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Season 2 Episode 1 : Introducing 1 Peter

Simply Christian LIFE with Bishop Michael Hunn - February 26, 2020 22:23 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has invited all of the bishops of the Anglican Communion to study the first letter of Peter at the Lambeth Conference in the summer of 2020.  1 Peter is written to a mostly poor community which is a misunderstood minority in a society suspicious of the ...

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Season 2 Episode 1 : Introducing 1 Peter

Simply Christian LIFE with Bishop Michael Hunn - February 26, 2020 22:23 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has invited all of the bishops of the Anglican Communion to study the first letter of Peter at the Lambeth Conference in the summer of 2020.  1 Peter is written to a mostly poor community which is a misunderstood minority in a society suspicious of the ...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 30 with Dr. Reedy

Tara in the Neighborhood - January 16, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Tara in the Neighborhood is a podcast about life in Brownsville, Texas a border town along the Rio Grande. Tara will highlight the Rio Grande Valley, its people, and its culture to show a bird’s eye view of what it’s like living in a border community. Tara will sit down with up and coming innovat...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 30 with Dr. Reddy

Tara in the Neighborhood - January 16, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Dr. Reddy is a Brownsville opthamologist who joins us to discuss her passion, eyes.   She takes us on her journey from India to Texas and shares her story of life in deep south Texas.   Dr. Reddy began mission work in early 2004 and found an outlet for her real passion helping her "extended fami...

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Tara in the Neighborhood with Dr. Zavaletta, MD

Tara in the Neighborhood - January 02, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Tara in the Neighborhood is a podcast about life in Brownsville, Texas a border town along the Rio Grande. Tara will highlight the Rio Grande Valley, its people, and its culture to show a bird’s eye view of what it’s like living in a border community. Tara will sit down with up and coming innovat...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 29 with Dr. Zavaleta, M.D.

Tara in the Neighborhood - January 02, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In this podcast, I have a conversation with a local family practice physician, Dr. Beverly Zavaleta.  We dive into her personal journey from physician to  cancer patient.   We discuss the dissection of separating ourselves from our professional personae.  We meet both Dr. Zavaleta, the Havard tr...

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Tara in the Neighborhood with Dr. Zavaleta, M.D.

Tara in the Neighborhood - January 02, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In this podcast, I have a conversation with a local family practice physician, Dr. Beverly Zavaleta.  We dive into her personal journey from physician to  cancer patient.   We discuss the dissection of separating ourselves from our professional personae.  We meet both Dr. Zavaleta, the Havard tr...

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Tara in the Neighborhood with Jose “Joe” Sanchez

Tara in the Neighborhood - December 05, 2019 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
 Jose “Joe” Sanchez on Tara in the Neighborhood Jose is a resident on South Padre Island, he is a teacher, musician, storyteller, inn keeper and sandcastle maker.  Jose left the Valley in the mid 1970's to attend Harvard University in Cambridge,  Massachusetts.  Jose started his academic journ...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 28 with Jose “Joe” Sanchez

Tara in the Neighborhood - December 05, 2019 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
 Jose “Joe” Sanchez on Tara in the Neighborhood Jose is a resident on South Padre Island, he is a teacher, musician, storyteller, inn keeper and sandcastle maker.  Jose left the Valley in the mid 1970's to attend Harvard University in Cambridge,  Massachusetts.  Jose started his academic journ...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 27 with Eduardo Campirano and John Reed

Tara in the Neighborhood - October 24, 2019 13:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Today on Tara in the Neighborhood we have Eduardo Campirano, the director of the Port of Brownsville. He manages all 40,000 acres of the port, provides about 44,000 jobs, and oversees the operation of 13 cargo docks. Not only does the port serve as recognition to Brownsville, but it also partake...

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Tara in the Neighborhood with Eduardo Campirano

Tara in the Neighborhood - October 24, 2019 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Today on Tara in the Neighborhood we have Eduardo Campirano, the director of the Port of Brownsville. He manages all 40,000 acres of the port, provides about 44,000 jobs, and oversees the operation of 13 cargo docks. Not only does the port serve as recognition to Brownsville, but it also partake...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 26 with Dr. Francisco del Castillo

Tara in the Neighborhood - October 10, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Today we have Dr. Francisco del Castillo, he specializes on gynecology, hypnosis, and acupuncture. Joining him today is his wife, Teresa del Castillo, they run neighboring clinics together which specialize on weight loss, lipo-massage, laser hair removal, and microdermabrasion in Brownsville, Te...

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Tara in the Neighborhood with Dr. Francisco del Castillo

Tara in the Neighborhood - October 10, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Today we have Dr. Francisco del Castillo, he specializes on gynecology, hypnosis, and acupuncture. Joining him today is his wife, Teresa del Castillo, they run neighboring clinics together which specialize on weight loss, lipo-massage, laser hair removal, and microdermabrasion in Brownsville, Te...

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Tara in the Neighborhood with John Reed

Tara in the Neighborhood - September 19, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Today we have John Reed joining us in Tara in the Neighborhood. John currently runs First Community Bank on South Padre Island, he is the chairman on the port of Brownsville, as well as a volunteer of many organizations like the American Red Cross. His passion was brought on by his father who wa...

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RBR #33

Rice, Beans & Revolution - September 17, 2019 00:58 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Bob welcomes 2/3 of the punk rock band, The Palatines (Javi & Jeff) from the Rio Grande Valley to the podcast to talk about their upcoming EP release, Welcome to Helheim. You can find them on: The Palatines bandcamp The Palatines facebook The Palatines Instagram Thanks for listening, r...

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RBR #32

Rice, Beans & Revolution - September 01, 2019 20:06 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Bob participated in day one of Encuentro en la Frontera, a three day community arts festival and fundraiser event in the Rio Grande Valley. We spoke to Ruben Garza, arts and community change fellow, with Las Imaginistas, who are a colectivo de mujer-artistas working on decolonizing public spac...

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RBR #31

Rice, Beans & Revolution - August 29, 2019 05:27 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Bob participated in day one of Encuentro en la Frontera, a three day community arts festival and fundraiser event in the Rio Grande Valley.  We got to speak to Damariz Damken, program director at Encuentro about the event. Make sure to check out the following groups/people/organizations: N...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 25 with Chad Tolar

Tara in the Neighborhood - August 08, 2019 13:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Today we have Chad Tolar, a born musician later turned into a lawyer, who now practices law and manages an upcoming Country group the Powell Brothers. After he played one afternoon with talented individuals that Chad could synchronize with, a few years later they began the country band, Costello...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 24 with Angry Tias and Abuelas

Tara in the Neighborhood - July 18, 2019 13:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In this podcast we discuss what and why the Angry Tias and Abuelas do what they do. Madeleine Sandefur begins by stating their philosophy, to offer dignity to human beings who have had to flee their country because of violence and circumstances too harsh to endure. This was all triggered by the ...

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Tara in the Neighborhood with Angry Tias and Abuelas

Tara in the Neighborhood - July 18, 2019 13:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In this podcast we discuss what and why the Angry Tias and Abuelas do what they do. Madeleine Sandefur begins by stating their philosophy, to offer dignity to human beings who have had to flee their country because of violence and circumstances too harsh to endure. This was all triggered by the ...

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RBR #30

Rice, Beans & Revolution - June 24, 2019 02:23 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Bob welcomes guest Gabriel Sanchez, who is co-directing the documentary, Pansy Pachanga, which chronicles the LGBTQ history in the Rio Grande Valley. Make sure to check out NETA. If you want to support this podcast, check out our online store: RBR Online Store Make sure to follow us at: ...

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RBR #29

Rice, Beans & Revolution - June 17, 2019 02:31 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Bob is enjoying his first Father's Day.  On today's episode he is joined by his girlfriend Daveena. They discuss the birth of their daughter Amara, and the experience of childbirth and delivery! Help us out by buying some awesome merch: RBR Online Store Follow us at:  YouTube: Life of ...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 23

Tara in the Neighborhood - June 13, 2019 13:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Tara in the Neighborhood is a podcast about life in Brownsville, Texas a border town along the Rio Grande. Tara will highlight the Rio Grande Valley, its people, and its culture to show a bird’s eye view of what it’s like living in a border community. Tara will sit down with up and coming innovat...

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RBR #28

Rice, Beans & Revolution - June 03, 2019 03:49 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Bob is back with co-host Angela Ink! We discuss our long absence from the podcasting world and what we've been up to since (spoiler alert: fatherhood). Angela discusses her involvement with an upcoming documentary on the LGBT community in the Rio Grande Valley, Pansy Pachanga. Music: The...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 22 with Duane "Tink" Tinker

Tara in the Neighborhood - May 30, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Duane “Tink” Tinker joins us in Tara in the Neighborhood as we discussed how we have implemented podcasting into our businesses as a way to relate to the world and achieve relevancy. Tink, the CEO of Dental Compliance Specialists, found a way to resonate with his clients and the community when h...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 21 with Marie Chang

Tara in the Neighborhood - May 16, 2019 13:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Marie Chang joins us in Tara in the Neighborhood as we talk about bringing a new type of flavor to the Valley. Marie talks about how she managed to fuse over five different countries together to create the unique cuisine of Bara Exotic Food. We discuss how Marie began her journey from being an e...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 20 with Dustin Stair

Tara in the Neighborhood - May 02, 2019 18:16 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Many of us dream of turning our passion into a career, and with great determination Dustin Stair made this dream into a reality. Dustin’s journey starts when he decided to steer away from becoming a history teacher and realized his God given talent was cooking, after a 3 year culinary apprentice...

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Tara in the Neighborhood Episode 19 with Luis Urquieta

Tara in the Neighborhood - April 19, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
In this podcast we discuss coworking and the importance of encouraging our local entrepreneurs with Luis Urquieta, the founder of WorkPub located  at 847 E. Elizabeth St. Brownsville, Texas. Luis graduated from UTB/TSC with a Masters in Business Administration . After years of corporate and educ...

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Episode 6: The Word Changes The World

Simply Christian LIFE with Bishop Michael Hunn - April 12, 2019 14:11 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
This episode covers the first part of chapter 4 of the book you are what you love by James K a Smith. In this chapter we look at the power of language – both the power of the words we use every day and also the power of the Word of God to change our world. How have the words you were taught to ...

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