by Hengame Abassi | May 26, 2015 | CULTURE, FEATURED, SPRING 2015
Farsi Show is a show about older students at Pierce College hosted by Heni Abassi. On today’s segment, Heni interviews Amir Asad Mohamadian, Iranian boxing champion and owner of Shape It Fitness. Amir is a trainer who has had students such as world-title heavyweight James Toney, Miss America and Miss California candidates and many Iranian superstars.
اورزش اغلب مترادفة با روحيه ورزشكارى، جوانمردى ،وپهلوانى؛ پهلوانى به شيوه پورياى ولى, تختى، ناصر حجازي و…..
by Mareo-Ahmir Lawson | May 26, 2015 | CULTURE, FEATURED, OPINION, SPRING 2015
Green Talk is a talk show that features non-biased in-depth coverage of local marijuana industry leading up to next year’s election hosted by Charlie Converse. On this segment, Charlie interviews Cyrus Sephahbodi, lead staff writer for Leafhead LLC. Leafhead is, according to their website, “the largest network of cannabis professionals.” Cyrus also writes for Leafhead Media, the company’s blog.
At this time, many people are looking more and more to the marijuana and cannabis industries emerging around the country. With the medical benefits stacking up, and more and more people willing to look for weed shops near utah to assist with health ailments, public opinion is beginning to sway heavily towards a favorably green future.
Cannabis can be consumed in a variety of ways which is good as it means that the industry can cater to its wide range of customers’ wants. Many want to know ‘how long does it take for edibles to kick in?’ and ‘how do you roll a joint?’ but, luckily for them, there’s a wealth of information to help them online.
This increased presence of marijuana is undeniably having an impact on the workplace too. For example, employers that regularly screen their employees for illicit substances are carrying out a marijuana drug test and other screening processes on a more frequent basis. It will, therefore, be interesting to see what the future holds for drug screening in the workplace.
It is also interesting to note that due to changing public perceptions, an increasing number of people are expressing an interest in growing their own cannabis from home. This surge in popularity seems to be meeting a demand for marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes. Tempted to learn more? You can find further information about cannabis cultivation and even purchase cannabis seeds for sale online at weed-seeds.ca.
For now though, we’ll talk about the impact this has had on the local industry, amongst other topics.
by Lucas Wiggins | May 25, 2015 | CULTURE, FEATURED, SPRING 2015
Women of the Valley is a weekly show hosted by Lucas Wiggins that focuses on the lifestyles of the women of the San Fernando Valley. In this segment, Lucas interviews Jennifer Rosenberg, an Intercultural Communications Professor at Pierce College.
by Mareo-Ahmir Lawson | May 25, 2015 | FEATURED, PIERCE, SPRING 2015
In The Hot Box is a weekly talk show hosted by Mareo Lawson dedicated to interviewing local members of the community and reporting news, events, and traffic from the San Fernando Valley’s Hot Box. On this episode Mareo Lawson rants about honoring those who fought for our freedom. So why is it called “All Bleed Green?” You’ll have to listen to find out.
In honor of those who gave their life to protect the rights we all take for granted.
Think before you drink! Designate a driver
For more information about the National Conference of Community Justice NCCJ.org
Previously named the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
by Mareo-Ahmir Lawson | May 22, 2015 | DOCUMENTARIES, FALL 2015, PROFILES, SPRING 2015
In this documentary, KPCRadio.com reporter Alan Castro looks into how 11:11 A Creative Collective, a nonprofit organization that aims to increase people’s awareness of art and artists in the San Fernando Valley, created the Canoga Park Art Walk and dives into the organization’s history.
