Salinas Underground

Our old friend James sits in on this episode to talk dirty lettuce. There is no better way to unite Salinas than to say our produce is making people sick. That get's us thinking how we can rally behind all the other cool stuff going on around town. Or do we do that already? Oz also lays out his plan for a "Salad Days" festival that would celebrate both the Salad Bowl and John Steinbeck.

This episode, Cujo was out in the happiest place on earth celebrating a friend's wedding, so we brought on our social media manager, Leah, to fill in for him. She and Oz talk about the continually evolving drinking culture in Oldtown and how bad Oz is at socializing with this new crowd. Oz almost loses Leah with a rant about the new red-light cameras going up on the Northside, but she quickly corrects course, and it's back to talking about drinking.

How does one person create a radio show, a clothing company, a music distribution company, and about half a dozen other projects? That is all going to be answered in this episode where our guest is Ghambit who is originally from Watsonville but now calls Salinas home. Hear his story about his Tree House Club brand and what his future plans are.

The Salinas nightlife scene continues to evolve in Oldtown, so we had to talk to somebody that was in the middle of the revolution. Casey has been a friend of the podcast for years now and is the right person to talk about all the changes. From pouring drinks at 201 to consuming drinks at XL Publichouse, Dubbers, Kings Den, Farmers Union, Jaime's/Jesse's/Sinaloa(seriously what's the official name?) she has the lowdown on the going on's in our beloved partying neighborhood.

After nearly a decade of drinking in Oldtown, Oz and Cujo wonder what the next drinking establishment in the neighborhood will be? Brew-N-Krew has already announced its brewery and taphouse, but who is going to take the leap and put another full-service bar on Main Street. Also, Oz wonders if his days on this earth are limited due to his insistence on using bootleg vape cartridges he finds in Chinatown.

If we are going to talk about events, we need to bring on someone that knows what they are talking about, so we brought back a familiar face. If you still are not following Masa for the Raza on Instagram, you are missing out and a page with a bunch of events going on from King City to San Jose. Listen as Rob fills us in on what he has seen and what is coming up!

We like to pretend that this show is a deep exploration into Salinas and the surrounding area but really we are just a couple comadres sitting on the stairs gossiping about our week. This week we talk about the interesting vote by a school district to ask the city to cancel their contract with the TV show Live PD and the online fight that ensued. Also, we bring up a radical(strange) idea by a city councilmember to fix the homeless problem by buying them houses and shipping the out of state. Creative but oh-so-dumb.

Once a month for the last 11 months there has been a comedy show in the basement of XL Publichouse that was a showcase of local comedians. It's grown so much that you can now watch comedians from Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. September 28 marks the first anniversary of the Bricks 'N Beer show so we talked to a couple of the key people helping put this show together. Mike Booth and Anthony Barrera are back to let us know what we can expect from the first-anniversary show!!

The Monterey Peninsula Young Professionals is a group that puts on networking event. It was founded by three young women who were tired of the lack of opportunities young professionals in this area had to hang out in a fun, casual environment. Tabitha, Marieke, and Rachel started MPYP earlier this year, and they are already hosting monthly events that bring in dozens of people from all over the Monterey Bay Area. Check out this conversation and see you at the next meetup!

Marlene and Steven are the couple behind Brew-N-Krew the fastest-growing homebrew project in Salinas. They took their passion for brewing their own beer and sharing it with friends and are transforming it into a brewery and tasting room in Oldtown Salinas. They talk about their journey in the beer world and what their plans are for their brewery and also mention some events they will be at where you can sample their tasty brew.