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Where does being fearless cross over into being reckless?

Alexander, better known as “I Am Death Row,” joins No Filter in Paradise to unpack the name, the mindset, and the consequences of a life drawn toward danger. From tattoos and broken bones to extreme sports and unbelievable skydiving stories, the conversation comes with plenty of laughs and some serious questions about risk.

Then we get into what people don’t always see: depression, social media masks, the pressure to look like you have it all together, and a cancer scare that brought life’s priorities into focus.

We also talk documentary ambitions, stunt work, and what Alexander wants to do next.

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Are we really too busy for the people we love, or have we stopped making the effort? And when politicians ask for our vote, are we demanding enough in return?

We’re back on No Filter in Paradise after a long recording break, and there’s some catching up to do. We get honest about missed events, hurt feelings, changing priorities, and how adult friendships can drift when nobody says what’s actually bothering them.

We talk about what it means to show up, how pride gets in the way of a real apology, and why taking accountability can lift a weight you’ve been carrying for years. Plus, birthdays as a personal New Year and the everyday things we forget to be grateful for.

Then we bring the conversation home to Aruba. From the San Nicolas food expo to the “Legacy In A Pot” cookbook, we discuss the value of bringing people together and preserving family recipes and neighborhood stories.

When the conversation turns to Aruba politics, we have questions. What should candidates explain before earning our support? How should residents help shape tourism development? And would raising minimum wage make life more affordable without addressing electricity bills, taxes, and other living costs?

In this episode:
• Adult friendships, communication, and changing expectations
• Missed events, apologies, pride, and accountability
• Birthdays, gratitude, and repairing relationships
• Community collaboration in San Nicolas
• “Legacy In A Pot” and preserving family food traditions
• Supporting creators and starting a podcast
• Political interviews, promises, and concrete plans
• Overtourism and community input
• Aruba’s minimum wage and cost of living
• Electricity bills, solar panels, taxes, and Airbnb registration enforcement

Join the conversation in the comments: Does being busy excuse not showing up for your friends? And what’s one question every politician in Aruba should have to answer?

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What does it really take to build a radio station people keep coming back to?

In this episode, we talk about rebranding a station, making disciplined music choices, staying authentic on air, and handling public opinion in Aruba and Curaçao. We also go behind the scenes of podcasting and social media, share the emotions of World Cup qualifying, and discuss fatherhood, station ownership, and the business advice that changed our perspective.

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Is talent enough to take an artist from Curacao to international stages?

Raey Lauf joins No Filter in Paradise for an honest conversation about the work behind Holland’s Got Talent, Festival Tumba, and FIFA Fan Fest. From early bands to going solo, he shares the risks, rehearsals, budgets, and team decisions that shape a music career long before the applause.

We unpack Festival Tumba’s demanding preparation, the challenge of telling a story in six minutes, and why Papiamento can give an artist an international edge.

Raey also opens up about being an introvert in the spotlight, stepping back when creativity needs space, and balancing bigger ambitions with fatherhood, privacy, and peace.

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Tourism keeps the ABC Islands moving—but what happens when more visitors starts to feel like less island for locals?

Miles returns to No Filter in Paradise, now leading CINEX, to discuss tourism growth, economic diversification, and quality of life in Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire. We explore housing pressure, rising costs, local ownership, and why arrivals and GDP don’t tell the whole story.

From film and music exports to YouTube, esports, and global software businesses, we unpack opportunities beyond tourism—and the funding barriers that keep local ideas from growing. We also discuss infrastructure capacity and why closer cooperation between the ABC Islands could give all three more leverage.

Can our economies grow while making island life better for the people who live here?

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The crowd sees the concert. The promoters see the bills, backstage demands, parking problems… and everything that could go wrong. 🎤🔥

In this episode of No Filter in Paradise, we sit down with the guys from Moves Entertainment to uncover what it really takes to produce live events and bring major artists to Aruba.

From booking negotiations to the final backstage checklist, we get into the money, pressure, partnerships, and decisions behind nights that look effortless from the audience.

Who calls the shots when booking an artist? What are you actually paying for with a VIP ticket? And does a packed venue automatically mean a successful event?

In this conversation:
• Building Moves Entertainment and the “everybody eats” mentality
• Balancing strengths and weaknesses in a business partnership
• Growing from watch parties to full-scale concerts
• Choosing genres, artists, and intentional lineups
• Ticket prices, VIP expectations, and the customer experience
• Sponsors, staffing, budgets, parking, and hidden costs
• What changes when an event becomes an official tour stop
• Artist riders and the reality of backstage requests
• Show conversations around Prince Royce, Romeo Santos, and Ivy Queen
• Building trust through convenience, consistency, and overdelivering

Whether you love live music, work in event production, or have ever questioned a concert ticket price, this episode takes you behind the scenes of Aruba’s entertainment business.

👇 What makes a concert worth your money: the artist, the atmosphere, or the overall experience? Tell us in the comments.

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Talent may open the door, but structure, consistency and the right team are what build a sustainable music career.

In this episode, we sit down with DOPIE to explore what it really takes to grow as an artist on the ABC Islands and beyond. Drawing from his experience in both music and artist management, he breaks down the importance of building a strong team, creating consistent content, managing opportunities and knowing when exposure is—or isn’t—worth it.

We also discuss producer circles, stage presence, workshops, songwriting camps, publishing rights and the future of AI in music. Is artificial intelligence a valuable creative tool, or does it cross the line when it begins replacing the artist?

This is an honest, practical conversation for independent artists and creatives who want to stop relying on luck and start building real systems around their talent.

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Nos ta sinta ku rapper di Curaçao Mason na Curaçao pa un combersacion honesto tocante musica, miedo, confianza y responsabilidad.

Mason ta conta con e a drenta den rap, con stage fright ainda por ta presente mes ora bo tin experiencia, y con e ta transforma emocion, storytelling y experiencia real den musica.

Nos ta papia tambe tocante su proceso di skirbi, wordplay, vocabulario, disciplina y e presion di construi un carrera creativo mientras bo ainda tin cuenta y responsabilidadnan den bida real.

E combersacion ta bira mas personal ora Mason ta conta con bira tata a cambia su mentalidad y pone’le pensa mas serio tocante estabilidad, futuro y su rol como provider.

Un combersacion tocante crecimiento, musica y e realidad tras di sigui bo sueño.

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In this episode of No Filter in Paradise, we sit down with architect Shawn Zimmerman from Studio Disiña to talk about what good architecture actually means beyond beautiful renders, expensive finishes and square footage.

Shawn breaks down why you are not necessarily paying for more space. You are paying for convenience. Where your closet sits, how you move from the shower to getting dressed, where things are stored and how your morning naturally flows can completely change the way a home feels.

We also get into the reality of building a house: budgets getting out of control through seemingly small decisions, the relationship between architects, designers and contractors, why paperwork matters more than people realize, and how good planning can protect both your money and your sanity.

Then the conversation goes much bigger.

We talk about designing hotels that people instantly recognize and want to photograph, creating spaces that actually work operationally, urban planning across the Caribbean, traffic, public spaces, water infrastructure, sustainability, solar energy, batteries and even what cities might need to look like if flying taxis become part of everyday transportation.

Some of the topics we get into:

• Why convenience matters more than square footage
• Designing your home around your actual daily routine
• The little details that quietly destroy construction budgets
• Architect vs contractor and why their roles matter
• Why everything should be documented during a build
• Designing hotels around branding, operations and social media moments
• Why architects sometimes need to reject projects
• Caribbean infrastructure, traffic and public spaces
• Sustainable architecture and the realities of renewable energy
• Flying taxis, air traffic and the cities of the future

If you are building a home, renovating, working in hospitality or simply interested in how Aruba and the Caribbean should develop over the next few decades, this conversation will probably make you look at buildings very differently.

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What does it really take to turn DJing into a career in Curaçao?

We sit down with DJ KROKZZ to talk about the journey behind his name, from learning the craft and playing small gigs to becoming part of Curaçao’s nightlife scene and building Life Is Good.

We get into DJ school, competition, self-doubt, reading a crowd and why being a DJ is about much more than mixing music. KROKZZ also takes us behind the scenes of event production and the amount of planning, security, logistics and responsibility that goes into creating a party people can actually enjoy.

The conversation gets personal when we talk about COVID, depression, losing the ability to perform and having to rebuild his confidence when nightlife disappeared.

From Curaçao nightlife and island pride to big stages, dream collaborations and what comes next, this is the side of DJ KROKZZ most people never get to see.

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