Xantheartist is an alternative musician from Oklahoma City. He talks about how he got involved in music, who he is, spirituality and religion, doing good in the world, about his time in the military, and being transgender. Get to know Xantheartist!
You can find links to his stuff on his website:
https://xantheartist.com/
The song by him playing at the end is “Hapsburg Lippp”, a cover of an Everything Everything song:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7FNHW9mZJa8a4NM5WyFphh?si=3380d9a383ee47e8

Podcast:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discord
Patreon:
https://santiagoramones.com/patreon

The music by me playing at the end of the podcast is from this livestream:
https://youtu.be/vuajGapRumg

Caleb Gray and I went in deep for more music conversation! We talked about making music, sharing it with others, marketing, performing, the amount of data we produce as a culture, the cost of music equipment, the minute details we put into our music that no one will hear, and being willing to hand your creation to someone else to finalize it. It was a lot of fun!
You can find Caleb on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/calebegray
https://instagram.com/kodosband
The song at the end of the podcast is “27 Minutes” by Kodos.

Podcast:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discord
Patreon:
https://santiagoramones.com/patreon

The music by me playing at the end of the podcast is from this livestream:
https://youtu.be/knl65-RVXE8

Caleb Gray is a musician and audio engineer. He’s a member of Kodos, an alternative pop band in Oklahoma City. We talked about how he got into music, making music from the audio engineer’s point of view, spirituality and religion, values, and more! Get to know Caleb!
You can find Caleb on Instagram here:
https://instagram.com/calebegray
https://instagram.com/kodosband
The song at the end of the podcast is “Champion” by Kodos.

Podcast:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discord
Patreon:
https://santiagoramones.com/patreon

The music by me playing at the end of the podcast is from this livestream:
https://youtu.be/knl65-RVXE8

Musician and journalist Anna Littlejohn joins me once again and I start the conversation on black Christianity, from which we go on to discuss colonization, cultural assimilation, code switching, decolonizing ourselves, choosing parts of our culture to adopt, Afrofuturism, the relationship people of color have with rules, and more!
You can find Anna on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/floricurl/
Since Burl hasn’t released music with Anna’s keys yet, the song playing at the end is “Wakarimashitaka” by The Street Carnations, which has Anna’s keyboard playing and lovely voice.
https://open.spotify.com/track/5amaeZqlxePhwvDhrCyZZy?si=bd4dd1fb39a8475c

Podcast:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discord
Patreon:
https://santiagoramones.com/patreon

The music by me playing at the end of the podcast is from this livestream:
https://youtu.be/e2Zrb9Z-CGk

Anna Littlejohn is a self-described “volatile organic compound”, with which I agree as respectfully as possible. They play keys with Burl, played keys with The Street Carnations, and produce their own electronic stuff for themselves (for now). Anna is also the Assistant Chief Editor for The Black Times Oklahoma News, which is a “Black & Queer Digital News Company bringing Oklahoma activism through journalism”. We talked about how they got into music, becoming a journalist for The Black Times Oklahoma, the emotional repercussions of reporting on that, becoming radicalized, spirituality and religion, morality, climate and the future, and much more! Get to know Anna Littlejohn!
You can find Anna on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/floricurl/
Since Burl hasn’t released music with Anna’s keys yet, the song playing at the end is “Sailor Moon” by The Street Carnations, which has Anna’s keyboard playing and lovely voice.
https://open.spotify.com/track/7vdFy7BSZYnHbcgphf4pgS?si=f07bb3b54b6a4478

Podcast:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discord
Patreon:
https://santiagoramones.com/patreon

The music by me playing at the end of the podcast is from this livestream:
https://youtu.be/e2Zrb9Z-CGk

Nia Moné returns and we talk about developing skills, time investments, the Oklahoma City metro, bar and club culture, having had COVID-19, Astroworld, concert culture, dancing around people, Tik Tok, social media algorithms, social engagement requests, the many jobs expected of musicians, using one’s strengths as artists, putting out music, and more!

You can find Nia on Instagram:
https://instagram.com/niaxmone

Podcast:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discord
Patreon:
https://santiagoramones.com/patreon

The music by me playing at the end of the podcast is from this livestream:
https://youtu.be/IBHO8QpZosI

Nia Moné is a singer/songwriter born in North Dakota, based in OKC. Her vocal styles include that of LoFi, Jazz, and R&B. We talked about music, art, stage design, travel, spirituality, free will, being kind, and cheesecake. Get to know Nia!

You can find her and her things on Instagram:
https://instagram.com/niaxmone

Podcast:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discord
Patreon:
https://santiagoramones.com/patreon

The music by me playing at the end of the podcast is from this livestream:
https://youtu.be/IBHO8QpZosI 

This is an update to a previous episode. The new audio is at the end.

I came to Oklahoma from Venezuela in 2001 on my 6th birthday. This has been my experience as an undocumented immigrant in America. The  transcript for this podcast is on my website, so if you want to follow along and click on links and citations, go to https://santiagoramones.com/immigrationupdate

All the music you hear in the background is by me and can be streamed or bought on Bandcamp.

Katie Chonacas is an actor, voice over artist, podcaster, author, musician, life and industry coach, speaker, and artist in general. She’s been in films, television, and video games. She has a book of poetry. She recently put out her debut solo electronic album as Saint Kyriaki, Kyriaki being her birth name. We talked about her and her journey in entertainment and as an artist, how she keeps it all going, her spiritual journey, and more. Get to know Kyriaki!

You can find her and her things on her website:
https://chonacas.com/

The song playing at the end is “Miracles Go To Marz” by Saint Kyriaki.

Podcast:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discord
Patreon:
https://santiagoramones.com/patreon

The music by me playing at the end of the podcast is from this livestream:
https://youtu.be/AeZtzwhxEAg

Singer-songwriter Bannister Chaava is here to grace your ears again with wisdom regarding the annexing of information into our brain in the same way Western culture has colonized the continent and the world. We also talk about video games, film, horror, Indigenous cultures, and more!

You can find Bannister’s stuff here: https://linktr.ee/notBannister
The song at the end is “Supergüd II” by Bannister Chaava.

Podcast:
https://santiagoramones.com/podcast
Music:
https://santiagoramones.com/music
Discord:
https://santiagoramones.com/discord
Patreon:
https://santiagoramones.com/patreon

The music by me playing at the end of the podcast is from this livestream:
https://youtu.be/VHLFbqBQffQ