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Host: ANDREW LAWRENCE- he's been a Public Safety professional in the real world for two decades. With a family and educational background, as well as a worldview not often found in his line of work, Lawrence has felt as if he's straddled two worlds, ever careful not to lose his balance.
A Square Peg in a Round Hole. Now he's sharing the stories of other Square Pegs, Moldbreakers, Trailblazers, and Takers of Roads Less Traveled with this new podcast series.
A Square Peg in a Round Hole. Now he's sharing the stories of other Square Pegs, Moldbreakers, Trailblazers, and Takers of Roads Less Traveled with this new podcast series.
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Shahid Mustafa is the owner of Taylor Hood Farms in Anthony New Mexico, and he joined host Andrew Lawrence recently to discuss his long journey to the US Southwest. From the streets of Chicago to a short stint at a small university in Southern Illinois, he found his way to Howard University where he studied Journalism and honed his skills as a radio announcer. A recording artist who discovered Islam through hip hop, he ran health food stores before he was recruited to manage a local Co-Op in Las Cruces, NM before becoming a farmer.
Samoan Rob (@samoanrob #samoanrob) is a social media influencer, a nightclub, gym and tattoo shop owner, and is the creator of @outcastmentalitybrand #outcastmentalitybrand. He joins host Andrew Lawrence to talk about discovering the Hardcore Punk scene, becoming immersed in it 30 years ago and all things related to Hardcore Punk music, culture and ethos as well as martial arts and pop culture
Saleem Haniff is a native of the #Scarborough section of #Toronto and is a second generation #SocialWorker. A certified #MMA #MixedMartialArts judge and #OntarioBoxingCommission delegate, Haniff also runs a small business called @educatedstyle #EducatedStyle which caters to male #Educaters to help them look their best in their professional settings.
Martin Andazola grew up in a traditional Roman #Catholic home, raised by parents who #immigrated to #Moriarty #New Mexico. As a teen, he was introduced to the #BookOfMormon by a friend and and was #Baptized at 18 becoming a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He served as a #Missionary in #Mexico before returning to study #Engineering at New Mexico State University #NMSU and he spoke to host Andrew Lawrence about discovering his faith through the Book of Mormon and sharing it with others as a missionary. #LDS #Mormon #LatterDaySaints #Mission #Missionary #SaltLakeCity #TempleSquare
Louie Burke retired from the Las Cruces Fire Department last month after a 25-year career. He carries a name anyone involved in boxing in NM in the last 50+ years knows, and he’s coached two former world champion boxers.
Many Hats, But Always Wearing One with Mike Gamboa
#MikeGamboa @djmike_g joins host Andrew Lawrence to talk about being a party #DJ in 2023, #farming in #DonaAna, serving in the United States Air Force #AirForce #USAF and a whole lot more, including his almost two decades as a #BailBondsman and serving as his own as well as working as a #BountyHunter #SkipTracer #FugitiveRecoveryAgent for other #Bondsman. We also discussed the death of the bail bond industry in #NewMexico due to #BondReform passed by the #Legislature a few years ago.
Deontae Boswell is a host on the “Tough Love: Adoptees Perspectives on Relationships” podcast and he’s here to talk about his journey as a trans-racial adoptee. Deontae describes his growth and search for identity as a black man raised in a white family and the value and acceptance he found meeting adoptees just like him through Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families. #adoption #transracialadoption #blackman #africanamerican #countrymusic #heritagecampsforadoptivefamilies #birthfamily #socialwork #socialworker #Toughlove #family #cowboyboots
Sammy Apodaca spent almost ten years as a prison guard, but almost 17 years ago Sammy Apodaca found his true calling working on the railroad…all the live long day, night, weekend, overnights and much more! Don’t miss this episode where Sammy lays out what it takes to become an Engineer and make his living riding the rails.
Francisco Morales-Bermudez is a native of Peru and grew up in the Washington DC area as the co-founder of Synergy Yoga. He leads yoga workshops around the world with his business partner and is particularly interested in Partner Yoga and Thai Massage.
For the May 2023 edition, we dive into social media in today's world with Crysti Couture. From Crysti's LinkedIn Bio-
I'm a Social Media Strategist certified by the National Institute for Social Media, the only certifying body in the field of social media to develop its certification examination using the official Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Over the years, I have primarily worked within the tourism and hospitality industry, however, I've also worked with clients whose industries are in retail, politics, and non-profit causes.
Adam Oakey grew up in Albuquerque’s rough and tumble South Valley, where he learned at a young age not only did he have to fight but he loved and was good at it. Partying, robbing drug dealers, and fighting professionally in a cage was what he did when he wasn’t in Juvie or prison. He got a break of a lifetime and never looked back, earning a Gracie Barra BJJ black belt and a law degree and now he’s known as The Blackbelt Lawyer.
Well, the intent was not to have two law enforcement-related episodes in a row but here we are. My guest today is a friend of almost 30 years, who I met when we worked as bouncers at nightclubs a few doors down from each other while we were both college students. Ted is a lifelong metalhead and a lover of fine craft beers. Most important to this episode is he is a Lt. with the USCP who, along with our brothers and sisters in blue, engaged in hours-long hand-to-hand combat with insurrectionists on January 6, 2021. It wasn’t that long ago we thought we’d have to wait until he retired to do this interview, but welcome Ted Hopkins to the Square Peg Podcast.
Christopher Smelser was a Las Cruces, NM police officer until the Spring of 2020, when he was terminated and then charged with Involuntary Manslaughter after an in-custody death occurred under his watch. He was later charged with Second Degree Murder and stood trial in July 2022, and he’s here to talk to host Andrew Lawrence about his experiences navigating the criminal justice system from the “other” side.
Aaron Herrera grew up in Las Cruces, NM before leaving at the age of 15 to play for Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake academy near Phoenix. He played for three years at the University of New Mexico before playing for Real Salt Lake for 5 years. He was recently traded to 2022 MLS Eastern Conference runner-up CF Montreal. He has also played internationally for the United States U23, U20
Recording artist Jon Brennan was the original square peg in the world of reality television. He was a country boy in LA during the second season of the MTV original reality series The Real World: Los Angeles. Through stops and starts, stints as a youth pastor and music director and his church and a return to LA in Homecoming, Jon’s musical career is once again up and running with hit hit single “I Ain’t Done Singin’ Yet.”
#Jonbrennan #MTV #Realworld #Homecoming #Kentucky #Countrymusic #Nashville #Iaintdonesinginyet #Squarepeg #Realitytv
Loren Patterson- Ranching in The Modern Era
From Bingham, NM
Lives in Corona, NM
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas — Master of Science, 2000 Animal Science, Minor in Agriculture Economics
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas — Bachelor of Science, 1995
Animal Production
President NM Cattle Growers Association
Owner Patterson Cattle Company operating three ranches
Third-generation NM rancher
Published Author
Emad U. Deen survived poverty and oppression in his native Jerusalem as a child, before finding kinship in the gang life on the mean streets of his new home in Chicago. From a violent home life and street life to prison, Umad rediscovered Islam and found a calling in outreach work with at-risk youth involved in the gang life he left.
Ifo Pili played in the NFL for several years, but instead of going into coaching or broadcasting when his playing days were over he took a very different path. Putting his Political Science bachelors degree and masters in public administration to good use, he managed the city of Eagle Mountain in Utah before bringing his skills
to Las Cruces, NM.
#CLC #LasCruces #AmericanSamoa #BYU #BrighamYoung #LDS #LatterDaySaints #NFL #Football #Economics #EconomicDevelopment #PoliticalScience #EagleMountain
Ismail La Paz grew up on the Mescalero Apache reservation in Mescalero, NM before earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology at the University of New Mexico. He joins host Andrew Lawrence to talk about his background and his experiences as a Child Abuse Investigator with the Child Protective Services section of New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department.
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