The Real Talk Podcast

Real Talk show regular Cesareo Garasa is an entertainment columnist at The Bakersfield Californian, a drummer, and my bandmate! This week, we look into Beyonce's new album and it's country (?) leanings! Plus - is Bakersfield having it's own "Urban Cowboy 2.0" moment? And finally we'll give birthday props to country music legend, Merle Haggard and a preview of the new Ment...

Felicia ‘Fe’  Montes is a Xicana Indigenous artist, activist, community and event organizer, educator, FEmcee, designer, poet, performer, professor and practitioner of the healing arts living and the founding director of Mujeres de Maiz working in the Los Angeles area. Mujeres de Maiz is set to commemorate their 27th anniversary marked by the release of their book anthology and over half million d...

Cesareo Garasa is an entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and busy local musician. This week we'll be talking about the latest report on the death of Bakersfield concert promoter and filmmaker, Nate Berg, plus the lasting impact of classic comedy (?) Happy Spring Break! Check out Cesareo's Lowdown column at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bakersfield.com ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ (Eye Street section).

HUNNIE'S BACK! It's been over two years since our last interview and we do a lot of catching up, plus share new music! We'll be talking music, life, and sharing some new Hunnie jams perfect for spring and summer playlists! Find Hunnie music on all streaming music platforms: h ttps://linktr.ee/hunniemusic . Also joining us in studio is  Cesareo Garasa,  entertainment columnist for The B...

It's a full edition of Real Talk that would be heard LIVE on terrestrial/streaming radio! ALL SEGMENTS! In this special episode - Guests: NEW music from Hunnie and Noble! Remembering Greg Lee of Hepcat! Interview with The Disassociates ! E News with Cesareo Garasa! Stay Tuned for new Real Talk next week! Happy Spring Break!

Cesareo Garasa is an entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and busy local musician. This week we'll be talking post-St. Patrick's Day in Bakersfield, Boots In The Park viral video fights, heckling at concerts, bad customer service in local restaurants, venues that need help in sound and customer service, the trials of booking entertainment for fundraising events, random r...

CLICK TO DONATE TO THE GREG LEE MEMORIAL GOFUNDME The Los Angeles and worldwide ska reggae scene is mourning the sudden passing of vocalist, Greg Lee, of LA ska traditionalists, Hepcat on March 19th. Lee (53) suffered an aneurysm and cardiac arrest on late Sunday, March 17th at his home in Paramount, CA and was placed on life support until his passing. Greg was an inspiration and a legend of Calif...

Cesareo Garasa is an entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and busy local musician. This week we'll be talking 2024 Oscars Wrap, St. Patrick's Day fun and the Leprechaun horror film series, local St. Paddy's weekend events plus mindless geek banter you will enjoy. PLUS A SPECIAL SECRET MUSICAL TREAT! Check out Cesareo's Lowdown column at ⁠⁠ Bakersfield.com ⁠⁠ (Eye...

Kimberly Salas is a candidate running for Kern County Supervisor - District 5 . In this episode, listeners will get to know Salas's local history from her upbringing in East Bakersfield, education, career journey, her political resume campaigning for former California State Senators Dean Florez, Michael Rubio, current Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains (D35), and her decision to run against Supervis...

RAMONA are one of Tijuana's leading indie pop acts with a sound that straddles the psychedelic sixties groovy garage sounds of Mexico and East LA Chicano soul creating some of the hippest sounds you'll hear today. They've collaborated with Ximena Sarinana, David Velasco (Porter), and have built an irresistibly cool body of musical works winning them fans on both sides of the border. Th...

Cesareo Garasa is an entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and busy local musician. we'll be talking about The Nile Theater, Ramona at Temblor Brewing Co., and our picks for the 2024 Oscars, plus mindless geek banter you will enjoy. Check out Cesareo's Lowdown column at ⁠ Bakersfield.com ⁠ (Eye Street section).

Gabriel Adame is Executive Director at Youth 2 Leaders Education Foundation . Y2LEF is offering scholarships and workshops to help students apply and complete the FAFSA financial aid forms! YTLEF SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE - APRIL 2, 2024! CLICK HERE TO BE DIRECTED TO WEBSITE!

Cesareo Garasa is an entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and busy local musician. In this special E News segment, we talk about the latest word crime, plus NEW music from pop punk rocker Nate Parrish and new single "Bad Excuse"! Plus local events, Cesareo's review of the new Bob Marley biopic "One Love", plus local events galore and mindless geek banter...

Marky Ramone  (Marc Steven Bell) is a legendary drummer who began playing drums in bands in the New York City area, before joining pioneering punk rock band Richard Hell and the Voidoids who toured the UK with The Clash and recorded the groundbreaking album "The Blank Generation". He then replaced original Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone in the  ⁠ Ramones  ⁠ in 1978, and took on the stage n...

This week, Real Talk host Matt Munoz and Bakersfield Californian entertainment columnist Cesareo Garasa discuss local events, his latest interview with comedian Brad Williams, some Valentine's Day event suggestion, info on celebrating Mardi Gras, the meaning of the Lenten season, and a Tom Petty Tribute! AMEN! Originally aired 2-9-24. The Lowdown can be read bi-weekly in The Bakersfield Califo...

Latti Patterson  is a Bakersfield-based singer songwriter who got her start performing with her father Deryl and sister Breeia as The Patterson Family band for over a decade in various locations throughout Bakersfield. Latti shares her story from being a young SoCal kid dropped into Bakersfield life, to picking up the guitar to evolving as an artist performing alongside her family into adulthood....

Real Talk Event Preview! Includes Exclusive Performances! For La Cultura (Feb. 10) - An evening celebrating Sicilian culture and music! Celebrate the rich beauty and deep history of Sicilian culture through music! The history of Sicilian music is the story of the people of Sicily – an expression of a people desiring love, freedom, frustration, faith, anger, pain. It is that desire that makes Sicil...

Nate Berg  was a veteran Bakersfield music promoter known for booking and promoting punk rock and alternative rock shows inside the Jerry's Pizza basement in downtown Bakersfield in the nineties and early 2000's. In the coming years, Berg also began filming and producing a small string of independent documentary films focused on central valley's punk rock  scene - " Floradora: All...

Lauren Marty is the Communications Manager for Bakersfield Museum of Art, Karen Zuber is President of  Bank of America  Bakersfield. The BMOA Winter Exhibitions feature Modern Women | Modern Vision: Photographs from the Bank of America Collection loaned through the Bank of America Art in our Communities® program, Forms of Influence by David Ligare , and Rochelle Botello: Free Fall. * BMOA Winter E...

Guests Traco Matthews and Anastasia Lester from Kern Health Systems stop by Real Talk for some real health talk about Health Equity! "What is Health Equity and why is it important?" Health Equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health! Make plans to attend an upcoming Health Equity Listening Session with your questions and c...

The Disassociates are an exciting new alternative rock quartet with a brand new album, "No Reason This Can't Be Fun" dropping today (1/19) on all streaming music platforms. Band members Brie Marie (vocals) and Michael Bonanno (drums), join Matt in-studio to talk about the group's history in the Kern County alternative rock scene, channeling real-life experiences into songwriting...

REAL HEALTH - REAL TALK! FREE cervical cancer screenings on Saturday, January 27, 2024 from 10am - 1pm at Mercado Latino, 2501 Edison Hwy. Call 661-326-5692 to schedule your appointment! Please share! Originally aired 1-19-24. Catch Real Talk, every Friday from 10am to 12pm PST on FORGE 103.9FM (Kern County, CA) or stream anywhere on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FORGE1039.COM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Host:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Matt...

April Reed is a multi-talented digital content creator, photographer, model, video blogger, actress based out of Bakersfield, CA. If you've seen her work or heard her name before, you can now follow her on (click the link): Instagram , YouTube , and Facebook . Get to know April Reed! Know someone who'd made a great featured guest profile on Real Talk? Contact the show's host Matt Munoz...

This week, Real Talk host Matt Munoz and Bakersfield Californian entertainment columnist Cesareo Garasa discuss local events, the return of the Nile Theater, big movies, growing up with your favorite books, why do teens read, "American Psycho"?, the value of local journalism and much more! Originally aired 1-12-24. The Lowdown can be read bi-weekly in The Bakersfield Californian and at ⁠...

We asked our Real Talk listeners what they thought about comedian Joy Koy's appearance as host of last weekend's Golden Globes and here's what one listener had to say. Originally aired 1-12-24. Catch Real Talk, every Friday from 10am to 12pm PST on FORGE 103.9FM (Kern County, CA) or stream anywhere on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FORGE1039.COM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Host:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Matt Munoz ⁠⁠