I chat with Sac State alum, bodybuilder, social media influencer, disability advocate and SAG-AFTRA actor Mikey Infante and get the 411 on (among other things) his time on the Oakland set of 2024's indie Freaky Tales and the trip to the Sundance Film Festival that followed.

Mateo Briscoe and the Slothbois frontman Mateo Briscoe and co-host Casey Rafter chat about the cute brown creatures, discovering a path to thriving in Sacramento, lactose intolerance in social settings and Briscoe's musical life. Expect new music out from the band in 2026!

Helen Harlan and freelance documentary photographer extraordinaire Andri Tambunan occupy Access Sacramento's podcast studio to talk about photos, music and the best TV show in the history of the world.

Recorded Oct. 21 at the Torch Club in Sacramento before the band performed a set for Hangout Gigs Live, The Snares chatted with host Casey Rafter about opening for Jack White, touring Europe, their influences, style and evolution as a band.

Host Helen Harlan chats with the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera's CEO Giuliano Kornberg about childhood inspiration, the SP&O's upcoming 2025-26 season and watching U2 play through the cold Midwestern rain.

Host Casey Rafter sits down with Torch Club owner Marina Texeira and the venue's booking manager Mark Mitchell to discuss the Torch's legacy and what the future looks like for the historic Sacramento venue.

At Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library in mid-July, new "CitC" host Helen Harlan talks to Jason Jong, Sacramento's cultural and creative economy manager, about being a civil servant, arts ally and former percussionist in the East Bay's vibrant pan-Asian/Pacific American drum scene.

At a Hangout Gigs Live event in May, Brazilian native-Sacramento transplant Eduardo Faustino talked about the challenges of creating art in his homeland, developing a synergetic crew of musicians from all over the United States and managing a cafe with a performance space in otherwise tranquil Midtown Sacramento.

The music of dogpatch was first dreamed up by Emilee Durbin. She's since added the talents of Riley Echo (aka Gabrielle) and Harlequin Rose. The three women joined Nick Brunner for this taping to talk up the music scene in Sacramento, how creating art is akin to a relationship and how it felt to play for almost 30,000 people at the Bernie Sanders / Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fighting Oligarchy Tour.

This episode was recorded April 22 in front of a live audience at The Torch Club in Sacramento.

Terra Lopez has been making music in Sacramento for about 20 years. Her two most recent projects are Rituals of Mine and the recently revived Sister Crayon. She's also one of the busiest creatives in this (or any other) city, from art installations, to mental health advocacy and now podcasting. The second season of "This Is What It Feels Like "launched this year and Terra talks about the challenges and celebrations involved in producing the series on her own. This episode was recorded May 10th in front of a live audience at Demo Art and Books in Sacramento.

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