Introducing the one and only Patrick Gnerlich! WARNING: This episode was previously recorded and discusses mental health fairly in depth so listening discretion is advised. We get really deep into how men in America today need to be able to

Ep 22 - Annette Alatorre

Mar 11th, 2023 1h 31m

This episode is heavier than a Led Zeppelin... I may have wanted to start it out light, cause we get deep with Annette Alatorre about her personal experiences with suicide and mental health as well as the overall stigma surrounding the topic.

Ep 21 - Adam Gharib - Part Deux

Feb 14th, 2023 1h 10m

This is our second time with good friend Adam Gharib on the podcast. This time we wanted to take a specific look into working too hard and burning out, setting up boundaries for yourself and the wellbeing of the people around you and general m

Episode 20 - Michael Medall

Jan 28th, 2023 1h 29m

Episode 20 is with our great friend, professional skateboarder, hip hop artist, and Wave Gods entrepreneur Michael Medall. We go into the details of growing up in Monona Wisconsin by his Swedish Mother and Father who came from Los Angeles. T

Episode 19 - Adam Gharib

Sep 9th, 2022 1h 27m

This episode we dive deep in with our good friend and colleague Adam Gharib. Chicago born and Belvidere raised in Illinois, Adam is from Palestinian background and has done Camera, DP, and video work for the likes of Sugar Shane Mosley, Wiz K

Ep 18 - Rachel Blau

Aug 1st, 2022 1h 36m

This episode we get deep into it with fellow colleague of Jonathan Schaub at Adler University in Rachel Blau. We go through her story of coming up in Lake Zurich Illinois with a big family and how she got into studying mental health. From h

Ep 17 - Anthony Jaramillo

May 20th, 2022 1h 29m

This Episode we introduce a great friend to the show in Anthony Jaramillo. We discuss his coming up in The San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, from being bullied for being a small kid, finding a love in playing hockey, to being blamed f

Ep 16 - Asime Ibraimi

Mar 11th, 2022 1h 32m

This episode is all about the story of Asime Ibraimi. From migrating from her birthplace in the country of Macedonia to Ripon, Wisconsin, to dealing with being Albanian and Muslim within a mostly White and Christian town of Lodi Wisconsin wh

Episode 15 - Melody

Feb 18th, 2022 1h 48m

This episode we are very happy to introduce Melody! We discuss with her the culture shock of growing up in Madison, and then being in an interracial marriage and moving to Lodi Wisconsin to raise her own children. Discussions of the intricac

Ep 14 - JR Weise

Dec 11th, 2021 1h 35m

This episode we enjoy the company of our good friend and amazing artist in JR Weise. We cut up everything from where he came up in Deforest Wisconsin, to how he made it out to Los Angeles. Coming up a mixed race person in today's society, how

Ep 13 - David Reiling

Nov 6th, 2021 1h 28m

Homegrown Podcast has a great guest this episode in David Reiling! Expert Photographer, game designer, and friend. As usual we get into David's upbringing and how that's molded him into the man he is today. How success tastes just as sweet

Ep 12 - Craig "Sincere Life" Smith

Oct 9th, 2021 1h 33m

We dive in with our good friend and great person all around in Craig "Sincere Life" Smith. Everything from his top 5 and the state of Hip Hop today, to how he came up in Hip Hop as an artist and has taken a pivotal turn into comedy. Where tha

Ep 11 - Faith Hatch

Oct 7th, 2021 50m 1s

Amazing conversation and great insight from our guest Faith Hatch. We discuss everything from growing up mostly in Lodi Wisconsin, to her newfound research on her ancestors history in America, and representation in predominantly white towns fo

Ep 10 - Corey Whitmore

Aug 9th, 2021 1h 52m

This episode we have our colleague and "Pick Up The Mic Podcast" Creator, Producer, and Host - Corey Whitmore. - We go over how he grew up in many places, code switching, his love of helping teens in his community and starting his podcast.

Ep 9 - Audrey Martinovich

Jun 23rd, 2021 1h 51m

We gladly welcome back Audrey Martinovich during Pride Month to give us some history lessons on how Pride started, her own struggles recently in her own neighborhood and if that's linked to being Bisexual herself, how she dealt with finding her

Ep 8 - Elizabeth Kahn

Jun 4th, 2021 2h 32m

This week we have the amazing Elizabeth Kahn joining us. A consultant by day and actor / producer / creator by night, Elizabeth has a full life between her Minnesota roots and her Los Angeles home. Like our host Jonathan, Elizabeth is a Korea

Ep 7 - Christopher Wright

May 28th, 2021 2h 3m

An amazingly insightful podcast and one of our best yet! This week we introduce our friend Christopher Wright to the podcast. A teacher and student simultaneously who teaches Elementary school level children and is going for his Master's Degr

Ep 6 - Ray Moore

May 20th, 2021 1h 51m

This week we invite our friend and colleague from Madison Media Institute (Rest in Power) in Ray Moore. We discuss his upbringing in the Philippines while being an American Citizen and a Military brat who moved around every couple years on ave

Ep 5 - Josh Keh

Mar 26th, 2021 1h 58m

This episode, we invite our good friend Josh Keh to the podcast to discuss the recent events and his upbringing. Josh is a theatre tech guru and also a theatre tech teacher in Culver City, CA. We discuss his growing up outside the United Stat

Ep 4 - Audrey Martinovich

Jan 10th, 2021 2h 17m

In this episode we talk to our good friend, colleague, and owner of Audio for the Arts in Madison Wisconsin, Audrey Martinovich. We discuss her upbringing in Mt Horeb Wi, and how she helped her high school recognize LGBTQ students and giving t

Ep 3 - Interview with Sol

Nov 17th, 2020 1h 28m

This week we invite in Sol to our podcast to discuss her upbringing and how she got to where he is today. From discussing race at an early age in her family to being intimidated in within the last few years by Trump followers. We talk about h

Ep 2 - Champ Robinson

Oct 21st, 2020 1h 41m

In this episode with sit with our friend, colleague, and brother in Champ Robinson. The discussion ranges from coming up in Milwaukee as a child to adult, compared to living out here in Los Angeles nowadays. How he's raising his kids in this

Ep 1 - Interview with Farrin

Oct 9th, 2020 1h 12m

This week we take a look into the life of Farrin. A black woman who lives in the Antelope Valley area of California (just north of Los Angeles in the High Desert). We discuss raising children, racial inequality in America, and her experiences

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