Are We Okay?

Radio personality and music director, Jessica Chavez swings by the podcast to talk about analyzing radio playlists, why to make an album, who she was in high school, Arrowhead vs. Aquafina, never being good at math, going to Peru on a whim, eating a guinea pig, whether we need a President, Trump's truth, the CEO of the YMCA, political compromise, bugging celebrities, comparing traumas, the people in her nest, being the only friend in her circle without a kid, being 30 and divorced, eating an onion someday, the Twelve Traditions, and why she can't live without Taco Bell.   Follow her on Instagram: @j.2tha.essica

Videographer Nick Whinnery stops by the podcast to talk about quitting his job, resurfacing bathtubs with his parents, selling things, being ready for failure, professional fulfillment, the luxury of turning down wack rappers, passing on gym selfies, doing things or not doing things, helping a couple of wack rappers, photoshopping his buddy's face onto a pineapple, downtime anxiety, his selfish reason for being in an old lady's bathroom, getting paid for making people happy, doing free work, why Coca-Cola is successful, astrophotography, what he learned on his only salvia trip, and why YOU are the center of the universe.   Follow him on Instagram: @nickwhinnery Or: @forever_rooted_films

Artist and photographer, Mark Velasquez drops by the podcast to talk about making people comfortable, being bitter and guarded, losing 250,000 Instagram followers, a nine-and-a-half-hour date, Hot or Not, when to get married, leaving your hometown, trying to find his love of photography again, the best he could do, creative people vs. people who do creative things, his only goal in life, the one thing that's holding you back, trying to draw what his cousin Memo was drawing, being accepted into the only college he applied to, the decreasing value of being right, thinking small, knowing yourself through art, why he stopped recycling, Tumblr's nudity ban, going to hell in a handbasket, Occam's razor, opposable thumbs, being simple to know, rarely making mistakes, when he used to be famous, rediscovering Sara, singing in the halls of his high school, and the history of locations.   Find him online at: https://www.markvelasquez.com/

Kyleigh Montgomery swings by the podcast to talk about the tragedy of Country music, running late for everything, dirty chai, the Keto diet, New Year's resolutions, not knowing what to do with her life, growing up in Tennessee, watching her dad write songs, sucking at something until you get good at it, hating photos of herself, the dog filter, plastic surgery, Dallas' butt, why retirement will kill you, what she would do if she knew she was going to die, requesting songs for her dad to play, engaging with customers for real, giving a lady her blueberry muffin, being pressured to buy art, rewatching Friends, music shaming, relaxing in a horse trough, being in everyone's backyard, telling her mom that they were going to Hell, and cracking her head open on Valentine's Day.   Follow her on Instagram: @tennesseelouise

Truck driver Willie Rodriguez stops by the podcast to talk about pot roast, growing up without parents, the Rampart district, being split up in foster care, a family custody battle, a roach-infested apartment near the airport, the dope dealer who got his mom pregnant, picking a family for his new sister, the decision to take his mom off life support, joining a street gang, making a big sandwich and exploring America Online, chatting with dwn2drnk, tricking out his low rider with mad bass, picking his wife up for their first date, showing his kids what's waiting for them out on the street, his favorite episode of Joe Rogan's podcast, why he doesn't like feeling, being discriminated against, wearing his last pair of Nikes, and miced garlic.

Process Engineer and Project Manager, Brad Eachus drops by the podcast to talk about saving voicemails, the reenactment of a Taylor Swift demo, free writing, brain dumping, wearing a lot of hats, making semiconductors, living in Kentucky for a few months, a Cracker Barrel tour with Opa, bonding with his brothers, finding out what an engineer really does, meeting his wife in an AP class, being in the right place at the right time, interacting with kids, self-employed artist vs. corporate engineer, working in the same building as his wife, gene expression, the potential for regret, working on the biggest fire, and something about broccoli. 

Model Erika De Leija swings by the podcast to talk about a bump in the road near her house, following her doctor's instructions, getting sick on vacation, her dad's solution to package thieves, taking modeling seriously, bringing her boyfriend to photoshoots, buying a car or confessing to a murder, being naked in front of a stranger, setting boundaries, insecure models, hyper-focusing on minor details, always being near a fight, looking like Kobe Bryant from certain angles, making her family uncomfortable, the morality of incest, being comfortable with looking natural, being ugly in beauty school, living a whole year as the wrong age, and trying to catch her one-eyed bird.    Follow her on Instagram: @erika_deleijaa

Photographer and Navy veteran, Dan Quinajon stops by the podcast to talk about hosting a radio show on a ship, working with a local horse whisperer, veteran equine therapy, developing a dust allergy, being his dad's photo assistant, the decisive moment, transitioning from film to digital, the real international language, why we've gotta have Kardashians, the value of a tangible photograph, capturing emotion in a photo, Anton Corbijn, Photoshop vs. autotune, doing horse stuff, taking care of your parents, pouring wine for woo girls, the Grandfather Spirit, the Bushido code, what he hopes he sees when he crosses over, and pooping all over a cop.   Follow him on Instagram: @we_can_be_heroes_just_for1_day

Podcaster Jasmine Gonzalez drops by to talk about starting a podcast about murder, everyone else's podcasts, her quarter-life crisis, working in wine, trying to save a bird's life, photographing dead animals, crime scene photos, killing your spouse, guilt and innocence, the power of suggestion, dreaming of McDonald's, ceramics, social anxiety, typing, reading more books, emotional hoarding, controlling the chaos, having young parents, the day we find out about aliens, the beautiful music that plays after we die, and coding our Myspace pages.   Subscribe to the Drunk In Crime podcast: Or follow her on Instagram: @ohjeezjaelynn

Stand up comic Aidan Candelario swings by the podcast to talk about following a backpack unpacking act, types of comedy, a little bit of silence, doing a stand up set for his family, losing a friend over a terrible set, lying to himself, disappointing sequels, watching The Phantom Menace on acid, professional poets, traveling, working in a riding warehouse, whether women enjoy a horse's muscles, the most delicious animal, what we did to dogs, getting bored of heaven, being amorphous and easygoing, and his dad's favorite Smash Mouth album.   Follow him on Instagram: @bicpapermate

Teacher Lauren Jensen stops by the podcast to talk about how much Percocet she has, sitting down during a Death Cab For Cutie concert, a rough neighborhood in Philly, being dropped off in New Jersey with $100, when her mom tracked her down, being saved in 6th grade, getting married in Bible college, the first time she saw her first husband's penis, watching her second husband feed apple juice to his prisoners, getting a thyroidectomy, spending 10 days radioactive in the woods, the ability to feel no emotion, hiding in a bathtub, sending ants to heaven, and the Komodo dragon's dirty mouth.

Musician Derek Woodruff drops by the podcast to talk about Pilot, the pressure of following up a hit, whether Jay Z and Beyoncé sound good together, alternate versions of our favorite albums, The Sids, pulling the plug on Jolly Roger, moving away from home like his Uncle Steve, making it home in time to say goodbye to his dad, dancing to Bobby Brown in his underwear, taking his dad's first guitar down from the attic, rescuing his first drum kit, why he's indebted to Sublime, leaving Little Radar, the only person he'll drum for, Music For Kids, remembering the best parts of his dad, and the number 69.    Donate to Music For Kids at: https://www.gofundme.com/esdp2p-music-for-kids   Or follow him on Instagram: @dpwoodruff

Writer Annie Chabot swings by the podcast to talk about singing along to 80s music, becoming obsessed with Pearl Jam on a bus ride, letting her kids read her teenage journals, how getting pregnant at 19 saved her life, sneaking cookies off the top of her fridge, trying to parent a left-brained child, almost friendzoning her soulmate, testing your relationship on the road, hating math because of her parents' divorce, knocking on the wall so her sister couldn't sleep, puddle stomping, the time her husband gave his kidney away, turning 40, writing a poem vs. writing a song, being homeless for four months, the demon who watched her read the Bible, praying to Satan to find her drugs, suddenly being married to an atheist, and learning a lesson from the emperor moth.   Follow her on Instagram: @anniechabot or @revelmystic

Boutique manager and medical scribe, Nicole Huffman stops by the podcast to talk about singing compulsively, taking her own pulse, beheadings, being a perfectionist baby, learning how to blink, Smiling Coyote, micromanaging the other preschoolers, merit, synesthesia, JonBenét Ramsey, the implication of an ellipsis, why Santa used the same gift tags as our parents, hearing her eyelashes, where pickles grow, what fire is, weird things we faintly remember from childhood, her first Peter Pan, taking her work failures home, being an ENFP, leaving things better than she found them, her family's intuition, her chronic drug user friend, and an amazing movie about eyes.

Founder of Central Coast Paranormal Investigators, Mitch Flores drops by the podcast to talk about a local Satanic ritual murder, the effects of his 12 year-old brother's death, raising a daughter on his own, becoming a ghost hunter, the most haunted location on the Central Coast, EVPs, pressing an axe blade against his head, banishing a spirit from his house, the problem with poltergeists, why you should never use a Ouija board, Rex Krebs' house, climbing into an abandoned house to find the old man he saw in a window, the only time he got scared, differentiating paranormal activity from mental illness, and learning patience from a 4 year-old.   Find him online at: http://ccpinvestigators.com/ Or follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccpinvestigators

Artist Biba Pickles swings by the podcast to talk about never learning how to drive, being the drunkest person in SLO, getting a God shot, being comfortable in her masculinity, getting into bones and stuff, meeting her mom and her panther tattoo, being the white sheep of the family, why you shouldn't put orange juice in a phone, going Rambo to rescue a rabbit, taking a break from comedy, Becky the heckler, never missing a golden moment to shut your mouth, changing her name to protect herself, believing in The Big Book, living in a world that is chronically pissed off, and putting the finger back on the hand.

Assistant editor and writer, Shaunna Angell stops by the podcast to talk about the mythical land of Huasna, riding a horse before she could walk, show jumping, having her mom as a teacher, being best friends with her dog, studying kinesiology, being old and hard to get a hold of, the Halcyon Lady in the Lake, associating towns with crimes, not believing in God or math, losing her trainer, how horses lie down, how much I know about dry shampoo, and when hair was a problem for all of us. 

Musician Nick Schutz sits down in the middle of our tour to talk about playing a closed coffee shop, whether learning magic tricks ruins magic tricks, a cracked windshield, playing for a paying audience, a cat that lives in a bathroom, playing a show for two people, crossing the Navajo Bridge, buying postcards we didn't send, LOTTO GUNS AMMO BEER, the Busta Crack Shack, learning to throw knives, being married by a pikey, finding a specific telephone pole, whether Fresno actually sucks or not, where the second Kris Special album is, relistening to Wilco, being a devout agnostic, and the smoothest cue ball ever produced.    Follow him on Twitter: @nickspitzmusic 

Student Erin Kellermann drops by the podcast to talk about what 17 year-olds know about 9/11, why I'm so awkward in the Starbucks drive thru, being afraid of male teachers, living next to a cemetery, taunting demons, almost getting shanked, shoplifting, losing friends to drugs, trying not to step on hypodermic needles at the park, taking care of broken dogs, trying to figure out religion, the five alien creatures that work for the government, huffing gas aliens, and the hole in Antarctica that goes to the center of the Earth.

Professor of History, Dr. Roger Hall stops by the podcast to talk about listening to KPIG, how he dresses in the classroom, what he'll say in his retirement speech, making sure his students end up in a good band, collecting projector slides, resisting PowerPoint, working with Debbie Downers, Warren G. Harding, We're In The Money, Georgia font, forgetting his wife's birthday, zigging when they expect you to zag, Calvin Coolidge's sense of humor, pretending to believe in God to get a bandana, what happens to his PowerPoints after he dies, staying up until 4am crying at YouTube videos, a soldier's last letter, reading to his kids, and why today is the best day of his life.