Mark & Mike Davis - "The Madtwiinz" - Animation Directors

I was beyond fortunate to reunite with the super talented and amazing humans, The Madtwiinz. We talk about their origin story, Blokhedz, Boondocks, “I Am a Slave” , microaggressions, music and more. Mike was on the East Coast while Mark was on the West. We made it happened and please believe it, I was hyped!

Madtwiinz links

Website

Instagram @madtwiinz

Instagram @@blokhedz

I Am A Slave Presented by The Roots

Blokhedz

Victer and Valentino

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Relatives, a podcast within a podcast. Relatives explores the history of when a 1st generation Mexican girl and a Black girl meet in South Bay San Diego and become Relatives. We discuss Black and Brown unity, Hip Hop, overcoming trauma, crazy movie type moments navigating life and much more.

In this second installment we talk about our intro to hood life, getting jumped on our way to get tickets to see Menace to Society and how navigating the streets of the city using public transportation, helped us to hone our street smarts.

Links to things mentioned in this episode:

Oasis Ice Cream Parlor in San Diego

Old School Hype Mix

Ritzy Periwinkle

Nyysha Sepulveda

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In this episode we discuss the current state of the arts and what the future looks like for BIPOC, disabled and LGBTQ+ artists. I was hella fortunate to have 2 amazing BIPOC women to get real, drop gems and provide a little hope for all creatives out there during these crazy times.

Colony Little - Freelance Arts Writer
Instagram
Culture Shock Art
Whitney "See In Black" debacle
S.F. Camerawork Auction Adrian Burrell's "Black Americans" and License Agreement.
Hank Willis Thomas "Love Over Rules"

Evonne Gallardo (She/Her/Ella) - Arts and Culture Management
Instagram
Website
National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC)

Artists she mentioned
Shizu Saldamando
Rafa Esparza
Derrick Adams

Artists/Writers Resources
Durham Artist Relief Fund
Asian American Feminist Writing Workshop
Latinx Arts Alliance
Artist Relief

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Kano Kid - Animator | Artist | Mild Mannered Hooligan

Yooooo, I’ve known this “mild-mannered hooligan” for 10 years now. We know he’s an amazing animator and artist but I wanted to go beyond that and talk about diversity in the Animation industry, when keeping it real goes wrong, being your friend’s only true hip hop fan, his health evolution and the “N” word for good measure. Check out the convo when 2 out of the 4 #YaHeard show crew (#thankssket) get together to keep it trill.

Kano’s links

Kano’s Instagram

Kano’s Twitter

Kano’s Site

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Dr. Rachel Raimist - Director, Professor and Community builder

Dr. Raimist’s story is inspirational. We spoke the morning after we all lost Ruth Bader Ginsburg and our convo was for sure appropriate. We get into how it feels being the only woman, and sometimes the only person of color in white male dominated spaces. We discuss her journey of being a single mom in that “Rap Life”, getting her PH.D, getting tenure at the University of Alabama then leaving that tenure to pursue her dream of directing again. She shares how she met Ava DurVernay during “Rap Life” and how she was later, impacted by the Ava effect. Dr. Raimist now has multiple tv director credits including Queen Sugar, Greenleaf and Roswell with more on the horizon. I make sure during our convo to point out that Dr. Raimist has been uplifting other women and so many others since I’ve known her and it is amazing to see her thrive.

Dr. Rachel Raimist links

Dr. Rachel Raimist site

Instagram

Twitter

LatinX Directors

Crunk Feminist Collective

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Relatives, a podcast within a podcast. Relatives explores the history of when a 1st generation Mexican girl and a Black girl meet in South Bay San Diego and become Relatives. We discuss Black and Brown unity, Hip Hop, overcoming trauma, crazy movie type moments navigating life and much more.

In this first installment we find out how they met, what the expected outcome of doing these special episodes is and we get to know Nyysha more when she answers the not so rapid fire questions.

Ritzy Periwinkle

Nyysha Sepulveda

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Eric Kohler , VP Partnership Activation for the Global Partnerships division at AEG Presents

I’ve known Kohler since college. Because of him I have had quite an amazing music industry ride. We talk about his music industry history, the passing of his father from Azheimer's and Parkinson's disease and how he maintains his creativity. He’s one of the nicest people I know in life let alone the music industry.

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Nah B Productions (Lite) with Elisa Garcia and Lilliam Rivera

I wanted to start off my special guest episodes with a bang (not the bayangs). These ladies are part of my tribe, pre, during and I’m sure post pandemic.

Elisa Garcia is a veteran of the Indie Book world and is host of Heartbreak Mondays.

Lilliam Rivera is a writer and YA Author. Her latest novel “Never Look Back” drops September 15th.

These women are multidimensional and on top of that, they also happen to be Magical MF Warriors, aka moms.

In this episode we talk about the latest White woman to come out cosplaying an Afro-Latina, Colorism and so much more.

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First full blown episode of WTYM but this one was just raw because of the type of day it was. A rollercoaster of emotions with the loss of Chadwick Boseman. Heard the news a couple of hours before this episode was recorded. We do have The Supernatural Bear’s first segment this round (recorded a few days prior). I’ll do a better job of introducing myself on the next episode and there will be less popping of the mic, I promise. This is a WIP, work in progress folks. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Safe travels to the other side Chadwick Boseman. Gracias por todo.

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Word to Your Mama, the podcast that amplifies diverse voices and celebrates shared experiences. Hosted by Ritzy P, a Latina creative entrepreneur with a background in art, music, and new web technology industries. From Academy Award and Emmy winners to talented healers, passionate activists, innovative artists and visionary builders, Word To Your Mama attracts dope individuals who embody the rich diversity of Ritzy’s multi-cultural tribe. There will be special guests, mad laughs, and absolutely no BS. Episodes drop every Monday on all platforms including YouTube.