The Palisades Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Each week, Steve Cron and Brook Dougherty sit down with local Pacific Palisades influencers and get to know them. Recorded at Wells Fargo Bank.
Interview with Rabbi Amy Bernstein, Senior Rabbi of Kehillat Israel in Pacific Palisades. Just an ordinary girl becomes the extraordinary heart beat of one of L.A.'s most inclusive synagogues.
From original Baywatch cast member to environmentalist, animal activist, multiple arrests.... and health coach, this interview will take you behind the scenes of Alexandra Paul's extraordinary life. Meet a down-to-earth, local treasure.
Matthew Meyer is a talented representative of today's new journalists. Check out his voice and the story of how he went from a solid Upland family to UCSB to the Palisades Post. Usually we sit down with older icons, but this week, we wanted to start the young year off with a young subject. You're welcome.
Jeff Lantos is an institution at Marquez Elementary. Teaching musical U.S. history for seventeen years has made him one of the most beloved teachers in the Palisades. An attempt at early retirement resulted in his being brought back by the Friends of Marquez. Find out about what sparked the creation of his three most famous musicals and the issues the program is facing today.
President of the Palisades Chamber of Commerce, Wizard of Antioch, Arnie is the backbone of the business community. You may have noticed his legs when he marches without trousers with the Optimists in the Fourth of July parade, or perhaps you've seen him on the sidelines of Ho, Ho, Ho. Here is the upclose and personal with the guy everyone knows, yet what do you really know about him?
Anthony Marguleas, founder of Amalfi Estates, is a well-known Palisadian who people usually think of as a smart real estate guy. In this episode, found out about a huge life challenge he faced, how he met his wife, his new views on philanthropy and how he toggles between K.I. and Corpus. Cool dude.
An ex-NBA basketball player, long-time Palisades resident, Mitchell Butler, talks about giving back to a school that changed his life.
Interview with Bill Simon, Jr. Businessman, philanthropist, politician, Palisadian. We go inside one of Bill's favorite charities, The Midnight Mission, and talk with him about his roles as a father, and wife of Cindy, one of the Palisades most creative global activists and other close up details of one of our most interesting neighbors.
Today we got to know Sam Lagana, Vice Chancellor of Pepperdine University, and all-around give-back guy. How he bootstrapped his way from a being a local kid to the Vice Chancellorship and then became the field announcer for the Rams is a good listen.
Steve and Brook sit down with Maryam Zar, Chair of the Pacific Palisades Community Council.
One of the Palisades best-known citizens, Bill Bruns tells his story from childhood to UCLA, the Watts riots, and his long career as editor-in-chief of the Palisades Post. A grandpa, husband, dad, and we get the low down on a much-loved local guy.