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Dreaming Big | Working Hard
Hosted by Assemblymember David Alvarez · news · EN-US
About this Podcast:
Dreaming Big | Working Hard with David Alvarez is a podcast about people, policy, and the power of opportunity. Hosted by California Assemblymember David Alvarez, each episode dives into the issues shaping our communities, from housing and education to economic and environmental justice. Through candid conversations with policymakers, community leaders, and everyday changemakers, David explores how dreaming big and working hard can create real, lasting progress.
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What is Dreaming Big | Working Hard about?
Dreaming Big | Working Hard with David Alvarez is a podcast about people, policy, and the power of opportunity. Hosted by California Assemblymember David Alvarez, each episode dives into the issues shaping our communities, from housing and education to economic and environmental justice.
Who hosts Dreaming Big | Working Hard?
Dreaming Big | Working Hard is hosted by Assemblymember David Alvarez. The show has published 18 episodes to date.
What has Dreaming Big | Working Hard covered recently?
Recent episodes include "How Local Government Internships Shape California’s Next Generation of Policymakers" (4 August 2026, 17 minutes), "Should Community Colleges Offer 4-Year Degrees? Inside Assembly Bill 664" (15 July 2026, 41 minutes), and "Should Community Colleges Offer 4-Year Degrees? Inside Assembly Bill 664" (15 July 2026, 41 minutes).
How often does Dreaming Big | Working Hard publish?
Dreaming Big | Working Hard publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 18 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Dreaming Big | Working Hard?
Booking probability for Dreaming Big | Working Hard is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Dreaming Big | Working Hard requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Dreaming Big | Working Hard's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Dreaming Big | Working Hard?
The strongest fits for Dreaming Big | Working Hard are Government & Politics. Dreaming Big | Working Hard has a news audience.
About the host
Assemblymember David Alvarez hosts Dreaming Big | Working Hard, a news podcast with 18 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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South County San Diego is home to over 585,000 residents, yet it remains a "college desert" without a single local public four-year university. For place-bound students, working parents, and first-generation scholars...
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Dreaming Big | Working Hard
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Apr 29, 202637 minS2<p>How do we build trust in communities where it has been tested for decades? Join David Alvarez for a powerful conversation with retired SDPD Officer Carlos Lacarra, a man who spent 31 years—nearly 23 of them in South...
Mar 12, 202630 minS2<p>The "Dreaming Big Working Hard" podcast welcomes a true global icon: Don Miguel Ruiz. In this deeply personal conversation, the author of The Four Agreements sits down with David Alvarez to share the incredible story...
Feb 12, 202637 minS2<p>What is a food co-op and how does it work? Can a community really build its own grocery store?</p> <p>In this episode of Dreaming Big Working Hard, we sit down with Kim Rivero Frank to share the inspiring real story...
Jan 20, 202653 minS1<p>What does it really take to change your life after prison?</p> <p>In this powerful episode of Dreaming Big. Working Hard., host David Alvarez sits down with Dr. Alberto “Beto” Vasquez, whose life journey defies every...
Dec 24, 20251h 1mS1<p>As the holiday season invites reflection, family, and hope, this special episode of Dreaming Big, Working Hard asks a deeper question: what does faith really look like when times are hard?</p> <p>David Alvarez sits...
Dec 10, 202540 minS1<p>In this powerful episode of Dreaming Big Working Hard, Assemblymember David Alvarez sits down with Casey Castillo, CEO of the San Diego Food Bank, to expose the real face of hunger in San Diego — a crisis affecting...
Oct 23, 202554 minS1<p>In this episode of Dreaming Big, Working Hard, host David Alvarez sits down with three incredible first-generation college students from Southwestern College in San Diego. Hear their real stories of resilience, hope...
Oct 14, 202542 minS1<p>For over three decades, Macedonio Arteaga has been using laughter as a weapon of empowerment. In this inspiring episode of Dreaming Big Working Hard , he shares how Chicano comedy, art, and storytelling became...
Oct 2, 202526 minS1<p>In this inspiring two-part conversation, Assemblymember David Alvarez sits down with Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval and Chico State President Steve Perez to explore the power of public higher education...
Sep 18, 202537 minS1<p>In this episode of Dreaming Big Working Hard, host David Alvarez, sits down with former California Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez and U.S. Consul General in Tijuana Christopher Teal to explore the powerful...
Aug 19, 202546 minS1<p>California’s housing crisis impacts everyone, from skyrocketing rents and long commutes to rising homelessness. In this episode, Assemblymember David Alvarez sits down with Shane Phillips, housing policy expert and...
Jul 15, 202547 minS1<p>Josie Talamantez, lifelong activist and founding member of the Chicano Park Steering Committee, joins Assemblymember David Alvarez to share the story of how Barrio Logan residents stopped bulldozers and reclaimed...
Jun 18, 202539 minS1<p>In this episode, Assemblymember David Alvarez interviews Ulizes Sanchez, a firefighter at San Diego’s Station 12 and Vice President of Bomberos de San Diego. Ulizes shares his inspiring journey from Barrio Logan to...
May 20, 202553 minS1<p>In the premiere episode of Dreaming Big Working Hard, California Assemblymember David Alvarez explores the transformative power of education—through policy, personal experience, and community leadership. Joined by...
Recent guests
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Don Miguel Ruiz
legendary author of The Four Agreements
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Mark Sanchez
Superintendent and President, Department of Asian Studies, Vanderbilt University
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Shane Phillips
Master in Urban Planning, USC Price School, UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
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Father Scott Santarosa, SJ
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish
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