Can you hear me, Long Beach?

On Episode #6 of “CAN YOU HEAR ME, LONG BEACH?” Cheantay Jensen talks about her unusual solution to vaping: cigarettes. A smoker since 16, Jensen wrote in a recent Post article about her struggles with cigarettes, how she turned to vaping to kick that habit only to now turn back to cigarettes to kick vaping.

It took a serious car accident and dreams of a T-shirt empire to move Tony Dalvidia to follow his dreams, which included putting the Summer Luvin music festival. Dalvidia is starting his second season of producing the weekly PeaceArt music shows which allow fans not only to see bands but interact with them and pushes a simple principle: do what you want.

In their weekly roundup of things to do this weekend, The 7, Asia Morris and Steve Lowery talk about Usual Suspects, Tiny Terrors and what The Dark Art Emporium gets that a lot of other galleries, and arts organizations, don't.

1:50 Cheantay reading "I’m smoking cigarettes to quit my vaping habit…"

2:20 Vapers love bathrooms

4:40 Steve and Cheantay discuss using cigarettes to quit vaping

21:15 Tony tells the origin story of PeaceArt and it's its upcoming season

29:15 Bands featured this season on PeaceArt

33:00 What is a "Tiny Terror"?

37:45 People still shoot on film?

41:15 Government surveillance; who's worthy?

On Episode 5 of “CAN YOU HEAR ME, LONG BEACH?” The Bauhaus, one of the most influential schools of art, design and architecture, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with retrospectives taking place at the Getty Research Center and the Los Angeles Museum of Art. The Post’s Asia Morris and Steve spoke with Tom Tredway, Cal State Long Beach design historian, and Cal State Los Angeles professor and Long Beach artist Carol Francis Lung about the school’s influence on how art is taught as well as its effect on local architecture and what you find on the shelves at Target.

Virginia Broersma is a local artist whose Artist’s Office helps her colleagues find out about opportunities and commiserates with the everyday challenges of being an artist. Asia and Steve spoke with Virginia about her new “Survival of the Artist” column for the Post.

Finally, Steve and Asia speak with Post columnist Tim Grobaty about a really dumb idea he had to find Long Beach’s Seven Wonders which, for some inexplicable reason, has become quite popular. Dumb.

On Episode 4 of “CAN YOU HEAR ME, LONG BEACH?” Long Beach Pride has long been one of the biggest events in the city, what the Long Beach Post’s Brian Addison calls “Christmas for gays.” But, in a recently published opinion piece, Addison says the festival has fallen behind the times and points to Los Angeles Pride as an example of where it needs to evolve. The issue for Addison is not only important but deeply personal because, he told the Hi-lo’s Steve Lowery, the fight for equality is one the LGBTQ community can still lose.

Chase Petra is releasing their first album, “Liminal,” July 5. In anticipation, they stopped by to talk with Rad Dog zine’s Nani about that, musicians moving their own gear and the location of their drummer’s pants.

Finally, Steve and Asia Morris take a break from telling you about the “The 7” to talk to you about the Hi-lo, the Post’s new home for arts and culture.

1:45 Brian Addison speaks about what LB Pride can learn from LA Pride

20:10 Chase Petra talks about their new album and being a female-fronted band

44:00 The 7... erm ... Hi-lo gloating

50:55 Asia tries to remember the credits

51:55 Evan explains where his pants are

On Episode #3 of “CAN YOU HEAR ME, LONG BEACH?” Long Beach Opera director Andreas Mitisek talks about what went into the highly anticipated production of “The Central Park Five,” and whose idea was the golden toilet.

Long Beach Post is celebrating its first-year anniversary with new management and an expanded staff and in that one year has become the city’s leading source for news and Asia Morris biking videos. Asia, managing editor Melissa Evans and old guy Tim Grobaty gather ‘round to tell how all this continues to happen.

Finally, Asia and Steve Lowery review “The 7” and what to do this weekend, including Harrison Ford and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” plot holes (i.e. submarines).

1:45 Interview with Andreas Mitisek

9:35 Trump and the golden toilet

13:45 Post anniversary

20:04 Melissa breaks up with her boyfriend

29:35 The 7

36:55 Steven doesn’t like Steve’s Mom

Skateboarding is NOT a crime, but it is an Olympic event. The Dew Tour, Asi Fui, Father’s Day indignities and when is it OK to ditch your date at the Queen Mary? (Hint, Asia, never…)

On Episode 2 of “CAN YOU HEAR ME, LONG BEACH?” We talk about this weekend’s Dew Tour, a qualifying event for the 2020 Olympics and why Long Beach is Skate City USA.

Local band Asi Fui stops by to talk about the release of their first album, a Friday night show at Alex’s Bar, their connection with Ikey Owens and what was going on in those giant papier machete bear heads?

Steve Lowery, Tim Grobaty and Jeremiah Dobruck talk all things Father’s Day, a lot of bad, and Asia Morris helps you figure out what to do this weekend while coming to grips with the fact she ditched her date for the Winter Formal at the Queen Mary.

Murderous…

Architectural historian and entertainer, Charles Phoenix talks about why he loves just about everything about Long Beach... yes, even the Queen Mary (drink tickets!). Also, Asia Morris talks about things to do this weekend which includes not getting hit by a car in the new bike lanes. And, did we take the part out where she called someone "murderous?" Because we should definitely do that.