Community Power! Elect Hugo Soto-Martinez!

...n his website. Electing Hugo is just the beginning. There’s a lot of work to do to turn this city around. Thankfully, more people are starting to pay attention to local elections. You can help out by going to my fundraising page for Hugo and chipping in a few dollars. Wherever you are you can be a part of change at the local level. I believe that Hugo is a great model for community power. Let’s take Los Angeles back by electing Hugo in June!...

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The Man Who Exorcised the Bermuda Triangle

...xander. I picked up a copy of this book in the library and it proved to be page turning fun. https://youtu.be/XZANit8XpmU?si=bb-nxTlgsa_4fw3Z Father Omand’s ecclesiastical career first came to prominence when he became the chaplain of a traveling circus. It was his work with this circus where his exorcism skills first came to use. A tragic incident occurred in which an otherwise normal and much loved strong man antagonized, in an uncharacteristic...

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089 The New Wildcrafted Cuisine with Pascal Baudar

...rmented hot sauces ethics of foraging You can take a class with Pascal via urbanoutdoorskills.com and make sure to check out Pascal’s amazing Facebook page. If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. A downloadable version of this podcast is here. Save...

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As Usual: a Smoky, Noisy 4th

.... Another example would be the large packs of dudes on dirt bikes (now sometimes electric motorcycles) popping wheelies. A mass act of civil disobedience, on the other hand, would receive a very different response from the authorities. If just from the reaction of our terrified cats and dog I’m not a fan of the 4th. When I woke up and peered out the window at 6 a.m. the next day I saw so much smoke I that I mistook it for fog. The air quality was...

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