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Episode 85: US Border Patrol Agent JP | 20 years on the frontlines of the crisis that is our southern border.

My guest today is Agent JP who has served as one of the 20,000 US Border Patrol agents for the past 20 years. He started his career right after 9/11 happened. That infamous day really set a tone for him about how he viewed security for our nation.   He has worked in California, Arizona, Texas, and is currently assigned to the northern border in Washington State. He has done almost everything one can in the patrol: canine handler, undercover, simple working the line, ATV unit, specialty teams, worked with/assigned to FBI, DEA and DOD multiple times. Settle in for one agent's first hand perspective on immigration in the United States. Keeping the bad people out and getting the good ones in. #BorderPatrol #BorderCrisis #immigration #IllegalImmigration #dacadreamers #parrishpodcast #parrishthethought #mexico #southernborder #lawenforcement #guysingreen #UndocumentedImmigrants #undocumentedandunafraid #unnacompaniedminors #cartel #smugglers #humantraffickingawareness #Congress #doyourjobcongress #PathToCitizenship --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/parrishthethought/message

Episode 84: Bryan and Kathy Woodcox | Our Covid miracle. The science said I should have been dead but God had other plans.

On May 20, 2021, Bryan Woodcox tested positive for Covid-19. His only symptoms were a fever and body aches. They did a chest X-ray, and it looked completely normal. On May 22, he was having trouble keeping his oxygen saturation levels up, so he went to the ER at 9:30pm. A new X-ray showed that his lungs were “much, much worse.” A Covid Room was found at a different hospital, so he was transported there and admitted at 2:30am. The disease progressed such that in only 24-hours Bryan was unable to breathe on his own. Covid had inflicted extensive damage to his lungs. The medical team told us he had to be intubated, or he would die within the hour. They gave us time to say good-bye, because they did not expect him to ever wake up. We were told he only had a 5% chance of surviving. Bryan said “That’s still a chance.” He told me he was not ready to die, that he was going to fight, and to tell everyone to pray for a miracle. On May 24, 2021, at 4:30am, Bryan was intubated and placed on life support, in a medically-induced coma. We were told if he did survive, he would be on a ventilator for at least a month. After being placed on life-support, Bryan was transferred to U of U Medical Center, so that he could receive more advanced treatments. Our family asked everyone we know to pray for a miracle. Miracles began happening almost immediately. Within 24-hours his lungs had improved so much that his chance of survival went from 5% to 35%. Covid patients typically have good days followed by bad days, but Bryan never had a single bad day. He progressed so quickly that he was off the ventilator after just 5 days, and 5 days after that he came home! Miraculously, he is expected to make a full recovery, and he is well on his way there. This experience has been life-changing, and we are not sure exactly what the future holds for us, but we are so grateful he is alive, and we are ready for whatever God has planned for us. #covid #uofumedicalcenter #jordanvalleymedicalcenter #rewhipped #bryanwoodcox #parrishthethought #parrishpodcast #faithintrial #VaccinesBringUsCloser #prayerworks #miracleshappen #miraclesdohappen #covidvaccine #antivaxx #novaccine #mybodymychoice #chip --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/parrishthethought/message

Episode 83: Kenny Wyland: Culture warrior | Critical Race Theory. Should we embrace it or shun it?

My guest today is Kenny Wyland. Self proclaimed liberal, atheist, geek (software engineer and Star Wars fan) and capitalist. All the things Fox News warned us about and so much more. We sit down today to talk about the buzz and social panic that is gripping our nation regarding CRT (Critical Race Theory). We dive into what it is and a what it isn't. Should we shun or embrace it. Is CRT a way of understanding how American racism has shaped public policy, or a divisive discourse that pits people of color against white people? Liberals and conservatives are in sharp disagreement. Sources https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack/2021/05 https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/how-a-conservative-activist-invented-the-conflict-over-critical-race-theory. #crt #criticalracetheory #parrishthethought #parrishpodcast #racism #endracism #kindnessmatters #lovethyneighbor #bekindtooneanother #lovewinsalways #contentofcharacter #contentofourcharacter #MLKJr #MartinLutherKing #peacethroughunderstanding --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/parrishthethought/message

Episode 82: Todd Hansen - Host of The Story Trek on BYU-TV | In all of us there is a tragedy, a comedy and a drama.

Emmy Award winning host and producer of The Story Trek on BYU-TV which aired for 12 seasons joins me today. Todd and his team filmed 136 amazing episodes capturing random stories from some of the most average and great humans America has to offer. Using his 25+ years as a news anchor, reporter and TV host, he now coaches people how to tell and share their own stories. Visit storyempowered.com and check out these online courses from one of the best in the business.

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Episode 81: Jon Absey | Original Utah Jazz mascot. Smarter than your average bear.

My next guest is in a class all his own. Dating back to his first season in at the Utah Jazz more than 25 years ago, he has performed at over 900 NBA games, has donated 16,000-plus hours of assistance in the community for more than 300 community organizations, and raised more than one million dollars for charity in the process.

He has taken home more than 40 community and national awards, including eight mascot leadership awards, keys to two cities, been honored by three individual governors, been named Mascot of the Year in the NBA five times and Best Mascot in all professional sports nationwide twice. He has been inducted into the YMCA Hall of Fame, the Utah Summer Games Hall of Fame, and the Mascot Hall of Fame in 2006.

Please help me in welcoming a man who is smarter than your average bear, the original Utah Jazz mascot, The Bear, Jon Absey

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Episode 80: Jamie Lamb | Why I went to Washington DC and what I saw on January 6th.

My guest on the show today is my favorite Trump supporter Jamie Lamb. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Wrong or right, she, like millions of other Americans, felt they had a grievance during and after the 2020 presidential election. She, travled to Washington DC on January 6th of 2021 to see then President Donald Trump's keynote address at the Save America March sponsored by Women for America First. Settle in for a first hand witness on the events of that now infamous day in our nations' Capital from her perspective. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/parrishthethought/message

Episode 79: Jennifer Yeo, Broker Presdio Real Estate | Raising the bar in real estate.

My guest today is Jennifer Yeo, principle broker and founder of Presidio Real Estate in 2011. She has 11 offices in the state of Utah and one in Idaho. Years ago, she read a Forbes magazine article that said that the top 3 most untrusted professions were 1. Car Salesman, 2. Lawyers and 3. Realtors. What a shock this was to her as she loved helping others dream of homeownership become a reality. She was at a large brokerage that had a few agents go to prison that year for mortgage fraud. She thought, these are my colleagues? It was disturbing to say the least, and she longed for something better. Somewhere that the "Good Guys" of the industry could thrive. So with a glimmer of hope and a lot of determination, she decided there was never a better time to start a brokerage. It's been her mission to "Raise the bar".

Episode 78: Carlo Barrera | Part 4 of 4 DACA - The dreamers next door. Recent legislative updates...or lack thereof.

One week before the 2020 presidential election, I interviewed Carlo Barrera, a 28-year-old Dreamer, originally brought to the US when he was 6-years old from Queretaro, Mexico.

I had him on the show for a couple reasons. 1, I wanted to know more about the Dream Act from a personal perspective and 2, to try and humanize policy. We, and when I say we I mostly mean I, often don't realize that legislation and policies enacted by our officials have consequences that affect people's lives. It's easy to dismiss the magnitute of such policies when we don't have a personal connection to them.

Our 4th interview today is a follow up 4+ months post Biden inauguration to get a pulse on how he and 750,000 other similar Dreamers are feeling and what the next steps are as they hope for a pathway to permanent citizenship. The Democrats have control of the House, Senate and Presidency so one would think passing this legislation would be a slam dunk. No so much.

Contact Carlo at barrerace93@gmail.com

Check out these valuable resources to learn more and/or give support.

Informed Immigrant
https://www.informedimmigrant.com/

FWD.US
https://www.fwd.us/

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