This week we sat down with our New Old Friend’s Alex Arabian. Alex is a film and tv journalist as well as a screenwriter. In this episode, we cover the Armenian Genocide, becoming a collector of film and television trinkets, running marathons,

Joseph Padilla (Cinematographer, Editor & Podcaster) | E133

Dec 11th, 2020 2h 14m

Once again, this week we decided to mix things up and have Mike interview, Joseph. In this episode, we touched on Joseph becoming a father, how he ended up switching to being a film major, meeting Bianca, going to school in Monterey, and growin

Mike Moreno (Santos Pizza & Podcaster) | E132

Nov 12th, 2020 2h 1m

This week we decided to mix things up and have Joseph interview Mike. This was something that was requested by a lot of our listeners and we thought it would be the perfect time to do it since Joseph is in quarantine due patiently waiting for h

Kimberly Duran "SHMI" (Visual Artist & Muralist) | E131

Oct 28th, 2020 1h 46m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Kimberly Duran known as “SHMI”. In this episode, we touched on how she became a visual artist and muralist, “Nacho Libre”, her first mural, and finding her partner in crime in art. It was awesome he

Gustavo Arellano (Writer & Author) | E130

Oct 21st, 2020 1h 14m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Gustavo Arellano. The man, the myth, the legend came on the podcast to school us on food history, journalism, how to be successful in life and in your business, and some dope stops to check out if c

Lizzy Polanco (Makeup Artist) | E129

Oct 14th, 2020 1h 44m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Lizzy Polanco. Lizzy is a professional makeup artist based in the greater Los Angeles area. In this episode we discuss how she got into makeup, growing up in the San Fernando Valley, and the importa

Big Sandy (Musician) | E128

Oct 7th, 2020 1h 25m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Big Sandy. He is a singer-songwriter based in Orange County, CA. He is one of the pioneers in the rockabilly culture and an overall awesome guy. In this episode we went over how the name Big Sandy c

Maria (The Hot Tortilla) | E127

Oct 2nd, 2020 1h 30m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Maria “The Hot Tortilla”. Maria is a community builder, marketing strategist, networking specialist⁣, creative and overall badass! In this episode we touched on her upbringing, some of the dope jobs

John & Garrett (Navigo Racing) | E126

Sep 23rd, 2020 1h 42m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend’s John and Garrett from Navigo Racing. We cover how John and Garrett got into racing, becoming their own boss, and what it takes for someone to do the same. We also talked about competing in dirt bi

Bobbo (Musician) | E125

Sep 17th, 2020 2h 23m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Bobbo who is a musician based out of San Diego, California. In this episode we touch on Bobbo’s musical inspirations, cancel culture, VR, his passion for video games, building PC's, ASMR, and playin

Jerry Zaiden (Camburg) | E124

Sep 9th, 2020 1h 37m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Jerry Zaiden from Camburg Racing. Jerry is the owner/president of Camburg, which is the leader in off-road suspension systems and is at the forefront in technology and design. With all that knowledg

Austin Smagalski (Writer, Director, Producer, Editor & Filmmaker) | E123

Sep 2nd, 2020 1h 40m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Austin Smagalski. Austin is a writer, director, producer, editor, and owner of Glass Creek Films. We touched on how Austin and Joseph became friends, working for multiple network companies as an edi

Daniel Jamezzz (DJ, Producer) | E122

Aug 26th, 2020 1h 31m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Daniel Jamezzz. Daniel is a music producer and DJ based in orange county, California. In this episode, we covered Daniel's origin story and how an Achilles tendon rupture started his journey to prod

Bibi (Bibi & Her Tremblin' Souls) | E121

Aug 19th, 2020 1h 25m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Bibi from the band "Bibi & Her Tremblin' Souls". Bibi is such an amazing person with a true passion for art, music, and personal growth. In this episode, we touch on aspects of Bibi's life that hav

Jr Salazar (singer-songwriter) | 120

Aug 12th, 2020 1h 20m

WE’RE BACK BABY!This week we sat down with our New Old Friend’s Jr Salazar. The life of a musician is one that we have always found interesting. Jr tells how he got his start in the choir playing the drums, started making money singing at the

Ryan & Laloh (Tacos El Gringo - E119

Feb 5th, 2020 1h 59m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend’s Ryan and Laloh from Tacos El Gringo 🌮🌮🌮🌮. Not all heroes wear capes, sometimes they serve bomb food out of a truck. Tacos El Gringo s a perfect example of what happens when you are hungry for

Elizabeth (Widow Witch Lashes) | E118

Jan 29th, 2020 1h 49m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Elizabeth the creator of Widow Witch Lashes. She tells the story of how she began to do makeup and talks about what motivated her to start her own company and why she decided to go back to school. E

Chata (DJ, Photographer, Model) | E117

Jan 22nd, 2020 1h 26m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Chata the creator of lachatas.com a lifestyle brand based out of San Diego, Ca. She talks about being influenced by her father, photography, her passion for spinning vinyl records and being involved

Nikki Morgan (Backyard Bees) | E116

Jan 16th, 2020 1h 40m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friend Nikki Morgan. Nikki is the head beekeeper at Backyard Bees based in Orange County, California. Nikki gives us an inside view of how she collects honey and what can be made out of honey and honey by-

Isaac Ruiz & Isaac Pelayo | E115

Jan 8th, 2020 1h 35m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friends Isaac Ruiz & Isaac Pelayo from The Silk Cloud Co. Both Isaac’s are amazing artists and people in their own right and we felt nothing less than honored to have them on the podcast. We talked about h

Ulises & Zeus (Zug Monster) | E114

Jan 1st, 2020 1h 28m

Happy New Year friends! Crazy that the last two episodes have landed on the biggest holidays of the year. We would like to thank everyone who has joined us on the crazy ride that is New Old Friends podcast. We couldn’t do it without everyone wh

Marlene Perez (The Rhythm Shakers) | E113

Dec 25th, 2019 1h 33m

First of all, Merry Christmas everyone! As our gift to you, we are taking no days off and releasing this episode on Christmas Day.This week we sat down with our New Old Friends Marlene Perez. Marlene is the badass singer of the band “The Rhyth

James & Arshia (Terra Crew) | E112

Dec 18th, 2019 2h 18m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friends James and Arshia. They are a power couple and the heartbeat of a machine called Terra Crew. We talk of how they met, the hardcore scene, his mom taking him on desert trips, and how Terra Crew was g

Annie (American Vintage Barbershop) | E111

Dec 11th, 2019 1h 24m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friends Annie. Annie is the owner of American Vintage Barbershop located in Whittier, Ca and Long Beach, Ca. We talk of the shops beginning, the passing of her husband Carlos from the Hi-Strung Ramblers, a

Roach & G (OC Hurricanes) | E110

Dec 5th, 2019 1h 44m

This week we sat down with our New Old Friends Roach & G from the band OC Hurricanes. We talk about how they met, growing up in Santa Ana, working at the roach coach, how the band got started, the battle of the bands, traveling around the world