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The Quintana Show

David Quintana has spent decades mastering the ins and outs of CA politics but politics isn’t his sole focus, and he knows it’s not yours either. Quintana looks outside the realm of politics for insightful and entertaining conversations about history, social justice, pop culture, business, music, and sports, with a dash of politics from time to time. Welcome to the show and enjoy!

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00:56:26

YT's Funniest Human, Eleanor Morton, Returns to the...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/10/27

We welcome one of Q's favorite guests, Eleanor Morton, back to the show. The Scottish internet sensation is back to talk about the new King, why Americans write the best rom-coms, the Scottish personality, her take on the French and so much more. Watching and you’ll understand why she’s one of the best comedians on the internet. - Welcome to the Quintana Show. Q has spent years in the political world so he knows how to ask questions. Watch as we bring you entertaining and insightful interviews from

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00:27:45

Cutting Through - The 9 People Who Claim They are the...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/10/27

The TikTok trend about how often guys think about the Roman Empire made us ask: What did it mean to be a Roman Emperor? And who can claim credibly to be the Roman Emperor TODAY? Surprisingly, there are nine royal houses who could (and do) claim the Roman throne…..RIGHT NOW! Q and Mike list them and tell their stories of war, conquest, and ancient titles. You will not believe who is on the list!!- Welcome to Cutting Though from the Quintana Network. Q and former legislator Mike Gatto cut through the

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00:17:55

Was Jeffery Epstein a Government Construct - That...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/10/23

Who was Jeffery Epstein? Despite the outrage and scandal we actually know almost nothing about this monster. As Eric Weinstein recently pointed out, Epstein was a currency trader with no clients, no recorded trades, and no evidence of where his money even came from. Where are the forms, tax returns, or passports? It’s as if Epstein appeared out of nothing, lived his life leaving no evidence, and then was taken out when he became a liability. Was he the ultimate foreign government construct – a

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00:09:38

George Harrison: Most Overrated Guitarist Ever!?!

The Quintana Show ·

2023/10/20

George Harrison was the “Quiet One” of the Beatles and may have been Tim’s favorite as a kid. But the dirty secret is George was an extremely mediocre guitar player: the solo on Taxman (and quite a few other Beatles songs) was played by Paul McCartney because George couldn't nail it in the studio. George became a good songwriter and introduced pop music to instruments like the sitar. But as a guitar player, George Harrison is massively overrated.

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00:23:17

Cutting Through - Crazy Corruption in Politics

The Quintana Show ·

2023/10/09

What are we thinking about today? Money! Specifically gold bars in the closet of US Senator Bob Menendez. Q and Mike have the type of political behind-the-scenes experience that screenwriters only dream of - they can tell us how corrupt the political system really is. Their stories may surprise you. In 20 years in California Q has never seen anything like this. But at the federal level, the story is completely different!!

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00:17:53

Cutting Through: The Death of the Iconoclast

The Quintana Show ·

2023/09/27

How does social media resemble "The Twilight Zone?" In this episode, Mike and Q connect social media, technology, government surveillance, the concept of iconoclasts, and one of the greatest episodes of TV ever made. We would like to know from you: who do you think of as a free-thinking iconoclast and why? - Welcome to Cutting Though from the Quintana Network. Q and former legislator Mike Gatto cut through the noise and nonsense of California politics to let you know what’s really going down at the

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00:17:32

Cutting Through - US Senate Dress Code Disrespect

The Quintana Show ·

2023/09/27

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has dropped the dress code for the Floor of the US Senate. Q thinks it's the barbarians storming the gates of society, and he and Mike debate what the actual affect is; for both the institution and our society. Is a dress code really just a dress code? Or does it stand for something so much bigger? And why would we make such a change for a single Senator? We think you'll love the convo!! Welcome to Cutting Though from the Quintana Network. Q and former

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00:12:58

Cutting Through - Re-Visiting Mafia Boss Michael...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/08/25

Today Mike and Q recount the most popular episode of the Quintana Show EVER: our interview with the Colombo Family Capo who simply walked away from the Cosa Nostra - Michael Franzese!! Gatto & Q recount how Michael coolly and bluntly spilled the beans on the Cosa Nostra involvement in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, as well as how the Cosa Nostra ensured J. Edgar Hoover's FBI would leave them alone, and so much more!! It was a trip we had to revisit! The

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00:28:14

How an Anarchist Punk Band Created a Timeless...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/08/25

In November of 1997, Titanic opened as a smash hit, and Seinfeld and ER ruled the airwaves. The music charts were filled with slow, sappy, forgettable songs - except the song that hit #6. "Tubthumping" by the dyed-in-the-wool anarchist punk band, Chumbawa was a pounding sports/drinking anthem that still reverberates through stadiums today. But the story is so much cooler - learn how an anarchist collective that was formed in 1983 with the goal of destroying capitalism created a multi-million selling

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00:38:17

Tasting History with Max Miller

The Quintana Show ·

2023/08/13

We have an exciting episode for you today: Max Miller the host of the INSANELY popular "Tasting History" on YouTube AND newly crowned celebrity cookbook king with the runaway best-seller, "Tasting History" cookbook. Q and Max discuss where their mutual love of history comes from, his surprise cookbook success, and some of his best and worst dish adventures. We also discuss the "Max Miller v James Townsend" approach to historic food YouTube supremacy, and why it’s important to make a show that you

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00:15:44

CA’s Non-Profit Scam. How to Make Millions and NOT...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/08/03

Fentanyl is a poison and a scourge in California and the only solution the Assembly Committee on Public Safety can see is to (drum roll) throw money at it. Here’s the problem with that: once people and organizations start to get money to solve a problem they don’t want to actually solve the problem because then the money river will dry up. Q and Mike have seen this with homelessness, affordable housing, and countless other “good causes - and sadly suspect the same thing will happen with

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00:11:32

Strip-Mining the IP! Hollywood’s Franchise Fatigue

The Quintana Show ·

2023/08/03

In this episode, Q and Mike talk about the big Hollywood weekend of Oppenheimer and The Barbie Movie. Q is excited because at least it isn’t another “franchise weekend” while Mike relates that virtually ALL Hollywood storytelling comes from intellectual property instead of original ideas. Movies are no longer based on artistic merit but only Moneyball metric-based content and it’s pretty much all crap.Welcome to Cutting Though from the Quintana Network. Q and former legislator Mike Gatto cut

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00:13:50

The Most Sampled Song Ever! The Amen Break Tragedy

The Quintana Show ·

2023/07/29

In 1969 a pretty-much forgotten R&B group called The Winstons released a hit single called “Color Me Father,” it went to #7 in the pop charts and won the R&B Grammy for Single of the Year. But it was the B-side of that single that changed music history. “Amen Brother” was the B-side and it had a 6-second drum break that over time took on it’s own life and became the foundation for thousands of songs. Sampled officially over 6000 times (and the true numbers are probably uncountable), most famously

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00:16:17

Cutting Through: Could the Democrats be Headed for a...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/07/28

Are the Democrats headed for a 1968 Convention problem? Mike and Q review the latest in the current presidential race by looking back at 1968 when the incumbent dropped from the race only months before the convention and the chaos that ensued. Mike only gives it a 25% max chance that President Biden doesn’t run, but if he doesn’t and waits too late to announce - history could be revisited. In March of 1968, LBJ blindsided his staff, party, and the country by announcing that he wouldn’t seek

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00:33:01

CA Sen. Shannon Grove Talks Overcoming the “Public...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/07/15

We have a VERY special guest today, California State Senator Shannon Grove from Bakersfield, California. Barely over 24 hours after Senator Grove pulled back the curtain on what “public safety” really means in the California Legislature. Her bill, SB14, would increase penalties for repeat sex trafficking of minors. Seems like a no-brainer, right? But the bill died in committee, as Democrats played politics with “public safety,” only to be revived the next day after massive public outrage. Senator

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00:11:52

Cutting Through: The UFO Frenzy!

The Quintana Show ·

2023/07/08

Are we alone in the universe? Have aliens visited the Earth? Is the government hiding it all from us? Q and Mike talk about the testimony of David Grush, a former intelligence officer, who claims his old unit had 12 alien spaceships. Well, Mike calls BS! As always, he gives his three rational reasons. Stick around for more about UFOs, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster. Mike is willing to bet that aliens won’t arrive in the next 5 years and is willing to buy you dinner if he’s wrong. Welcome to

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00:23:20

Cutting Through: Crazy & Brave Calls on the 2024...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/07/08

The presidential election is in 2024 so Q (a lobbyist) and Mike (a legislator) talk about long-shot presidential candidates. Q is “RFK Jr.-curious” but Mike and Q walk through myriad potential candidates and outcomes. Jamie Dimon, Elon Musk, Gavin Newson & Kamala Harris all get their turn in the spotlight. Welcome to Cutting Though from the Quintana Network. Q and former legislator Mike Gatto cut through the noise and nonsense of California politics to let you know what’s really going down at the

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00:43:28

The Album That Owned America! Frampton Comes Alive!

The Quintana Show ·

2023/06/30

How the #$@! Was That Hit has never done an album until today! At the beginning of 1976 Dog Day Afternoon was the #1 movie, Gerald Ford was President and the Pittsburgh Steelers were about to beat the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl X. By the end of 1976 it was all about Charlie's Angels, JAWS, and a live double-album by a relatively unknown guitarist, “Frampton Comes Alive”. Peter Frampton was seen as a guitar virtuoso in the music scene, but he had never had a hit to speak of. However, his guitar

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00:11:34

Cutting Through - California's War on Goats

The Quintana Show ·

2023/06/17

See those cute little goats cleaning up the highway or local fields in California? Enjoy them now because it may not be for much longer! Learn how new California labor laws, unless something is done immediately, will absolutely drive this industry out of the state. Why is this happening? Is it organized labor overreach? Bureaucratic ineptitude? Or, a nefarious plot by "Big Sheep"? Learn more on this episode. Welcome to "CUTTING THROUGH” another series from the “Quintana Show Network”. 20-year

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00:23:36

Cutting Through - How Shoplifting ATE California

The Quintana Show ·

2023/06/17

CA’s biggest cities are losing major retail, streets are packed with tents for the homeless, large retailers will not enforce theft crimes and small retailers have given up on operating all over - how did we get here!? Mike and Q discuss how Proposition 47, the Safe Neighborhood and School Act, was anything but safe for California as it drastically lessened penalties for many crimes like shoplifting which created a cavalcade of lawlessness through CA. Along with other changes pushed by former

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