Mess In Progress

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Gina Brillon has traveled the world doing comedy and the one identifying factor in every fan she meets is that everyone could use some sound homegirl advice since it’s clear no one has any idea what they're doing in life. Face it, we’re all a bit of a hot mess in someway, so Gina teamed up with prod…

Mess In Progress


    • Jul 6, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 82 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Mess In Progress

    Episode 81 (Break or Breakup & You're Not A Parent)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 66:26


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from weaponizing "but you're not a parent" to remembering the craziest thing they believed as kids.

    Episode 80 - Guest Ben Lopez - Executive Director of NALIP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 85:58


    Gina & Katherine invite Executive Director of The National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Ben Lopez to talk about everything from the importance of the Latino attendance power in cinema & how he's putting forward change to shake the table up with NALIP.

    Episode 79 - (Rumors & Winning Arguments)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 77:53


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from hearing rumors about ourselves to winning arguments doesn't always mean you're right.

    Episode 78 - (Forced Gratitude & People Pleasing)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 50:23


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from forced gratitude to people pleasing.

    Episode 77 - (Great Sex vs. Enjoying Sex)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 69:46


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything not having to ever be jealous because you know you're not obligated to trust your partner to the difference between receptive & defensive.

    Episode 75 (Latino's, Therapy & Red Flags)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 47:56


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from the stigma of therapy in some Latino households to What are the red flags we personally give off?

    Episode 75 (Ex"s Families & The Friend-Zone)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 49:02


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from is it smart for your own mental health to stay in touch with a toxic ex's family members to what does it mean when someone says they were put into the "friendzone".

    Episode 74 (Ex Friends & Loyalty)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 66:35


    Gina & Katherine talk from their thoughts on the Johnson & Johnson pause to what keeps us loyal to ex-friends after years of no contact.

    Episode 73 (Vaccine & The Mark of The Beast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 80:42


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from Gina's first time back on the road since the start of COVID to People assuming you speak Spanish.

    Episode 71 (Behaviors & Habit's We've Changed)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 60:10


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from true diversity and inclusion to saying no to threesomes.

    Episode 71 (Behaviors & Habit's We've Changed)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 70:02


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from lifestyles, mentalities, and behaviors we've changed and the wisdom we'd like to share from that.

    Episode 70 (Projecting Limitations & Virginity)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 70:33


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from knowing when to tell people not to project their limitations onto you as well as what it means to teach young girls that "Virginity" isn't a real thing.

    Episode 69 (Gold Diggers & Insults as Jokes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 40:01


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from Dominican golddiggers & the difference between a joke and an insult.

    Episode 68 (Being Weakminded & Talking to Spirits)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 96:25


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from talking to spirits to Noah from The Notebook being toxic.

    Episode 67 (The Relationship "Fight" Convo & Am I Toxic)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 57:52


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything Generation Z telling everyone that side parts are for old people to establishing how you behave during a fight early on in relationships

    Episode 66 (Sharing Isn't Caring & Cancel Culture / Imposter Syndrome)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 83:50


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything Imposter Syndrome, Cancel Culture & is Sharing Really Caring

    Episode 65 (Modern Parenting & Cussing)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 57:58


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from modern parenting and the ethics of cussing around children to our thoughts on how "Bitch" should be gender-neutral.

    Episode 64 (Stalkers & Villains)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 73:50


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from Stalker stories to knowing when you're the Villain in a situation.

    Episode 62

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 51:59


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from new years resolutions to how does it mean when someone says " I understand"

    Episode 62 (2020 Recap & other Crap)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 94:12


    Gina & Katherine talk about the lessons 2020 has thought them along with how they want to be remembered when they're gone.

    Episode 61 (Cheating & Forgiveness)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 46:51


    Gina & Katherine and special guest, Gina's baby boy Jayden talk about everything from Gina being a single mother for the weekend to Cheating & Forgiveness.

    Episode 60 (Canceling Christmas, Bitchassness & Hygiene)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 105:59


    Gina & Katherine talk about everything from Defining Bitcheassness to COVID Canceling Christmas.

    Episode 59 with Writer/Filmmaker Moises Zamora

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 72:03


    Kat and Gina Talk with writer/filmmaker Moises Zamora about the upcoming Selena series on Netflix

    Episode 58: From “The lost files”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 82:33


    In this extra episode Kat and Gina discuss self help and parenting

    Episode 57 (Why do people call Latinos “Spanish??”)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 76:41


    Gina & Katherine talk everything from their experince with people calling Latinos "Spanish" to the idea of hope being a discipline and disparity is a privilege.

    Episode 55 with comedian Nicole Birch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 84:39


    Gina & Katherine talk to comedian Nicole Birch to talk about everything from her special Never Been Kissed available on Amazon to the true power of manifesting properly and with detail.

    Episode 55 with Manager Samantha Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 114:31


    Gina & Katherine talk to manager Samantha Murphy to discuss everything from 'Community Vibrators" to Gina's horrible birthing story.

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    Episode 54 with Actor & Activist Andrea Lausell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 95:07


    Gina & Katherine talk to actor and Activist Andrea Lausell about her experience as a disabled Latinx actor and how she's navigating Hollywood.

    Episode 53 with comedian Martin Moreno

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 93:07


    Gina & Katherine talk to comedian Martin Moreno to talk about everything from LSD to Spirituality and starting a new career later in life.

    Episode 53 with Author Trevor Romain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 87:06


    Gina & Katherine talk to author Trevor Romain about all of his work on what it's like to help kids learn and process things like death, empathy and, bullying.

    Episode 52 (Raising Good Men & Mean vs. Brutally Honest)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 97:57


    Gina & Katherine talk everything from what it means to raise a good man in a world where men aren't encouraged to understand empathy to knowing the difference between being Brutally honest and being Mean.

    Episode 51 with Director Cristina Costantini

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 69:56


    Gina & Katherine talked to director Cristina Costantini of the hit Netflix documentary Mucho Mucho Amor to discuss everything from her experience as a filmmaker and creating work that's lead from joy and relatability.

    Episode 50 (Things Women Do to Feel Safe & Speaking Kindly)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 78:21


    Gina & Katherine take on their 50th episode with an old school style episode with the girls talking about everything from the things women do to feel safe in these streets along with the importance of speaking kindly to ourselves.

    Episode 49 with actor Michael Fishman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 99:19


    Gina & Katherine talked to actor Michael Fishman to discuss everything from COVID & Production to the Importance of advocating for inclusion in Hollywood as a reflection of the real world.

    Episode 48 with actress Justina Machado

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 82:03


    Gina & Katherine talked to actress Justina Machado to discuss her new Netflix movie All Together Now & Puerto Rican food.

    Episode 47 with Comedian David Del Rosario

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 81:31


    Early quarantine Gina & Katherine talked to comedian David Del Rosario to discuss his first television appearance alongside Gina on HBO Max' HA Festival COMEDY SPECIAL.

    Episode 46 with Assistant Director Sharon Swab

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 71:04


    Early quarantine Gina & Katherine talked to assistant director Sharon Swab about the effects of COVID on the entertainment industry.

    Episode 45 with Psychological Astrologer & Author Dr. Jennifer Freed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 65:43


    Gina & Katherine talked to Psychological Astrologer & Author Dr. Jennifer Freed for an in-depth understanding of astrology and the truth behind what an Astrologer does.

    Episode 44 with actor-writer Manny Perez (Writing Outside the Box & Arnold Schwarzenegger)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 72:58


    Back in April of 2020 Gina & Katherine talked to actor-writer Manny Perez to discuss everything from battling Hollywood's many hurdles for stereotyped actors to kidding about how his Dominican family would only consider him successful when he was in a film with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    Episode 43 with actor, comedian Francisco Ramos (Moving to America & Breaking Comfort Zones)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 81:13


    Back in April Gina & Katherine talk to comedian @framoscomedy to discuss everything everything from his time on Netlfix's Gentefied as well as the importance of getting out of your comfort zone for growth.

    Episode 42 with comedian MYQ Kaplan (Too Many Choices, Happiness & Disrespect)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 75:36


    Back in April of 2020 Gina & Katherine talked to comedian MYQ Kaplan to discuss everything from his latest special, AKA along with the Burden it is to have too many choices in life along with a discussion on happiness and disrespect.

    Episode 41 with Content Creator Curly Velasquez (Manifesting & Hard Work)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 65:15


    Back in April of 2020 Gina & Katherine talk to content creator Curly Velasquez to discuss everything from the power of manifest things to working hard and knowing that it pays off in a way where our voices will be heard and our stories will be told.

    Episode 40 with content creator Jenny Lorenzo (Influencers & writing our own stories)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 81:51


    Back in April of 2020 Gina & Katherine talk to actress/producer Jenny Lorenzo to discuss everything from creating characters from personal experience to not fitting into the Latina mold in Hollywood.

    Episode 39 with writers Selenis & Marazol Leyva (Sisterhood & Proper BLM Allyship)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 85:45


    Gina & Katherine talk to writers & sisters Selenis & Marazol Leyva to discuss everything from their book My Sister / Mi Hermana to the importance of understanding our roles as allies to the BLM movement along with the LGBTI+ community.

    Episode 38 with comedians Kristin & Jen from #IMOMSOHARD (Lying About Your Age & Quarantine Birth )

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 69:12


    Gina & Katherine talk to comedians Kristina Hensley & Jen Smedley to discuss everything from motherhood to learning the word for Spanx in Spanish.

    Episode 37 with Tanya Saracho (Nurturing Creatives, 3 Habits For Success)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 60:06


    Gina & Katherine talk to Writer, Director Tanya Saracho to discuss everything from nurturing a new generation to 3 habits to improve our lives.

    Episode 36 with actor Carlos Gómez (Latino's On Primetime, Flipping Stereotypes & Integrity)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 73:13


    Gina & Katherine talk to actor and star of ABC's The Baker & The Beauty, Carlos Gómez about the importance of feeling "en familia" when working with a majority latinx cast and crew.

    Episode 35 with Jesus Trejo (Creatives Journey & Advocating for yourself)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 95:27


    Gina & Katherine talk to comedian Jesus Trejo about everything from his new comedy special on Showtime to the creative's journey and the importance of advocating for your self-worth.

    Episode 34 with Gloria Calderón Kellett (Call Out Our Community, The Immigrants Kid Hustle)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 85:15


    Gina & Katherine talk to showrunner/director Gloria Calderón Kellett to discuss the lack of representation in POC writer's room and keeping the hustle alive.

    Episode 33 (Funky Bits & Feeling Dissed)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 56:20


    Gina and Katherine discuss the dangers of body orders, how to deal with being Ghosted and long distance love.

    Episode 32 with Guest Matt Richards (Power Rangers, Pop stars & Porn "oh my"!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 61:34


    Gina and Katherine invite guest Matt Richards to discuss the power ranger world, what it’s like working with Celebrities like Snoop Dog and whether porn is bad for a relationship

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