Episode 15 - Getting Toasted with Toast

Alex “Toast” Troester is an extremely talented cannabis extractor and an equally talented musician. Listen to his Endocannabinoid Song here!
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Intro - 00:15
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Interview - 09:45
Song - 01:26:36
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I’m releasing this episode on the 19th, one day after we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. and one day before we usher Trump out of the White House in exchange for the Biden-Harris Show. I believe that transition day is going to be quieter than the Capitol Riot on the 6th, but the FBI is warning of demonstrations at all 50 state Capitol buildings on Inauguration Day. It’s not a huge jump to think that one of those demonstrations could pop off at a moment's notice, but most people are weary. There were some planned demonstrations this weekend that ended up with zero attendance. After seeing what happened on the 6th at the Capitol, people mostly seem to want to move forward. That said, I don’t think that it’s going to be an easy transition by any means. Nobody is thrilled about Biden and Harris except Biden and Harris’ teams, and that may even be an overstatement in some cases. The democrats do have all three branches of the government for the next two years and there’s a lot of stuff that they would like to accomplish with that. Will any of it look like change for the good to the masses? I don’t know, but I certainly hope that they get their shit together for 2021 and figure out Covid before a mutation gets out of control and we blow the whole thing. I don’t know how I feel about a vaccine for myself, but I know that it’s just necessary at this point. My girlfriend is a healthcare worker, so she’s already had the first round. I just hope that it’s not all for not, or that it ends up being a yearly shot for the foreseeable future. Hell, it could be twice yearly, as UK studies are suggesting about 6 month immunity after getting Covid itself. So, let’s get back to more MLK and less Inauguration Day. Let’s do what we can to forget these divisions and work towards the benefit of all. MLK had a dream, but that dream didn’t end with racial equality, it just started there. He wanted to eradicate poverty and hunger, first in our country, and then all over the world. We have the means, if only we could exert the will. Let’s all be that change.

As you’re probably tired of hearing my weekly rant, let me give you a little introduction to Alex “Toast” Troester (Tray-ster). Toast graciously invited me into his home for one of my favorite talks thus far. You may hear the adorable Angel and Rue snoring, breathing heavy, or rustling around now and again, not to mention some other roommate associated noises, but I think that I got them mostly minimized. We had a great time and I think it shows in our talk. We start by talking about his journey from cannabis advocate to cannabis entrepreneur with his current company, Beehive Extractions. We also get to explore some of his musical side, and if you’re smart, you’d be sure to stay through the end so you can hear him play an exclusive song, just for you listeners. I am extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to speak with him and I look forward to maybe having him back on the podcast before he leaves the northwest to go be a good son for a while.

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