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My guest today was a returning guest.  I believe this is his 5th time on the podcast and I've said it before, every time he's been on it's with a different role or job title.  Today's guest is the newly appointed County of Imperial Public Information Officer, Mr Gil Rebollar.  In our conversation we talked about his journey at the county, which started as a volunteer and has now bro...

Today I had the pleasure of talking to the president of Autism Support of Imperial County, James Gonzalez.  I've been following ASIC on Instagram for a while now and I wanted to take advantage of April being Autism Awareness month and help promote this amazing program.  James talked to me about what Autism Support of Imperial County is all about and some of the amazing things they do for...

Today I had the please of talking to someone I follow on Tik Tok and since day one I became a huge fan.  My guest for today's episode is the multi-talented Edeliz Perez.  Some people also know Edeliz as the voice of Gualmart and other of your favorite stores, she is also the host of the "It Personal" Podcast.  Besides podcasting the other thing Edelize and I had in common is that we...

Today I had the opportunity to talk to Gerardo Guerrero and Mario Rico who are two of the lead tutors for the Sparks program for Calexico Unified School District.  They talked to about some of the activities they offer and how things have changed for them and the program during the pandemic. Follow CUSD Sparks on Facebook!! https://www.facebook.com/SPARKSAFTERSCHOOLPROGRAM Visit CUSD Sparks' Websi...

Today I had the opportunity to talk to two of the team leaders for AmeriCorp from the Imperial Valley sector also known as AmeriCorps Borderlands, Summer Wong and Jonathan Hernandez.  Summer and Jonathan talked a little bit about what being an Americorp member is all about and what are some of the benefits of being a member. Visit the AmeriCorp Borderlands Website! https://www.icoe.org/studen...

Today I had the opportunity to talk to two amazing women who are giving a platform to authors of color and at the same time promoting cultures from all over the world to children in our community.  My guest today were Hayde Yanez and Gisel Barrett who are the creators and host of Niños Book Fest, a book fest that due the pandemic has evolved into a weekly reading show on their Instagram page....

Today I had the opportunity to talk to a fellow host and a behavioral health manager for Imperial County Behavioral Health Services, Scott Dudley.  Scott told me a little bit about himself, how he went from teaching to working in behavioral health and how Let's Talk about It started and how they decide what topics to talk about on the show. Listen to Let's Talk About It!! http://talks.kxoradi...

Today I had the opportunity to talk a local artist who has a very successful career as a multidisciplinary designer/illustrator.  My guest for today's episode is Mark Beltran aka El Honcho.  Mark has worked for companies like Lyft, Stitch Fix and Action Bronson.  Follow Mark on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/elhoncho/  Visit Mark's website to learn a little about him! htt...

Today I had the opportunity to talk to someone I found on Instagram that is sharing some really good information that can really help our community specially during these times.  My guest today is Nurse Amy Corrales.  We talked about her career as a nurse and her career now in the business side of nursing.  We also talk about her content on Instagram and YouTube and what her future...

Today I had the opportunity to talk to an old friend who happens to be the bassist for the amazing Tribal Seeds, Victor Shamu Navarro.  David and I talked about how he became part of Tribal Seeds, some of his experiences and stories of being on part of the band for 11 years now and what are some of the things the band has been doing in this off time and how he's been keeping busy as well. Fol...

Today's guest is a group of young men who have been on the podcast before and who I really enjoy talking and watching them grow and mature as a band, my guest today is Ferny, Riche, Reyes and Quintin and together they are known as Sweet Orange!! Check their feature on Calexico Chronicle!! http://bit.ly/3oPFNND Follow Sweet Orange on Instagram!! https://www.instagram.com/sweetorangeband/   Fol...

Today I had a returning guest, the first time he was on he was a candidate for the Calexico city council, this time around he's now part of the city council, my guest today was city council member Raul Ureña.  Raul has only been a council member for about a month and he's been really busy and I had a couple of questions for him regarding some of the items he has brought up to the council sinc...

Today I had the opportunity to chat with my good friend, the president of the Brawley Elementary School District and treasurer for the California Latino School Boards Association, Mr Gil Rebollar.  I always enjoy my conversations with Gil because I see how much he's changed and how much good he's doing for Brawley and for our community in general! Follow Gil on Facebook! https://www.facebook....

My guest today is a life long Calexican and an amazing photographer who has been featured in Time Magazine.  My guest today is Jimmy Dorantes.  Listen to our conversation about his love for photography and for his home town, Calexico. Visit Jimmy Dorante's Website! https://jimmydorantes.zenfolio.com/ Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Sergio Armenta, Jake! Dylan Castillo fro...

Today I had the opportunity to talk to Vanessa Kilps and Yomar Aguilar two members of Familia del Valle.  Who is Familia del Valle, it is  "A youth-driven organization that strives to provide essential items to those in need among our community".  Vanessa, Yomar and I talked about a little bit about what their goal is and why they decided to start this organization! Follow Familia D...

Today I had the opportunity to talk to El Centro City Council member Mr Tomas Oliva.  Tomas and I have something in common, we are both part of the Oxford University researchers and AstroZeneca clinical vaccine trial that's being offered here in the Valley.  In this episode we talked about our experience in taking part of this trial and why we decided to be part of it. If you are interes...

My guest in today's episode is the Assistant Director for the Cancer Resource Center of the Desert, Ms Melissa Lizarraga.  We talked about some of the resources the CRCD offers our community, how our community can and is helping the CRCD.  The CRCD is an amazing non-profit that is helping out community members cope with cancer and helping them get through with it in any way shape or form...

Today I had the opportunity to talk to a fellow podcaster, the host of Edu with you Mr Michael Anthony Garcia.  We talked about how and why he started his podcast we also shared stories about what it's liked to have and run a podcast. Follow Edu with You on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/eduwithyou Follow Edu with You on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/eduwithyou_teacher_podcast/ Sho...

Today I had the opportunity to talk to a Calexican who is now living 2600 miles away in New York City and working as a paralegal for the ALCU, Darlene Barballaniz.  We talked about her journey to get to where she's at now and how she can relate to a lot of young people in our community. Follow Darlene on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/darlene.barballianiz/ Shout out to Calexico Brewing...

Today's is a life long Imperial resident, member of the planning committee for the city of Imperial, single mom and now candidate for Imperial City Council, Katie Burnworth.  She is one of 4 candidates running for 2 open spots, also 2 of the candidates are incumbent.  I asked Katie who is a working mom with two young children why she chose to run for city council specially in this situat...

In today's episode I had the opportunity to talk to one of the tutors for the IVC Educational Talent Search, Emilia Ochoa.  She is the tutor in charge of the Calexico High School students and she come on the show to let us know what Educational Talent search is all about.  If you are interested in being part of the Educational Talent Search make sure to visit their website or follow them...

In today's episode I talk to the president of MANA and now candidate for the El Centro City Council Mrs Martha Cardenas-Singh.  She is one of six candidates including two incumbent candidates, she is also 1 of 34 women running for public office in the Imperial Valley.  I spoke to Martha about why she's running who it feels to be part of this historic number of women running for public of...

In today's episode I had the opportunity to talk to the only challenger for one of the open spots for the board of trustees for the Calexico Unified School District, Margarita Magallanes.  I got to learn a little bit about how Margarita was brought up, why she's running and what she feels she would bring to the board if elected. Follow Margarita's Campaign on Facebook! https://www.facebook.co...

Today I had the opportunity to talk to a returning guest, my guest to day is one of the candidates for IID board of directors for division 2, Mr JB Hamby.  I wanted to do a quick recap and summary of his campaign so far.  If you want to know more about JB and his platform make sure you listen to Episode 57 of the podcast where we delved more into that.  A lot has changed since we fi...

In today's episode I had the opportunity to talk to a former police officer, president of the Calexico Wellness Center, lifelong Calexico resident and candidate for Calexico city council Mr Javier Moreno.  Javier and I spoke about some of the hot topics affecting Calexico like the eviction moratorium, water quality,  Santo Thomas and transparency. Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2Al...