The Symbiosis Now Podcast

Chef Monica Torres is a well-educated woman, a bad ass chef that currently creates at The Wakehouse in Reedley CA, and an all-around inspirational person. Chef shares her personal journey from wanting to be a doctor, to achieving her Bachelor's Degree, to becoming a chef. Tyler & Chef discuss why it is that we don't seem to enjoy the food that we cook for ourselves as much as when it is prepar...

Tony Padilla is a business major badass, who has fought wildland fire, happens to be a solar panel salesman, and is an all around cool dude to have a LIT conversation with. Tony & Tyler discuss their journey through their local Ju. Co. Reedley College and how critical it is to go to school with a plan in mind, ready to actually retain what you learn, and remind yourself that college is a TRAP...

Brad Gonzalez is a historian, a reader, a teacher, and a brilliant guy. Tyler brings up the fog of war and Brad helps elaborate on the very reality of American ignorance when it comes to conflicts around the world. We often claim to know what is happening in a region of the world yet most do not even know where the country in question is located, the surrounding geography of that region, or the id...

Allison Colombero joins us to talk about her pre-labor, labor, and postpartum experience from the baby boy that she just recently birthed. The journey to and through the hospital while in labor is a wild one as Allison & Tyler describe how they navigated through the medical realm. Getting on the same page with the nurses was critical to the delivery of that child, as the nurses practically do...

Cameron Quiring picks up the phone and voyages into the yonder of conversation with us on The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Cameron is an all around bad mofo with a tech background and an entrepreneurial spirit. Tyler & Cameron discuss how the narrative of WWIII being on the horizon may be yet another monetization within the attention economy and the military-industrial complex. When in the fog of w...

Ana Tovar jumps on a phone call for this episode of The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Tyler & Ana discuss being parents, Ana being a single mother and having had her child during the pandemic, as well as their experiences with learning how to find out who is allowed to influence ones child -- and who is not. The conversation turns to mental health and how we must remain graceful and compassionate th...

Derek Fleming drops in to chop it up on The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Derek writes for a wide variety of publishers on topics including rugby and other sports, cars, stereos and sound equipment, politics, gardening, and much more. Tyler asks Derek what writing for a living must be like. These dudes discuss being a freelance type of human in the modern world and many of the learned lessons while on t...

Anthony Garcia joins us via phone call for the first phone call interview on The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Anthony works with stone fruit varieties and essentially breeds & pollinates world class cultivars for Zaiger's Genetics up in Modesto, California. He is here to talk about the economic climate we have found ourselves in. Tyler brings up the good ol' days of riding the school bus as they bo...

Roy OG makes yet another guest appearance on The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Tyler & Roy have a tangential, yet wholesome, conversation about a wide range of topics. From spicy peppers and the state of the garden and our guts, insects and all of their strange attributes, to men's bathroom urinals and the piss therein -- from psychosis to psychedelics, through college indoctrination, while being ab...

Nic Chagoya joins us for the discussion of the unknown on The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Tyler brings up space travel, which then elicits the topic of illusion and the world beyond our eyes. As we continue to unravel our societal trajectory, we all can admit that one thing is certain: information is widely available, yet poorly shared. Cheers to Nic Chagoya for creating the new podcast cover art that...

Ray Balladarez joins us on The Symbiosis Now Podcast for a hilarious and energetic conversation about his past, present, and future. Ray grew up in some sketchy ass areas in California's Central Valley and tells us some wild stories thereof on this episode. Ray & Tyler discuss a few ins-and-outs of business, such as how to start one, how to ruin one, how to find your way in this wild world, an...

Allison Colombero joins us again on The Symbiosis Now Podcast to talk about how her pregnancy is going and what her and Tyler are looking forward to about having a baby boy coming in October. Allison & Tyler also look to the future these days, given their near parenthood. The future can seem technologically wild as we begin dabbling in virtual space, the metaverse, and ultimately the multivers...

Alfredo Vargas joins us again exclusively on The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Alfredo is a bad ass insurance agent, a world traveler, and a man who understands the dynamic of power. Tyler , being in the bartending business, talks with Alfredo about alcohol and how it affects everyone differently, and yet the goal of drinking in The West usually pertains to escapism at a glass-ceiling cost. The con...

The Local Skeptic just drops in to see what condition our condition is in on The Symbiosis Now Podcast . Tyler brings up the reality of our current economy and how supply and demand is a beautiful, yet tenuous, financial law. The Local Skeptic suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining control of our metaphysical world on it's rapid journey to decode and understand it all. The possible...

Vanessa Castillo joins us on The Symbiosis Now Podcast once again to tattoo Tyler while simultaneously having a great conversation! As Vanessa gives Tyler another pepper tattoo, the two discuss their personal encounters with UFO's, strange phenomena, and the paranormal. The conversation then turns to alcohol with an emphasis on what Vanessa enjoys to consume, what Tyler has been sippin' on, and wh...

Eric Arias joins us for a good ass conversation on The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Eric is a farmer, harvester, and seller of some of the best fruit and CBD in California's Central Valley. Tyler & Eric discuss the importance of farming, the questionable methods that are currently in place, and how vital it is to continue to establish connections where ever we end up in life. Eric brought some ferm...

Brad Gonzalez joins us on The Symbiosis Now Podcast for a deep conversation, beginning with a summation of the book titled The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin. This book relates to humanity and its vulnerability to possible "alien" contact. Humanity is constantly in a fight to survive, and if we were found by some sort of outside civilization, Brad and the book suggest we would fight each other and remai...

June joins us once again for another episode of The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Tyler & June discuss style and it's cultural prevalence, where everyone grew up in their own time, and everyone wore different styles clothes, listened to different genres of music, and read different literature. Tyler brings up how most every president and politician has awfully convenient ties to interests in certain...

Carlos Celaya joins us on The Symbiosis Now Podcast to talk about the meaning of symbiosis and the many examples thereof. Tyler & Carlos discuss mental health, and how we have friends & family that struggle--including ourselves at times. The conversation somehow leads to witchcraft and the dudes share their stories and encounters. Carlos talks about his military experiences and shares some...

Tony Padilla joins us for this episode of The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Tony is a contractor and entrepenuer, a student at Reedley College, used to fight wildfire, is full of good stories, and so much more. Tyler & Tony discuss and agree that women run the world by portraying such influential character, ruling societies in the background for centuries, even down to theoretically giving birth to...

Allison Colombero returns to The Symbiosis Now Podcast to claim the epic title of The Returner of Lost Children . Tyler & Allison share some stories from their recent camping trip, one of which highlights Allison's influential character of returning lost children to their rightful owners, i.e. their parents or guardian. This prompts the conversation to become storytime about more situations th...

Liam Welford joins us for the ride on this episode of The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Liam is a bad ass mechanic, technician, welder, and a fun guy to know and talk with. Tyler asks Liam about his upbringing in private Catholic school as they compare it to public school. These two dudes discuss gas prices and how it makes people obsess over the fluctuation, while ironically most folks choose to still...

We are joined once again by The Local Skeptic ! Times have been wild folks, and we gotta talk about it to figure out how to be and where to go from here. The Local Skeptic touches on how we all live within ecosystems; physical ecosystems, ecosystems of thought, ecosystems of disease, etc. Tyler brings up how in the West we seem to prefer hiding our issues out of sight to remain out of mind, rather...

Ryan Casteel joins us for the ride on this episode of The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Ryan is a pastor in training and is currently in recovery. Tyler asks Ryan many questions about his knowledge of the Bible and how it pertains to his world-view lense. These dudes also discuss how the world around us is damaged and how, at the societal level, our mental health is clearly not in a great place. Many st...

Daniel Chavez joins us for the ride on this episode of The Symbiosis Now Podcast ! Daniel is a bad ass trucker, a TikTok'r with a growing following, and one hell of a guy. Tyler asks Daniel about the algorithm and how to manipulate it's elusive behavior while being a creator. The discussion turns to the cult-like world we live in, where some lead and many need to be lead. As we find ourselves amid...