Saturday Night Grit - Johnny's

GCP Media — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:00:00 -0800

This time the GCP guys sit down to converse on Johnny’s at Fife, how their 2021 is going so far, the lady in New York that lost her phone, and much more!

01:50 – Justin shares how listeners can tune into old episodes, they reflect on their New Years Eve recording, and what each of them have been up to this week. Justin gives a shout out to Kwabi, talks about what Kwabi’s been up to with the Peace Bus, and encourages listeners to join the guys on Discord. Brogan shares something he’s recently discovered about himself, they discuss plans for their next t-shirt, and Justin dives into coaster questions.

13:32 – Justin shares the story of Johnny’s at Fife, they each talk about what they’re drinking, and Brogan talks about his newest hot dog creations. Jeff suggests a place Brogan should check out for new hot dog ideas, Scott share’s what his first legal drink was when he turned 21, and Brogan and Jeff reflect on where Brogan’s first legal drink was at. They discuss how they each feel about Cobra Kai, Scott talks about getting caught up with Game of Thrones, and Justin talks about his new adventures with his Apple Watch.

29:10 – Brogan talks about his newest fitness embarkment, Justin talks about getting inspired to work out, and they discuss Streetbeefs Scrapyard’s upcoming plans happening later this month. The talk about Streetbeefs recent improvements to the ring, current Covid vaccine conspiracies, and Jeff talks about the first legal drink his son had in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

40:07 – They discuss SoHo Karen, Jeff talks about how he thinks he’ll be checking out of the game of life, and Justin reflects on his memories of brothels between Reno and Las Vegas. Scott talks about slot machines in various businesses through Nevada, they talk about their recent dental and doctor visits, and Justin share’s Washingtonians favorite chicken fast food place. The show closes down with Brogan talking about Justin’s love language.

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The Peace Bus

GCP Media — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 05:30:00 -0800

This time the GCP team is joined by Kwabi Amoah-Forson, and his friends Lia Lee, and Kevin Wilford. Kwabi is the creator of The Peace Bus, starting in Tacoma as an idea around communicating peace to others, he has been able to take this idea and share it around the world. In August 2019, he and the Peace Bus team traveled in their powder blue 1988 Mitsubishi van from Tacoma to the U.S.-Mexico border stopping off along the way to hand out coats, blankets, and hygienic kits to those in Need. They are currently working on The Peace bus TV show for kids that helps to promote their mission to ignite solidarity throughout communities, spawning a campaign for peace both nationally and internationally. One of the essential pillars of the Peace Bus is delivering humanitarian aid to communities in need. They are committed to the act of giving as a fundamental part of the Peace movement and are committed to empowering communities by uplifting others.

02:18 – Justin reflects on the old GCP episodes with Scott and Brogan, they talk on the Dockyard Derby Dames, and Kwabi introduces himself and Lia Lee and Kevin. He shares where the idea of the Peace Bus came from and talks on being attached when promoting Peace at Wrights Park in Tacoma. He talks on how that got him into traveling around the world, starting their Peace Talk videos, and their interview with the Tacoma mayor Victoria Woodards.

10:17 – Kwabi shares getting the bus, their trip down the coast of California to talk on peace and donate socks and blankets to those in need, and how many people went with him to Mexico. He talks about the Enterprise discount they got for the trip, the opportunity to go to Disney Land to talk to kids about their view on peace, and being approached about doing a child TV show.

23:27 – Kwabi talks on meeting with the local PBS producer, Justin shares information on their Go Fund Me, and Lia talks about how she got involved with them. Justin talks about how they got connected, Kwabi shares how people can promote peace and help those in need in their community, and Richard Sherman paying off lunch debt for kids in Tacoma. Kwabi shares his ideas of the show, using puppets on the show, and Jeff talks about his sock money.

35:13 – Kwabi explains the puppet characters on the show, Justin talks about the importance of people getting involved in their community, and Lia talks on acting and her experience of being on set with them. Kevin talks about working with Kwabi, Jeff presents listener questions, and Justin shares information on Tacoma’s Emergency Youth Housing.

Thank you Kwabi, Kevin, and Lei for sharing the Peace Bus story and the great work you are doing to promote peace locally and around the world!

Special Guest: The Peace Bus.

The Grit City Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Peace Bus”

Saturday Night Grit - Johnny's

The Peace Bus