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The r n C, 77 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: I mean, I think, as you know, Ada Rodriguez said 78 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: on Twitter, the circus has come to town. Truly, what 79 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: a disaster, what a display of like I don't even 80 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: know what to call it. It was bizarre, it was uncomfortable, 81 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: it was dramatic. It was dramatic. It was a ship show, 82 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: is what it was. I'm just like Buddha's menthetas, like 83 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: this is what we're airing on television. It was so wild. 84 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: I did not get myself. I was not able to 85 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: stomach it live. I did catch the recaps and all 86 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: of that via Twitter, via UM, you know, different podcasts 87 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: that I listened to, different news segments that I watch UM. 88 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 1: And you know, the entire time, I was thinking, like, 89 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: I really do wish that the US was this socialist 90 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: country that the Republicans paint this country as so weird. 91 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: You know, they kept talking, they kept referring to the 92 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: socialist takeover, and I'm like, bitch, where you think Joe 93 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: Biden is a socialist? Wild wild I wish, you know, 94 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: but that's not the reality. But it's just so it's 95 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: just too much. They're like definitely UM doing lots of fearmongering, 96 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: lots of like, you know, the Democrats are gonna push 97 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: us into socialist apocalypse. And somebody referred to the socialist 98 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: takeover as a socialist utopia, and I'm just like, yeah, 99 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: to echo what you're saying, a utopia is a good 100 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: place sounds kind of gray, you know. Um, it's just 101 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: very strange also to see like blatant misinformation being shared 102 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: with the American people. Um, and the willingness to accept 103 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: and believe a lot of misinformation to help fuel like 104 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: the bigotry. It's a lot, it's a lot. And you know, 105 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: one I think this may have been the first night 106 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: um we saw Kimberly Gilfoyle, the ex wife of Governor 107 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: Newsom and current of Donald Trump Jr. Um. And so 108 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot to unpack there, there's a lot to unpack. 109 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: But do you want to talk about your daddy Newsome? Um? Okay, So, 110 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: first of all, Kimberly Newsom, I mean Kimberly Newsom. Kimberly 111 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: Gilfoile and Gavin Newsom used to be married. She is 112 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: his first wife. And there is a lot of sort 113 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: of like political cheese met behind this that I think 114 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: is hilarious and fascinating. So apparently Kimberly Gilfoyle was married 115 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: Togevin Newsom, her dad at one point was his political advisor, 116 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: even after they got a divorce. And it's bizarre to 117 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: see her first of all, and seeing older pictures of 118 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: her when they were married and they were younger. She 119 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: looks way wider, and in the RNC she's like kind 120 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: of very bronze, and she looks like a more bronze 121 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: Sophia Virgara, And in past photos of her she looks 122 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: much she like doesn't look look quite so oh, I'm 123 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: performing Latinida. And you guys have probably seen this photo 124 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: of her on like a luxurious carpet, like laying down 125 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 1: next to Gavin Newsome, Like that's her, Like that photo 126 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 1: of Gavin like with the couple buttons undone on his 127 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: you know, his button down and they're like laying down 128 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: like and it's like a glamours shop. That's Kimberly Gilfoyle. 129 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: So she got up at the r n C and 130 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: she was basically saying, you know, and like these really 131 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: extreme platitudes that Biden Harris are like the end of 132 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: American freedom, darkest days, but with d Trump, the best 133 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: days we had to come. She referred basically to herself 134 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: as like the child of immigrants, but her mom is 135 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: Puerto Rican, and Puerto Ricans are American citizens, and so 136 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: it was just all very very weird, and apparently so 137 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: Gavin ak Daddy Newsome was her first husband, her second husband, 138 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: Eric Valenci furniture air and wealthy businessman. And now she's 139 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: with Donald Trump Jr. And of course, Donald Trump Jr. 140 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: Is the son of Donald Trump President, and um, I 141 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: need not say more. So there's just a lot going 142 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: on there with miss Kimberly and she needs to cool 143 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: her jets. Yeah, speaking of cooling her jets, why was 144 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: she yelling the entire time? Like I was so flabbergasted. 145 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: I was so confused. She was yelling like this very 146 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 1: impassioned speech, as if she was saying something. Yes, I 147 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: mean I think it was kind of, you know, just 148 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: very fire and brimstone, but I'm going to be kind 149 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: of a caricature with it. Um. It was very strange, 150 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: but fodder for many memes, as these things tend to become. 151 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: And for that, I guess thank you, Kim. Really, that's 152 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: what you've contributed is meme fodder. Absolutely. It's also not 153 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: lost on me that they put her in red, you know, 154 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: mm hmm. I'm telling you. They were like they were like, Kim, 155 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 1: you've got us released spice it up for tonight. We 156 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,079 Speaker 1: need it. We're counting on it. You need to b 157 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: see Latina the whole, the whole thing, where the red dress, 158 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: where the middle part, where the beach waves do it? 159 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: Can can we talk about the latina's? Yes? Please? You observed, 160 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: you made an observation I have. I observed that there's 161 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: a certain type of perform performance that comes with Latinidad 162 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: and the way that even Latino or Latina is pronounced. 163 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: And it's just very interesting to me. It's an observation 164 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:37,319 Speaker 1: I've had for many years, um, but just became um, 165 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 1: very obvious. I guess when I was watching the you 166 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: know clips of the r NC, was the way these 167 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: uh Latina Latinos that the RNC kept referring to themselves 168 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: as Latinos or Latina's, And I was just very intrigued 169 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: by that. What are your thoughts? Mother? I found it interesting. 170 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: But then I also remembered, like in high school, the 171 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: Spanish teachers that I had were all Cuban ladies, like 172 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: older Cuban women who were kids at the time of 173 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: the revolution and who like left and came to the 174 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: US and then like you know, got like you know, 175 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: master's degrees and things, and our Spanish teachers and they 176 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: would pronounce their tease like that, like the sharp te 177 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: like on the top of the tea instead of the 178 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: t H. And it always stood out to me, And 179 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 1: so I don't know how many also because we also 180 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: know a lot of Republican Latinos are Cubans, and a 181 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: lot of Cubans are Republicans, right, or I should say 182 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: that a lot of Cuban Americans are Republicans. So my 183 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: question is is it because they're like bat shaws and 184 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: they like can't pronounce the T or is this like 185 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: a thing linguistically um with like Cuban Spanish? Is the 186 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: question I asked myself. That is a very astute observation. 187 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 1: I'm also very curious about the linguistic history of that 188 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: part nunciation UM to me. To me, I read it 189 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: not as like like because obviously like we don't need 190 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 1: to have that conversation about Latinos needing to speak Spanish 191 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: were beyond that, we don't believe that all of that um. 192 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: But for me, I read it as more of a 193 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: performance um that there it's like a new identity that 194 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: they're trying to claim, not because they're like awakened to 195 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:30,199 Speaker 1: their Latinia, but more of like they're tokenizing themselves. And 196 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: that's how I perceive it. Could I be wrong, maybe, 197 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:37,359 Speaker 1: you know, but that has been my observation. Yeah. Interesting, 198 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: I think that there's definitely a possibility of that because 199 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: they were probably asked to like talk about themselves as 200 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: Latin's as browns, except not really browns because it's not 201 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: really right. Uh. The stress of it all, the stress 202 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 1: of it all. Anyway, moving on, moving on to sad news. 203 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: So news broke out on Friday that Chadwick Boseman died 204 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: of stage four colon cancer, and it, it would say, 205 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: like rocked the world because I don't believe that he 206 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: had disclosed that he had cancer, and not that he 207 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: needed to, but I think everyone was shocked to learn 208 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: that he had cancer and you know, unfortunately passed away 209 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: on Friday. It was very shocking news. Nobody was expecting it. 210 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: I don't even think there were like whispers at all 211 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: of the possibility of him being sick or not being 212 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: well or people this has come up now post mortem 213 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: that you know, folks had kind of been making fun 214 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: of him for a while for looking thin on the internet, 215 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: to the point that he started the leading photos of 216 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: himself and taking down photos off of Instagram and stuff, 217 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: and it does appear that, you know, he wanted his 218 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: private see and it looks like he was able to 219 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: have that to some extent. And the news was so 220 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: shocking because I don't think anybody had any idea what 221 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: was going on. So we were actually on our way 222 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: to Outfest and my sister was in the passenger seat 223 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: and she saw it online and she told me while 224 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 1: we were driving, and I was like, what the fuck 225 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: the last thing that I was expecting to hear that day, 226 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: and just super sad, especially in the context of everything 227 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: else going on. And it really is like it brings 228 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: up this this question of why do these things keep 229 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: happening to like such good folks, you know, like and 230 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: there's such so much evil that it's just sort of 231 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: allowed to prosper. And then you have somebody like this 232 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: who you know, passed way too young. So it's been 233 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: a tough week among many many tough weeks. This is 234 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: so true, Mama. I was also in a route to 235 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: Outfest on Friday when my Puttymo texted me because we 236 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: are both huge Marvel fans, and so he texted me, 237 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: and you know, I had a moment. I was like 238 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: extremely emotional in the car, just extremely shoke and shocked 239 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: and sad. So this weekend, um, I watched of course, 240 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: um you know some of his some of him, some 241 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: of his films, including Black Panther and Captain America Civil War. 242 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: That was like the introduction to him as the Black 243 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: Panther in the Marvel Cinematic universe. And so it's just 244 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: been really sad and you know, may he rest in peace. 245 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: We definitely lost a great person. Absolutely rest in peace, 246 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: Chadwick Boseman to Challa forever. We as we mentioned, we 247 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 1: were on our way to Outfest when that news broke out, 248 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: and just a quick shout out to Outfest. You know, 249 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: it's um a beautiful event. They were able to create 250 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: an experience ins for folks this year even with the pandemic, 251 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: and it was an outdoor drive in movie festival, a 252 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: film festival, and so shout out out Fest l A 253 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: and Hyunda I USA for hooking us up and putting 254 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: us in the front row in Hunta cars and we 255 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: were enjoying new car smell while enjoying like the Latin 256 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 1: X shorts UH film Festival, and we saw some really 257 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: cool films. Yes, it was so great. It was such 258 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: a great experience. I actually hadn't been like anywhere really 259 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: since the pandemic started, since March UM. So for me, 260 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: I it was really exciting to be out and to 261 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: get dressed up and to even drive in traffic. As 262 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: annoying as it was, I was like, damn, I haven't 263 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: driven this far and forever. But back to the shorts, 264 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: to the short films, um, it was so beautiful. There 265 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: were there was a lot of youth centered content, which 266 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: I loved. I kept remembering myself as like a young 267 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 1: queer and just experiencing the same, the very similar things 268 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: that were being portrayed on film. So it was a 269 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: really great night of Latin X shorts and then a 270 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,919 Speaker 1: feature film that was also really beautiful that had to 271 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: do with with um in relation to a Central American 272 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: young Latina in the film. It was really great. Yeah. 273 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 1: It was cool too that a lot of the films 274 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: were based in Los Angeles, um, you know, shots in Compton, 275 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: shots in the l A River. Really interesting stuff and 276 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 1: a reminder of how limited a lot of the films 277 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: that get major support, like how limited like our media is, 278 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 1: because I've never seen stories like these, you know, like 279 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: in big budget sort of projects like that, and it 280 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:55,199 Speaker 1: was really cool to like have that experience and like 281 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: see these stories of like trans Latinas taking boxing lessons, 282 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: you know, and like um queer Mexicans like doing really 283 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: beautiful choreographed like dance numbers. Like in between like the 284 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: scripted scenes like really cool ship that I have never 285 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: seen before, And I'm like, we really do need to 286 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: start testing in these sort of indie stories as opposed 287 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: to like, you know, the next you know, like Shrek 288 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: seven or whatever. Like it was great, It was so great. Yeah, 289 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: I definitely love feeling inspired and like it just like 290 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: a warm feeling like this was so great, and I 291 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: hope to see more of that kind of content shift 292 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: to the mainstream and be invested in properly. Um. So, 293 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: moving on to some Hollywood l A news. Um, there 294 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 1: were reports about two weeks ago that three trans women 295 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: of color were attacked I believe on hollywod In on 296 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood at least, and there's video footage 297 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: of them being brutally attacked by groups of men, oh 298 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: plenty of bystanders as well, no one intervening, of course, 299 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: And there was a decision this week that by Lap D. 300 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: The Hollywood Division said that there was insufficient evidence and 301 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: that the perpetrators would not be charged, right, And it's 302 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,439 Speaker 1: you know, what's important here to keep in mind is 303 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: there's like a ton of video footage of the assault 304 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: on Hollywood Boulevard that has been documented an archived on 305 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: Instagram in particular, and actress um actor and actress India 306 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:38,959 Speaker 1: Moore has posted resources and information, calls to action, and 307 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: receipts of the assault. If you do want to know more, 308 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: you can call the Hollywood PD station and also demand 309 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 1: that the specific wants of the trans victims are met, 310 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: because the women that were assaulted have asked for specific 311 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 1: things like they want, um, you know, l a p 312 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: D to take all of the video footage into account 313 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: as evidence and to pursue justice whatever that means. And 314 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: I think what's really important is like, are these women 315 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 1: being compensated through things like the Victims Compensation Fund or 316 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: any medical expenses being covered and taken care of for free? Um, 317 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: those are the types of things that I really hope 318 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: are being provided for them because there's evidence that an 319 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: assault occurred, so they should qualify for those things, right, Um, 320 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: So if you want more information, India Moore has been posting, 321 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: and of course not just in relation to this, because 322 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 1: we've talked about, you know, law enforcement being really useless 323 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,199 Speaker 1: when it comes to issues of violence against women. They 324 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 1: do not prevent violence, and they often are perpetrators of 325 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: violence against women, and then when acts of violence against 326 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: women are reported to them with with sufficient evidence, they 327 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: then do nothing about it. So something that is related 328 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: is calls to have Jackie Lacey District Attorney step down, 329 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: as has been brought up through Black Lives Matter protests 330 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: weekly UM outside of Jackie Lacey's office outside the d 331 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: a's office is Jackie Lacey has declined to charge l 332 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: A p D officers UM over the course of the 333 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 1: past several years. And there have been what was the 334 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,440 Speaker 1: number something something really high, like almost what three hundred 335 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: police murders of civilians in l A over the past 336 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: however many years, and d A. Lacy has declined to 337 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: file charges in all of them. Yeah, I actually think 338 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: the numbers closer to seven. It's a lot. So all 339 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: of that to say are, yeah, our criminal justice system 340 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:43,879 Speaker 1: is not protecting people. UM, is not doing what it 341 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: claims to do, and is in fact perpetrating and enabling violence. 342 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 1: So UM there are weekly protests outside of Jackie Lacey's house. UM. 343 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,479 Speaker 1: Also something that has been going on in the news 344 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: is UM in the l A Times has put out 345 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: a commemorative series yas of articles for the fiftieth anniversary 346 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: of the Chicano Moratorium, which was a mass protest against 347 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 1: the Vietnam War and racism in general, white supremacy back 348 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: in the seventies or early seventies, and also to commemorate 349 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:20,359 Speaker 1: the murder of Chicano journalists Rubens, who the l APD 350 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 1: assassinated in the course of the events of the protests 351 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,680 Speaker 1: of the Chicano Moratorium. So there's a lot of really 352 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: interesting articles out and there's asked also a call for 353 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: submissions if you are somebody you know was present at 354 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: the Chicago Moratorium, to submit your memories and experiences. My 355 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: dad's wrote something and submitted his memories from the Chicano 356 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 1: Moratorium Chicano Moratorium because he attended fifty years ago as 357 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: UM like a nineteen year old with his friends. So 358 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 1: that's all on the internet, and there's a ton of 359 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 1: that information on Twitter. If you want to know more, 360 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: that's amazing. I'm going to ask my mom about that 361 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: as well, because my mom was a Mitch queen back 362 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: in her days apparently, um so I'm going to ask 363 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: her and if she would like to submit as well, 364 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: and so important, so important, like this is another example 365 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 1: of true archival work and the importance of documenting the 366 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: stories are stories. So yeah, definitely check that out. Ask 367 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: your family members, you know, if they went to high 368 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: school here at that time, or if they were adults 369 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: at that time, even teenagers at that time, if they 370 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: remember and if they have any memory, if they have 371 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: any memory of that, And I think that would definitely 372 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 1: be cool to encourage your loved ones to submit one 373 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 1: per sent. So we got through a lot, my goodness. 374 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: We before we bring on our interview. Before we bring 375 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: on our interview guest Elizabeth Gomez, poet, author, activist, uh filmmaker. 376 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: We are going to share a little bit with you 377 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: about Claudia Morales l C s W. She's a therapist. 378 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:04,479 Speaker 1: You are side. Do you want to share with our 379 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: listeners a little bit about Claudia on what she does. Yes, 380 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 1: Claudia Morals you may know her as a social justice 381 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: healing on Instagram. She's a therapist that can help you 382 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: overcome intergenerational, racial and survival traumas and rewire your neural 383 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: pathways for more creativity, purpose and joy. 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Her 430 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: poetry has also been featured on online magazines such as 431 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 1: Parness Magazine and The Ocal Club. As a filmmaker, she 432 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 1: has been a featured artist in Rob Fadal and Bianca 433 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: Oblivion's ongoing video and DJ Exhibition and technols Technosy Walked Down, 434 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 1: and has recently become the newest member of Real Goast Production, 435 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,959 Speaker 1: working on music videos for artists such as Trance, The Wrapper, 436 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: and The Baby. Elizabeth considers herself a storyteller and lover overall, 437 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: and I hope to continue to do both on paper 438 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 1: and on the big screen. Welcome Modest, who you welcome 439 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: to the podcast. Elizabeth Gomez, Hi, welcome, Thank you for 440 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: joining us. Thank you for having me. Honestly, I'm so 441 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: excited to be here. I'm like super nervous right now. 442 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: I'm sitting in my room with like, uh some crystals 443 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: on my legs to like call my nerves down because 444 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: I'm just like, oh my god, this is like such 445 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: a big thing for me. So thank you for having me. 446 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: Like seriously, oh I love that. Well, thank you. Do 447 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: not be nervous at all. This is gonna be super 448 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 1: fun and light and we're going to dive into some 449 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: great topics. I'm curious though, as to what crystals you 450 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: have on your lap. Honestly, my roommates just like brought 451 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: them out to me because I was so nervous today 452 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: and they're like, girl, you're gonna be great. You need 453 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: to relax, Like let me give me. They were like 454 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: one of I don't even know what they're called, like 455 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: what they actually are myself basically like one of them 456 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: was like for clear communication. The other one is to 457 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: like release like nerves and stuff. So I love that. 458 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: I was, well, roommates are real ones for that, and 459 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: we appreciate your room mues for that and we're all 460 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: about crystals. We love some crystal healing around here. Yes, So, Elizabeth, 461 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 1: we have a lot to talk about today, and we've 462 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 1: been working on interviewing you for some time now, but 463 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 1: on our end, scheduling is always a mess. So thank 464 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: you for being so patient with us and for making 465 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:54,240 Speaker 1: the time to chat with us today. We have a 466 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 1: lot to talk about. You've been working on a ton 467 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: of amazing, amazing arts and prod Jack and um, we 468 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 1: wanted to talk to you first about your anniversary of 469 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: coming to Los Angeles and moving to l A. And 470 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: I was wondering about that journey and how you ended 471 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: up moving to l A and what it's been like 472 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 1: since I've been living here. Yeah, so um, honestly, like 473 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: I feel like l A has always like called to me. 474 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 1: Like I've been involved in filmmaking since I was like 475 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 1: thirteen years old from a super small town called Watsonville 476 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:33,480 Speaker 1: and like the Central Coast. Um, so any like film 477 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: where it is not really like I would not be 478 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 1: able to really have my career over there. Um, But luckily, 479 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: like my high school had a program um where they 480 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: taught us like all of these different filmmaking um, aspects 481 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 1: and that's what really got me interested in it. So 482 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:55,239 Speaker 1: a year, about a year after my graduation, UM, I 483 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 1: was like going through a really tough breakup and like 484 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: I was just like not in a I was gonna 485 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 1: space over there where I was kind of like I 486 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 1: need to figure out something for myself and figure out 487 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: what the next step for my personal life is going 488 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 1: to be. And that's when I just decided randomly, UM. 489 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: I think it was like around January of like twenty 490 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 1: eighteen or something, I decided I was going to give 491 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: myself a year um or like six months I think 492 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: from January until August, because I was teaching in Sacramento 493 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: that year. UM, so I was gonna wait until the 494 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: teaching year ended, and then UM I had planned to 495 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 1: just like come to l A. And that was last 496 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: August and then UM I had a friend who was 497 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 1: like a childhood friend, and she ended up messaging me 498 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: once UM asking me if I was still planning on 499 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: moving over here. So I told her I was, and 500 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: she was like, well, do you have a roommate you 501 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 1: would you like, like would you like me to be 502 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: your roommate? And I was like, oh my gosh, she 503 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: has like I literally had no plans, like nothing. I 504 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,200 Speaker 1: just had decided to come, like no matter how I 505 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: got here, and so that ended up working out really nicely. 506 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 1: Um we ended up coming here last summer, like in June, 507 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: and we literally had one weekend to look at apartments 508 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:14,760 Speaker 1: that we have like um scheduled in viewings for and 509 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: we ended up finding one apartment where they didn't charge 510 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,960 Speaker 1: just for the application, so we're like, okay, let's apply, 511 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 1: and we ended up applying and we got accepted, so 512 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,240 Speaker 1: we're like, okay, then that's our apartment, like let's just 513 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 1: do it. And then a week later we moved to 514 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: l A and we were here, so it kind of 515 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: all just like fell into place somehow. And honestly, like 516 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lie, it's been like the first few 517 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 1: months like we're definitely a struggle, Like it was a 518 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 1: struggle moving from northal to SoCal and like I've never 519 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: lived in South California or anything like that, so it 520 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: was like interesting with the weather. I didn't know l 521 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: A was as hot as it is, and we got 522 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: here like right in the middle of summertime, so that 523 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 1: was very interesting because our place did not have a 524 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 1: c like we were dying, but honestly, like it's been 525 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 1: such a blessing. UM. As soon as I got here, 526 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: I think two weeks into being in l A, I 527 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: started getting production assisting jobs with UM, this producer friend 528 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,799 Speaker 1: that I had, and from then on it just kind 529 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 1: of like kept picking up and I kept working on 530 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: like bigger and bigger projects, and a few months later 531 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 1: he ended up getting me a gig on a chance 532 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,920 Speaker 1: to Rapper and the baby project called UM Hot Shower, 533 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 1: and that was kind of like my big break. That's 534 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:37,319 Speaker 1: where I met the the guys from Real Goats and 535 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: they really liked my work ethic when I was working 536 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 1: with them there as a p A. UM they ended 537 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 1: up calling me for their company to work as a 538 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: PA and a couple other projects, and then after a 539 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:50,880 Speaker 1: couple of projects with them, they were like, Hey, we 540 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 1: really like UM how you work. We we really would 541 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:56,520 Speaker 1: like to have you on the team as a production coordinator. 542 00:34:57,040 --> 00:35:00,520 Speaker 1: So that was like huge to me because I don't know, 543 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,840 Speaker 1: like I just went from like being a p A 544 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: to like having this higher position and like this really 545 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:08,960 Speaker 1: big company. I ended up helping them on this video 546 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,839 Speaker 1: called Bob and I was a p A there and 547 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 1: that video just like blew up. Um it's been nominated, like, 548 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: it got nominated for a Grammy, It's got nominated for 549 00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: like VMAs and stuff. So then after that video, UM, 550 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 1: we like the company has just been so great. We've 551 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: been lucky enough to work on like a bunch of 552 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:31,120 Speaker 1: videos for the baby. Um we started working with new 553 00:35:31,239 --> 00:35:35,760 Speaker 1: artists now, Like we just finished and produced the newest 554 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: video for Polo g called Martin and Gina, And that 555 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:40,399 Speaker 1: was really cool having like a new artist work with us. 556 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: Um and yeah, it was just really fun and I 557 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,880 Speaker 1: felt really grateful that this group of guys just brought 558 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: me in and I like working with them because they 559 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 1: are so I don't know, they're just really inviting. And 560 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 1: as a female film maker, you don't really get that 561 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:05,520 Speaker 1: feeling a lot of times working here because a lot 562 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 1: of times you're working on cruise with like mostly men, 563 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 1: and they don't take female like female filmmakers as serious 564 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:17,920 Speaker 1: as they should. And this company has like they really 565 00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:21,759 Speaker 1: do take me into account. They like ask for my 566 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:24,000 Speaker 1: opinion on things, like I really feel like I'm part 567 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 1: of the team. And yeah, so I felt really lucky 568 00:36:27,239 --> 00:36:30,799 Speaker 1: with that. That's amazing. So congrats on your anniversary of 569 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:35,000 Speaker 1: being in l A. And definitely we have our heat waves. 570 00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:38,360 Speaker 1: You know, everyone thinks it's like sun and fun and yeah, 571 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 1: that's part of it, but it gets really hot out here. Um. 572 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 1: But secondly, you know, I'm glad that you brought up 573 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:49,600 Speaker 1: being a woman in film and giving us some context 574 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:52,640 Speaker 1: and background on working with real goats. So I would 575 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:55,880 Speaker 1: love to hear more about your experience as being a 576 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,400 Speaker 1: woman in film and what that has been like for 577 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:04,400 Speaker 1: you to break into the into straight Yeah. So I 578 00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 1: feel like I've honestly been really lucky with how I've 579 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:10,719 Speaker 1: been able to break in, Like I said, I ended, 580 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:14,399 Speaker 1: I was like lucky enough to get uh jobs in 581 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:17,200 Speaker 1: my field, like literally a couple of weeks after being here, 582 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:20,239 Speaker 1: which is not usually the case when people moved to 583 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:25,160 Speaker 1: the city right away. So being able to find producers 584 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:30,120 Speaker 1: and find like male filmmakers who do want to invite 585 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 1: other types of people like people of color and women 586 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:40,239 Speaker 1: and like queer people into their groups has been super cool. Like, 587 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:41,919 Speaker 1: I'm really glad I got to meet those people, because 588 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 1: obviously I have worked with other companies where it wasn't 589 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,399 Speaker 1: the same feeling, and I have disclosed this to my 590 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,439 Speaker 1: production company that I work with now, and I've told 591 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,960 Speaker 1: the guys so many times, like, thank you guys for 592 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:57,919 Speaker 1: being who you are, Like, thank you for always making 593 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:00,799 Speaker 1: me feel like part of the group. Thank you for 594 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 1: like listening to my opinions, listening to my concerns whenever 595 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 1: I have something to say, Like they don't just push 596 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:12,160 Speaker 1: me to the side. They're super inviting. Um, that's not 597 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:15,040 Speaker 1: the case. And a lot of companies, I feel like, 598 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:20,000 Speaker 1: especially in this city, this industry is ran mostly by men, 599 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:24,160 Speaker 1: mostly by white men. UM, So being a woman, being 600 00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,720 Speaker 1: a woman of color, being an undocumented woman of color, 601 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:32,400 Speaker 1: you know, like that is it's hard to like find 602 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:37,080 Speaker 1: a company that it's as open as the one that 603 00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:39,239 Speaker 1: I'm in right now. And I think that that's something 604 00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:41,640 Speaker 1: that this industry really needs to work on and focus 605 00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:47,240 Speaker 1: on making better, is being more inviting to different groups 606 00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:50,360 Speaker 1: of people, um, giving us a chance to show what 607 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:54,479 Speaker 1: we can do. Because like, if these guys hadn't seen 608 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 1: my work ethic and like like notice that I was 609 00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:01,719 Speaker 1: like working my ass off and uh like trying as hard, 610 00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:03,799 Speaker 1: if not harder than the guys who are also doing 611 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:06,360 Speaker 1: the same jobs as me, Like I wouldn't have gotten 612 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:09,960 Speaker 1: the position that I'm in right now, and other companies 613 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,080 Speaker 1: and other men who have these higher positions in this 614 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:15,200 Speaker 1: industry need to start looking at that, like they need 615 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,319 Speaker 1: to start looking at people for merit and not just 616 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:21,120 Speaker 1: for who they are, like physically. Thank you for bringing 617 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:25,560 Speaker 1: up that perspective, Elizabeth, and you did share with us, 618 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 1: you know, even before we got into the interview process 619 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:32,960 Speaker 1: just setting up this interview, you know your status as 620 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,680 Speaker 1: and undocumented move head and what that means to you. 621 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:38,359 Speaker 1: And we want to talk more about that because I 622 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:41,799 Speaker 1: feel like it probably plays a role and has an 623 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:45,359 Speaker 1: impact not only in your production work, but like in 624 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:48,839 Speaker 1: the writing of your book, Payoff Cosmos. You mentioned elections 625 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:51,080 Speaker 1: and and even PROPS twenty two, So we want to 626 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:53,360 Speaker 1: get into all of those things, get the perspective on 627 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:55,720 Speaker 1: each of those. And I did want to ask about 628 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:58,919 Speaker 1: the book and you mentioned your publisher Alexa, who helps 629 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:01,000 Speaker 1: you to put it helps you to put the book together, 630 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:04,359 Speaker 1: Chaos Cosmos, and the folks who have purchased the book 631 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:07,480 Speaker 1: I've supported and the response to it. What has the 632 00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:10,520 Speaker 1: response been like and what was the process of getting 633 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: yourself published. Um, honestly, the response has been so heartwarming, 634 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:19,440 Speaker 1: Like just a couple of weeks ago, I got a 635 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:22,480 Speaker 1: message from this girl. And that's my favorite part. Honestly. 636 00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:25,760 Speaker 1: It's like when people finish the book, or when people 637 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:30,440 Speaker 1: find uh a chapter or a poem within the book 638 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:33,360 Speaker 1: that just really touches them and they end up like 639 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:35,759 Speaker 1: dm ng me or something. I love receiving those d 640 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:39,200 Speaker 1: m s because it just makes me feel like, uh, 641 00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:41,480 Speaker 1: like I'm not just writing something for myself, you know, 642 00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:44,640 Speaker 1: and going into this book like and being the kind 643 00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:49,040 Speaker 1: of writer that I am, I do right for myself. 644 00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:52,160 Speaker 1: Like that's how I release the emotions that I have. 645 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:57,400 Speaker 1: That's how I put my feelings into words. Like I 646 00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,799 Speaker 1: never go into it thinking like, oh, I hope this 647 00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:03,680 Speaker 1: um gets all these like grave reviews or whatever, you know, 648 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:06,279 Speaker 1: or like all these flights or anything like that. I 649 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:08,960 Speaker 1: feel like I'm mostly I will write something depending on 650 00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:10,920 Speaker 1: how I'm feeling, depending on like just what I need 651 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:14,040 Speaker 1: to say for myself, and the fact that people like 652 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:17,720 Speaker 1: can connect to that. It's just like an added bonus 653 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:22,080 Speaker 1: to me. And receiving those messages from people um like 654 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 1: thanking me for a certain thing or telling me like 655 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:30,400 Speaker 1: stories about themselves that made them uh that that the 656 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:34,120 Speaker 1: book made them think of just like I don't know, 657 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:37,800 Speaker 1: like that's something that I never expected to receive, and 658 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:40,960 Speaker 1: it really warms my heart, like, I don't know, that's 659 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:44,759 Speaker 1: that's definitely my favorite part. A couple of weeks ago, 660 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:49,200 Speaker 1: I received a message from someone and they just were 661 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:55,960 Speaker 1: like so congratulating. UM. They kind of told me the 662 00:41:56,040 --> 00:42:00,600 Speaker 1: story about UM, how their family was going through a 663 00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:02,319 Speaker 1: hard time, and the fact that they were able to 664 00:42:03,080 --> 00:42:05,799 Speaker 1: or like willing to share something so personal about their 665 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:10,360 Speaker 1: families with me, even though like I don't even know them. UM, 666 00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:14,520 Speaker 1: that was really like, Wow, I never I don't know, 667 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:17,560 Speaker 1: I never thought that I would create these connections with 668 00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:19,839 Speaker 1: people that I've never even met, you know, because of 669 00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:23,880 Speaker 1: my words. So that's been really great. And then regarding 670 00:42:23,960 --> 00:42:27,839 Speaker 1: like the process, Um, the process was kind of long. 671 00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:32,800 Speaker 1: I started writing the book itself. It's a collection of 672 00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:35,040 Speaker 1: poems that were kind of old and then some that 673 00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:39,600 Speaker 1: really just came right after my last breakup. After that relationship, 674 00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:43,680 Speaker 1: I was like in a pretty deep place and writing 675 00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:46,480 Speaker 1: was like literally my escape. I was writing maybe like 676 00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:48,880 Speaker 1: three or four poems a day because I just like 677 00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:51,560 Speaker 1: there was just so many like thoughts and words in 678 00:42:51,560 --> 00:42:54,120 Speaker 1: my head that I just had to get out. And 679 00:42:54,600 --> 00:42:56,719 Speaker 1: once I realized, like, oh my god, you're actually writing 680 00:42:56,719 --> 00:42:58,680 Speaker 1: a lot, like you have a lot of stuff right now, 681 00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:00,960 Speaker 1: people were asking me if I ever thought because I 682 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:02,759 Speaker 1: was just kind of posting on my Instagram. And then 683 00:43:02,800 --> 00:43:04,920 Speaker 1: I started getting like dns and stuff, asking like, oh 684 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,640 Speaker 1: are you, like, well, you ever write a book? And 685 00:43:07,760 --> 00:43:12,040 Speaker 1: I hadn't really thought about that. And then finally last 686 00:43:14,200 --> 00:43:17,440 Speaker 1: like earlier last year, um, I started getting more serious 687 00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:19,320 Speaker 1: about it, and I started doing a manuscript and I 688 00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:21,200 Speaker 1: kind of just did it on like my Google dogs 689 00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:25,000 Speaker 1: and started looking at like my different pieces. I started 690 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:27,319 Speaker 1: thinking about, like, Okay, what kind of story do I 691 00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:30,319 Speaker 1: want to tell? And based on the poems that I 692 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:34,120 Speaker 1: had found, I was like, okay, like, I know that 693 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:36,040 Speaker 1: the story is going to be personal. And I knew 694 00:43:36,040 --> 00:43:37,680 Speaker 1: that I was going to tell the story about love 695 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:40,520 Speaker 1: because obviously most of my poetry was regarding love and 696 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:45,239 Speaker 1: like that relationship and a couple other relationships. Um, But 697 00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:47,640 Speaker 1: I knew that I didn't want it to be like 698 00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:51,200 Speaker 1: a sad love story. I didn't want people to leave 699 00:43:51,239 --> 00:43:55,520 Speaker 1: with it just feeling like something ended. So I kind 700 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:58,719 Speaker 1: of did like these chapters within it. It starts off 701 00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:04,560 Speaker 1: with a chapter all um, the loving and the poems, 702 00:44:04,560 --> 00:44:07,880 Speaker 1: and that chapter kind of just talk about the beginning 703 00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:11,360 Speaker 1: stages of our relationship, uh, those moments where you're like 704 00:44:11,480 --> 00:44:14,920 Speaker 1: super happy, like the honeymoon kind of phase, and then 705 00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:18,640 Speaker 1: it goes into the heartache, and those poems talk about 706 00:44:19,719 --> 00:44:22,920 Speaker 1: when a relationship starts failing and why it's failing, and 707 00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:26,799 Speaker 1: the different ways that a relationship can fail. And then 708 00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:30,920 Speaker 1: it goes into the nostalgia. And to me, like I'm 709 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:34,440 Speaker 1: a cancer rising some very nostalgic like I feel like 710 00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:35,960 Speaker 1: a lot of times I live in the past, and 711 00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:38,680 Speaker 1: that's something that I'm trying to like grow from and 712 00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:41,080 Speaker 1: do better at because I know that it's not so 713 00:44:41,200 --> 00:44:43,920 Speaker 1: healthy to always be living in the past. Um. So 714 00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:45,879 Speaker 1: this chapter was really important to me because I feel 715 00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:49,000 Speaker 1: like when I was going through my breakup, a lot 716 00:44:49,040 --> 00:44:53,480 Speaker 1: of the reasons why I stayed stuck within those feelings 717 00:44:53,520 --> 00:44:56,759 Speaker 1: of like sadness after my breakup was because I just 718 00:44:56,840 --> 00:45:01,200 Speaker 1: kept thinking about the past and like the good times 719 00:45:01,239 --> 00:45:03,960 Speaker 1: and like all these nostalgic like movements, and it just 720 00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:06,680 Speaker 1: kept bringing up these like poems. So I knew that 721 00:45:06,680 --> 00:45:09,520 Speaker 1: I needed to add a chapter that like gave those 722 00:45:09,560 --> 00:45:11,640 Speaker 1: feelings to my readers, because I know that a lot 723 00:45:11,719 --> 00:45:14,880 Speaker 1: of us do feel that way after a breakup, you know, 724 00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:18,279 Speaker 1: like we do start thinking about, oh my god, what 725 00:45:18,320 --> 00:45:20,359 Speaker 1: if this? What if that? Like what if we had 726 00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:23,360 Speaker 1: done this instead? And would we still be together? So 727 00:45:23,440 --> 00:45:25,719 Speaker 1: I wanted to incorporate that in there. And then the 728 00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:31,000 Speaker 1: last chapter is called the Healing, and that chapter was 729 00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:34,719 Speaker 1: the most important to me because I was, as I 730 00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:37,560 Speaker 1: was like dealing with this breakup, I started going to therapy, 731 00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:41,240 Speaker 1: I started like really focusing on healing myself for myself, 732 00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:43,680 Speaker 1: and I had told myself that I was going to 733 00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:47,040 Speaker 1: give myself a year with no dating, Like I wasn't 734 00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:49,880 Speaker 1: gonna talk to anybody, I wasn't gonna hook up with anybody, 735 00:45:49,960 --> 00:45:53,440 Speaker 1: Like I just needed a year to really relearn myself 736 00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:57,520 Speaker 1: because with this relationship, I had just completely lost who 737 00:45:57,520 --> 00:46:00,640 Speaker 1: I was. I didn't know what I on it anymore, 738 00:46:00,680 --> 00:46:04,440 Speaker 1: I didn't know who I wanted to be anymore. Um, 739 00:46:04,480 --> 00:46:06,000 Speaker 1: I felt like I had just given so much to 740 00:46:06,040 --> 00:46:07,880 Speaker 1: this person and so much to this relationship that I 741 00:46:07,920 --> 00:46:10,960 Speaker 1: had completely emptied myself out. And so having a chapter 742 00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:15,120 Speaker 1: like this where I started talking about my my therapy 743 00:46:15,160 --> 00:46:17,080 Speaker 1: and like what my therapist was teaching me, and I 744 00:46:17,120 --> 00:46:20,720 Speaker 1: started talking about like the good things that were happening 745 00:46:20,719 --> 00:46:24,320 Speaker 1: in my life that I was happy for, even though 746 00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:26,759 Speaker 1: I was still sad for this breakup, Like there was 747 00:46:26,800 --> 00:46:30,359 Speaker 1: still happiness. There were still like new things coming to me. 748 00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:34,200 Speaker 1: And that's something that I never really, like I don't 749 00:46:34,239 --> 00:46:38,279 Speaker 1: know I thought would happen. So after a while, like 750 00:46:38,320 --> 00:46:42,160 Speaker 1: I just felt really proud that I started allowing myself 751 00:46:42,239 --> 00:46:47,080 Speaker 1: to be happy and to start healing through all this 752 00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:50,600 Speaker 1: sadness and all the chaos that was going on. Um. So, 753 00:46:50,640 --> 00:46:56,239 Speaker 1: then I ended up meeting Alexa through another poet from Sacramento. 754 00:46:56,360 --> 00:46:59,440 Speaker 1: His name is Freeman Nat and she was super awesome. 755 00:46:59,640 --> 00:47:01,640 Speaker 1: Um helped me through like every step of the way. 756 00:47:01,719 --> 00:47:05,680 Speaker 1: She knew that Amazon. I know Amazon sucks, so honestly, 757 00:47:05,719 --> 00:47:08,320 Speaker 1: I don't love that my book is produced or published 758 00:47:08,320 --> 00:47:12,640 Speaker 1: through Amazon Publishing, but um it was at the time 759 00:47:12,680 --> 00:47:17,480 Speaker 1: of really like helpful tool and Alexa was like totally 760 00:47:17,600 --> 00:47:21,160 Speaker 1: um knowledgeable about how that worked because she had done 761 00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:23,920 Speaker 1: other stuff for other people regarding that. UM So she 762 00:47:24,200 --> 00:47:28,040 Speaker 1: walked me through the whole Amazon publishing process. She put 763 00:47:28,080 --> 00:47:31,480 Speaker 1: the book physically together and like did like the whole 764 00:47:31,520 --> 00:47:35,600 Speaker 1: manuscript and like the publishing software. And then finally I 765 00:47:35,719 --> 00:47:39,799 Speaker 1: released the book um last October, so it's almost gonna 766 00:47:39,800 --> 00:47:43,840 Speaker 1: be a year of being a freaking author. And honestly, 767 00:47:43,880 --> 00:47:49,160 Speaker 1: like since then, I feel like I finally felt like 768 00:47:49,239 --> 00:47:51,520 Speaker 1: I had done something that I was proud of for 769 00:47:51,680 --> 00:47:58,600 Speaker 1: myself because this book had literally been I don't know, 770 00:47:58,840 --> 00:48:03,799 Speaker 1: like my safe haven. Like this book literally saved me 771 00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:09,400 Speaker 1: from that negative, negative relationship and negative negative time that 772 00:48:09,480 --> 00:48:12,960 Speaker 1: I was dealing with. Thank you so much for sharing 773 00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:16,480 Speaker 1: all of that and about your journey of publishing with Amazon. 774 00:48:17,200 --> 00:48:20,879 Speaker 1: Um So, you mentioned that your book anniversary is coming up. 775 00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:23,359 Speaker 1: What's next for the book? What's next for you as 776 00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:27,640 Speaker 1: an author and a writer? Um So, I do plan 777 00:48:27,719 --> 00:48:32,080 Speaker 1: to make this like a trilogy kind of series. Um 778 00:48:32,120 --> 00:48:34,960 Speaker 1: I want to release two more books. I'm thinking about 779 00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:37,040 Speaker 1: waiting until next year though for the next one, because 780 00:48:37,080 --> 00:48:40,680 Speaker 1: of everything that's going on right now. I really want 781 00:48:40,719 --> 00:48:43,920 Speaker 1: to like take my time focus on like what the 782 00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:46,479 Speaker 1: next story is going to be. Um. I really wanted 783 00:48:46,560 --> 00:48:50,439 Speaker 1: to kind of focus on like this one was kind 784 00:48:50,440 --> 00:48:54,040 Speaker 1: of a self story, Like it was a story about love, 785 00:48:54,080 --> 00:48:57,279 Speaker 1: a story about like really like romantic kind of relationships. 786 00:48:57,600 --> 00:49:00,840 Speaker 1: I want my next one to be more related too, 787 00:49:01,320 --> 00:49:04,240 Speaker 1: like inter relationships. So I want to include like stories 788 00:49:04,239 --> 00:49:09,040 Speaker 1: regarding more so my culture, talk about like other women 789 00:49:09,640 --> 00:49:11,920 Speaker 1: in my life and like their stories and bring them 790 00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:15,800 Speaker 1: in somehow. So hopefully that goes well. I do. Also, 791 00:49:16,120 --> 00:49:19,960 Speaker 1: I'm planning on creating my own website so that I 792 00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:23,120 Speaker 1: can have people purchase a book through that. I have 793 00:49:23,160 --> 00:49:27,600 Speaker 1: been selling the books mostly through myself, promoting myself on 794 00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:31,440 Speaker 1: my Instagram or my Twitter and stuff UM, and people 795 00:49:31,480 --> 00:49:35,000 Speaker 1: can purchase the book by sending the payment to my 796 00:49:35,120 --> 00:49:39,280 Speaker 1: Venmo or cash app or zell. I'm doing everything myself, 797 00:49:39,280 --> 00:49:42,560 Speaker 1: so sometimes if people have purchased and it's like lagged, 798 00:49:42,880 --> 00:49:45,279 Speaker 1: I'm so sorry. It takes a while for me to 799 00:49:45,360 --> 00:49:48,759 Speaker 1: like do this thing sometimes because I'm still working, I'm 800 00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:51,080 Speaker 1: still doing other stuff. But I really want to have 801 00:49:51,160 --> 00:49:53,880 Speaker 1: my own website so that it creates an easier process 802 00:49:53,920 --> 00:49:56,719 Speaker 1: for people to purchase UM. So I'm working on that. 803 00:49:56,800 --> 00:49:59,840 Speaker 1: Hopefully I can have that done by UM November just 804 00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:03,759 Speaker 1: number and I want to add merchandise to the website 805 00:50:04,080 --> 00:50:07,200 Speaker 1: regarding the book, so I would really like to have stickers. 806 00:50:07,239 --> 00:50:11,799 Speaker 1: I'd really like to have clothing like shirts, sweaters that 807 00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:16,120 Speaker 1: have like the book cover. UM just to kind of 808 00:50:16,719 --> 00:50:20,560 Speaker 1: I don't know, just like more personalized stuff too, so 809 00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:23,200 Speaker 1: that people kind of get my brand. You know, that's 810 00:50:23,200 --> 00:50:28,560 Speaker 1: really exciting. Um Where where else can folk find your 811 00:50:28,719 --> 00:50:32,520 Speaker 1: work and engage with you and support everything that you're 812 00:50:32,560 --> 00:50:36,480 Speaker 1: working on, not just the writing but also the production 813 00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:40,600 Speaker 1: in the film work. Um So, definitely follow my Instagram. 814 00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:42,440 Speaker 1: I feel like that's where I post the most regarding 815 00:50:42,520 --> 00:50:47,720 Speaker 1: like my both of my jobs. Um uh so follow 816 00:50:47,760 --> 00:50:50,560 Speaker 1: my Instagram. It's villa Is Gomez. My Twitter is the 817 00:50:50,600 --> 00:50:54,320 Speaker 1: same handle. That's where you can find my poetry. You 818 00:50:54,360 --> 00:50:56,440 Speaker 1: can find old poems, you can find new poems. Whenever 819 00:50:56,480 --> 00:51:00,719 Speaker 1: I get creative or something, I've post stuff on their 820 00:51:00,800 --> 00:51:04,680 Speaker 1: right away. Um that's where I've been posting clips are 821 00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:08,200 Speaker 1: like the videos that we've been producing. Um And that's 822 00:51:08,200 --> 00:51:10,040 Speaker 1: why I want to create my own website because I 823 00:51:10,040 --> 00:51:11,799 Speaker 1: don't want it to just be about the book. I 824 00:51:11,840 --> 00:51:14,200 Speaker 1: want my website to also focus on my film career. 825 00:51:14,840 --> 00:51:19,400 Speaker 1: Um so that people can see like my photography and 826 00:51:19,480 --> 00:51:22,480 Speaker 1: my like once I started putting up my short films, 827 00:51:22,520 --> 00:51:24,680 Speaker 1: I want people to be able to see that and 828 00:51:24,719 --> 00:51:29,360 Speaker 1: hopefully get more involved in communities that are related to 829 00:51:29,400 --> 00:51:34,640 Speaker 1: filmmaking and writing. Here in l a Fabulous Live. You 830 00:51:34,760 --> 00:51:39,520 Speaker 1: also mentioned, you know, before the interview, you asked, um, 831 00:51:39,560 --> 00:51:42,560 Speaker 1: you know that we talk about the elections. The presidential 832 00:51:42,560 --> 00:51:46,759 Speaker 1: elections are coming up. It's wild times. We're in the 833 00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:50,440 Speaker 1: middle of a pandemic, we're in heat waves, California is 834 00:51:50,480 --> 00:51:54,120 Speaker 1: on fire. There are so many things going on, And 835 00:51:54,200 --> 00:51:57,400 Speaker 1: something that you asked to talk about is elections as 836 00:51:57,440 --> 00:52:00,400 Speaker 1: an undocumented woman, and so I'm really curious about your 837 00:52:00,400 --> 00:52:04,759 Speaker 1: perspective and basically what is your method to our listeners 838 00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:11,600 Speaker 1: about election. Yes, the elections are coming up. I've literally, always, always, 839 00:52:11,680 --> 00:52:16,600 Speaker 1: always been super adamant, adamant for people to vote. As 840 00:52:16,640 --> 00:52:22,440 Speaker 1: an undocumented woman, I feel so defeated sometimes because I 841 00:52:22,520 --> 00:52:26,239 Speaker 1: don't have that privilege of voting. And yes, voting is 842 00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:30,040 Speaker 1: a freaking privilege. Like the fact that a lot of 843 00:52:30,080 --> 00:52:33,280 Speaker 1: people and I have friends included in this that like 844 00:52:33,719 --> 00:52:38,799 Speaker 1: have told me I've never voted. It's so disheartening to me, 845 00:52:38,880 --> 00:52:41,759 Speaker 1: and like it's so disappointed when people tell me that, 846 00:52:41,840 --> 00:52:45,000 Speaker 1: because I'm just like, uh, like you have this like 847 00:52:45,600 --> 00:52:48,719 Speaker 1: really great thing that just literally was handed to you 848 00:52:48,800 --> 00:52:52,200 Speaker 1: because you were born in this country, and you're not 849 00:52:52,400 --> 00:52:56,320 Speaker 1: using that to your advantage, Like you're not seeing how 850 00:52:56,360 --> 00:52:59,319 Speaker 1: necessary it is for you to use your voice in 851 00:52:59,360 --> 00:53:01,799 Speaker 1: the best way that you can. Like, they try to 852 00:53:01,800 --> 00:53:06,319 Speaker 1: shut us up in so many ways that it like 853 00:53:06,520 --> 00:53:10,719 Speaker 1: hurts my soul literally that like people shut themselves up 854 00:53:10,840 --> 00:53:13,440 Speaker 1: by not voting, Like that's the way that we can 855 00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:17,160 Speaker 1: be the loudest, you know, and they don't do that. 856 00:53:17,680 --> 00:53:22,440 Speaker 1: And it's yeah, it's very sad to me that people 857 00:53:22,719 --> 00:53:25,560 Speaker 1: just don't realize how important it is. So that's not 858 00:53:25,640 --> 00:53:30,960 Speaker 1: undocumented woman, Please vote. Please tell your family to vote, 859 00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:33,239 Speaker 1: Please tell your friends to vote. If you don't know 860 00:53:33,280 --> 00:53:36,759 Speaker 1: who to vote for, ask questions. You can ask questions 861 00:53:36,840 --> 00:53:39,640 Speaker 1: to your documented friends if you don't have an idea 862 00:53:39,640 --> 00:53:42,280 Speaker 1: about what you want to do, but you're you're worried 863 00:53:42,360 --> 00:53:44,720 Speaker 1: or you care about your queer friends, your undocumented friends, 864 00:53:44,719 --> 00:53:48,839 Speaker 1: your female friends, like anybody that can be hurt by 865 00:53:48,920 --> 00:53:55,120 Speaker 1: the by what these elections can bring, you know, ask them, 866 00:53:55,200 --> 00:53:57,640 Speaker 1: like have you seen any prop that like could help you? 867 00:53:57,800 --> 00:54:00,840 Speaker 1: Have you like, do you support any sort of candidate 868 00:54:00,840 --> 00:54:03,040 Speaker 1: because I'm confused, Like I don't know who to support. 869 00:54:03,560 --> 00:54:05,920 Speaker 1: What is something that you like about this person or 870 00:54:05,920 --> 00:54:07,640 Speaker 1: what is something that you don't like about this person? 871 00:54:07,760 --> 00:54:12,000 Speaker 1: Like just ask questions. Please like research, do your research, 872 00:54:12,640 --> 00:54:16,240 Speaker 1: educate yourselves about your candidates, Educate yourselves about the people 873 00:54:16,320 --> 00:54:20,520 Speaker 1: and your community that are running. Uh, like the smaller elections, 874 00:54:20,840 --> 00:54:23,840 Speaker 1: because all of those things are going to help or 875 00:54:23,960 --> 00:54:29,360 Speaker 1: hurt hurt us, you know, and we literally cannot allow 876 00:54:29,800 --> 00:54:33,920 Speaker 1: for more years of this hateful man in office. Like 877 00:54:34,520 --> 00:54:39,080 Speaker 1: I've been living this last four years just afraid, literally, 878 00:54:39,200 --> 00:54:41,399 Speaker 1: like there has not been a month where I haven't 879 00:54:41,440 --> 00:54:43,839 Speaker 1: been afraid. I don't know. I hope that this next 880 00:54:43,880 --> 00:54:49,960 Speaker 1: election brings some sort of hope, it brings healing to 881 00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:53,319 Speaker 1: this country, because we definitely need that, and it gets 882 00:54:53,400 --> 00:54:57,080 Speaker 1: rid of this man. Like just let's please, please don't 883 00:54:57,080 --> 00:54:59,880 Speaker 1: write in any stupid things. Please don't write and call 884 00:55:00,040 --> 00:55:02,960 Speaker 1: as Please don't write him Bernie Sanders because he's no 885 00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:05,600 Speaker 1: longer on the ballot. Please just do the right thing. 886 00:55:06,719 --> 00:55:09,359 Speaker 1: Be smart. If we don't like these people that get 887 00:55:09,400 --> 00:55:11,919 Speaker 1: voted in in four years, we can vote them out 888 00:55:11,960 --> 00:55:15,759 Speaker 1: and hopefully we'll have better, more equipped candidates, because I 889 00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:18,960 Speaker 1: know that not everybody loves the candidates on either side 890 00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:22,040 Speaker 1: with what's going on, but we have to think about competence. 891 00:55:22,360 --> 00:55:26,480 Speaker 1: We have to think about others, not just ourselves. Especially 892 00:55:26,480 --> 00:55:28,560 Speaker 1: if it's something like if you feel like, oh, it 893 00:55:28,600 --> 00:55:30,960 Speaker 1: doesn't really affect me who wins, then think about the 894 00:55:31,000 --> 00:55:33,680 Speaker 1: people who it is going to affect. They're the people 895 00:55:33,680 --> 00:55:35,960 Speaker 1: who matter. If you really have a good heart, if 896 00:55:35,960 --> 00:55:37,919 Speaker 1: you really have a good hit on your shoulders, you're 897 00:55:37,960 --> 00:55:41,600 Speaker 1: going to want to save this country. Literally, we need 898 00:55:41,680 --> 00:55:45,120 Speaker 1: to save this country. Elizabeth Gomez, thank you so much 899 00:55:45,200 --> 00:55:47,600 Speaker 1: for coming onto look at thought our radio today and 900 00:55:47,680 --> 00:55:51,279 Speaker 1: dropping all of this knowledge, for sharing your perspective. Make 901 00:55:51,320 --> 00:55:55,080 Speaker 1: sure that you check out Elizabeth's work on Instagram and 902 00:55:55,120 --> 00:55:58,120 Speaker 1: on Twitter. Like she said, she's at the Liz Gomez. 903 00:55:58,520 --> 00:56:01,799 Speaker 1: Pick up her book Chaos Osmo's, and remember to vote 904 00:56:01,840 --> 00:56:05,239 Speaker 1: this election season if you have the absolute privilege of 905 00:56:05,280 --> 00:56:08,680 Speaker 1: doing so, and like Elizabeth said, don't just vote for 906 00:56:08,719 --> 00:56:11,960 Speaker 1: the presidential candidate. Don't just vote for the office of president, 907 00:56:12,040 --> 00:56:14,600 Speaker 1: but look into the propositions that are on the ballot 908 00:56:14,680 --> 00:56:18,400 Speaker 1: this year because those propositions not only impact workers but 909 00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:22,520 Speaker 1: also consumers. So either way you shake it, it's important 910 00:56:22,560 --> 00:56:25,360 Speaker 1: that we're informed and that we know what's on the 911 00:56:25,400 --> 00:56:29,040 Speaker 1: ballot and what we're voting for. As always, you can 912 00:56:29,080 --> 00:56:32,080 Speaker 1: catch up with local radio on Instagram and on Twitter 913 00:56:32,120 --> 00:56:38,720 Speaker 1: as well. As Facebook, follow us at local underscore radio, like, subscribe, comment, share. 914 00:56:39,120 --> 00:56:43,200 Speaker 1: These things are super helpful for indie podcasters like us. 915 00:56:43,560 --> 00:56:47,080 Speaker 1: If you have not tuned into our last episode eighty 916 00:56:47,200 --> 00:56:50,600 Speaker 1: nine with Mida Massis of Latino Victory, tune in to 917 00:56:50,719 --> 00:56:54,880 Speaker 1: learn more about Latinos running for public office across the country. 918 00:56:55,200 --> 00:56:57,840 Speaker 1: That's all for today. This is Cupp the ninety. I 919 00:56:57,840 --> 00:57:02,120 Speaker 1: can't even believe it. Yes, thank you Liz Gomez for 920 00:57:02,239 --> 00:57:05,200 Speaker 1: joining us. Thank you Lokamtis for tuning into another episode 921 00:57:05,239 --> 00:57:07,280 Speaker 1: of Look A Thought a Radio. We are getting closer 922 00:57:07,320 --> 00:57:10,600 Speaker 1: to the hundredth episode and we will catch you next time. 923 00:57:15,320 --> 00:57:29,280 Speaker 1: Radio Radio Radio, Mommy's a Myth and Bullshit a radio 924 00:57:29,360 --> 00:57:33,160 Speaker 1: phonic novella look at a Radio hosted by Man