Que Pasa Calexico

Today I had the opportunity to talk to two amazing women who are giving a platform to authors of color and at the same time promoting cultures from all over the world to children in our community.  My guest today were Hayde Yanez and Gisel Barrett who are the creators and host of Niños Book Fest, a book fest that due the pandemic has evolved into a weekly reading show on their Instagram page. Follow Niños Book Fest on Instagram!! https://www.instagram.com/ninosbookfest/ Follow Hayde Yañez on Instagram!! https://www.instagram.com/mexiconsart/ Follow Gisel Barrett on Instagram!! https://www.instagram.com/maxamarket/ Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow Eddie Lope

Today I had the opportunity to talk to a fellow host and a behavioral health manager for Imperial County Behavioral Health Services, Scott Dudley.  Scott told me a little bit about himself, how he went from teaching to working in behavioral health and how Let's Talk about It started and how they decide what topics to talk about on the show. Listen to Let's Talk About It!! http://talks.kxoradio.com/ Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow Eddie Lopez and Roots Creative on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/cultivatingideas/ Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL Visit

Today I had the opportunity to talk a local artist who has a very successful career as a multidisciplinary designer/illustrator.  My guest for today's episode is Mark Beltran aka El Honcho.  Mark has worked for companies like Lyft, Stitch Fix and Action Bronson.  Follow Mark on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/elhoncho/  Visit Mark's website to learn a little about him! https://www.markybe.com/ Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow Eddie Lopez and Roots Creative on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/cultivatingideas/ Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly

Today I had the opportunity to talk to someone I found on Instagram that is sharing some really good information that can really help our community specially during these times.  My guest today is Nurse Amy Corrales.  We talked about her career as a nurse and her career now in the business side of nursing.  We also talk about her content on Instagram and YouTube and what her future plans are for her platforms. Follow Nurse Amy Corrales on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nurse_amyc/ Subscribe to Nurse Amy's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM3jUrBVe0dHa-10lfb0xzg Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Sergio Armenta, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow Eddie Lopez and R

Today I had the opportunity to talk to an old friend who happens to be the bassist for the amazing Tribal Seeds, Victor Shamu Navarro.  David and I talked about how he became part of Tribal Seeds, some of his experiences and stories of being on part of the band for 11 years now and what are some of the things the band has been doing in this off time and how he's been keeping busy as well. Follow Shamu on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/el_og_shams/  Visit Shamu's website to catch some of his Merch! https://www.ogshams.com/ Follow Tribal Seeds on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/tribalseeds/ Visit Tribal Seeds' Website for Updates!! https://tribalseeds.net/ Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Sergio Armenta, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.f

Today's guest is a group of young men who have been on the podcast before and who I really enjoy talking and watching them grow and mature as a band, my guest today is Ferny, Riche, Reyes and Quintin and together they are known as Sweet Orange!! Check their feature on Calexico Chronicle!! http://bit.ly/3oPFNND Follow Sweet Orange on Instagram!! https://www.instagram.com/sweetorangeband/  Follow Sweet Orange on Facebook!! https://www.facebook.com/sweetorangeband  Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Sergio Armenta, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL Visit our new an

Today I had a returning guest, the first time he was on he was a candidate for the Calexico city council, this time around he's now part of the city council, my guest today was city council member Raul Ureña.  Raul has only been a council member for about a month and he's been really busy and I had a couple of questions for him regarding some of the items he has brought up to the council since he's been elected.  It helped clarify some of my doubts and I hope it did the same for some of the listeners. Follow Raul on Instagram ! https://www.instagram.com/calulo97/ Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Sergio Armenta, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Fol

Today I had the opportunity to chat with my good friend, the president of the Brawley Elementary School District and treasurer for the California Latino School Boards Association, Mr Gil Rebollar.  I always enjoy my conversations with Gil because I see how much he's changed and how much good he's doing for Brawley and for our community in general! Follow Gil on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/BESDGil Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Sergio Armenta, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL Visit our new and improved website https://quepasacalexico.com/ --- Send in a vo

My guest today is a life long Calexican and an amazing photographer who has been featured in Time Magazine.  My guest today is Jimmy Dorantes.  Listen to our conversation about his love for photography and for his home town, Calexico. Visit Jimmy Dorante's Website! https://jimmydorantes.zenfolio.com/ Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Sergio Armenta, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL Visit our new and improved website https://quepasacalexico.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jose-alejos3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jose-a

Today I had the opportunity to talk to Vanessa Kilps and Yomar Aguilar two members of Familia del Valle.  Who is Familia del Valle, it is  "A youth-driven organization that strives to provide essential items to those in need among our community".  Vanessa, Yomar and I talked about a little bit about what their goal is and why they decided to start this organization! Follow Familia Del Valle on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/familiadelvalle_/ Follow Familia del Valle on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/familia.delvalle.902 Follow Familia del Valle on Twitter! https://twitter.com/familiadelvalle?s=21 Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Sergio Armenta, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170

Today I had the opportunity to talk to El Centro City Council member Mr Tomas Oliva.  Tomas and I have something in common, we are both part of the Oxford University researchers and AstroZeneca clinical vaccine trial that's being offered here in the Valley.  In this episode we talked about our experience in taking part of this trial and why we decided to be part of it. If you are interested in taking part of the vaccine trial visit their website! https://www.covidvaccinesd.com/ Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Sergio Armenta, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL

My guest in today's episode is the Assistant Director for the Cancer Resource Center of the Desert, Ms Melissa Lizarraga.  We talked about some of the resources the CRCD offers our community, how our community can and is helping the CRCD.  The CRCD is an amazing non-profit that is helping out community members cope with cancer and helping them get through with it in any way shape or form possible. Follow Cancer Resource Center of the Desert on Instagram.! https://www.instagram.com/cancerresourcecntofthedesert/ Follow Cancer Resource Center of the Desert on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/CRCD.IC Visit the Cancer Resource Center of the Desert's Website! http://www.crcdinc.org/ Thank You to my Anchor Sponsors! Camilo Garcia, Sergio Armenta, Jake! Dylan Castillo from Castillo Book keeping, contact them at 7609607601 or via email acas1025@yahoo.com Dents on Border! Follow Dents on Border on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs! Follow Sergio's Tacos and Hotdo

Today I had the opportunity to talk to a fellow podcaster, the host of Edu with you Mr Michael Anthony Garcia.  We talked about how and why he started his podcast we also shared stories about what it's liked to have and run a podcast. Follow Edu with You on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/eduwithyou Follow Edu with You on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/eduwithyou_teacher_podcast/ Shout out to our Sponsors! Sergio Armenta, Jake, Camilo Garcia and Dylan Castillo! Dents on Border https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS  Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL List of all Episodes! http://bit.ly/2v4jNYr --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jose-alejos3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jose-alejos3/support

Today I had the opportunity to talk to a Calexican who is now living 2600 miles away in New York City and working as a paralegal for the ALCU, Darlene Barballaniz.  We talked about her journey to get to where she's at now and how she can relate to a lot of young people in our community. Follow Darlene on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/darlene.barballianiz/ Shout out to Calexico Brewing Company! https://www.calexicobrewco.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CalexicoBrewCo/ Shout out to our Sponsors! Sergio Armenta, Camilo Garcia, Jake, David Gastelum and Dylan Castillo! Dentsonborder https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL Check out our new and improved website! https://quepasacalexico.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jose-alejos3/message Support this podc

Today's is a life long Imperial resident, member of the planning committee for the city of Imperial, single mom and now candidate for Imperial City Council, Katie Burnworth.  She is one of 4 candidates running for 2 open spots, also 2 of the candidates are incumbent.  I asked Katie who is a working mom with two young children why she chose to run for city council specially in this situation we are in. Follow Katie's Campaign on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/Katie4Imperial  Follow Katie's Campaign on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/katie4imperial2020/  Shout out to our sponsors! Sergio, Camilo, Jake and Dylan Dents on Border https://www.facebook.com/MARAVILLADENTS Sergio's Tacos and Hotdogs https://www.facebook.com/Sergios-Tacos-and-Hotdogs-814183015393170 Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL List of all Episodes! http://bit.ly/2v4jNYr --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm

In today's episode I had the opportunity to talk to one of the tutors for the IVC Educational Talent Search, Emilia Ochoa.  She is the tutor in charge of the Calexico High School students and she come on the show to let us know what Educational Talent search is all about.  If you are interested in being part of the Educational Talent Search make sure to visit their website or follow them on social media.  Educational Talent Search is available in all of the high schools in the Imperial Valley. Visit their website for more information! https://www.imperial.edu/students/talent-search/ Visit IVC Educational Talent Search  - Calexico High School Instagram Page! https://www.instagram.com/edutalentsearch/ Shout out to my friends at Pinki's Hotdogs! https://www.instagram.com/pinkishotdogs/ Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL List of all Episodes! http://bit.ly/2v4jNYr --- Send in a voice message

In today's episode I talk to the president of MANA and now candidate for the El Centro City Council Mrs Martha Cardenas-Singh.  She is one of six candidates including two incumbent candidates, she is also 1 of 34 women running for public office in the Imperial Valley.  I spoke to Martha about why she's running who it feels to be part of this historic number of women running for public office in the valley, amongst other things. Follow Martha's Campaign on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/VoteMarthaCardenasSingh Follow Martha's Campaign on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/vote4marthacs/ Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL List of all Episodes! http://bit.ly/2v4jNYr --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jose-alejos3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jose-alejos3/support

In today's episode I had the opportunity to talk to the only challenger for one of the open spots for the board of trustees for the Calexico Unified School District, Margarita Magallanes.  I got to learn a little bit about how Margarita was brought up, why she's running and what she feels she would bring to the board if elected. Follow Margarita's Campaign on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/electmagallanes  Follow Margarita's Campaign on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/maggie.magallanes/  Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL List of all Episodes! http://bit.ly/2v4jNYr --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jose-alejos3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jose-alejos3/support

Today I had the opportunity to talk to a returning guest, my guest to day is one of the candidates for IID board of directors for division 2, Mr JB Hamby.  I wanted to do a quick recap and summary of his campaign so far.  If you want to know more about JB and his platform make sure you listen to Episode 57 of the podcast where we delved more into that.  A lot has changed since we first spoke back in November of 2019 and 50 episodes back so I wanted to get his thoughts and feelings on his run for IID so far. Follow JB's Campaign of Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JBforIID  Follow JB's Campaign on Intagram! https://www.instagram.com/jb.hamby/  Check out our friends at Discordia Records for all your music needs! Follow them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/discordiarecords Follow them on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/discordiarecords/ Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL List of

In today's episode I had the opportunity to talk to a former police officer, president of the Calexico Wellness Center, lifelong Calexico resident and candidate for Calexico city council Mr Javier Moreno.  Javier and I spoke about some of the hot topics affecting Calexico like the eviction moratorium, water quality,  Santo Thomas and transparency. Follow us on Facebook! http://bit.ly/2AljpUQ Follow us on Instagram! http://bit.ly/31l34ve Follow us on Twitter! http://bit.ly/2ZTMdlL List of all Episodes! http://bit.ly/2v4jNYr --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jose-alejos3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jose-alejos3/support