Some days I like interviewing creatives, entrepreneurs, community oriented people, and people with inspiring stories. Other days I like going on funny rants or having serious or not serious conversations with friends.
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Send us a text A conversation about death and mourning.By Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Irene is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. In this episode we talk about the benefits of therapy. Irene teaches me grounding exercises. We talk about her skincare business Familia Organix. We talk about how and why mental health is really important in our lives. We talk about disorders, narcissists, people pleasers and more!…
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Send us a text Bantering with my favorite person in the world.By Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Jasmin stopped by!By Alexis Chavez
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Finding Sane Relationships w/ Cynthia M Ruiz
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Send us a text Interviewing @cynthiamruiz Cynthia is a spiritual healer, professor and author. We talk about her book “Finding Sane Relationships in a Crazy World”, it’s the 2nd edition she’s written. The book is a self help book and it’s intended for people who are working on personal development. We talk about working on yourself in order to buil…
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Send us a text Interviewing @yefreemontoyaa Yefree is a real estate agent based in Highland Park. Yefree is going back to school and he mentions that at some point he thought it was too late for him to go back. He shares his perspective on how he changed his mind and why it makes the most sense for him to go now. We focus this conversation on habit…
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Send us a text Interviewing Rozalyn Lucero Corona IG: @chingonacommunity Roz is the founder of the nonprofit Chingona Community. In this interview we talk about her background and how she built the nonprofit. I asked her what the name represents and why she chose the name. We talk about the challenges and learning lessons since starting the Chingon…
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Send us a text Interviewing @jamie.tijerina Jamie is a scientist at Caltech, community advocate, and president of the Highland Park heritage trust. In this interview we talk about Jamie’s background and how and why she decided to get involved in her community. We talk science, redlining, neighborhood council, and Covid.…
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Send us a text Interviewing Javier @javier_kistte Javier works in the film industry. In this episode we talk about how he got started working in film. We talk about the writer's strike, failing in LA, nepotism, working on set, being a person of color in the film industry, DACA, and transplants that give people from LA the ick.…
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Send us a text We’re talking about: -job hopping -workplace red flags -resume tweaking -code switching -interviewingBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Steve’s back just in time for pride month! 🌈(Coincidentally scheduling worked out that way). Steve’s the former owner of Holy Grounds Coffee Shop. There’s a lot of storytelling in this episode. We talk about men, the younger gay generations, dating apps, death, saving, being resourceful, hitchhiking, being a hippie, and growing out y…
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Send us a text -If you had a podcast what would you name it? -who’s over hyped? -Jesse jerks it. -People hate JLOBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Interviewing Arthur Arabatlian IG: @the.art.in.wealth Art likes helping people with their finances. We talk about investing, finance terms that confuse me, we talk about our shared trauma in the workplace. The difference between Roth and Traditional IRA. High yield savings accounts. Stocks. Life insurance. Living within your means. B…
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Highland Park History w/ Foo Howser
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Send us a text Interviewing Foo Howser aka Javier Servin IG: @Californiography Foo Howser is our history homie teaching us the history of California and more! In this episode I asked him to teach us some history about my hometown, Highland Park. We cover some of the mom and pop shops that have managed to stay in business through gentrification. We …
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Send us a text -Shit has hit the fan with our lives, jokes on us. -Drake and Kendrick just need to kiss -Don’t stop the music -Latina MedSpa -Dune -There was a scary guy on the plane -Meatball subs -The dark arts of marketing/advertising -Are protests effective anymore? -The gentrification of working class items -I was homophobic with a gay dog onc…
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Send us a text Interviewing Tina Arroyos IG: @__tinalatina__ Tina is a self taught Queer Chicana artist from Santa Ana, Orange County. In this interview we talk a lot about her upbringing. Being a teen mom, realizing she’s gay, and partying at a young age. She talks about not realizing she was an artist until later on in life. Being a bully. Gettin…
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Send us a text We’re in Phuket Thailand and dance is life!By Alexis Chavez
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Community Artist w/ Andrea Ramirez (Mextica)
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Send us a text Interviewing Andrea Ramirez IG: @Mextica Andrea is a community taught artist based in Los Angeles. In this interview we talk about her journey of becoming an artist. We talk about how she created her artist name. She explains some of the history, traditions, and culture behind her art. We talk about “the rules” of becoming an artist.…
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Send us a text -We talk $20 an hour -Nickelodeon and that documentary.. -Generational wealth -People using their culture as the only source for contentBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Interviewing Garth Trinidad IG: @garthtrinidad Garth is a Los Angeles based dj, radio personality and overall a music lover amongst many of his other roles. Garth is well known for his previous music supervisor/dj role at KCRW. KCRW (89.9) is a public radio station based in Los Angeles. In this episode we talk about how Garth began h…
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Send us a text Flirting vs Cheating Guys and girls being friends Having friends that you’ve slept with Staying friends with your ex Following your ex on social media Who moves on faster? Anxious attachment and avoidant attachment Texting another girl when he was drunk Fetishes Being offered to get enhanced.. Going to sleep mad LIB reunion Can you g…
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Send us a text Interviewing Yesika Salgado IG: @yesikastarr Yesika is a Los Angeles based Salvadoran poet and author of Corazón, Tesoro and Hermosa. In this interview we talk about a little of everything. We talk about gentrification in both of our hometowns, being diagnosed with bipolar II as a teenager, being fetishized by men online, the latest …
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Send us a text Just going on rants in this episode. Ariana Grande, Logic, Smashmouth and Love is Blind conversation.By Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Interview with Georgina Avilez IG: @iamgeorginaavilez Georgina Avilez is the senior program director for Mother's Against Drunk Driving and is also one of the co- organizers for a monthly community mixer that takes place at La Placita Olvera. Georgina is in the process of writing her own books, one being dedicated to her dad's recent…
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Send us a text There's some changes in this episode and theres changes to the podcast overall! In this episode we were supposed to cover Disney Channel original movies (I think they're pretty good movies!) but yeah we ended up talking about our favorite deep conversation topics, people that talk down on therapy or people that invalidate you by tell…
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If This World Were Mine w/ Mike Smith
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Send us a text Mike is a good friend of mine. He's originally from Long Beach CA and currently owns his own trucking transportation business. Mike's past doesn't define him but in this interview he talks about how his past has made him the man he is today. Mike was wrongfully convicted for more than half of his life and although in his youth he was…
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Send us a text Johan's back on the pod. -Whats your favorite potato dish-Haters-People that follow & watch your stories but don't say hi-Self conscious posting stories-Salsa bars are becoming extinct-Villas Tacos-Where's radio and journalism going?**$500 Gig Opportunity**-Whats so funny?-Taylor Swift is equivalent to white rice?-Keep it real-Miss W…
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Send us a text Uhms and likes, fat checks, seasonal depression, highest you ever been, Costco return policy, Taylor Swift, SZA, and Billie Eilish.By Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Bible shit, peeing on someone’s stuff, fat checks, did you call the cops?, like a good neighbor, stores that are fronts, shoutout heady fm, shoutout to the Montoya family, crazy neighbor stories, good neighbor stories and more fat checks.By Alexis Chavez
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We’re Healing w/ Cynthia Ruiz and Jennie Estrada
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Send us a text In this episode I have a conversation with authors Cynthia M Ruiz and Jennie Estrada. We talk about the exploitation of Native medicine, the power of perspective, community and rituals, Mother Nature, tapping into your intuition, ¡Yo Tambien!, moving forward from sexual assault, trauma in Latino families, healing and spirituality, im…
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Send us a text Break ups suck. -Cheating -Entanglements -Girl math -Being dumped -Not wanting labels -Sancha's -Is it age appropriate? -How soon after breakups can you start dating again?By Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Hot takes on comedyBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Interviewing Frank Romero. Frank Romero is a Chicano artist and muralist. He cofounded the art collective Los Four. Los Four were the first four Chicano artists to have their art displayed at LACMA. The collective was influential in bringing the Chicano art movement to the mainstream art scene and into major art museums. In this inte…
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Send us a text -Imaginary Friends-Possessed Cars-Staring at your parents while they sleep-Sleepwalking -Sleep fighting -Talking in your sleep-The movie US -Metaphors and symbolism in moviesBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Episode with @lordlucid_ -Girl Dinner -Swamp vibes -Snapchat-Cage matching -Sparkles or Sandpaper -UPN 13 -Disney Channel original movies -It's a whole day for hair-Traction alopecia-Hair loss -Hair removal-SkinBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Its the redoBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text we're going to do a redoBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Jesse doesn't have glasses in this episode. We're talking about power dynamics in the entertainment industry. Epstein's flight logs. Appropriating psychedelics and ritual ceremonies. What's cool and what's cringe. Pick me girls and whipped guys. Why did I piss him off? lolBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Interviewing Yolanda Gonzalez IG: @yolandagonzalezart Yolanda is a prolific multimedia Chicana artist based in Los Angeles. In this interview we talk about Yolanda's influences, her creative process and inspiration. She talks about being the quiet introverted kid that eventually found herself through art. We talk about forming a girl…
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Send us a text Interviewing Atziri aka Jacks IG: @Barriodrive Jacks and Yajahira are sisters and the owners of Barrio Drive (previously known as) Adelita's Apparel. Barrio Drive is an undocumented, Latinx owned brand based in Los Angeles. The brand is inspired by Jacks' and Yajahira's love and pride for their culture communicated through creative d…
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Send us a text Jasmin’s last episode for a while, she’s transitioning… into a non civilian. It’s ALSO the podcast 1 year anniversary! Talking points: When gift giving goes too far in platonic friendships. Men and women that misinterpret niceness for someone being interested them. Mommy and daddy issues. Women not being held accountable for taking a…
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Send us a text No interview! Just a spooky, fun, relatable episode with Monica Santana @sunsetgirll. We talk about 4lokos and the after effects. We’re reading cards. We’re talking hocus pocus and astrology. Teaching the origins of Halloween. Do you believe in ghosts? Near death experiences. Ever seen a dead person? The unexplainable.…
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Send us a text Interviewing Angela Romero IG: @candyassla @hellostrangerlaAngela is the owner/founder of Hello Stranger venue and bar and The Hello Stranger Foundation a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. Hello Stranger is a combination of Angela's love for music, culture and community. In this interview I talk to Angela about her back story before…
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Send us a text Interviewing Diana and Selma IG: @dopeitdk @selmayarely @dfla.shop Diana and Selma are the owners and creators of DFLA and Mercado Northeast. In this interview we talk about their experience being Latina entrepreneurs, the importance of community, and the challenges they've experienced building on their own. We talk about their backg…
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Clash of The Pods: The Roast of The Mindbuzz
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Send us a text Interviewing Gilbert IG: @themindbuzz Gill is the host of The Mindbuzz Podcast as well as the host of open mic night at the Horchateria Rio Luna in Paramount. In this interview I ask him questions on how and why he got started with his podcast and comedy. We talk about the podcasting community. My steroid addiction. Trying standup. M…
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Send us a text -School cafeterias -Schools shaming kids -School facility employees -Lunch ladies -Custodians/ Janitors -Where the shame and embarrassment stems from -After school with my cousins -Waiting to be picked up after schoolBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Interviewing Ivette from District 1 of Los Angeles city council. Los Angeles city council district 1 covers parts of Glassell Park, Highland Park, Chinatown, Mt. Washington, Echo Park, Elysian Park, Westlake, Pico Union, Koreatown, Angelino Heights, Lincoln Heights, and MacArthur Park. Ivette shares some of her background growing up …
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Send us a text -Jasmin's back and she's extra queer. -Periods -Cry baby -Bussed and cozy -Random acts of kindnessBy Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text Interviewing Tio Steve IG: @scampsdad-ADHD poster child -Holy Grounds -The Reliquary-Creating a community -Being a business owner-Inclusion and safe spaces-Importance of after school programs -Baby airport-Being resourceful-Thinking out-loud-TO BE CONTINUED..By Alexis Chavez
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Send us a text -In the studio with a soundboard -Hobbies as personalities -Not feeling normal -Telling someone its going to be okay but you know it probably won't -Being too honest? -Magical path to optimism -The Bible doesn't have the word gay -Affirmation critique -Send me an "I believe!" -Growing pains and upgrades -Dragon Ball Z Kai recap…
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