Miami Now: a generation ñ podcast

Miami Now features interviews with the people at work on making Miami awesome, exciting, innovative and worth celebrating. From the arts to sports, to community energy and local excitement - Miami Now goes in-depth , to talk to the South Floridians fostering the positive, provocative, impactful ideas that boost our area - it's about the Miami you need to know about, and is hosted/created by Bill Teck, founder of generation ñ and lifelong Miamian and 305 alumni.

Gus Cabrera - former president of the LBA, on its history, it's role and being a product of this community. 11/07/2023

Gus Cabrera - former president of the LBA, on its history, it's role and being a product of this community. Our guest on the 1st ep of the new season of the generation ñ / Miami Now podcast is Gus Cabrera who is the immediate past president of the LBA. We talked about their role in the community, spoke about growin' up down here, and (Gus is one of the best read guys i know) even talked his top 5 books. Gus is the Principal of Evergreen Venture Group, a consulting and real estate investment firm and previously worked with MasTec, Inc. holding several positions throughout his 18 year tenure, including Division Vice President where he was responsible for operations throughout South Florida, as well as Corporate Vice President of Business Development. Gus current past president of the Latin Builders Association, one of the largest Hispanic construction associations in the United States and has been involved with the LBA for over 20 years. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Florida International University. Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Gus arrived in Miami in 1979 at the age of 10, and currently resides in Miami, FL with his family. Generation ñ founder Bill Teck hosts the generation ñ podcast, all about Latinx culture in the USA. And sometimes outside the USA. Usually en Ingles, sometimes en Español. :) Now with Mas Cowbell. You can follow generation ñ at our website and... http://generation-ntv.com/ https://www.instagram.com/generationenye/ https://twitter.com/generation_n /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/28549712

Nite Owl Theater: The Radical Moviegoing Experience that Miami Deserves 07/17/2018

Nite Owl Theater: The Radical Moviegoing Experience that Miami Deserves Part abandoned amusement park, part roadside haunted house, part Sid & Marty Kroft Supershow , part working video store and palace of wonders - there’s no moviegoing experience in America quite like what Nayib Estefan is doing with the Nite Owl Theater (which is really a cinema). With the projectionist as DJ, - check out Nite owl Theater in the Design District and to listen to this podcast and interview with Nayib Estefan and Eric Zaldivar of Secret Celluloid Society and Nite Owl Theater. /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/6821720

Que Pasa USA Today Part 1 05/24/2018

Que Pasa USA Today Part 1 As ¿Que Pasa, U.S.A.? Today rolls up to it's 2nd (and final) weekend - it's a celebration of all that our Cuban community in South Florida is and has been. Gen ñ founder Bill Teck spoke to Martha Picanes and Vivian Ruiz about their standout roles - their lives and careers in theater and on screen, and Gonzalo Rodriguez, who's been directing ground breaking theater in Miami for decades - about bringing their craft to both Que Pasa and the South's greatest stage, The Adrienne Arsht. /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/6630967

John Leland: Happiness Is a Choice You Make 05/21/2018

John Leland: Happiness Is a Choice You Make John Leland is an acclaimed writer for the New York Times who’s new book, Happiness is a Choice You Make: A Year Among the Oldest Old is a New York Times Bestseller. In a series of profiles with a diverse group of older Americans Leland shares what he’s learned about living from this fine group of folks. In the book, he traces the life lessons he’s picked up from them – in a way that old comes with wisdom. For this former Rock writer for Spin, opening his heart like this couldn’t have been easy. /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/6618550

Melissa Carcache and Hialeah, the series 11/24/2017

Melissa Carcache and Hialeah, the series Melissa Carcache is an actress and producer who co-created the new Hialeah series and most recently started on Nickelodeon's Every Witch Way. We spoke about her new comedy series based in the city she grew up in, LA, showbiz, being driven, the difficulties of creating and producing your own show and what it takes to succeed. /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/5976338

John Capouya , Florida Soul music and Sunshine State R & B 11/16/2017

John Capouya , Florida Soul music and Sunshine State R & B n Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band, John Capouya shows that Florida made valuable contributions to soul, on par with notable soul capitals Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, and Philadelphia. On this ep of Miami Now i spoke with this wonderful author about his invaluable book, a must for music heads everywhere. /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/5952901

Frankie Marcos, Clouds and the Miami Sound 10/30/2017

Frankie Marcos, Clouds and the Miami Sound Frankie Marcos & Clouds are some the architects of the 'Miami Sound' that began in the 305 in the late 70s and early 80s. This blend of styles set trends across countless musical boundaries and in anticipation of his celebration concert on November 11th, at Dade County Auditorium, gen ñ founder Bill Teck spoke to Frankie about his music and his career. /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/5891047

Luis Bofill on Arsenio Rodriguez 06/08/2017

Luis Bofill on Arsenio Rodriguez Luis Bofill, one of the great talents of Cuban music today, talks to gen ñ editor Bill Teck about his great new CD paying tribute to Arsenio Rodriguez, one of the all time giants of Cuban music. Luis talks about interpreting the tracks , creating the record, his collaborator and producer Orlando Mosquera, the legacy of Arsenio and the success this release has enjoyed. These two old friends , who go back to the 90s - drop knowledge and catch up to celebrate Luis' recent exito! This interview is En Español but a translated transcription of it can be found on the generation ñ website at Join host Bill Teck each week on Miami Now: a generation ñ podcast - on the people, places and happenings that keep miami exciting and vibrant! /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/5431273

DJ Le Spam Andrew Yeomanson on Spam All Stars, Analog, Record Collecting, City of Progress and Miami 04/30/2017

DJ Le Spam Andrew Yeomanson on Spam All Stars, Analog, Record Collecting, City of Progress and Miami On this ep of Miami Now, a generation ñ podcast - our guest is Andrew Yeomanson, aka DJ Le Spam - we talked about Spam All-Stars, their new album TransOceanic, Record Collecting, his analog (and amazing) recording studio City of Progress, preserving the legacy of Henry Stone, soundtrack recording - going way back to when he and host Bill Teck were (sorta) neighbors. Artist Emilio Perez, Hoy Como Ayer, the whole nine yards of his musical history in Miami, playing guitar with Nil Lara y mas. Dig the deep dive into the musical life of Andrew Yeomanson on Miami Now :) More info at: More gen /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/5313334

Miami Now: Give Miami Day and The Miami Foundation with Javier Alberto Soto 11/13/2016

Miami Now: Give Miami Day and The Miami Foundation with Javier Alberto Soto On this episode of Miami Now: a generation ñ podcast, we talk with Javier Soto of The Miami Foundation about Give Miami Day, a philanthropic event that last year raised $7 million dollars for 600 charities in Dade County. We spoke about growing up in Miami, a life in the public sector, the role of charity in creating a more livable and pleasant Miami. We debated the finer points of the underline (and he won me over) talked about creative solutions to ease our traffic woes, the need for more parks and green spaces - and touched on everything from soccer and football to what makes a city work for it's citizens. Hosted by Bill Teck. More information on Give Miami Day is Catch up with The Miami Foundation You can see what gen ñ is up to at our site Music is by and their new record is The art is by our fine amigos at /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/4827333

Miami Now: Miami Book Fair with Lissette Mendez 11/13/2016

Miami Now: Miami Book Fair with Lissette Mendez On this episode of Miami Now: a generation ñ podcast we sit down with Lissette Mendez of Miami Book Fair International to get the 411 on how they create , pull off, populate and dream up the largest and most successful event of it's kind in the nation. Lissette was nice enough to speak to us in the midst of the craziness of getting ready for kick off late last week during full prep of this fantastic event. You can get more info about Book Fair and what's up at Books & Books Follow us at gen ñ on or & follow bill teck's more cinema related stuff at /episode/index/show/miaminow/id/4826941

Miami Now: a generation ñ podcast

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