831 Comadres

831 Comadres is hosted by two outspoken and opinionated Latinas from Salinas, Ca. Frenchy and Samantha bring a weekly show covering a wide range of topics and guests. Nothing is off the table cuando estás entre comadres!

Jamie DePompeo of Parenting Connection 05/02/2023

Jamie DePompeo of Parenting Connection Your favorite Comadres, Frenchy and Sam are back in the studio. This time joined by Jamie DePompeo of Parenting Connection en Salinas. Ya saben que over in these parts, we know it takes a village to raise a child, and Jaime tells us all about the support they are offering up at their Patenting Círculos. Plus, we get the scoop on their expansion into South County y también the info on their Birth Fair happening May 6th en Salinas. For all our out-of-the-area Comadres, listen up for info on national organizations and resources you could connect with also. So parent or not, grab your favorite bebida and tune in. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/26716086

The Disappearance of Arelie Garcia 03/03/2023

The Disappearance of Arelie Garcia TRIGGER WARNING El episodio más fuerte y difícil de grabar hasta la fecha. Las Comadres Frenchy y Sam hablan con el papa y hermana de Arelie García. Melquiades y Ely es unen al programar para hablar sobre la desaprensión de su ser querida. Arelie left home from Salinas, Ca the morning of September 22, 2022, for work but never arrived. Ely later found her vehicle in Big Sur, Ca. with her phone and belongings inside. Since then, her family has been desperately seeking answers. But has Salinas PD done enough to solve this crime? This grieving family is asking the public for help. Tune into this episode and Please, if you have seen or heard anything surrounding the disappearance of Arelie Garcia, step forward. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/26114502

Tu Favoritas Comadres are Back! 02/17/2023

Tu Favoritas Comadres are Back! Yes, we know we’ve been MIA, but like we always say, LIFE happens. We’re starting our first 2023 episode with what we do best, and that’s just comadreando. Las Comadres Frenchy & Sam share what’s been going on in their lives and what exciting changes are to come. So kick back con una chela or cafecito and tune in. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/25959600

District 5 Councilmember Christie Cromeenes 11/05/2022

District 5 Councilmember Christie Cromeenes Christie Cromeenes took over district 5 at an interesting time in Salinas' history. Now that her first term is coming to an end, she feels there is still more work to be done not only in district 5 but in all of Salinas. Listen as she tells us her Salinas story and plans for her district if she manages to keep her seat on the council. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/24917127

District 5 City Council Candidate Andrew Sandoval 11/02/2022

District 5 City Council Candidate Andrew Sandoval Andrew Sandoval is a Salinas native running for city council in district 5. He sits down with Oz and the Comadres to discuss his plan and how he differs from the incumbent. He talks about his experience on the Measure G Citizens Oversight Committee and how he will use that knowledge to help the people of his district. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/24878133

831 Comadres and SUP feat Steve McShane 10/29/2022

831 Comadres and SUP feat Steve McShane Steve McShane is the incumbent city council member in Salinas's 3rd district. He has represented his district for several years but still feels like he has work to do. Listen as he sits down to answer our questions and talks about his plans for his district. Oldtown Salinas is experiencing a renaissance, but how can the area help with the lack of affordable housing in the city? Listen as he sits down with the Comadres and Oz in the Salad Bytes hot seat. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/24837912

831 Comadres and Salinas Underground feat Cary Swensen 10/23/2022

831 Comadres and Salinas Underground feat Cary Swensen Cary Swensen is running for City Council in Salinas' 3rd district. She sits down with the Comadres Frenchy and Samantha, who will be joined by Oz from Salinas Underground Podcast for this series to talk about why she decided to run and what makes her different from her opponent. She also tells us how her background in education gives her a different perspective on the issues that matter here in Salinas. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/24775179

Latinos in Literatura 08/23/2022

Latinos in Literatura Your favorite Comadres are back on the mic. We have been MIA for a minute pero we had a few episodes hidden away in the vault. This week we are bringing out one of those episodes. We recorded this one back in March pero la vida pasa you know? Anyways, this week is all about Latinos in Literatura 📚. We start off with the issues surrounding the "American Dirt" debacle but quickly move into the movement that was born from it, Dignidad Literaria. We discuss the huge gap that exists between the publishing world and writers of color and how founders Mryriam Gurba Roberto Lavato, and David Bowles were able to shift the conversation to highlight the bigger issues that exist. We also talk about how we can support Latino authors and discuss some independent writers and poets that you all should be on the lookout for!! /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/24138093

Missions on a Mission con Visión 03/29/2022

Missions on a Mission con Visión According to a 2020 Stanford study Latinos are the largest growing group of entrepreneurs in the US. The Comadres Frenchy and Sam are joined by local business owner Marie Gonzalez of Todo Verde by Marie and Bruce and small business start-up consultant Jennifer Magaña of Jennifer Magaña and Associates LLC to talk about Latinas in business. We hear how Marie's business was born from need due to the pandemic and pivoting to pursue her passion project in the non-profit sector with Luna Creciente. We also get insight from Jennifer and hear about the importance of building the right team around you. Mujer, bet on yourself! You gotta be able to see the vision even when no one else can. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/22605395

Is There A Doctor in the House!? 03/09/2022

Is There A Doctor in the House!? Your favorite Comadres are back in the Studio with guest Anthony Olivas doctor of chiropractic! Dr. Olivas is a Salinas native who tells us all about his journey into medicine. You know the Comadres have to sprinkle in a lot of laughter; I mean, the man blows out back for a living 😉! Tune into this week's episode from a comfy space and let Dr. O drop all the knowledge on what differentiates a good chiropractor from a bad one. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/22387781

Amor a Los Inmigrantes 02/14/2022

Amor a Los Inmigrantes Love is in the air for Dia de San Valentin and since we know better we DO better! This Valentine's the Comadres, Frenchy and Sam have some tips and tricks on how we can support our community and gente without contributing to waste and consumerism. Also, it's 2022 and Biden/Harris administration is still trash 🗑 for not having passed comprehensive immigration reform. In response "A Day Without An Immigrant" will be observed this Valentine's Day 2022. Remember this doesn't mean we shouldn't still support our hard-working street vendor community hustling them flowers 💐. But we should steer clear of chain restaurants, and non-BIPOC businesses most especially the corporate ones! /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/22122287

Comadres y La Cantina Brewing Co: Welcome to the Block! 02/01/2022

Comadres y La Cantina Brewing Co: Welcome to the Block! New Year, New Episode! Your favorite Comadres welcome friend of the show Horacio Davila back with a new title, President and Founder of La Cantina Brewing Company! The homie was on the cusp of opening up his flagship brewery in our beloved Old Town Salinas when he visited The Comadres! As usual, he came bearing gifts of new craft brew con Cultura and brought along business partner Adrian Lopez and brewer Tito Hernandez to tell us the story of how this new brewery came to have their brick and mortar. Grab the new Horchata Stout and listen up to how important it is to surround yourself with people who believe in you and will speak your name into a room full of opportunities. Salud 🍻 /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/21988241

#48: Ballet Es Medicina: Sonia y sus Aguilas Real 11/16/2021

#48: Ballet Es Medicina: Sonia y sus Aguilas Real Your favorite Comadres, Frenchy, and Sam are all about comunidad, and if we can have a good time while building community, then we are all in!! Esté episodio features Sonia Villalobos from Ballet Folclórico Aguila Real. 💃 A dance group with a rich 30-year history on the Central Coast that's main aim is to keep kids off the streets. Through the power of baile, Sonia, a second-generation dancer continues the legado que su mami comenzó en 1990!! Listen up as she shares her very personal story and those of some of the kids she's helped along the way. Es el tiempo del frío so grab a warm drink and enjoy this weeks episode. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/21178721

#47: Día de Muertos vs. Halloween: Major Diferencia!! 10/29/2021

#47: Día de Muertos vs. Halloween: Major Diferencia!! The Comadres Frenchy and Sam could not believe the amount of gente who didn't know that Día de Muertos isn't Mexican Halloween!! Like serio?!? 🤨 The confusion that exists around the origin stories doesn't help either. So Las Comadres did a little research and found that Halloween has its roots in Celtic traditions. In comparison, Día de Muertos is believed to pre-date even the Aztec Empire. But as the episode will help clear up, there is one significant difference between the holidays, Día de Muertos is a day of celebrations, and Halloween is a day of mourning. Grab yourself una bebida calientita y listen to this week's episode. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/20978636

#46: Leyendas Urbanas de Mexico to California 10/20/2021

#46: Leyendas Urbanas de Mexico to California Are you afraid of the dark? Your Favorite Comadres, Frenchy, and Sam continue the October vibes with scary stories and Urban legends 👻 And you can't talk urban legends to Mexicanos without mentioning La Llorona! It seems every Latin American country has its version of the story, and the Comadres share the versions they heard growing up. They also discuss local legends like that of the Old Stage Road haunting and the haunting of James Deans infamous Porsha Spyder 550 that has some spooky ties to Salinas. La Comadre Frenchy shares one of her personal paranormal experiences that had Comadre Sam in full-body goosebumps. Turn on the lights o una vela 🕯 and listen up to this week's episode. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/20876333

#45: Día de Muertos Altars con Las Comadres 10/14/2021

#45: Día de Muertos Altars con Las Comadres It's officially Autumn. The leaves turn, and all things witchy, spooky, and pumpkin spice are on full display. Your favorite Comadres, Frenchy, and Sam are sharing their Día de Muertos Altar making knowledge. Listen up for all the details on the significance of the levels, the items that should always be present on your altar, and the representation of the four cardinal elements. Siempre vemos altares pero hoy se aprende cómo y porque se hacen. Grab a pumpkin spice latte and listen up! /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/20811974

#44: Altares, Muertos y Tradition 10/06/2021

#44: Altares, Muertos y Tradition It's officially Autumn. The leaves turn, and all things witchy, spooky, and pumpkin spice are on full display. Your favorite Comadres, Frenchy, and Sam are sharing their Día de Muertos Altar making knowledge. Listen up for all the details on the significance of the levels, the items that should always be present on your altar, and the representation of the four cardinal elements. Siempre vemos altares pero hoy se aprende cómo y porque se hacen. Grab a pumpkin spice latte and listen up! /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/20723714

#43: The Comadres Catch up 2.0 09/20/2021

#43: The Comadres Catch up 2.0 The 831 Comadres Frenchy and Sam continue to keep busy scheduled both on and off the mic. And with such a positive listener reaction to the last "Comadres Catch Up," we decided to make it a thing. Join us as the Comadres Sam shares a small piece of her very personal journey con medicina de sapo 🐸 Y la comadre Frenchy is big flexing with news of her second promotion in under a year!! 💪🏽 Eso y más on this episode so grab your cafecito or una chela 🍺 y catch up con tus favorite Comadres. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/20528192

#42:Y La Lucha Sigue: Salinas High School Racism and Anti-Blackness 09/04/2021

#42:Y La Lucha Sigue: Salinas High School Racism and Anti-Blackness The National spotlight has been cast on our beloved City once again. This time for Salinas High school student AND staff participation in a blatant act of racism, anti-blackness, and white supremacy! Join the Comadres Frenchy and Sam as we share space with two beautiful and eloquent black community leaders. Tamisha Smith, a local educator, activist, and proud mother of black daughters, brings poignant and thought-provoking discussion. Charles Sanders, a father and religious leader, helps to dispel the absence black father myth. Let's open our ears to listen with compassion porque no nomas fueron blancos que participaron 😔. Grab that drink and listen up cause anti-blackness ain't it, mi gente! Ya saben Raza Brown Pride ✊🏾 Black Power ✊🏿 /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/20366369

#41: Airam Coronado: Una Hermana de la MILPA 08/24/2021

#41: Airam Coronado: Una Hermana de la MILPA This week's episode of 831 Comadres features a hometown Mujer putting in work!! Airam Coronado is a Program Leadership Assistant and trained Xinatchtli facilitator for MILPA collective in Salinas, Ca. She joins the Comadres Frenchy and Sam to talk about her very personal journey of being system impacted and how that lead to her work in the community. We also touch on the devastating loss of a community member, Gerardo Martinez Chaves. Who's life was taken by the hands of the Salinas Police Department on 7/16. Que descanse en paz siempre. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/20240513

#40: Arte con Le Joe: Artist in Residence @ ACFA 08/05/2021

#40: Arte con Le Joe: Artist in Residence @ ACFA Join the Comadres Frenchy and Sam this week for a beautiful conversation with the first-ever artist in residence at Alísal Center for Fine Arts, Le Joe! Our talk lets us into Le Joe's world of intersectionality as he discusses his forthcoming exhibit scheduled for September. We also talk inspiration, que es un Artist in Residence anyways, y de donde vienen todo sus ideas para su arte. Grab your cafecito o cerveza per usual y tune in to another artist talk with your favorite Comadres! /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/20042309

#39: Simply of Service 07/29/2021

#39: Simply of Service Mutual Aid is described as voluntary exchange of resources and services for mutual Benefit. Simply of Service or S.O.S. does exactly that. The Comadres Frenchy and Sam are joined in studio by Ricky Camarena and Lisa Navarro of S.O.S. to discuss their recent trip to the Tijuana boarder. Along with their comrades from across the tri county area they collected donations and joined forces with San Diego based charity We Stand United to distribute them to asylum seekers at our southern boarder. With a first hand account of what they saw and heard this episode is sure to shed a new light on the fight that our brothers and sisters face at the hands a predatory government on BOTH sides! /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/19966424

#38: Soy Mujer, hear me Roar! Conversation con Mirella 07/22/2021

#38: Soy Mujer, hear me Roar! Conversation con Mirella Growing up, we all struggle with our identity and wonder if we are taking the right path in life. But imagine discovering your true identity if that of a transgender woman? Our guest this week went through that journey while helping raise her younger brother before she celebrated her 18th birthday. The Comadres Frenchy and Sam welcome Mirella Herrera to the show. She sits with us to talk about her transition, how she learned to be comfortable being her true self and how she learned to become a legendary make-up artist. Ya saben gente, grab your cerveza or cafecito and get ready to catch all this tea! /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/19892522

#37: Comida y Corazón ♥️ Con Sewa Yuli 07/07/2021

#37: Comida y Corazón ♥️ Con Sewa Yuli As with so many cultures, we as Raza often express love thru food. This week's guest takes it to another level. Sewa Yuli, or @mi_xacanito on IG, is a Food justice advocate and co-creator of Teo"Zine"Tli. Their Zine is "a humble ofrenda in honor of our precious seeds." The Comadres Frenchy and Sam check-in with Sewa from occupied Kumeyaay land. A.k.a San Diego, Ca, and get to hear about how a summer in Sonora Mexico 🇲🇽 con sus abuelitos forever changed their perspective on food. Tune in this week con unos frijoles por que hambre van a tener. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/19728353

#36: From the 831 to 714 Building Bridges of Unity with @Hrtlss1 06/30/2021

#36: From the 831 to 714 Building Bridges of Unity with @Hrtlss1 Who do you know that can handle working with youth in their community, has a security business, is opening up a tattoo shop, and manages to show up for our gente?? The Comadres Frenchy and Sam welcome the homegirl known as @Hrtlss1 on IG to the show. Checking in from Santa Ana, Southern California, we finally get to talk about the Unity Rally she held back in March for Street Vendors. This homegirl decided to use her platform to bring some light to the tragedies happening to our hard-working gente and hooked up with Brown Issues in the process. It only took 1 person to care for this event to come to life, and it turned out beautifully. Grab your cerveza or cafecito and tune in cause from NorCal all the way down to SoCal, we building bridges of unity ✊🏾 /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/19655177

Dos Mujeres Un Amor: Queer Enamoradas desde CDMX 06/23/2021

Dos Mujeres Un Amor: Queer Enamoradas desde CDMX Did you know that in all of the United States, there are only 15 lesbian bars? Even fewer spaces exist in Mexico, so where are all the queer enamoradas to go? Síguenos a Instagram donde dos mujeres poderosas viven su amor a todo dar en su pagina @QueerEnamoradas. Kim Guerra, creator of Brown Badass Y Bonita y Ana Sheila Victorino of Tamarindo Podcast, join the Comadres French y Sam desde CDMX. We had the pleasure of una platica about everything from being a face of Latinx lesbians, baptizando en iglesia siendo gay and photo shoots in Coyoacán. Nothing was off the table with these two amazing mujeres. So grab a beverage and listen til the end cause Kim gives the Comadres a huge exclusive about her book Mariposa!!!! /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/19576553

#34: Me Siento Muy Gay 06/16/2021

#34: Me Siento Muy Gay "Gay" /gā/ : meaning "joyful", "carefree", "bright and showy" The Comadres Frenchy and Sam continue celebrating Pride Month by acknowledging members from the LGBTQ2S+ community that we Stan! From writers to rappers, a hairdresser turned TV personality, a comedian, and even a bruja, some of our favorite people/personalities son gay. Members of LBGTQ2S+ take up space in all areas and aspects of the world, and the Comadres are all the way here for it! Having them show up as their authentic selves nos da mucha felicidad and we wanted to knowledge that. So grab your favorite drink and listen up as we talk about members of the community that make us feel súper gay. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/19494248

#33: Two Spirit: Intuición de Mujer y La Conciencia de un Hombre 06/09/2021

#33: Two Spirit: Intuición de Mujer y La Conciencia de un Hombre It's Pride Month, and the Comadres Frenchy and Sam give a very Loud and Proud welcome to el Compa Reyes. Better known as Reyes de Oz or @NacoFace on socials, Reyes is an openly gay danzante. Y ya lo sé! A lot of you raised an eyebrow at that. Pero tune in and learn about Dual Spirit peoples. Porque in the ancient cultures, Mexica aka Aztec, dual spirits existed and were regarded within the community! We are dropping some knowledge, and it's us, so you know we had to get the tea also!! Reyes explains what "Jotería" en Mexico is like and how it differs from "Los Gays" in the U.S. 🏳️‍🌈 Agárrate una bebida y listen up. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/19409429

#32: Coffee Confessional: Una Platica Honesta with Ness 06/02/2021

#32: Coffee Confessional: Una Platica Honesta with Ness *Trigger Warning: conversations regarding depression & suicide* Lots of folks know Ernest aka Ness from The Beerded Bean fame. Others are aware that he is co-owner of OldTown Antiques and owner of The Rose Books and Obscurities. But few know the story prior to these successes. The Comadres Frenchy and Sam sit down with the Compa Ness and talk about how his hard-learned life lessons and intuition lead to these business ventures. The story includes a move to Sin City, finding a calling in business, fast cars, high-rise apartments, and beautiful women. We all know how this story goes...or do we?? Grab a cafecito or a cervezita and listen up to some comadreando. /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/19322960

#31: Mi Cuerpo, Mi Vida with Karissa 05/26/2021

#31: Mi Cuerpo, Mi Vida with Karissa Trigger Warning: conversations regarding eating disorders Body Positivity is talked about a lot these days. But beyond social media hashtags and buzz words of the moment, what does it really mean to embrace one's own body fully? In this episode, the Comadres, Frenchy & Sam, welcome Karissa to the show. This badass community activist shares how they had to overcome an eating disorder on their journey to embrace their body completely. We talk about unlearning the programming of the mainstream media's standard of beauty and also sex work. Tune in y listen up while Karissa explains how and why they stopped giving a damn about what society thinks, aka "unlearning," and started listening and loving their body instead! /episode/index/show/831comadres/id/19242500

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