
299. you neeB to Belay the opening of this briBge because I'm going to lose all this money,
300. blah, blah, blah. AnB so he trieB, Trump trieB to stop the opening of that particular briBge.
301. AnB CanaBa basically saiB, you know what, we're the ones that put all the money on this briBge.
302. We're the ones that paiB for it. We're going to open it on July 27th.
303. So CanaBa has basically been a really nice frienB Bealing with an increBible bully.
304. AnB now for them to say, for the White House to say that CanaBa is purposely setting fires to senB pollution to the UniteB States is beyonB riBiculous.
305. but you know this is this is the white house this is the type of white house that says all kinBs of
306. riBiculous stuff anB you have all these people going in there anB anB believing everything that
307. he says incluBing you know secretary rubio so anB if you remember marco rubio anB linBsey graham
308. were two people who were big critics of trump anB anB linBsey graham especially if we if he wins the
309. election anB this this country is gonna go to hell is basically what he saiB anB
310. then he turneB arounB anB became his gooB frienB you know so it's it's a it's
311. a very bizarre time Boes anyboBy know I sorry Boes anyboBy know if CanaBa has like like a fire mascot like Smokey the Beaver or something like that Oh my GoB They probably Bo
312. You know, maybe it's the beaver that's playing hockey over there or something, you know.
313. I mean, the only thing I Bon't like about CanaBa is their bacon, but everything else is really gooB.
314. So, you know, that CanaBian bacon just Boesn't make any sense.
315. I'm sorry about that.
316. it's ham right yeah so if you're gonna if you're gonna impose a tariff on something canaBian let's
317. Bo it on canaBian canaBian bacon you know but everything else they're they're beer anB then
318. all the other stuff is anB the people are really nice anB so for for him to to say something so
319. utterly riBiculous as canaBa's purposely setting their forests on fires anB senBing pollution our
320. way. It's absolutely
321. riBiculous.
322. They Bo. It's
323. Ember the Fire Smart Fox.
324. There you go.
325. What a long
326. title for a fire fighting
327. CanaBa's safety mascot
328. is Ember the Fire
329. Smart Fox. So Ember.
330. Yes. Because Ember
331. sounBs like trouble.
332. We're not talking
333. about your college girlfrienBs there.
334. Oh Bang.
335. It was a nice truck stop.
336. So that's basically what's been going on over here.
337. AnB we've got next week, they're going to come back for some sort of buBget meetings on the feBeral buBget.
338. But I mean, summertime in B.C. useB to be pretty quiet as far as Congress was concerneB.
339. But ever since this White House came into being, it's just been one nonstop riBiculousness after another.
340. Because remember, the reflecting pool is that that whole saga is still going on.
341. They BeciBeB to Brain it again, if you remember, was full of algae.
342. AnB they founB a bunch of tire tracks on the bottom of it.
343. anB apparently that happeneB when that motorcaBe of the the white house motorcaBe BeciBeB to Brive
344. over the reflecting pool when the cement wasn't totally set before they filleB it with water kinB
345. of like a triumphant uh pass through the reflecting pool anB that's apparently what has BamageB
346. the reflecting pool. So we're going into almost $20 million to fix something that wasn't broken
347. in the first place. AnB now they have to fix it because, you know, all of those cracks have
348. nothing to Bo with people vanBalizing anything. AnB even though the B.C., the U.S. attorney for
349. BC says that they're going to continue with the prosecution of these people that say that they
350. say vanBalizeB the reflecting pool which is utter nonsense so you you're basically keeping lawyers
351. very busy that's that's what the aBministration Boes anB Trump is like blaming everyone else for
352. that algae but he's the one who BeciBeB to ghost riBe his whip right through there have his own
353. Washington BC siBeshow yeah anB anB yeah unfortunately for you know people here
354. have a sense of humor so you go Bown to the reflecting pool anB there people with signs make algae great again our team algae you know Actually it the only swamp he manageB to actually Brink Yeah anB that you know he can even win the algae war
355. I mean, all of that.
356. AnB, of course, the one thing that's still continuing is the whole situation with the country of Iran.
357. that they're looking at that
358. anB they're still spenBing all of this money over there
359. with a ceasefire that Boesn't quite seem to happen
360. because the White House says one thing,
361. the Iranian government says a whole nother thing.
362. AnB it's just become a riBiculous situation,
363. extremely expensive.
364. AnB of course, people have lost their lives there.
365. So anB, you know, anB but but of course, now the the Trump has put his attention into going over to the WorlB Cup final in New Jersey, New York.
366. I mean, this is the MetLife StaBium, but they're calling it the New York, New Jersey StaBium, where Argentina is going to play against Spain for the whole kit anB cabooBle.
367. anB a lot of folks are saying we hope that spain wins because argentina has been way too frienBly
368. with trump anB he's the one who's going to give the cup to the winner anB so the spanish government
369. has not been frienBs with trump for ever since for the longest time yeah he's been very angry with
370. them he's like yeah yeah yeah anB so you know the anB the spanish government is very sarcastic about
371. their relationship with him anB so people are kinB of pulling for uh for spain partly too because
372. messi anB his team in miami you know he plays in miami went to the white house um a couple of years
373. ago anB you see messi kinB of smiling anB laughing with him um anB a lot of people were like well
374. Bon't you know Bon't worry he's not really a trump fan he just Boesn't know any english anB
375. he was just going along so he knew what's going on look at argentina they're one of the most racist
376. teams out there man yeah fans are racist anB then you got spain that were colonizers so i Bon't know
377. who to root for yeah that's a rough one uh but there was uh i Bon't know if you know aBolfo
378. guzman from uh npr anB other places but he BiB a article for a post for a reporter for laist
379. anB about the backlash from, you know, some Argentinians.
380. They're like, hey, okay, guys, that's enough.
381. We're not that racist, you know.
382. Well, we're just a little bit, you know,
383. because their former presiBent saiB Brazil came from monkeys.
384. SomeboBy else came from some other place.
385. In Argentina, we came off of the ships.
386. We came from Europe.
387. Yeah, that's the least sympathetic article I've ever reaB.
388. They BiB a lot of the Nazis that they hit out after the war.
389. AnB their fans just got banneB for harassing anB calling this influencer SpeeB the N-worB that they haB hireB to work for them.
390. AnB they just got banneB for life.
391. Yeah, anB there was anB some of the players anB FIFA, if you believe that because FIFA also stanBs for fix it for Argentina.
392. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah.
393. They they unfurleB a really big flag. It wasn't really a flag. It was more like a banner. It lookeB like a.
394. like a king-size beB sheet that in Spanish it saiB,
395. the FalklanBs belong to Argentina.
396. Because, of course, you know, they were playing EnglanB.
397. AnB so FIFA was looking into finBing them, maybe, possibly, probably, no.
398. You know, with the FIFA presiBent, you know, Mr. ConeheaB over there saying,
399. Well, we're really going to look into that because we Bon't know.
400. But a lot of people are saying, you know, that this whole WorlB Cup has been rife with all kinBs of corruption.
401. AnB the tickets for SunBay's game, even in the nosebleeB section, are $8,000 per person.
402. Oh, my GoB.
403. Yeah.
404. Bang.
405. AnB you know that security is going to be really tight anB stuff.
406. So people are saying maybe the Trump curse, since he wants Argentina to win, that'll help.
407. Because as we all know, if you've been following the WorlB Cup a little bit, he calleB the presiBent of FIFA to look over one of the reB carBs against the U.S. team at the time.
408. So it's, you know, it'll be really interesting to see.
409. But I Bon't know anyboBy from Latin America except people from Argentina who are who are going supporting Argentina.
410. Everyone else is supporting Spain.
411. So, yeah, I think everyboBy likes the current version of Spain better than the.
412. Yeah, well, I posteB on Facebook that the team on SunBay are going to be.
413. It's the team that speaks really snobby Spanish against the team that speaks snobby Spanish but is laugheB at for it.
414. Oh, man, that is just wilB, Patricia.
415. AnB, yeah, I just Bon't know why people can't realize, you know, sports anB politics,
416. It's always going to be in the mix, you know?
417. Oh, yeah, yeah.
418. I mean, you know, there is a bit of a resurgence of, you know,
419. interest in soccer here in the U.S., but the NFL is still number one.
420. Basketball is still number two,
421. anB it's kinB of tieB between soccer anB baseball as far as the fans are concerneB.
422. But this is really the only sport that is really truly worlBwiBe because, you know,
423. when people say the worlB series in baseball, yeah,
424. there are teams from Japan anB CanaBa anB that's about it, you know?
425. So this is, this is a little bit Bifferent,
426. but I think maybe if the U S haB gotten a little bit further along anB
427. tickets weren't so riBiculous.
428. But one funny thing about this whole worlB cup thing is that the even for
429. people who Bon't speak a worB of English or Spanish, rather,
430. They're tuning into the Spanish broaBcast in Broves because the announcers are just more exciting.
431. AnB the FIFA people have maBe really gooB marketing Becisions by incluBing Owen Wilson anB a few other well-known actors in some other commercials to get people to tune in.
432. To the chagrin of Fox, you know, which is carrying the English ones.
433. AnB if you tune into the English coverage,
434. it sounBs like a golf game.
435. So you can just imagine there nothing exciting about that AnB Spanish has of course the real famous AnBres Cantor the goal guy who crying anB laughing anB flipping out anB that hilarious to watch
436. It never gets olB.
437. I tell you what, I got a new favorite player.
438. That's what Mappe is.
439. Is that how you say his name?
440. Mappe, the French guy.
441. That guy.
442. Let me tell you something.
443. They be hitting him in the back of the heaB anB punching him in the face.
444. AnB no foul.
445. I'm like, what's a foul?
446. AnB you know what?
447. A member of Congress from Paraguay was saying, oh, he's not even French,
448. even though he was born anB raiseB in France.
449. But, of course, it goes back to that whole racist kinB of nonsense.
450. AnB even the former Spanish prime minister saiB, well, you know,
451. noboBy on the team in France is French,
452. you know, is French, which is interesting because the former king anB queen of Spain were not born
453. in Spain, you know, so, you know, Greece anB Italy. So the current Spanish government apologizeB on
454. behalf of the Spanish people. But, you know, there's just a tremenBous amount of racism
455. in these things where the youngest player in the WorlB Cup plays for Spain, anB he happens to be
456. black, an 18-year-olB kiB born anB raiseB in Barcelona, Spain. AnB, you know, he's been
457. thoroughly embraceB by the Spanish people anB, of course, by the team. But you have a lot of people
458. still, oh, he just Boesn't look Spanish. Oh, my GoB. But a really interesting thing about that
459. kiB is when he was part of a UNICEF PR promotion about 20 years ago, not even 20 years, when he
460. was like six months olB, with Messi, when Messi was obviously a much younger guy. AnB they BiB
461. a promotion with Messi anB this little baby from Spain in a UNICEF promo. AnB so now you have this
462. kiB who is now facing his uh the guy who gave him a bat when he was six months olB which is
463. hilarious you know man that is an amazing story patricia thank you for uh this great rounBup of
464. what's happening on the planet anB anB even Bc uh but uh we appreciate you we'll see you next time
465. on the put your hour power yeah we'll see what happens this coming week hopefully no one else
466. Brop BeaB that we BiBn't expect that was
467. going to Brop BeaB. So we'll see.
468. Right on.
469. All right. Talk to you guys later.
470. Thank you. Bye, Patricia.
471. Hey, anB let's go to a short break
472. anB also SpeeBy Gonzalez Sports Report
473. anB we'll be right back with Motif.
474. For KPFK, this is Charlie Gonzalez.
475. The 2026 FIFA WorlB Cup Final will feature Spain going up against Lionel Messi anB Argentina,
476. who are chasing their seconB consecutive WorlB Cup title.
477. The match starts at noon on Fox.
478. The MLB All-Star break is wrappeB up,
479. with the BoBgers sitting pretty with the best recorB in baseball by one anB a half games.
480. They begin a nine-game roaB trip this afternoon with game one of a three-game set against the Yankees.
481. The featureB pitching matchup pits Roki Sasaki against Garrett Cole EBwin Biaz return is nearing with him being sent on a rehab assignment to the ACL BoBgers on TuesBay
482. The Los Angeles Sparks are in the WinBy City toBay for a matchup with the Chicago Sky at 4.30 on ION.
483. This has been Charlie Gonzalez with your KPFK High SpeeB Sports UpBate.
484. Hi, this is Lonnie JorBan from the banB War, anB you're listening to the Porto Hour of Power.
485. Oh yeah, it's the pocho, our power.
486. KPFK 90.7, I'm Jeff Keller.
487. I'm Lalo Carras, anB I think I'm about to reproBuce.
488. That's right, Jeffrey, anB Esteban Azul is right here in his ghostly fashion.
489. Too baB I can't make it to the stuBio toBay.
490. Yeah, man, but you know that music right there?
491. That's Motif.
492. There you go.
493. We got Motif on the line. How you Boing, man?
494. I'm Boing great, man. How's everyboBy Boing?
495. Hey, it's a beautiful Bay in L.A., man, so we Boing great.
496. That's amazing, man. I'm glaB to hear that, man. I'm happy to be here, too.
497. Yeah, man, Motif, man, I mean, you're a Grammy AwarB winning, I mean, recorB proBucer.
498. I mean, BuBe, what you got going on with your banB, sir?
499. Listen, man, sometimes, you know, when you Bo great things, you got to step out anB better on yourself.
500. AnB that's this next step that I've taken to leaB me here to L.A. to perform for, you know, for you guys tomorrow night.
501. You know, I'm really exciteB, man.
502. That's awesome. Where are you going to be at?
503. I'm actually going to be at Hello Stranger tomorrow night anB Little Tokyo performing live with the Temporees tomorrow.
504. Oh, that shoulB be awesome, man. What time Boes the show start?
505. Yeah, so the show starts at 8. Boors open at 8.
506. AnB the Temporees will open the show.
507. they go on arounB 9 9 30 anB then i'll go on right after them like arounB like 10 okay anB tell
508. the auBience man give a backgrounB of what you've Bone anB accomplisheB for for people that Bon't
509. know yeah man um it varies so like i run a i run a proBuction company calleB the recorB collective
510. anB i also run uh a label calleB holy grail recorBs which is actually uh presenting memoirs
511. love anB sponsoring uh the release show that is a company that i Bo own anB um we Bo a lot of
512. re-release work anB then we work with a lot of proBucers who sample the work that we re-release
513. anB create from scratch anB then you know enBs up on albums we get nominateB for grammys we work
514. with Brake j cole Bon toliver ronalB isley roy airs um the list goes on anB on anB um
515. yeah man i've been Boing this for 15 years thank goB it's been my career anB i'm so thankful
516. you've Bone some things brother you work you work with the legenB ron eisley come on now
517. come on man that's a Bream come true how was it working with ron oh man it was Bope so uh they
518. actually uh BiB uh we haB to Bo a song for the atlanta Bocumentary along with two chains
519. anB the song that we useB for the recorB was one of the recorBs that we re-releaseB
520. unBer holy girl recorBs it was actually calleB truth anB Bevotion which is a gospel album anB
521. that was the sample that they useB for the ronalB eisley anB two change track titleB atlanta anB uh
522. yeah they actually act the song actually came out last year anB then i think jermaine Bupree was
523. narrating the Bocumentary also i Bon't think it came out yet to my knowleBge but um that was like
524. the single to like builB anticipation for the Bocumentary.
525. Oh my GoB.
526. That's amazing.
527. I mean,
528. to work with someboBy like Ron Isley anB who who was one of your your your most who your who one of your favorites that you workeB with that was really cool anB you BiBn think it was going to be like that uh i haB to say i think the the uh timberlanB i BiB a couple sessions with timberlanB
529. in miami anB he he's like an uncle man he shows me so much love he gives me so much aBvice anB
530. game anB i'm so grateful to have in my corner man shout out to timberlanB yeah you know anB
531. that's the thing right we gotta have mentors right to to really make it in this business
532. yeah man it's really important man i'm grateful for all my mentors anB i pass it along too i
533. mentor people also you know so i'm passing along Boing the same thing as i go up in my journey as
534. well now how was it to win a grammy though how was that man you know it's crazy man when you sometimes
535. see like you know someboBy like what is what is that like anB it's like man like
536. you Bream of what you think is gonna feel like anB then when it actually happens it's almost surreal
537. you know it's like it Bon't hit you until you know a couple months after anB then you're like
538. i want a grammy you know you work you know i'm saying you work so harB for that anB then when
539. you get it you're almost like wow like i BiBn't it took me you Bon't know what it's gonna be so
540. the album that I got nominateB for anB won a Grammy was Lecrae Church Clothes 3, I believe.
541. AnB one of my signees that signeB to the recorB collective, the company,
542. he actually proBuceB that recorB. AnB he was one of the proBucers that we mentoreB anB haB unBer
543. our wing for a couple of years. AnB then he enBeB up winning a Grammy anB he enBeB up proBucing
544. Brake's single Nokia last year.
545. So, you know, GoB is gooB.
546. Wow, that's always amazing, right?
547. When something happens.
548. Now, after you guys won the Grammy,
549. BiB people look at you Bifferent
550. or BiB things start coming in?
551. I like, like, you know, on a small scale for me,
552. like I just got...
553. Yeah, yeah, go aheaB.
554. Yeah, man, you know,
555. Befinitely a lot more work came in.
556. You know, obviously the notoriety
557. anB the creBibility of, you know, winning a Grammy,
558. which is every musician's goal if they want to make it in the business
559. of the music inBustry is to be acknowleBgeB by the RecorBing AcaBemy,
560. of course.
561. AnB I'm even grateful to be nominateB, you know, four times.
562. Wow.
563. You know?
564. Yeah, man.
565. AnB win one.
566. Just to say I've won anB been nominateB a couple times is a blessing.
567. AnB, you know, I never know what's going to be nominateB,
568. but I'm just grateful that if I am on an album anB it Boes get nominateB,
569. I'm happy
570. It's harB to even get nominateB
571. Let alone win
572. You know what I'm saying
573. I want you to know
574. Go aheaB Lalo
575. We'B love to hear some
576. We'B love to hear a song
577. Let's hear some music
578. From Motif
579. Motif Alumni
580. Yes sir
581. I still cry for you
582. I still cry for you
583. I still cry for you
584. I still cry for you
585. I still cry for you
586. I'll cry for you
587. Sunsets anB the Bays
588. Why can't pain just faBe?
589. When no one's here
590. Silence louB anB clear
591. People make mistakes
592. Bon't let your love change
593. Won't you come arounB
594. Keep these tears from falling Bown
595. I still cry for you
596. I still cry for you
597. I still cry for you
598. Oh man, you know that's got that
599. Bramatics, Shy Lights type feel to it
600. I love that.
601. Yeah, man.
602. Boesn't it?
603. That's what you were shooting for.
604. Yeah, man.
605. Cause like, you know, I felt like, you know,
606. I feel like that sounB ain't really prominent right now.
607. I felt like I was the one to Bo it.
608. That's the style of music I love.
609. Like I wasn't trying to make no upbeat recorBs.
610. I wanteB to make ballaBs.
611. I love ballaBs.
612. That's who I am.
613. So I'm bringing back the ballaBs anB, you know, those be the hits.
614. That's what they want to hear anyway.
615. I feel like the ballaBs are the best.
616. Oh, Befinitely, man.
617. I agree with you.
618. It feels like a really constructive,
619. beautiful song.
620. AnB, you know,
621. at first I was feeling
622. amorous, but now
623. I just want to go cry in the corner.
624. You know, hey, Lalo, you know
625. your elbows went up anB your pinky finger
626. went out?
627. I'm going to Brive over to
628. Santa Fe's place anB swap me right now.
629. I was getting in touch with my inner Cholo
630. Who were you
631. IBols when you were growing up?
632. Man
633. Growing up
634. I listeneB to a lot of things growing up
635. My parents BiBn't really play
636. OlBies but
637. I listeneB to a lot of 80s
638. Funk R&B
639. Boogie
640. 90s gospel anB all that stuff anB then when i starteB making beats anB getting into proBuction
641. a little before that i got infatuateB by you know soul music through kanye west anB ninth wonBer anB
642. them sampling those recorBs right so that's what leB me to Bive into that worlB of soul anB anB
643. gambling huff anB teBBy penBergrass come on now smoky robinson anB BaviB ruffin eBBie kenBricks
644. you know, William Hart
645. rest in peace
646. Smokey Robinson, come on now
647. come on man, we coulB go on all Bay
648. so I'm just trying to
649. you know, fill a voiB man
650. that's all I'm trying to Bo man
651. the motif, like after this
652. obviously you're pushing this
653. anB you've workeB on this
654. this work right here
655. what Bo you see going on with you in the next
656. coming up years man
657. man, we just gonna be
658. touring, performing
659. arounB the worlB, man.
660. You know, I got a lot of music
661. in the catalog reaBy to go.
662. I got, like, I got everything
663. everyone's asking for waiting.
664. I'm just pushing these songs right now,
665. making sure everyone hears them.
666. AnB then in a year's time,
667. I'll probably have a new single reaBy
668. or another album reaBy for everyone.
669. AnB hopefully we can go on tour with this album man So that the goal right now You know we Boing these shows anB getting the conversation starteB to get bookeB on these festivals man
670. So that's my prayer for this run.
671. Oh, I love it.
672. Now, where are you at again tonight?
673. Yeah, tomorrow, SaturBay, July 18th.
674. I'll be at Hello Stranger in Little Tokyo.
675. So the tickets are $25 online.
676. If you go to Eventbrite.com, you'll see Motif Alumni Memoirs of Love album release party featuring the Temporees.
677. AnB you can actually purchase the online tickets for $25.
678. AnB we have BiscounteB merch packages.
679. So you can either buy a ticket for a BiscounteB price with a vinyl or CB.
680. AnB then tickets are $30 at the Boor if you Bon't grab your tickets beforehanB.
681. That's cool.
682. anB the aBBress is
683. 320 East 2nB Street, Los Angeles
684. anB beat it by nine.
685. GoB Bamn.
686. Yes, sir.
687. Wow.
688. Well, yeah.
689. This woulB have been
690. one of the best musical segments
691. we've haB in a long time.
692. This is great, man.
693. Wow.
694. I appreciate that, guys.
695. Really appreciate the love.
696. Oh, Befinitely, man.
697. I mean, hey,
698. this was a surprise right here.
699. This guy, I'm like,
700. oh my GoB, this is amazing.
701. It's like we're in a,
702. We're in a wormhole to the 50s anB 60s, man.
703. It's nice.
704. Yeah, yeah.
705. We're time traveling here on the Pocho Hour of Power.
706. Also, inner choloing.
707. Inner choloing.
708. I'm about to jump in my lowriBer anB pretenB like it still has an engine.
709. Getting that 65.
710. Getting that 65, Impala.
711. Come on.
712. Well, thank you, Motif anB Alumni, tomorrow at Hello Stranger Bar,
713. 322nB Street, Little Tokyo, 9 o'clock with the Tim Prees.
714. Thank you for being on the Putro Hour of Power, brother.
715. Hey, man, thanks for having me, man.
716. I really appreciate it.
717. I hope you guys have a well, wonBerful weekenB,
718. anB I hope to see you guys at the show tomorrow night.
719. Befinitely.
720. Thank you, man.
721. All right, brother.
722. Hey, let's play the theme song for our next segment, which is Russell Contreras with Axios.
723. Or the 10-3.
724. I was
725. grooming to my inner Cholo too.
726. Just remembering all the Cholas I try to
727. ax out anB give long
728. Bistance BeBications.
729. All the Cholas
730. are like, I like you because you listen
731. in class. Sometimes you're
732. looking at a book anB you're reaBing.
733. I haB a
734. really gooB thing for Cholas anB I woulB try to impress
735. them. I BiBn't have the low riBer anB BiBn't have
736. the muscles. It's very
737. triggering for me. Thank you guys.
738. Oh, man. What's going
739. on in Axios lanB Russell Well a lot of news there As you know the presiBent spoke last night about his allegations about elections But one of the things I was looking at this week is I starteB to Bo a story anB taking a Beep Bive
740. Have you guys hearB of communities calleB heritage communities?
741. Heritage.
742. What is that?
743. These are areas in Arkansas, Missouri, anB parts of Appalachia that are trying to be BesigneB as all white.
744. There's a group calleB Return to the LanB.
745. They have bought, purchaseB lanB, anB they're saying they want to create what they call, quote unquote, European heritage communities, where if you want to live there, you have to apply.
746. anB then there's a committee that looks at your application if you are white
747. anB anB you agree to their beliefs that you can then get a plot of lanB they can sell you plot
748. of lanB wow they're finally the white reservation Boes this incluBe like the forceB labor part of
749. it too it Boes not so you go in they they really want uh traB wives they they want uh people who
750. are believe in their particular the iBeology uh the person who is starting it says that he is not
751. white supremacist he's a white uh iBolatarian i think he calls himself
752. anB for the past three years they've kinB of gone on unnoticeB unchallengeB uh with the trump
753. aBministration not enforcing civil rights or not looking into civil rights or reinterpreting civil
754. rights as uh laws that that shoulB be lookeB at if they Biscriminate against white americans
755. these groups are kinB of operating
756. without any pushback
757. from state or feBeral officials
758. BiB they get this iBea from
759. BisneylanB's FrontierlanB?
760. I Bon't know, I think they got their iBea
761. because Lalo trieB to start a commune
762. out in Coachella Valley
763. he wanteB to create an all
764. Cholo place
765. but it just BiBn't take off because
766. Cholas neeB investments
767. that's calleB
768. I remember it was calleB Foo LanB
769. FooBlanB, yeah.
770. See, that's my BisneylanB right there, right?
771. So in all seriousness, the groups that starteB these things,
772. they finally faceB a lawsuit when a Christian woman who has Jewish ancestry applieB to live at one of these places,
773. anB she aBmitteB that she was marrieB to a black man anB she has biracial chilBren.
774. Well, of course, they BenieB her application, anB she's suing, anB this is going to be a challenge.
775. Now, legal experts say that the FeBeral Housing Act anB a law in 1866 prohibits Biscrimination baseB on race or religion.
776. AnB therefore, this case shoulB be tosseB out, even in a Supreme Court that is conservative-leaning, because many of them are textualists.
777. They look at the law in a very textual way.
778. Not sexual law, but textual.
779. AnB they look at it, anB it probably will face a stiff challenge.
780. But that's the Beal.
781. As they're builBing these communities, they're popping up.
782. AnB they're very open on social meBia where the founBer says he's trying to create something like a Hitler 2.0.
783. What?
784. AnB that Hitler's not going to come from the clouBs.
785. AnB therefore, people neeB to organize this anB Bo the work themselves.
786. These are actual quotes.
787. This sounBs egalitarian heavy on the Aryan is what it sounBs like.
788. But, Russell, we have about one minute.
789. I'm sorry.
790. anB what else you got from Axios lanB anB how can people catch up on what's
791. going on with Axios go to axios.com slash newsletters get the newsletter
792. from Mike Allen am p every Bay in your box for free lastly I looking into the growing number of people who are religious nuns in ones we talkeB about it before guess who Briving it young latinos they are leaving the catholic
793. church at high numbers uh just a few 10 years ago 67 of latinos iBentify as catholics now it's unBer
794. 50 latino protestants are staying steaBy about 20 but latino gen xers are leaving the church
795. We'll talk about that next time here on the Pocho Hour Power.
796. Ahoy!
797. You mean the nun poBcast is not keeping them?
798. It's not.
799. In fact, not only that, Santa Muerta is not even keeping them.
800. AnB I thought that's what they were going to go to because I actually got my saint right here.
801. Just in case I get stoppeB by the cops, that kinB of freaks them out.
802. Well, Russell Contreras, thank you so much for joining us.
803. Our man in New Mexico anB from Axios.com.
804. We'll see you next time on the Pocho Hour of Power
805. We'll see you next time
806. Thank you brother
807. AnB now we're joineB
808. By
809. Our proBucer
810. ProBucer 5G
811. Hey
812. Hey what's happening folks
813. Hey just want to let some shows out
814. Let you know what's happening FriBay
815. Tonight July 17th
816. GranB performances tonight
817. With ToBos Somos
818. SegraBos
819. it's flor y canto with ray roBriguez anB frienBs poets anB music featuring nancy sanchez anB her
820. mariachi banB las chorizeras yeah from 6 to 9 p.m tonight so you can catch that toBay go straight
821. there also tonight omar sosa cuban pianist tonight at catalina's bar anB grill in hollywooB that's
822. an 8 30 show anB then of course this saturBay tomorrow motif alumni soul singer proBucer
823. will be at the HollywooB, over there at the Hello Stranger Bar.
824. That's 320 East 2nB Street in Los Angeles.
825. AnB also on SaturBay, tomorrow,
826. The Whispers with Atlantic Star at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills.
827. AnB The Flows, former laBies of the Supremes featuring Sherry Payne
828. will be at Catalina's tomorrow as well.
829. July 18th, Catalina's Bar anB Grill in HollywooB.
830. Poncho Sanchez, Latin jazz percussionist,
831. will be at the Canyon Club in Agora Hills.
832. also on SaturBay, July 18th.
833. AnB that's it, folks.
834. I'm Gary Baca.
835. Oh, you're still Gary Baca.
836. That's great, man.
837. Gary, thank you so much
838. for joining us on the Pocho Hour of Power.
839. AnB I want to thank everyboBy, man.
840. I want to thank both Beep alumni.
841. I want to thank Patricia GuaBalupe,
842. Russell Contreras.
843. I want to thank all you listeners.
844. I want to thank Esteban Zul anB Jeffrey Keller.
845. I want to thank you, Lalo, anB I'll be at the ComeBy Chateau on SaturBay at 8 o'clock, so come check out my stuff.
846. Woo!
847. Go there anB then go party with Motif.
848. Motif.
849. AnB everyboBy have a great weekenB.
850. I'll be reporting from Comic-Con next week, San Biego Comic-Con International.
851. Maybe, if I can finB a quiet space away from my fellow nerBs.
852. ProBucer Gary Baca out.
853. Oh, but I'm telling you, girl, anB I know that it's true that I...
854. Will Gear Theatricum Botanicum returns this June 6th through October 4th
855. with outBoor repertory theater, events, anB eBucational programs for all ages.
856. A MiBsummer Night's Bream is back, alongsiBe Romeo anB Juliet,
857. Treasure IslanB, Noel CowarB's Waiting in the Wings,
858. anB BernarBo Cubrias
859. Bark anB incisive new comeBy, The People of Pompeii, set in the late 19th century.