The Social Primate Podcast

In this week's episode L.A native and artist, Ric’Diculous, joins me to talk on the cycles of perseverance and commitment within your craft, learning how to establish yourself as a brand, and re-building our focus with each creative (or non-creative) venture. ----- Music Spotlight - MMUP CLAN (Monster Mash-Up Clan) - Double The Dutches

In this week's episode Daniel Olivares, owner of El Cielito Cafe in South Gate, CA, joins me to talk about his experiences as a small business owner; the trials & errors (and the excitement) of making the jump into business ownership, and the importance of humanizing business in the process. ----- Music Spotlight: Moody - Rocker Foo https://soundcloud.com/moodynineoh9

In this week's episode Andy Anatomical, host of Profile Pod TV, joins me in conversation as we discuss the latest happenings in 2020; from aliens to vaccines and all things in between.  Trigger Warning: Don’t say we didn’t warn you. ----- Music Spotlight: Earth Rebel - Can't You See?

In this week's episode Nanoski, educator and environmentalist, joins me to talk and breakdown the most common climate change myths, what we can do as a species to mitigate and reduce our carbon footprint, and the importance of educating ourselves on the long term effects we have on the environment. 

In this week's episode Redcat joins me to talk about the current state of U.S. politics, analyzing the mental & emotional states on subjective thought, misinformation and its association to conspiracy theories, and a trip down the rabbit hole of life cycles, awareness and spiritual growth. 

In this week's episode Terrence and Phil, hosts of the Fresh Two Deaf Podcast, join me this week to talk about our personal brown and black experiences, coming to terms and learning to appreciate cultural differences, and finding common ground and unity as humans. ----  Music Spotlight: Soul Providers ft. Innate - Cheers

In this week's episode Tori, host of Chicana Chisme and radio personality on 98.9 KLMO (San Antonio, Texas) joins me to talk about her career in the NAVY and the experiences that broadened and changed her perspectives on what it means to be a person of color in the U.S. ----- Music Spotlight: Tlatoani P - Art of Expression ----- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the h...

In this week's episode, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, director of The Current War (Director’s Cut), Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and The Town that Dreaded Sundown, joins me to talk about his experiences maneuvering through Hollywood, pursuing our interests and coming to terms with our humanity through film. ----- Music Spotlight: La Onda - Precious ----- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcas...

In this week's episode, all the way from Australia; Kyrin and Juan, hosts of the Mere Mortals podcast, join me to talk and discuss our never-ending curiosity on consciousness and death, the concept of anti-fragility, and the inevitable integration with artificial intelligence. ---- Music Spotlight: ihateyouALX ----- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and guest...

In this week's episode Heidi, former co-host of The Dusty & Heidi Show, joins me to talk about her psychedelic and spiritual experience on psilocybin mushrooms, learning to embrace and accept our past (or demons) in order to allow personal growth, dating in COVID times, and approaching (or removing yourself from) not-so-suitable relationships. ----- Music Spotlight: Feraz & Destruct - Focu...

In this week’s episode, Stephen (Megaman) host of the Megaman Podcast and Chris, co-host of The Kickback Podcast, joined me as we delved into a rabbit hole of topics; from uncomfortable truths to conspiracies and personal experiences. If you are easily triggered, pretend this episode doesn’t exist. *magic fingers* ----- Music Spotlight: The Tracks - Holding On https://thetracks.bandcamp.com/ -----...

In this week's episode Angel Salinas & Chris Carmona, film/music creatives and hosts of The Us Podcast, join me to talk about the idea behind their podcast and forthcoming projects, the toxicity (and in serious cases; a necessity) behind cancel culture, and allowing room for mistakes and accountability in open discussion.  ...Epstein didn't kill himself. ----- Music Spotlight: The Altons - I'l...

In this episode, Sergio, host of the Dude from L.A Podcast joins me for a short and sweet episode, on the topics of self-awareness, free thought, and finding a balance in the midst of political division. (This is Part 2, a continuation of the Dude from L.A Podcast, Ep 90) Check out part 1 here: http://www.dudefromla.com/dude-from-los-angeles-podcast/2020/7/29/dude-from-la-ep90-eddie-aguirre-the-so...

In this episode, Richard Pluim, an L.A based producer, joins me to talk about the experiences that led him to develop his own production company, Holly-do’s and dont’s, and the importance of adapting and learning how to re-tool the resources at our disposal, however limited they may be, and put them to work for you. ----- Music Spotlight: Mind Monogram - Kult Chair https://open.spotify.com/album/4...

In this week’s episode, CEO and founder of the Broccoli City Music Festival Brandon McEachern, joins me to talk about the beauty of creating and building spaces in urban communities that can promote creativity, health and wellness, how we can be proactive and socially conscious with our passions and learning to love the struggles that shape our experiences.  ----- Music Spotlight: Hollow Visi...

In this week’s episode editor-in-chief of the literary journal Dryland, Viva Padilla and poet/author of “Mowing Leaves of Grass” Matt Sedillo join me to talk about their most recent experience in Cuba, their consistent work in poetry and writing, and how it can give a voice to those who are under or misrepresented in our communities. ------ Music: Virgin Spirit - Love Nectar  https://virginsp...

In this week’s episode straight out of Minneapolis, Minnesota the hosts of Pura Cultura Podcast, Smiley & Lazy join me to talk about the current political climate, checking your privilege, and the importance of keeping it real with yourself and others by continuing to stay informed and open minded as we grow. -----  Music Spotlight: Murderdatt - Let It Be  https://www.youtube.com/cha...

Welcome to...Rapture. Just kidding. After 3 months of quarantine and surviving 2020...*drum-roll* The podcast is BACK! In this week’s episode Cosmosis, an MC, spoken word artist and co-founder of Greenboro, an artist collective that supports & empowers the creative community, joins me to talk about modern society at large, the importance of learning to be understanding with each other and&nbsp...

It’s the end of the modern world and we know it....Just kidding. This week’s episode covers the current happenings in the U.S; from the mess with the Democratic primaries to the disruption of our social and economic normalcy and the struggles we are seeing as COVID-19 spreads across the country and a little about Pokemon. Yes, Pokemon. ---------- Music: Sanity Menon - Nobody's https://sanitymenon....

In this week's episode Lily Gonzalez & Maria Martinez from Revolutionary Scholars, a program set up in CSUN to help create a pathway for formerly incarcerated and impacted individuals into higher education, join me to talk about their experiences post-incarceration, educating those affected by the prison system and the system that has failed them and millions of others. -----  Music: Wax Children...

In this week's episode Eric Eztli, organizer of Alivio Open Mic, an alternative space (and garage) in the city of Bell that celebrates spoken word, poetry and art of Southeast L.A., joins me to talk about the importance of creating spaces that fill the creative voids in our communities and the lack of the educational access in public schools on financial literacy and emotional intelligence and how...

In this week's episode Silvandgold, hip-hop artist and musician, joins me to talk about the power of staying consistent and disciplined within your work and how important it is for us, as individuals, to continue to develop and push ourselves forward.

In this week's episode Nico Aviña; artist, poet, and owner of Espacio 1839, joins me to talk about his work on “Lupita en Desalojo” a mural that depicts the Virgin Mary, a cultural staple of most Hispanic beliefs, holding an eviction notice, the struggle those and many other communities have faced against gentrification and displacement, the importance of supporting local art and businesses, educa...

In this week's episode Terrence & Phil, hosts of the Fresh Two Deaf Podcast, join me to talk a little bit about fatherhood at a young age and its trials and errors, how podcasting has evolved over the last few years and why it is a medium that has helped bring relatable experiences and stories to the masses. -----  Fresh Two Deaf - https://open.spotify.com/show/0shwE4i188oAV24vyYMBG6 Music: Hollow...

In this week’s episode Stephen Martinez “Megaman”, host of The Megaman Podcast, joins me to talk about the personal experiences that define us as individuals, overcoming those struggles and learning to accept higher states of thought for our own self-growth. Among other topics, we touched base on current events involving the U.S  & Iran, WWIII scares and the memes that followed. Check out...