Episode 13 of "The Hangout Podcast" is now online!

This episode features my co-host and good friend Randy Thomas. Randy and I streamed this episode live on my Facebook page and broke down "The Money Fight" between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.

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Episode 12 of "The Hangout Podcast" is now online!

This episode was recorded after another impromptu guitar lesson with my first cousin Heli Martinez. Heli and I catch up where we left off after our last conversation in January and discuss playing gigs with the Jerry Diaz & Hanna's Reef band, reconnecting and practicing more on the guitar, gathering ideas to build a studio setup again, The Beatles' impact on America in the early 1960s, recapping the latest Metallica and Iron Maiden concerts that I attended, Jon Bon Jovi's artistry/success/relevance in the music industry, touring advice for young musicians, and much more.

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Episode 11 of "The Hangout Podcast" is now online!

This episode features my co-host and good friend Randy Thomas. Randy and I streamed this episode live on Facebook and discussed if you should buy a home, and how to do it in today's market.

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Episode 10 of "The Hangout Podcast" is now online!

This episode was recorded 2 weeks ago before another impromptu guitar lesson with my first cousin Heli Martinez. Heli and I catch up where we left off after our second interview last year and discuss traveling to different cities and countries such as Amsterdam, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Las Vegas, and exploring their cultures, jamming with Fleetwood Mac in Amarillo, Texas, meeting legendary boxer Tommy Hearns at The Galleria in Houston, the longevity of legendary bands like Metallica, KISS, and AC/DC in today's digital age, Ronda Rousey's comeback fight loss, training martial arts for self-defense, and much more.

Episode 9 of "The Hangout Podcast" is now online!

This episode was recorded on January 30, 2016 , and features my co-host Randy Thomas and my good friend Bryan Salazar. Randy, Bryan, and I streamed this episode live on Facebook and recapped the major celebrity deaths of 2016, the year in review as a whole, previewed Ronda Rousey's comeback fight at UFC 207 against UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes, and much more.

Episode 8 of "The Hangout Podcast" is now online!

This episode was recorded 2 months ago, and features my co-host Randy Thomas. Randy and I streamed this episode live on Facebook and discussed the current state of politics and police shootings in America.

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Episode 7 of "The Hangout Podcast" is now online!

This episode was recorded 2 months ago, and features my good friend Randy Thomas. Randy and I recap his cruise vacation that he took the week before we recorded this podcast, delve deeper into cruise vacations, my experience at Space City Comic Con from the weekend prior and the controversy that followed, preview and review some of the summer's latest movie releases, preview UFC 200, and so much more.

Episode 6 of "The Hangout Podcast" is now online!

This episode was recorded on Memorial Day before an impromptu guitar lesson with my first cousin Heli Martinez. Heli and I catch up where we left off in our last interview and discuss living a conscious lifestyle as a touring musician, the 1960s guitar styles that Heli grew up on and started playing, Eddie Van Halen's influence within the guitar community, Nirvana's impact in music during the 1990s Grunge movement, the importance of living a healthy lifestyle as a touring musician, hearing loss as a musician and how to prevent it , and much more.

Note: This episode features a constant buzz throughout, due to a technical glitch on my behalf that I did not notice until I replayed the episode the day after recording it. Nonetheless, I decided to upload the episode due to the amount of content that was discussed in the recording.

Episode 5 of "The Hangout Podcast" is now online!

This episode was recorded last month after an impromptu guitar lesson with my first cousin Heli Martinez. Heli and I catch up where we left off after our first interview 1 year ago and discuss playing guitar, different guitar techniques, variations, and styles, the music business in-depth, the equipment that Heli has used throughout his career, the recent deaths of Lemmy, David Bowie, and Glenn Frey, Heli's thoughts on Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, and much more.

Episode 4 of "The Hangout Podcast" is now online!

This episode was recorded last month and features my good friend David Nunez. David and I recap how our friendship first started 2 years ago volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House, growing up in Odem, Texas, going to classic rock concerts in the late 1970s, and talking music and movies for the bulk of the episode.