Bate Forte

Author, Activist, and Professor at UCLA, Willivaldo Delgadillo joins the podcast to discuss the history of Ciudad Juárez, his former and current novels, and the interesting experience of growing up on the border of Mexico and the United States.

Architect, Filmmaker, Designer joins the podcast to discuss the world of architecture, Virtual/Augmented/Mixed reality, and the art of storytelling. 

Nick de Carlo is a PhD student studying Linguistics at UCLA. He joins the podcast to discuss language, its effects on culture, as well as music and travel.

Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, and Producer Ara Dabandjian (of Element Band) and Musician/Singer Aren Emirsian (of Harmful and Germany's Rinderwahnsinn) join the podcast celebrating their collaboration on a new album entitled Papak. The collaboration fuses Western-Armenian poetry with music composed, performed, and sung by both Dabandjian and Emirsian.

WWOOFer (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), Traveler, and advocate for Co-Operative Living - Saro Sahakian joins the Bate Forte Podcast.

Cinematographer/Photographer Mr. Margos (Margos Margossian) joins the podcast.

For more about Mr. Margos and his work, visit http://www.margosmargossian.com/

Simone Tenda, a Dutch squatter, avid traveler, an advocate for sustainable living, and a dear friend of the Podcast joins Sevag and Esteban during her first trip to Los Angeles.

Daniel Cooper is a PhD student studying Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA. A friend and travel companion of both Sevag and Esteban, Daniel joins the Bate Forte Podcast in discussing art, Spanish politics, traveling, and more. 

Drummer/Musician and avid traveler, Armen Meshefejian, joins Sevag and Esteban on Episode 3.

Benjamin Moser is known for his biography and translations of Brazilian author Clarice Lispector and he is currently working on the biography of Susan Sontag. Benjamin joins Sevag Mahserejian and Esteban Cordoba in discussing his most recent works and travels.  www.benmoser.com.         www.bate-forte.com.   www.sev86.com.