This week our guest is my wonderful co-host Maria Sanchez! Maria has been on Radio and TV for many years in Los Angeles, had her own show 'The Maria Sanchez Show', served as the Executive Producer of a sitcom pilot for NBC Television, and is now with me on 'SHADOW POLITICS' for the past 3 years. She recently made a trip out to Washington, DC for business and we had a chance to finally meet in person. Maria is a liberal Republican and I am a liberal Democrat and yet we've proven we can respect each other's positions even when our positions are different - which I think serves to open a dialog with others.

Maria is a mother of four, graduated in June 2017 from Pepperdine University with a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis on Marriage & Family Therapy. She was also an intern at the Cancer Support Community, Westlake Village, from May 2016 until February 2018 and facilitated weekly support groups and met individually with folks for one on one counseling. Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D. in 'Media Psychology' at Fielding Graduate University. Let's hear more about why she took the paths she did!