We've got a good one for you today, and it is a time capsule of sorts (as will be many of our upcoming episodes) as it was recorded nearly a year ago! It is fascinating to see how mine and other's views change through time and it was clear as I edited this episode that I feel like an entirely different person than the Drew that recorded this episode. With that in mind, please listen through the filter of your December 2020 selves, as best as possible, and enjoy!

This episode was recorded back in December 2020, in person using the Bad Brownies mobile studio in The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador in the living room of our lovely guest. In this episode Vio and I sat down with our good friend, Ros Cameron. During the conversation we talked a great deal about her son Mason and their relationship, her thoughts on raising children in The Galapagos, the importance of having a model for unconditional love in our lives and much more. It is always such a treasure to get to spend time with Ros and for her to share her stories with us. We hope you enjoy it and, now, without further ado, we present, Ros Cameron.

Wow, that was yet another long break in between episodes. I really must sincerely apologize to all of you listeners, I keep making and breaking this promise of one episode a week. I don’t believe in excuses here, so I will leave that there, but what I will say is that it has been very interesting to look at myself in the mirror and say I want to work on this project but then not follow that up with actions. I’m sure many of you listeners have found yourselves in perhaps similar situations, and what strikes me is that there’s an additional casualty in the list of people affected by broken promises that sometimes gets left out. That person is our very self. You see, each time we break our word, not only do others lose trust in us, we lose trust in us as well. Now, this won’t show up at the conscious level necessarily but it certainly has ramifications in our lives. For me, it has meant slacking on a number of other life goals in the mean time. Almost as if to say to myself, “Well, if you’re not gonna live up to the podcast promise, why hold up any other promises?” and that is a slippery slope, in my experience, into a pit of despair. So, this episode (which is a beautiful episode that I am excited to share) is dedicated to all those who join me today in taking the very first step back into trusting ourselves and keeping our word.

Ok, now onto the episode!

This episode was recorded back on April 2nd, in person using the Bad Brownies mobile studio in Colleyville, Texas at our friend Teo’s family home. In this episode Viomar and I sat down with our dear friend, and returning guest, Teo Tamashiro Harris. The inanimate guest for this episode is the grandfather clock in the living room, listen carefully as it shares it’s opinions near the middle of the show. During the conversation we talked about how special it was to have Teo as the officiant of our wedding, how Teo helped us plan our wedding, the importance we found in making our ceremony include exactly what we felt represented us, a sweet bit of wisdom from Teo’s great grandma, and much more. As always, the visit with Teo left us feeling reaffirmed in our gratitude to know him and be a part of his life, I hope y’all enjoy the show with Teo Tamashiro Harris!

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Book used by Teo for Weddings is The Wedding Officiant's Guide by Lisa Francesca

Este episodio fue grabado a fines de noviembre de 2020, en persona, utilizando el estudio móvil Bad Brownies en las Islas Galápagos. Para este episodio, me reuní con nuestro buen amigo, el increíble y talentoso Santi, y fue un placer absoluto poder grabar una hermosa conversación con él. Una nota sobre el audio de hoy: durante los primeros 8 minutos, más o menos, nos acompañó en segundo plano el ladrido del perro de un vecino, y aunque fue molestó durante el proceso de edición, es un recordatorio del encanto de vivir la vida en el pueblito isleño, siempre hay perros ladrando, gallos cacareando, pájaros cantando, siempre algún tipo de ruido para recordar lo cerca que se está de los vecinos. Les pido entonces paciencia durante la primera parte del show ya que mejora después. Durante la conversación hablamos sobre cómo Santi vino a las islas, la poderosa comprensión de que nuestros propios pensamientos establecen nuestros límites en la vida, lo que podría ser una forma saludable de pensar en el futuro, el Bad Brownie de Santi con respecto a la danza y mucho más. Me acordé de un proverbio chino esta semana y durante la edición de esta entrevista que me gustaría compartir, dice: “El mejor momento para plantar un árbol fue hace 20 años, el segundo mejor momento es ahora”. Fue un placer escuchar un poco más sobre la historia de Santi y esperamos que también la disfrutes.

This episode was recorded this weekend, in person in the Bad Brownies Studio in Houston, Texas. In this episode Viomar and I sat down to record another update episode of the ongoing Drew and Viomar saga. We will probably be doing updates like this every 3 or 4 episodes as life is moving fast and we want to record as much as possible for posterity’s sake. During the conversation we talked about our time in Ecuador that we spent finalizing our K1 visa process, a belief that we discovered we share in that we are where we are supposed to be at all times, how we surprised my parents with our arrival to the states, and just how incredible it felt to finally be setting foot, together, in Houston. We also want to extend the offer to help anyone of our listeners who is currently going through the K1 Visa process, if you are interested, please contact us at [email protected] or our Instagram page. Now, without further ado, I present, Vio and Drew update number three.

This episode was recorded back at the end of November 2020, in person using the Bad Brownies mobile studio in The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador in the front garden (or dog garden as I learned it was called) of our delightful guest. In this episode Viomar and I sat down with our good friend, artist and local fixture, Sarah Darling. During the episode you may notice some random machine noises from construction near Sarah’s house. Luckily we were also joined by many lovely birds and they made their presences known in a much more please manner than the machines. During the conversation we talked about how Sarah ended up in the islands, the many reasons why it is important to be grateful for what we have in life, how her business at her art gallery has changed due to the pandemic, and, we some of our predictions and hopes for the future in this world effected by the pandemic. It was a delight to get to spend time with Sarah and to learn a bit more about what makes her tick and we hope you enjoy it as well! Please enjoy our conversation with Sarah Darling!

This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Adrian Gibson from last week. As I mentioned in the intro last week, we talked about where creativity/ideas come from, some beautiful insights from the lives of Adrian’s parents, how a psychedelic experience helped Adrian change one of his Bad Brownies, and much more. Just a heads the conversation, like last week, does contain foul language and discussion of drug use. I found this conversation to be incredibly enlightening and I hope you will as well. Please enjoy the termination of this conversation with Adrian.

Please go check out Adrian's amazing work at any of the following places:

amgibson.com His Instagram His Facebook Fan Page

**Take a break from watching election results roll in and check out this conversation with Adrian**

In this week’s episode I welcome my dear friend, illustrator, writer, tattoo artist and new dad, Adrian Gibson onto the show. I want to express gratitude to Adrian and his beautiful wife, Natalia for letting me have a couple of hours of time during a special time in their son’s first few months on this planet. Our discussion was wide ranging, and we talked about his life story leading to entrepreneurship, marriage, and parenthood, the difficulty in pursuing creative endeavors, how our relationship to limits controls our outcomes in life, and much more. We ended up talking about so much more that this interview will be split up across this week and next week’s episodes. So stay tuned next week to hear the termination of this interview where we touch on topics such as where we think creativity/ideas come from, some amazing insight from Adrian’s parents’ lives, one of Adrian’s very own Bad Brownies and so much more!

Before I start the episode I also want to take a moment to say something about a decision I am making for Bad Brownies regarding censorship of content. Up until this point I have used some self censorship to remove language I deemed to be foul and topics I have deemed to be too touchy for the early stages of this podcast. However, I have decided for at least these episodes with Adrian to include some foul language and some discussion of alcohol and drug use and I don’t want anyone listening to not be surprised by such language and topics. I hope you find this conversation as illuminating as I did, and now, without further ado, I present, Adrian.

Please go check out Adrian's amazing work at any of the following places:

In this week’s episode I welcome my absolutely incredible fiancé, Viomar, back on for the second time. It is truly a dream come true to get to record a conversation with her, like this, knowing that it will be one of many many more in the future. During our discussion we talked about life in the transition to online teaching, the difficulty of being apart from our loved ones, the crazy story of how we got to be together right now, and much more. Stay tuned to the end for a special Bad Brownies announcement that I hope you will be excited to hear! Please enjoy my conversation with, Viomar.

In this week’s episode I welcome my delightful sister, Emily, back on for the second time. It was so much fun to get to record a conversation with her, that in many ways is just like an everyday conversation we might have while going on a walk or just hanging out. During our discussion we talked about memes and internet memes as a subset of them, the beauty that was the social media platform Vine, how corporations are capable of coopting internet culture to sell us things, and much more.

Before beginning the episode, I have a bit of explaining to do regarding why this episode is a week late. As some of you may know, especially if you listened to the episode with my fiancé, Viomar, we had been separated for over a year with no clear end in sight due the craziness of our two countries, and, due to travel restrictions put in place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the time of recording the main part of this episode we had just purchased tickets for each of us to leave our countries and to be together in Ecuador as we await the next step in the process to get her a US Visa, and, I am ecstatic to let y’all know that I am recording this intro in Quito with Viomar by my side! I do not believe in making excuses, I missed my goal of publishing a new episode every Monday, but guess what? That isn’t going to stop me from re-dedicating myself to this project and to do it with even passion than before. So, keep an eye out for an extra special episode next week and now, without further ado, I present, Emily.

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