West Coast Radio

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Bobby Bostic was just 16 years old in 1995 when he committed two robberies where thankfully no serious injuries occurred. Still, Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years in prison by Judge Eveyln Baker with no opportunity for parole until Bobby turns 112 years old."If I knew then what I know now... I wouldn't have given him 241 years. But I didn't know then what I know now. When I sentenced Bobby, we had no knowledge of brain development... He was still a child. His brain had another 10 or more years to go before it was fully developed. I treated a 16 year old child like a 36 year old man and I say that is wrong." - Judge Evelyn Baker almost 25 years after sentencing Bobby Bostic. Miraculously, Bobby continued to work and hope until the world heard his story. Today he is free after 27 years of incarceration to tell his story to the audience of West Coast Radio. A story of resilience, hard work, discipline, and above all hope. Bobby is the author of many books which you can find on Amazon. Titles include, "Life Goes on Inside Prison", "Dear Mama: The Life and Struggles of a Single Mother" & "Time: Endless Moments in Prison". Check out Bobby's social media page to learn about his work and public speaking: Instagram: @FreeBobbyBostic Facebook & Instagram: Dear Mama

West Coast Radio welcomes Karl Kruger, a man who lives life one grand adventure after another. He's been mountain climbing since three years old, taught himself how to windsurf at twelve, is an avid surfer, cross country skier, expert sailor, and second to none paddle boarder. In fact, Karl is the only stand up paddle boarder to ever complete the Race to Alaska, a treacherous 750 mile journey from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska. This July, Karl is attempting his biggest row yet across the Northwest Passage. To learn all things Karl Kruger, please visit KarlKrugerOfficial.Com Insta: @karlkruger_official @krugersea

West Coast Radio welcomes Amanda back to the program. Amanda is a Seattle local and returns to tell some stories about her life as of late, including her pursuit of proper ADHD treatment and moving on from the Washington state methadone program. Check out Amanda's instagram: @badassmotherhugger After Amanda, we welcome Cuinn, lead singer of Seattle band, Waxer. Cuinn stops by for a quick chat to tell us about the band and Waxer's new song, "Belvedere" which will be played on WCR to close out the show. Instagram: @waxertheband Check out their music here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/waxer/belvedere

West Coast Radio welcomes a true waterman, Jordan Hanssen to the program. Jordan has rowed across the ocean a number of times, but for the purposes of this interview we’ll focus on two of those ocean crossing odysseys. The first, when Jordan along with his 3 other teammates, broke a Guinness world record rowing from New York to England while literally starving. The second, an almost completed row from Africa to Miami, where Jordan and his team ended up on Dateline NBC. Many of the stories in this interview can be examined in detail by reading Jordan’s Book; 'Rowing Into the Son: Four Young Men Crossing the North Atlantic' and also by watching Dateline NBC's special on Jordan's attempted row from Africa to Miami called, "Capsized". Jordan's Book: - https://www.amazon.com/Rowing-into-Son-Crossing-Atlantic-ebook/dp/B00AZ6C3OK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rowing-into-the-son-jordan-hanssen/1113897194;jsessionid=2222DC37D5807B02F0089DC4C3B21F3D.prodny_store02-atgap07?ean=9781594856365 Dateline NBC Special on Jordan Hanssen & his team: - https://www.nbcnews.com/video/capsized-part-1-226589251691 Jordan is the creator of the Tiny Boat Session project which, among other things, displays an artist performing their art on a tiny boat with a big heart. Tiny Boat Session Links: (more available on main website) - https://www.tinyboatsession.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/tinyboatsession/ - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn14FwSGdkaSWuoTuUwIrGw If you want to meet Jordan and hear all about his stories while getting the best tour of Seattle available, check out his AirBnB Tour called Rowing Urban Waterways. It's the best damn tour of Seattle, Washington in the world. Rowing Urban Waterways: - https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/40983 West Coast Radio HIGHLY recommends Jordan’s book, "Rowing Into the Son: Four Young Men Crossing the North Atlantic". It's so gripping I ended up reading all of it in just two days. Tis a modern day ocean odyssey! If you want an autographed copy make sure to go to Jordan Hanssen's Flagship Website: - https://www.jordanhanssen.com/

West Coast Radio's 96th program is about loneliness. The guest on the show is J.W. 'Terry' Freiberg, who is an award winning author, has a PHD in social psychology from UCLA, and is a lawyer by way of Harvard Law School. Terry has written a three book trilogy on loneliness, most recently, "Surrounded By Others and Yet So Alone: A Lawyer’s Case Stories of Love, Loneliness, and Litigation" In this episode, you'll learn about why loneliness can be so dangerous, and what steps one can take to dig themselves out of a chronically lonely situation. Websites of J.W. 'Terry' Freiberg: - http://thelonelinessbooks.com/ - http://www.jwfreiberg.com/ Buy the book (or ebook) below or wherever you like to buy books online : - https://www.amazon.com/Surrounded-Others-Yet-Alone-Loneliness-ebook/dp/B0855WNJPN - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/surrounded-by-others-and-yet-so-alone-j-w-freiberg/1136840667 - https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/surrounded-by-others-and-yet-so-alone