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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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00:49:45

AirBnBust: Fact or Fiction?

The Quintana Show ·

2023/05/30

Reports are coming in from across the county – Airbnb properties are falling off a cliff. Investors who sunk millions into Airbnb properties are now bailing. So what is the truth? Is the Airbnb bubble about to burst? 62% of the 1.2 million Airbnb listings in the US have only been around 3 years. Is there a glut of new properties on the market – with the big guys about to eat the little guys? We have Cailian Savage, freelance journalist and the author of "Why An "Airburst" is Wishful Thinking," on to

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00:37:08

The German Song That Swept the World - By Mistake

The Quintana Show ·

2023/05/30

It's March of 1984: The U.S. and the Soviet Bloc were engaged in a Cold War and fear of WW 3 was at a fever pitch - and the #2 song in the US was "99 Luftballoons" by a completely unknown German group Nena. How did a song about the end of the world sung completely in German with multiple tempo changes become so popular in America? Largely by a simple mistake. Learn more on this episode of "How the @#$! Was That a Hit?" - Welcome to the Quintana Show. Q has spent years in the political world so he

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00:55:22

The Fabulous Helen Carr: Spilling Royal Tea

The Quintana Show ·

2023/05/05

Joining us just in time for a royal coronation we have the popular British historian and TV presenter Helen Carr. We get into the complicated love-hate history between England and France, how the Plantagenet Dynasty was always in the middle of all of it, and why she chose to write the definitive history of John of Gaunt - the hub for almost all of the 14th-century medieval spokes. Helen also gives her honest take on the modern royal family, the nature of celebrity, and the upcoming coronation of

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00:42:39

King Neeko: The Hustle is Real

The Quintana Show ·

2023/04/14

YouTube comic and hip-hop star King Neeko had a misspent youth in and out of prison but now he's blowing up on social media! King tells Q about how he fell into “the life,” how he was able to pull himself out, and why he wants to help others escape as he did. But we also get into the nitty gritty details of jail vs. prison, how to survive your first week, who the prison “MVPs” are and so many ways prisoners are some of the most inventive and resourceful dudes you will ever meet. This is an

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00:41:28

How the @#! was That a Hit?!: (You Gotta) Fight For...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/03/31

This episode of How the #@&! Was That a Hit is "Fight for Your Right (To Party)" by the Beastie Boys. The Beastie Boys are a groundbreaking hip-hop trio from New York City that blended rap, rock, punk, funk, and more in their innovative and influential music. And "Fight for Your Right (To Party)" took the punk roots of the Boys (did you know they started as a hardcore punk band with a female drummer??), and with the help of their buddy producing legend Rick Rubin, made an abrasive and aggressively

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00:51:46

Juan Corona: The Machete Murderer w/ Det. John Cabrera

The Quintana Show ·

2023/03/17

Our audience's favorite guest, Detective John Cabrera, returns to the Quintana Show! Today we cover another forgotten serial killer: Juan Corona. In 1971, a year that saw Patty Hearst, the Charles Manson trials, and the Zodiac Killer, the deadliest killer in US history was in the sleepy river burg of Marysville California. Juan Corona killed at least 25 down-on-their-luck drifters in the course of a couple of months before being caught. But this forgotten story is more complicated than it seems,

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00:32:54

How the @#! was That a Hit?! The Hit Everyone Hates!...

The Quintana Show ·

2023/02/24

The year was 1985, Reagan and Gorbachev met for the first time, Doc Gooden won his only Cy Young award, NBC's the Cosby Show was the most popular TV show and on November 16th, THE WORST ROCK SONG EVER hit Number 1 in America! We Built This City by Starship (not Jefferson Starship) rocked up the charts on the backs of nostalgia, great production and brilliant management but 20 years later is considered one of the worst songs to top the charts. Does it deserve such shade?? Listen in and we'll give

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00:51:04

True Grift The Con of Anna de Rothschild

The Quintana Show ·

2023/02/03

Anna de Rothchild was a wealthy heiress to the European banking dynasty and real estate developer networking with other high society folks at Mar-a-Lago. She played rounds of golf, took photos, and hobnobbed with the cream of the American political elite. But, turns out, she was a complete fraud bc and simultaneously running from the Russian mob! Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Sallah joins us to explain how a two-bit con artist from the Midwest, on the run from Russian gangsters,

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00:21:03

He Got Lucky! "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Taco

The Quintana Show ·

2023/01/21

It’s September of 1983: Martina Navratilova wins her first Wimbledon, Vanessa Williams is the first black Miss America, and the #4 song in America is… Puttin’ on the Ritz by Taco?? How and why did this song from the 1920s regain popularity in the 80s and should it have been a hit? Tim and Q break down Dutch-Indonesian rock, and MTV music video selections, and, for the first time, agree that they don’t think it should have been hit!Welcome to the Quintana Show. Q has spent years in the political

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00:30:21

This Song Changed Music Forever: "Believe" by Cher

The Quintana Show ·

2023/01/06

Cher is waaaaay bigger than you thought! She has been a pop star, fashion icon, Oscar-winning actress, and cultural phenom since the mid-60s but didn't have her biggest number 1 until she was 52 years old! Regrouping in London after being dropped by her label Cher worked with an innovative producer and a brand new technology: Auto-Tune to create the smash dance hit "Believe" which became not just her biggest hit, but one of the biggest selling records of all-time!! More than that, she introduced a

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01:27:49

Remix The Devil's Landlord of F.St Ft: Det. John Cabrera

The Quintana Show ·

2022/12/24

The media sold her as the little old lady grandma that also turned out to be a serial killer: Dorothea Puente. But the truth was she was a lifetime grifter with a self-curated fiction. The crimes shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone following her - but that was the problem: no one was. Before the Netflix documentary, we had retired Detective John Cabrera on the show to talk us through the whole Dorothea Puente story. And in this Quintana Show Remix, we hear the whole saga from her origins

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00:37:55

How the @#! was That a Hit?! "Rapture" by Blondie

The Quintana Show ·

2022/12/16

From 1979 to 1981 Blondie was the biggest band in the world with FOUR #1 hits in a year and a half - when that really meant something. And that third #1 was "Rapture" - a rap song when most of America had never heard of this thing called "rap." It was clearly a smash but it definitely has fomented controversy .… is it the first rap hit? Or the first female rap hit? Or the first hit featuring rap? Did Blondie exploit the NY DJ scene to line their pockets? Was Debbie Harry a Culture Vulture? Tim and Q

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01:27:38

Charles Manson: Creating Evil w/ H. Allegra Lansing

The Quintana Show ·

2022/12/16

Everyone tells the story of the monster that is Charles Manson. However, what people don’t really know is what created that monster? Was he born evil? Was he molded into a monster? When you take the time to dig deep into how his infancy, childhood, and young adulthood unfolded - you can see exactly how both his life experiences and unfortunate gene pool joined to create the mind of a monster. It is a fascinating journey that few have taken the time to travel – but Q and H. Allegra Lansing take you

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00:49:00

Aspen Ladd Strikes Back!

The Quintana Show ·

2022/11/18

Aspen Ladd has moved to the Professional Fighters League! As relaxed and free in an interview as you have ever seen, we talk with Aspen about changing leagues, feelings about the UFC, how the PFL will expand opportunities for female fighters, steroid use in MMA, wild animal encounters, and whether she’d rather fight a bear or a gorilla. Her answer will NOT surprise you! 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

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01:00:26

An Icon Vanished: Searching for Sly Stone

The Quintana Show ·

2022/11/03

He was a genius who straddled musical genres, broke barriers, and stole the show at the greatest musical event ever: Woodstock. Sylvester Stewart, better known as “Sly Stone,” was the songwriter, arranger, producer, singer and a virtuoso on any instrument in the studio for his hand-picked group, The Family Stone. Sly shot across the musical horizon like the brightest of comets. He was omnipresent on America’s cultural pages during the for 5 years, producing legendary music and songs that are STILL a

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00:41:44

How the @#! was That a Hit?! - Nirvana: "Smells Like...

The Quintana Show ·

2022/10/21

Nirvana took a scene and made a genre, becoming one of the biggest rock bands of all time. But should have "Smells Like Teen Spirit" been a hit? Compared to what was on the charts at the time: no! Tim worked at Tower Records and remembers the label guys losing their minds because they hadn’t pressed enough copies of the record; they didn’t think anyone would buy it! 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

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00:47:53

UFC's FLuffy Hernandez Does Not Give a F#@K!

The Quintana Show ·

2022/10/07

Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez is one of the hottest fighters in the UFC right now. A middleweight with a 3 fight win streak and he just went viral for dropping his last opponent, Marc-André Barriault, on his head! He returns to the show with more crazy stories of small-town life, why he doesn’t give an F*#K about what people say, and the story of why a certain UFC star can’t attend UFC fights. Welcome to the Quintana Show. Q has spent years in the political world so he knows how to ask questions. Watch

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00:48:56

Ghosts in the Night: The Chilean Crime Ring Ft. Marc...

The Quintana Show ·

2022/09/22

A global network of thieves is targeting the wealthiest neighborhoods in the United States and no one is talking about it. Chilean nationals, possibly cartel-funded, are arriving in the US due to loopholes needed in our immigration/trade laws and traveling coast-to-coast in a very sophisticated manner, robbing and trashing high-end homes & then moving on - like ghosts in the night. Marc Wortman of Vanity Fair is the first reporter to connect the dots and explain how this is a singular organized

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00:26:34

How the @#$!% Was That a Hit: "My Ding-a-Ling"

The Quintana Show ·

2022/09/12

In the summer of 1972, the US was withdrawing forces from Vietnam, there were talks of a mysterious burglary at the Watergate Hotel, the first episode of The Price is Right aired, and for two weeks Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling" was the number 1 song in America. It was rock and roll progenitor Berry’s only number 1 and it’s awful! Or is it? Why did it go to number 1? A huge swath of folks in their 30s and 40's were deeply nostalgic for the 1950s, radio DJs had a massive influence, and don’t forget

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01:18:38

Golden State Killer Remix

The Quintana Show ·

2022/09/03

If you’ve seen documentaries or read books about the Golden State Killer you might think you know about him and his crimes. SPOILER ALERT: You got NO idea.120 burglaries.50 rapes.13 murders.The Visalia Ransacker, The East Side Rapist, The Original Night Stalker, The Golden State Killer.He was all of them. Today you’ll find out how he was brought to justice after decades of being on the run. Former Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Shubert is most famous for putting away the Golden State

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