$6.99 Live #04 | Jacob Blake, Uber out of Cali, and Ichiro 4eva

$6.99 Live episode #04! This week we talk about ... the shooting of Jacob Blake, the inmates fighting the wildfires in California, Flint residents reaching a $600 million settlement with the state of Michigan, Kobe Bryant’s birthday, battle between Uber and Lyft and California about independent contractors, and the legacy of Ichiro in the MLB.

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News round-up:

06:00 - California Firefighters raging with Inmate Firefighters fighting the blaze only getting paid $2 - $5 an hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37LpBFEN9J0

11:50 - Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin and the role of police in America. https://bit.ly/3b4XwKV

25:56 - Flint residents reach $600 million settlement with State of Michigan https://bit.ly/3gDjwh9

30:26 - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee buys ads on Asian cable TV channel to target Vietnamese American voters in California. https://bit.ly/2YuMA3Z

33:06 - Happy Birthday Kobe and Rest and Peace

Host Segments:

40:16 - Jaeki’s Pocketwatch - Jaeki and Michael discuss the stand off between Uber / Lyft and the State of California about complying with AB5 (passed last year) reclassifying gig economy workers from independent contractors to full-time employees.  https://n.pr/2EG2qC6

01:02:28 - Who the F is Michael? - Michael talks about how Ichiro made a big impact in this life as a Japanese American in Seattle who played baseball. Also, get into the legendary high school baseball tournament in Japan called Koshien. https://bit.ly/2Qy3Tgn

01:20:43 - Shouts of the Week

Michael -  Corky Lee - Photographer http://chineseamerican.nyhistory.org/corky-lee/

Jaeki - C Marty’s Jerk Sauce https://www.cmartymar.com/product-page/cmarty-jerk-seasoning

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Hosts Jaeki Cho, Michael Stewart

Produced by Michael Stewart & Wynton Wong

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About Us: Paying homage to Korean-owned hot food delis of New York City, the inquisitive trio Joann Park, Jaeki Cho, Michael Ken Stewart treat listeners to a buffet of HOT takes on career, culture and community.

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