Does Everybody Really Have a Podcast? Building Your Podcast & Community From Scratch

We've all heard it "everybody has a podcast." But is that actually true, or is there more to building a real one than just hitting record?

In this episode, we sit down with three powerhouse podcast hosts to break down the real step-by-step process of building a podcast and the community around it:

La Gata — Host of Reggaetón con La Gata, who has partnered with major radio stations and streaming platforms
Alejandra Quiroz — Host of Central American Voices, who built a film festival off the success of her podcast
Ana Marti — Host of Pa Que Te Enteres, who created one of the largest Puerto Rican communities in Los Angeles

Plus me, your host of La Artisteada, sharing my own journey along the way.

Together, we get into everything from the basics: what you actually need to start a podcast, to building partnerships, bringing your podcast to life, growing a real community around it, and even hosting live events and festivals built from your show.

If you've been thinking about starting a podcast but don't know where to begin, this episode is for you.

In this episode we cover:
✅ What you actually need to start a podcast
✅ How to build partnerships as a podcaster (and land radio/streaming deals)
✅ Bringing your podcast to life and finding your community
✅ Turning your podcast into real-life events and festivals
✅ How podcasters support and collaborate with each other

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In this episode, we talk all about the entertainment industry.

Kamala was born in Jamaica and raised in New York before moving to L.A.. Kamala Avila-Salmon is a founder and CEO of Kas Kas Productions, a film and TV company creating inclusive, impactful, and commercially successful content. She was also the head of Inclusive Content at Lionsgate, where she led strategies that doubled the number of underrepresented directors across the studio slate.

Kamala also has worked across music, film, TV and streaming marketing. She has helped creators from Janelle Monae to Jada Pinkett Smith and is currently working on projects with talent like John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Tracy Stevens, and more!

In this episode, we sit down with Bo Roses: a Tijuana born, San Diego raised, LA made film, television, and music stylist whose work spans the worlds of fashion, entertainment, and celebrity styling. Bo built her career from the ground up, starting as a personal stylist before breaking into large-budget feature films and working with top artists including Bad Bunny, Ozuna, Yaritza y Su Esencia, A. Chal, and brands like Adidas.

We talk about how Bo has navigated and translated her skills across such different industries, from wardrobe on major film sets to crafting the visual identity of chart-topping musicians and what it takes to build a career that doesn't fit into just one lane.

Bo also shares her advice for artists and creatives on how to find your personal style, build a signature look, and show up as your most confident self. Whether you're an aspiring stylist, an artist trying to define your image, or just someone looking to feel more confident in how you present yourself, this conversation is packed with  practical insights. 

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In this episode of Filmmaking Through the LGBTQIA+ Lens, we sit down with producer, writer, and entertainment journalist Josslyn Glenn, DEI professional and community organizer Edwin Soto, and TV and animation writer Roma Murphy for a candid conversation about navigating the entertainment industry as people of color and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Roma shares her journey as a writer, opening up about the early lessons she learned in self-advocacy and how she’s shaped her career today. Josslyn breaks down the realities of financing and fundraising for short films, offering insight for creators trying to bring their projects to life. Edwin discusses his work building sustainable systems designed to help more people of color advance and thrive in their careers long-term.

Together, we dig into what it really takes to create opportunity in entertainment spaces, how to navigate hard conversations with executives, and how community and mutual support can help filmmakers rise together rather than alone.

Tune in for an honest discussion on representation, resilience, and redefining success in film, TV, and animation! 

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Jasmine Maldonado is the youngest of seven siblings, and growing up watching her mom build a restaurant business in West Adams shaped everything about how she sees entrepreneurship. That influence became the blueprint for her own path.

Jasmine followed her mom's entrepreneurial drive and created Persona the Shop, a space that started as a pop up and grew into something much bigger. Over time, the shop became a true community hub, expanding into Midcity Mercado and eventually the Dia de los Muertos Festival Block Party, two initiatives that brought West Adams and the broader LA community together in ways that went far beyond retail.

In this episode, we talk about the real struggles behind building a business, including the moments of doubting yourself and figuring out how to push through them. Jasmine breaks down her step by step process for landing partnerships and working with bigger brands, all while staying rooted in community. We also get into what it actually looks like to grow a business alongside the people who supported you from day one, instead of leaving them behind.

If you're an entrepreneur, small business owner, or creative trying to figure out how to scale without losing what made your business special in the first place, this conversation is for you.

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What happens when a rapper runs out of words? For Jay Taj, it led to something bigger than music.

Jay Taj grew up in Santa Ana, California navigating a multicultural identity that never quite fit into a single box. That experience of belonging to many worlds at once became the foundation of his artistry as a rapper, storyteller, and multidisciplinary artist.

His visibility exploded when he appeared on Season 2 of Netflix's Rhythm and Flow. But after the cameras stopped rolling, something unexpected happened. The creative block hit hard. The art he had dedicated his life to suddenly felt out of reach, and he had to figure out what to do with that silence.

What came out of that silence was "Putting the PI in AAPI History Month" a one month digital series where Jay Taj turned his gift for storytelling into a conduit for hidden histories and underrepresented voices within the AAPI community. Through self-learning and deep research, he became what we want to call the people's professor.

In this episode we talk about growing up in Santa Ana, building a multicultural identity, the Rhythm and Flow experience, what a creative block actually feels like from the inside, and how leaning into storytelling gave his career a whole new direction and purpose.

If you've ever felt stuck in something you love, this one is for you.

What do you do when no one will hire you and the world shuts down? If you're Eddy, you pick up a needle and thread, and start dressing dolls.

In this episode we sit down with Eddy, the designer and stylist behind Eddy's Online, whose story begins during the pandemic when, unable to land a job, he turned to sewing as a hobby and quickly became obsessed with corsets. He had the skill, he had the vision, but the industry still wasn't calling back. So instead of waiting, he did something different: he applied everything he learned from his master's degree in digital strategy to himself, built an audience online by teaching people how to sew, and let the work speak for itself.

It did. Sugar and Spice were the first to take a chance on him, opening the door to a career that now includes The Two Lips, Dulce María, Kenia Os, and many more!

We talk about:

• Why he started sewing dolls clothes as an adult during the pandemic and what that unlocked in him

• How he built a following by teaching sewing online while building his styling career simultaneously

• What rejection taught him about betting on yourself

• Charging & negotiating as a creative

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In this interview, we chatted with Yulissa Mendoza, artist, creative director, and photographer all about their journey from Muscoy, CA, to exhibiting their art at The Cheech Museum 🎨We talk about how they apply for artist grants, get their work into museums, and why they define success through community, not money. Yulissa describes themselves as a “community-made artist”, building with and for their people.For creatives looking to break into museums, find opportunities, and grow their practice, this one’s for you.#YulissaMendoza #ArtGrants #ArtCareer #ContemporaryArt #LatinxArtists #CreativeCommunity #TheCheech #SanBernardino #Muscoy #ArtistInterview

CHUWI, banda emergente de Puerto Rico, nos cuenta cómo pasó de sus inicios a despegar internacionalmente con Weltita 🌎🔥

En esta entrevista hablamos de su viaje por Latinoamérica, lo que más los impactó y cómo están creando un sonido que eleva la esencia y la historia puertorriqueña hacia el futuro.

Si te gusta la nueva ola de música latina (al estilo de lo que ha impulsado Bad Bunny), tienes que ver esto 👀

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In this episode of La Artisteada, we sit down with Vanita Leo. She is a San Antonio cumbia pop tejano artist and a self-proclaimed quintessential working class Hot Cheeto girl. In 2024, She was a Rolling Stones Latin artist on our radar and just last year, her song "La Cumbia Wepa" was number 35 on Rolling Stone's Best 50 Songs by Latin and Spanish Songs of 2025, and she also just released a few months ago her first EP, Cumbiamante.

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