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Ep #126— (Byron Bay, Australia)—Writing heroes are not born, they are made from 2021-06-01T23:50:22
Rambling Business resumes our Australian series at the end of the U.S. pandemic by taking you to the Byron Bay, Australia. Rick, now retired as a CPA, found Kosta Ouzas of Self-Publishing Heroes on...
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Ep #125— (Port Douglas, Australia)—Letting Your Tongue Guide You while in Australia from 2020-03-12T03:16:56
Rambling Business continues their Australian series by taking you to the Outback, high in Australia’s subtropical region. Rick and Judy join Brett’s Outback Tasting Adventures on a unique experienc...
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Ep# 124--Gold Coast, Australia)—The Company who asked the consumer, “Is Your Shampoo Killing You?” from 2020-02-27T05:36:21
Rambling Business continues their Australian series on the Gold Coast as Rick and Judy visits Mark Neveceral at Surfer’s Paradise. Join us for the story of Empassion Natural and how Mark took on t...
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Ep #123— (Gold Coast, Australia)—How to change careers internationally and hit the sweet spot from 2020-02-19T05:00:42
Rambling Business continues their Australian series on the Gold Coast as Rick and Judy stop by the legendary Granny Mac’s in Tamborine Mountain, Australia. Join us for the story of Mandy ffrench o...
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Ep #122— (Gold Coast, Australia)—How to work with cottage industries from 2020-01-29T01:15:53
Rambling Business starts their Australian series with Rick and Judy going “down under” to meet a Scot! Join us for the story of Angela MacInnes of Angela’s Pantry up on Tamborine Mountain inland fr...
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EP # 121 -- (San Antonio, Texas)—Texas Full Grain Leather from 2019-07-16T05:18
Rambling Business concludes their San Antonio, Texas series with Rick and Judy getting under the brass tacks of leather. Join us for the story of Bobby and Claudia Brown and their creation of the B...
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Ep# 120-- (San Antonio, Texas)— How to Spoil Your Most Overlooked Sense from 2019-07-10T04:02:55
Rambling Business continues to mosey through San Antonio, Texas by indulging our sense of smell. Rick and Judy stumbled across a very unique family business, Scentchips, where owners Tanya and Bar...
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Ep# 119--(San Antonio, Texas)— San Angel and the Holiness of Folk-art from 2019-07-03T03:55:51
Rambling Business flies back to the States and makes a pit-stop in San Antonio, Texas. While there, Rick and Judy met Hank Lee at one of the most unique folk-art stores in the country, San Angel. ...
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Ep# 118— (Egypt)— A Vision to End Spousal and Child Abuse from 2019-04-03T04:10:45
Rambling Business finishes our Egyptian Business series by looking to the future of what some Arabs are trying to do to improve society. Rick and Judy talk to Sheriff Fouad of Arabvision.org and le...
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Ep #117--— (Egypt)— A Painter with Words and a Digger who can Figure from 2019-03-27T04:08:20
Rambling Business continues our Egyptian Business series by talking to a multi-talented guy who guided Rick and Judy. Hear about Rick and Judy’s visit with Ahmed Seddik, as he guided their group th...
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Ep# 116— (Egypt)— Resurrecting the Alexandria Library from Ashes from 2019-03-19T23:25:31
Rambling Business continues our Egyptian series by diving into the books about the ancient Alexandria Library. Rick and Judy joined the University of California, Irvine Olive Tree Initiative and t...
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Ep# 115 --— (Egypt)— Nobel Prize winning Egyptian Coffee from 2019-03-13T05:52:11
Rambling Business leaves our Israel Business series and crosses the Sinai border into Egypt. Hear about Rick and Judy’s visit to the Naguib Mahfouz Cafe named after it’s Nobel Prize winning custom...
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EP# 114-- — (Israel)— The Risky Business of a Peace Maker from 2019-03-06T03:55:10
Rambling Business finishes our Israel Business series by visiting the Maxim Restaurant that is the symbol of Arab-Jewish peace. Catch the story of this Haifa restaurant, and how they bounced back ...
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Ep# 113--(Israel)— Doing Business within Missile Range from 2019-02-27T04:31:16
Rambling Business continues our Israel Business series by heading south within miles of the Gaza border to the town of Sderot. Here, Rick and Judy learned about the challenges of living and conduc...
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Ep# 112-(Israel)-Kibbutz and the Business of a Community from 2019-02-19T20:52
Rambling Business continues our Israel Business series with discussing the little known, and commonly misunderstood Israeli Kibbutz. Check out what Rick and Judy learned in a tour by Lydia Aisenbu...
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Ep# 111--(Israel)— Reducing the Arab and Jewish Friction with Olive Oil from 2019-02-12T21:02:35
Rambling Business leaves our West Bank Palestinian Business series and moves west of the Israeli green line to the hamlet of Nazareth in Galilee. Here Rick and Judy visited Sindyanna of Galilee wh...
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Episode EP #110— (West Bank, Palestine)— The Business of Resistance Through Art from 2019-02-06T00:50:14
Rambling Business continues our West Bank Palestinian Business series by focusing on one of the most controversial areas, the Jenin Refugee Camp. Rick and Judy met with Producer, Ismael Jabarine o...
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Ep# 109--(West Bank, Palestine)— Rawabi, The City Built from the Underground Up from 2019-01-29T22:17:46
Rambling Business leaves our Old Jaffa, Israel business and moves east to the contentious West Bank Palestinian Business series. Rick and Judy met founder Bashar Masri who led the charge to create...
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Ep# 108 — (Jaffa, Israel)— An Ancient Method of Looking at Marilyn Monroe in a Turkish Bath from 2019-01-22T18:14:16
Rambling Business finishes our Old Jaffa, Israel series by visiting the amazing artistic jewelry creations of Adina Plastelina. Listen to the surprises Rick and Judy discovered when talking with c...
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EP# 107--— (Jaffa, Israel)—Eating in Total Darkness at the Blackout Restaurant from 2019-01-15T17:49:43
Rambling Business continues our Old Jaffa, Israel series with one of the most unusual restaurants in the world. Rick and Judy joined some friends and ate at the totally dark, Blackout Restaurant wh...
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Ep #106— (Jaffa, Israel)—An Artist who is pure in Spirit from 2019-01-08T18:19:57
Rambling Business leaves our Bethlehem Christmas Business series and travels west through Israel to the Mediterranean port of Jaffa. Here, Rick and Judy dropped into Moti Nataf’s art studio for a c...
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Ep# 105--(Bethlehem, Palestine)--Shepherding Your Business from 2019-01-01T20:54:23
Rambling Business concluded our Bethlehem Christmas Business series by looking into Christmas present. Rick and Judy were able to cross paths with Shepherds not far from Bethlehem. Stay with us t...
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Ep #104—(Bethlehem, Palestine)—The Christmas Magi and the Business of Creating a Niche from 2018-12-26T09:17:38
Rambling Business continues our Bethlehem Christmas Business series by looking into Christmas past. No, not Dickens but the original Christmas with the visiting Magi and a theory of where they cam...
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Ep# 103--(Bethlehem, Palestine)—Using Art to Break Down Walls from 2018-12-18T18:49:45
Rambling Business continues our Bethlehem Christmas Business series by putting our backs up against the wall; the Israeli West Bank Barrier Wall that is. Rick and Judy visited the internationally ...
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Ep# 102—(Bethlehem, Palestine)--The Art of Building a Christmas Manger from 2018-12-12T06:18:02
Rambling Business opens our Bethlehem Christmas Business series by walking down the ancient roads of Bethlehem to the Olive Wood Factory. Here Judy and Rick bought hand-carved olive wood Christmas...
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EP# 101--(Petra) Bedouins: “Strong as Desert, Soft was Sand, Move like Wind, Free Forever.” from 2018-12-04T20:10:06
Rambling Business wraps up our “Bedouin Business” series by moving from the Wadi Mousa to Petra, Jordan. Here, Rick and Judy spoke with Ibrahim of the Bedoul Tribe about his family history and wha...
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Ep #100—(Wadi Rum, Jordan)--The Lawrence of Arabia Bedouins from 2018-11-27T18:27:08
Rambling Business flies to Middle East to start our “Bedouin Business” series. Here, Rick and Judy met the grandson of the Sheik who fought with T. E. Lawrence of Lawrence of Arabia. Find out his...
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Ep# 99--(New Jersey)—Getting Tangled in Your Own Web Design Company from 2018-10-18T04:42:36
Rambling Business continues our New Jersey Business series, where we go into the world of internet design and promotion. Rick spoke with Rita Christensen of Icolor Studio and how she used her pers...
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Ep #98—(New Jersey)—Crossing the River Styx with a Funeral Director from 2018-10-10T13:25:05
Rambling Business leaves our Philadelphia Business series and crosses state lines to New Jersey. There Rick meets Bill Schetter of Schetter Funeral Home and learns what it is like to grow up in t...
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Ep #97—(Philadelphia, PA)—Philadelphia Middle Eastern Food via Venezuela from 2018-10-03T05:26:17
Rambling Business finishes our Philadelphia Business series in the cradle of the American Revolution but diving into a cultural food that contributes to our famous melting pot. Rick ends his tour...
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Ep# 96--(Philadelphia, PA)—How to Clean Up Making Soap from 2018-09-26T03:58:16
Rambling Business continues our Philadelphia business series by cleaning up our act. Rick visited with Lynette Manteau of Terralyn-Naturally handcrafted soap in the Reading Terminal Market. Hear h...
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Ep# 95—(Philadelphia, PA)—Talking to the Big Cheese in the Philly Cheesesteak World from 2018-09-18T18:51:08
Rambling Business flies back from our Amsterdam business to the cradle of the American Revolution and Democracy: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rick spoke with the Carmen DiGuglielmo of Carmen’s Famou...
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Ep# 94--(Amsterdam, Holland)-Why Amsterdam’s Cannabis “Coffee Shop” Business May Be Changing from 2018-09-11T16:11:28
Rambling Business finishes our Amsterdam business by lighting up the status of the Cannabis (Marijuana) establishments. Listen to Brandon and Rick on how this industry got started and where it is ...
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Ep #93—(Amsterdam, Holland) Amsterdam and the Business of Prostitution from 2018-08-22T01:26:30
Rambling Business continues our Amsterdam business by talking about what some say is the oldest profession, the business of prostitution. Rick and the family strolled through Amsterdam’s famous R...
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Ep #92 --(Amsterdam, Holland)Antiquing in Amsterdam from 2018-08-14T16:24:59
Rambling Business leaves our Norway business series and heads to the wild city of Amsterdam, Holland. Rick and Judy met a local antique giant, Evert Zandvliet. Check out how Evert inherited his...
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Ep #91—(Flam, Norway)--How to Create a Viking Village from 2018-08-08T00:21:28
Rambling Business leaves our Stavan’ger, Norway business series and moves up north deep into a Fjord near Flam. Here our family walked back into the times of the Vikings when visiting the Viking ...
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Ep #90—(Stavanger, Norway)--Breaking into a New Business without Breaking Pottery from 2018-08-01T04:56:50
Rambling Business finishes our Stavanger, Norway business series by venturing deep into Stavanger’s old town where Hanne Tobiassen displays her ceramic art at her Keramiker store. Hear how she ful...
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Ep #89 --(Stavanger, Norway)Cooking Up a New Board game for Kids In Norway from 2018-07-24T17:04:09
Rambling Business continues our Stavan’ger, Norway business series by playing around with a kid’s board game translated as “Zeal and Ability”. Rick and Judy stopped by to talk to Torill Steinbeck ...
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Ep# 88-- (Stavanger, Norway)Weaving New Life into Norwegian Culture from 2018-07-10T20:54:57
Rambling Business leaves our Vallejo, California Business and fly to Stavanger, Norway. Rick and Judy spoke with the renowned seamstress Rigmor Ovregaard of Brødrenes Favangs Barberstu AS, where...
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Ep# 87-- (Vallejo, California) The Hub of Vallejo from 2018-06-12T18:12:19
Rambling Business finishes our Vallejo Business series at Vallejo’s Hub of the art community. Rick chatted with founder Chris Vardijan of The Hub Community Center for the Arts and how it became i...
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Ep #86—(Vallejo, California)How to Time an Area Economic Recovery When Starting a Business from 2018-06-06T05:21:19
Rambling Business continues our series at the historical town of Vallejo, CA by looking at the only pharmacy in the historical district. Rick visited the historical town’s area pharmacist: Arthur ...
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Ep# 85--(Vallejo, California )Turning Around and Scoring in the Vinyl Records and Pinball Business from 2018-05-30T05:47:10
Rambling Business moves up north the San Francisco Bay from Alameda Island to the historical town of Vallejo, CA. Rick talked to Michael Dean where he and his wife Carol, launched Vallejo Vinyl and...
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Ep# 84-(Alameda,California)Changing Your Career form Artless to Artful from 2018-05-22T19:53
Rambling Business continues its Alameda Island series by attending Van Erp’s Gallery of the legendary coppersmith, Dirk Van Erp. Rick and Judy talked to Gus Bostrom of the California Historical Des...
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Ep# 83-(Alameda, California)The Adult Version of Arts and Craft in Handcrafting Furniture from 2018-05-16T02:46:33
Rambling Business starts its Alameda Island, California series by looking back into history with the legendary furniture of Gustov Stickley. Rick and Judy talk to Gus Bostrom of the California Hist...
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Ep# 82-(Silicon Valley,California)The Business of the Mysterious “Stonehenge” in Silicon Valley from 2018-05-08T16:51:12
Rambling Business finishes our California’s Silicon Valley series by examining one of the most unusual edifices in Silicon Valley, the looming 80-foot tower in Palo Alto on El Camino Blvd. There ...
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Ep #81-(Silicon Valley, California)Kiss and Makeup: A story of True Love with Makeup from 2018-05-02T05:18:34
Rambling Business continues our California’s Silicon Valley series by talking to the beautiful people. Rick met with owner Rebecca Rook of Kiss and Makeup cosmetic artists of Los Gatos. Hear how ...
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Ep #80-(Silicon Valley, California)Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum with Toy Soldiers from 2018-04-25T19:18:52
Rambling Business leaves our Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada series and flies south to California’s Silicon Valley. Here Rick met with Myszka (“Mishka”) Hall of Sierra Toy Soldier Company and ...
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Ep#79—(Vancouver,BC, Canada)Rescuing History from an Earthquake Disaster from 2018-04-17T17:53:54
Rambling Business finishes our Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada series with the story of the Masana Tapia family. Rick and Judy talked his son, Ramon of Suquet (“Suket”) Interiors about how his ...
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Ep#78—(Vancouver,BC)Healthy Chocolate Designer Shoes from 2018-04-10T05:45:41
Rambling Business continues our Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada series by taking a walk into one of the most unusual chocolatiers we have ever encountered. Rick met with Hodie Rondeau of XOXOLA...
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Ep# 77—(Vancouver,BC, Canada)Turning Rock into Gold from 2018-04-03T16:33:30
Rambling Business continues our Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada series by hoping over to the Grandville Island Public Market. There, Rick and Judy met artist Michelle Vulama who can bring out c...
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Ep# 76-(Vancouver,BC, Canada)The Spirits of Canada from 2018-03-27T19:17:27
Rambling Business leaves our Glendale, Arizona business series and heads WAY north across the border to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There, Rick and Judy talked to Craig Harris, manager of ...
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Ep #75—(Glendale, Arizona)How to Start Your Own Antique Business! from 2018-03-20T16:37:53
We finish our Glendale, Arizona business series by going back in time. Rick and Judy walked through Catlin Court and stopped for a chat with Ed Mowry of the Primitive Peddler. Learn about Ed’s sto...
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Ep# 74-(Glendale,Arizona)How to Create a Business Magnet for All Ages from 2018-03-13T19:12:53
We continue our Glendale, Arizona business series with part two of businesses started by Teresa Outzen and Pete Gliniak. Last week, we spoke of how Teresa and Pete established their historic B&B. ...
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Ep# 73-(Glendale, Arizona)Overcoming Disaster in Business from 2018-03-07T03:42:43
We leave our Julian, California business series and head east across the Arizona border to the city of Glendale. Here Rick and Judy walked into history and stayed at the Gaslight Inn Bed and Break...
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Ep# 72-(Julian,California)Striking Gold in Julian, California from 2018-02-28T04:12:59
We finish our Julian, California business series by going back to its beginning-The Julian Gold Rush. Here Rick and Judy walked into the Eagle Gold Mine and traced the ore car tracks deep into the...
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Ep#71--(Julian,California)A Birdwatcher's Ideal Perch from 2018-02-21T02:39:40
We continue our Julian, California business series with a hop, skip and jump to the area's premier birdwatcher resource store, the Birdwatcher. Here Rick and Judy dropped by for a chat with Brenda...
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Ep# 70—(Julian,California)How Harley Bikers Live it up in Hog Heaven from 2018-02-14T04:42:42
We continue our Julian, California business series by dropping by a very unique shop known to bikers all over Southern California. Rick and Judy had the pleasure of meeting Nancy Pisano who turned ...
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Ep# 69--(Julian,California) How a Former Slave Created a Hotel Legacy from 2018-02-07T02:42:37
We leave Escondido, California business series and move south into the mountains to the town of Julian. The first stop in our Julian, California business is the Julian Gold Rush Hotel B&B . Rick a...
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Ep #68--(Escondido,California)Hearing the Hoot Owls in Bandy Canyon from 2018-01-31T05:42:10
We finish our Escondido, California business series by venturing back into the California hills. Rick and Judy stayed at the Ranch in Bandy Canyon when visiting Escondido. Here they were surprised ...
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Ep# 67--(Escondido, California)Flying High in a Trapeze School with Love at First Flight from 2018-01-24T05:04:51
We continue our Escondido, California business series by soaring to new heights. Rick and Judy met with Harmony Chute at Trapeze High acrobatic school of Escondido where Rick and Judy not only lear...
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Ep# 66 —(Escondido,California)Italian Wine Hospitality from Escondido California from 2018-01-17T22:49:51
We move much farther south to the hills of Southern California to another historic town, Escondido. Compared to other areas of California, Escondido entered the California wine industry a little la...
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Ep #65 — (San Juan Capistrano, California)Stepping Back 100 years for a Great Steak from 2018-01-10T21:17:54
We finish our San Juan Capistrano Business series by getting on board at a converted train station and rail cars at the Vintage Steakhouse. Rick and Judy met with Heather Tran of the Vintage Stea...
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Ep #64-(San Juan Capistrano, California)How to Not Get Milked in the Dairy Industry from 2017-12-21T06:41:55
We continue our San Juan Capistrano Business series by meeting a business you wouldn’t think existed in San Juan Capistrano, dairies. Rick met with Rey Rivera of MRV Dairy Solutions and learned h...
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Francisco by Prism of Rhythm (Our Family Band) from 2017-12-15T02:14:57
Prism of Rhythm's (family band)latest release--"Francisco".
Amber Rose Manley (daughter)--Lead vocals
Brandon Norris (son)--Backup Vocals
Devin S Norris (son)--Keyboards
Judy Stepan...
Ep #63-(San Juan Capistrano, California) Disrupting the Worker’s Compensation Insurance Industry from 2017-12-14T21:44:04
We leave our Costa Mesa Construction Business series and move down the California coast to the mission town of San Juan Capistrano. Rick and Judy met Eddie Del Canto and Rey Rivera from Compsure I...
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Ep #62—(Costa Mesa, California)When to Say “No” To New Business from 2017-12-06T19:12:27
We continue our Costa Mesa Construction Business series. If you have been following us, Rick and Judy are sharing the stories of the small businesses who helped them do a major remodel. Today we t...
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Ep# 61-(Costa Mesa, California)Doing it Yourself and Starting an Small Business Legacy from 2017-11-15T03:28:01
We continue our Costa Mesa Construction Business series. If you have been following us, Rick and Judy are sharing the stories of the small businesses that worked on their house. Today we tell the ...
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Ep# 60-(Costa Mesa, California)How to Adjust During an Economic Downturn from 2017-11-08T16:42:48
We leave the Idyllwild business series and head back to the Orange County coastal city of Costa Mesa. Today we start one of our industry-specific series: Costa Mesa Construction Business! Rick an...
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Ep# 59—(Idyllwild, California)Country Gourmet Food at its Finest from 2017-11-01T03:37:40
We conclude our Idyllwild business series by looking at unique country gourmet food. Rick talked to the owners of Coyote Red’s, Bryan Tallent and Jon Stonitsch, on how they have become a primary ou...
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Ep# 58-(Idyllwild, California)Marrying the Yeast in Baking and Brewing from 2017-10-24T20:24:39
We continue our Idyllwild business series by visiting Paul and Katie White of the Idyllwild Bake Shop and Brew. Here Rick, Judy, grandma and great aunt Gilda stumbled onto this one of kind culinary...
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Ep# 57-(Idyllwild, California)How to Make Chocolate the Old-Fashioned Way (like back in 2,000 BC) from 2017-10-17T22:53:23
We leave our Ashland Oregon business and fly back down to the little town of Idyllwild, which is in the California mountains just above Palm Springs. Here Rick met Eric and Jessica Landis of the E...
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Ep# 56 -(Ashland, Oregon)How to Create Something out of Nothing from 2017-10-11T04:01:28
We continue our Ashland Oregon business by visiting Kevin Broadie at Ex Nihilo Restaurant. Hear what Rick learned about how Kevin bought his European chef training to this small Shakespearian town ...
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Ep# 55 -(Ashland, Oregon)To Be or Not To Be in the Restaurant Industry from 2017-10-03T18:55:57
We drive up north from Sonoma up to the great state of Oregon. But we are not stopping at just any Oregon town, but the Shakespearean town of Ashland. Here Rick and Judy met Andy Card of Oberon’s...
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Ep #54-(Sonoma, California) How to Open an Inn when Your Original Business Plan is on the Outs from 2017-09-27T00:04:13
We continue our Sonoma Coast Series by driving to Bodega Bay. Rick and Judy stayed at the Sonoma Coast Villa and learned about its unique history that veered away from the original business plan fo...
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Ep # 53- (Sonoma, California) Shattering the Glass Ceiling with a Soft Touch from 2017-09-19T20:06:39
We leave our Yreka series and drive southwest to the Sonoma Coast of California, which is just an hour north of San Francisco. Here we start in the town of Sebastopol where Rick and Judy visited M...
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Ep# 52-(Yreka, California)The Yreka Franco-American Hotel: Ghosts, Girls and Gamblers from 2017-09-12T20:09:31
We finish our series of Yreka, (the small gold town in northern California) by telling you about the city’s biggest historical landmark: The Franco-American Hotel. Stick around for the amazing hist...
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Ep #51 –(Yreka, California) Creating in the Business of Love from 2017-09-06T00:23:56
We continue our series of this small gold town in northern California, Yreka, by looking at the Hospice non-profit industry and how they use common sense as business sense in order to take care of ...
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Ep #50 - (Yreka, California) How to Transition From One Business to Another from 2017-08-30T18:39
We jump into the small gold town in northern California to start our Yreka Business. Learn how Zephyr Books and Coffee was created with a unique timing of love, alliances and opportunity. www.Ram...
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EP #49-(Sedona, Arizona) How to Move Your livelihood FROM Beverly Hills to Paradise from 2017-08-24T19:14:58
We finish our Sedona series by looking at a family that did the opposite of the Beverly Hillbillies by moving from Beverly Hills to the outback of West Sedona, Arizona. Learn what this family did t...
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Ep #48 (Sedona, Arizona) Music That Echos in Canyons of Sedona from 2017-08-15T23:02:21
We start our Sedona Business series by talking to Clara Mak of Bonanza Native Flutes and Jewelry. Join us we tell you one way to transform your business when the bottom drops out. www.ramblingbus...
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Ep #47-(Route 66, Arizona) How to Unearth Cash at the Route 66 Meteor Crater from 2017-08-08T17:19:23
We finish our Route 66 series by driving to a big hole in the earth. Learn about the Barringer family legacy and how they turned a failed geological endeavor into a world renown wonder. www.rambli...
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Episode #46- (Route 66, Arizona) Serving the Native American Culture on Route 66 from 2017-08-02T03:46:19
We continue our Route 66 series in Flagstaff by popping next door to Galaxy Sales Outfitters and James Burns. Join us as we tell the story that starts with escaping Belgium Jews during WWII who se...
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Ep #45-(Route 66) Working with Legacy on Route 66 from 2017-07-25T15:13:34
We continue our Route 66 series by hitting Flagstaff and its oldest business, The Grand Canyon Café.
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Ep# 44-(Route 66, Arizona) The Navajo Nation: Working within Constraints to Develop a Business from 2017-07-18T17:11:30
We continue our Route 66 series by driving off the highway to the northeastern Arizona to the Navajo Nation. Rick and Judy met Leon Skyhorse Thomas who owns the Canyon de Chelley (“Shay”) Navajo- ...
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Ep# 43- (Route 66, Arizona) How to Run a Co-op Art Gallery on Route 66 from 2017-07-11T21:38:50
We start our Business on Route 66 series in Flagstaff Arizona. Rick and Judy were drawn to the Flagstaff Artists Gallery just a half a block from the historic Route 66. Join Rick and Brandon for ...
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Ep# 42-(Ojai, California) Tips to Creating Your Own Wave with A Green Business from 2017-07-06T05:48:52
Last Memorial Day weekend, our family of 20 extended our Ojai adventure by kayaking with the Santa Barbara Adventure Company in the Channel Island caves. Rick talked to Michael Cohen about how he ...
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Ep #41 --(Ojai, California)Tips on Preserving History when Starting a Business from 2017-06-27T22:33:08
Last Memorial Day weekend, our extended family of 22 stayed at the Dent House to celebrate Rick and Judy’s birthdays. Hear the story of where they stayed,the 1908 Dent House. It serves as a good ...
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Ep #40- (Ojai, California) How to Work A Bee Business Without Getting Stung from 2017-06-20T18:04:42
Rick talked to owner, Barbara Haskins about how her family got into the honey business, and how they have changed to keep it profitable. This is part of our Ojai, California Business series.
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Ep #39- (Ojai, California) How to Live a Balanced Life While Working from 2017-06-13T21:09:39
We start our Ojai Business series with Rick and Judy visiting the Ojai Olive Oil Company Grove. Rick talked to owner, Phil Asquith about its beginning and how he and his family have lived a balanc...
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Ep #38-(Haight-Ashbury, California) How to Prosper in a Changing Industry from 2017-06-06T23:21:52
Rick and Brandon visit Booksmith, which has creatively survived, not only the tumultuous year of Haight-Ashbury, but the changing climate of bookstores.
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EP #37-(Haight-Ashbury, California) Adjusting To The 1960’s Hippies Clientele Of Haight - Ashbury from 2017-05-30T16:24:30
We continue Haight-Ashbury series by stepping back years BEFORE the hippie movement and how one business had to adjust to flower children. Rick stopped by Mendels, which has supplied the Haight wi...
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Ep# 36- (Haight-Ashbury, California) Staying Hip in Haight-Ashbury with the Steampunk Culture from 2017-05-23T20:44:16
Join Rick and Brandon as they showcase "Distractions", the oldest existing business in Haight-Ashbury offering a mix of vintage clothes, accessories, steampunk and Victorian items. Learn how you c...
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Ep# 35-(Malibu, California) The Business of Being True to Yourself with Zuma Jay from 2017-05-17T03:54:59
We finish up our series Cowabunga! Malibu Business with Rick’s conversation with a Malibu legend. Zuma Jay! Learn how Jay stayed true to himself in developing his surfing business while helping th...
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Ep# 34-(Malibu, California) Changing Lives with Business Opportunities in Malibu from 2017-05-09T21:41:47
Rick and Brandon stop by Sherman’s Place which is across the street from the world-famous Zuma Beach. Sherman Baylin is a pillar in Malibu when it comes to the caring and protection of animals. L...
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Ep #33-(Malibu, California) How To Change Your Business For The Greater Good from 2017-05-02T20:39:15
Today we visit the Soul 2 Soul Equine Healing Center where Joy Lazarus teamed up with Psychotherapist, Mark Frankle, to offer people a different kind of therapy using horses. Follow us as we tell ...
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Ep #32- (Malibu, California) Attaching To A Legacy To Start Your Own from 2017-04-26T21:03:57
Malibu is known for its vintage surfing movies, but we’ll travel into the canyons where other businesses flourish. Today we visit the Cornell Winery in Cornell where Rick had a chance to chat with...
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Ep #31- (CA Micro-distilleries, California) Leveraging Your Strengths To Win In A New Industry from 2017-04-18T20:46:10
We drive south from Templeton to San Luis Obispo and pick up our story of this new and exciting industry by visiting Steve Autry. We will explain how Steve used his unique knowledge to supplement...
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Ep #30- (CA Micro-distilleries, California) Barreling Your Passion For Success With Port Wine from 2017-04-11T18:25:03
We visit Steve and Lola Glossner of PasoPort Wine Company and how they used their unique backgrounds to bottle Port. Series: California Micro-Distillery Business. www.ramblingbusiness.com
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Ep #29- (CA Micro-distilleries, California) How To Become An Industry Leader from 2017-04-05T04:05:06
We shoot across the state to Paso Robles, the Central Coast Wine area. But we are not talking about wine, believe it or not. Instead a new industry that has popped up in the area: California Micr...
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Ep #28- (Southern Sierra, California) How To Keep The Oldest Active Store In California "Active" from 2017-03-28T18:57:06
We continue in the Kern Valley by looking at a business that has existed since 1851. We are talking about the Onyx Store in Onyx, California and its current owner, Gaye Honeycutt. Join Rick and B...
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Ep #27-(Southern Sierra, California) The Horse Sense Of Developing Your Passion For Business from 2017-03-21T18:22:01
We look at a business that was developed after retirement from a passion with history. Mike Woodward of Lone Star Productions took deliberate steps to starting his Lone Star Productions company an...
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Ep# 26- (Southern Sierra, California) Tips to Starting A New Business In A Vacation Destination from 2017-03-15T02:25:24
The high desert/mountain resort area of Lake Isabella, Kernville and surrounding areas has been a welcome escape for people in California. It offers great activities like fishing, boating and whit...
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Ep #25- (Palm Desert, California) How To Plan Your Business And Not Just Fight Windmills from 2017-03-08T04:19:13
We round up our Greater Palm Springs Desert Series with the Quixote view of the Palm Springs alternative energy windmills. If you have driven I-10 to Palm Springs, haven’t you ever wondered about ...
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Ep #24-(Palm Desert, California)Building A Legacy With Nature Even You Are On The San Andreas Fault from 2017-03-01T01:20:40
We continue our Greater Palm Springs Desert series by taking you back into history a bit. We will be visiting the Thousand Palm Oasis Preserve just outside of Palm Springs situated directly on the ...
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Ep #24-(Palm Desert, California)Building A Legacy With Nature Even On The San Andreas Fault from 2017-03-01T01:20:40
We continue our Greater Palm Springs Desert series by taking you back into history a bit. We will be visiting the Thousand Palm Oasis Preserve just outside of Palm Springs situated directly on the ...
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Ep #23 - (Palm Desert)How To Find A Date In The Greater Palm Springs Desert from 2017-02-21T21:03:03
Our “Greater Palm Springs Desert Business” series starts with finding you a date. But before you dress up, we are talking about The Shields Date Garden and their unusual story of growing their busi...
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Ep #22--(Virginia City, Nevada) Grinding Up New Business Like The Virginia City Roasting House from 2017-02-14T23:06:32
We finish our “old western town” series Virginia City Business by leaving our antique candy store and crossing the street for a cup of coffee. The Roasting House is the town’s primary hangout for ...
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Ep #21--(Virginia City, Nevada) Tips On Running A Family Business & Red’s Old Fashioned Candies from 2017-02-07T18:16:30
We continue our “old western town” series Virginia City Business, by climbing leaving our 19th Century Hat maker and strolling down the bumpy wooded boardwalk with our spurs for something sweet. R...
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Ep 20--(Virginia City, Nevada) Tips On Starting Your Career From A 19th Century Hat Maker from 2017-01-31T18:25
We continue our “old western town” series Virginia City Business, by climbing out of the silver mine to get a hat. Just down the street from the mine is the Pioneer Emporium, where Pascal Baboulin...
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Ep 19--(Virginia City, Nevada) Cashing In On A 19th Century Blue Silver Mine from 2017-01-25T01:51:57
We leave our San Diego Microbrewery series and fly you northwest to the old west town of Virginia City, Nevada. Yes you heard right, we are leaving the jagged California coast and flying to northwe...
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Ep 18 - (San Diego Micro-Breweries, California)The Super Hero Of Beer - -The Green Flash Brewery from 2017-01-17T18:23:32
Here we finish our San Diego Microbrewery Series. In case you missed the last episode, we started the San Diego destination podcasts by discussing Ballast Point and The Lost Abbey Breweries. Today...
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Ep # 17 - (San Diego Micro-Breweries, California)The Holiest Beer, The Lost Abbey Brewery from 2017-01-10T19:43:38
Join our San Diego Micro-Brewery Series tour where American Micro-brewing began. In this episode, we walk into "The Confessional" and experience the miracle that catapulted The Lost Abbey Brewery ...
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Ep #16—(San Diego Micro-Breweries, California)How To Start A New Micro - Brewing In San Diego from 2017-01-03T21:41:03
We leave the East Coast and fly you all the way to the other coast to San Diego where American Micro-brewing began. Today we give some business take-aways on starting a new business while getting ...
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Ep #15 - (Massachusetts)Getting The Brass Ring At Martha's Vineyard from 2016-12-27T18:18:29
Before leaving Massachusetts, Rick and Judy jumped on the nation’s oldest platform carousel located in Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard. Learn about the carousel and some tips on running a non-profit ...
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Ep #14 - (Massachusetts) How To Carve Your Own History - The Martha's Vineyards Woodcarver from 2016-12-20T22:07:12
We leave the Boston area and drive a couple of hour’s south, and jump on a ferry to Martha’s Vineyards. Here Rick and Judy rode around the island and came across a legendary woodcarver artist, J.P...
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Ep #13--(Massachusetts) Boardgaming The System In Massachusetts from 2016-12-13T21:48:02
We leave our Maui business series and fly you to the other side of the country to Massachusetts. We start in a Boston suburb, Brookline where Devon Trevelyan, a musician, brought back an old tradi...
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Ep #12 - (Maui, Hawaii)The Best Wine Grown On The Side Of A Volcano - -The Maui Winery from 2016-12-06T22:11:07
We leave our Maui plantation and drive up the side of the Haliakala volcano overlooking the Southeastern side of Maui. Today we tell you the story of Maui Wine grown at the Ulupalakua Vineyards. ...
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Ep #11 - (Maui, Hawaii)The Best Place To Stay In Maui from 2016-11-30T00:01:39
Check out the 1870 Haikui Plantation Inn on Maui where Rick and Brandon talk about its long history and business practices that have made it a unique location for travelers. For the full multimed...
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Ep #10 - (Maui, Hawaii)How Surfing With Maui Goats Can Help Your Business And Travel from 2016-11-22T22:04:37
Join the whole family, Rick, Judy, Brandon, Devin, Austin, Amber, Sarah, and Satya as they milk goats and eat cheese. This is just no ordinary goat dairy. Thomas and Eve Kafsack left Germany 12 ye...
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Ep # 9— (Santa Barbara, California)The Best Chocolate in Central California from 2016-11-15T21:19:36
Our journey this series, Sweet Santa Barbara Business, has taken you to wine, glass blowing and an old stage coach stop. We finish our series with dessert. “Chocolats du CaliBressan”. While up in...
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Ep #8 -- (Santa Barbara, California)Business and Travel Tips from an 1870 Stage Coach Tavern from 2016-11-08T19:45:02
We continue our series, Sweet Santa Barbara Business, where Brandon and Rick talk to small businesses in Santa Barbara to learn about their secrets for success. In this episode
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Ep#7--(Santa Barbara, California)Blowing Glass Without Blowing Your Business from 2016-11-01T17:06:34
In this episode we take you to Santa Barbara Art Glass in Santa Barbara, California where Rick and Judy went to blow their own glass tumblers. Check out what they learned about this multi-generatio...
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Ep #6--(Santa Barbara) Drink To The Success Of The Sideways Movie Winery from 2016-10-25T04:30:41
Remember the movie, "Sideways?" Join Rick and Brandon as they talk about Rick's visit to the Kalyra Winery in San Ynez, California where they filmed scenes from that famous movie. Pick up a few...
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Ep #5--(Louisiana)Repackaging Old Technology For Modern Times from 2016-10-17T23:41:22
We continue this month’s series “Business in the Bayou” by gas-ing it up a bit. Walking through the French Quarter, Rick and Judy noticed the lines running between gas lamps. They happened to stu...
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Louisiana by Prism of Rhythm (Our family's first record) from 2016-10-09T23:42:47
Check out of first family release "Louisiana" in conjunction with the Rambling Business Podcast Series "Business in the Bayou"
Lead vocals: Satya Fuentes
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Ep #4--(Louisiana)Good Golly Gumbo! New Technology For An Old Recipe from 2016-10-09T00:42:24
We continue this month’s series “Business in the Bayou” by talking Gumbo. On the way to the Nottoway Plantation Wedding, Rick and Judy were lured to Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop in Metairie, Louisiana in...
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Ep #3--(Louisiana)How to Plan a Plantation Wedding On The Mississippi Without Getting Wet from 2016-10-04T00:53:01
We continue this month’s series “Business in the Bayou” by moving up the Mississippi River to the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle. There Rick and Judy attended a wedding that started in the ea...
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Ep #2-- (Louisiana)Using History And Ghosts To Conjure Up Business In The French Quarter from 2016-09-27T16:03:51
We continue this month’s series “Business in the Bayou” with ghosts! One thing that New Orleans is not short of is ghosts and history. Today we talk Rick’s visit to Dickie Brennan’s Tableau Resta...
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Ep #1--(Louisiana)Small Business In The Bayou When The Economy Got You In A Gator Death Roll from 2016-08-20T22:35:08
Small Business in the Bayou when the Economy Got You in a Gator Death Roll
This month we look at Business in the Bayou and take you down to New Orleans where we checked out a few businesse...