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Monica Maldonado is the founder of MAS Cultura, a non-profit organization created as a bridge between communities and resources to make them thrive.  Monica brought and shared two pieces of art she acquired as a teenager and  also talked about how she was encouraged to create an organization that highlights the importance of Latino culture in Austin.

Part 2 of two episode series with our recurring guest, Michelle Sanchez.   Continued discussion about Michelle's experience as a women in sports & media, Querétaro incident and Impact of Héctor Herrera's move to Houston.

Part 1 of a two episode series with our recurring guest, Michelle Sanchez.   Discussion about Austin FC's early winning streak, preparing for the upcoming games against tougher opponents and Michelle's experience as a women in sports and media.

Impressions from Austin FC's 1st season game vs FC Cincinnati, 5-0 win.   Due to the Russia vs Ukraine conflict, we each shared our own perspective of the meaning of the word "home".     We also discussed the effects of the war in the sport and racial disparities among refugees.

Greg Henny is the Taproom Manager at Hopsquad Brewery Co., a local establishment in North Austin.    He talked about the identity of Hopsquad as an organization and the importance diversity by hosting various types of events.   We also discussed more about the Austin FC's end on preseason and European soccer.

Moontower Soccer is an Austin FC podcast for Striker Texas that is focused on match analysis, club news and interviews. Jeremiah & Landon shared behind the scene experiences and talked about how they created content a year before the start of 2021 MLS season.   We also discussed more about Austin FC's 2022 roster and the continued importance of our supporting groups.

Life and culture talk regarding cannabis.    Now that cannabis is legal in several states and turned into a multi-million dollar industry, does everyone benefit from the legalization & decriminalization?

Fútbol talk regarding the structure of the MLS, roster rules and budget allocations.    In order for us to talk about the league in the future, we need to acquire more understanding of why certain regulations are placed in the organization.    We also discussed the benefits of implementing a relegation system and how it would continue to improve the level of our sport in the US...

Free flow chat with a mix of different tones and talked about plans for 2022.     We also discussed about David's recent visit to El Salvador after 10 years, Koke's honeymoon in Europe during the holidays & Richie's personal situation with family.

Giber was born in Hermosillo, Sonora and migrated to the US at a young age with his family. He graduated from Grand Canyon University and is currently the Performance Coach for Tigres UANL.    While growing up in Arizona he strived to find a trail that would draw him closer to soccer and decided to pursue a career in Kinesioligy. Before becoming a Performance Specialist, Giber read several books w...

Ru originally from the Valley is known as the QueerFriendlyBarber at The Barbershop.   In this free flow conversation, Ru helped us become more aware of pronouns and inclusive language. He also shared his experiences as a barber within the LGBTQ+ community.

Second round with Michelle Sanchez, producer in Telemundo Austin.    As Austin FC's season ended, we discussed several aspects about the team such as the roster, community engagement & the communications channel.    We also talked about her partake in the press conference with Tata Martine before Mexico's game in Austin.

Pepe Rangel is originally from Chico, CA and moved to Austin when he was 14 years old. He is currently a program coordinator for Verde Leaders, a branch of 4 ATX Foundation.   Soccer has always been part of Pepe's life and unfortunately he suffered a detrimental knee injury but little did he know that destiny had other plans for him. While going through a transition, Pepe coincidentally decid...

Javi Pereyra was born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia and moved to the US after acquiring a scholarship to play tennis at Saint Bonaventure University. He received his degree in Marketing but decided to switch paths & followed his passion as a videographer and founded Motu Pictures.    Javi is famously known for creating video content for Austin's supporting group "Los Verdes". Also while hus...

Part 2 of two episode series with professional soccer player Sonny Guadarrama.    Sonny is an Austin native, graduated from Cedar Park HS, attended to Campbell University and played for several teams such as Santos Laguna, Mérida F.C, Necaxa, Dorados de Sinaloa, San Antonio FC & Austin Bold.   In this episode he continued to share his experiences in México, relocating back to Te...

Part 1 of two episode series with professional soccer player Sonny Guadarrama.    Sonny is an Austin native, graduated from Cedar Park HS, attended to Campbell University and played for several teams such as Santos Laguna, Mérida F.C, Necaxa, Dorados de Sinaloa, San Antonio FC & Austin Bold.   In this episode he shared his experience of how he grew up playing soccer in Austin an...

Part 2 of two episode series with Filmmaker/Director David Blue Garcia.   We discussed more about the making of "Tejano" and how David was hired to direct "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".

Part 1 of two series episode with Filmmaker/Director David Blue Garcia.   David is originally from the Rio Grande Valley region in Texas.  He shared his beginnings as a cinematographer and discussed the arduous process of directing "Tejano".

We discussed Austin FC's current state after completing most of the season & welcomed our new host Jorge Martinez Jr. (Koke).

"if it's working, why break it?".  Guest Edgar Argumedo discussed his experience as how he grew up in Los Angeles, California, became a barber and embarked his journey as an entrepreneur after relocating to Austin by founding Olde Soul Barbershop.   

"Training in the Worst Case Scenario" Michael Chabala played for the Houston Dynamo, Portland Timbers, & DC United.  After retirement he became an entrepreneur and founded of Sphere, a soccer inspired fitness program. Michael shared his experiences as a professional soccer player and his motivation to assimilate the energy of playing with a team into his business.  He wants to authen...

"I Feel Very Hopeful" Vanessa Fuentes is the Austin City Council and represents District 2.  She is the only sixth Latina to ever run for city council and second to be elected.  Vanessa shared her experience as a servant to the community and how her humble upbringings molded the leadership role.  

"Case of Olympian Luis Miguel Grijalva" In the 2nd part of discussion with Attorney Jessica Smith Bobadilla, she explained why an immigration reform shouldn't be so leftist or pro-immigrant. Also, Luis Grijalva's case got the attention of people would never opened an article about DACA.  Aside from this particular case, there's stories of many DACA recipients that aren't told and how these restric...

"Immigrant Experience is Multi-Layered" Jessica Smith Bobadilla is an immigration attorney in Fresno, CA. She represents Luis Grijalva, the Guatemalan Olympian with DACA that was granted Advanced Parole for him to compete in Tokyo.  Jessica shared stories about her paternal grandparents that migrated to Mexico following the Armenian Genocide in the 1910's after the fall of Ottoman Empire and Itali...

"It's Like Glamour, Nope, No It Isn't" Michelle Sanchez is a producer for Telemundo Austin.  Michelle shared her experiences of working the mass media industry and how she is striving to be a pioneer for women in sports.  We also discussed Austin FC's current situation and how the fans are adjusting to the city having a new soccer team.