1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: Radio Radio Radio, He's a Myth and Bullshit a radio 2 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: phonic novella Local Radio hosted by Malamo La La Loca Morrees. 3 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to season six of Local Radios next Door. Look 4 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: a Radio is a radio phonic novella, which is just 5 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: a very extra way of saying podcast. I'm the ASA 6 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: and I'm Mala. Thanks for tuning into one thirty and 7 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 1: remember we have multiple tiers on Patreon. You can check 8 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: them all out and subscribe, listen to our past episodes, 9 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: check out our other original podcast, Marijuana, a podcast for potheads, 10 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: and yeah what else. So we're just checking in today. 11 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: It's been a hot minute since we've recorded. I was traveling. 12 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 1: My has been really busy doing lots of things that 13 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: we're going to get into. And so we know that 14 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: the state of the world is a disaster. Things are 15 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: on fire every day. Is something horrible in the news. 16 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: We acknowledge, We know that, and we're gonna be taking 17 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: a deep dive into some of these more serious issues 18 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: that are facing that our communities are facing in future episodes. Um, 19 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: since we last recorded, versus Wade was turned over by 20 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: the Supreme Court. We'll be talking about that at a 21 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: later episode in addition to a lot of other things 22 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: that we have planned for the month of July. But 23 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna use this episode to ease back into recording, 24 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: to check in with y'all and check in with each other, 25 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: and to celebrate some wins because even though things are 26 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: collapsing around us, personally, we're doing pretty great, can't lie. 27 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: We We have a lot going on and we are 28 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: very happy about all the things that we're working on. 29 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: So we also want to bring you in to the 30 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: fold and to share with you guys what it is 31 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: that we've been kind of cooking behind the scenes over 32 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: here and also not so behind the scenes. You know, 33 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: we share on Instagram and on Twitter what we're doing, um, 34 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: but there's always more to talk about. You in particular, 35 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: you've been traveling, you started school, like you're becoming a 36 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: certified journalist, which is like we've been doing it like 37 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: Indie d I Y journalism all these years, and like 38 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: you're making it official. Yeah. So for almost the entire 39 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: month of June, I was in see that Mexico. I 40 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: was in Mexico City and it was such a beautiful, 41 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: wonderful trip. I don't want to get into the details 42 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: of why, um, because it's not necessarily my story to share. 43 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: But my partner and I were in Mexico City for 44 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: kind of a life changing opportunity. Not gonna lie, not 45 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: to be cryptic, but that's what happened. Um, And so 46 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: I'll just say that it was timely and time sensitive. Um, 47 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: we had to be there for a particular period and 48 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: so we were, we went, we made a trip of it. 49 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: I was still working remotely, so I was, you know, 50 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: on vacation, but not really and but it was still 51 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: really great. Um. We got to do so many things, 52 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: eat so many that goes like never get you can 53 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: never eat too many thoughtless in my opinion. Um. And 54 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: just obviously the food in Mexico is just so so good. 55 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: It's like unparalleled. You think you have good Mexican food 56 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: here in l A at restaurants, ab be, your family's 57 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: cooking is different if you're Mexican. But yeah, no, I'm 58 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: like I've been suffering since I've been back, is how 59 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: I've been describing it. I'm like, no taco is the 60 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: same now, even the supposed it chasmano, you know, like no. Um, 61 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: and so yeah, just like I loved how walkable Mexico 62 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 1: City was obviously we were in a very touristic colonia 63 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: were which is kind of been taken over and has 64 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: had their own like type of gentrification within Mexico City. Um, 65 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: there's lots of tourists. There are lots of folks that 66 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: like are quote ex pats and like work remotely and 67 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: lived there because it's a lot more affordable than living 68 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: in the US if you're you know, make earn in dollars, 69 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: and so there's a there's a lot of complexities to 70 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,679 Speaker 1: the trip. I will say it was definitely a privilege 71 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: to be able to do that, but it was also 72 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: so beautiful and so much fun. And we also got 73 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: to go to Acapulco, which is where my partners from 74 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: and so it was just like a very good, like wholesong, 75 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:04,239 Speaker 1: well wounded trip. We didn't get into anything too wild. Um, 76 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: we kept it pretty chill. It's kind of like who 77 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: we are when we travel. We go with the flow, 78 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,359 Speaker 1: and we drink and we eat and we like like 79 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: to sleep in and um I also ran a race 80 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: out there, and my partner did it with me. He 81 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: indulged me and was like, let's do it. So yeah, 82 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: it just felt like just just a good way to 83 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: spend the month of June before starting my grad school program. 84 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: I love it, and I wonder, um, as as far 85 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: as the food, did you find that there were like 86 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: items on menus that you had never heard of before? 87 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: I remember distinctly the first time I went to Mexico 88 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: City being like, I don't know what Mexican food is 89 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: because most of the menus it was new to me. 90 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: We're dishes that I had never heard of. Did you 91 00:05:52,120 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 1: have a similar experience, Yeah, So for me, probably one 92 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: of the first things that I ate when I when 93 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: I arrived was the laco. And it's kind of it's 94 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 1: similar to a guess where or it's kind of like 95 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: and don't get upset if I'm describing it wrong, okay, y'all, 96 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: But like the way I see it, it's kind of 97 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 1: like a cross between and in Banad and my east 98 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: and as my east obviously, um where it's like kind 99 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: of thick. It's like too thick to be like just 100 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: a regular guest, right, um. And then you you put 101 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: like your little like your gifts so and your a 102 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: little like you know, whatever bass you have, whether that 103 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: I was eating a lot of vegetarian food out there 104 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: because I just love, like we La Floria, like all 105 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: the all the veggies that everyone eats over there that 106 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: we really don't have access to over here, harder to 107 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: find over here. Yeah, I've never seen in Florida at 108 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: the market, maybe at the farmers market, but never at 109 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: like a Ralph's right, And so that was probably one 110 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: of the first things I ate, and I loved it 111 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: so much. I was eating them as often as I could. Also, 112 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: like the frieds was were my favorite, Like I was 113 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: eating those every day too. Yeah, that the that Lao 114 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: was probably the first thing that I had that was 115 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: also like I've never heard of this, I've never had it. 116 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: It's delicious, Give me more. I love it. I love it. Yes. Uh. 117 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: They also would text me here and there like l 118 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: A could never It's true. I mean, listen the protective 119 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: like we love we love l A. Right, we're La girls. 120 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: But like the protected bike lanes. Okay, people fight for 121 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: that ship here like and people block that ship here 122 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: like you know that. Um on Sundays, they're like multiple 123 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: main streets are shut down for people to walk and 124 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: ride their bikes and skate. I saw so many folks skating, 125 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: UM when the streets were closed like that, Um, all 126 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: the little coffee shops, all the little bars. I was 127 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: literally like l A could never and everything is so 128 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: spread out here that you can't just walk down the 129 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: street and find a cute little coffee shop, like unless 130 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 1: you're in a very specific area. But this was like 131 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: all Mexico City, right, and just all the all the vendors, 132 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: all the the food vendors, the street vendors, very very different, 133 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: very amazing, very delicious, very cosmopolitan, so cosmopolitan, and let 134 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: me just say, I'm not going to go into detail, 135 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: but I went to I went to one fancy restaurant 136 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: that I was invited to. That was the one restaurant 137 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: that I got sick at. Like my whole trip, I 138 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: was good, I was eating back with every day. I 139 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: was eating Nika, right, and then the fancy bougie place 140 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: is where like we both got food poisoning of course 141 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: every time, every time. So yeah, so then I came back. 142 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: I'm starting my grad school program. Um, if you have 143 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 1: not heard yet, I'm at USC s Andenberg and I'm 144 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: getting a master's for pursuing a master's and specialized journalism. 145 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: So I'll be focusing and honing in on audio and 146 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: really like fine tuning the skills because as Molla said, 147 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: we've been doing this d I Y learning as we 148 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: go a lot of trial and error and as we 149 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: level up with our production company and all of the 150 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: aspirations and the goals that we have. UM I wanted 151 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 1: to have that technical training to really be able to 152 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: take us to the next level. Because although we know 153 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: we as and Maal and I as our community, we 154 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: know that like degrees on everything, but with some of 155 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: the people that we've worked with, these are the things 156 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: that they that they want, that they look for, and 157 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,439 Speaker 1: so to really give us a new pool of opportunities. 158 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: UM that's why I decided to apply for the master's program. Yes, 159 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: so many amazing things going on. We're so happy to 160 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: have you back, and very excited, yes, very excited to 161 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: like professionalize because I think also what people don't realize 162 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: is podcasting, Like although we have learned it ourselves, it's 163 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: a whole industry with like industry standards and language and 164 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: software and there's like rules of engagement. Like it's a 165 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:31,719 Speaker 1: proper you know, economy and industry in its own right, 166 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: and we make it look easy, but it can be 167 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: super technical, and journalism can be super technical. So it's 168 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: cool that you're on You're on the inside. Now you're 169 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: on our mole in the Ivory Tower. It's true, I'm 170 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: on the inside. I promised to distribute all of the knowledge. 171 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: As you all know, we in the past have hosted 172 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: multiple free podcasting workshops, so I would love to be 173 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: able to like update our curriculum post graduation, post degree 174 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: and continue to teach them for free UM at the 175 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: public library. That would be amazing, UM. But also, you 176 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: have been working on something really big. You just had 177 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: your debut at the chatter Boxes past Sunday, and you've 178 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: been working on material and workshopping it for months. So congratulations, 179 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: tell us more about it. Oh my god, I had 180 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: my comedy debut. I did seven minutes UM at Chatterbox 181 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 1: Comedy Night on the Sunday Show on July three. The 182 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: really great lineup of comics. I was the first one 183 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: because I'm the newest UM and so others on the 184 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: lineup UM were Jules Fernandez, Brad Branford, Taylor Ortega, Gret 185 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: Greg Edwards and O'Flanagan is his last name. The headliner. 186 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: I need to look him up. I can't remember his 187 00:11:56,240 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 1: first name, but Brian o'lanagan. So really fun, really fun show, 188 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: and I can't lie. I think I killed it. I 189 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: think all my jokes landed. I've been working on this 190 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: seven minutes basically all year and m really happy with it. 191 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: So now I have like my little tape and I'm 192 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: going to be sending it off to all the comedy 193 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,959 Speaker 1: shows ever and hopefully I'll be getting booked on more 194 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: lineups and I'll share if and when I do. So yeah, 195 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: I think it's just the beginning of something um bigger 196 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: for me. Like I definitely want to eventually tour and 197 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: work up to like a thirty minute said and then 198 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: like an hour and you know, um over here at 199 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: look At we like to dream big. So I'm like 200 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: projecting forward and just like manifesting a special, a comedy special. 201 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: You know, Um, I think it could be really fun. 202 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: I think I'm like already planning it in my mind, 203 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: you know, like what this special could be. So anyways, yeah, 204 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: so that was that was That was this last week 205 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: and it was very fun and you went and my 206 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: parents were so thank you for going, and I don't 207 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: know you can confirm that I killed it. If you want, 208 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: you can validate. I had witnesses. Yeah, no, it was great. 209 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: All of the jokes landed, the timing was impeccable, the 210 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 1: delivery was amazing. Mama looked gorgeous, um, and definitely lots 211 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: of people were there to see you. And another thing 212 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: I forgot to share with you some now I'm sharing 213 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: it on air during this interview, but you have a 214 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: bit about body shaming, and you know you your family 215 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: is the one that first taught you what body shaming 216 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: is right. And your mother turned around and looked at 217 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: me like she for real, my mom knows exactly what 218 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: I'm talking because I've seen her do it. I'm like, yes, 219 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: she's said it. She said it because it's true. But 220 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: um no, like yeah, yeah, yeah, this this is accurate. Um. 221 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: And yeah, it was funny because there were lots of 222 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: jokes not just with Mala, but lots of jokes about 223 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: like hell and God and Satan. And your mom would 224 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: like kind of like the side I and like look 225 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: at me. And so afterwards I was like, me, thought, 226 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: what did you think of all the jokes about religion 227 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: and God? And she goes, He's going to help, She's 228 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: going to hell. They're all going to help. Sounds about right, 229 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: Oh my god. And it's so funny because she loves sacrilege, 230 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: she really does. She just pretends to be scandalized. But 231 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: I did warn my parents before the show about not 232 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: just my set, but I had to. My parents have 233 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: come to look at the events, and as we've established, 234 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: our events are really very wholesome and very tame. Like 235 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: we're very clear Catholic school girls. Even as much as 236 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: we like try and and liberate ourselves from it and 237 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: liberate our content and just be free on our own, 238 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: it's it's still there, you know. It's deeply, deeply ingrained 239 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: in there, like eighteen years fifteen plus years of of 240 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: that Big Tree too. We're quite wholesome. So my parents 241 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: have come to our wholesome events, and this is different. 242 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: This is stand up comedians from all walks of life 243 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: and people who like comedy, and it's this little dive 244 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: bar and Covina. So it's just I explained to them, 245 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: it's going to be everything, you know. So just I 246 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: was like, mom, just please don't heck with me, Just 247 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: don't respond to me, don't say anything during Oh my god, 248 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: I'm so glad that you prept her because remember when 249 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: at Live year three for folks that we're not in 250 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: attendance and had a Q and a after our panel 251 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: and at the paramount and grabs the mic as if 252 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: she's got my last mom and goes, so are you 253 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: dating anyone? It was a riot and I'm glad you 254 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: prepped her. Yes, had to prep her. So they behaved, 255 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: They did a good job. It was very fun. So yeah, 256 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: we'll see, we'll see where where this takes us. I mean, 257 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: you know, we're just trying to expand our little creative 258 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: universe as much as possible, and like, I think that 259 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: any anyway that we can strengthen our skill set, like 260 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: in whatever it is, I feel already, like even just 261 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: doing the stand up, I feel so much stronger and 262 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: concise with my writing and um with like the scripts 263 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: that I'm putting together for the show. And you know, 264 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: I'm really interested in writing scripts, and I've been working 265 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: on a pilot for some time, but part of me 266 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: has realized, like I could sit down and write a 267 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 1: script for a pilot that I think is a comedy pilot, 268 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: But how do I know that any of these lines 269 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 1: are actually funny? I need to go and test them out. 270 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: So for me, I think of like my sets and 271 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: doing the stand up as just step one in Like 272 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 1: these are stories and characters and scenarios that people are 273 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:26,119 Speaker 1: laughing at. I think I could grow this out into 274 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: a storyline, into a script, you know, totally, absolutely, I mean, 275 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: And there's so many visions, dreams for look at that productions, 276 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: you know, to just to project, like what would your 277 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: tend look like? You know? Um. So it's it's exciting 278 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:49,919 Speaker 1: to be building in in different ways, right, all aligned, 279 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: but just to be adding to the skill set, like 280 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 1: you said, and growing in different ways is really important, 281 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: I think to any creative and anyone because you also 282 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: don't want to be stuck doing same thing, um, which 283 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: is why like each year we like have a new theme, 284 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: you know, we want to keep it fresh. We try 285 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: different segments, you know, um, and we try we try 286 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: out things here at look too. It's true. So just 287 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: know you guys, once again, we're working tirelessly to be 288 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:22,679 Speaker 1: the best podcasters for you listening at home. This is 289 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: all for you. This is all for the art and 290 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 1: for the listener experience. Really, at the end of the 291 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 1: day is when it comes down to like all gets 292 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: poured back into the art um. Yeah. In other news, 293 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 1: in local l A politics, we have a really big announcement. 294 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: If folks haven't heard, haven't seen, but our past guests 295 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: on Sisnandez, who was running for City Council District one one, 296 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,479 Speaker 1: the seat she won the city council seat for Council 297 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: District one. She beat the incumbent Guil city O. It 298 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 1: was really intense and drawn out election because it took 299 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks, maybe even a month to count 300 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: all the mail in ballots and so at you know, 301 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: just after election night it looked like gil had actually won. 302 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 1: But Onsa has kept the faith, She kept believing in 303 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: her her campaign in the community, and she was right 304 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 1: because at the end of the month, after all the 305 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:32,360 Speaker 1: mail in ballots had been counted, she was actually up 306 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: by She really beat him, and he would think was 307 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 1: at forty six percent. And so we just wanted to 308 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: congratulate her. We're so proud of her. We know she's 309 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: gonna be She's gonna do amazing things for CD one. 310 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: She's also the first or public like public facing abolitionists 311 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: on the city council. Yeah, and her district is like 312 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: a really central important district, and we know that voting 313 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: is not the end all be all and is not everything, 314 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: and that politics are not everything. But a candidate like on, 315 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 1: he says, winning against an incumbent like Gil Sadio is 316 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 1: a big fucking deal, and it does give us a 317 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: lot of like hope for the future, not to use 318 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: the age word, but it does give us hope for 319 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: the future, and like not all is lost, you know. 320 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 1: And I think Gil Sadio also showed us that you 321 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: cannot rest on your laurels. This man was not showing 322 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: up to town hall meetings, he was not showing up 323 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: to debates. He was not door knocking, he wasn't campaigning. 324 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 1: He was attacking on, he says, and slandering her, but 325 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 1: he was not campaigning with constituents and with the people, 326 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: and only says, like we've talked about before, not unlike 327 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: an AOC foots on the ground, owned, door to door, 328 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: in the community, town halls, debates, really talking to people. 329 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: And it worked. Yeah, So I think for us, like 330 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,360 Speaker 1: I think that's like the victory and all of it, 331 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: you know, absolutely, it's also really exciting because there's a 332 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: couple of other really progressive candidates on the ballot for 333 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: the general election in the fall. So it could very 334 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: well be that city Council ends up being ends up 335 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: electing like a couple of new progressives, which is a 336 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: really big deal UM because city council hasn't necessarily had 337 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: the most progressive UM city council people. So we're excited, 338 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: we you know, are Yeah, we're just super excited for 339 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: ownesss and for the district and to see what she's 340 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: gonna do. We know she has lots of ideas, So 341 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: props to her. Congratulations again, and props to us because 342 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: we did interview her on look at the our radio. 343 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 1: There is such a thing as a got the local 344 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: thought effect, So it's truly we got her elected. But 345 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: I'm sure it helped. Yeah, I mean, I mean, it's 346 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: also like we've said, like, we can't just have everybody 347 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:16,160 Speaker 1: on the show that's running, you know, for any elected office. 348 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: One like we know our listeners and we know our listeners. No, inherently, 349 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: the voting is not the end all be all, and 350 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: so that's not the type of continent we want to 351 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: churn out each election cycle. However, we do identify and 352 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: see candidates or they reach out to us that we 353 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: know are coming at campaigning with a different angle, with 354 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: the fresh perspective, are challenging it. Very powerful incumbent and democrat. 355 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 1: We we want Democrat or Republican. We want to be 356 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 1: able to have them on the show. So we uh, 357 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: you know, we got more elections coming up this year. 358 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: We're not done yet, so we'll be talking about these 359 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: issues as we go. And I mean there's a lot 360 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:07,640 Speaker 1: going on as far as politics, policy, legislation. I mean 361 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,199 Speaker 1: since we last spoke, obviously, we've had the overturning of 362 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 1: Roe v. Wade, like ds I mentioned at the top 363 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: of the episode, and that's something that we want to 364 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 1: talk about further. Even though we're in California and we're 365 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: in l a and in theory we should be fine 366 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: and we should have access, there are still all these 367 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: examples of women being criminalized and arrested for still birth 368 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:34,919 Speaker 1: even in California. Um pregnant people having a difficult time 369 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: accessing abortion, access and reproductive services even in California. So 370 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: even though we're in this sort of like quote liberal bubble, 371 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: which not really all of the same issues that are 372 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: impacting folks at the federal level and state by state, 373 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: they trickle down over here. They're happening here too, so 374 00:23:55,320 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: we'll be will continue to cover these things as we go. Yeah, 375 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 1: this is kind of just like our personal check in 376 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: pop culture Roundup episode a little bit of politics light, 377 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: but you know, really we're just we're just catching up 378 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: with y'all, and we of course want to be able 379 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: to give these very important topics the time and care 380 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 1: that they need. Um, So we'll be bringing those episodes, 381 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 1: you know, sometime this month of July, um m HM 382 00:24:30,040 --> 00:25:16,920 Speaker 1: or Cam and little Ship. And also subscribe to our newsletter. 383 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: Go to look at the Radio dot com. Subscribe to 384 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: busy Those because this is also where we share event info. Yeah, 385 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: our newsletter is so cute, y'all, so you have to subscribe, 386 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: head over to our website. Like Mala mentioned, also a 387 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 1: shout out to our dear friend Richard. She wrote a 388 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: very beautiful piece about sisterhood. She gets very vulnerable. She 389 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: lost a very dear friend very recently, uh this past year, um, 390 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: someone that she calls her soul mate, and so it's 391 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:53,440 Speaker 1: been really heartbreaking to see this this journey for her 392 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: on the outside, you know, as someone that loves her, 393 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 1: but she gets super real in this article about her 394 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: grief and also interviews UH for sets of friends for 395 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 1: duos duo friendships, UM and talks to us about sisterhood. 396 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: And she talked to us UM as you all know, 397 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: we have been podcasting for six years and we met 398 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: online and so we talked about that journey from like 399 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: going from party friends to business partners to like life partners, 400 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: you know, partners and podcasting. So check that article out. 401 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 1: We'll also put it in our newsletter. Thank you for 402 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: featuring us. It's such a beautiful article. Oh yeah, I 403 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: cried like a baby talking about how much I love 404 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: It was so sweet. Words of affirmation are my thing, 405 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: and so I was like, this girl loves me and 406 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 1: I love and I love her so much. But Mala 407 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: doesn't name me telling her that I love her every 408 00:26:55,000 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: single day, however I do, so I appreciate the love absolutely. 409 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: And it was funny too because I'm like crying my 410 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: eyes out and us was like on campus, like very 411 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 1: put together, in between classes, like like smiling like not 412 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:16,439 Speaker 1: not not a tear, like not emotional at all and 413 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: just smiling as I weave. It was so funny. She's like, 414 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: I know, let it out I know, I know. So 415 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 1: you know, I cry like once a week, so I'm like, 416 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: your muted can you hear me? Now? Yeah? Okay, yeah no, 417 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,479 Speaker 1: I cry all the time. And I tell Moll I 418 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: love her all the time, so I didn't you know, 419 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: she knows. It was It was so cute, It was 420 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,919 Speaker 1: such a it was such a lovely experience that Jaka 421 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 1: like invited us into UM. And she's, you know, one 422 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: of the best journalists in the game, award winning and 423 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,360 Speaker 1: she's working at Refinery twenty nine right now and she's 424 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: running there next vertical. So she has like a ton 425 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 1: of amazing work. And she's someone that we haven't had 426 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 1: on the show, which is honestly horrible because she it's 427 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 1: a crime. We love her. She's so brilliant, she's so 428 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 1: badass UM and we've been knowing her for years UM, 429 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:19,360 Speaker 1: so definitely we need to have her on UM. But yeah, 430 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 1: check out the article of the Friendship episode. It could 431 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,360 Speaker 1: be the follow up interview. I love it. Okay, let's 432 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 1: do it. Let's do it perfect. And that is our 433 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:35,120 Speaker 1: creative process, folks. That was a brainstorm. That's pre production, 434 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: pre production. Moll and I sending like voice memost text messages, 435 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: d MS, Twitter d ms like ideas all day long, 436 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: every single day. Like that's literally our process. Yeah, it's 437 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: very like stream of consciousness. We like bounce ideas off 438 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: of each other and then eventually they get written down 439 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: and you know, written and produced. But yeah, that's really 440 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 1: how how organic it is, super super crunchy, super organic. Um, 441 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:08,880 Speaker 1: what else is going on? Okay, So Raquel's article we love. Also, 442 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: have you guys been keeping up with the whole l 443 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: A Cool Girl back and forth started on TikTok White 444 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: Girl in Silver Lake. People have silver Lake left to 445 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 1: call silver like the east side it's I don't get 446 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: it anything east of Librea and they're like east side, 447 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: east side, east side, east side, downtown, east side. That's 448 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: not the east side, that's Silver Lake. And that's not 449 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: the first time that we've heard that. We've heard in 450 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: person people call it downtown the east side. Downtown is downtown, 451 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: Like that's about the east side, art Downstrict. Art Sistrict 452 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: is the arts district. You know, Downtown is downtown, Chinatown 453 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: is China to like, no, it's not east side the 454 00:29:56,520 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: stop So so um, yeah, this this one in on TikTok. 455 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 1: She um has like a bunch of videos about like 456 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: l A Cool Girls read white Girls on the West Side, 457 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: but this one in particular is about the quote east 458 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: Side and east Side l A cool Girl. And it's like, 459 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: sometimes I think like white people on the West Side, 460 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: especially the transplants, like really live in a different l A. 461 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: Like I followed that overheard l A page and there 462 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: was like one and I'm not going to pretend to remember, 463 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 1: but there was one that I sent to Mala and 464 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 1: it was like the conversation and it was something that 465 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: I didn't even understand, and I was like, Mama, these 466 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: people live in an entirely different l A. You know, 467 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: like I don't even know what they're referring to, Like 468 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:42,719 Speaker 1: what is this even about? I've never heard of this. 469 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 1: What language are they speaking? Truly, No, I forget and 470 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 1: I for I forget where I was it was pre pandemic. 471 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:55,480 Speaker 1: You know, we don't have as many run ins with 472 00:30:55,800 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: randos like we would have before the pandemic. Like now 473 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 1: we interact with our family, our friends and if we 474 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: have working situations, if we go to a show, if 475 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: we go to an event, but just being like an 476 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: mixed company with whoever is not such a thing anymore. 477 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: But I remember back in the day, I was around 478 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: white people at some point, and I remember this white 479 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 1: man saying that like he never ever, ever, ever goes 480 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: east of Librea, like l A does not exist east 481 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: of Librea. But I'm like, that's where all of l 482 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: A is east of Librea. Liter the entire city is 483 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 1: east of Librea. The city of l A is literally 484 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 1: east of Librea. Yes, And and so that different reality 485 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 1: hit me, like that statement, like these people are on 486 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: a different planet and it's called the West Side. Yeah, 487 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: I hate driving to the West Side, y'all. Like there 488 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 1: was a time where MoMA and I were there every 489 00:31:56,600 --> 00:32:00,640 Speaker 1: week for like meetings for work, like we were events 490 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 1: who were there all the time, and each time I 491 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 1: was like throwing a tantrum, Like I was very upset 492 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: about having to drive out there because it really is 493 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 1: a different part of l A. Like I don't even 494 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 1: like going to shops out there, Like if it's on Melrose, 495 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: I'm not going. Yeah. The traffic, the congestion, the parking, 496 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 1: this the whole, the whole thing. So this so the 497 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 1: l A cool girl, right, So she's on TikTok. She's 498 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: a white girl. She's talking about the east side l 499 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 1: A cool girl does this, that and the other. And 500 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: she's in Silver Lake. And of course there are like 501 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: tons of l A girls who are actually from the 502 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: east Side and various east Side communities and they're on 503 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 1: TikTok and they're seeing this. So a bunch of women 504 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: of color, a lot of Latinas were like posting their 505 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 1: rebuttal videos, their response videos like this is an east 506 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:55,760 Speaker 1: Side cool girl, This is an l A cool girl, 507 00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 1: And I got written about in the l A Times. 508 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: It got picked up. The whole conversation Shan, the back 509 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: and forth the TikTok's that actual east Siders made. I 510 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 1: thought it was fascinating and it's I feel like part 511 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: of this growing wave of like l A locals and 512 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 1: residents kind of speaking back to transplants who love to 513 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:19,800 Speaker 1: make all their content about how l A is trash 514 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: and there's last space. Yeah, you know. In my grad 515 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:29,000 Speaker 1: school program um they did a presentation about like the 516 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: history of l A because there are like I would 517 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: say about half are not from l A. And they 518 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: the program director was like talking about all the nuances 519 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 1: l A used to be a part of vehicle, like 520 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 1: all these different things that Californios like folks that have 521 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: been here for literally generations, um, and just all the 522 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 1: complexities of with like gentrification, we're in a homeless crisis, 523 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:54,240 Speaker 1: all these different things. And so there was like one 524 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 1: student that was like, how do we as reporters that 525 00:33:56,640 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: are not from here, like if we want to report 526 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: on something like, how do we approach to community with 527 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 1: respect basically? And so there was like a conversation that happened, 528 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: and afterwards I told her like, look like, if you're 529 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,919 Speaker 1: going to be interviewing people that are local, like ask 530 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:14,720 Speaker 1: them how they identify the city, Like we're really sensitive 531 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: about that. And I used the like east side Silver 532 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:20,879 Speaker 1: Lake as an example, and I was like, if you're 533 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: in Eagle Rock Highland Park, like know that that's like 534 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,799 Speaker 1: the northeast side, you know. And so I was like 535 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:27,840 Speaker 1: giving her these little tips because I was like, if you, 536 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:31,920 Speaker 1: if you as a journalist, right write it incorrectly geographically 537 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: and refer to it incorrectly, l A is going to 538 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: be really mad, like people will not focus on what 539 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:40,800 Speaker 1: the articles about because it's really disrespectful, Like it shows 540 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 1: like you didn't talk to any locals, you know, and 541 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: so yeah, I think that l A locals are speaking back. 542 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 1: There was like a man in my program that was like, 543 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 1: South l A is not South l A. It's self central, 544 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:57,160 Speaker 1: you know, and like all these little cute few ways 545 00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: to try to refer to it, like erase, like the 546 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 1: history of people, and he's from South Central. And so 547 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:05,759 Speaker 1: it's like the language is really important when we're when 548 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:08,360 Speaker 1: folks are being displaced in the city of l A, 549 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:11,640 Speaker 1: in l A County, gentrification is rampant all over. We're 550 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,959 Speaker 1: a homeless crisis. Like it's more than just like refer 551 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:17,839 Speaker 1: to that, refer to me correctly, refer to my say correctly, right. 552 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:24,400 Speaker 1: It's so deep. Yeah, And it's also like these are 553 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:27,799 Speaker 1: things that are public and can be looked up. They're 554 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:32,160 Speaker 1: not secrets. And so when we're talking about journalism, it's like, well, 555 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:36,840 Speaker 1: what are you doing, you know, because I know you 556 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 1: can look up the information and find it and verify it. 557 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 1: So I love that they're doing that history of l 558 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:46,200 Speaker 1: A in your program because it really is so important, 559 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:51,319 Speaker 1: so important shout at us. See. Um, it's actually a 560 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: pretty diverse program. I'm not going to speak for the 561 00:35:53,560 --> 00:35:56,719 Speaker 1: rest of them, but I was like, Okay, like I 562 00:35:56,760 --> 00:35:59,399 Speaker 1: see y'all, there's like a lot of intention. I don't 563 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:01,360 Speaker 1: know how it was back in the day, but I 564 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:04,800 Speaker 1: can only speak for this year and the cool court, um, 565 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,480 Speaker 1: and so shout out to them. It's better we diverse 566 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:11,840 Speaker 1: all the sucking money that it costs, like yeah, you 567 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 1: know what I mean? Yeah, yeah, yeah, grad schools extensive, 568 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:23,640 Speaker 1: y'all send us a venmoll look at the radio. Truly, guys, truly, truly, 569 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:29,880 Speaker 1: every dollar gets gets used. I promise you on on 570 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:35,279 Speaker 1: a good cause, which is right now us, Um, so 571 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:41,439 Speaker 1: what better cause right now? So yeah, l A cool girl. Um, 572 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think we're l A cool girl. Also, 573 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 1: we're not East Side cool girls though, because we're not 574 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:47,560 Speaker 1: from the East Side, so we wouldn't claim that. And 575 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 1: I also don't want to tell you guys what neighborhood 576 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 1: I live in, so I'm not going to tell you 577 00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:55,239 Speaker 1: what l A cool girl I am. So yeah, I'm 578 00:36:55,280 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: a Southeast cool girl. I will sell sell a cool girl. 579 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:05,000 Speaker 1: I'll leave it at that, um, and that that is all. 580 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 1: But we're l A cold girls. We are we are, 581 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 1: we are. We drink ice coffees and read books and 582 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:19,400 Speaker 1: go to hot yoga. We contain multitude. We don't go 583 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:22,320 Speaker 1: to hot yoga, but you know what I mean. Yeah, 584 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:27,000 Speaker 1: we're we're bisexuals, y'all. We drink ice coffee. Okay, we 585 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: drink ice coffees. Just just remember that if nothing else. 586 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: Also happy related Pride months, Like, we didn't do a 587 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 1: kind of episode this year, but that's all right. Pride 588 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: is all year round, so we'll get we'll figure out 589 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:45,560 Speaker 1: you left. You left the country during it, really did? 590 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 1: It was so sad. I mean, obviously amazing trip, but 591 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:51,440 Speaker 1: like I missed all the l A Pride events and 592 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:53,840 Speaker 1: then the weekend we came back from Mexico City it 593 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 1: was their Pride, and I was like, this is a joke, 594 00:37:56,800 --> 00:38:01,440 Speaker 1: Like what is this because I'm sure that Mexico City 595 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:06,759 Speaker 1: Pride was fun. Yeah, I hear, it's great. I have 596 00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:12,600 Speaker 1: no doubt. I have no doubt. In other pop culture news, um, 597 00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 1: did you guys know that not only is Elon Musk 598 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:21,799 Speaker 1: like a capitalist pig, but he's also a funck boy them? 599 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:26,680 Speaker 1: So I sent the Asade this d M with an 600 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: article because apparently Elon Musk, like while still married to Grimes, 601 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 1: fathered children with one of his top executives twins, and 602 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:46,480 Speaker 1: so there's an article from Business Insider, and then Hayes 603 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:49,840 Speaker 1: Brown put out this tweet. Elon Musk has nine children, 604 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:55,160 Speaker 1: two of whom were secret until today. And these kids, 605 00:38:55,239 --> 00:38:59,200 Speaker 1: these twins, were born weeks before his second child with Grimes, 606 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:04,919 Speaker 1: which was also to a secret until it wasn't drama 607 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:14,520 Speaker 1: at every level and are awful. He's also a fun 608 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:20,120 Speaker 1: boy with secret children. Overlapping. They all have secret children 609 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:26,799 Speaker 1: that are overlapping, overlapping every like literally everyone. I'm not 610 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:32,960 Speaker 1: surprised by anyone or anything ever anymore in life, you know, 611 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:35,600 Speaker 1: like like now at this stage of life, like nothing 612 00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:43,160 Speaker 1: is surprising, nothing is nothing is It's true. You're right, 613 00:39:43,239 --> 00:39:46,600 Speaker 1: nothing is surprising. I am surprised by nothing at that 614 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:53,840 Speaker 1: point in the game. Yes, everything is possible. Nothing is shocking. Yeah, 615 00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:57,000 Speaker 1: I don't know, so we we. I just thought that'd 616 00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 1: be fun to talk about. Ellen is a fun boy. 617 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:03,480 Speaker 1: We also it seems like a lifetime ago, but it 618 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:07,319 Speaker 1: was rather recently also that this was happening. Was the 619 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: Johnny Depp amber heard uh libel civil suit, and um, 620 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:19,320 Speaker 1: that is a very tangled and sucked up situation. Johnny 621 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:22,799 Speaker 1: Depp basically over here, we're sort of we're acknowledging and 622 00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:26,000 Speaker 1: recognizing and learning that Johnny Depp is also a funk 623 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:29,120 Speaker 1: boy and is like a bad man. And this case 624 00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:32,680 Speaker 1: is way more complex than I think most folks realize, 625 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 1: especially if all of your coverage has come from Twitter 626 00:40:36,719 --> 00:40:40,920 Speaker 1: and TikTok. I promise that you have not done your 627 00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:43,319 Speaker 1: research and you don't know what you're talking about. So 628 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:48,760 Speaker 1: we are hoping because this case actually has huge implications 629 00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:54,200 Speaker 1: for the future for anybody who seeks any sort of 630 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:59,960 Speaker 1: justice from an abusive partner. UM. There's like legal precedent 631 00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:03,000 Speaker 1: being set as a result of this libel case. And 632 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:06,239 Speaker 1: so we're gonna want to pick this topic up later 633 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:10,040 Speaker 1: and maybe bring in somebody who can speak with more 634 00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:15,400 Speaker 1: detail about that, UM in a future episode. Yeah, so 635 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,920 Speaker 1: we have lots of great episodes in the work, y'all. 636 00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 1: We're you know, we're back where we took a little 637 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:24,920 Speaker 1: bit of a break because I was traveling UM, and 638 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:27,759 Speaker 1: I took my mic with me Apacia because we didn't 639 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:29,839 Speaker 1: even record while I was out there. Just life got 640 00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:33,200 Speaker 1: too busy, which it happens, UM, And so yeah, we 641 00:41:33,239 --> 00:41:35,240 Speaker 1: have lots of ideas we're going to come back stronger 642 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:39,560 Speaker 1: this month and give you all some more scholarly academic 643 00:41:39,640 --> 00:41:43,160 Speaker 1: type episodes and also mixing some from pop culture ones 644 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:46,160 Speaker 1: like this one. So thank you for tuning in. We 645 00:41:46,239 --> 00:41:48,719 Speaker 1: hope you enjoyed this format. We hope you learned a 646 00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:52,080 Speaker 1: little something new. We love to talk about We love 647 00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:55,000 Speaker 1: to talk about pop culture in addition to all the 648 00:41:55,040 --> 00:42:01,080 Speaker 1: other really important themes around race, gender, so justice. You know, 649 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:06,160 Speaker 1: we're multifaceted, as they say, as they say, so let 650 00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:08,400 Speaker 1: us know. If there's other things that you would like 651 00:42:08,520 --> 00:42:10,880 Speaker 1: for us to cover. You can always leave us a 652 00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:14,440 Speaker 1: review on Apple Podcast. We love that. You can leave 653 00:42:14,520 --> 00:42:18,000 Speaker 1: us a voice memo on speak Pipe on our website 654 00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:21,239 Speaker 1: look at our radio dot com. We also love that. 655 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:25,880 Speaker 1: And yeah, thank you for tuning in. UM follow us 656 00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:29,840 Speaker 1: across socials, let us know what you think. Oh, we 657 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:33,160 Speaker 1: should probably also tell listeners that we'll be putting on 658 00:42:33,239 --> 00:42:38,080 Speaker 1: a few more episodes and then likely taking another break. 659 00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:41,080 Speaker 1: We might be ending season six a little bit early. 660 00:42:41,360 --> 00:42:45,399 Speaker 1: We usually go up until November with our seasons, but 661 00:42:45,560 --> 00:42:49,880 Speaker 1: we have some potential changes in our future, so just 662 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:53,359 Speaker 1: be prepared. We'll let you guys know what's happening. But 663 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:57,920 Speaker 1: there's a potential changing of the guard taking place. I 664 00:42:57,960 --> 00:43:06,680 Speaker 1: won't share more devils enough to her Mike mute her anyway. 665 00:43:06,719 --> 00:43:09,840 Speaker 1: Thank you for tuning in. We will catch you next time.