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This Week on P3 Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri We celebrate Cinco De Mayo!  I am joined by my husband, Ignacio. I explain the history of Cinco de Mayo, we make tacos, Micheladas and in the P3 Commentary,  Trevor Noah--"If You Hate Immigrants So Much......." Until then…… I’m your host and curator Byron James. MICHELADA INGREDIENTS Clamato juice lime juice Worcestershire sauce soy sauce hot sauce Mexican lager beer

This Week on P3 Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri We celebrate Cinco De Mayo!  I am joined by my husband, Ignacio. I explain the history of Cinco de Mayo, we make tacos, Micheladas and in the P3 Commentary, Immigration Reform, the time is now. Until then……

P3 Commentary… Living Your Best Life, An Essay as I approach a milestone birthday.  What I have learned that has moved me down the path of life. 1. Train your mind to sit 2. Stop thinking, start writing 3. Give yourself permission to feel. 4. Meditation 5.“Feel, deal, heal!

This Week on P3 Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri We have two extended  P3 Conversations with Movie Maven Stephen Brown and Fashionista Monique Silva. We will discuss the Academy Awards, the winners & losers, and most importantly the red carpet fashion looks that will set the trends for the rest of the year. Stephen Brown, President of Cookerly Public Relations, Named a 5 Star Agency and one of America’s 200 Best PR Firms.  He's also the Editor and Chief of Silver Screen Capture. He reviews the latest mainstream and independent movies from Hollywood and across the globe. Monique Silva is a style icon and a NYC bon vivant.  She is the founder of Raizes...Sustainable, Intentional, Handmade Jewelry.  We will discuss fashion and our favorite red carpet looks. Monique has graciously given P3 followers a 20% discount on her jewelry line. Use code: BYRONP3. The code will be active until May 11. Just in time for Mother's Day! Shop @goldraizes Link in Bio! In our P3 Commentary...Live Your Best Life, Because I Am. a Byron Essay

This Week on P3 Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri We have two extended  P3 Conversations...Movie Maven Stephen Brown and Fashionista Monique Silva. We will discuss the Academy Awards, the winners & losers, and most importantly the red carpet fashion looks that will set the trends for the rest of the year. Stephen Brown, President of Cookerly Public Relations, Named a 5 Star Agency and one of America’s 200 Best PR Firms.  He's also the Editor and Chief of Silver Screen Capture. He reviews the latest mainstream and independent movies from Hollywood and across the globe. Monique Silva is a style icon and a NYC bon vivant.  She is the founder of Raizes...Sustainable, Intentional, Handmade Jewelry.  We will discuss fashion and our favorite red carpet looks. In our P3 Commentary...Live Your Best Life, Because I Am. A Byron Essay Please tune in for this fashion forward conversation.  Until then…..

An extended  P3 Conversation with Attorneys Frances Brown Anderson and David Haller. We will discuss the Derrick Chauvin trial for the death of George Floyd and the criminal justice system. Frances Brown Anderson  was a former Assistant District Attorney in Gwinnett County, Georgia for five years. David Haller owns his own law firm in South Carolina with over 20 years of experience. In our P3 Commentary...I’m Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired.

This Week on P3 Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri An extended  P3 Conversation with Attorneys Frances Brown Anderson and David Haller. We will discuss the Derrick Chauvin trial for the death of George Floyd and the criminal justice system. Frances Brown Anderson  was an Assistant District Attorney in Gwinnett County, Georgia for five years. In that capacity, she successfully prosecuted a wide variety of felony cases including Murder, Armed Robbery, Rape,  Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer, and various Drug Offenses. She had a conviction rate of over 85% of all cases that went to trial. Prior to that, Frances was an Assistant Solicitor General for two years in Cobb County, Georgia, successfully prosecuting a range of misdemeanor cases, such as Vehicular Homicide, Driving Under the Influence, Drug Possession and various traffic offenses. She had a 90% conviction rate of all cases that went to trial. David Haller in 1998, he joined the Richter Firm, LLC in Mount Pleasant as an associate. He became a partner in 2000 and the firm took the name Richter & Haller, LLC thereafter. The Richter & Haller team was extremely successful.  In 2007, David began practicing on his own with the named Haller Law Firm and has continued the excellent legal service for clients. In our P3 Commentary...I’m Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired.   Please tune in for a stirring conversation.  Until then…..

This Week on P3 Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri 50 Shades of Black: My Experiences with Colorism | by Amaya Allen Karen....Not Really, An Audio Essay And our P3 Conversation Jeff Wilson. With more than 25 years of communications experience, Jeff Wilson serves as Vice President of Agency Marketing + Promotions at Padilla, a leading public relations, marketing, branding, digital and advertising agency. He also serves as chair of Padilla's Diversity + Inclusion Council, which focuses on recruitment, retention, training and agency content. Committed to mentoring and education, he has served as an adjunct communications professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Union University and the University of South Carolina and is frequently a guest lecturer at other colleges and universities. P3 Commentary....Do Celebrity Deaths Really Come in 3s?

This Week on P3: Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri Colorism: Why Black People discriminate among ourselves:The Toxic Legacy of Colorism Dear Karen, An Essay And our P3 Conversation Jeff Wilson With more than 25 years of communications experience, Jeff Wilson serves as Vice President of Agency Marketing + Promotions at Padilla, a leading public relations, marketing, branding, digital and advertising agency. He also serves as chair of Padilla's Diversity + Inclusion Council, which focuses on recruitment, retention, training and agency content. Committed to mentoring and education, he has served as an adjunct communications professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Union University and the University of South Carolina and is  frequently a guest lecturer at other colleges and universities. And in our P3 Commentary-Celebrity Deaths..Do they really come in 3s?

This Week on P3 Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri...The Argument for DC Statehood, The Nightmare of the Newly Woke and our P3 Conversation Blanka Amezkua. Recipient of the BRIO Award from the Bronx Council on the Arts, Curator of the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project, Mentions of her  work and projects are included in ARTnews, the New York Times, and the International Museum of Women. Her work and projects have been shown in the United States, Mexico, Belgium and Greece.  In cultural establishments such as: MoMA-P.S.1, , The Bronx Museum of the Arts We will discuss the pandemic and the art scene in New York City, immigration, diversity in creative spaces and the definition of beautiful And in our P3 Commentary-White and Seersucker Before Easter, A Family Feud

This Week on P3 Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri   The Argument for DC Statehood, The Nightmare of the Newly Woke and in our P3 Conversation, Blanka Amezkua Recipient of the BRIO Award from the Bronx Council on the Arts, Curator of the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project, Mentions of her work and projects are included in ARTnews, the New York Times, and the International Museum of Women. Her work and projects have been shown in the United States, Mexico, Belgium and Greece.  In cultural establishments such as: MoMA-P.S.1, , The Bronx Museum of the Arts, El Museo del Barrio, Queens Museum of Art, Towson University, Dorsky Gallery, The Taller Boricua, The Block Gallery among others. We will discuss the pandemic and the art scene in New York City, diversity in creative spaces and the definition of beautiful And in our P3 Commentary-White and Seersucker Before Easter, A Debate The conversation will be stimulating and inspiring. Until then……..I’m your host Byron James Ariza

This Week on P3:Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri  Sen Ron Johnson of Wisconsin-Demon or Devil, What Does The GOP Stand For...My Defining Essay, and our featured interview Stephen Brown, President of Cookerly Public Relations, Named a 5 Star Agency and one of America’s 200 Best PR Firms.  He's also the Editor and Chief of Silver Screen Capture. He reviews the latest mainstream and independent movies from Hollywood and across the globe. We will discuss the Academy Awards, diversity in Hollywood and the future of advertising.

This Week on P3:Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri  Sen Ron Johnson of Wisconsin-Demon or Devil, What is a Republican...My Defining Essay, and our featured interview Stephen Brown, President of Cookerly Public Relations, Named a 5 Star Agency and one of America’s 200 Best PR Firms.  He's also the Editor and Chief of Silver Screen Capture. He reviews the latest mainstream and independent movies from Hollywood and across the globe. We will discuss the Academy Awards, Diversity in Hollywood and the future of advertising. The conversation will be stirring. Until then……..I’m your host Byron James Ariza

This week on P3: Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri....Oprah and the interview with Meghan and Harry. The firestorm with author, Charles Blow and the right wing media, and House Resolution 1: HR1 The For The People Act and a discussion with noted psychologist and scholar, Dr. Arnold James We will discuss issues surrounding the pandemic: relationships, virtual learning and children , and a return to "normalcy". The conversation will be enlightening and invigorating.

This week on P3: Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri....Oprah and the interview with Meghan and Harry. The firestorm with author, Charles Blow and the right wing media, and House Resolution 1: HR1 The For The People Act and a discussion with noted psychologist and scholar, Dr. Arnold James. We will discuss issues surrounding the pandemic: relationships, virtual learning, the vaccine and a return to "normalcy". The conversation will be enlightening and invigorating.

This week on P3: Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri.....Chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, Trav Robertson.  Our conversation will surround politics in South Carolina, the Democratic National Committee, and what happened during campaign 2020.  The conversation will be honest and riveting. Please join us. 

This week on P3: Politics, Pop Culture and Potpourri, as we discuss President Biden's Cabinet and Earmarks, awful Kelly Loffler and the new US Ambassador the the United Nations. Also a stirring conversation with Megan Marconyak, style maven and bon vivant of Richmond, Virginia. We discuss cocktails and first date etiquette, it will be stirring and illuminating.

Join us this week as we discuss President Biden's Cabinet and what's wrong with the GOP.  Also a wide ranging and stirring conversation with Megan Marconyak, style maven and bon vivant of Richmond, Virginia. We discuss cocktails and first date etiquette, it will be stirring and illuminating. Be quick to listen and slow to speak. XOXO Byron 

In this episode we discuss the mess in Texas, the US Senate race in Pennsylvania, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and I reveal my Great Eight Topics of the Week.  Don't miss it!  Looking forward to an illuminating disunion.  Until then....P3-Out!

We will discuss politics, pop culture, and potpourri---whatever is making news and not making sense.  Let us see who and what is up, down and most defiantly out, from my perspective---a Southerner living loving and learning in New York City, the greatest city in the world. Join me for serious discussion, humor and a touch of the ridiculous-------just like life. P3! Cheers, Byron