Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama

No Mask, No Ride!

Ameena- “La Patrona”- wears many hats - she’s a rideshare driver, an accountant, and used to run her own non-emergency medical transport business. Ameena loves being her own boss, but experiences the stresses that come with the title, underscored during the pandemic when riders refuse to wear masks. Ameena’s passion for her “hustle” has led her to find ways to uplift the fellow rideshare drivers in her community so they too can drive safely and on their own terms. Roundtable guests: Lewis Howes, of the School of Greatness podcast, and Alissa Walker from New York Magazine. Learn more about Lewis Howes’ School of Greatness: <a href="https://lewishowes.com/">https://lewishowes.com/</a> Read Alissa Walker’s writing: <a href="https://www.curbed.com/author/alissa-walker/">https://www.curbed.com/author/alissa-walker/</a> Learn more about the Drivers Cooperative NYC: <a href="%20https://drivers.coop/">https://drivers.coop/</a>Episode Transcript: <a href="https://app.trint.com/public/bc545da3-7fa8-4260-a1b6-0ca0e33017ee">https://app.trint.com/public/bc545da3-7fa8-4260-a1b6-0ca0e33017ee</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</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.