Calexico Podcast

Episode 126 – Summer Wong and Jonathan Hernandez – AmeriCorps Imperial Valley

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For episode 126 I had two amazing guest, Summer Wong and Jonathan Hernandez, they are two team leaders for AmeriCorps Imperial Valley. Follow AmeriCorps Imperial Valley otherwise know as AmeriCorps Borderlands on Instagram or visit their Website. Listen to episode 126 with Summer Wong and Jonathan Hernandez, team leaders for AmeriCorps Imperial Valley now available […]

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Episode 125 – Haydee Yañez and Gisel Barrett – Niños Book Fest

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This week I had the pleasure of talking to two wonderful women who are giving independent minority authors a platform to showcase their work.  At the same time they are giving children of color the opportunity to discover books with characters who they can relate to.  My guests on episode 125 were Gisel Barrett and

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Episode 124 – Scott Dudley – Let’s Talk About It

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This week I had the pleasure of talking to a fellow podcast/talk radio host and behavioral health manager at the Imperial County Behavioral Health Services, my guest for episode 124 was Scott Dudley.  I’ve been trying to get Scott on the Podcast because, one I enjoy talking to other podcast hosts and two I’ve never

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Episode 123 – Mark Beltran – El Honcho

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Today I had the pleasure of talking to a local artist who has had a successful career as an illustrator/designer, my guest for episode 123 was the talented Mark Beltran aka El Honcho.  Mark grew up in the Imperial Valley, mainly in El Centro.  After stumbling on a copy of Photoshop, Mark started playing around

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Episode 121 – Victor “Shamu” Navarro – Tribal Seeds

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Today I had the opportunity to talk to an old friend who happens to be the bassist for a “local” band from San Diego called Tribal Seeds, my guest is Victor “Shamu” Navarro,  I’ve known Shamu since we were really young kids … not kids but young adults, high school aged kids.  Shamu has always

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Episode 120 – Sweet Orange

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Today I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to some returning guests Richie, Fernie, Reyes and Quintin otherwise known as Sweet Orange.  It’s obvious that during these times many bands like Sweet Orange have had a rough time, they obviously can’t play for crowds and even practicing is hard.  Instead of letting this

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Episode 119 – Raul Ureña

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Today I had the opportunity to have a talk with Calexico city council member and returning guest, Mr Raul Urena.  I first had the opportunity to talk to Mr Urena when he was running for the 2 year position for Calexico City Council, a race he won by a landslide against an incumbent.  If I’m

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Episode 117 – Jimmy Dorantes

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This week I had the pleasure of talking to someone who I’ve been following for quite a while, he is a Calexico native who even though he no longer lives here he still spends a lot of time here and is proud to say he’s from Calexico.  My guest for episode 117 was the amazing

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Episode 116 – Vanessa Kilps and Yomar Aguilar – Familia del Valle

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The pandemic has brought hardships to a lot of us but it’s also made a lot more people appreciate what we have and at the same time fight for those that might not be as lucky as some of us.  Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk to two young Imperial Valley residents, Vanessa Kilps

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Episode 115 – Tomas Oliva

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Today I had the opportunity to talk to El Centro City Council member, Mr. Tomas Oliva.  Although I could talk to Tomas for hours about local politics or politics in general for ours in today’s episode we focused on the conversation on something else that’s been affecting the Imperial Valley and the country as well. 

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