Peter Taylor walks us through his path to building solar-powered boats and sonic boom machines. He's an Exhibit Engineer at the Exploratorium with lots of spirit for learning with his hands. Grab a seat with us in the Explo woodshop and get ready to geek out ..read more

Zach Zepeda, aka Zokko, is releasing a new album called "SUPERLOOPED" on February 22nd, 2020 and is on the show to talk about his evolution as a person and as an artist. He gives us some backstory on the record and after hearing about his past, it sets you up to listen to the record with a whole different appreciation. Listen through to the end to get an exclusive sneak preview of one of the tracks called "Weight". As a little fun fact, the art done for his record was done by Kai who also did the art for Anthology for the People! So go listen in and support a local artist! Zokko's Bandcamp: ht ..read more

Italy! Food industry! Passion and success! All in one episode!!! As well as a special announcement of my new XOCO Kitchen Youtube channel. Miguel and I talk about his experience in Italy as he was going to stage at a restaurant but ended up getting caught in the lockdown amid the virus. Now, he is forced to stay and figure out a new and unexpected life. We connect over each other's passion for food as well as talk about the show that is soon to be released in May. Although he was an ocean away, it felt just like old times when we sat at the table after cooking a nice meal together ..read more

This story is all about young entrepreneurship and the first-generation experience. As well as a big announcement! Molcaxitl, my new Mexican food business, is about to be up and running! I talk to Casey to get some advice and hear about how right out of high school he started his own coffee roasting and brewing company. The best part is he's based in a beautiful 80's Volkswagon van. After connecting about being a first-generation Mexican-American and talking about our passions that are brought to life through business, I am more than certain that this food business, and eventually restaurant ..read more

Italy! Food industry! Passion and success! All in one episode!!! As well as a special announcement of my new XOCO Kitchen Youtube channel. Miguel and I talk about his experience in Italy as he was going to stage at a restaurant but ended up getting caught in the lockdown amid the virus. Now, he is forced to stay and figure out a new and unexpected life. We connect over each other's passion for food as well as talk about the show that is soon to be released in May. Although he was an ocean away, it felt just like old times when we sat at the table after cooking a nice meal together ..read more

Deon Brown is one of those friends you have that never do anything without a bang. The kind of person that thinks "if it's not amazing then why do it?". Today on the show, we talk about the virus, the existential thoughts we're having because of it, and some conspiracies. We even go over Deon's life and his adversities which include recently coming out to his parents, past abuse, and racism he's faced recently and what position that put him in. Listen to our hang out during the SF lockdown and dive into the brain of an out-of-the-box person ..read more

The fourth and final episode of the eating disorder awareness series! Rebecca comes back onto the show to follow up on the progress of her projects and recovery! She has since then established her own business that sends part of the proceeds to a non-profit that focuses on disorder recovery called Project Heal as well as working on her relationships and self. Listen to the mind of an entrepreneur and student that has fought to break out of a life-controlling disorder as well as a couple of words about the virus to hopefully alleviate some anxiety. Let's help each other out in these times of ad ..read more

Story three of the ED awareness series! Cathlyn has pushed through the years of bullying and bad relationships but eating disorders have been a constant in her life. But through a loving family and a passion for working out that has led her to educate herself more on eating, she's been able to fight this issue. In her case, exercising helped her understand that food is essential to achieve a high-performance body, but in its own way she needs to watch her exercise habits. Cathlyn has grown to be a loving, strong, and positive woman so listen in and hear what her story's like ..read more

For episode two of the ED awareness series, Julia talks to us about her eating disorder and how some really tough events in her life affected it. She talks about how she started to develop these bad habits and that through a group of loving friends as well as diving into her passion for ceramics helped her stabilize. Never underestimate Julia's ability to metaphorically refer to clay and compare it to life, but maybe it says something about what a passion can do for you. What does your passion teach you ..read more

Episode one of the ED awareness series. For this episode, I have Nicole Chavez who's one of my best friends in life that has been dealing with an eating disorder since she was a child. It all started from a moment when she noticed her weight wasn't similar to the rest of the group's and developed into more habits that started to have an effect on her day-to-day life. It was then that she noticed there was something to be done about these "bad habits". We also talk a bit about what it's like to be Mexican but not look like a stereotypical Mexican ..read more