Mango After Hours Podcast

Chase from Umami Seeds joins the podcast for an in-depth conversation about one of the most unconventional paths into cannabis breeding. Long before he became known for creating sought-after genetics, he was a teenager growing cannabis in Utah, navigating a strict Mormon upbringing, and learning cultivation through trial, error, and curiosity. The discussion traces Chase's journey from his fir...

Nick Ryan, better known as the Banana Dealer, sits down for Episode 22 of Mango After Hours and lays out the road from Indiana to California, from cornfield grows to garage rooms, and from the early medical days to building Golden State Banana into a real name. He starts with Indiana. Selling weed young, learning under people already growing, then moving into a setup built around rented houses, cl...

Episode 21 goes deep into what actually moves the needle in modern cultivation, and a lot of it comes down to precision rather than hype. Josh Barker breaks down why under-canopy lighting alone is not what shortens harvest windows, and why the real driver has been far-red application and full spectrum tuning. The conversation gets into how Miami Mango has been able to compress certain harvest time...

Episodio 17 - En este episodio de Mango After Hours, nos sentamos con Lance Guyan, CEO y fundador de Craft Farmer. Hablamos sobre sus orígenes, sobre crecer desconectado de la red en Mendocino, sin electricidad ni agua corriente, y cómo esas dificultades tempranas moldearon la forma en que trabaja, piensa y se mueve hoy en día. Craft explica cómo empezó en el cultivo, los errores que cometió al pr...

On today’s episode, we sit down with Jacob from Ronin Seeds and a special guest appearance from G from Green Dragon, sitting down for a rare, in-person conversation about genetics, pheno hunting, business fallout, and the real story behind Toad Venom. This isn’t a quick back-and-forth. This is a full breakdown of how modern cannabis genetics are built, moved, hunted, protected — and sometimes foug...

This impromptu, unfiltered conversation captures the real story behind one of LA’s original licensed cannabis operators, a legacy grower who helped shape modern cultivation, extraction, and genetics long before legalization made it “acceptable.”In this episode, Mango sits down with G from Green Dragon, a founding member of LA’s Prop D era and part of the original wave of licensed dispensaries dati...

Episode 17 - In this episode of Mango After Hours, we sit down with Lance Guyan, CEO and Founder of Craft Farmer We talk about where he came from, growing up off-grid in Mendocino with no power or running water, and how that early struggle shaped the way he works, thinks, and moves today. Craft breaks down how he got into growing, the mistakes he made early on, and the moment he realized this wasn...

He didn’t start out as a fugitive. He started as a kid moving from base to base, learning early how to adapt, disappear, and start over. By his mid-teens, cannabis became both curiosity and currency. What began as smoking turned quickly into distribution, then scale, then momentum. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, there were no strain names, no legal protections, and no margin for error—just bri...

In this episode of Mango After Hours, our host Alex Villegas sits down with Sergio Picazo — cultivator, entrepreneur, community builder, and founder of The Connect Community — for one of the most insightful deep dives into modern cannabis culture. From Sacramento’s iconic District 6 to the emerging science of smokeability, Sergio explains how genetics, data analytics, water activity, and community...

(EPISODIO 9)Todos hablan de genética. Todos hablan de nutrientes. Pero casi nadie está hablando de la variable que lo cambia todo dentro del cuarto: la sintonización del espectro. En este episodio de MangoTech Podcast, el presentador Alex Villegas se sienta con Josh Barker, una de las mentes de cultivo más agudas del juego, para desglosar lo que realmente significa la sintonización del espectro pa...

JP is the founder of GOOD PIZZZA, and THE GOOD PIZZZA PODCAST one of Sacramento’s most respected names in cannabis culture and community. In this episode, he sits down with us to talk about where it all started — growing up in Plainfield, New Jersey, skating the Brooklyn Banks, and learning early what hustle really meant. He opens up about the heavy moments too — losing his best friend Ills and hi...

Episode 11 mit Josh Barker – Director of Cultivation bei Miami Mango Cannabis Die meisten Grower setzen noch auf 0–10V-analoges Lichtmanagement, doch die Wahrheit ist: das bremst Anlagen aus. Analoges Dimmen stößt bei etwa 20–30 Leuchten pro Stromkreis an seine Grenzen, zwingt zu mehreren Dongles (LMA14) und birgt das Risiko sporadischer Signalstörungen, die unerwünschtes Flackern oder sogar schei...

James “Cutty” Cunningham isn’t just a grower — he’s a Santa Cruz original and one of the real innovators who helped shape modern cannabis cultivation. From the early days of running a double-wide up in the mountains to leading Fog City Farms, Cutty’s story is pure California hustle. He’s one of those rare people who built everything with his own hands — learning construction, running rooms, fixing...

Episodio 11 con Josh Barker – Director de Cultivo en Miami Mango CannabisLa mayoría de los cultivadores aún dependen del control de iluminación analógico 0–10V, pero la realidad es que ese sistema está frenando a las instalaciones. La atenuación analógica se limita a unas 20–30 luminarias por línea, requiere múltiples adaptadores (LMA14s) y corre el riesgo de fallos aleatorios de señal que pueden...

Episodio 11 con Josh Barker – Director de Cultivo en Miami Mango Cannabis La mayoría de los cultivadores todavía dependen del control de iluminación analógico 0–10V, pero la verdad es que esta tecnología está frenando a las instalaciones modernas. La atenuación analógica alcanza un máximo de unas 20–30 luminarias por línea, requiere múltiples dongles (LMA14s) y corre el riesgo de fallos de señal a...

La plupart des cultivateurs s’appuient encore sur un contrôle d’éclairage analogique 0–10V, mais la vérité, c’est que cette technologie freine les installations modernes. Le gradateur analogique atteint un maximum d’environ 20 à 30 luminaires par ligne, nécessite plusieurs dongles (LMA14s), et présente un risque d’erreurs de signal aléatoires pouvant provoquer un scintillement indésirable ou même...

(EPISODE12) In this episode, we sit down with Dylan, CEO of Green Rebates, and Ethan “Free Money” to uncover how cannabis cultivators can leverage utility programs to cover the cost of major upgrades. From Humboldt roots to MJBiz hustle, their story blends personal journeys with practical insights on unlocking rebates for grow lights, fans, controllers, and more. We break down how per-fixture vs....

Episode 11 Featuring Josh Barker - The Director of Cultivation at Miami Mango CannabisMost growers still rely on 0–10V analog lighting control, but the truth is—it’s holding facilities back. Analog dimming maxes out at ~20–30 fixtures per run, forces multiple dongles (LMA14s), and risks random signal failures that can cause unwanted light flicker or even phantom “on” events at night. For commercia...

(EPISODE 10) Jeff’s story isn’t just inspiring—it’s a framework anyone can follow. He went from addiction and homelessness to winning awards and leading campaigns for MJ BizCon, Champs, and Craft Farmer. And the playbook that got him there? Simple. Show up. Learn your tools. Ship fast. Document everything. Overdeliver on edits. Build trust by putting people before product. When the Oklahoma market...

(EPISODE 9)Everyone talks genetics. Everyone talks nutrients. But almost nobody is talking about the one variable that changes everything inside the room — spectrum tuning. In this episode of the MangoTech Podcast, host Alex Villegas sits down with Josh Barker, one of the sharpest cultivation minds in the game, to break down what spectrum tuning really means for growers who care about resin, yield...

Think your favorite cannabis brand just magically produces fire? Think again. Behind every great grow room is a designer who understands environmental control, HVAC systems, power management, and real cultivation needs. Nic Bucholz is that guy. He’s led the design and build-out of over 14 million square feet of cannabis grow space across the U.S. — including 80% of the Atalanta 420 property builds...

What happens when a legacy grower, engineer, and madman builder walks away from a 32,000 sq ft greenhouse to fix what’s broken in cannabis cultivation? You get TriCleanAir. In this no-holds-barred episode of Miami Mango After Hours, we sit down with Michael, the founder of TriCleanAir—the only guy brave enough to say what everyone’s thinking: “Your HVAC system isn’t built for weed, and it’s costin...

What does it take to write the most talked-about cultivation manual in the game? Jack Whipple sat down with us to share how the CCI Black Book was born — not in a boardroom, but in the middle of burnout, bank shutdowns, and a relentless drive to document real-world grow systems. This isn’t just another grow guide. It’s three and a half years of failures, fixes, and 1,400-light reality — written by...

Was, wenn das Geheimnis für bis zu 35 % mehr Ertrag bereits in deinem Blätterdach steckt – und du es nur falsch ausgeleuchtet hast? In dieser Folge werfen wir einen präzisen Blick auf die harten Fakten hinter der inneren Kronenbeleuchtung mit den ICL-300 von ThinkGrow. Keine Theorie – sondern datengestützte Praxis direkt von Josh Barker, Director of Cultivation bei  Miami Mango , einer der renommi...

¿Y si el secreto para desbloquear hasta un 35% más de rendimiento ya estuviera en tu dosel... pero simplemente no lo estabas iluminando correctamente? En el episodio de esta semana, nos sumergimos en los verdaderos números detrás de la iluminación del dosel interno usando los ICL-300s de ThinkGrow. No hablamos solo de teoría — esto es experiencia respaldada por datos directamente de Josh Barker, D...