South By SouthEast

"We track their implants and abduct 2 of our favorite humans again this week!Aaron and Ed have formed an unexpected yet beautiful camaraderie and their dope energy is quite infectious. They formed a gang of disc golfers and we discuss everything disc golf, sports, physical health, Dj'ing, music, family and ghosts! We have our Seinfield experience where we just talk about nothing and have an absolute great time doing so

Our search for incredible humans throughout thee galaxies continues, and amazingly, we encounter John Salhus in our own cosmic backyard! John has nomadicly traveled throughout thee world, called local hot spots in Chicago his home and eventually landed in thee far far southeast side to open up his very own art studio called Buena Vista Projects! John is an active long distance cyclist, ski racer, surfer, and multidisciplinary artist who sketches, paints, sculpts, and restores works of art. We converse on the "Eastside Art District", his art studio being a beacon for all artists, his travels to Alaska and Europe to name a few, and how a humble human from Minnesota made his dreams come true. We also got clearance to discuss a major mystery in South Chicago, thee unknown artist! !SKOL!

Thee stars aligned and we immediately blasted off and met with a highly educated and passionate human!  Doctor Felipe Hinojosa: Bachelors degree in English, Fresno Pacific University, 1999  Masters degree in history, University of Texas Pan-American, 2004  PhD in history, University of Houston, 2009 Dr Hinojosa has 2 books currently available and a third one en route!  His research areas include Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, American Religion, Comparative Race and Ethnicity, and Social Movements. Felipe Hinojosa is the John and Nancy Jackson and Endowed chair in Latin America and professor of history at Baylor University. Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, he joins at thee magical 93 studios with Roman Villarreal and fellow artists Traz, Cortez, and Shapeless!  We discuss the Chicano movement, from Texas - Chicago and throughout the country during the inception and current times. We probe what it is to be Chicano and how to empower ourselves to learn more because "knowledge is dangerous"

"We blast off into orbit and link up with our multi talented, interdimensional brother from another, Andy! We sit down with our citizen scientist and discuss thee art of growing and amazing medicinal properties of thee angelic lettuce. Andy, a medical patient, speaks on cannabis in Chicago and how navigating it's choppy business waters has been. We dive deep into dabbs with Dan Thee Man and our brother Popeye. We talk about reconnecting with thee plant and ultimately ourselves"

We travel thee cosmos and rendezvous on a secret moon of Venus and meet up with 2 amazing female entrepreneurs, business women, professionals, Mother's, health advocates, cannabis advocates, and amazing human beings. We reunite with AK (Runners High Chi founder, artist, and health community activist) and she introduces Diana, thee owner of Mota Magic; a plant-based holistic health line of all natural products such as cbd bath bombs, cbd/thc pain creams, and skincare products! She talks with us about her business, her connection with health and wellness, enriching thee soul via various outlets and "Empowering women through thee power of plant medicines" AK, who embodies that statement, runs it back and talks Runners High and its recent amazing publicity and growth! Together, we all connect with thee Angelic Lettuce, it's health applications, and helping our fellow humans with all natural plant products, holistic health and wellness events, and building a community based on love, compassion, respect, and self care on many levels. True Mom-trepreneurs

We activate our vibrational frequency resonator, flip on thee stargate, chant thee sacred tonal notes and summon some awesome humans doing amazing things in thee plant medicine world to thee sacred grounds of 93 Studios! Johnny and Monica from Mojo's 420 share with us their personal story and relationship with Cannabis and how it transformed their perspective and way of life. They are accompanied by plant activists Carlos, from the unique canna friendly runners club, Runners High Chi, and thee amazing plant citizen scientist, Dan thee Man. We discuss Aim Higher, a mantra to be better, do better, and liver better in all facets of life. We puff puff pass around thee idea of thee current stigma in our society, normalizing this plant, health being wealth, and sharing valuable information that can help heal, bring health and motivate us to live long and prosper in all fields of this human life.

We travel to a local galaxy and chop it up with an amazing ensemble of entrepreneurs, hair-apists and humans! Alan from Major Cutz Studio barbershop (and our very first guest) lines us up with razor sharp knowledge and shares his journey from an apprentice to master. He brings along his cool cut-crew Major Cuts squad: Julian, Jess, Chamile, and Alex. We fade it up on how this magical place came intro fruition, it's vibe of everyone is welcomed, modern day marketing and promotion, and it's future endeavors.

We blast off and travel to a galaxy far far East! We rendezvous on thee lunar surface to meet an amazing collective of extremely talented humans: EastMoon! Jacob, Tara, Tony, Santi, and DJ form like voltron and create beautiful music, chemistry, and energy together! We discuss their musical backgrounds, how their passion has been an amazing outlet for themselves and expressing human emotions and how it brought them closer as a band. We jam on about band cohesion, thee importance of loving what you do, and how being in a band is similar to a brother/sisterhood, how it feels to play live and in amazing venues. EastMoon's new highly anticipated album End Transmission drops April 5th:

We hit thee warp drive and blastoff into thee multiverse with an all-Star lineup of passionate peoples who are leading thee charge in thee Southeast Side Revolutionary Renaissance! Rob, thee multi talented musician and amazing human hosted us @ Thee Social Club, a staple in our community! Along with fellow member, Ares, thee culinary cosmonaut, we speak on his upbringing in thee food industry, his love for making unique dishes that definitely do not suck, and how he integrates community, music, art, and culture into his life and art. We are joined in with another amazing musical entrepreneur and visionary, Mike! From his bands, to Nest Fest, to 18th street and thee revitalization of Crowbar, we magnify how building bridges, coming together as a community and offering multiple positive outlets to everyone can bring opportunities and beautiful outcomes. Alex, thee humanitarian, who helps at risk/incarcerated youth, thee art therapist who utilizes art (and others) as forms of therapy, we talk about how beautiful our community truly is and how to empower ourselves to become apart of thee Renaissance by encouraging our family and friends to pursue their passions and small business dreams. All uniquely talented humans who we shall definitely eat their shit, listen to their shit, drink their shit, wear their shit and ultimately support their shit ...

Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! Christa plays host as her and Mike answer questions to a game that they never got a chance to play! See if you can guess the answers before they're given and maybe ask your partner later! We are a local podcast based out of the Southeast Side of Chicago and cover a wide range of place, people and events in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Facebook: South By SouthEast Instagram: @south_by_southeast_podcast YouTube: @southbysoutheastpodcast

Within thee same musical milky way galaxy, our cosmic brother Cosmo joins us on a punk rock blast from thee past! We visit a local legend CORNY! And we chop it up with his beautiful family, Mama Francis, daughter and musician/entrepreneur Xochi! We discuss his amazing band "Dead Steelmill" and his humanitarian message behind the fast paced music, his passion behind performing, his South Deering upbringing, and how his musical message is still relevant today. We shed light on how our environment, lack of opportunities, closing of thee steel mills, and lack of love effected our beloved community and family. Music, family and friends have been a staple in Corny's life and attributes that to keeping his positive attitude and smile on his face that has impacted so many! As they pass thee torch of knowledge on we learn anything is possible with thee right mindset and work ethic... Thee legend continues...

As we peruse thee galaxy, our brother from another starstream, Cosmo, introduces us to his band of far out brothers! Robbie Rob, Cosmo, Tony, and Rob (thee 2nd) form thee amazingly unique and immaculate group: STARDUSK ENCOUNTER! Each member is an amorphous, shape shifting, multi talented, multi instrument musical savant, so coming together makes a beautiful psychedelicly seasoned molé delicatessen that we highly recommend! We encounter their many years of musical experience, their unique and uncanny ability to learn multiple instruments, thee inclusion of local artists/artwork for album covers/promo, local shows, their love first for thee music and of course, we talk their newest album: Cecidimus [Special love goes out to a beautiful soul named Ninja John]

In this week's episode, Christa and Mikey of South By Southeast sit down with host Sarah to chat about community. Christa and Mikey get candid about their feelings about community, their relationship with members of the community, and how they come together as a couple to support each other. Come chat with me about all things mental health. Instagram & Facebook: @mindifchat

It's 2024!!! We're all three weeks into the New Year, and Christa & Mike are taking a look back at what their favorite parts from 2023 were! Lots to look forward to in the year ahead! We are a local podcast based out of the Southeast Side of Chicago and cover a wide range of place, people and events in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Facebook: South By SouthEast Instagram: @south_by_southeast_podcast YouTube: @southbysoutheastpodcast

"We boot up thee quantum computers, fire up thee simulation, and inform AI to have a conversation for us with an amazingly talented human, Josh! Joined in by Jorge from Mass Attack, Josh is also a member and an amazing musician, talented digital editor and creator, video producer, photographer and film maker! We discuss our current digital landscape, artificial intelligence, human passion for creating and making music! Also, how video plays a special roll for Josh. We talk Mass Attack origins and Allen Teller, a new musician is introduced to us! We discuss positive outlets for human mental health anyone can partake in! Hold on, cuz we are flying by thee seat of our pants!!!! It's a good one!

In this week's episode, host Sarah sits down for a little chat about life, grad school and what happened during her hiatus from the podcast.  Come chat with me about all things mental health. Instagram & Facebook: @mindifwechat

Schools in session and we get our edu speak on with one talented human, George from thee super dope and unique musical ensemble Mass Attack! We self assess our mental faculties, discuss mental health, talk teacher talk, and how thee recent pandemic effected not only students but staff/close ones as well. George reports that music has been one of his best positive outlets for his human expression - a verbal journal and describes his love for such a creative release. And we talk about aliens

"We fire our brain synapses and spark up our endocannabinoid system with an amazing human! Steven Philpott Jr, M.S. is a sports and cannabis scientist, environmental biologist, personal trainer and strength and conditionong coach who suffered a severe leg injury during his military service as a Marine and dove rabbit hole deep into cannabis, physical, and mental health rather than thee "normal" opioid route! Joining us on this flight are amazing citizen scientists: Dan from thee gardens and Carlos from Up Elevated Cocktails and RunnersHigh Chi! We are taken to school and highly educated on thee first plant that humans "allegedly" first cultivated ever!!!! And we learn a connection to our own human endocannabinoid system and thee powerful bliss molecule: anandamide! "This plant could potentially save thee world"

"We travel Upstairs to thee majestic Made Gallery in beautiful West Loop Chi and meet 2 professionals whom chosen a field in cannabis advocacy, education, and physical and mental health! Carlos and AK formed Chicago's first cannabis friendly running crew, Runners High Chicago! Anyone is welcome to join! No prereqs! Along with dope events, they live by that community ethos by hosting local trash clean ups and so much more! GET LIT! GET FIT! BREAK THEE STIGMA! That is their motto! Along with their proper education and partaking of cannabis, they promote health is wealth!"

We lace up our recycled hemp high tops, travel high speed through space highways to say Hi to an amazing higher up in thee plant horticulture world! Dan Thee Man is a highly educated, passionate plant person who brings us a wealth of knowledge and information! We roll up and discuss Cannabis, plants/plant medicines, Mama Nature (and our ancestral connection to it), being a green/purple thumb, growing your own food, sustainability, running, physical fitness with cannabis, and his high speed project: "Grow Models" A grow model is a person who sows safety, security and abundance in their community through the power of agriculture, science or the arts

We go Eastside Craaaazy and converse with thee homegrown humanitarian, local southeast liason and independent businesswoman, Lilly Rivera! We discuss growing up in our beautiful 10th ward, thee environmental issues, past and present, leftover trauma we face, our mental health as a community and outlets, such as angelic lettuce, we can utilize to help our mental and physical health. Lilly states that her love for community yet lack of positive communal information pushed her to ask more questions which inevitably landed her employment at The Invert - which has plans to bring positive change, jobs, and environmental restoration to thee area. Her personal mission to bring beauty, love, awareness, and positive outlets to our community continues!

We make CE-5 Contact with one thee best storytellers, an amazing teacher, a well knowledged historian, local and passionate documentarian, Steven J Walsh! Steven brings along a beautiful human, independent soul, and freelance artist, Izzy Ortiz! Together, we discuss our community upbringing, how our environmental factors play a huge role on our physical/mental health as individuals but also thee mental health of a community. Paralleling Plato's Cave, we discuss leaving our caves, educating ourselves, exploring earth, and returning to thee tribe to share that info with our shared circles. We discuss gender/identity, pronouns, trauma, ptsd, and navigating through today's times as an artist. Steve is one of thee pioneers and advocates of this new "Renaissance" and recalls thee fall of Rome and its similarities to our steel mills closing and thee tragic ripple effect left behind. He discusses how through tragedy, a beautiful story is currently being written and there is truly a new hope coming to fruition!!!!

Christa and Mike go over the ins and outs of the inaugural South By SouthEast Fest! Didn't get to go? We'll cover what you missed! We are a local podcast based out of the Southeast Side of Chicago and cover a wide range of place, people and events in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Facebook: South By SouthEast Instagram: @south_by_southeast_podcast YouTube: @southbysoutheastpodcast

Another weekend, another fest... and let's not forget it Christa's birthday weekend! This Saturday, August 19th, Nest Fest 2023 will be in full effect and we have all the artists who will be performing! We hope to see everyone out there! We are a local podcast based out of the Southeast Side of Chicago and cover a wide range of place, people and events in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Facebook: South By SouthEast Instagram: @south_by_southeast_podcast YouTube: @southbysoutheastpodcast

We have a lot going on in the month of August and to kick it off, this weekend we'll be at Sweet Home South Chicago!!! Listen in for the details and where you can go to join in on the fun! We are a local podcast based out of the SouthEast Side of Chicago and cover a wide range of places, people and events in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Facebook: South By SouthEast Instagram: @south_by_southeast_podcast Youtube: @southbysoutheastpodcast

In this week's episode, host Sarah sits down with former guest Victoria Garcia Munos to chat about her recent cancer diagnosis. Victoria shares her personal experience and how being diagnosed has changed her outlook on life.  Come chat with me about all things mental health.Instagram & Facebook: @mindifchat

In this week's episode, host Sarah sits down and chats with Freddy Murillo also known to many as Voyager to talk about mindset, relationships and breaking the cycles and patterns of past generations to cultivate a better tomorrow.  Come chat with me about all things mental health.Instagram & Facebook: @mindifchat

In this week's episode host, Sarah returns to talk about burnout. Sarah talks about her burnout experience and how she coped with it.Come chat with me about all things mental health.Instagram & Facebook: @mindifchat

We've made contact with a human on a humanitarian mission that came from thee Universe itself! We fly high with Vanessa Bly and talk about her unique upbringing, introduction to helping others, her amazing mother and thee powerful positive impact she left behind, and Vanessa's relentless work ethic to bring health and wellness to our communities via multiple outlets! We dive deep into basic human rights that are being overlooked/mishandled and how we need to come together to fight for our right for clean air, clean soil, clean water, safe housing, positive environments and cohesive communities! Vanessa is a human fighting for other humans' quality of living to be safe, sound, and healthy. We salute you!

"We set thee alcubierre warp drive and blast off to a unique time in human history... thee creation of a new emerging culture called "Hip Hop" Consisting of funky fresh styles of musical expressions, (dj'ing break beats) unique artistic styles, (graffiti, tagging, murals) and a new form of physical body expression that seems to define physics: BREAKIN'! A style of acrobatic dancing characterized by intricate footwork, pantomime, spinning, headstands, tumbling, and elaborate improvised virtuosic movements, breakdancing was/is a cultural phenomenon! We uprock and poplock with Thee OG B-Boy in South C, thee teacher/student, orignator of thee infamous and international breakin' crew, Thee BrickHeadz!!!! We spin it up with thee man PaKorn himself!!!!"

Our two beloved hitchhikers head back to thee KEPLER-85F Galaxy to recharge under thee binary suns, digest / process all of thee amazing information they have documented / been exposed to.... As they probe and analyze thee data via kyber crystal technologies, they uncover something amazing as life itself... Thee indigenous tribe of 93 share an amazing "bushido" (code of honor/life). A respect to thee arts. A respect and deep dive into learning and teaching. An art and science combined. Then share with tribe. Suggest tribe to learn share as well. Each 1 teach 1. Sounds thee Purple alarms! We may have a potential answer for thee long elusive question/quest from "Operation: 42????"

Juan los cuenta su historia que empieza desde salvador. Juan viene de familia de 12, una familia de música. El se educó y se dedicó a ser activista. El se mudó para Estados Unidos en la ciudad de South Chicago. En ese tiempo se hizo amigo de roman Villarreal. En su tiempo en Estados Unidos el le dio interés un libro de correr un maratón. A los 40 el dijo “llo puedo ser esto”. Se dedicó con mucha disciplina a entrenar para el maratón y el corrió muchos maratón por todo el mundo a los 40s. Y ahora está trabajando para a ser un documental de las aventura de su vida y los maratones. We make contact with an ancient soul of knowledge and wisdom. Along with thee 93 Studio artists, we tuned our frequencies into contact with Juan, a man who started running marathons at thee age of 40 plus... And not just one marathon, many, many and all over thee world!!!! We discuss his upbringing, thee culture, running is an art, a common thread about breathing across different mediums, killing thee marathon, discipline and respecting Thee Arts

Thee 93 Tribe shared with us thee magical frequency fusion dance that allowed us to connect with one of thee hardest working entities (that thee force created) in thee galaxy! We discuss what's it's like to experience human experiences such as getting deeply lost in thee sauce and its catch 22 entanglements, everything about thee culture: art, music, gangs, our Hispanic heritage, cultural differences, and how to market oneself or vision. We discuss "thee source" or force, psychedelics, cannabis, mental health and how we interact with these powerful healers and teachers and how we can actually make contact and realize there is no spoon.

We prepare to travel to thee farthest reaches of thee galaxy by shedding our human skin, tuning into thee right frequency, discarding normal human ways of thinking and prepare to make contact with thee Amorphous 1 himself! Planet Shapeless has a core of pure genuine love and compassion. Here, art is it's main natural resource, but it has many; drawing, creating, visual and musical outlets. We learn about thee Southside / Chicago and it's unique culture that also includes so many creative arts. On Planet Shapeless, hard work on one's craft is rewarded, celebrated, and passed on- teacher student ideology. We learn more about this ronin lifestyle by one of thee powerful and influential ninjas around! Thee Renaissance is upon us....

We summon our inner child and sit in a circle while thee multi-talented padawon artists Cortez and Maggie instruct us younglins how art has shaped their lives, their creative processes and how that same process can be applied throughout multiple mediums to yield thee same powerful and therapeutic results. Although being thee youngest tribe members, they both partake in multiple outlets/mediums such as working out, bike rides, sculpting, quill work, painting, hair styling, comedy, skateboarding, disk golf, music and so much more. They are Jedi of all trades and continue to not only learn but pass on that knowledge to those interested in learning. They are Thee Renaissance1

We bomb atomically with thee South Side Socrates, fat caps, mean streaks, bubble letters, and wild styles beez our philosophies. El Dtel, one of thee main capitano's from 93 Studios, talks anything and everything about "Thee Culture" / Our Culture! One of thee best graffiti artists around, he drops bombs on thee art scene, breakdancing, artificial intelligence, our beautiful South Chicago, it's businesses who are best in thee city and of course, and Thee Meeting of Styles (which he organized) where top artists from around thee world, came to our home and blessed us with amazing pieces.

"We travel to thee Cosmos, inside the Teocal Galaxy, to meet up with an amazing, multi talented, fellow space traveler - Señor Cosmo Teocal! We send telepathic messages about art, thee chair, music, playing multiple instruments, the art of learning, running, thee flow state, dogs, communication, and love"

We now interrupt your regularly scheduled purplecast with a special impromptu meeting with an amazing human being and local Art Therapist, VV! VV and Thee Agora shall host an amazing multi media art experience March 24-26th including visual art, spoken word, performances, music, and crystal bowl healing! Let's Go!!!! As we get to know this amazing human, join us this weekend to learn more. Special thank you to Meester Shapeless and Steven J Walsh for being amazing humans / making this happen

We pow wow and gather our paint brushes, colorful thinking caps, blick watercolors, krylon spray paint, and empty canvas as we listen to our art parents Roman And Maria Villarreal!  They talk about their origins in thee art world, South Chicago in thee 70's and beyond, thee devastating steel mill butterfly effect, local art scenes, how they both consistently learn and teach, and how art can/should be considered a therapy.  Students and Artists  Shapeless, Cortez, and Cosmo contribute to thee tribe by dropping their knowledge and experience.  

South By SouthEast is celebrating FOUR YEARS!!! Mike and Christa talk about all that's been done and all that they look forward to doing for the community and beyond! We are a local podcast based out of the SouthEast Side of Chicago and cover a wide range of places, people and events in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Facebook: South By SouthEast Instagram: @south_by_southeast_podcast Youtube: @southbysoutheastpodcast

Thee aliens have landed! Thee voyagers have voyaged! We sit down, discuss, and decompress our amazing journey into 93 Studios, Roman Villarreal, Art, what is art, its amazing healing properties and its connection to life and thee universe itself! Our intro into... Thee 93 Studios Roundtable Experience enjoy!

We make contact with an indigenous local tribe of unique artists, musicians, creators, free thinkers, and multimedia cross platform talented humans. We meet up with tribe leader Roman and his padawons: Dtel, Shapeless, Cortez, Cosmo and we paint a beautiful portrait of what 93 studios is, who they are, what art means to them / what does art mean to our communities and it's journey throughout many generations. We learn of the teacher student dynamic- each one teach one and it's powerful reach and healing capabilities.

Nec rejoins the podcast with host Sarah to continue to share his story. In this episode, Nec talks about his adult life, his struggles with viewing adult content and how that affected his life, and how he manages his mental health. Warning this episode contains adult content and subjects. Listener discretion is advised. Come chat with me about all things mental health. Instagram & Facebook: @mindifchat

In this week's episode local tattoo artist Nec of Revival Tattoo joins host Sarah to talk about his life, the trauma he has endured and how he has overcome adversities he has faced. In part 1 of a special 2 part episode, Nec talks about his childhood and early twenties. He explores his time in a gang as well as how he used music to cope with his mental health. Warning this episode does contain conversations about suicide and adult content. Listener discretion is advised. Come chat with me about all things mental health. Instagram & Facebook: @mindifchat

Happy Valentine's Day ♥️ everyone!!! This week Mike and Christa get to know each other a little better after almost 10 years together

This week Mike and Christa talk about the many events going on leading up to ♥️ Valentine's Day! There's lots to talk about and quite a few patrons to mention so, let's get into it! We are a local podcast based out of the SouthEast Side of Chicago and cover a wide range of places, people and events in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Facebook: South By SouthEast Instagram: @south_by_southeast_podcast Youtube: @southbysoutheastpodcast

On this week's episode special returning guest Sarah Maria Hernandez of Omega Holistic Wellness Enoch LLC joins host Sarah to chat about her partnership with Youth Advocacy on their Community Event Series that discusses various topics of Domestic Violence. Please visit https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events for more information on the series. Come chat with me about all things mental health. Instagram & Facebook: @mindifchat

In the first episode of 2023 Online Fitness Coach, Patrick Wilson of Realistic Gains joins host Sarah to chat about the new year and fitness goals. Pat and Sarah chat about accountability, changing habits, and Pat's fitness community Realistic Gains. We also talk about the habits that were gained with Pat's 8-week fitness program and how community can strengthen habit-building and accountability. Come chat with me about all things mental health. Instagram & Facebook: @mindifchat

       On this weeks episode we have Sarah from mind if we chat join Voyager and Jedi from Por el dolor on thee crossover episode. Thee Multiverse.

We meditate around a circle of purple salt, tap into our pineal gland and conjure up an amazing conversation with an amazing artist and human - John G! We manifest conversations dealing with John's intro into art, his inspiration, meditation, spirits, haunted houses, shadow people, thee occult, balancing thee force and so much more!