Star of the award winning hit shows, Castle and This is Us, Jon Huertas sits with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres. The story behind the line "the canvas came up empty". He had to get creative to make the dialogue interesting and keep the job exciting. Often times dialogue is exposition without any depth or deep character development. He reveals how he won the job on This is Us. He was doing a chemistry read with One Day at a Time star, Justina Machado, and working with the legendary Norman Lear.

Jon Huertas sits with Kurt Caceres to talk about his hit song, Champion. He is best known for playing Esposito on the hit show Castle, and currently stars in the bigger hit show, This is Us, as Miguel Rivas. In his early years, Jon earned the name "Rat Pack", because he would dress up in nice suits and sneak his way into the biggest Hollywood parties and premieres, pretending to be delivering Milk. Once inside, he'd leave the Milk in the back and proceed to mingle with the biggest players in Hollywood.

DJ Excel comes in for his curtain call with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to talk about the best clubs in the most popular and obscure cities in the world. From Sacramento to Ibiza to Singapore. But he says the king of all club and party cities on the planet is still Las Vegas. People come from all over the world to the mecca of the music and dance floor capital of the universe. He never strays off the path of integrity to his true self. His true art form. The heart beat of the needle to vinyl.

DJ Excel spins once again with America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to continue their discussion on the lives of artists and entertainers. It's a lifetime of hustle. The day you get complacent, is the day you start to lose your career. It's a constant grind, always changing, dynamic and never monotonous. Maybe that's why they are attracted to the uncertainty of the creative process. They talk about what separates A-List celebrities from the rest and what it means to adapt as an artist after a year like 2020.

America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, sits with an artist who has performed in the most exclusive clubs, with the biggest celebrities, in cities and countries all over the world. His name is DJ Excel. He has opened for U2, Imagine Dragons, Sting and Katy Perry. Was an official DJ for Grand Prix with Steve Aoki and performed with Nas, Gil-Scott Heron, Ghostface, Gangstarr, Busta Rhymes, The Roots and Musiq Soulchild. We have exclusive access to new songs from his album before it drops October 2020.

For to many decades "they" have prescribed a body image complex upon our society, especially females. Mona May has experienced it first hand working as a world famous Hollywood costume designer. She has seen women struggle with trying to be skinny and perfect. But who are "they"? Producers, advertisers and the companies selling the products. But she feels the youth of today are changing this trend and becoming more comfortable with themselves and ignoring the global entertainment beauty stigma.

Mona May tells us what it's like to design for an Animated film, specifically the little white mouse, Stuart Little. She also gets into the the topic of complimenting coworkers. When are words, a smile or a simple gesture considered going to far? Telling someone they look beautiful or handsome? Back in the day acknowledging ones appearance was considered flattery, now its considered harassment. In the hyper-sensitive culture of today, we must be weary and cautious of every word that escapes our mouth.

Mona May is a Costume Designer who changed fashion in the 90's when "Grunge" was the trend. She took a risk when designing the film, Clueless, with Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd and Stacey Dash.  Wanting to empower young women to feel a sense of beauty, she maid plaid skirts and knee-high stalkings classy, yet sexy. 25 years later she is recognized as a trailblazer of fashion through film. Kids who weren't born when the film was released, approach her with stories of how she has impacted this new generatio

Johnny drops down the concept of Meritocracy in sports and Kurt counters it with the "lack-of" in Hollywood. Sports and Acting are one and the same, except for that thing, "talent". In sports and most careers, the "best" of their field rise to the top and are guaranteed a spot in history. Johnny will never be given the silver spoon, the red carpet will never be rolled out for him. He will always have to prove himself to the powers "that be".

NFL player Johnny Stanton of the Cleveland Browns, joins America's Podcaster, Kurt Caceres, to compare the life of most professional football players to the journey of an actor. Always prepared, always grinding, getting one job, losing another. If you're not Tom Cruise or Tom Brady, any day you could be on a new team, new show or out of a job. Working out, studying and practicing are a daily essential equivalent to the thousands of actors hoping for that big break to get called up to the big leagues.