Spencer & Spence

Ventura Forward

Society EN ↓ 100 episodes

Everything that’s happening in Ventura. Concerts, restaurants, surfing, biking and hiking from the mountains to the beach.

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Spencer & Spence

Episodes

#57 Strawberries on a Summer Evening. 29.05.2023 35:56

Spencer & Spence discuss events at The Fairgrounds, Cal Trans Clean-ups & Ducks On The Pond.

#56 Birthday Boy Shares Stoke. 19.05.2023 36:38

Spencer rants RV's, Motels, and Skateboards as Spence provides the chill on Spencer's birthday.

#55 Smokey-Paak Comes To Town 12.05.2023 46:30

Legend Smokey Robinson shares the stage with Anderson Paak at The Ventura Fairgrounds. Proving once again our stoke is on the highest level!

# 54 E Bikes, X Games, C Street #Ventura 05.05.2023 27:49

Spence & Spence skate through the hot topics around town the first week of May! Let's Go!!!

#53 Ventura Forward Talks City Management 28.04.2023 30:24

Spencer & Spence break down the future of Ventura which includes The Trade Desk, will it stay or will it go? Also Schools, The Pier, Fairgrounds, Farmland, SOAR & More! Let's Go!

#52 Hot List, News Talk Ventura Forward 21.04.2023 38:41

Spencer & Spence share the stoke on a new format listing and discussing 15 random topics in the city you love #Let's Go!

#51 Ventura Forward with Alejandro Hernandez AKA Invictus! 08.04.2023 46:57

Alejandro Hernandez, author, journalist, thinker and The Invictus of Ventura High School joins us for The Ventura Forward podcast @alex_the_invictus-uncensored.

Episode #50 One Tough Love. 31.03.2023 24:27

Ventura Forward Boys talk shop about motivation, agenda, and transparency in The Ventura Forward World.

#49 John Burdick, Ventura Umpire In Charge 24.03.2023 42:07

An original member stops by to share stoke about family, Little League, and what it means to be a local.

#48 Aaron Gaston Shares The Stoke of The St. Patricks Day Parade & Ventura! 18.03.2023 45:59

Episode #48 features Aaron Gaston a lifelong resident of The City of Ventura who has spent many years creating The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ventura with many other community leaders. This is the 47th parade and Aaron has handled the line-up for 10 years with Jim Monahan, placing entrants in front or behind the horses. Aaron also shares the stoke of opportunity in Ventura as an entrepreneur an...

#47 Rob Brant, An 805 Blue Collar Stud. 11.03.2023 48:55

Rob shares The Stoke about working with his hands, prioritizing your children, advantages of sobriety, and always loving his home in Ventura, Let's Go!

#46 Sabrena Rodriguez Board President of VUSD 03.03.2023 52:19

Sabrena shares the stoke for public schools, Ventura Kids concerts and raw jalapeños on pizza, with EXTRA Pineapple!

#45 Mark Valdivia rocks & Drams 24.02.2023 48:09

The owner of Rocks & Drams, a craft cocktail lounge in Downtown Ventura shares his World Food Crisis Experiences, repping 805 in the L.A. spirits game, and testifying to extreme pineapple on pizza.

#44 Rick Conrad, Fix The Fairgrounds, Yes or No? 17.02.2023 35:51

Upgrade? Land Swap? Stay The Same? Ventura Forward discusses the future of The Ventura County Fairgrounds with PSG Pacific Sports Group CEO Rick Conrad.

#43 Tom McClain Comedian, Sports Enthusiast, Project Understanding 09.02.2023 33:16

Spence & Spence share the stoke about his upcoming sports cards show, comedy gigs and his passion for unhoused individuals with Project Understanding. Share The Stoke!

#42 The Heart Of Ventura Forward 03.02.2023 38:16

Join Spence & Spence, sharing the stoke and the reason Ventura Forward is Ventura Forward, all humans are welcomed! Let's Go!

#41 Carlos Landeros-Angel Shares His Stoke & Heart For Ventura 27.01.2023 47:28

Spence & Spencer share the stoke with Carlos and his journey from being a musician and artist in Ventura performing at coffee shops to his dedication to non-profits and cycling. Life on the avenue, skateboarding and the need for youth to be able to share their art. Rock 4 A Cause, Bike 4 A Cause were all born from this. Let's Go!

#40 Brad Lawson 2 Trees Pastor Shares Stoke About Ventura 20.01.2023 46:05

Brad shares how he landed in Ventura to spread his love of Jesus. From the beaches to The Ventura Theater landing him on The Westside. His passion to build community is told here!

#39 Matilija Dam To Seaside Park 13.01.2023 36:52

We share the stoke about facts pertaining to the Ventura County Fairgrounds 320 M upgrade to why The Matilija Dam did not fill up Lake Casitas compared to neighboring lakes. Let's Go!

#38 Lorenzo Castillo 06.01.2023 51:21

Sharing The Stoke about growing up in Oxnard, successful road in business, and now provider of solutions for unhoused individuals. Let's Go!

#37 Holiday Stoke Episode! 16.12.2022 37:52

Spencer & Spence share their warm and fuzzy Christmas feelings to their followers and businesses along with all the things that make the 805 Great. Let's Go!

Lang Martinez Reflects On His Journey To Sobriety & His Views On Addiction & Homelessness. 09.12.2022 47:02

Community advocate Lang Martinez Joins Spencer & Spence for a no-holds-barred discussion on Homelessness and addiction. Lang reveals his journey that took him from a successful career to prison and now his advocacy to address the drug addiction and homeless issues in the community of Ventura. a must-listen to Ventura Forward podcast. Let's Go!

#35 Share The Stoke from The Mountains To The Beach with Steve Doll & The Ventura Land Trust. 03.12.2022 46:23

Spencer & Spence share The Stoke with Steve Doll who talks about why he chose Ventura to raise his family. From The Mountains & The Ventura Land Trust, ocean swims, 5 Ks & Marathons to supporting local businesses, the homeless issue, public safety and being good stewards of the tax payers money to keep the city of Ventura strong, let's go!

#34 Ben Kohn shares his passion for public education curriculum equality. 26.11.2022 28:27

A local Ventura dad became an advocate for diversity in the classroom & on the campuses on the other side of the conversation.

#33 Marc Adams Vet, local, and L.A. County Fire shares The Stoke! 17.11.2022 57:35

Marc discusses his experience working daily on the streets of Los Angeles as a firefighter and his Iraqi Freedom paratrooper experience fighting for our country. Marc creates a great podcast addressing homelessness, Project Room Key and new solutions to help clean up our town.