Just Words Nobody Cares

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Season 1 Episode 31 | 131 | Part 2 of 2  

Special Guest: Michael Diaz aka Juan Bago 

Website/Information: https://www.juanbago.com  

Episode Description: On this episode of “Just Words Nobody Cares” we are excited to welcome independent writer, producer, podcaster, sketch comedian, content creator and list continues to grow Michael Diaz. Mike discusses how being an observer as a kid allowed him to become a writer He also discusses the importance of networking and being persistent. This episode is broken into two parts as we had a lot to catch up. 

This is part two of two we hope you enjoy.

We also had a fill-in special guest co-host: Noemi Diaz Thank you for filling in last minute

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00:00

 00:02:24 Vampires in the Bronx 

00:05:56 1st time Mike went viral 

00:07:47 Hard lessons of being cut 

00:08:06 Drake story 

00:09:26 Birth of a hater 

00:11:05         Masterclass of Sketch Comedy 

00:14:07 Hating is Cultural 

00:17:29 Lessons for newbie background actors 

00:23:08 Lies in social media 

00:24:54 Present day 

00:28:18 Fernando the Party Planner 

00:39:41 Cameras as family gatherings 

00:43:37 Last Call

Season 1 Episode 31 | 131  Part 1 of 2

Special Guest: Michael Diaz aka Juan Bago 

Website/Information: https://www.juanbago.com  

Episode Description: On this episode of “Just Words Nobody Cares” we are excited to welcome independent writer, producer, podcaster, sketch comedian, content creator and list continues to grow Michael Diaz. Mike discusses how being an observer as a kid allowed him to become a writer He also discusses the importance of networking and being persistent. This episode is broken into two parts as we had a lot to catch up. This part one we hope you enjoy.  

We also had a fill-in special guest co-host: Noemi Diaz Thank you for filling in last minute  

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00:00  

00:05:22 Big Gym Stories 

00:06:01 Thought process behind creativity 

00:08:48 Dominican’s have a way of convincing themselves that they know everything 

00:10:18 Networking websites 

00:11:21   2002 Mi Member of the year 

00:11:53 Mi Gente history lesson 

00:14:36 The challenges of taking a dick pic in 2000 

00:16:07 Crazy idea of making a movie 

00:20:57 Luis Jimenez Story 

00:22:13 Dominican ideology - If it doesn't make dollars, it doesn't make sense 

00:23:27 Countering the logic of "No" 

00:24:17 Inspiration for Juan Bago 

00:27:41 Casting in the apartment 

00:31:15 Teaching Ron how to copy and paste as a youth 

00:37:37 Mike Diaz then makes music 

00:41:46 Pan con Queso 

00:43:31 Being a horrible lip-syncer and getting gigs 

00:46:48 Landscape of comedy 

00:48:11 The stories of “the story of Juan Bago” 

00:48:43 The audacity of the criticism the film received

 00:50:44 Goat story - yes, a real goat 

00:51:36 Mike's trip to DR at 7 years old 

00:56:36 Consider stand-up comedy 

01:00:26 End Part 1

Record date: 12.03.22

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Guest Social | IG @juanbago

Host Social | IG @ron.kain | @dre.drizzo | @dre.drizzo

Season 1 Episode 30 | 130  

Special Guest: Homeboy Sandman 

Website/Information: Sign up for email list - [email protected]  

Episode Description: 

On this episode of Just Words we catch up with Rapper Homeboy Sandman. Catching up about overall life conversations that would quickly shift from being a touring artist and the world shutting down during the covid pandemic to his thoughts on provided information vs experiential knowledge. We also covered his thoughts on his own trajectory from when he first began rapping to where he is now artistically.  

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00:00 03:57 Guest intro – Homeboy Sandman 

05:55 Artist working during covid shut down 

11:29 Gramercy Ballroom Story 

14:19 Dre gets fired by Homeboy Sandman Story 

15:36 Very First Rhyming Days 

16:38 Rhyming wayyyy too fast 

17:11 One Take Recording's 

20:00 Guerilla Marketing 

20:37 Warm-up Exercises 

22:22 Overseas shares more musical options 

25:40 US radio only repeats the same 15 songs 

27:49 Never Use the Internet 

28:48 “Can I say something about Google?” 

31:18 Experiential Knowledge is the true knowledge 

32:00 Not trusting weather apps 

33:35 Beyond reason 

34:58 Using the internet as a tool rather than using it as a consumer 

38:45 The internet is synonymous to smoking weed 

42:34 Dre and H’s phone rules 

44:31 Record Label's pressuring Sandman to use social media 

46:29 Promoters not being promoters 

47:51 Homeboy Sandman Early days 

54:23 Seriousness of Music 

58:45 Who Homeboy Sandman Listens to 

1:03:15 Last Call for Words   

Record date: 11.19.22  

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Guest Social | Homeboy Sandman does not have social media however you could sign up for his email list - [email protected] 

Host Social | IG @ron.kain | @dre.drizzo

Season 1 Episode 29 | 129  

Special Guest: Chitzel Ortega 

Website/Information: https://www.success-empowerment.com/ 

Episode Description: On this episode of “Just Words Nobody Cares” we are excited to welcome human and leadership development coach Chitzel Ortega. Sharing some of her strategies to help others achieve life goals, Chitzel also took the time share her personal path in pursuing her passion to empower people to reach their potential and share their greatness. Take a listen and hopefully you could implement some of the strategies she shares on this episode. 

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00:00  

03:58 Halloween boat ride story 

07:05 Intro - Chitzel Ortega 

10:29 Being aware of environmental conditions 

13:40 Halloween Costume choices 

15:10 Dance styles at a Halloween Boat Ride 1

7:46 What age group is considered "old" 

19:12 Halloween Parade is for New Yorker’s 

27:50 Labor and Employer relations manager 

28:29 Influence wellbeing 

28:54 Corporate lawyer to Human Development/Leadership Development 

29:54 We don't know what “the best we can be” looks like 

31:44 Core Desire Feelings 

33:59 Seeking clarity 

35:41 Reaching goals and still feeling empty 

36:52 Word materializes thought 

38:25 Chasing actual emotion 

40:00 Being fulfilled 

40:43 Feel abundant to manifest abundance 

42:35 Introspection 

45:10 Identify feelings 

49:12 Quadrants of life 

51:20 The not knowing 

52:41 Cultural effects of desire 

55:15 The fear of asking for what we want 

58:32 Pussy = Feminine Energy 

59:26 Pussy is a portal 

1:01:11 Ron's 1st baby theory 

1:03:24 Back on topic to the Quadrants of life 

1:07:17 Setting intentions 

1:08:25 What you were chasing isn't what you thought 

1:09:57 “People watching” with curiosity not with judgement 

1:14:49 Knowing when you need more 

1:17:23 Organize thoughts to see the clearly 

1:19:18 Showing different paths 

1:24:40 Judgement comes into play when lacking awareness 

1:26:01 Best way to get started 

1:30:12 Last Call for Words   

Record date: 10.29.22  

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Guest Social | IG @chitzelor Host Social | IG @ron.kain | @dre.drizzo

Season 1 Episode 28 | 128   

Special Guest: Clark Kent  

Episode Description: On this episode of “Just Words Nobody Cares” our quarterly political reporter joins us to share the landscape of the elections for November 8th 2022 and to discuss some of the overall political tactics and campaigns. Topics ranged from local representatives to the issues they are tackling such as rats, trash cans and gun control. We also say goodbye to our co-host Monsieur Los and welcome to the team Dre Drizzo. Los has several other projects lined up so next up to bat will be Dre.  

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00:00 

05:48 Meet our local representatives 

06:24 First ever Washington Heights NYC Townhall Meeting and Experience 

08:00 Narrative from the political side 

11:18 Types of Elections in US

12:53 NYC Agency Breakdown 

15:42 Issues raised by the people 

15:52 Rat and Trash Can issues 

17:16 Logistics of Trash pick ups 

17:49 Rat intelligence 

18:18 Racoons are the true threat 

20:18 Outcome from Townhall meeting 

21:06 Logistics behind initiatives – Conversation about funding 

21:54 If you Want results – “Be Annoying” 

23:08 WWF Wrestling in Politics (Entertainment in Politics) 

26:58 Theater at the Parliament 

29:21 Trusting Society to decern real life from entertainment 

29:42 Compare and Contrast Obama v Trump Speech 

30:37 Not in my backyard (N.I.M.B.Y. People) 

32:52 If Politicians spoke more like Ric Flair we might see more results 

34:26 Separating facts from emotions 

38:12 Political Ad Campaigns 

39:28 Kathy Hochul Review 

40:09 The Media Reflects what the publics wants 

43:11 Gun problem in NYC 

46:56 Reasons why New Yorkers shouldn't have guns 

49:15 Voter prediction turnout 

53:53 Last Call  

Record date: 10.22.22  

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Guest Social | Secret Identity 

Host Social | IG @ron.kain | @monsieur_los | @dre.drizzo

Season 1 Episode 27 | 127  

Special Guest: Alfonsina Isidor Sosa  

On this episode of “Just Words Nobody Cares” we were joined by special guest Alfonsina Isidor Sosa. Casually having met at a “Dominican Creatives Event” host Ron Kain struck up a conversation with Alfonsina in which felt should be had on the podcast. We learn about her journey within the film industry from childhood dreams of pursuing acting, to film communications and distribution in Dominican Republic and Spain.   

Disclaimer* – Majority of the episode is spoken in Spanish 

Correction** – Host Ron Kain mentioned Warner Bros. closing Stage 12 however he was referring to the closing of Stage 13  

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00:00 04:43 Guest Intro 

06:06 Story About a Poncho 

07:31 The Struggles of carrying a conversation during networking events

 08:08 Podcast invite convo 

10:40 Alfonsina Communications job 

13:15 DR becoming a film destination for other countries 

13:48 Journey from DR to Spain 

15:11 Many Legs to filmmaking

16:45 Cinema in DR 

18:54 Collaborative experiences 

21:10 Dominicans going international 

21:22 The lost children of Jarabacoa 

25:44 Judith Rodriguez Perez 

29:16 Deciding a Title of a movie 

33:17 Choosing projects as a producer 

35:14 Amplifying voices 

37:09 Commitment to Humanitarian projects 

37:30 Choosing projects as an actor 

40:11 Titles from English to Spanish 

43:18 Bodega Summer - Short Film 

45:32 Acting Opportunities in Dominican Republic 

47:53 Representation and Stories about Latinos 

51:37 Enriched content rather than copy pastes 

53:18 Riches of stories in all diasporas 

54:25 Experience working in Spain as a Latina 

57:54 Last Call for Words  

Record date: 10.12.22  

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Guest Social | IG @alfonsinaisidor 

Host Social | IG @ron.kain | @monsieur_los

Season 1 Episode 26 | 126  

Dorothy shares her insights on making weight for competitions, the challenges of maintaining fitness during the pandemic, and why even trainers need trainers. This episode is a delightful mix of personal anecdotes, professional journeys, and heartfelt moments that highlight the depth of their enduring friendship.

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00:00 

00:43 - Intro 

02:43 - Guest introduction 

04:33 - 2nd Grade joke's never get old 

05:33 - 5 am opening the gym stories 

05:57 - Morning train rides

08:12 - Ron Kain finds Dorothy's Film/Theater Headshot 

09:14 - Keeping work-life separate from art/acting 

11:04 - From acting to Athlete/Personal Training 

13:52 - Typecasting experience 

15:09 - Athletic Competitions 

16:50 - Women Lift 

18:04 - Women in fitness industry 

19:14 - Shade in fitness industry 

22:36 - Weird Sounds at the gym

24:34 - Involuntary sounds at the gym 

25:36 - Unwanted attention 

28:00 - Obstacle Course Competitions - horror story 

30:36 - Ron Kain Tough Mudder story 

35:33 - Skydiving - Waiver 

41:34 - Skydiving - Landing 

46:17 - Working out and Hormonal Release 

47:58 - Falling into a rhythm 

48:48 - Fitness during pandemic 

51:43 - Making weight for competitions 

54:47 - Trainers need Trainers 

59:05 - Olympic Lifting Competitions 

01:01:26 - Last Call for Words  

Record date: 10.08.22 

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Season 1 Episode 25 | 125

Special Guest: German Martinez Theatrical Sound Designer  

Website: https://www.germanlikethelanguage.com/ 

Episode Description

On this episode of JWNC we had the pleasure of discussing a broad range of topics with our guest German Martinez ranging from first generation folks navigating through the world all the way to healthy work environments.  

Topics 

01. Transportation being limiting and intentional 

02. Being a family "Generational Translator" 

03. Justifying your rate (value/worth) 

04. Family advice "Don't cause a raucous" 

05. Navigating through the arts industry 

06. Working with the right people not with just anyone 

07. 3 reasons why you would take on a job/project 

08. Best and worst work/show experience 

09. "Ego is not your amigo" 

10. Wellness in Latino households 

11. German's Blueprint into the arts 

12. Parental and family acceptance on career decisions 

13. Turning passion into career 

14. Being conditioned by family to only exist 

15. Being just a box to check off 

16. Choosing where to place your energy  

Record date: 08.06.22 

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Guest Social | IG @germanthesounddesigner  

Host Social | IG @ron.kain | @monsieur_los