Who We Know
Who We Know with Patrick Aziz is a podcast about our lives and the connections between us. The show is a bit like a game of tag, where one guest nominates the next, who nominates the next, and so on. This daisy chain of life illustrates how we are all connected in this world, listeners and participants together. So join us in playful conversations to learn a little about what makes us who we are, exploring any insights about life’s wisdom along the way.
Episodes
32 episodes
#5.1 Knowing Chito Vela
Austin City Council member and immigration attorney Chito Vela talks with Patrick about growing up in Laredo, his journey expanding his horizons at UT Austin at the LBJ School and UT Law, his political races, and his current service as represen...
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1:35:24
WWK Special Edition: Knowing Lev Baesh
Rabbi Lev Baesh and Patrick talk about Judaism, growing up in the spotlight, public speaking, the nature beautiful moments as unique to people and situations, and finding happiness in life.
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1:30:39
#4.2 WWK Amber Mannie
Patrick and Amber talk about education, law, and Amber's journey to finding the good things in life by learning from adversity. Season Four is an attempt to reach Patrick's US Representative Lloyd Doggett, starting with his colleague Kwita Carr...
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1:04:08
#4.1 WWK Kwita Carrington
Ms Carrington and I talk about teaching, SXSW, her family's historic roots in Austin, and her early passing connection to Lloyd Doggett when she was a child. Kwita shares her thoughts on what it means to be happy and the importance of family.&n...
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42:12
Knowing Ernie Kaulbach
This is an "out of season" episode to explore connections between religions and ideas and how they may apply to life. I speak with former UT professor of English and Philosophy Dr. Ernest Kaulbach, who talks about his life growing up in 1950s N...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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55:47
#3.2 Knowing Andrea Lauer
Andrea and I converse about all things fashion, costuming, production design and her work in the world of the arts in NYC. We talk about her fashion brand of stylish jumpsuits, Risen Division, her journey into the performing arts through her sk...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:05:07
#3.1 Knowing Frank Rashid
Frank and I start up the new Season Three, spending a lot of time on the idea of "common ground" between us. He talks about his childhood in Africa, coming to the States, and his life as a real estate agent in San Diego. We go deep in exploring...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:06:29
# 2.10 Knowing Gale West
Gale and I talk about her book, Money Come Dance with Me, as well as her podcasting, life coaching, and her thoughts on life and living well.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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48:01
#2.9 Knowing Mark Hurwich
Mark and I talk about his early days programming, becoming a manager, consulting, starting up businesses, and now his life as an artist and life coach. I enjoyed considering life's turns with him, and surveying him on happiness and the meaning ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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56:31
#2.8 Knowing Meryl Hurwich
Meryl and I talk about her drawing from the perch of her high chair as a very young developing artist, her becoming enamored with punk and metal music in college, her soul-searching at Woodstock for five years, and her transformation into a tat...
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1:05:49
# 2.7 Knowing Debbie Troche
Debbie talks about her experiences growing up and getting the performing bug, becoming an actor, writer, and most recently, a fitness instructor. We talk about the relationship between work and creativity, writing, and the importance of staying...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:04:06
#2.6 Knowing Ricky Ritzel
Patrick gets to know the longtime cabaret singer and pianist Ricky Ritzel, a performer as well as an accompanist who has worked with many storied singers over the last 40 years in Manhattan. This month , Ricky will be receiving a lifetime...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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53:43
#2.5 Knowing Kathy Kaefer Dickey
Kathy is a beautiful person with a beautiful voice. Her current cabaret piece, Kiss me Once, Stories from the Homefront, shares her love for the generation that came before us who weathered the challenges of WWII. Kathy an...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:29:21
#2.4 Knowing Shannon Flynn
This episode features Emmy award winning television director Shannon Flynn. It was like talking with an old friend by the time I finished talking with Shannon over two different days of recording. We cover a lot of territory around her perso...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:33:19
#2.3.2 Highly distilled Martin P Robinson
Enjoy the sublime essence of my conversation with Martin P Robinson, down to under ten minutes. Listen to the rich, full episode to find out about Martin's childhood running naked in the streets, his moving story performing Telly Monster and co...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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9:52
#2.3 Knowing Martin P Robinson
Martin and I talk about his nearly 50 year career as a puppeteer, with 40+ years working on Sesame Street as Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, and lending his hand in the early days to Jim Henson's Kermit the Frog and Frank Oz' Cookie Monster, ...
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1:36:51
#2.2 Knowing Bradley Freeman Jr.
Brad and I talk about his journey becoming a puppeteer on Sesame Street and working with Kermit, Elmo, Ji-Young, and the gang. He is the performer for the muppets Wes and Tamir. We wander down various conversational trails, exploring h...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:28:56
#2.1 Knowing Erika Borrego
Season Two! We start off a new chain with my old friend from high school, Erika Borrego, who now is the chief operations officer of the San Antonio Food Bank. We talk about what it takes to run a food bank for a major city, her life growing up ...
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1:03:56
#13 Knowing Danielle Mason
Danielle and I talk about her start as a model on page 3 of the The Sun newspaper tabloid in 2004 and her subsequent work as a reality TV star, her cleaning hacks, and her work as a presenter. It was enjoyable to get her take on life, her thoug...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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24:14
#12 Knowing Carl Scott
Carl talks about his unusually challenging childhood of abuse and neglect from the people around him, his turning to the gangs of Nottingham for meaning and support, his time in prison and eventual turnaround six years ago to now work to raise ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:05:34
# 11 Knowing Paul Stansby
Paul and I talk about his life growing up on the streets, collecting money from reluctant debtors, tattoo artistry, working with kids to turn their lives away from street crime, and his keys to living a happier life.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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50:37
#10 Knowing Michael Emmett
Michael Emmett got caught smuggling the largest amount of drugs in British history when he was arrested in the mid 1980s. I speak with him about becoming a criminal, like his father, doing crime together and serving time together in jail. Micha...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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58:37
#9 Knowing Mark Dempster
Mark and Patrick discuss Mark's growing up poor in Scotland, his halcyon days risking his life smuggling hash and other drugs all across Europe and Asia, his experience in recovery with Eric Clapton, and work now as a writer, speaker, and couns...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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40:04
#8 Knowing Chip Somers
Chip and I discuss his challenging journey from a childhood rife with abuse to his turning to drugs and alcohol, the resultant misery that came from addiction, and finally an incredible turnaround during the second half of his life to become...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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54:51
#7 Knowing Alex Norwood Hill
We get to know Alex Norwood Hill, founder of Cordus non-alcoholic drinks. He tells his story of evolution into the Sober Sommelier and real estate entrepreneur from his early days exploring the good life. Many thanks to him coming on the progra...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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53:34