Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama

Still Essential

Walter Merino, Terence Abram, and Dr. Sara Velasco are all essential workers who went above and beyond to take care of their communities during the height of the pandemic. Walter Merino runs the Olé Soccer Club, where he coached young players from afar and made sure that even if they weren’t on the field, their team had their back. Terence Abram is an occupational therapist at a nursing facility in Los Angeles, who was there for his patients even when their families could not be. Finally, Dr. Sara Velasco has been a family physician for over 40 years and kept up her duty of care when her families needed her the most.  Learn more about Olé Soccer Club: <a href="http://www.olesoccer.org/">http://www.olesoccer.org/</a><a href="http://www.olesoccer.org/"></a> Episode Transcript: <a href="https://app.trint.com/public/72d513c6-25a8-4eb2-b2d5-cb4c1639c69d">https://app.trint.com/public/72d513c6-25a8-4eb2-b2d5-cb4c1639c69d</a>  See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Covid-19 pandemic introduced the term “Essential Workers” for a class of people who existed before and will persist long after the virus is gone. Vital to society, but rarely heard from, this “essential” class is often hit hardest by the imbalances and injustices of our culture. In each episode, host Wilmer Valderrama will have intimate conversations with people on the frontlines of the food system, transportation, child-care and other workers who are so often overlooked. That conversation leads to a round-table discussion with activists and politically-active celebrities, discussing themes, issues and areas of needed change. The show seeks to reveal the invisible connections between all of us.