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Richie Contreras hosted Media Digital Creator & Marketing Consultant, Salwa Yordi Echtay. 

Salwa is from Lebanese descent, was born in Venezuela & migrated to the US in 2001. We talked about her upbringing, the decision to pursue a career in broadcasting at UTSA & the creation of her own platform Farandula Texas in 2013.

We talked about her upbringings, challenges, values & work she has done as a freelancer for over a decade for various organizations such as Latinitas.  

Thank you for watching or listening don’t forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe to our channel on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Youtube and Social Media!

Special thanks to our sponsor @stillatx

Social media: @richiecon85 & @farandulatexas

Intro (0:00)

Life of Salwa (8:59)

Act Like You Belong There! (21:26)

Reinventing & Criticism (35:48)

Personality Conquers (52:29)

Diego Fagundez (57:08)

Links:

Farandula Texas

https://www.farandulatexas.com/

Latinitas

https://latinitasonline.org/about/who-is-latinitas/

Golz TV

https://golz.tv/

Still Austin Whiskey Co.

https://stillaustin.com/

Brief analysis of the 2023 Leagues Cup match between Austin FC vs Mazatlan FC at the Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Richie Contreras hosted the talented artist Chris Rogers to talk about his upbringings, his craft, the experiences he faced with recovery from alcoholism & the unconditional love he felt from his mother. 

Chris is from North Carolina, grew up playing soccer and hockey, then decided to pursue an art in college. His journey in life led him to relocate to Austin in 2012 and find himself surrounded by peers that had passions in life. He struggled with alcoholism, decided to find emotional treatment for sobriety and now works as a freelancer painting murals & live paintings for projects on various platforms.  

Thank you for watching or listening don’t forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe to our channel on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Youtube and Social Media!

Special thanks to our sponsor @stillatx

Social media: @richiecon85 & @chrisrogersart 

Intro (0:00)

Life of Chris & Art (2:44)

Giving a F*ck (18:32)

Unconditional Love (25:00)

Connections & Austin (44:03)

Values (54:32)

Sanity & Projects (1:09:33)

Links:

Chris Rogers Website

https://www.chrisrogersartist.com/

Still Austin - Day Tripper (Gin)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tl9T_ZtcX8U

https://stillaustin.com/booze/american-gin/

OXF Contact Form

https://www.otraxfavor.com/contact-us

Richie Contreras hosted Mauricio Tapia Luna, founder of the Platicando Con Mau Podcast. We talked about his migration to the US at a young age. Mau grew up with his mom but also learned to become independent and decided to live on his own at the age of seventeen. 

Mau is now a husband, father of two kids and after experiencing several scenarios in life, he decided to create his own platform to learn more about people from different paths in life. The vision and intention of his podcast is to find a middle ground through conversations when two individuals have different perspectives.

Thank you for watching or listening don’t forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe to our channel on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Youtube and Social Media!

Special thanks to our sponsor @stillatx

Social media: @richiecon85, @mau093093 & @ @platicandoconmau 

Intro (0:00)

Life of Mau (6:05)

Life Evaluation & Changes (25:58)

Platicando Con Mau (35:04)

Doubts & Luck (49:10)

Social Media & Guests (1:00:50)

Links:

Platicando Con Mau Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/7AexNTlIFPZk0LbM38AbY0?si=db4324c869eb4938

Links:

Platicando Con Mau Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/7AexNTlIFPZk0LbM38AbY0?si=db4324c869eb4938

Still Austin Whiskey Co. - Straight Bourbon “The Musician”

https://stillaustin.com/booze/straight-bourbon-whiskey/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/waMF89XNMs0

Richie Contreras is joined by freelance journalist Michelle Sanchez to talk about Austin FC’s form after two consecutive wins against FC Dallas & Houston Dynamo. We also highlighted the arrival of Rodolfo Borrell, the new Sporting Director for Austin FC, John Gallagher’s pick for the 2023 MLS All-Stars game & Men’s Health Awareness Month. 

Thank you for watching or listening don’t forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe to our channel on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Youtube and Social Media!

Special thanks to our sponsor @stillatx!

Social media: @otraxfavor, @richiecon85 & @michelle_tv

Intro (0:00)

Austin FC (6:23)

Ethan Finlay (14:16)

Rodolfo Borrell (25:25)

Julio Cascante & John Gallagher (39:04)

Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month (48:48)

Links: 

Still Austin New York Sour

https://stillaustin.com/booze/the-artist-straight-rye-whiskey/

Men’s Mental Health Month

http://menshealthmonth.org/thingstodo

https://www.healthline.com/health/mens-health/mens-mental-health-month#awareness-months

https://cacaustin.org

Richie Contreras hosted Midland’s own Arch Bell, the Senior Writer and Editor for Concacaf. We talked about his initial experience with soccer in 1986 after watching the World Cup in México and his move to Spain in 1996 to begin writing about soccer. Archie worked in the tech industry but decided to switch careers after writing an article about Guisseppe Rossi in 2011 for ESPN. We also highlighted his ability to become fluent with Spanish and how being bilingual has helped him grow in the communications industry. 

Thank you for watching or listening don’t forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe to our channel on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Youtube and Social Media!

Special thanks to our sponsor @stillatx!

Social media: @richiecon85 & @archbell 

Cascante, Mexico & USA Intro (0:00)

Life of Archie (21:14)

Writing & Spanish (34:50)

Guiseppe Rossi (43:24)

Challenges (54:32)

Advice for Newcomers (1:01:39)

Handling Information (1:13:15)

Soccer in the US & Austin (1:20:50)

Links:

Furman Betting of Yourself

https://www.furman.edu/news/2020/12/11/bilingual-soccer-journalist-arch-bell/

ESPN Guiseppe Rossi 

https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6783916/soccer-giuseppe-rossi-future-villarreal-arch-bell

Still Austin Whiskey Co. Pineapple Express Recipe: 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MGZu-9VLjao

Richie Contreras hosted Jorge Iturralde from Club Deportes TV to talk about the vision of his media outlet, Messi’s arrival to the MLS with Inter Miami and Austin FC’s social media. We also touched on the team’s form under Josh Wolff as the Head Coach & the fanbase.

Thank you for watching or listening don’t forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe to our channel on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Youtube and Social Media!

Special thanks to our Sponsor Hopsquad Brewing!

Social media: @richiecon85 @iturralde_oficial & @clubdeportesaustin

Intro (0:00)

Messi to the MLS (2:32)

Club Deportes & The Community (14:57)

Austin FC, The Narrative (30:28)

Wolff In or Wolff Out? (47:30)

Austin Fans (1:03:01)

Host Richie Contreras Plaza mobilized to Galveston, Texas and had the honor to collaborate with Jesus Mendez, the founder of Ovr Drve Gym. This recording touched on the life of Jesus & the story behind founding the successful gym on the island. We also talked about what motivated him to start training & the vision of his business.    

Thank you for watching or listening, don’t forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe to our channel on all the available platforms. 

Social media: @ovr.drive, @__jesusmendez & @otraxfavor

Intro (0:00)

Life of Jesus (3:03)

Training & Macros (14:54)

Entrepreneurship (29:15)

Ovr Drve Gym (38:15)

Emmanuel Mendez (47:00)

Future Plans (55:05)

Links:

Ovr Drive Gym

https://ovrdrve.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ovr.drve/

OXF Guest Form 

https://www.otraxfavor.com/contact-us

Host Richie Contreras had the honor to host Erin Webb & Katie Reed from Austin Rise FC, the new women’s semi-pro soccer team in Austin that is part of the WPSL League. This recording touched on the mission & vision of the team as well as the involvement with the community & the meaning of soccer for each guest.  

Thank you for watching or listening, don’t forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe to our channel on all the available platforms. 

Special thanks to our Sponsor Hopsquad Brewing!

Social media: @austinrisefc & @otraxfavor

Intro (0:00)

Mission & Vision of Austin Rise FC (3:57)

The League, Training (13:00)

House Park, Turf (26:13)

The Community (36:34)

What is Soccer for You? (47:03)

Links:

Austin Rise FC

https://www.austinrisefc.com/

OXF Guest Form 

https://www.otraxfavor.com/contact-us

Host Richie Contreras had the honor to host The Tiarras, a Mexican-American band from Austin that is formed by the three biological sisters Tiffany, Tori & Sophia Baltierra. We talked about their life as artists, upbringings, authenticity, inclusivity & the importance of spreading music with empowering messages. 

Thank you for watching or listening, don’t forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe to our channel on all the available platforms. 

Special thanks to our Sponsor Hopsquad Brewing!

Social media: @thetiarras & @otraxfavor

Intro (0:00)

Growing Up (14:30)

Marketing, Authenticity (27:15)

Music (38:47)

Empowering, Inclusiveness, Filtering, Criticism (54:09)

Discography (1:09:34)

Future Plans (1:18:30)

Music: “La Negra Tomasa” (The Tiarras, Lucky Hound Music)

Links:

The Tiarras

https://www.thetiarras.com/

The Tiarras YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@thetiarras

The Tiarras - Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mqFKiCvxacWEy7rzKSe12?si=G01D7WDWSEK2EeOQDQZpzQ 

Tori Baltierra x Austin FC (Legends in the Making, Texas Showdown)

https://youtu.be/Pky6M7vxrug