Ep. 5: Election Season Cometh!

On the latest episode, the Giesta's recap the results of the recent local election and talk about the importance of voter turn out, especially in the "off year" elections or when candidates run unopposed. The ladies discuss what turned Maria onto running for her seat in the first place, some of the challenges the community faces going forward and how the new officials bring something different to the table to help combat those issues and then close with tips on New England winter driving

Maria and Steph welcome their producer Justin onto the show to talk about the status of the local pro sports teams, as New England finds themselves with a very unique sport dynamic. The ladies discuss that, how they got into sports themselves and what teams they have always rooted for over the years. Red Sox, Tom Brady, and the Minnesota Vikings?!?!?

Maria and Steph continue their conversation about the service industry and what its like returning to "normal" after the toll Covid took on our way of life. They also discuss a number of topics including the quality of great local restaurants in NB thanks to its diverse culture, the one thing that makes a good bartender and so much more!

Stephanie and Maria are back to discuss all the crazy ways the service industry has been impacted by the recent pandemic and how its effected us all!. They discuss Stephanie's time spent working in the industry, how she worked in the building that once housed their our family restaurant and how different things have been over the years, and over the last couple years in particular.

On episode two, Maria and Stephanie welcome the CEO and Owner of Abstrakt Music Mikey Monteiro onto the show. They discuss everything from what got him to where he is now, why music isn't as big of an influence as schools as it use to be, where his music career has taken him and why he decide to come back home and open up the Abstrakt Lab in the heart of downtown New Bedford.

On the debut episode Maria and Stephanie talk about what it was like growing up in New Bedford being the daughters of immigrants and some of the wonderful things the diverse cultures of the city has to offer. You get to hear them talk about their family life in NB while celebrating all the rich, wonderful treasures of the richest fishing port in the country! Also hear where and how the ladies came up with the name of the podcast!