Engineering Valley TX

04/30/2019 I speak primarily with Octavio Perales, host of The Human Condition in RGV Titan Radio Club. We had a guest speaker John, who joins us in a discussion about the poetry scene, the culture, and more things about the Rio Grande Valley. I had a great time. Listen to his podcast here: http://rgvtitanradio.podbean.com/?fbclid=IwAR0UCZkR5RTqTmbLSN4JgLS73twLewD_rgx4K6Lm7-HsNTevv2xyeOMIHQw You can find Octavio in facebook as Octavio Perales (Mod J), yourmodnernjesus. https://www.facebook.com/yourmodnernjesus Listen to his podcast at RGV Titan Radio, or alternatively in his facebook page "The Human Condition".

04/18/2019 I sit down with John at time masterz in front of Hollywood theater in McAllen. He tells me that he is a hip hop artist, a marketing guy, Canadian-jamaican, and co-owner at time masterz. Very impressive guy and very interesting conversations we have. https://www.timemasterz.com/ Address: 137 W Nolana Ave, Ste 131, McAllen, TX 78504 Phone: 956-225-2323 Groups between 2-10 people. Preference 4-6 people. Hours & costs: -Stimulus Tuesday - $15 to $20, -every other day - $25 Tuesday to Thursday: 4pm-8pm, Friday: 4pm-9pm, Saturday: 12pm-9pm, Sunday: 2pm-9pm. Check out also “Trapped” escape room: https://trappedrgv.com/ And if you’d like to follow him on social media: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.phillips.1690671 https://www.instagram.com/johnny_phade/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

04/18/2019 Inside of Luna coffee house in McAllen, right in front of the Hollywood theater on Nolana and 10th, I sit with Jorge Banda, the co-owner of the shop. Together with his wife Cynthia and her daughter, Luna, they provide a space for people to relax and enjoy the coffee and their great frappes. The walls filled with artists’ works, they have helped in creating a space for artist to gather and connect. When I came in to do the podcast to the shop, they offered me the Java chip, where I fell in love with their drink. Our conversation ranged from his background and his life, about the local artists, and of their Saturday open mic night. In this podcast you really get to know Jorge. 113 W Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX 78504 Address: https://goo.gl/maps/oWw7FwEASGQ7eBX7A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lunacoffeehouse/?hl=es The shop is open 11am-11pm every day. Open mic nights on Saturday from 9-11pm Luna’s coffee house specialties are its frappes, and their most popular drinks are Galactic Oreo and Java chip. Their saturday open mic night are very interesting and fun were local poets, writers, musicians perform their work. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

04/16/2019 I have this idea still that libraries are boring. While I was passing by, I saw my old highschool friend Leslie. We started talking, and she just had so much to say, and had such a fun time, that I asked her to join me for a podcast episode. We ended up getting together at PJ’s pies for the podcast, on the corner of Dove and McColl in McAllen, and there we met with her co-worker and friend Rachelle. We start recording, and they share with us all the services that they have. They told me a couple of things I didn’t know, like how they have a free audio book service available. Anyhow, hopefully you enjoy our conversation like I did and learn a couple of things along the way. PJ pies and mcallen public library information below. PJ’s pies • Instagram • Address (in McAllen on the corner of Dove and McColl) McAllen Library: • M-Th: 9:00AM - 9:00PM, F-Sat: 9:00AM - 6:00PM, Sun: 1:00PM - 9:00PM • Facebook page • library website (Check the ebranch>audio for free audiobooks) (Check the services>local author collection) • McAllen library address This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

03/23/19 I met Brandon Beasley when I was sleeping in the sofas of the Ministry and was in a low point in my life. This Ministry is next to the university and is a building almost like a house, were it is open daily 9-5pm Monday to Friday for college students to go in and use. A friend of mine recommended to me and I had been using it for taking naps. So, we connected very well and had a very interesting conversation about religion and my background. So, I saw him recently and asked him if would do a podcast with me, and on Monday of March 23rd, 2019, we made a pretty funny cool podcast. We had a lot of issues, but in the end, I think it turned out even better in the end. A great guy. Brandon Beasley is the Executive Director at the United Methodist Campus Ministry (UMSM) of the Rio Grande Valley, located next to the Edinburg campus. It is run by the United Methodist Student Movement at UTRGV and STC, which behaves as an university club but which is only affiliated and is a different identity than that of the university. Its goal is to serve the students, teaching people to be more like Jesus, and be inclusive, accepting anybody from any background and believes. We talked about a lot of things. We talked about the brain drain in the valley, the problems that exist at the church, the PR problems of Christianity and how it is perceived. We spoke of the mission of the Ministry and how it should help making the world a better place. Just a lot of things. The campus ministry building offers a space for students to relax in the sofa’s/couches, watch shows on Netflix, use its study rooms, its kitchen, and its freezer. Stacked with food, it is an open place for people to go and its such a nice place to be, worthwhile place that everyone should be in. They offer free lunch on Tuesdays lunch time at 12pm. On Friday, they have bible study at 6pm at the ministry. Address: https://goo.gl/maps/x9LWZDvoBpB2 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UMCMRGV/ UMSMRGV is non-profit organization and they also accept donations in their facebook page, if anyone is willing, that would be great. They would really like that. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Mi abuelo a sido una persona que me ha inspirado mucho a traves de mi vida. Mi rol a seguir, el me guio mucho a traves de mi vida y es una de mis fundaciones de mi crecimiento, aparte de mis padres y mi abuelita. Aqui les comparto un poco los pensamientos de mi abuelo y de su forma de ser. Una gran persona que aunque muchas veces desesperante y terco, pues muy sabio y moral.

006 Talking positivity and fighting Nihilism - Anonymous1 This guy and I, I had showed him a video about education. He starts to question me and start talking to him. He disagrees with me. A lot. And I start to get annoyed. I tell him, I want to stop talking to you, unless you are down for me to record this podcast. Then… He agrees. So, here it is. He was a very smart guy, interesting guy, honest guy. I hope you enjoy the conversation like I did. My best guess is that many people think the same way. What I say is that it shouldn’t be that way, that Nihilism is not realism but a belief, a belief in no belief. That’s the argument. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Episode Notes 08/22/18 Julyan and I drive to the Hollywood movie theater, the perfect place to discuss the recently released movie Crazy Rich Asians. Julyan, having a Philippino background, shared his enjoyment of the movie and his experiences as an asian american. We talk about his background, the movie, asian culture, asian university clubs, and a couple of nice korean restaurants to visit. If you are from the RGV, you should check out the places we talked about: Korean restaurants: 1. Seoul 2. Korean House 3. XX Asian clubs: 1. Korean club 2. Philipino club 3. Anime club 4. Japanese Club Julyan Badon's instagram: This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes 04/30/18 Sunday After going to the bible study and sermon with Eddie Govea at Calvary Baptist Church, we sat down outside and had a conversation of God, truth, salvation. I get to know him a little more and talk some about our struggles. The Church's website: www.facebook.com/calvarymcallen www.calvarymcallen.org/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.