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Welcome to SHE MD, the podcast where medicine, wellness, and real-life experiences intersect. Hosted by Dr. Thais Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney, today's episode dives into a powerful conversation about confidence, resilience, and self-discovery. We're joined by actress and comedian Mayan Lopez, who shares her deeply personal journey with PCOS, the impact of her public family struggles, and how she's navigated complex PTSD, body image, and self-worth. From hormone health to emotional healing, this episode is a testament to the strength it takes to rebuild and thrive. Get ready for an inspiring and heartfelt discussion on finding confidence from within.Access more information about the podcast and additional expert health tips by visiting SHE MD Podcast and Ovii Sponsors: YNAB: Listeners of She MD can claim an exclusive three-month free trial, with no credit required, at YNABMidiHealth: You deserve to feel great. Book your visit today at JoinMidi.comSeed: Get ahead of the New Year with a routine that helps you now by going to Seed.com/SHEMD and use code 25SHEMD to get 25% off your first month.Timeline: Timeline is offering 10% off your first order of Mitopure. Go to timeline.com/SHEMD.One Skin: Visit OneSkin.co/SHEMD and use code SHEMD at checkout for 15% off your first purchase.MAYAN LOPEZ TAKEAWAYS:The Importance of Proper Diagnosis in Health and Well-being—Struggling with unexplained health issues can lead to emotional distress and self-doubt. Proper diagnosis and treatment can provide validation, improve quality of life and mental health and empower individuals to rebuild their self-esteem and confidence.Success Requires Confidence, Resilience, and Effort – These qualities help individuals overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. Identifying which one may be lacking can be a powerful tool for personal growth.Healing Takes Awareness and Action – Understanding the root causes of struggles, whether medical conditions like PCOS or personal hardships, allows individuals to seek solutions and regain control of their lives.The Importance of Support Systems – Whether from a parent, friend, or mentor, having even one strong support figure can be life-changing. If that support isn't available, learning to provide self-love and seeking a trusted community can help fill that role.Turning Pain into Purpose - Difficult experiences can be channeled into growth, creativity, and even storytelling, helping others experiencing similar struggles. IN THIS EPISODE: [2:06] Mayan shares what brought her and her famous father together after their estrangement [6:37] Mayan discusses her journey with PCOS and its effects on mental health and her self-worth [15:07] Mayan's journey with binge eating and PCOS[30:07] Mayan talks about the genetic testing done in her family and her PTSD[31:27] The value of self-love and Mayan advises anyone experiencing traumaRESOURCES: Mayan Lopez - InstagramPeople Mag Intro HEREGUEST BIOGRAPHY:Mayan Lopez is the co-creator, writer, co-executive producer, and star of NBC's Lopez vs. Lopez, which returned for its third season in October. Inspired by her TikTok content, the series follows a Gen Z daughter rebuilding her relationship with her old-school Latino father. Her performance earned her a 2024 Imagen Award nomination for Best Actress. In 2025, she will make her feature film debut in The Evilry as an executive producer. Lopez, a trained improv artist, studied at Second City and Columbia College's Comedy Writing Program. She is an ambassador for the National Alliance on Mental Illness and a vocal advocate for Gen Z, Millennials, and the LGBTQ+ community.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Join us for a candid conversation with the hilarious and inspiring Gina Brillon, the first Latina comedian to be a Finalist on America's Got Talent. As a veteran comedian, Gina shares her personal journey navigating mental health and emotional wellness, offering practical advice for anyone looking to improve their relationships, parenting, and overall well-being. Discover how humor, therapy, and self-awareness can help you become a better friend, mother, and wife.✅ Get ready to be 'done here' and subscribe to the show!KEEP UP WITH GINAGina Brillon was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. The Puerto Rican actress, comedian, writer and mom has been a standup comic since she was 17 years old. Her sophomore 1-hour special Gina Brillon: The Floor is Lava (Amazon Prime Video) won a 2021 Gracie Award and was nominated for an Imagen Award. Her 1/2 hour special Easily Offended was one of the top shows from the Entre Nos franchise on HBO Latino, and streams on all HBO Digital Platforms. She's made appearances on The View, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel Live. You have seen her on Kevin Can Wait on CBS and The Conners on ABC. In 2012, she became the first (and only) Latina winner of NBC's Stand up for Diversity Showcase. The following year, she was a “New Face” at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. Gina is a singer, published writer, and poet. Her pieces have appeared in the New York Post and Daily News, among others. Gina was the first Latina comedian to be a Finalist in season 16 of America's Got Talent. Most recently, she can be heard as the co-host and Executive Producer of “The State of: WOMEN” a podcast from Clamor Audio that explores which U.S. states are getting gender equity right and which are failing – and what you can do about it!https://ginabrillon.com/about/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbrillon
LISA EDELSTEIN - From her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the hit Fox series “House” to her star turn as Abby McCarthy in Bravo's first scripted series “Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce,” Lisa Edelstein's range of roles are as diverse as her talent. “Girlfriends' Guide” is a dramedy following a best-selling author of a self-help series who separates from her husband and must navigate big career changes and the dating world as a newly single mother. Edelstein also starred in the Golden Globe, Critics Choice, and AFI Award-winning Netflix series “The Kominsky Method,” starring Michael Douglas and created by Chuck Lorre. Edelstein plays Phoebe, the drug-addled hot mess daughter of Alan Arkin's character. In addition, she juggled an arc on Ryan Murphy's “911: Lonestar” which reunites her with her “West Wing” paramour, Rob Lowe. She portrayed his call-girl girlfriend on the show. GINA TORRES - Gina Torres has spent the past thirty years establishing herself as a force to be reckoned with, both on and off the screen. With her fan-favorite character of Jessica Pearson on USA Network's hit original series “Suits,” Torres broke boundaries when, in 2019, she became the first Afro-Latina to create, star in and produce a TV series, “Pearson,” which saw Jessica take on the world of Chicago politics. The role was a life changing one, earning Torres an ALMA Award, an Imagen Award (as well as multiple additional Imagen nominations), and the National Hispanic Media Coalition's Award for Outstanding Performance in a Television Series and the Visionary Award from the LA Femme Film Festival. Currently, Torres can be seen on FOX's “9-1-1: Lone Star,” portraying paramedic captain Tommy Vega, who answered a call to action and returned to work amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. THE EVERYTHING POT2024 Tribeca Film Festival | Spotlight Narrative | World Premiere SYNOPSIS A comedy of errors ensues when empty nester Rachel (Lisa Edelstein) hastily sends a gift to Charlie (James Wolk), a former colleague, upon receiving his wedding invitation. The young couple's wedding gets Rachel out of her perpetual state of ennui in her own marriage and brings unexpected excitement, which inadvertently causes chaos in both unions. As one domino falls after another, cracks begin to show in their respective relationships especially while Rachel's husband Adam (Erik Griffin) becomes obsessed with getting back their wedding gift: The Everything Pot. Guests: Lisa: Wikipedia IMDb Instagram Gina: Wikipedia IMDb Instagram Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com and www.mentorsonthemic.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michelle-miller4/support
I am delighted to welcome back actress, comedian, and writer Gina Brillon to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Gina Brillon was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. The Puerto Rican actress, comedian, writer, and mom has been a stand-up comedian since she was 17. Her sophomore one-hour Amazon Prime Video special, Gina Brillon: The Floor is Lava, won a Gracie Award in 2021 and was nominated for an Imagen Award. Her half-hour special, Easily Offended, was one of the top shows from HBO Latino's Entre Nos franchises and streams on all HBO digital platforms. Gina appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The View. She also starred in episodes of ABC's The Conners and CBS's Kevin Can Wait. In 2012, Gina Brillon became the first (and only) Latina winner of NBC's Stand Up for Diversity Showcase. The following year, the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival named Gina a “new face.” Her writing appeared in The New York Daily News and The New York Post. She also co-hosted the Mess in Progress: The Homegirls Guide to Self-Help podcast with Katherine G. Mendoza. Gina became a household name when she auditioned for America's Got Talent (AGT) in 2021. Her comedy received four “Yeses” from judges Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, Howie Mandel, and Heidi Klum. Her humor impressed the country, and she became the first Latina comedian to reach the AGT season finale. In this edition of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Gina Brillon spoke on how AGT changed her life, starring in Disney+'s Dashing Through the Snow alongside Lil Rel Howery and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and helping comedians harness their craft with her stand-up comedy workshops.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jakes-take-with-jacob-elyachar--4112003/support.
Andrea Navedo is a Bronx-born-and-raised Puerto Rican American actress best known for her role as Xiomara, a complex and genuine Latina on the CW's Golden Globe-nominated television series 'Jane the Virgin.' Navedo received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Jane's loving and outgoing mother. Navedo is the recipient of the Imagen Award for Best Supporting TV Actress, as well as the Elizabeth Peña Breakthrough Artist Award. She can currently be seen recurring in the ABC series 'A Million Little Things.' Navedo's most recent film credits include Netflix's 'Bright' opposite Will Smith and the indie films for Hulu 'Miguel Wants to Fight' & HBO Max's 'B-Loved' coming Feb.14, 2023. Andrea Navedo didn't see many positive portrayals of Latinas in the media growing up. So when she had the chance to play a starring role in Jane the Virgin as a complex, flawed, and genuine Latina single mother, she jumped at it. Now, she shares bits of her story of growing up in ‘da South Bronx—boogie down, burning”—to inspire young people who grew up like she did and who, after being counted out, still strive to succeed. Her book Our Otherness Is Our Strength: Wisdom from the Boogie Down Bronx is out now. In this week's episode, Andrea tells us all about how she defied stereotypes and helped bring a well-rounded Latin character to Hollywood. After surviving the burning Bronx and pushing through stereotypical Latin rules, Andrea landed the role of the beloved Xiomara and changed how Latinos are perceived on American TV forever. Listen to hear an incredible story of strength, resilience, and manifestation. Keep up with Andrea on her website and her Instagram. For all Hella Latin@ updates, follow @hellalatinopodcast on Instagram and connect on LinkedIn. More at odalysjasmine.com. To learn more about your ad choices visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
¡Hemos llegado al último episodio de esta octava temporada! Nos sumergimos en uno de los géneros de la locución de más auge en los últimos años, la actuación para videojuegos. La talentosa actriz, productora y directora colombiana Carolina Ravassa es nuestra última invitada y nos cuenta todo acerca de este rubro y de la importancia de crear tus propios proyectos laborales en lugar de sentarte a esperar que las oportunidades lleguen solas. También platicamos sobre algunas formas de atravesar la frustración y el rechazo en los medios, entre muchas otras cosas.Carolina es mejor conocida por sus personajes de Sombra en Overwatch (por el cual ganó un BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Award), Raze en Valorant, Taliana Martinez en Grand Theft Auto V, Zyanya en Onyx Equinox en Crunchy Roll, y muchos más.También ha tenido actuaciones estelares en series como The Affair y Mr.Robot , y ha realizado varios cortometrajes con Reggie West. Carolina ganó el premio Imagen Award por su serie web Hispanglosaxon, que puedes ver en el siguiente link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q87JtHJhtu4&list=PLe4g0CWTbzTLFTl31BjXftmnRdcifjIZKEncuentra a Carolina en Instagram @ravassa y en TikTok @caroravassa.**Visita www.nickymondellini.com/podcast y descarga gratis el ebook “Aprende a Manejar los NO de la industria”, mis secretos para convertir los rechazos en oportunidades de trabajo, y suscríbete para recibir el boletín mensual de La Pizarra con noticias de los nuevos episodios y varios recursos para el mejor desarrollo de tu carrera artística. *Squadcast es la mejor plataforma para grabar tu podcast o reuniones virtuales con hasta nueve invitados con una calidad de sonido profesional. Puedes descargar tus archivos de audio ya masterizados con sonido Dolby, o editarlos en Descript con la integración desde Squadcast. Elige tu nivel de membresía luego de probarlo gratis por siete días en: https://squadcast.fm/?ref=lapizarra *¡No olvides suscribirte a La Pizarra para tener acceso a todos los episodios, descárgalos y compártelos en redes sociales, tus comentarios son bien recibidos!** Visita https://www.nickymondellini.com para conocer el trabajo de la actriz, conductora y locutora Nicky Mondellini.Nicky Mondellini es una artista de talla internacional con más de treinta años de carrera artística, su voz es escuchada en comerciales de televisión, radio y plataformas digitales a nivel mundial. Es la conductora y productora de La Pizarra con Nicky Mondellini desde abril del 2020.Su trabajo como actriz incluye más de doce telenovelas, varias obras de teatro clásico español y contemporáneo, cortometrajes y largometrajes, y la conducción de programas matutinos en México y Estados Unidos, además de comerciales de imagen y videos publicitarios y corporativos.Sigue a Nicky en:Instagram @nickymondellini X @nicky3ch_nicky Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nickymondellinivoiceover LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/nickymondellinivoiceover TikTok @nicky_mondellini
Gina Brillon was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. The Puerto Rican actress, comedian, writer and mom has been a standup comic since she was 17 years old. Her sophomore 1-hour special Gina Brillon: The Floor is Lava (Amazon Prime Video) won a 2021 Gracie Award and was nominated for an Imagen Award. Her 1/2 hour special Easily Offended was one of the top shows from the Entre Nos franchise on HBO Latino, and streams on all HBO Digital Platforms. She's made appearances on The View, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel Live. You have seen her on Kevin Can Wait on CBS and The Conners on ABC. In 2012, she became the first (and only) Latina winner of NBC's Stand up for Diversity Showcase. The following year, she was a “New Face” at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. Gina is a singer, published writer, and poet. Her pieces have appeared in the New York Post and Daily News, among others. Gina was the first Latina comedian to be a Finalist in season 16 of America's Got Talent. Most recently, she can be heard as the co-host and Executive Producer of “The State of: WOMEN” a podcast from Clamor Audio that explores which U.S. states are getting gender equity right and which are failing – and what you can do about it! Connect with us on our website for more amazing conversations! www.brettallanshow.com Got some feedback? Let us know! openmicguest@gmail.com Follow us on social media! IG https://www.instagram.com/brettallanshow/ FB https://www.facebook.com/thebrettallanshow/ Twitter https://twitter.com/brettallanshow Consider giving us a kind rating and review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1486122533?mt=2&ls=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monica Raymund is an actor, director and producer. She is the series lead on the STARZ crime-drama series, HIGHTOWN. Monica recently completed production on Showtime and Paramount Global's THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL. Many know Monica from her starring role as ‘Gabriela Dawson' spanning 6 seasons on NBC's hit series CHICAGO FIRE. She also received an Imagen Award for “Best Actress, Television” and was subsequently nominated an additional three times. Her additional television credits include, Michelle and Robert King's THE GOOD WIFE and a series regular role on Fox's LIE TO ME opposite Tim Roth and Mekhi Phifer for 3 seasons. She was seen in Universal's romantic comedy, BROS directed by Nick Stoller, starred in Nicholas Jarecki's thriller ARBITRAGE opposite Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, HAPPY BABY opposite Bill Heck, and in Mahesh Pailoor's BRAHMIN BULLS. Behind the camera, Monica was part of the inaugural class of NBC's "Female Forward" initiative aimed at increasing female representation in the director's chair. Her television directing credits include Starz's POWER: BOOK II: GHOST, NATIONAL TREASURE for Disney +, NBC's THE ENDGAME, the Series finale of USA's THE SINNER, LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME, as well as episodes of CBS's FBI, NBC'S LAW & ORDER: SVU and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME and HIGHTOWN. Monica directed the short film TANYA for the Hidden Tears Project, a non-profit media company developing content to bring awareness to s*x trafficking. A graduate of The Juilliard School, she received the John Houseman Award for her commitment and dedication. We chat about flow, growth and regrowth, leaving Chicago Fire, the power of ‘no', expectations, rejection, your point of view, performing, directing, control and moving forward. The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael Kahan Check Monica out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicaraymund86/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan
Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons, Gina Brillon, and Hollie Harper visit Friends Like Us and discuss sexual liberation, maternal health care week, and more with host Marina Franklin. Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons is an award-winning associate professor of counseling psychology at the University of Kentucky, where she studies sexual wellness and liberation. She is the host of F*ck the System: A Sexual Liberation Podcast and How to Love a Human, a liberation podcast that asks people with multiple marginalized identities what the world would be like if it loved them. She has published over 50 research articles and has been featured in the Huffington Post, the APA Monitor, Good Housekeeping, Women's Health, Blavity, Cosmopolitan, and the New York Times. Gina Brillon was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. The Puerto Rican actress, comedian, writer and mom has been a standup comic since she was 17 years old. Her 1-hour special Gina Brillon: The Floor is Lava won a 2021 Gracie Award, is nominated for an Imagen Award, and is available on Amazon Prime Video, along with her first special, Pacifically Speaking. Her 1/2 hour special Easily Offended was one of the top shows from the Entre Nos franchise on HBO Latino, and streams on all HBO Digital Platforms. She was a finalist on America's Got Talent Season 16, and has made appearances on HBO Max's HA Festival: The Art of Comedy, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, E!'s Chelsea Lately, The View, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel Live. You have seen her on Kevin Can Wait on CBS and The Conners on ABC. Hollie Harper is a comedy nerd from South Jersey. She is currently the creator and co-exec producer of Hella Late! with Hollie Harper on BRIC TV and a co-host of the nationally trending Twitter Storytelling Chat “BlerdDating.” Hella Late! with Hollie Harper was recently in the 2021 NYC Web Fest where she was nominated as Best Actress. Hollie was a semi-finalist in the 2019 NBC Standup Competition and has been featured on NY1, and in Black Enterprise Magazine, Thrive Global, Confessional Magazine and Black San Diego Magazine. Her popular sketch comedy show AMERICAN CANDY has played the Comic Strip, Gotham Comedy Club, BAM Café as well as the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival. Time Out Chicago named them one of the five groups to watch. Hollie is a regular host for West Side Comedy Club in NYC and works with Gold Comedy and Stand Up Girls, two programs that empower young women by teaching them standup comedy. She was recently the talent coordinator and casting for “Blood Lassi” on Spotify, written by Pratima Mani, and moderated the panel for the Emmy Award winning, WOC editing team of Black Lady Sketch Show for The Black TV and Film Collective. She is also the Creative Consultant for the very successful Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.
Please join actor E.J. Bonilla in The Locher Room. E.J. will go head-to-head with John Lithgow in the upcoming FX series The Old Man premiering June 16th and he will be here to tell us all about this new role.E.J. began his career at 16 years old and got his big break when he joined the cast of Guiding Light playing Rafe Rivera. The role earned him a Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor.Since then, E.J. has built an impressive resume. His first full length feature, the 2009 Sundance Film Festival favorite Don't Let Me Drown, was nominated for the Grand Jury Award at Sundance and won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2009 San Francisco International Film Festival. Continuing his momentum, E.J. starred in the coming-of-age drama Mamitas, which earned him an Imagen Award Nomination for Best Actor. E.J. received an additional Imagen Award Nomination for his performance as "Dexter," a former high school basketball player whose best days were behind him, in Joshua Sanchez's directorial debut, Four. He also starred in the romantic tale Musical Chairs directed by Susan Seidelman.More recently he was the series lead on the critically acclaimed series THE LONG ROAD HOME (for which EJ won an Imagen Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series). He has also appeared as a series regular on UNFORGETTABLE where he originated the role of wisecracking Detective Denny Padilla. His recurring guest lead TV credits include: “Colony”, “Bull” “Insecure” “Younger” and “Revenge”. Other guest appearances: “Madam Secretary”, “Bored to Death,” “Cold Case,” “The Big C,” “Blue Bloods,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” and “Shameless”Don't miss the chance to catch up with my pal E.J. in The Locher Room.
Frankie A. Rodriguez talks High School Musical: The Musical The Series, the musical Calvin Berger, and shares an audition story where shirts went flying! Frankie A. Rodriguez is best known for playing Carlos on the Emmy-nominated High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+, which just wrapped its fourth season and earned him an Imagen Award nomination for Best Actor. Other TV/Film: Will & Grace (NBC) and Modern Family (ABC). Favorite theatre roles: Dog Sees God (Beethoven), Sweeney Todd (Tobias), She Loves Me (Arpad), and Into The Woods (Jack). You can also hear him on the soundtracks for Disney Princess Remixed, Christmas Again, and Seasons 1-3 of HSMTMTS. Follow the show on social media! Instagram: https://instagram.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfci_podcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/ Patreon: patreon.com/thanksforcomingin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXj8Rb1bEmhufSBFSCyp4JQ Theme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas Producers: Jillian Clare & Susan Bernhardt Channel: Realm For more information, go to thanksforcominginpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2/10/2023 Mike and co-host, actress Kayden Tokarski featured Madison Taylor Baez – ‘Eleanor' on Showtime's ‘Let the Right One In' 12-year-old Madison Taylor Baez hails from Orange County, California. A rising start in Hollywood, Madison is an accomplished actress - having starred in numerous projects. As well, Madison isa stellar singer and musician. Having performed the National Anthem at a number of sold-out stadiums and arenas for the LA Dodgers, Lakers, Rams, Kings, Galaxy and more! Madison shines bright as 'Eleanor Kane' in Showtime's Vampire series 'Let The Right One In' opposite Academy Award Nominated Actor Demain Bichir and Ian Foreman. The series is based on the 2004 Novel and the international acclaimed 2008 Swedish movie. Madison broke into the entertainment world at 8 years old. She co-starred in the award winning film "The Tooth Racket" and has filmed numerous national commercials. Madison has received high praise for her portrayal of young ‘Young Selena Quintanilla' in Netflix's ‘Selena: The Series' as well as for being the only cast member to use her powerful and soulful vocals in the Netflix series. Madison was nominated for the prestigious Imagen Award for Best Young Actress in a TV Series. Madison Taylor Baez has been featured on the FOX show 'Game of Talents' hosted by comedian Wayne Brady as she delivered an Amazing and viral singing performance of Bill Withers 'Aint No Sunshine'. In addition, Madison appeared on the show 'Kids Say the Darndest Things' with host, comedian Tiffany Haddish and received a standing ovation for her performance of Beyoncé's "Listen". Madison is on the path to success and is destined to do great things. Everyone is watching to see what she does next. Enjoy the podcast!
Are you interested in going into the entertainment industry?Growing up as a minority in America, it's not common to see someone that represents you and your living experience on TV shows and in movies. However, it is in our hands to advocate for representation and support those that are fighting for us in the industry. In this episode, I am excited to be joined by Fanny Grande, an amazing Venezuelan American award-winning filmmaker. Throughout her 20 years working as an actor and a director in the entertainment business, Fanny saw the need for more representation of Latinos like her in the industry. This led her to create Avenida Productions, an independent movie studio, where Fanny provides filmmakers with tools and resources while also creating opportunities for Latinos in Hollywood. Fanny is a three-time Imagen Award nominee and she has received several recognitions for her work both in front and behind the camera. Tune in to Episode 102 of Amiga, Handle Your Shit, and hear how Fanny is making real change towards more representation for Latinos in Hollywood. Fanny talks about her upbringing as a Venezulan American, why she decided to go into the entertainment industry, why there is a gap of Latino representation, what inspired her to start Avenida Productions, and so much more. In This Episode, You Will Learn:About Fanny's upbringing as a Venezulan American (3:49)Why Fanny was drawn to the entertainment industry (5:55)About the gap of Latino representation in entertainment (8:40)What inspired Fanny to create Avenida Productions (10:10)About an incredible project Fanny worked on (18:23)How to support Fanny's work (30:25)Connect with Fanny GrandeInstagramWebsiteLet's Connect!WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedInJackie Tapia Arbonne website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gina Brillon pulled a chair up to the Comedy Roundtable, choosing two of the three available question categories: Movie Night, Why I Oughta and Not a Chance. Which categories will she choose? You will have to tune in to find out. Gina discusses her role as the Christmas enthusiast in the upcoming Christmas movie co-starring Ludacris, Lil Rel and Teyonah Parris, and answers the often strange but always fun questions from hosts Jamie Bendall, Adam Haigh and Jamie Hernan. Gina Brillon has been a standup comic since she was 17 years old. Her sophomore 1-hour special Gina Brillon: The Floor is Lava (Amazon Prime Video) won a 2021 Gracie Award and was nominated for an Imagen Award. Her 1/2 hour special Easily Offended was one of the top shows from the Entre Nos franchise on HBO Latino, and streams on all HBO Digital Platforms. She's made appearances on The View, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel Live. You have seen her on Kevin Can Wait on CBS and The Conners on ABC. In 2012, she became the first (and only) Latina winner of NBC's Stand up for Diversity Showcase. The following year, she was a “New Face” at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. Gina is a singer, published writer, and poet. Her pieces have appeared in the New York Post and Daily News, among others. Gina and co-host Katherine G. Mendoza dole out advice on their podcast Mess In Progress: The Homegirls Guide to Self-Help. Most recently, Gina was the first Latina comedian to be a Finalist in season 16 of America's Got Talent.Be sure to follow Gina across social media using the following links:TikTok - @GinaBrillonInstagram - @GBrillonFacebook - @GinaBrillonComedy Twitter - @GinaBrillonWant to see some of Gina's Stand Up? Check out her appearances on America's Got Talent and Jimmy Kimmel Live, as well as her special on Amazon Prime through the links below:Comedian Gina Brillon Will Make You Laugh - America's Got Talent Gina Brillon Comedy TikTok Compilation - Gina Brillon: The Floor is Lava Amazon Prime VideoExcuse Me, I'm Married - Jimmy Kimmel LiveEpisode artwork photo credit: David Johnson courtesy of Amazon Prime Video
I was super excited to finally get to meet one of my favorite actresses and super activist Kamala Lopez. Kamala has worked as an actor in over thirty feature films including starring roles in Born in East L.A., Deep Cover, The Burning Season (winner of 2 Emmys, 3 Golden Globes and the Humanitas Prize), Clear and Present Danger, Lightning Jack, and I Heart Huckabees. She has starred in over sixty television shows including Black Jesus, Medium, 24, Alias, NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, and 21 Jump Street (winner of the Imagen Award). In 2016, her follow-up feature, the documentary Equal Means Equal, won Best U.S. Documentary (Audience Award) at Michael Moore's TCF Festival and was a New York Times Critics' Pick. The film was the catalyst behind a national civil rights movement resulting in the ratification of the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: The Equal Rights Amendment.
Calise Hawkins, Gina Brillon and Nonye Brown-West talk about Netflix's stock value, Brittney Griner, and the term Latin X with host Marina Franklin. Calise Hawkins is a WGA Award Nominated Writer for "That Damn Michael Che" on HBOmax and a Story Editor for "Everything's Trash" starring Phoebe Robinson on Hulu (coming soon). Gina Brillon was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. The Puerto Rican actress, comedian, writer and mom has been a standup comic since she was 17 years old. Her 1-hour special Gina Brillon: The Floor is Lava won a 2021 Gracie Award, is nominated for an Imagen Award, and is available on Amazon Prime Video, along with her first special, Pacifically Speaking. Her 1/2 hour special Easily Offended was one of the top shows from the Entre Nos franchise on HBO Latino, and streams on all HBO Digital Platforms. She was a finalist on America's Got Talent Season 16, and has made appearances on HBO Max's HA Festival: The Art of Comedy, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, E!'s Chelsea Lately, The View, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel Live. You have seen her on Kevin Can Wait on CBS and The Conners on ABC. Nonye Brown-West is a New York-based Nigerian-American comedian and writer. She has been featured in the Boston Globe's Rise column as a Comic to Watch, as well as in NPR, PBS, ABC, Sway In The Morning, and the New York Comedy Festival. In 2019, Nonye made her acting debut in The Sympathy Card. Look out for her two new web series, Fairytales with Nonye and Gayby Jesus. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf
One of the most successful Cuban-American actors of a generation, Oscar Torre currently stars as Vinny Malone on Tyler Perry's hit series, "THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS." He is best known for his critically acclaimed performances in the dramas "THE BOATMAN" (which earned him a 2017 IMAGEN Award nomination for Best Lead Actor); Lionsgate's "LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON"; the boxing drama "COUNTERPUNCH" and the political drama, "LIBERTAD," and is widely recognized for his scene-stealing performance as Officer Vasquez opposite Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms in the hit comedy franchise, "THE HANGOVER 3." Torre has worked consistently in TV and film; shifting seamlessly from comedy to drama. The New York Times has called Torre "brilliantly funny," while The Los Angeles Times described his performance in "THE BOATMAN" as "powerful" and "darkly charismatic." Torre's TV credits include the hit shows, "GASLIT," "QUEEN OF THE SOUTH," "CSI: MIAMI," "NCIS," "THE MENTALIST," CBS' critically acclaimed series, "CANE" (opposite Jimmy Smits) and a heartbreaking turn on CBS' "COLD CASE." Torre infuses his performances with empathy, authenticity and soul.
I had the pleasure of chatting with Gloria recently. Fun conversation and I miss seeing her. AND --- Gloria's background is amazing. She was born and raised in the Bronx and attended St. Nicholas Elementary School , and started her acting career by playing the Angel in her kindergarten school play, followed by a new play every year. In High School, she participated in school plays and choir performances, as well as being active in the drama, music, and ecology clubs. Gloria received her B.F.A. in Acting from Long Island University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. In college, Gloria's portrayal of Ariel in “The Tempest” earned her an Irene Ryan Nomination where she placed as the 1st National Alternate. After college, Gloria embarked on a national tour (“Great Scientists Throughout the Ages” by the National Theatre for the Performing Arts), and two regional tours “Halfway There” with the Periwinkle National Theatre Company, and various plays in repertoire with the George Street Playhouse Touring Company. Afterwards she settled back to NYC where she worked consistently in theatre doing both plays and musical theatre throughout the NY and NJ area, while constantly in acting and dance classes. In NYC, Gloria landed the role of “J” in NYC's Off-Off-Broadway hit “Mono” (Critic's Pick of the week by Time Out NY, Paper Magazine, and NY Magazine in 2004). In 2004, while still living in NYC, Gloria was cast in “Two Sisters and a Piano” by Nilo Cruz at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA. Having had great success in NYC, she relocated to California and immediately got an audition for Jim Carrey's “Fun With Dick and Jane”. Gloria landed the role of “Blanca”, Mr. Carrey's nanny. She then guest starred in NYPD Blue. Gloria continued acting in studio films including “Mother and Child”, starring Annette Bening, Jimmy Smitts, Kerry Washington, Naomi Watts, and Samuel L. Jackson, “Henry Poole Is Here”, directed by Mark Pellington and starring Luke Wilson, George Lopez, Cheryl Hines, and Adriana Barraza and “Fixing Paco,” which was- nominated for an IMAGEN Award for Best Webseries in 2013 and 2014and Gloria played the lead! Gloria is an acting coach and has private and group classes. Her website is www.gloriagarayua.com, and has a video series for beginning actors. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michelemarotta/support
As a woman in the male-dominated world of sports broadcasting, Griselda Ramirez reached great heights in her professional career. Born in Salinas to Mexican parents, Ramirez graduated from Alisal High and Santa Clara University before earning a Master's from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. At ESPN, Griselda worked on several features in both English and Spanish, earning a Sports Emmy in 2016. She also earned a 2019 Imagen Award for her work in the ESPN short-form nonfiction piece, “SC Featured — A Dreamer's Path,” profiling promising Salinas golfer and DACA recipient Jose Calderón.
On Friday, November 26th the newest Loud House movie is about to debut on Nickelodeon, A Loud House Christmas! This movie has been seen with a lot of skepticism mostly because this is a live action adaptation from an animated show/movie and usually those don't tend to go well. But with many advertisements, shorts, and other information from social media talking about the movie, there is a slight chance of it to become pretty good, or so we think. In this episode, we will preview all the things we've seen so far about A Loud House Christmas and discuss if we think it will succeed or not. Timestamps: 4:33: Recent News (Casagrandes winning a Imagen Award) 10:31: Main Subject: A Loud House Christmas Preview Show! How can this live adaptation succed? Music used in this podcast: Intro: Come 2gether by Ooyy Stings: - Special Delivery by The New Fools - News To Me 3 by Jon Bjork Outro: Distant by AGST Do You Like The Loud House and The Casagrandes? Follow our social medias to see more content! Twitter: twitter.com/fanpageoftlh Instagram: @FanpageofTLH
Singer, actress, activist, and now Emmy nominee Micheala Jae played Blanca on the groundbreaking FX series Pose. The show was nominated for a myriad of awards and MJ herself won the 2019 Imagen Award for Best Actress in Television and was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series & an MTV Movie + TV Award in the category of Breakthrough Performance as well nominations for 2 Gold Derby Awards for Drama Actress and Breakthrough Performance. The show has proved an invaluable education for many generations of the LGBTQ community. MJ was recently cast as the lead in the upcoming Apple TV+ series LOOT, alongside Maya Rudolph – can't wait for that duo. As a singer, Michaela Jae recently released her debut single, “Something to Say”. with sounds from Disco, R&B, and Funk Tinged Pop, it is an immediate anthem that has Michaela calling people to step into their truth and let their voices be heard. This is her story, in her voice. Previous singing includes roles in Off-Broadway debut in New World Stages production of RENT as Angel, before continuing onto New York City Center to star in Encores! production of Runaways. She also starred as Audrey in the Pasadena Playhouse's production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. If you haven't watched the clip of Suddenly Seymour from her performance on the Late Late Show with James Corden, you have to! She reinvented the role for a new generation.On this episode, we chat with Micheala Jae about getting into ballroom at 14, growing up in a multicultural household, how Pose has changed her life, memories from RENT and Little Shop of Horrors, her fans, comic books, and her new music…with host Alexander Rodriguez.
In All Sorrows Can Be Borne (Rare Bird Books, 2021), Loren Stephens tells the story, inspired by true events, of a Japanese woman who survives the bombing of Hiroshima, joins her half-sister in Osaka and gives up her dream of becoming a theater star. Later, she marries the man of her dreams and gives birth to a beautiful son. After her husband is diagnosed with tuberculosis, he convinces Noriko to send the toddler to his sister and her Japanese American husband, who live in Montana. Eighteen years later, Noriko’s son enlists in the U.S. Navy and gets sent to Japan. This is a novel about Japanese society and postwar cultural norms, the human cost of war, and a mother’s love. Loren Stephens is a widely published essayist and fiction and nonfiction storyteller. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, MacGuffin, The Jewish Women’s Literary Annual, Forge, Crack the Spine, Amuse Bouche, The Writer’s Launch, the Summerset Review, the Montreal Literary Review, and Tablet Travel Magazine to name a few. She is a two-time nominee of the Pushcart Prize and the book Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge, by Cliff Simon with Loren Stephens was named one of the best titles from an independent press by Kirkus. She is president and founder of the ghostwriting companies, Write Wisdom and Bright Star Memoirs. Prior to establishing her company Loren was a documentary filmmaker. Among her credits are Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist, produced for PBS and nominated for an Emmy Award; Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? produced for Coronet Films and recipient of a Golden Apple from the National Education Association; and Los Pastores: The Shepherd’s Play produced for the Latino Consortium of PBS and recipient of a Cine Gold Eagle and nominated for an Imagen Award. I interview authors of beautifully written literary fiction and mysteries, and try to focus on independently published novels, especially by women and others whose voices deserve more attention. If your upcoming or recently published novel might be a candidate for a podcast, please contact me via my website, gpgottlieb dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
In All Sorrows Can Be Borne (Rare Bird Books, 2021), Loren Stephens tells the story, inspired by true events, of a Japanese woman who survives the bombing of Hiroshima, joins her half-sister in Osaka and gives up her dream of becoming a theater star. Later, she marries the man of her dreams and gives birth to a beautiful son. After her husband is diagnosed with tuberculosis, he convinces Noriko to send the toddler to his sister and her Japanese American husband, who live in Montana. Eighteen years later, Noriko’s son enlists in the U.S. Navy and gets sent to Japan. This is a novel about Japanese society and postwar cultural norms, the human cost of war, and a mother’s love. Loren Stephens is a widely published essayist and fiction and nonfiction storyteller. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, MacGuffin, The Jewish Women’s Literary Annual, Forge, Crack the Spine, Amuse Bouche, The Writer’s Launch, the Summerset Review, the Montreal Literary Review, and Tablet Travel Magazine to name a few. She is a two-time nominee of the Pushcart Prize and the book Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge, by Cliff Simon with Loren Stephens was named one of the best titles from an independent press by Kirkus. She is president and founder of the ghostwriting companies, Write Wisdom and Bright Star Memoirs. Prior to establishing her company Loren was a documentary filmmaker. Among her credits are Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist, produced for PBS and nominated for an Emmy Award; Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? produced for Coronet Films and recipient of a Golden Apple from the National Education Association; and Los Pastores: The Shepherd’s Play produced for the Latino Consortium of PBS and recipient of a Cine Gold Eagle and nominated for an Imagen Award. I interview authors of beautifully written literary fiction and mysteries, and try to focus on independently published novels, especially by women and others whose voices deserve more attention. If your upcoming or recently published novel might be a candidate for a podcast, please contact me via my website, gpgottlieb dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature
In All Sorrows Can Be Borne (Rare Bird Books, 2021), Loren Stephens tells the story, inspired by true events, of a Japanese woman who survives the bombing of Hiroshima, joins her half-sister in Osaka and gives up her dream of becoming a theater star. Later, she marries the man of her dreams and gives birth to a beautiful son. After her husband is diagnosed with tuberculosis, he convinces Noriko to send the toddler to his sister and her Japanese American husband, who live in Montana. Eighteen years later, Noriko’s son enlists in the U.S. Navy and gets sent to Japan. This is a novel about Japanese society and postwar cultural norms, the human cost of war, and a mother’s love. Loren Stephens is a widely published essayist and fiction and nonfiction storyteller. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, MacGuffin, The Jewish Women’s Literary Annual, Forge, Crack the Spine, Amuse Bouche, The Writer’s Launch, the Summerset Review, the Montreal Literary Review, and Tablet Travel Magazine to name a few. She is a two-time nominee of the Pushcart Prize and the book Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge, by Cliff Simon with Loren Stephens was named one of the best titles from an independent press by Kirkus. She is president and founder of the ghostwriting companies, Write Wisdom and Bright Star Memoirs. Prior to establishing her company Loren was a documentary filmmaker. Among her credits are Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist, produced for PBS and nominated for an Emmy Award; Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? produced for Coronet Films and recipient of a Golden Apple from the National Education Association; and Los Pastores: The Shepherd’s Play produced for the Latino Consortium of PBS and recipient of a Cine Gold Eagle and nominated for an Imagen Award. I interview authors of beautifully written literary fiction and mysteries, and try to focus on independently published novels, especially by women and others whose voices deserve more attention. If your upcoming or recently published novel might be a candidate for a podcast, please contact me via my website, gpgottlieb dot com. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies
Born in Cali, Colombia, Carolina Ravassa has appeared on The Affair opposite Dominic West, Mr. Robot with Bobby Cannavale & Rami Malek, and has done a few shorts with Reggie Watts. She produced, directed, and starred in the webseries Hispanglosaxon, which won an Imagen Award for Best Webseries. She is known for her voice work in the video games Overwatch (Sombra), Valorant (Raze), Grand Theft Auto V (Taliana Martinez), Max Payne III, Red Dead Redemption II, Just Cause 4 and voices on Big City Greens (Disney), Victor and Valentino (Cartoon Network), Loud House (Nickelodeon) and Netflix. She also worked on Step Up 3-D and Maybe Tomorrow. In this podcast Carolina and I chat about her personal life, more specifically about the end of a ten year relationship at the same time as her character of Sombra, of Overwatch, was becoming very well known. Going to comic cons, being with fans and surrounded with outpouring of love and support, was a dichotomy to her emotional life at that time. We talk about how people overlook "breakups" and think you "should move on" from them and not see that a breakup is just as hard as a divorce. There are so many layers of grief in breakups that are overlooked in society at times. Learn more about Carolina Ravassa and the projects she's worked on: www.carolinaravassa.com www.hispanglosaxon.com http://www.imdb.me/carolinaravassa Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast or for a coaching session. https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/ Music: https://rinaldisound.com/ Logo: https://pamelawinningham.com/ Production: Carlos Andres Londono
Click here for a machine-generated transcript. This week, I spoke with Carmen De La Paz. Carmen is an Emmy-nominated TV personality. She spent years appearing on HGTV and the Oprah Winfrey network. She's a carpenter, an artist, a bilingual host, a singer, an actor, a musician, a dancer and more. Carmen is also a stroke survivor who's story involves a helicopter ride, waking up to the last rites, multiple hospital infections (including sepsis and staph), and encephalitis. And today she is back to working with power tools, creating art, supporting the community of Waukesha, WI, and figuring out her next app. And Carmen is an absolute delight to speak with as she shares her story. Bio From Carmen's website: Carmen De La Paz, Designer, Carpenter, DIY expert and TV personality, inspires people worldwide through television projects and her recently established YouTube channel, featuring videos in both English and Spanish. A “hands on designer” and accomplished craftsperson, Carmen does all of her own work, handling power tools, to create with wood, metal and glass. She is also owner of De La Paz Designs, an interior/exterior design studio specializing in creating designs focusing on decorative finishes and custom made furniture for interior/exterior residential and commercial spaces. Voted one of the top 200 most knowledgeable people in the construction industry in the United States by Fixer.com, Carmen brings the female perspective on home improvement, power tools, design and “do-it-yourself" to the television screen and the internet in both Spanish and English through a variety of projects. Appearing as Co-Host and Carpenter in two Emmy Nominated seasons of the make-over show, "Home Made Simple" on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Often recognized for her work on HGTV - Carmen’s carpentry and design skills were featured on six seasons of HGTV’s highly rated makeover series Hammer Heads which garnered Imagen Award Nominations for Best Reality Show. In addition to many other shows on HGTV, Carmen appeared as one of HGTV’s celebrity carpenters on a season of highly-rated HGTV’s Design Star and was a judge on Mike Holme's All American Handy Man Competition. Additionally, Carmen currently can be seen as the host in multiple seasons of the PG&E webisode series, Energy House Calls, which was nominated for an Imagen Award for Best Web Series, Reality or International. Continuing to share her expertise and craftsmanship, Carmen appeared on George to The Rescue, filmed simultaneously in English for air on NBC and in Spanish for air on Telemundo. Carmen has gained a strong international Spanish language following from her four years on FOX International’s Spanish language channel, FOXLIFE, with several shows airing in 17 countries including the US, Canada, South America, Mexico and the Caribbean. While at FOX Carmen was creator, producer and host of 40 episodes of her own show, Be Handy con Carmen. Additionally, Carmen hosted 40 episodes of the DIY show, Hágalo Fácil, for FOX LIFE,and was featured in 80 Episodes of Talkshow Hola Martin and 3 seasons of the highly rated Spanish language talk show, Tu Vida Más Simple. Carmen’s other TV credits include: HGTV’s, Showdown I & II – where she was featured, for two seasons, as the only female carpenter to compete in the show; NBC’s Today Show – Weekend Edition; HGTV’s – 250K Challenge; HGTV – 25 Worst Landscaping Mistakes; HGTV – 25 Worst Renovation Mistakes; HGTV – Home for the Holidays; DISCOVERY Español – Mientras No Estates & Ideas Para La Casa; WE Network – Holiday Home Invasion, Children's Show Paloozaville as Co-Host to John Lithgow and host on FOX Television’s children’s show The DJ KAT Show. Carmen served as brand ambassador and spokesperson respectively for 3M and the ScotchBlue brand for four years. During her time, she produced content and hosted several how-to videos for ScotchBlue, represented 3M at several industry conferences including Hispanicize 2015, and represented ScotchBlue in a variety of media efforts including Satellite Radio and TV Media Tours, magazine and print Contributions, as well as public events all over the country. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in Wisconsin, Carmen is an alumna of Syracuse University and has a BFA in Music Theatre. She also studied Broadcast Journalism though the UCLA Certificate program. Carmen is a musician, plays nine instruments and has an amazing vocal style. Carmen's Demo Reel See Carmen in action here: https://youtu.be/Yd-iXM8dk-Y Gratitude A recurring theme from many survivors is gratitude. Many of us, while we don't recommend the stroke experience, feel a sense of gratitude for the life we have now. I'm one of them. Carmen talks about how grateful she is for her life today. Neuro Nerd Joe Borges expressed that sentiment, too. As did Kristen Aguirre and Vince Holland among others. I get that not everyone will feel that way. Sometimes the particular deficits we are left with make that harder. And some people don't make it. We may be grateful because we realize things could have been so much worse. But many times stroke makes us reassess our life. It suddenly interrupts normal life. Everything has to stop, whether we want it to or not. And that interruption isn't just about a week off. It can be months or years. And that interruption is a time to stop and rethink what we are doing. That's interruption can be something we are grateful for. It makes us stop and make decisions about how we want to live our lives going forward. While I might like to see all my deficits go away tomorrow, I wouldn't want to not have had this experience. It's made me who I am today. And it's brought amazing people into my life. But again, I don't recommended having a stroke. While Carmen and I and others had to be forced into this shift, if you haven't had a stroke, you can still take a break and rethink your priorities to make sure they really are bringing value into your life. And take some time to put together your own gratitude practice to recognize the things that bring value to your life. Waukesha, WI Waukesha, WI is Carmen's home town. With a population of roughly 70,000 people, it's just outside Milwaukee, and a couple hours away from Chicago. And the town has really embraced Carmen. She's working on civic projects, and the love she has for the community really comes through in our conversation. Art and Stroke Carmen talks about the change to her art since her stroke. Her description sounds more disciplined and focused that before. Before her stroke, she described her art as embodying the idea of catharsis -- a building and building until it bursts through. Since her stroke, it seems less chaotic. More refined, focused, and discipline. Here's an article about the interview Carmen did just before her stroke. In addition to the changes brought on by our disabilities, stroke can affect us in other ways. I find my writing to be more focused now. But the example that really jumps out at me is the conversation I had with Seth Shearer a couple years back. You can listen to that conversation at http://Strokecast.com/Seth Seth is a Seattle artist. After his stroke, his art changed dramatically. The change was so dramatic it felt like a different person painted it. Seth began to paint under his middle name of Ian because of the difference. The things we want to say and how we want to say them are influenced not just by the outside world, but by how we perceive the outside world. Our senses provide raw data, but our brains create meaning from that data. And when our brains change, the way they create that meaning also changes. Our ability to then express that meaning is impacted by how our brains can use our bodies, by how we can focus on a thing, and by the volume of mental resources we can bring to bear on bear on the project. And that can be a beautiful thing. Aneurysm Basics An aneurysm is an often misunderstood medical condition. The general public thinks it's when the brain just starts bleeding catastrophically. And that's close, but not quite right. In reality an aneurysm is a weak spot or bubble in the side of a blood vessel or at a spot where the blood vessels divide. As long as the aneurysm doesn't break, leak, or get too big, you can go your whole life with an aneurysm and never know it. Millions of people walk around with aneurysms in their brains and will never know. Carmen's aneurysms manifested for 10 years as migraines. That bulge in the wall of a vessel can cause problems and press against stuff it shouldn't. Remember, there's not a lot of extra space inside our skulls. They're pretty well packed. Unfortunately many folks don't get the scan that can show the aneurysm. You can't treat an aneurysm if you don't know it exists. If you do learn it exists, there are some amazing surgical procedures to treat it. Or if it's minor enough neurologists may suggest leaving it alone But sometimes they are weak enough that they break. And when they rupture and send blood coursing directly into the brain, the results are catastrophic. Many hemorrhagic strokes are caused by ruptured aneurysms and folks who survive are quite lucky. Motus Nova Motus Nova is a sponsor this week. I just started using the Motus Hand device. It's an air-powered, computer-controlled, robotic exoskeleton for my affected hand. It's a therapy tool, rather than an adaptive tool. One thing I really like about it is the way it collects data and scores my performance on its video games. It's sometimes hard to see the gains we make in therapy over time because they happen slowly. But the reports and data make it much easier to see improvements over time. I also learned after my first session that I have much less wrist extension than I thought. So now I know one more thing to specifically target. If you'd like to see if the Motus Hand or Motus Foot can help with your recovery, visit http://Strokecast.com/MotusNova and use the code Strokecast for 10% off your first month. Hack of the Week Clamps are an essential tool in woodworking. They give the carpenter and extra, super stable hand. You know who else can use an extra, super stable hand? Stroke survivors with limb weakness! A simple clamp is something you can use to hold a thing in place. Maybe that's a piece of timber. Maybe it's a cutting board. Maybe it's a piece of paper you're trying to sign. The variety of clamps available is mind boggling. The right one depends on what you want to do. You can find a bunch of different options on Amazon here.* Here's one in particular that seems one-hand friendly. I may need to pick up a few myself.* And of course, I'm still have a warm feeling for the traditional C-Clamps of my youth. You can find those here.* Explore some different options. And the next time you try something and think, "This would be a lot easier with two (or three or four) hands," make a mental note to look for a clamping solution. Links Where do we go from here? Visit Carmen's store and learn more Carmen's work at CarmenDeLaPaz.Com The free Strokecast newsletter launches this summer. Sign up for the monthly newsletter at http://Strokecast.com/Newsletter Follow or subscribe to the Strokecast in your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode Don't get best…get better. *Affiliate links
My debut release, a remix for Eddie Amador and Coco Street on their newly launched NuSoul Records label. "When I First Felt House," in collaboration with Los Angeles songbird Coco Street, reminisces about that magical moment of discovering House Music for the first time… “A red light, a dark room and beautiful people.” When I First Felt House - Traxsource preorder starts 11/16/2020 and Global Release 12/04/2020 Acclaimed Grammy Nominated house music veteran Eddie Amador has been contributing to the dance scene since 1998 when his classic anthem House Music exploded on the scene. He’s since upheld a fruitful career releasing dance floor hits on labels such as Yoshitoshi, Unquantize, Defected, Quantize Recordings, Pacha, Suara, Yellow, Subliminal, Spinnin, Stealth, Nervous NYC, Deeplife Records and Toolroom, among many. This year hails an exciting new beginning as Eddie launches his digital imprint Nu Soul Records, created in a time of global crisis to provide musical food for all in the underground scene who are hungry in Spirit Body and Soul. Los Angeles based recording artist, songwriter, and percussionist Coco Street has been captivating fans with her original soulful style and artistic songwriting for 20 years. Coco’s music portfolio boasts releases with house music heavyweights such as Eddie Amador, DJ Spen, Stacy Kidd, Roller 8, Andrea Curato, Reelsoul, Kenny Summit, MicFreak and Terrence Parker to name a few. Coco has also contributed to theatre, lending her gifts for five seasons to the IMAGEN Award winning family holiday musical "Paquito's Christmas," produced by the late Luis Avalos, which included a premiere at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. with the Washington Opera. The track reached number 48 in the Traxsource pre-order chart and is currently sitting at number 57 in the Soulful House top 100.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Cris Franco recently and WOW – he is one interesting and super cool person. And please excuse the recording quality. Sometimes no matter what you do ..... :) In high school, he and and our mutual friend, Micki Furr (shout out to Micki !!!) were understudies in Guys and Dolls. He started his career as a singer in Disney World, and left it to come back home to California for the most romantic reason, his partner, now his husband. He and Casey have been married over 40 years! Cris then went on to work at Disneyland, went to Cal State Northridge, and by a twist of fate, wound up in Zoot Suit. That changed his life forever. Cris was a tour guide at Universal Studios for awhile, and has some Cris Franco has combined his bilingual-bicultural Mexican-born roots with a desire to entertain and educate by creating engaging, humorous television that enlightens the viewer to the unique "American-Latino" experience. For his outstanding work on PBS, Cris has received 3 Los Angeles Emmy Awards, 2 Southern California Golden Mike Awards, The Imagen Award and The Nosotros Golden Eagle Award. One of his youtube videos is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hThBQavf64c His shows are: The Cris Franco Show, East LOS High – a telenovela for good looking teenagers, Café California, To be or not to be Latino. I had so much fun talking to Cris. I can’t wait to talk with him again and once lockdown is over, we will do coffee. Can’t wait to meet Casey. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michelemarotta/support
Joining us for JUST TALKING is filmmaker and IMAGEN Award winner for Best Short Film, Miguel Caballero! Miguel takes us through his experience of filming ACUITZERAMO his first LGBTQ+ movie. The word LATINX has been around for nearly a decade. Miguel says, “Latinx is challenging the patriarchy!” Inclusion in the film industry starts with writing and directing! LIVE from the Philippines, music artist Tiana Kocher discusses her experience with APPLE and SPOTIFY on STRIKE A CHORD. And her first breakthrough music video in the U.S. with stars Marlon Wayans and Rob Schneider!”
In honor of 17 years of friendship, Ben DeJesus and I get on the mic and time travel through the through years from our first meeting in Lower Manhattan all the way to our adventures in LA and Miami as a producer and director. We reminisce on our collaborations with John Leguizamo that led him to work on Broadway and go deep on his documentary RAUL JULIA: THE WORLD IS A STAGE featured in AMERICAN MASTERS on PBS that is nominated for an EMMY and IMAGEN AWARD. Then circle back to Ben's era of fatherhood, family and golf.
Actor Oscar Torre has appeared in many television shows including, "THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS." He is best known for his critically acclaimed performances in the dramas "THE BOATMAN" (which earned him a 2017 IMAGEN Award nomination for Best Lead Actor); Lionsgate's "LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON"; the boxing drama "COUNTERPUNCH" and the political drama, "LIBERTAD," and is widely recognized for his scene-stealing performance as Officer Vasquez opposite Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms in the hit comedy franchise, "THE HANGOVER 3."
MUSE Live! | Special Guest Director Ben DeJesus: On today's MUSE Live! we welcome director of the documentary film, Raúl Juliá: The World's a Stage Ben DeJesus. Director, Producer and NGL Collective partner Ben DeJesus is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, episodic TV director and music video veteran. DeJesus recently directed the PBS documentaries RAÚL JULIA: THE WORLD'S A STAGE and JOHN LEGUIZAMO'S ROAD TO BROADWAY, for which he won an Imagen Award. In his 2018 debut as a Broadway producer, Ben was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play for JOHN LEGUIZAMO'S LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS. Ben has over 15 years specializing in the US Latinx, urban and youth markets. DeJesus has also directed multiple episodes of BUNK'D, the top-rated sitcom on DISNEY. DeJesus has created over 100 hours of content including television, non-fiction, branded and digital. Ben began his career as a stage actor before interning at MTV, where he became one of the original producers and writers of the iconic series MTV CRIBS. His passion for pop culture, music and theater has fueled his work since. Along with John Leguizamo and David Chitel, Ben co-founded NGL Studios, where he directs and produces a growing slate of original television, documentary, non-fiction and digital projects. Host: Michael Sandoval For more coverage, follow MUSE at: Website: https://www.musetv.net Website: https://www.culturallyobsessed.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MUSETVNews Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/culturallyobsessed Twitter: @MUSETV1 Twitter: @Culturallyo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musetv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CulturallyObsessed ©2020 MUSE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/musecast/support
Jerry discusses his admiration of Los Tigres Del Norte and Marco Antonio Solis, and the questions he’d have if he ever gets to meet them. Jerry gloats about his Imagen Award nominations and what it means to him and his career. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrygarciacomedy/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2IrLQB9UrP8VJHLDwdZiDw/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerry-garcia35/support
MUSE LIVE! Special Guest Gentified's Brenda Banda: On today's episode of MUSE Live! we have special guest from the Netflix series Gentefied, Brenda Banda. We talk about the show, coming back for season 2 and especially the show being nominated for a 2020 Imagen Award. In Gentefied on Netflix Brenda plays Norma works in the kitchen of the lead character's taqueria. Her advise to the lead characters makes her a voice of reason. She is also mentioned in one of the episodes as being an example to the LGBT community in the neighborhood. She is described as inspiring, caring and supportive. Her humor and wisdom help keep a balance when characters are going through moments of crisis. She talks sense into them before they react. The show starts at August 7 at 1pm and the comments are open and will take questions live. Host: Mike Sandoval For more coverage, follow MUSE at: Website: https://www.musetv.net Website: https://www.culturallyobsessed.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MUSETVNews Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/culturallyob... Twitter: @MUSETV1 Twitter: @Culturallyo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musetv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CulturallyO... ©2020 MUSE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/musecast/support
Welcome to the show! Today I've got a wonderful guest on the show. Saray is an independent film maker and we met when she came to one of my workshops. In today's interview Saray and I talk about being a woman in Hollywood, The challenges and magic of being an independent film maker, The various ways she uses her voice as a film maker and producer, How far Hollywood has to go still for women and so much more! I think you are really going to enjoy hearing from Saray and about all of her projects. Guest Bio Saray D. Guidetti Saray has created and directed two successful webseries: "Inspira”, which featured inspiring Latino leaders in America. "Inspira" was nominated for an Imagen Award in 2012. Her previous web series, "Planet Progress", fiscally sponsored by IDA, won a Special Hero Award from My Hero International Film Festival and awarded with a Webby Honoree recognition. In 2015, her feature documentary, "American DREAMers", premiered at the LA Film Festival which was released by Gravitas Ventures and Tugg Inc. in 2016. In 2017, Saray produced feature film, Amor en 266 Millas, which is set to release Fall, 2019.Saray has also produced a handful of short films, from NALIP's "Swimming in the Desert" starring Tony Plana (Ugly Betty), AFI DWW's "The Haircut" starring Bailey Noble (True Blood), Molly Quinn (Castle) and Walter Fauntleroy (Heaven), "Ballon" starring Shelby Rabara (Goliath). And most recently, Saray has written and directed webseries pilot, Entanglement, starring Shelly Lukes (Strike Back) which premiered at the San Francisco Latino Film Festival in 2018, and Lady Justice, starring Mariana Vicente (Self / less), which premiered at the California Women's Film Festival in July, 2019.In addition, Saray works in television, having worked on various scripted comedies and dramas in production and post-production, and presently on Supergirl as an Associate Producer. Personal Instagram link: http://instagram.com/saraydguidettiLady Justice teaser link: https://vimeo.com/315585736Indiegogo link to Lady Justice: igg.me/at/ladyjustice
Guest: Jovan ArmandJOVAN ARMAND is an actor and singer born and raised in East Los Angeles. He is making his big screen debut with Shazam! as Pedro Peña. Armand is known for playing Brick’s best friend, Troy, on ABC’s hit series The Middle.Armand’s career is filled with impressive television appearances on Hawaii Five-O, Parenthood, Shameless, Children’s Hospital, and a recurring role on 13 episodes of Nickelodeon’s Bella and the Bulldogs.Armand has also worked on several well received short films. He starred as Gabe in the 2017 film Drowning, which won an Imagen Award for Best Theatrical Short. He also starred as Chub/Diego in the 2014 film Chub, which won at the Gasparilla International Film Festival, International Film Awards Berlin and Sarasota Film Festival, as well as nominations at the Miami Film Festival and Imagen Awards. He also starred as Francisco in the film Miracle Maker (2015).While collaborating on a music video with a friend, Armand found his new passion and quickly began adding to his resume. Armand strives to make music his generation would listen to without negativity. His current single Foreign, w as released on February 14, 2019.Armand currently resides in Los Angeles and when he is not acting or producing music, he enjoys reading, writing, and listening to music. For More Stories visit: http://www.iamrefocusedradio.com/Sponsors:Rockafellas Barber Shop San AntonioRico Rodriguez (Owner)https://www.facebook.com/Rockafellas-Barber-Shop-105026620034718/?ref=page_internal1733 Babcock San Antonio, Texas 78229Phone: (210) 782-5188ENGAGE! publishes the Christian Community Calendar weekly. https://www.facebook.com/engagesaProsperitus Solutions is headquartered on the Southwest side of San Antonio, Texas and serving the Department of Defense since 2011. Prosperitus employs more than 100 staff nationwide with footprints in over 8 states.Mission Statement: To attract and ignite talent resulting in prosperous solutions for our customers and community.Our skill-sets cover:• Medical Services• Information Technology• Logistics• Finance• Marketing• Human Resources We have put together a Lean Experienced Corporate staff with one mission, to provide Exceptional Service to our customers and foster long lasting profitable partnerships with our teaming companies.http://www.prosperitussolutions.com/prosperitus/I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by River City Donuts 1723 Babock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78229I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by Bay Bay McClinton of All Sports Speed and Conditioninghttp://www.allsportsfitness.net/All Sports Speed and Conditioning is the top sports performance training gyms in San Antonio, and has produce many collegiate and professional athletes since opening. All Sports was founded in 1997 by Bremond “Bay Bay” McClinton. All Sports is based out of the beautiful city of San Antonio, TX. Having accomplished his own career in professional sports; starting a company like All Sports was a natural transition for him. Bay Bay is a native of San Antonio, TX. His 100 meter dash in High School at Roosevelt High in San Antonio was not broken until recently. In college Bay Bay played opposite the great future hall of famer, Darrell Green. He went on to sign a professional career with the Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys and played 7 years in the European Leagues before returning to his home town to finish his career “San Antonio Texans”. In 2006, his company, All Sports administered the strength and conditioning program for the East vs West Shriners’s college senior bowl. In 2008-09, All Sports administered the strength and conditioning program for the Division II college Senior Cactus Bowl All Star game in Kingsville. Today All Sports Speed and Conditioning continues to train athletes to elevate their athletic performance to the next level in all sports.I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by D.W. Brooks Funeral Home2950 E. Houston St.San Antonio, TX 78202Email: info@dwbrooksfh.comPhone: 210-223-2045Website: dwbrooksfuneralhome.com
Guest: Jovan ArmandJOVAN ARMAND is an actor and singer born and raised in East Los Angeles. He is making his big screen debut with Shazam! as Pedro Peña. Armand is known for playing Brick’s best friend, Troy, on ABC’s hit series The Middle.Armand’s career is filled with impressive television appearances on Hawaii Five-O, Parenthood, Shameless, Children’s Hospital, and a recurring role on 13 episodes of Nickelodeon’s Bella and the Bulldogs.Armand has also worked on several well received short films. He starred as Gabe in the 2017 film Drowning, which won an Imagen Award for Best Theatrical Short. He also starred as Chub/Diego in the 2014 film Chub, which won at the Gasparilla International Film Festival, International Film Awards Berlin and Sarasota Film Festival, as well as nominations at the Miami Film Festival and Imagen Awards. He also starred as Francisco in the film Miracle Maker (2015).While collaborating on a music video with a friend, Armand found his new passion and quickly began adding to his resume. Armand strives to make music his generation would listen to without negativity. His current single Foreign, w as released on February 14, 2019.Armand currently resides in Los Angeles and when he is not acting or producing music, he enjoys reading, writing, and listening to music. For More Stories visit: http://www.iamrefocusedradio.com/Sponsors:Rockafellas Barber Shop San AntonioRico Rodriguez (Owner)https://www.facebook.com/Rockafellas-Barber-Shop-105026620034718/?ref=page_internal1733 Babcock San Antonio, Texas 78229Phone: (210) 782-5188ENGAGE! publishes the Christian Community Calendar weekly. https://www.facebook.com/engagesaProsperitus Solutions is headquartered on the Southwest side of San Antonio, Texas and serving the Department of Defense since 2011. Prosperitus employs more than 100 staff nationwide with footprints in over 8 states.Mission Statement: To attract and ignite talent resulting in prosperous solutions for our customers and community.Our skill-sets cover:• Medical Services• Information Technology• Logistics• Finance• Marketing• Human Resources We have put together a Lean Experienced Corporate staff with one mission, to provide Exceptional Service to our customers and foster long lasting profitable partnerships with our teaming companies.http://www.prosperitussolutions.com/prosperitus/I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by River City Donuts 1723 Babock Rd. San Antonio, TX 78229I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by Bay Bay McClinton of All Sports Speed and Conditioninghttp://www.allsportsfitness.net/All Sports Speed and Conditioning is the top sports performance training gyms in San Antonio, and has produce many collegiate and professional athletes since opening. All Sports was founded in 1997 by Bremond “Bay Bay” McClinton. All Sports is based out of the beautiful city of San Antonio, TX. Having accomplished his own career in professional sports; starting a company like All Sports was a natural transition for him. Bay Bay is a native of San Antonio, TX. His 100 meter dash in High School at Roosevelt High in San Antonio was not broken until recently. In college Bay Bay played opposite the great future hall of famer, Darrell Green. He went on to sign a professional career with the Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys and played 7 years in the European Leagues before returning to his home town to finish his career “San Antonio Texans”. In 2006, his company, All Sports administered the strength and conditioning program for the East vs West Shriners’s college senior bowl. In 2008-09, All Sports administered the strength and conditioning program for the Division II college Senior Cactus Bowl All Star game in Kingsville. Today All Sports Speed and Conditioning continues to train athletes to elevate their athletic performance to the next level in all sports.I Am Refocused Podcast Sponsored by D.W. Brooks Funeral Home2950 E. Houston St.San Antonio, TX 78202Email: info@dwbrooksfh.comPhone: 210-223-2045Website: dwbrooksfuneralhome.com
Jaime Camil is an actor who currently stars in the popular CW show "Jane the Virgin" which airs on KTLA 5. The fifth and final season of the program premieres on Wednesday, March 27th. Jaime has been nominated twice for Critics Choice Awards for his role as Jane's father Rogelio De La Vega. He has also won a Teen Choice Award and received an Imagen Award which encourages positive portrayals of Latinos and recognizes excellence. During this podcast, Jaime discusses his work on "Jane the Virgin" and his multi-faceted career which includes singing and acting including starring as Billy Flynn in a two-month run of "Chicago" on Broadway, and hit TV shows in his native Mexico. Jaime also reveals his feelings about the challenges of being a Latino actor in Hollywood.
Subject matter in this episode includes graphic descriptions sexual assault. Please listen respectfully. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault and/or abuse, a list of resources can be found below. On Thursday, September 27 Dr. Christine Blasey Ford swore to tell the truth and nothing but the truth in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. She was telling her truth about what happened to her when she was in high school, a terrible incident took place that has affected her since it happened. Dr. Ford’s story is not particularly out of the ordinary, sad to say but true. She was sexually assaulted by a boy her age, an evening that was fairly unremarkable to anyone else, including her assaulter. What is remarkable about this situation is that the accused is a man currently being interviewed for the highest appointment in the United States of America, to be a judge on the Supreme Court. A lifetime appointment. Lifetime. A position where, if approved by the Senate, he will be making life altering decisions for the American people. His name is Brett Kavanaugh. On this episode of “We Got This! Or Do We?!” Yunie and Ali discuss the taboo nature of speaking out on sexual assault, why it’s important to talk about, and how we (but in particular WOMEN) can feel supported and hopeful in a time where we aren’t sure if we got this. The ladies are joined by the incomparable, Paola Piers-Torres, who bravely shares her personal story of sexual assault. We’re honored to have Paola as a guest on the show and we invite you to learn more about her work as an award winning Cuban filmmaker, educator, and activist. Paola was born and raised in Chicago and received a masters from the Media Studies program at the New School where she created and directed The Chicago Mixtape. The Chicago Mixtape is a short documentary that tells the stories of marginalized Chicago youth who are utilizing transformational programs, to find their voices through the arts and express and empower themselves. Other works include contributions to “America By The Numbers with Maria Hinojosa,” a PBS series whose episode, The New Mad Men, won the Imagen Award for Best National Informational Program. She is currently a freelance producer residing in Brooklyn, New York where she tends to her garden and overall coziness of her house when she is not making films. (Real life: magic garden in BK). RESOURCES: If you are a survivor of sexual assault or abuse, please know that you are not alone. We are here for you, to support you, to listen to you. National Sexual Assault Hotline1-800-656-4673 Me Too https://metoomvmt.org/resources Safe Horizon https://www.safehorizon.org/get-help/ Susan B. Anthony https://www.sba-list.org/pregnancy-help National Organization for Women (NYC Chapter) http://nownyc.org/service-fund/ Mentions and Things We Listen To: @2:15 Senator Klobuchar questions Brett Kavanaugh regarding drinking to the point of not remembering The Daily (by The NY Times): https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily Vice News: The Most Outrageous Questions Senators Asked Anita Hill In 1991 60 Minutes: Rewind Clarence Thomas Talks About Anita Hill
Emma Ramos is a bi-lingual Mexican actress, comedian, and sketch comedy artist. She produces, writes and performs in her web series B.U.T.S. (Bilingual Underrepresented Titless Sallies) which was nominated for a 2016 and 2017 Imagen Award and currently boasts over 900,000 organic views online.
Soy Yo David Spisdoe One: David Ty Reza is joined by Natalie Sanches: the co-creator, co-writer and producer of the award-winning telenovela web-series “Sin Vergüenza” which addresses the stigma of HIV in Latino communities. Later in the show, David, is joined by Actor/Producer JM Longoria, known for his supporting role in the very successful feature film Miracles from Heaven, reprises his Imagen Award nominated role of Enrique Salazar in the third season of the groundbreaking bilingual online series Sin Vergüenza. The 3rd season was just released in both English and Spanish on the Sin Vergüenza website worldwide on January 8th, 2018. Itro song Yo Soy David by Ramon Rios: @river_daires
Maria Quezada, star of the Nickelodeon sitcom, Talia In The Kitchen checks in the T2 to talk about her recent Imagen Award nomination, her first day of high school, and everything you wanted to know about her culinary skills.
Aimee Garcia stars as tough young helicopter pilot Marisa Benez in NBC’s new ensemble medical drama series, "Trauma." Best known for her role as Andy Garcia's daughter and George Lopez’s niece, Veronica Palmero, on "The George Lopez Show," she is currently the only Latina in her generation to be on syndicated television. In 2007, she was nominated for both an Alma and Imagen Award for "Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series." Garcia is an actress of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She began at age 7 as a professional dancer in Paul Mejia’s "Cinderella" at the Auditorium Theater, and by age 12 was dancing 20 shows a month as Clara in "The Nutcracker" which led to her first commercial as a dancer. She then began taking acting lessons at the Piven Theater Workshop, whose alumni include John Cusack, Joan Cusack and Jeremy Piven. In high school, she won the Chicago Tribune’s Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Maria, in the immigrant saga "Journey of the Sparrows." She also starred in "Island of the Blue Dolphins," which was nominated for seven Joseph Jefferson Awards. Garcia’s success in Chicago theater gave her the opportunity to land screen tests for roles in Baz Luhrmann’s "Romeo and Juliet" and the biopic "Selena." Garcia graduated as a triple major in economics, journalism and French from Northwestern University. There, she built her own summer theater curriculum, and combined her singing and dancing talents to nab the lead role of Diana Morales in "A Chorus Line" for Broadway choreographer Mitzi Hamilton.
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