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Send us a textMarielena Becerra and Jaime Alvarez are a dynamic husband-and-wife team whose journey is deeply rooted in resilience, cultural pride, and the power of community. Together, they have built a thriving legacy through their family-owned restaurants, Baja Cali Fish & Tacos and Girasol Cocina Mexicana, blending their personal histories and shared values into every aspect of their work.Born in San Gabriel and raised in El Monte, Marielena's childhood took a pivotal turn when her father moved their family to Guadalajara, Mexico, in search of safety from rising gang activity in the early 1980s. Spending her formative years in Mexico, she returned to the San Gabriel Valley at age 10, navigating the challenges of adjusting to a new language and culture. Her journey was one of perseverance, shaped by the unwavering support of her parents, educators, and peers.As a first-generation college student, Marielena earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from CSU Los Angeles. She spent 17 years as an educator, guiding students and fostering a sense of belonging that helped them succeed in their college journeys. In 2022, she stepped into a new chapter, partnering with Jaime to manage their restaurants, where her passion for creating meaningful experiences shines.Jaime Alvarez, a proud Angeleno raised in Northeast Los Angeles, found refuge from the gang violence of his youth through his love of baseball. The discipline and commitment he developed on the field carried him through life's challenges, including a 17-year educational journey that culminated in a Bachelor of Science in Business from Cal Poly Pomona and an MBA from the University of La Verne.Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Jaime co-founded Baja Cali Fish & Tacos in 2017, growing the business to eight locations across Southern California. His vision expanded with the launch of Girasol Cocina Mexicana in Monrovia, a restaurant inspired by the flavors and traditions of Mexico, where food, music, and hospitality create an unforgettable dining experience.Together, Marielena and Jaime embody the values of hard work, family, and cultural heritage. Their journey has not been without challenges, including the impact of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry, but their faith and determination have guided them through adversity.Beyond their professional lives, Marielena and Jaime cherish their roles as parents to their children, Emma, Isabella, Julian, and Camila. They find joy in family walks, cheering on their kids' activities, and sharing moments of celebration. Jaime's love for baseball remains a lifelong passion, while Marielena enjoys self-care activities like crafting caramel apples and dancing with her husband.Their story is a testament to the power of perseverance, the importance of community, and the enduring strength of family. Through their restaurants and their lives, Marielena and Jaime continue to inspire others to dream big, embrace their roots, and work together to create something extraordinary.___________________Music CreditsIntroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OGStingerScarlet Fire (Sting), Otis McDonald, YouTube Audio LibraryOutroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OG__________________My SGV Podcast:Website: www.mysgv.netNewsletter: Beyond the MicPatreon: MySGV Podcastinfo@sgvmasterkey.com

Enjoy this 28-minute musical journey that was improvised and filmed live in Northeast Los Angeles with DJ Douggpound, Vic Berger and special musical guests Mac Demarco & Molly Lewis, Mr. Dobro and Shakewell. Recorded by Luke Burba & Robert Julian Fronzo. Mixed by Luke Burba. Theremin by Brian Bonelli. Produced by Producer Matt. Support Office Hours, watch a full extra hour of each episode, and get tons of additional content like this with OFFICE HOURS+. Get a FREE seven-day trial at patreon.com/officehourslive. Check out our merch, watch the video version and find everything else at officialofficehours.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Runts are punk band from Northeast Los Angeles that have been around since the early 2000's and reformed a few years ago. Since their return they have played tons of shows including Sound and Fury 23 and a rooftop, put out some new music and are currently playing a string of final shows before playing last official shows at the Lodge Room in February 2024. The Runts vocalist Nick called in the radio station for a live interview on 11/2/23 on KZAA 96.5 FM and we talked The Runts origin, history and current stuff, final shows, playing punk and hardcore shows, LA's infamous backyard punk world and much more. You can also check out the playlist Nick made for radio at the link below. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lLaa1tYwvZ13CjPQ2SmYw?si=088ac3ac7ce64d37

Cristina Cruz grew up in a notorious gang territory of Northeast Los Angeles. At a young age she was jumped into the gang and slipped into a life of crime and drug addiction. It wasn't until she was indicted in a RICO case with over 70 other individuals that she got sober, turned her life around, and became a successful podcast host. Her story is one of loss and redemption. Support Cristina's Podcast And Teeth Whitening Business! YouTube Channel: @IndictedTV   Spotify: http://bit.ly/IndictedTvSpotify Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelatoothfairy/ Support Our Sponsors! PrizePicks: https://www.prizepicks.com/connect & use code: CONNECT Join The Patreon For Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/theconnectshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Jimenez is a standup comedian, musician and a native of Northeast Los Angeles. For years he was the drummer for the #1 live podcast in the world, Kill Tony. These days you can find him at the World Famous Comedy Store, in regular rotation on some of LA's top comedy podcasts, a co-host on both the Dogs of Brown Town and Lesser Known Characters podcasts, as well as the drummer for the punk rock band Mad Peaceful.Comic Routines - Joel Jimenez - YouTubeNardwuar vs. Pharrell Williams - YouTubeThe Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away - YouTubeLudwig Artists: Joel JimenezThe Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) - YouTubeNeil Peart's Ultimate Drum Solo on Late Show with David Letterman - YouTubeJoel's First Kill Tony Set - YouTubeKill Tony #202: The Birth of "Joelberg" - YouTubeBest "Joelberg" Roasts on Kill Tony - YouTubeKill Tony #500: "Ski Mask Pete" & Joel's Return - YouTubeKill Tony #605: The Return of the Original Kill Tony Band - YouTubeRelentless Ones: Joel Jimenez - YouTubeThe Dogs of Browntown Podcast - Apple PodcastsFollow Lesser Known Characters Podcast on Instagram: @lesserknowncharacterspodFollow Mad Peaceful on Instagram: @madpeacefulbandFollow Joel on Instagram: @mostlysorry----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Patrick Donley sits down with Marissa Solis to talk about her incredible real estate career. They discuss what it was like growing up in a family of successful entrepreneurs in Mexico, what it was like moving to the U.S. at 19, how she got started in real estate and moved on to building a thriving flipping business, how she handled the 2008 Great Financial Crisis, and what her plans are for her company in the next decade.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro05:32 - How she learned the flipping business by growing up in the cattle business.09:00 - What it was like moving to the U.S. at 19 years old.09:59 - How she got her start as a real estate agent by selling her own condo.19:57 - What the lessons Marissa learned coming from a family of successful entrepreneurs.26:11 - How her company has become a leader in Northeast Los Angeles.27:57 - How she came back after losing everything in the 2008 Great Financial Crisis.40:20 - Why building relationships is the key to any venture.41:55 - What advice she would give to other women in the real estate industry.49:02 - Why she got into the flipping business.50:36 - Why she chooses to underpromise and overdeliver.52:58 - How she plans to grow the company over the next decade.And much, much more!*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCESRe-convene.Marissa's Interview at Re-convene.Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.NEW TO THE SHOW?Check out our Real Estate 101 Starter Packs.Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.Keep up with the latest news and strategies on real estate investing with the best real estate podcasts.P.S The Investor's Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!SPONSORSGet a FREE audiobook from Audible.Instead of trying to time the market or pick single stocks, automate your investments and invest in a variety of companies with Betterment.What does happen when money and big feelings mix? Tune in to find out on the new podcast, Open Money, presented by Servus Credit Union.Apply for the Employee Retention Credit easily, no matter how busy you are, with Innovation Refunds.Enjoy soft, stretchy bottoms that last forever with birddogs. Use promo code INVESTING and get a free Yeti-style tumbler with every order.Partner with a specialized agency focused on making insurance as easy as possible for real estate investors. Take advantage of monthly reporting, monthly billing, and coverage for all phases of occupancy with National Real Estate Insurance Group.Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors.Connect with Patrick (@jpatrickdonley): TwitterConnect with Marissa Solis: Website | Twitter | LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

START School Bus: a bike bus run by P.E. teacher Sam Balto in Portland, OR has been emulated and celebrated in social media. Interviews with Bus volunteers and Portland Bike Loud members Cathy Tuttle and Paul Buchanan. 10:51 https://on.soundcloud.com/f3CCj The Oven Is Open: after years of hanging on by a thread, the Bicycle Oven collective of Northeast Los Angeles is back. Joe Borfo shares his thoughts. 18:08 https://on.soundcloud.com/Xr26X Cyclocrossed: This year's Verge Northampton International Cyclocross was the 31st edition of the race, and the oldest UCI cyclocross race in North America. Interviews with artist Dug Dale and commentator Ellen Noble. 27:11 https://on.soundcloud.com/Wo8E8 Pilgrimage: Los Angeles Bike Talk host Taylor Nichols on his recent visit to Amsterdam. 43:12 https://on.soundcloud.com/ZzPmi Bike & Eat: an interview with "Pastry Queen" on homemade snacks for long distance biking, by Cambridge Bike Talk hosts Galen Mook and Laura Gray. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

Before she would become an online content creator, influencer, business owner, and actress, Kazumi was born on February 14th, 1997 in the West Asian country of Kuwait. Over the past couple of years, Kazumi's online fanbase became the first to recognize that there's a lot more going on with this talented woman than meets the eye -- and while her TikTok clips, Instagram pics, and Twitter content are certainly appealing in and of themselves, it's the depths of her ideology that's taking the internet by storm. But before we get into all of that, let's start at the beginning. Now, unfortunately, I can't tell you Kazumi's birth name. Believe me -- we asked -- but because she keeps her career a secret from her parents, she hasn't revealed her given name to the wider world at large just yet. What we do know is that after being born in Kuwait, it wasn't long before Kazumi's parents moved their family of Filipino heritage to California where she would spend her childhood growing up in Northeast Los Angeles. In fact, Kazumi would stick around this part of the country for the next two decades and over those years she's come to consider herself a true LA native.

Join us for the glorious return of friend of the pod Dr. Anthony C. Ocampo as we talk about his fantastic new book Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons.Anthony Christian Ocampo, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is the author of Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons and The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race, which has been featured on NPR, NBC News, Literary Hub, and in the Los Angeles Times. He is an Academic Director of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity and the co-host of the podcast Professor-ing. His writing has appeared in GQ, Catapult, BuzzFeed, Los Angeles Review of Books, Colorlines, Gravy, Life & Thyme, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles, he earned his BA in comparative studies in race and ethnicity and MA in modern thought and literature from Stanford University and his MA and PhD in sociology from UCLA.

Sonia Romero is a Los Angeles artist known for her paper-cut and printmaking aesthetics which she incorporates into both her fine art and public art commissions. Born in 1980, she grew up in an artistic household in Echo Park before formally studying at the Rhode Island School of Design. After returning to California, she began working as a public artist, and was the artist in residence at Avenue 50 Studio in Northeast Los Angeles from 2007-2014.

Being gay is hard enough. Imagine being gay in the margins where immigration, race, and LGBTQ issues clash with your sexual identity, and the conservative values, expectations, and fears of your hard working migrant parents make you feel less than the perfect son. Author, Anthony Christian Ocampo, PH.D. explores these types of stories in his new book Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons, and he shares his insights, challenges and guidance on the podcast today. https://www.amazon.com/Brown-Gay-Lives-Immigrant-Sons/dp/1479824259/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1XDK4KIZS5EY1&keywords=brown+and+gay+in+la&qid=1661098699&sprefix=brown+and+gay+in+%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 ()About Anthony Anthony Christian Ocampo, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is the author of https://www.amazon.com/Brown-Gay-Lives-Immigrant-Sons/dp/1479824259/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1XDK4KIZS5EY1&keywords=brown+and+gay+in+la&qid=1661098699&sprefix=brown+and+gay+in+%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 (Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons) and The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race, which has been featured on NPR, NBC News, Literary Hub, and in the Los Angeles Times. He is an Academic Director of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity and the co-host of the podcast Professor-ing. His writing has appeared in GQ, Catapult, BuzzFeed, Los Angeles Review of Books, Colorlines, Gravy, Life & Thyme, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. He has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation, Jack Jones Literary Arts, Tin House, and the VONA/Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation. He was recently featured in the Netflix documentary “White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch,” as he was one of the employees involved in suing the company for racial discriminatory hiring practices. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles, he earned his BA in comparative studies in race and ethnicity and MA in modern thought and literature from Stanford University and his MA and PhD in sociology from UCLA. In his free time, he loves reading memoirs and essay collections, watching figure skating and gymnastics clips on YouTube, playing with his rescue dog Schmidt, binging queer content on Netflix and HBO Max, and being chaotic with his multigenerational Filipino American family. Connect With https://anthonyocampo.com/ (Website) https://www.facebook.com/latinosofasia (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/anthonyocampo.phd/ (Instagram) https://twitter.com/anthonyocampo (Twitter) You can also listen to the podcast on… https://apple.co/2RBmUxZ ()https://bit.ly/2UxP9zN ()   https://spoti.fi/2JpvCfg ()https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rick-clemons/the-coming-out-lounge ()   http://tun.in/pjtKR ()https://bit.ly/30kT4kL ()   https://bit.ly/2FVH55j ()  

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 44! Anthony Christian Ocampo is a professor, sociologist, and author. His latest book is Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons published by NYU Press. It's a book full of powerful interviews with second generation gay men of Filipino and Latinx descent. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles, Ocampo earned his BA in comparative studies in race and ethnicity. He then earned his MA in modern thought and literature from Stanford University and his MA and PhD in sociology from UCLA. He is now a professor of Sociology at Cal Poly Pomona. Prior to his latest book, he also wrote The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race, and he edited Contemporary Asian America: A Multi-Disciplinary Reader. In our conversation we talk about Brown and Gay in LA as well the impact of media, intersectionality, and so much more! His book comes out on September 21, 2022, and we highly recommend buying it! You can even get a discount if you go to the NYU Press site and enter “OCAMPO30-FM”. For previous episodes and information, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or social media links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.

Marcos Trinidad is the Center Director at the Audubon Center at Debs Park and also works as a Senior Regional Manager at TreePeople. He was born and raised in Northeast Los Angeles, where his family has lived for 75 years, Marcos has deep roots in the community. Marcos' formal education is in geology and anthropology.For two decades, Marcos has advanced equity, diversity and inclusion in the environmental movement, including co-directing LA's Environmental Professionals of Color chapter. Through that work, Marcos promoted and sponsored forums for people of color working in environmentally-related careers. He was recognized by the North American Association for Environmental Education as the recipient of the Rosa Parks and Grace Lee Boggs Award for his leadership in environmental justice, education and advocacy. Marcos loves to go bird watching with his two children, Paloma and Bija along the Los Angeles River.-----------------------------------------Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT! Share with your friends.Thank you for listening.Find Marcos Trinidad at:Instagram: @huskynaturalistFind Audoban/Debs Park at:Website: https://debspark.audubon.org---my LINKS:Merch: http://rafa.LA​​​​​​​​​​​​​​/shopMy photography: http://rafa.LA​​​​​​​​​​​​​​NFT: https://opensea.io/collection/dancngsobr Donate at venmo: @ rafa-LA  SPONSOR:MOVITA JUICE BARhttp://movitajuicebar.com​​​​​​​​​​​Instagram: @movitajuicebarSPONSOR:PICARESCA CAFEhttps://www.barrapicaresca.comInstagram: @picarescacafe------------------Recorded at Outer Circle Mediahttps://www.outercirclemedia.com   ------------------

Joining us today is Marcos Trinidad, host of the new LAist Studios podcast “Human/Nature” is Center Director at the Audubon Center at Debs Park. During the past 5 years, he has nurtured a growing community of volunteers, youth and community partnerships; implemented a facility and grounds improvement plan; and partnered with the National Park Service to establish a vibrant native plant nursery. Born and raised in Northeast Los Angeles, where his family has lived for 70 years, Marcos has deep roots in the community. Prior to coming to Debs, he served as Director of Audubon Youth Environmental Stewards (a program of the Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon Society), where he engaged and inspired youth to connect to nature and their community through restoration and volunteer projects. He has also spent time as a Biology Technician for the U.S. Forest Service and an Urban Forester for both Northeast Trees and TreePeople. Marcos is an Army Veteran stationed in Hohenfenls, Germany as part of the 7th Army Training Command and served as a 19D Cavalry scout, Forward Observer. Marcos continues to serve and work toward a more environmentally inclusive Los Angeles. For 2 decades, Marcos has advanced equity, diversity and inclusion in the environmental movement, including co-directing LA's Environmental Professionals of Color chapter. Through that work, Marcos promoted and sponsored forums for people of color working in environmentally-related careers. He was recognized in 2017 by the North American Association for Environmental Education as the recipient of the Rosa Parks and Grace Lee Boggs Award for his leadership in environmental justice, education and advocacy. Marcos loves to go bird watching with his 9-year-old daughter Paloma and his 7-old son Bija along the Los Angeles River. He is a world traveler and feels most complete when he goes on extended camping trips with his family. Sponsor:Is there something interfering with your happiness or is preventing you from achieving your goals? https://betterhelp.com/leo and enjoy 10% off your first month and start talking to mental health professional today!! 1-on-1 Coaching: If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let's get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillshttps://sobermeditations.libsyn.com/ www.suicidesafetyplan.com https://scaa.club/

Betty Avila's (she/her) work has centered on the intersection of the arts and social justice, with particular focus on community building, public space, and youth empowerment. She grew up in the Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Cypress Park and has held positions with the Getty Research Institute, The Music Center and the Levitt Pavilion. Betty joined Self Help Graphics' leadership in 2015, an organization with a 48-year nationally-recognized artistic legacy of empowering the Chicana/o and Latinx communities of Los Angeles through the arts. She is the Chair of the Latinx Arts Alliance, and sits on the boards of Little Tokyo Service Center, the Center for Cultural Innovation, and was a founding board member of People for Mobility Justice. Betty is a passionate arts advocate, centering equity and justice, and she sat on the inaugural Advisory Committee for Los Angeles County's Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative as an appointee of Supervisor Hilda Solis. Betty has been invited to speak for the Ford Foundation, The Getty Foundation, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, California Association of Museums, Western Art Alliance and more. In 2017, Betty was named one of C-Suite Quarterly Magazine's NextGen 10 in Philanthropy, Arts and Culture and an Impact-Maker to Watch by City Impact Labs. She received her B.A. in Literature at Pitzer College, has an M.A. in Arts Management from Claremont Graduate University, and is a 2008 Fulbright Fellow to Korea.

Steve Campos on cleaning Northeast Los Angeles' seminal bike co-op, the Bike Oven, after years of dysfunction. Eli Wheeler of Common Wheels, a mobile bike co-op in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. Luis Fernandez on finding a new space for the Bike Kitchen in Dorchester, another Boston neighborhood. Amber Drea, a Streetsblog Chicago reporter, on the North Lawndale Bike Box, a new community cycle shop in a shipping container. Edited by Kevin Burton

Host: Marrin Costello Guest: Reverie Love; Artist & Entrepreneur Reverie was raised by a single mother in Northeast Los Angeles, Highland Park. Her household was full of dysfunction & she ran away for the first time in the 3rd grade. Her poetry was always her safe haven. She frequented the school counselor, detention & was suspended often. Despite her behavioral issues, she maintained good grades & even had her poetry & art published. In the 7th grade, Reverie discovered "underground hip hop" & her poems transitioned into raps. In high school, Reverie obsessed over graffiti, which lead to her first arrest & fights, which eventually got her expelled from school. She began kicking it with a gang & heavily abusing drugs to mask her depression. Louden, her brother & now producer, was selling crack to feed his heroine addiction, got stabbed & shortly after was sentenced to 1 year in a juvenile detention center. In hopes of a second chance at life, Louden & the family moved to Washington, where they began to record music. In 2009, they released Reverie's first mixtape ever, 'Castle In The Air,' and within 24 hours, it got 3K+ plays. It was then that they realized their music could become something much bigger. 9 years & 10 chronicled projects later, Reverie regularly tours all over Europe & USA & has dedicated fans around the globe. She & Louden still record music together regularly & have cultivated an organic, cult-like following, which they call 'Satori Mob,' which is also the name of Reverie's urban wear clothing brand. Hip hop saved their lives. Produced by @IslandCityMediaGroup Originally aired on Dash Radio 10-16-2021

Pals, it's a friendship grab bag! We're chatting with Katie Seaver, a deep-thinker looking for a deep friendship who placed a classified ad in our newsletter seeking one, and then we're diving into friendship age gaps and group chat dynamics (a whole thing!).   Yes, you want to know Katie Seaver, who ran a classified ad in our newsletter that linked to a Google doc titled “Wanted: A deep + meaningful friendship in Northeast Los Angeles.” She's also a life coach with a newsletter that touches on, yup, friendship.   Shasta Nelson's book Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness.   A shout-out to Bumble BFF.   The story of the rude TikTok and the woman who deserved (and found) new friends.   An interview with Lakshmi Rengarajan, host of the podcast Paired by the People, about asking intentional questions on romantic or friend dates.   A timeline of Kourtney Kardashian and Addison Rae's friendship.   “I Want What They Have, Friendship Edition: Tilda Swinton and Timothée Chalamet.”   "Why Befriending People of Different Ages is Vital in an Ageist Society" from the Sunday Riley blog.   From 2001: “GroupMe and the rise of group everything.”   Ahhh, group emails. Please see the book Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails.   Chris Black's 2018 GQ piece “The Group Chat Saved My Life.”   “Sending Smiley Emojis? They Now Mean Different Things to Different People” from The Wall Street Journal.   Got friendship thoughts? Other thoughts? Share them at @athingortwohq, podcast@athingortwohq.com, and 833-632-5463.    Want more? That's where Secret Menu comes in.   Make stunning digital stuff with the free online graphic-design platform Projector. Tune into How To Do the Pot for practical advice about weed for women by women. Do your nails—and well—with Olive & June's Mani System and take 20% off with the code ATHINGORTWO. Get dreamy, chill waves with Conair's Double Ceramic Triple Barrel Waver. YAY.   Produced by Dear Media

Sustaina, a small business platform and seed to sale marketplace! They have had the honor of launching their beta release with Mike Wood of Huarache Farms, an urban farm collective in Northeast Los Angeles. Hear all about Sustaina's tails, tribulations and growing pains as they deliver a powerful all-in-one platform that allows local businesses, hobbyists, and community members to create, plan, manage, and maintain their business or projects associated with back yard farming in Los Angles, California. You can learn more about Sustaina at sustaina.world.com

Harry Elam and Lorne had only met casually before we sat down to record this episode of Change Lab. Interestingly, they had spent much of their early careers as two ships passing in the San Francisco Bay. Harry pursued his PhD in theater at U.C. Berkeley while Lorne earned the same degree at Stanford. They then traded places and Harry became a theater professor at Stanford and Lorne took a faculty position in Berkeley’s Dramatic Art department.  Their mirrored movements continue to this day. With Harry’s recent appointment as president of Occidental College, they now both serve as college presidents for venerable institutions located just a few miles apart in Northeast Los Angeles. This past year, maybe more than any other, has called upon them to draw on skills they developed in the theater. They’ve had to improvise and lean into the unfolding drama, responding to challenges with ‘yes and’ rather than ‘no but.’  Harry has written several books and scores of journal articles on how theater has become a vehicle for social change. He and Lorne discussed how those movements might even serve as a model for progress within the very institutions they both lead. Their conversation shed light on the importance of communal spirit—not unlike that of a theater company—in forging the path ahead.  But, in the end, they were just two theater guys connecting around their shared belief in the power of creativity and education as well as in our conviction that, above all else, the show must go on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diana Kohne joins me in episode 18 from Northeast Los Angeles to talk about second hand stores and her new community project, Trade Closet. Trade Closet is a private Facebook group for local women to trade clothing, hand bags, and shoes. Trade Closet builds the local community through genuine friendships among women. It cuts down on consumerism, waste, and the carbon impact of shipping long distances. And, because it's trading rather than buying, it's accessible to most anyone. If you're interested in starting a Trade Closet in your area after listening, please reach out to Diana. She would love to talk to you. Show notes include links of everything we talked about today and the audio-only podcast version as well. You'll find them at: http://ForAnimalsForEarth.com/podcast/18

“This is the gayest straight podcast I’ve ever heard,” said Mark Anastasios, our good friend, and guest on the latest episode of #StillCoolRight. He’s funny. He’s smart. He’s creative. He is a bourgeoning global beauty icon. Join us as we spend multiple cocktails catching up, talking makeup during a pandemic, boss memes, and reminiscing about short shorts and mustachioed men of the ’80s. Follow Mark! 👉 https://www.instagram.com/markanastasios/ ABOUT #StillCoolRight // John-Ryan Shea & Gavin Allen are two friends from Northeast Los Angeles who sip cocktails and talk about the fine art of growing up. Subscribe to our pod for candid and comedic conversations about relationships, pop-culture, music, superheroes, parenthood, and all sorts of other grown-up stuff. #StillCoolRight http://stillcoolright.com http://instagram.com/stillcoolright

Joshua Zimmerman is the coolest. Front man of the excellent band The Silent Comedy, Director & Cinematographer, mountain man, lover of animated princesses, and DIY home improvement champ. We can’t say enough about how much fun it was to catch up with Joshua in his Catskills, NY mountain home and reminisce about the halcyon days of the San Diego music scene, his journey from musician to Director, and the funniest #StillCoolCrush we’ve ever heard. The Band 👉https://www.thesilentcomedy.com/ The Man 👉 https://www.instagram.com/aribruan/ ABOUT #StillCoolRight // John-Ryan Shea & Gavin Allen are two friends from Northeast Los Angeles who sip cocktails and talk about the fine art of growing up. Subscribe to our pod for candid and comedic conversations about relationships, pop-culture, music, superheroes, parenthood and all sorts of other grown-up stuff. #StillCoolRight stillcoolright.com instagram.com/stillcoolright

The beginning of this podcast is like no other we've ever done. Sara shared a video with us that still haunts our dreams. She is also a really rad person. We shared a One Drink Minimum recently, her sipping peanut butter whiskey from quarantine in Nashville. It is crazy to think that Nashville was hit with a tornado right as stay-at-home efforts were rolling out. Sara was there. We talk about what life is like in the city now, our favorite music, and the best fucking quarantine dating strategy we've seen. The formula = drunk friends, Squarespace, subversion of dating apps, GO! Here is a snippet. Apply today #StillCoolFriends! Apply 👉https://www.loveinashelterinplace.com/ ABOUT #StillCoolRight // John-Ryan Shea & Gavin Allen are two friends from Northeast Los Angeles who sip cocktails and talk about the fine art of growing up. Subscribe to our pod for candid and comedic conversations about relationships, pop-culture, music, superheroes, parenthood and all sorts of other grown-up stuff. #StillCoolRight stillcoolright.com instagram.com/stillcoolright

PART 2: THE CHRONICLES OF PETE Pete is a Silverlake’s mustachio’d vigilante of yoga, core strength, Minnesota t-shirts, Instagram fishing videos, and vinyl records. He’s one good looking man to boot. This conversation was so much fun that we had to split it into two parts. He’s funny AF. The kind of conversationalist that transforms an “I’ll meet you for one drink,” to waking up on your couch with an empty tub of hummus and a sore stomach from laughing so much – then he goes and goes and teaches a Core class while you wallow in your own chickpea shame. We love Pete. You should love Pete. Don’t believe us (not a good practice generally), just give the pod a listen and hanging out with us for awhile. ABOUT #StillCoolRight // John-Ryan Shea & Gavin Allen are two friends from Northeast Los Angeles who sip cocktails and talk about the fine art of growing up. Subscribe to our pod for candid and comedic conversations about relationships, pop-culture, music, superheroes, parenthood and all sorts of other grown-up stuff. #StillCoolRight stillcoolright.com instagram.com/stillcoolright

Pete is a Silverlake’s mustachio’d vigilante of yoga, core strength, Minnesota t-shirts, Instagram fishing videos, and vinyl records. He’s one good looking man to boot. This conversation was so much fun that we had to split it into two parts. He’s funny AF. The kind of conversationalist that transforms an “I’ll meet you for one drink,” to waking up on your couch with an empty tub of hummus and a sore stomach from laughing so much – then he goes and goes and teaches a Core class while you wallow in your own chickpea shame. We love Pete. You should love Pete. Don’t believe us (not a good practice generally), just give the pod a listen and hanging out with us for awhile. ABOUT #StillCoolRight // John-Ryan Shea & Gavin Allen are two friends from Northeast Los Angeles who sip cocktails and talk about the fine art of growing up. Subscribe to our pod for candid and comedic conversations about relationships, pop-culture, music, superheroes, parenthood and all sorts of other grown-up stuff. #StillCoolRight stillcoolright.com instagram.com/stillcoolright

Sometimes fate brings us together. Sometimes Christian Slater does. Yes, one of our best #StillCoolFriends, Chico Spears, through a yearning to watch the un-streamable Pump up the Volume, found us through a serendipitous Google search. He's been fans of ours ever since. Even more importantly, we've been big ass fans of his. Chico joins us on a very special episode of #StillCoolRight. One Drink Minimum is a series of podcasts with our friends who are all sheltering from the COVID-19 storm. Just because we can't drink and yap shit about the changing face of society and culture in person doesn't mean we can't do it via the Information Superhighway! ABOUT STILL COOL RIGHT: John-Ryan Shea & Gavin Allen are two friends from Northeast Los Angeles who sip cocktails and talk about the fine art of growing up. Subscribe to our pod for candid and comedic conversations about relationships, pop-culture, music, superheroes, parenthood and all sorts of other grown-up stuff. #StillCoolRight stillcoolright.com instagram.com/stillcoolright

Even though we're trapped like rats, we can still get a healthy dose of your favorite pod about the ever-changing face of society and culture. Introducing the inaugural episode of our quarantine pod: One-Drink Minimum with Still Cool RightWe’ll be bringing in friends and guests to share a couple of virtual cocktails as we wade through the best snacks, shows, music, and life-elevating advice in this new abnormal. Our first guest is the co-founder of Verb and the princess of petty, Yadira Harrison! Join us as we take the “solo” out of solo cup and get up close from the comfort of our own homes. NEED SOME #STILLCOOLMUSIC IN YOUR LIFE? Some seriously Still Cool Friends are collaborating on a new playlist - Quaranteen Spirit. It's in the works throughout #StayAtHome. Feel free to add to it! open.spotify.com/playlist/1b8dTUS…0eTyaIIuVglZGmqw ABOUT STILL COOL RIGHT // John-Ryan Shea & Gavin Allen are two friends from Northeast Los Angeles who sip cocktails and talk about the fine art of growing up. Subscribe to our pod for candid and comedic conversations about relationships, pop-culture, music, superheroes, parenthood and all sorts of other grown-up stuff. #StillCoolRight Let's be friends: stillcoolright.com instagram.com/stillcoolright twitter.com/stillcoolright IF YOU READ DOWN HERE AND COMMENT ON THE POD, WE'LL SHOUT YOU OUT ON THE NEXT EPISODE!

If there was a textbook written for how to podcast, we would not be the authors. If there was a motivational seminar for how to podcast, we would not be the presenters. In fact, it is AMAZING that you stick around with us as we ever so casually call you every few months for friend-on-friend podcastual liason. This episode was recorded in November and then sat on for a couple months while we celebrated holidays and avoided the gym. Fattening ourselves up for a frigid Northeast Los Angeles winter. Well, the wait is over. Here we are. At your doorstep naked and unafraid. Please let us in. It's cold. ON THIS EPISODE: - We've been traveling and seeing friends like @ChicoSpears - Kona's Coffee Coast and off-grid living - Getting drunk with The Blowfish (no Hootie) - An AMAZING text diatribe Gavin went on at a Modern English concert - Babies on a plane - Yes I drive a Subaru Outback, no I'm not a lesbian - Still Cool Music featuring Lunch Lady https://www.instagram.com/lunchladymusic Let's be friends: stillcoolright.com instagram.com/stillcoolright twitter.com/stillcoolright IF YOU READ DOWN HERE AND COMMENT ON THE POD, WE'LL SHOUT YOU OUT ON THE NEXT EPISODE!

Dave Gardner grew up in Pittsburgh, became an adult in Minneapolis, and lives in Northeast Los Angeles. He is the Chief Mastering Engineer at Infrasonic Los Angeles and a long time fan of loud sounds. His mastering and producing credits include Sun Ra, Rocket From the Crypt, Les Paul, Louis Armstrong, Germs, Portugal. The Man, Earl Hines, Bassnectar, The Hold Steady, Black Lips, Trampled by Turtles, Hot Snakes and many others. In this episode we discuss: Critical thinking and analysis Urban planning College Radio Gear Lust Diminishing Friction Diversity Power Dynamics Communication, compromise, and context. Links and Show Notes: Matt's new site: https://www.mattboudreau.com/ Sara Carter's article you must read https://bit.ly/2Z53HII More on Dave: https://www.infrasonicsound.com/dave WCA #199 with Pete Lyman: https://bit.ly/2YOSKLi WCA #251 with Piper Payne: https://bit.ly/2POVhkD Support WCA - Go Ad Free! https://glow.fm/workingclassaudio/ Connect with Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattboudreau/ Current sponsors & promos: https://bit.ly/2WmKbFw Working Class Audio Journal: https://amzn.to/2GN67TP Credits: Guest: Dave Gardner Host: Matt Boudreau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau Additional Music: The License Lab

STILL COOL RIGHT // SEASON 2 // POD 3 John-Ryan Shea & Gavin Allen are two friends from Northeast Los Angeles who sip cocktails and talk about the fine art of growing up. Subscribe to our pod for candid and comedic conversations about relationships, pop-culture, music, superheroes, parenthood and all sorts of other grown-up stuff. #StillCoolRight Subscribe on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/still-cool-right/id1332947445 ON THIS EPISODE: - Stranger Things 3 - Del Taco Beyond Meat Tacos - MTV's The Hills redux - Craft Beer Cans Are the New Record Sleeve - Mindful Drinking aka New Sobriety - Weedmaps Museum of Weed - Vancouver Market's Awkward Plastic Bags STILL COOL MUSIC: The Bats (New Zealand) Follow Us On Alls The Socials: https://instagram.com/stillcoolright https://twitter.com/stillcoolright https://facebook.com/stillcoolright (facebook sucks) http://www.stillcoolright.com/

Ed Reyes is a former council-member for CD1 in Los Angeles. His lifelong commitment to social change and equality can be notably exemplified through the CASP Plan that he implemented while serving the City of Los Angeles. Having grown up in Northeast Los Angeles, Reyes focused his political career on housing, the environment, and water issues. Reyes' care for the betterment of our communities and our world is deep and infectious.

It's the first show of Meat Lovers May as Luis Quismorio makes a visit to the Appropriate Omnivore. Luis is President & CEO of the Figueroa Produce Market, the local natural food store in Aaron's neighborhood of Highland Park. Luis talks about how he's able to keep prices on organics affordable and why grassfed beef and raw milk are superior to their conventional counterparts. He also talks about upcoming ventures for more specifically tailored natural food stores in the Northeast Los Angeles area.

Welcome to Still Cool Right POD7, your barstool conversation about the fine art of growing up featuring friends and neighbors John-Ryan Shea and Gavin Allen. It's a new year and we have some big announcements. First, have a brand new website! Also, we are on iTunes, Google Play, and TuneIn! Yes, we've branched out of the cozy confines of Soundcloud to go big time. Don't fret, you knew us when. On the pod, JRS opens up about his guiding feelings for the year and Gavin mocks him for it. Gavin gets a new barbeque for Christmas and invites JRS over for some DIY assembly and whiskey drinking time. In addition, we take a moment to talk about luxury butt-plugs while Gavin's Amazon Alexa attempts to buy some weed. As always we sip cocktails and get more animated as we go. You can hear the tin of our custom Still Cool Right mugs clinking the whole time in the key of saucy. Our #StillCoolMusic of the pod features new tracks from the band The Tracks out of our new home in Northeast Los Angeles. The band describes their genre as "Working Class" on Facebook and you need to get your ears on these guys now. They are the truth! 2018 is going to be a Still Cool Year friends. Thank you for taking the time to read, listen and hang out with us. We know we come off as total ballers, but we don't get paid for this show in human monies. Our only payment is the time you dedicate to consuming and sharing our verbal wares. Please head to iTunes, subscribe, and leave us a review. We want to be a virus of positive vibes and smiles transmitted through the inter-social-webs of our #StillCoolFriends. So, share this episode and infect the unknowing with our smooth voice tickles. Stay Cool Friends! XO // John-Ryan & Gavin http://stillcoolright.com

Gentrification isn’t just about who’s moving into the neighborhood. It’s about juice bars, yoga studios, fancy pizza and of course coffee shops. What’s it like to open a business that neighbors will clearly recognize as a symbol of change? Entrepreneurs Lisa Jurado and Rex Roberts just opened a coffee spot in Glassell Park, a neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles, and they know when some people see their shop they’ll mutter about gentrification. But Jurado and Roberts worry more about the possibility of a Starbucks taking their business than neighborhood backlash. In Echo Park, Israel Palacios had to move his pizza restaurant after his rent got too high. His family had run the restaurant for more than 20 years. He reopened his business at a cheaper site across the street, only to see a high-end, more expensive pizza place open in his old location. What really gets him angry? The new owner kept Palacios’ old sign. “I like the signs,” says Zach Pollack, the chef at the new restaurant. They’re “kind of like a symbol of the neighborhood.”  

Gentrification isn’t just about who’s moving into the neighborhood. It’s about juice bars, yoga studios, fancy pizza and of course coffee shops. What’s it like to open a business that neighbors will clearly recognize as a symbol of change? Entrepreneurs Lisa Jurado and Rex Roberts just opened a coffee spot in Glassell Park, a neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles, and they know when some people see their shop they’ll mutter about gentrification. But Jurado and Roberts worry more about the possibility of a Starbucks taking their business than neighborhood backlash. In Echo Park, Israel Palacios had to move his pizza restaurant after his rent got too high. His family had run the restaurant for more than 20 years. He reopened his business at a cheaper site across the street, only to see a high-end, more expensive pizza place open in his old location. What really gets him angry? The new owner kept Palacios’ old sign. “I like the signs,” says Zach Pollack, the chef at the new restaurant. They’re “kind of like a symbol of the neighborhood.”  

Artist and public school arts educator Arturo Romo is our guest this week! Northeast Los Angeles in tha house! We discuss public education, the joys of collaboration and creating life stability. Some people look like vegetables, and some vegetables looks like humans. Rob now wears a bike helmet and deploys as many icons as possible to preach the bike safety gospel. And he encourages you earn the "burn money" merit badge. Arturo moves the bones to shuffle and stack colonialism and decolonization. Taylor gets his 3-point perspective on! Mosfet is not a Star Wars bounty hunter... that we know of. Taylor also names the "woke death metal" genre. Thanks to Nik for being our top Patreon supporter! And thanks to Luke and Kelly (Happy Birthday Kelly!) as well! You can check out photos of our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Special Guest: Arturo Romo.

I sit down with rock musician Fred Sablan to talk about gentrification and Northeast Los Angeles in the 90s.