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Be Somebody is a positive movement. Our purpose is to celebrate creativity, ingenuity, individualism, self-expression, self-care, self-confidence, and personal achievement, especially in young people. Our Mission is to stimulate and support the self-discovery of the individual, promote a network o…

Be Somebody


    • Feb 27, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 47 EPISODES


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    Ep. 44 - "Hector Cortez, Composer"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 116:30


    Join us in welcoming our friend and the first guest of 2024, Hector Cortez. Hector is a musician, composer, and audio engineer. We talk about life, school, moving to Los Angeles, and more. Thanks for taking the time to tune in! - - Be Somebody is a positive movement. Our purpose is to celebrate creativity, ingenuity, individualism, self-expression, self-care, self-confidence, and personal achievement, especially in young people. Our Mission is to stimulate and support the self-discovery of the individual, promote a network of enthusiasm, and impact the lives of those in our communities and of those we hold close. - - Intro + Outro by Ethan Duff a.k.a. Aisle Seat: spotify.com/artist/752JL0IAOQyVNrc22f9YkB?si=LmAfzbSbSXKe0B2n-R3E6g

    Ep. 43 - "366 Days to Change Our Lives"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 62:38


    Happy New Year! 2024 is a leap year, which means we all have an extra day. How will you spend yours? - - Be Somebody is a positive movement. Our purpose is to celebrate creativity, ingenuity, individualism, self-expression, self-care, self-confidence, and personal achievement, especially in young people. Our Mission is to stimulate and support the self-discovery of the individual, promote a network of enthusiasm, and impact the lives of those in our communities and of those we hold close.

    Ep. 42 - "The Best Worst Year"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 99:28


    Hello, and welcome back! Yeah, it's been a sec. Tune in to catch up with us as we wrap our year 2023, the best worst year. • Yolanda Trailer (Enrique's Short Film) • Vemini (Amadeo's Clothing Company) • Music Video (Amadeo's Music Video) - Be Somebody is a positive movement. Our purpose is to celebrate creativity, ingenuity, individualism, self-expression, self-care, self-confidence, and personal achievement, especially in young people. Our Mission is to stimulate and support the self-discovery of the individual, promote a network of enthusiasm, and impact the lives of those in our communities and of those we hold close. - Intro & Outro by: Ethan Duff, aka: Aisle Seat

    Be Somebody - Ep. 41 "The Climb"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 56:27


    Welcome back to Be Somebody we know its been a while but we are here to recap our last 3 months. Thanks for taking the time to tune in. Enjoy!

    Ep. 40 "Friends with Benefits"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 95:42


    This special episode features our friends Diego and Isaac, fellow creatives and co-hosts of their own podcast, Friends with Benefits. They were in LA visiting us for the first time, and had a lot to say about their experience. Enjoy!

    Ep. 39 - "Popcorn"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 62:35


    The podcast continues its new momentum in 2023 with a recap of lessons learned throughout the year before, and more. Thank you for taking the time to tune in!

    Ep. 38 - "5 Months Later"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 49:34


    Welcome back to Be Somebody. Last time you saw us adjusting to our new home and sharing our thoughts on the reason we moved in the first place. Now, get to see what we've been able to achieve, nearly 5 months after our last episode. Thanks for taking the time to tune in. Enjoy!

    Ep 37 - "The Gentleman Ninja & The Mad Assassin"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 46:02


    The Gentleman Ninja & The Mad Assassin

    Episode 36 - Radio Los Angeles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 62:14


    We've moved! Hear (most of) everything we've been through these last several weeks after moving to Los Angeles, California.

    Ep. 35 "The One on the Roof"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 22:35


    Boys are back in the USA and getting ready for yet another major life change. Hear our closing reflections on our international trip, our ideas for what's to come, and the reverence for our forever home.

    Ep. 34 - "El Retiro"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 38:07


    This episode concludes the international series with a full circle moment, reunited in Madrid, talking through it all at El Retiro Park.

    Ep. 33 - Venice, Italy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 29:06


    Welcome to our journey in Europe, this weeks episode we are in Venice, Italy. Enjoy!

    Ep. 32 - Madrid, España

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 50:00


    Welcome to the bustle and flow of the city of Madrid, Spain! We talk in depth on the incredible (and life-threatening) journey to this destination, what it was like in the city on our very first day, and much more. Enjoy!

    Ep. 31 - The 80° Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 51:55


    We're super hot this week. Summer's on the arrival, and with the shift in seasons comes that familiar shift in personalities, values, passions, and attitudes. Talking it all over, that's what we're here for.

    Ep. 30 - "Levi Lobo"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 123:24


    This week's special guest, Levi Lobo, is an actor, director, screenwriter, and model. He talks life in Los Angeles, the ups, downs, ins and outs of the entertainment industry, bringing ideas to life, the importance of suits, and more.

    Ep. 29 - "Keara Anderson"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 119:35


    This week's special guest is Keara Anderson, a director, screenwriter, model, photographer, and native Alaskan. She goes in detail on her opportunity to produce an original short film alongside Netflix and Adobe for The Great Untold contest, growing up and pursuing art in rural Alaska, moving to the "lower 48" states, and much, much more.

    Ep. 28 - "Unhinged"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 49:07


    This week's episode is a little here, a little there, a little everywhere! Big topic's include the incredible power of nitro cold brew, staying productive through the pressure, and a quick SPOILER FREE review of HBO Euphoria's second season.

    Ep. 27 - "The 3 Stages"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 67:38


    This week's episode captures the essence of our podcast and the trajectory for the future.

    Ep 26 - "Nick Montaño"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 70:51


    This week we welcome our friend and US Air Force Lieutenant, Nick Montaño, an Albuquerque native and fellow alumni. He talks ROTC, rising the ranks, falling off the course, and keeping an unbreakable sense of commitment. Enjoy!

    Ep. 25 - "American Teen"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 47:29


    Thank you for taking the time to tune in. This week's episode goes into detail on auditioning for actors, taking a "good" risk, and when to ask for forgiveness instead of permission. Enjoy!

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    Ep. 24 - "Homebound"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 61:03


    This week's episode is on cars, Enrique's job in film production and developing his own works, building a lifestyle, and Amadeo's latest fashion collection. Enjoy.

    Ep. 23 - "We Got It"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 46:20


    This week we discuss our positive COVID test results, Enrique's experience on a one-of-a-kind film set, and overcoming creative blocks while looking forward to the future.

    Ep. 22 - "Eric Barragan"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 78:02


    Our second-ever guest, Eric Barragan, is an actor, director, screenwriter, and model. He talks in depth about moving to the contiguous United States, going to school, and finding his passion in acting.

    Ep. 21 - "Film Bros"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 52:38


    Let's catch you up in our lives since our 1 year hiatus.

    Ep. 20 - "And We Back!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 35:27


    Welcome back to Be Somebody. Quick notes, new topics, and big news.

    Be Somebody - Ep. 21 "The Catch Up"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 44:25


    409 days later. Be Somebody is back with new updates and teasing details on the latest in our lives.

    Ep. 20 - "Bandstand"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 55:28


    This week's episode is all about haircuts, graduate classes, spitting verses in the booth, and feeling like fakes.

    Ep. 19 - "Do the Right Thing"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 44:25


    This week's episode discusses the ongoing civil rights movement and our experience at a particular demonstration. Plus: what happened when we voted in our state primary, and more.

    Ep. 18 - "Travel Agents"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 47:11


    This week's episode covers in-depth conversations about our short-lived travel plans for 2020, our past best & worst travel experiences, and where we'd like to go when the time is right. Enjoy!

    Ep. 17 - "Zoom University"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 52:25


    This week's special episode covers our recent university graduation and the impact the virus had on the final days of our undergraduate education. We also discuss our legacy and our hopes for the future.

    Ep. 16 - "Staying Busy"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 44:02


    This week's episode covers our beloved childhood pets, and the ways we've been filling up the days. Enjoy!

    Ep. 15 - "Brain Powder"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 54:26


    This week's episode covers motivation, procrastination, healthy goal-setting, and constructive self-reflection. Enjoy!

    Ep. 14 - "Quarantine Fever"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 54:55


    This special episode covers the ongoing crisis and how it has affected our personal and academic lives, as well as Enrique's directing of an award-sweeping short film, featuring Amadeo in a supporting role!

    Ep. 13 - "Amigos"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 46:39


    Best friends and the people we've come to know, as well as the art of constructive critique—these are this week's topics!

    Ep. 12 - "Sundancing"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 61:07


    This week's episode covers Enrique's time at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, as well as our imminent graduation in May!

    Ep. 11 - "Meraki"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 51:51


    In this episode, we converse with our very first guest: singer, songwriter, and producer Ethan Duff, a.k.a. Meraki!

    Ep. 10 - "The Return"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 56:13


    In this episode, we discuss our year 2019, a recap of the holiday season, and Amadeo's first anxiety attack.

    Ep. 09 - "The Hero's Journey"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 60:38


    This episode talks about the duty that we owe ourselves to enjoy our time through what we do and to make a change, however difficult, if what it is that we do only serves to drain us.

    Ep. 08 - "The Professional: Part 1"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 59:22


    From Finals Week to Black Friday, Disney+ to first jobs! We discuss what our professional life has taught us thus far. . .

    Ep. 07 - "We Want Frank"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 58:35


    Enrique's first-hand Camp Flog Gnaw 2019 experience!

    Ep. 06 - "The Party Never Ends"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 49:53


    Hey, how are you? Good, how are you? Good, how are you? Good, how are you?—The extended search for meaning and authenticity. When to party, when to sit back and take a moment to yourself, to those closest to you. Make the most of a moment, and the most of the people surrounding you, whether strangers or slight acquaintances. We all have a lot to offer.

    Ep. 05 - "The Process"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 64:37


    Resist the sensation of setback from a setback, keep a positive perspective, and be good to yourself.

    Ep. 04 - "Burning Out"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 29:00


    Stress and stress management, full plates, and keeping up.

    Ep. 03 - "Grow Together"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2019 68:18


    Compassion, consistency, and what is personally important—explained.

    Ep. 02 - "The Coming Up"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2019 56:05


    School, success, self-confidence, and the American film industry.

    Ep. 01 - "Middle School Cool"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 71:17


    Booby bracelets and party poppers, garden clubs and professional chefs—our school was quite unlike any other, while being just like every other one. We explore our middle school memories and emotions and come to sound conclusions about the pimply past. - - Enjoy.

    Ep. 00 - "Launch Party"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2019 47:09


    A casual introduction to the two of us, our voices, our backgrounds, bite-sized bits of topics that will be further articulated in later episodes. Thank you for taking the time to tune in!

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