Up In The Mix

Returning guest Lily Baran joins us this week to offer advice on how to react to recent Supreme Court decisions.  We also discuss the viability of potato salads on hot summer days and discuss how Beyonce and Drake are trying to bring dancing back to the club.

Returning guest Jerick Image talks about his new EP and explains body taste. Also, the Warriors are champions!  Again. Haters. 

This week the boys discuss gun control, the sneaker beef between Nike and StockX, and review the new Top Gun Sequel.

This week we're joined by a few of our teacher friends to check in to see just how appreciated they feel at the end of another "Teacher Appreciation Week."  We listen as they discuss the ups and downs of teaching, how Covid has changed students, and what it's like to be underpaid.

It's the 151st episode!  Amongst many things, the boys talk about their shoe game, the sneaker app, and the NBA playoffs.

This week we're joined by the legendary Buddha and Dotkom, DJs of Reno's longest-running Hip Hop Radio show, The Bombshelter.  The brothers share the origins of their love of hip hop, how they started off as DJs, their friendship with Murs and the Living Legends, and how they came to open one of Reno's finest sandwich shops, the Beach Hut Deli. 

This week returning guests Samoura and Sylvia join us to talk about the Poetry Program they've started at the University of Nevada.  We also talk about social media use, high rent, and inflation and hear some of their spoken word Poetry. 

This week the boys talk their shit.  Also, they discuss the importance of Math, check-in on the war in Ukraine, talk about the best shoe styles and have a moment of perfect synergy during Trivia Time.  Oh yeah, they try to figure out whether a certain Supreme Court Justice is married to a traitor.  

This week we're joined by the Official Reno City Artist, Ruby Barrientos.  She talks about her all-around creativity and explains how she came into her own as an artist after learning more about her cultural and familial background.  She also explains how she came up with the term New Wave Mayan to describe her style.

This week Cesar and Shaughn talk about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, celebrate Donald Glover (again), and discuss some of their favorite Women in Hip Hop.  Plus there's poetry!

This week we're joined by friend of the show Edward Coleman.  He talks about his role in and explains what the Democratic Black Caucus is, describes what it is like to run for office, and talks about what inspired him to get involved in his community.

This week we're joined by Jessica Vann, who talks about community involvement, Black History month and some of the work the Northern Nevada Black Cultural Awareness Society does here in Reno.

This week Romar and Donald from Black Wall Street are back on the show with a special guest.  Hear her story and learn what is motivating her to team up with Black Wall Street to teach a new class on dealing with Trauma.

This week the boys discuss the whitewashing of Martin Luther King's true political beliefs, how white people love to misquote him, and how wearing a mask isn't oppression.

This week we're joined by Junes and Melancholy, aka the Rap Dads, to talk about their podcast of the same name, our mutual love of the culture, and we take a look back at the history of Reno's Hip Hop scene.

On this episode of Up in the Mix the boys are joined by Nanders and Chava, artists and photographers who have started a podcast that highlights and inspires other creatives.

The new year is here and has a low bar to clear.  What will 2022 bring? The boys discuss. 

This week friends of the show Stevi and Sway are in the Honeycomb Hideout to talk about their new self-titled EP.  Hear both their origin stories, what inspires their music, and more.

This week the fellas are joined by activist Jas Margarita who talks about her work with Planned Parent Hood and the Wild West Access Fund.  She drops some knowledge about abortion laws in Nevada, the lack of health care options for many women, and lets you know how you can help support these organizations and all their work. 

This week the boys recap the Who Cares reunion show with Egyptian Lover, discuss the Warriors return to excellence in the NBA, and have some helpful cooking tips for basic people. 

In this episode Will Smith Takes Another L, Shaughn gets in an argument on Black Twitter and new music from Snoop Dogg and Silk Sonic.  

This week we're joined by Conor McQuivey, fellow podcaster and host of the Renoites Podcast.  We learn why he got into the podcast game, we share our mutual love of Reno, and we discuss how the Biggest Little City can address the problems of growing larger and more diverse. 

This week the boys discuss the first week of the NBA season, including the Ben Simmons saga in Philly and Laker drama, plus they discuss footage of North Korean soldiers' extreme training methods and listen to a new single from friend of the show Denver Collins. 

This week's topics include Nicki Minaj's cousin's balls, Teenagers vandalizing school bathrooms for internet views, and Lil Wayne spitting barz.

This week we are joined by friend of the show and therapist Caitlyn Wallace.  She explains her journey into becoming a therapist, how mental health is part of your physical health and how difficult it is to address trauma.