December 2021 - The Quake City Portal

QCP #006 | Personal Audio Essay | A Deep Meditation On Eye Contact

What is the purpose of life?

The Egg, a flash fiction story written by Andy Weir, offers a profound perspective on this age old question. If there is anything that can describe what The Quake City Portal is about, it can be found in this episode, and in stories just like The Egg.

I was deeply moved by this piece, seeing it first in video form, and then reading the story here. With so many aspects of life that fuel a divide among individuals, we need to share more stories that bring people together.

This is an essay I wrote inspired by this story, recorded in podcast form. The Egg sparked a deep dive into eye contact, my difficulties with it at times, and throughout my life. I wanted to answer the question – why is it (sometimes) hard to make eye contact?

QCP #005 | Ernesto Pineda |How to Awaken Our Curiosity and Engage in New Ways with our Surroundings

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Ernesto Pineda has over 20 years of experience in the Real Estate and Real Estate Tech industry. He is an entrepreneur, a business advisor, and an artist at heart. With his life-long love for books, art and travel, he uses his experience to merge his professional and creative endeavors. He has a passion for learning through experience, conversation and interacting with his environment.

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QCP #004 | Family Trip to Tahoe | Rethinking The Language Of Our Identity, Our Given Names, And Kinship

WARNING: Explicit Content (Only for the first 30 min or so after the intro)

We are joined by family and friends in a place near and dear to all from far and wide, especially those of us from the Bay Area – Lake Tahoe! This was a fun one to do. Join us around the table for an after dinner discussion about modern sexuality, identity preferences, and more!

Please note there is some explicit content about sexuality, nothing graphic, but listener discretion is advised. Thank you for listening!

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