Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] What's going on, y'? All? Welcome back to corporate Corpus Christi Originals Podcast. Today's a little bit different. Let me see, I got a notes here. Welcome to welcome back to the Corpus Christi Originals Podcast. Today's an episode a little bit different. I'm flipping the mic on myself.
[00:00:13] Instead of interviewing someone else, I'm asking myself the kinds of questions I'd get if I were a guest. This is a behind the scenes look at the podcast, my personal journey and what's ahead.
[00:00:24] Instead of interviewing someone else, I'm asking. Let me see. We'll cover the origin of the show, behind the scenes insights, community connections, personal stories and where I see this podcast going. Also, if you got questions and you're live, put them on there and maybe I'll answer them for you.
[00:00:41] So let's kick it off with how it all began.
[00:00:44] The first question I would ask myself is how did the Corpus Christi Originals podcast get started?
[00:00:50] The podcast actually got started through I have a brand called Corpus Christi Originals and the Corpus Christi Originals podcast came from a place of wanting to generate more content for the brand. That's the whole reason why I started the podcast and in doing so I just, I like doing it and then eventually it became its own entity aside from the brand.
[00:01:13] What inspired me to create it, obviously to generate more content. But I guess, I guess what I can say upon creating it is that I enjoy doing it and I enjoy talking to people and like having them share their story.
[00:01:28] I'm a. I made a post last time about being a creative person and that that's how I started the brand. Its. And there's. It's came out of kind of a place of creativity and stuff like that.
[00:01:39] So doing the podcast is another, is another creative outlet for me to be able to have those that creative activity still going. I like talking to people and I like them having to share their story.
[00:01:52] Why did I choose podcasting as a medium? I chose it as a medium because I felt like it was like kind of exploding at the time and at the same time it was just a way that I can get long form content as well as short form content for, for the brand, which is, which I guess is kind of the evolving thing that's been happening lately. So first it was just audio podcasts and then eventually it was video podcasts. So times are changing and things are changing and I feel like being able to do those things help helps out.
[00:02:27] Did I always picture myself as a podcast host?
[00:02:31] Not really, to be honest. Like I said, it's more of like A creative thing. Just being able to do that and talk to people and stuff like that and having them share their story is.
[00:02:45] Is. Is important, I think, you know, in. Especially in the community and stuff like that. So just being able to share. Share their story and me being a podcast host, I'm trying to figure out what to say. I mean, not really. I didn't see myself as a podcast host. What was the first episode like? The first episode was actually, like, through a zoom call with Javi Luna.
[00:03:09] It was pretty interesting because before starting that first episode, I knew I had to be prepared, like, who I was talking to to be able to ask them good questions and not just normal, basic questions. So being able to ask them good questions, I was doing a lot of research until I got to that point.
[00:03:29] Of course, there was nerves, there was mistakes. Like, there was an audio issue with the. With the other person on the other end, and I kind of. That kind of bothered me. As a first episode, there wasn't really any surprises. It was just.
[00:03:45] Just like. It kind of just went. It went kind of the way I wanted it to go. As far as, like, the questions being asked, were there doubts or setbacks at the beginning?
[00:03:57] Yeah, because obviously, before you start something like, you're kind of like, is this really gonna work or does this work? You know what I mean? What's going on, Ramon? Got any questions? Leave them down below. We're talking about the origin of the Ryan Cop Currency Originals podcast.
[00:04:14] So, yeah, doubts and setbacks at the beginning, Yeah, I think there was doubts that, like, could I actually do this? And could it actually be good?
[00:04:21] And I think that sometimes we have those doubts. But. But if you're coming from a place of creativity, I want to say that you. You just do it, right? And then eventually it gets to the point where you have to show an audience to see if it's actually good.
[00:04:35] So that's. That's another thing, like, about myself is that I'm kind of introverted, and I learned that I had to. To at some point get out in public because I was creating music, I was creating things, and I knew I had to at one point, you know, bring it to act to an actual audience.
[00:04:52] What kept me going? When I fell, when it felt tough, what kept me going? Like, my wife is a really huge proponent in my life, and she. She.
[00:05:04] She's kind of like that voice in my head like, no, you're not gonna quit. You know what I mean? And. And also, obviously, I got to encourage myself. What's going on, you guys? You've come a long way for. Thanks a lot, Ramon. Appreciate that, man.
[00:05:17] Just setbacks at the beginning. I mean, I know that, I know that, that, that there's always a way through and you'll find a way. You know what I mean? There's a way to, to keep it going.
[00:05:29] And I look at other people, other people, other podcasters, and like, look at them. Like they're going through stuff, but they're still doing it, you know, So I think being a creative person, there's always going to be something, something for me to do because my mind is constantly going, you know, I'm a.
[00:05:47] Just having those. That creativity will help me help you get, Help me get through.
[00:05:53] Who or what influenced me the most when I launched Mentors, podcasts, personal experiences?
[00:06:00] I don't know.
[00:06:04] I guess I really can't say, man.
[00:06:08] I know that I, I wasn't embarrassed to be in front of a microphone because I. I had some videos that had put on my personal channel. So just being able to do that was, was. Was good. But at the time, I guess there's really no podcasters that I would really listen to. I would listen to YouTube mostly, like, people like teachers, like people talking about certain topics and just. I guess those types of people have influenced me to, to. To, I guess the most, the most. When I launched it, if I could go back one day, what advice would I give myself?
[00:06:44] Just like, do it.
[00:06:46] Don't, don't. Like, if you have reservations or hesitations, that's normal, but do it anyway, you know? That's one thing I would tell myself.
[00:06:57] So that's how it all started. Now let's dive into what goes on behind the mic.
[00:07:03] Here's a look behind the curtain at how I make this podcast happen. How do I choose guests? What makes someone stand out? How long did I hesitate? I'll answer that question, Ramon. Appreciate you.
[00:07:16] This one says, how do I choose guests? What makes someone stand out?
[00:07:20] The way I choose guests is. It's like when I first started choosing guests, the. The best way was to look on, like, because it was kind of like at the end of COVID when I started this, the podcast, and I would look on, like, influencer, like micro influencers, like on Instagram or on Tik Tok. And I would just be like, oh, okay, that's an interesting person I would like to talk to. Boom. And I'll just invite him on the show. What's up, Alex? Got any questions? Appreciate you, Ramon. Esparza says, how long did I hesitate? How long did I Hesitate to start the podcast? I wouldn't say that I hesitated. I would say that, that I was researching more than hesitating.
[00:07:56] And I think that that took me like maybe a month or two of like how to podcast, how to do interviews, how to have a conversation with somebody. You know, those, those, those questions were causing the hesitation more than it was more research that was causing me to, to take my time in doing it. But I really can't say I had hesitation.
[00:08:21] Yeah, it was more like, how am I going to do this? That, that's, that's more what I was, was I was thinking about, do I lean towards certain types of stories or industries? Not really.
[00:08:31] I don't think so.
[00:08:34] I like to get like all industries. I'm a musician. I like to have musicians in here.
[00:08:39] But as a personal experience, it's more, it's cool to figure out, find out which industries or which, which groups are in the city. Like I just had the car guys, the drift car guys in here for 87.
[00:08:52] That was cool. And just, I don't, I can't say that it leans towards certain industries. I want to try to like, try to get different industries. I think I had a lot of different ones so far I've had like food podcasters, the car club guys. I got the, I had the, the bicycle, the bike cycling, like group. I had them on here and stuff like that. So that was cool, huh? Horror movies. Oh yeah, horror movies.
[00:09:16] What was your friend's name? Chris.
[00:09:19] Filmmakers and stuff like that. Yeah. There's so many different groups in this town. Like, I wish the town was like, I wish it would like, I feel honestly to. That it, that it's not really, it hasn't, it's not really growing in the way that we want it to grow. You know what I mean? And I feel like we're stuck because there's so much talent, there's so much creativity. I'm like, dude, this should be big, you know, but it's just not there for some reason. What y' all think?
[00:09:47] What is my preparation, style, research, heavy bullet points or free flowing?
[00:09:54] My research. I mean I, I guess all of those are good, like research, bullet points, free flowing. Sometimes I do free flowing, but not so much, but I usually do some type of research or even like, like lately, like if I don't have time to research it, sometimes I'll use like, like chat GPT or grok or something. I'll be like, tell industry what are some questions I could ask. And, and that has helped me lately in the past Before I had that, I had, I would, I would like to get guests that have been on podcasts before because I could listen to that podcast and, and learn about them to be able to know which questions to ask. Because when I listen to that podcast with that person, like say I listen to once, two, three times, I feel like I know that person that way. And when they come in here, it feels like I'm already, I already heard them and it makes it easy to have a conversation with them.
[00:10:51] So I do, I think I do a lot of try to do, I try to do a lot of research on the person because it helps me to ask questions and keep the flow going.
[00:11:00] Because if I don't, then I'll get stuck and I'm just like, what do I ask next? And then I, at that point it becomes, you become dependent on them to say more than. You know what I mean? You dependent on them to, to keep the podcast going. And that's something that I try to avoid.
[00:11:18] Do I write out questions in advance or improvise? Sometimes I write out questions.
[00:11:24] Like if I, if I'm listening to a podcast with that person on it, I'll, I'll think of question, I'll have questions and I'll, and I'll, I'll have my phone and I'll just like say the question on my phone and message it to myself and just look at it later.
[00:11:38] That, that, that's how, that's how come up with those questions in advance. Sometimes I improvise. Like, I wouldn't say improvise. I, well, I guess improvise, right. Like if somebody, what's going on? If you'd need a skate kid from pitching with it. Yeah, Alex, for real. So, so it's like in improvising it's to the point where you're having a conversation with a person in the podcast. Say they talk about something, right? And then as, as soon as their thought is over, you automatically go to this totally different question that throws it off. So I had to learn how to engage with that specific thought that they had because they had a whole bunch of thoughts in one paragraph. Sometimes it's so many that I forget. So sometimes I kind of jot something down like, oh, they mentioned this, they mentioned camping. So let me, let me come up with a follow up question about camping. You know what I mean? So that, that's the form of improvising. I want to say it's like free flowing type, type of, type of deal.
[00:12:35] What else? How do I handle conversations?
[00:12:37] Losing energy, the Way I. The way I handle conversations, losing energy.
[00:12:46] I. I want to say, I'll ask them. I'll be like, is there anything you want to share or is anything you want to talk about or whatever. And then I'll try to lean on current events. Maybe sometimes, like, I'll be like, what do you think about the harbor, bridges going up? Or just something to try to keep it going. Or if I'm out of questions, I'll just try to wrap it up as soon as possible. But I try to do like an hour. But if it's. If I feel like it's going to go that long, 30. 30 minutes is fine. You know what I mean? Some. Some don't be like. I'm not afraid to be like, okay, if it's not that long, it's not that long. That's fine. The. It, It. It was just a bad interview or the interview just didn't go the way it planned. You know, I try not to be myself up on it. What else?
[00:13:25] Oh, we got one. How to segue.
[00:13:30] Okay, so when I segue, I. When I have my notes, I have.
[00:13:34] Okay, we're gonna do 15 minutes on this, and we'll talk about this for 15 minutes. And there's a timer going, and I'll look. Okay, it's been 15 minutes. All right, so let's. And then at that point, just.
[00:13:46] I guess you just kind of depend on, like, normal. A normal way to segue into a new. That new section. Be like, oh, yeah, we've already talked about this. Let's move on to this. You know what I mean? Just how, however creatively you come up with a segue is. Is best, I wouldn't say.
[00:14:02] I mean, I said that there's, like, ways to do it, but everybody's different.
[00:14:07] Memorable interviews. What's one of my most memorable interviews and why?
[00:14:13] I don't know. I thought it was pretty cool that El Nino came in here. El Nino is like a rock band, like, famous from when I was, like, in high school.
[00:14:21] And they came in here. I was like, wow, this is pretty cool. By. By way of Marcos Leal, who was the. The lead singer at the time.
[00:14:29] He was the lead singer. I had him on, and then he told the guys and they were invited on. That was. That was pretty cool.
[00:14:37] But, yeah, there's. There's so many cool interviews in here. Like, and when I'm going back to clip up the interviews, I'm. I listen to it again. I'm like, oh, man, this is cool. Like, I want to chop this up and put it on. On my social media, because I think people need to hear this, you know, So I wouldn't say it's interview. It's. It's moments in the interview that were. That are, like, memorable.
[00:14:59] Like the zoo guys. It was pretty cool. I was just. I was just recently chopping up their episode. Episode. I don't remember which one it was, but they were talking about something. I was like, oh, yeah, let me put that on there. So just memorable moments instead of memorable interviews.
[00:15:15] Have I had a guest who surprised me unexpectedly? I don't think so. Maya, you think we had an unexpected guess?
[00:15:23] I don't think so. I mean, I don't think they're unexpected because, like, I know that they're gonna be on the show. Like, I've already kind of researched them and know that they're going to come on a show, but I can't really say that there's other Ryan High pots.
[00:15:38] Oh, yeah, dude, I had. Right.
[00:15:40] There's two of them right there on Facebook.
[00:15:44] Yeah. Miles. Talking about. Yeah, the Ryan. Hi, guys. Man, we've had them on, like, three different episodes here in the studio, and then two episodes were at their spot, which is cool. I. I liked it. I like that. I want to mention that because I like the fact that different podcasts in the city can collaborate on an episode and. And it not be just like. Like, no hate. You know what I mean? Just, let's just get together. Let's. Let's collaborate.
[00:16:13] Let it. Collaborate with each other. Be creative with each other. You know, that. That's. That's. That's one of the things I like about having other podcasts on.
[00:16:22] On my podcast, you know, or me being on their podcast, whatever you want to call it.
[00:16:27] What's the biggest tech. The biggest technical challenge I've faced?
[00:16:32] I don't know.
[00:16:33] I guess the. The challenge that I faced when I was doing this, like, the Zoom interviews was just we rolled deep says.
[00:16:40] Yeah, I guess the challenge was with the Zoom meetings, like, learning how to figure out, like, figuring out obs.
[00:16:49] What else? Figuring out how to use Restream or re. I was using the one with the duck. What is it called?
[00:16:56] I don't know. It was like a streaming, but just figuring that out. I guess those are the technical aspects of learning how to do a podcast. I want to say more, too. And not in the studio, but like having a hosting service for your podcast, like putting it on Spotify, Apple, putting it everywhere, putting it on YouTube. Like, learning those technical things was a learning curve for Me, like having a hosting service, having a website, just those. Having different social medias, figuring out different social medias. I think those are the more technical challenges that I do have with the podcast, as opposed to, like, microphones and cameras, because obviously I rent a studio out and they got good. They got. I have my own producer here. It's pretty awesome.
[00:17:38] How do I balance being present versus thinking ahead?
[00:17:45] How do I balance verse?
[00:17:47] How do I balance being present versus thinking ahead?
[00:17:52] I guess. I guess because I do. Do I notice that? I do do that because I have notes and I'll ask the person a question, and I notice that I'll be, like, looking at the question, like, not looking at them, trying to figure out where I'm going to go next. So I know that I have to, like, multitask, kind of look down and look at them at the. And listen at the same time. So listen at them, but still be kind of like, okay, where am I going to?
[00:18:14] Uh, so if I was more prepared with my notes, I think it would be easier to be more present as opposed to, like, thinking where I'm gonna go next.
[00:18:24] So preparedness is. Is definitely a game changer as far as being present versus thinking ahead.
[00:18:32] Do I ever get nervous before interviews? Every interview.
[00:18:36] Every interview I get nervous.
[00:18:39] One of the things I do like is I.
[00:18:42] I try to channel my nervous energy to my muscles, like, so I'll, like, flex my muscles to try to get that nervous energy in there. I always have, like, I got a mineral water. I always drink mineral water along with water. I always have something sweet. I got orange juice in here.
[00:18:59] So I guess those things help with my nerves. Another thing, too, is I like to invite the guest in, like, 30 minutes before we start, because they're probably even more nervous, even more so nervous than I am coming in here trying to talk on a. Being on camera and talk on a microphone. So I like to invite them in early and just have. Just chitchat with them, maybe even talk about something we're going to talk about during the interview to get them to at least open up a little bit and trying to try to dispel some of those nerves.
[00:19:27] So I think that helps out. It helps me too, because I'm. I'm having a conversation with them and kind of the nerves kind of just. They drift off even though that they're still there, you know?
[00:19:37] So let's kick things off on how. Let me see next.
[00:19:41] Page four, page three. Look, I got my nose here. You guys got questions. Put them in the. In the Comments. Appreciate you guys.
[00:19:49] All right, so every episode is an adventure, but the community is what it makes it meaningful. Definitely. Corpus Christi is at the heart of what I do. Let's talk about the community.
[00:20:00] How does Corpus Christi shape the podcast?
[00:20:04] The name of the podcast is Corpus Christi Originals.
[00:20:08] Corpus Christi's in the actual name, so I wanted to mention that. Do I. It. Do I talk a lot during the podcast? No. The person that's here, they talk more than I do, which is the point, right? Because those are the people that are being featured on the podcast Corpus Christi Originals.
[00:20:31] So it definitely shapes the community. And there's more I got to say on that with these questions on. Let me ask a couple more questions on community connection.
[00:20:41] What's special about the coastal band that I want listeners to know? Everything, bro. Like, I grew up here. Like, I want for, like, if I moved out of town a few times, and when people ask me where I'm from, I'm like, I'm from Corpus Christi. Like, and I felt myself, like, wanting them to know everything about Corpus because I'm from here. I guess it's that type of, like, pride that I want for people to know. I want for people to know that there's. There's, like, so many creatives in this town. You know what I mean? We get a. We get a bad rap. That's no secret. You know, nationally, we know. Everybody knows that Corpus is. Is a bad. Is a sore thumb, you know what I mean? Because of the publicity that we get.
[00:21:21] So just having that opposite side of the coin to be. To be shown would be better, you know, how do local businesses, artists, artists and creators inspire the show?
[00:21:36] That's all I have in here.
[00:21:38] Thanks a lot on Tick Tock. If you're following on the. Thanks for a lot for the gift.
[00:21:42] Yeah, that. That's all I got in here. I got business people, entrepreneurs. I just. I. I just started the. The web page for Corpus Christi Originals, and I'm having to do every episode on it for its own post, right? And in doing so, I have to find categories and tags, right?
[00:22:00] Categories. I got entrepreneurs, creative artists, culinary artists, artists, graffiti artists, rap artists, food trucks. I got all kinds of people in here. It's amazing to me. It's amazing to me how many. How many creatives and business owners and artists that we have in this town.
[00:22:18] And I want people to know. Like, I want the people in the city to know if they didn't know about this person, now you know about this person.
[00:22:26] Have guests, shared stories that reflect the spirit of Corpus Christi all the time. All the time. Like. And some people. Some people are proud to come in here to want to talk about Corpus. I just put a post on, on the Corpus Christi Originals podcast, Tick Tock page, which is a separate page from the brand Petra Vino talking about Corpus, not, not never getting the, the light, the limelight for being a. For his good, for the. The good that it does.
[00:22:56] 25, 000 likes on that one post.
[00:22:59] And I'm like, dude, for real, like, look at how many people like this and actually want to hear about the good in Corpus.
[00:23:06] So, yeah, definitely there's people that reflect the spirit of Corpus Christi. What kind of feedback do I get from local listeners? I don't know. What do you guys think in the chat? What kind of feedback? What do y' all think about the podcast? Do you think I'm. I mean, what, what do you think?
[00:23:22] I've had feedback from listeners that, like, there's a guy at work, he's like, hey, man, I've been watching your podcast. I was like, what? For real? He's like, yeah, dude, I've been watching your podcast. I just saw that one on, on the car, guys. I was like, oh, okay.
[00:23:36] How did you find it? He's like, on Tick Tock, bro. I saw you on Tick Tock. I was like, oh, okay, cool.
[00:23:41] So I, I, I've gotten some feedback from local listeners, but, I mean, I haven't really. I don't, I really don't know. What, what, what do you guys think? Because I haven't really heard a lot. I've just heard a few things.
[00:23:55] Do people from outside Corpus Christi also listen?
[00:24:00] I don't know. I haven't really looked at my analytics, but I do know that I've had people on here that are not from Corpus. And that's one thing that I do want to mention is that you don't have to be from Corpus to be on the podcast. I had, I had a dude from Mathis I had to do from El Nino that are from New Jersey. I've had Chingo Bling from Houston.
[00:24:19] I've had several other people that have been on the podcast that are not from Corpus, which is cool. Like, and I want to invite those people on, too, just. Just to pick their brain, talk about them, see what they think about the city. What's their city like? You know, more creativity just coming out of the podcast, which is one of the things that I desire for the podcast feedback. I give him a little outside of how do I hope this shows Impact to how, how do I hope this show impacts the local creative scene?
[00:24:54] I think it impacts the local creative scene because it, because people are being highlighted that have would not have been highlighted hadn't they been on the show. Whether people find them through the Instagram, through our Facebook page or through our Tick Tock page, somebody might, might that might pop up on their feed and they're talking about corpus and they're like, oh shoot, who is this guy? I've never heard of him before. Boom, there it is right there. So definitely. And I think the social media plays a huge part because if I was to just put the, the long form podcast on YouTube and Spotify and Apple and just leave it there and don't have any social media, I don't think there would be a lot of people that would actually go and look for it and listen to it unless somebody shares it on social media. So I myself having a social media for the podcast is important so that those people's stories can be heard through, through that venue.
[00:25:48] Shout out to you for sponsoring our back to back school event with the shirts and cast. Big. Yeah dude, no problem. Yeah, Ramon Esparza just mentioned that I help sponsor their, their event. The Ride and High podcast event.
[00:26:02] Was it Back to school basketball? I can't remember what it was, but, but yeah, definitely. I even sponsored the podcast. Not sponsored the podcast, but donated to the podcast in the, in the early days of my podcast because I had seen the Red Hide podcast on Facebook and what I really liked about their podcast, when I saw it, I was like, dude, these guys are from my city. They're talking like me, like I can relate to this. I want to donate. You know what I mean? That, that's, that's why, that's, that was my main thing. I was like, wow, this is cool. Here, here's some cash, you know, to help your podcast. You know what I mean? Thanks a lot you guys on Tick Tock. Appreciate y'. All. What else?
[00:26:40] What role do podcasts play in amplifying local, local voices? I think podcasts are huge because people like us are bringing, bringing it to light. Before it would just be people on television like your, your news, your radio.
[00:26:57] And at some point we were like, we wanted to be like them, right? And now we have the opportunity to be like news and radio and we can do it through podcasting.
[00:27:07] So I mean, look at, look at. I want to say that Joe Rogan had an influence on the election because Donald Trump went on his podcast. I don't know, could be wrong. But, but why not on the local level? Why not have our local podcast have an influence on our local government? If we have them on our. On our pot? If it's possible on a national level, it's possible on a local level. I mean, podcasts are huge.
[00:27:32] Everybody's wants to do a podcast. It's crazy.
[00:27:36] What opportunities has the podcast open for guests?
[00:27:41] I don't know. I do get a lot that people, people hear about somebody that they've never heard of before through my podcast and I'm like, okay, cool. So I guess that has opened opportunities. I really don't know. I haven't had really any testimonies.
[00:27:56] Yeah, our first interactions were generaline.
[00:27:59] You're real. I appreciate you. Ramon and Alex on Facebook for the comments. You guys, thanks a lot. Garza on Tick Tock. Thanks for being authentic. He says, you're welcome, bro. You've been with me, dude. Garza's been with me since. Since the brand started and I was selling T shirts out of my truck. Everhart and Saratoga. Appreciate you, Garza.
[00:28:19] But opportunities. Has the podcast open up for guests? I mean, I would say there would. I guess just thinking about it, yes, there would be opportunities for guests to be open up. Like I've had comedians on, I've had businesses on. Like I've had.
[00:28:36] Who is it? Kaylee from the the South. The South Texas foodie or something like that. She interviews restaurants, right? And she works for Favor and I. And there was a lady that commented, I think is Val from Most. Most Goodest. I don't remember the name of her page, but anyways she was like, hey, I need a delivery driver for to this weekend or whatever. And then I commented, hey, Haley, Haley, Haley Wilson from South Texas Foodie. She works for Favor. Maybe she can hook you up. You know what I mean? So having those different, different influencers on on can definitely help the community grow and the community get to know people that they might not have other have otherwise known, which is awesome.
[00:29:19] In what ways has the podcast deepened my connection to the city? Dude, before I even started the pot. Yeah, there you go. That Good, good. That's the name of it.
[00:29:28] Before I even started the podcast, like, I wasn't really into my city. I was more just kind of.
[00:29:34] I was, I'm very introverted. You know what I mean? Just focusing on my family, my kids and my wife and, and my work and my job, right? But when I started the podcast or even started the brand, I started realizing like, dude, there's a lot of people that really want to Support the city or that do support the city, There's a lot of people that hate the city, you know, and so just starting the podcast, it has deepened my connection with the city and with its people because these opportunities that I have to talk to people, it, it, you know, but it opened up, it opens my, my mind, my creative mind to know, like, wow, there's people like this out here. And I want for people to, to, to know about this stuff, you know? So anyways, community engagement questions, what local spots, events, or people do you want to hear more about? I'm asking you guys in the Facebook chat or in the tick tock.
[00:30:23] Excuse me, which guests should we feature next?
[00:30:27] How has the podcast impacted you personally or inspired your creativity?
[00:30:33] Do you have a local story or moment you think everyone should know?
[00:30:40] All right, so TR.
[00:30:42] Podcasting is a huge part of my life, but let's get personal for a moment. And do I have all these.
[00:30:47] How many minutes, man?
[00:30:50] All right, who am I when I'm not hosting?
[00:30:53] What do I enjoy doing outside of, outside of podcasting?
[00:30:58] Just my family. Like, I like to be with my kids, with my family. I work a lot. I'm a truck driver.
[00:31:04] So I, I work so many days out of the week and then so many days off.
[00:31:08] So a lot of my off time is spent with my, with my kids, with my wife. I like going to the park with my kids, taking them to the pool, taking my wife out to eat, you know, for like, date night and stuff like that. So those, so those are some of the things that I like to do when I'm not podcasting. Also doing the brand. I make T shirts, hats, and stuff like that. So that's another thing that I do. Thanks a lot, you guys, for joining.
[00:31:31] How has my background shaped the way I interview? Oh, that's a good one.
[00:31:36] So when I was in high school, when I was in school, I didn't really talk a lot, but I do remember myself, like, trying to make people laugh, even if it was their. Them laughing at me. Like, if I knew they were making fun of me, I would even go further and be like, oh, yeah, you think that's funny? Well, look at this. This is even more funnier. You know what I mean?
[00:31:53] I remember I used to do that in high school. I didn't talk to anybody. I. I played football, played sports, went when to play. You know, the intact, the interactions that I did have was with my teammates, classmates, and stuff like that. It wasn't really like having deep conversation with people.
[00:32:10] When I started going to I. There was a church I started going to, right? And then, you know, I started believing in Jesus, praise God, all this other stuff, whatever, whatever.
[00:32:20] But the reason why I bring that up is because at that church, I remember that I was having conversations with all kinds of people.
[00:32:27] Just, like, at the end of church, I would go to. To the. You know, just before you leave the door, you just. Just kick it there and people would talk, right?
[00:32:35] So just being. Having that experience and just talking to all kinds of people and. And I was doing the same type of interviewing techniques that I was doing now, which is ask them questions about themselves, and then they just start talking, bro. Like, they just start talking about themselves. They can talk about themselves for hours.
[00:32:53] So that's one of the things that I learned, like, figure out how to get them to come out and talk about what they like.
[00:33:01] So that's one of the things that has helped me.
[00:33:03] I went to college in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at oru. Oral Roberts University.
[00:33:09] I say I had a lot of experience there talking to people. There was people from different countries there. It was crazy.
[00:33:15] My roommate was from Brazil and people from California, people from Miami, people from everywhere. And just having conversations with them has taught me, like, just how to have conversations. That's just part of my experience that I've had so far. What's something listeners might not know about me?
[00:33:37] I don't borrow money. I'm debt free.
[00:33:40] My. My real brother actually is producing this show and produces all the shows from Produce Sound Studios. Shout out to him.
[00:33:50] What else? I'm a victim of narcissistic abuse. I've had narcissistic family members take advantage of me and manipulate me and stuff like that. I'm adhd.
[00:34:00] Have been. That was diagnosed in middle school. And I've. I've always had it, and I'm always researching it, trying to figure out how to.
[00:34:07] How to live with it, you know, and stuff like that. So there's a little bit about me.
And along with that, I wanted to say I like the philosophy that. That the Public Zoo has.
[00:35:27] We don't cater to ourselves, but we do in the shows that we make.
[00:35:33] So if there's somebody that I feel like I might not vibe with, they may not be on the show. I'm sorry, that's just how. That's. This is my show. If. If this is how I want to do my show, this is how I want to do my show. You want to start your own show, go ahead. If you want to do another podcast, go ahead. That's fine with me. It doesn't hurt my feelings.
[00:35:54] Just wanted to. Just wanted to put that out there. Appreciate you, though, Ramon. Thanks for looking out, man.
[00:36:00] What else are we talking about? So, other things about me. Let me see.
[00:36:06] Shave my background interview. What are some. Do I see myself as more introverted or extroverted? I'm introverted for sure.
[00:36:16] Have been for years. I just. I just keep to myself a lot.
[00:36:20] There was a lot of hours and practicing the guitar by myself, just learning how to play the guitar, just.
[00:36:25] I don't know, maybe I just.
[00:36:28] I just kind of figured out how people were, and I just.
[00:36:32] I don't like to be around people. It's funny because there was a guy at my work, he's. He found out I had a podcast, and he was like, why do you have a podcast? Because I think they're taking it back because I don't say a lot and I'm introverted, right? And. And I guess their. Their perception of a podcaster is somebody that talks a lot.
[00:36:49] But if you think about it, on my interviews, I really don't talk a lot. The person that I'm interviewing, it's. There's. They're the ones getting the spotlight anyway, so I can still be introverted to a certain extent on my podcast, doing my interviews, which is cool. Like, and I Want to say too, like, I'm a creative person and I think people that are introverted and they're creative, I feel like at one point they have to go out in public to show their creativity.
[00:37:16] So introverts at one point have to learn how to be out in public talking to people, networking, whatever, however you want to look at it.
[00:37:26] How does my personality show up in the podcast? I don't know.
[00:37:32] My. How did my personality. Do you see my personality in the podcast?
[00:37:37] I mean, I get. I guess, I mean, I mean the logo. I mean, I already know how to answer that question. How does my personality show up in the podcast?
[00:37:45] I mean, I like to hear. I guess, I guess I'm generally interested in the person's. What the person has to say, what they're talking about. And just. I've always been a curious person. I've always wanted to. I've always been. Wanted to know stuff and learn stuff. So when a person talking to me about this, a lot of times I can be taken advantage of because I believe in every single thing that they say. You know what I mean? Like, I used to do that a lot when I was younger and people used to tell me lies all the time and laugh at me because I would believe everything they say. So I want to say that, like, I'm genuinely curious about what the person has to say and want to know what they're talking about and want to be able to bring that up out so that people can watch and learn that about them.
[00:38:28] What's a personal habit or routine that helps me stay creative?
[00:38:33] Having this podcast, doing the brand.
[00:38:36] I mean, these, these are creative outlets for me to be able to. These are creative outlets for me to be able to do, to have my creativity going. I'm. I haven't. I don't have an instrument in my house. I used to have a guitar all the time.
[00:38:49] I guess just work and having kids and doing that has kept me doing that. Right? But my creative. This is another creative outlet for me to be, Be creative.
[00:39:02] Let's see. What's one of the hardest lessons I've learned?
[00:39:06] One of the hardest lessons I've learned is, is that I wanted to say, like, when it comes to family, like, not all family members are looking out for you.
[00:39:17] And it sucks because you kind of grow up to know, think that family is, is they have your back, right? But then eventually at one point there's some family members or a family member that takes advantage of you. That's, that's like a hard lesson because I love Family and I like family. And it's to the point where it's not like, like, like people are like that. People will, will, will do wrong to you. Even though you're a genuine person, I don't think you give much about on the path. Yeah.
[00:39:48] Unbiased host. Appreciate you, man. Ramon on the Facebook for the comments. Thanks a lot. You guys on tick tock for joining.
[00:39:54] Trying to wrap it up. We got 30 minutes. I got a few more. So I got one more segment and then we're done and be done with this episode.
[00:40:02] Let's see. So how does music, food or culture influence me personally?
[00:40:07] I love music. I love all kinds of music, man. I mean from orchestras to heavy metal to rap to every. I mean everything. I. Country, kind of not my. Kind of. Not my jam. Maybe some old school country, maybe like Randy Travis or something like that would do it for me, but I think it does. Food, music and culture definitely influences me personally. Whether it's subconscious. I think more subconsciously than consciously because I know when. I know one time when I moved out of town, people were like.
[00:40:40] People knew that I was from somewhere else, but I. In my mind I was like, no, I'm. I'm still a normal person like everybody, you know, I'm just. You know what I mean? It's. It's hard to explain, but I feel like subconsciously it's. It influences me more than consciously.
[00:40:55] Quick fire questions. Coffee or tea? I'll take tea. Sweet tea.
[00:41:00] Favorite local restaurant.
[00:41:03] I want to say. I don't want to say favorite. I'll say one that I frequent the most with my wife. We go to the Texas Flame. We like a good steak.
[00:41:11] Best Underrated. Underrated local food spot. There's a place, I think it's Buddy Lawrence or Nueces Bay where the post office is.
[00:41:20] Across from there, like Caddy Corner, there's a. I think it's called Solis. It's a small taco place like next to that hotel that. It used to be a hotel, but now I think it's like Charlie's Place or some.
[00:41:31] But it's right across from the. The post office where I think it's Buddy Lawrence or Nice's Bay across from there. Real small restaurant, dude. Bean and bean and egg and bacon or. Or chorizo. Egg and bean tacos. Tacos are them. Beans are the bomb, bro.
[00:41:49] A song that always gets me hyped. Flies by the Black Dolly Murder.
[00:41:56] Flies by the Black Dolly Murder Always gets me hyped, bro. It starts off with that scream.
[00:42:04] Yeah. Dude, always. That's my go to right there.
[00:42:08] Huh?
[00:42:09] Rest in peace. The singer. Yep.
[00:42:12] What else? Let me see.
[00:42:14] Dream vacation spot.
[00:42:16] I want to say somewhere in the mountains maybe. I don't know. I haven't really been to the mountains a lot. Been to Denver, but maybe somewhere in the mountains.
[00:42:26] One piece of advice I'd give my younger self.
[00:42:30] One piece of advice I give my younger self. Trust yourself.
[00:42:34] Like, trust your. Trust your. Trust your gut, trust your intuition. Just trust yourself in situations where you feel like you. You want to doubt yourself.
[00:42:43] Ah, now let's look at the future.
[00:42:46] My voice is getting hoarse. I, I don't talk this much.
[00:42:51] Where do I see Corpus Christi Originals going? Okay, where do I see the podcast in the one year, in five years, I don't know, in one year, hopefully, hopefully up to 100 episodes and then five years, hopefully up to, I don't know, 200, 300 episodes.
[00:43:10] Yeah, it's like I said, it's, it's a creative outlet for me. It's something that I want to keep doing because I, I just want that creativity. I want people, talk to people. Just keep my mind going, you know, Keep my mind fresh, you know, this is one of, one of the ways to keep my mind going.
[00:43:26] Let's see, what else. What kind of guests do I hope to feature in the future?
[00:43:32] I mean, just guess, like, I mean, excuse me.
[00:43:37] More people from Corpus. More beautiful Corpus. I mean, I'm finding new people, like on my Tick Tock feed all the time, on the Instagram feed all the time. I mean, there's other podcasts coming out, there's other, all kinds stuff coming out.
[00:43:50] So just, just more people from, from Corpus. More people, more people that have a positive outlook toward Corpus. More people that are positive and want to share that, that light, that, that, that. The goodness of. Of. Of where we are, you know, with other people, with the world, basically, you know, because the podcast is, it's, it's on the Internet, it's worldwide.
[00:44:11] Who are my dream guests? Local and beyond dream guests. I wanted to say, like, like, like Deftone, like Chino from Deftones or something like that.
[00:44:23] Some musicians.
[00:44:25] Can't really think of any right now. That, that dude from the Black Dolly would have been cool.
[00:44:32] One of the guys from Tool, like Tool is freaking awesome.
[00:44:35] Eminem. I would like to interview Eminem. That would be pretty cool. These are just like, like big, like people that I would like, want to have on it. Just talk to them. It would be pretty cool. Local, I mean, local would be just people like okay, so I'll be honest.
[00:44:51] My podcast is kind of small. One of the ways that I, that I help get it to grow is that I get micro influencers. I get people that are have like 5,000 followers or a thousand followers and have them on the podcast because honestly it helps my podcast grow. Because when I clip it up and I share it and I invite them as a collaborator, those people that watch, that are watching the collaborators video, they can, they're more likely to add me to their, to their social media. So having those types of guests onto the podcast is definitely helpful. Like micro influencers or influencers on Tick Tock. Like I'm gonna have the people from Tick Tock that are going to be on here.
[00:45:32] Do I see the podcast expanding into video live events or collaborations? I mean I've already, it's already on video to YouTube, Corpse Kiry Originals. It's on Facebook live events. I think I, I kind of kicked that idea around with a, with a friend of mine having a live. In a live like Corpse Christy Originals event. That would be pretty cool.
[00:45:53] Collaborations, I mean I've had, I want to say I've had, I don't know if they're collaborations, but I've had other podcasts on the podcast. Like the Reinheide podcast. One time they actually came and did their thing like and I was like cool, yeah, go ahead. Y' all can like that. We were talking about like Busta Rhymes and, and, and the generation of hip hop that's happening now. It was pretty, it was pretty cool. Like those type of collaborations. I've already, I've already had that kind of stuff.
[00:46:17] One impact. Do I want the podcast to leave on the city?
[00:46:21] I want it. I mean I feel like it's already impactful. I feel like it's, it's successful in that sense.
[00:46:29] It's just the more people that, that the more eyes on it, the more viewers that are on it, it just the more influence it has, I think.
[00:46:38] What else? Let's see.
[00:46:40] How do, how do I measure success? Numbers, stories or community response?
[00:46:46] Yeah, obviously like numbers because we're down to have a pull up to, to smoke walk at QBR Live podcast outside. Hey, that's a good idea. Have I interviewed Dusty? Yeah, I've interviewed Dusty. I don't remember which episode but I think it's like episode 50 or 60 or something. I had Dusty on here.
[00:47:07] Yeah, he was on here. It's pretty cool interview.
[00:47:11] Yeah. What was it? Yeah. How do I measure success?
[00:47:15] By numbers, stories or community response? Of course I Measure it. But I kind of measure it by numbers because I. I obviously check to see how many followers I got. The more followers, the better, right? Community response is obviously important to me because I want it to be impactful stories. I mean, those are all important to me, I guess. Like, when people come up to me and tell me, like, about the podcast, like, something that was meaningful to them, that, that, like, that's a success for me because they actually heard what the person was saying.
[00:47:48] That. That. That's success for me in that sense. What advice would I give someone starting a podcast?
[00:47:54] If you're starting a podcast, like, research it. Do more researching than doubting.
[00:48:00] Figure it out. Figure out how you want a podcast, Figure out how you want to name it. Figure out how you're going to get it out there, how you're going to put it on Spotify, how you're going to put it on YouTube, how are you going to put it on social media? Do more researching than doubting.
[00:48:12] Do more doing than not doing.
[00:48:15] That's. That's what I would say.
[00:48:17] What challenges do I expect as the podcast grows?
[00:48:23] As a pot. As a podcast grows? I. I want to say being able to be consistent, because lately I haven't been able to be consistent. I've been trying to do one podcast a month.
[00:48:34] So I guess, I guess that that's like, at an. At the onset of the podcast that I should have worried about, like, being consistent to begin with.
[00:48:43] I guess as the podcast grow, as it continues to grow, as it continues to grow, I think one of the challenges too is, like, the different types of people that I'm going to interview because, Because I'm already getting people, like, in my messages, they want to be interviewed. And I'm like, who is this person? Like, and I look them up and they have, like, like five followers. And I'm like, dude, do you don't even have a digital footprint? Like, who are you? You know what I mean? So I guess, like, just the challenge, one of those challenges is like, who. Who am I going to have on who I decide to have on the podcast?
[00:49:16] If I could sum up the Mission v. Corpus Christi Originals in one sentence, what would it be?
[00:49:21] Just.
[00:49:22] If I could sum up the mission for Corpus Christi Originals in one sentence, what would it be to let the person that's talking on the interview know that they have. That they're going to be heard.
[00:49:35] So make sure that what you're going to say is. Is important.
[00:49:40] When. When all said and done, how do I want this podcast to be remembered? I mean, obviously I want it to be remembered as a good podcast, as. As one that people would. Would come to. To listen to somebody that they knew that they'd heard of in the city.
[00:49:58] Like, if they heard of. I don't know if they've heard of Ride and Hyde podcast and Ramon Esparza and they want to know more about them.
[00:50:06] I want my pod. I want them to be able to go back and look at the archive and be like, oh, they've been interviewed by this guy. Let's check it out. Because his interviews are good. You know what I mean? That. That type of how I want it to be, like, remembered.
[00:50:23] So I'm gonna ask you guys, which topics or guests do you want to see featured next?
[00:50:29] What local stories or moments should we highlight in future episodes?
[00:50:34] How do you ever. Have you ever been inspired by a guest or an episode? How.
[00:50:41] All right, so that's a wrap. Our look at the past, present and future of the corpse. Christie Originals gonna come to a close, you guys. Thanks for watching on this. On the, on the live stream.
[00:50:51] You can. I. I started a website, cco originalspodcast.com. if your episode isn't up, just wait. I'm in the process of putting all the episodes on there. You can check us out on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts. I want to say those are the main ones, but if you look at other podcasts of platforms, it's probably on there. Follow us on social media, Tick Tock, Instagram, Facebook.
[00:51:17] We're on X.
[00:51:18] Where else? I mean, other, other. Wherever you can find. Just look up Corpus Christi Originals podcast and you'll find us.
[00:51:25] So, yeah, Robert, Robert Beltran. Yeah, he. He started following me a while back. I know who. I've heard him. I went to school with him.
[00:51:34] I talked to him a few times while at school. I really didn't really know him well, but I know for sure he's a huge staple in the metal or in the.
[00:51:42] The musician community as far as, like recording them. He does sound. He did sound at the House of Rock. I saw him there for the. One of the concerts there for the Walking to Inclusion, that concert. He was there doing sound. But yeah, definitely, I think he would be somebody to get on because he's a huge staple in the, in the community.
[00:52:01] Yeah, yeah, yeah, I remember Ramon. I remember we talked about him that, that first time I was on the Riding Hype podcast. We brought up his name.
[00:52:07] He had the dreads, remember, in high school.
[00:52:10] All right, so thanks for spending time with me, you guys. I hope you feel more connected to the stories, the community and the journey behind the podcast. Stay tuned for more. I've got Top Secrets Barbecue Joe from there. He's going to come share his story. I think on the 14th and then the 28th and 29th, we're gonna have hype bike, iBikeCC and CC creators talking about the cycling community here in Corvus Christie. So stay tuned for those next one. Yeah, Excrete Ramon for sure. So stay tuned for those next episode. Thanks a lot, you guys, on Tick Tock for, for sending the gifts and stuff like that. Thanks a lot for bearing with me, Maya. Appreciate you producer back there for producing the show for us. And you guys have a good one. See y' all later.
