This was originally recorded on Feb. 5, 2021
The boys talk busses with City Councilman Tyler Maxwell. Maxwell’s “Zero Fare Clean Air Act” would eliminate the fee to ride the FAX bus. But if we’re not paying for the FAX bus who is?
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The journos jump straight into it with Kathleen Schock, the host of KVPR’s Valley Edition and adviser to the Rampage, the student-run newspaper at Fresno City College. The coronavirus has been an unprecedented challenge for college students and journalists alike. And then there’s Schock. Guiding student journalists. The venn diagram of pain.
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The scholastic suckas get deep with Ashleigh Panoo, Monica Velez and Isabel S. Dieppa, three reporters from the Fresno Bee’s education lab, a solutions-focused journalism initiative that became a breaking news operation overnight. The lives of school children have become a microcosm of the haves and havenots of a mid-pandemic society and these journalists are at the forefront of a developing crisis as nuanced and multifaceted as any other.
Ashleigh's latest story: https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education-lab/article248655980.html
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The fellas interviewed Fresno fixture, Yahoo Sports writer and creator of Fresno Street Eats, Mike Oz. This episode delves into the deepest, Fresno cultural archaeology.
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The pandemic pals are back from winter break and hitting the ground running. We sat down with Dr. Rais Vorha, interim health officer for the Fresno County Department of Health to discuss all things COVID-19. When can you expect to get a vaccine? How are we going to make sure vaccine sites are distributed equitably? What are healthcare workers dealing with as ICU beds dwindle?
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The fiveby fellas field your questions about friendship, Fresno, and the future of Five by Five Nine. Also, stan Loona I guess?
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The kids called Krista for council on the Georgia run-offs and how you—yes, YOU SPECIFICALLY—can save the senate. Hint: it’s fucking phone banking.
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The brocialists booked the councilwoman from Kingsburg, Fresno EOC Board of Commissioners candidate for Area C and singer-songwriter Jewel Hurtado. Also her son, lil baby Anthony. She talked that post election feeling, the future of the Central Valley’s progressive movement and explained what the hell a Swedesican is. And Anthony had a lot to say too!
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The brunch buddies get the deets on Wisconsin with Isaac Gudino, a Fresnan who was called to work for the Wisconsin Democratic Party in its efforts to elect former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris. Plus, the guys talk complacency in the Biden era, divisions on the left and what it means to finally beat Trump.
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Welcome to the first annual Fiveby Halloween Special! Ram took to Twitter and asked Central Valley folks to share their paranormal experiences on pod. These are 4 spooky stories of Central Valley folks. Thank you to Claudio, Max, John and Naomi for sharing! Enjoy and happy halloween!
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The vibologists learn how to preserve a neighborhood’s identity with Kiel Lopez-Schmidt, a community organizer and activist. Lopez-Schmidt is a Tower District resident who opposed Producers Dairy’s recent attempt to turn part of H Street into a parking lot for their trucks. He authored a 10-point plan for Producers to give back to their community and be better neighbors. Plus, Tommy and Ram learn all about the space around cities, the process of building parks and how one adds to a neighborhood without like, disrupting the vibe.
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In their longest pod to date, the fellas break down your entire ballot in the most chaotic/horny way possible: first they explain all 12 propositions, and then they touch on all the hottest local races. Plus, stay tuned till the end for the first official Fiveby Endorsements.
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The guys chat with Jaspreet Nagra about her campaign for the Selma Unified District Board of Trustees, Area 2. Why does a recent UCLA grad and 22-year-old want to run for school board? What can she do for Selma schools, and what does the future look like for in-person instruction in the Covid era? Also, is Selma really the raisin capital of the world?
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The boys watched the debate so you didn’t have to or you're coming here to have a non-participatory group therapy session after the debate. Tommy thinks it was depressing and messy. Ram thinks you should buy a gun for some direct action. Does Biden have the juice? Will Trump ever come up with a nickname as good as Crooked Hillary?
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The scholars sit down with Central Unified Trustee Area 6 candidate Stacy Williams to discuss racial and economic justice in K-12 education. Tommy went to Central West and he wants to know why it’s like...That. Plus, Ram says AP classes are a scam and reveals he does, in fact, live in Clovis.
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The civic socialists sit down with Salvador Solorio-Ruiz, a progressive challenger for one of three seats on the Delano City Council. The fellas talk clean water access, immigrant working conditions, curbing gang violence without more cops and how he will further support the Philippine’s flagship fast-food chain, Jollibee.
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The anti-cancel culturistas sit down with Emily Cameron to discuss her sudden removal from the Fresno County Democratic Central Committee over some spicy tweets. Cameron says it has more to do with her stance against taking money from cops and we go over the document listing all of her Facebook posts and tweets cited as the reasons for her removal.
The resolution to remove Emily: https://bit.ly/35eE4L0
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The progressive podcasters press Alexandria Ramos-O’Casey on her time as a field director for the Bernie Sanders campaign, and her current role as a political consultant for friend of the pod David Paredes’ school board campaign.
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The Fresnan fellas featured Danielle Bergstrom, the founder of the nonprofit Fresnoland and the director and policy editor of the Fresnoland Lab in association with the Fresno Bee. They talk about the birth of Fresnoland, raising consciousness, and why Fresno is like...That.
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The boys chat with Dary Rezvani, a candidate for the State Center Community College District’s Board of Trustees. Rezvani ran in the primary for Devin Nunes’ House seat earlier this year, and he’s back to talk about congressional campaigns, local politics, community college and that damn blue checkmark.
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