A Casted Pod: Recent Episodes
Adrian Isaac Jimenez
A Casted Pod, hosted by Adrian Isaac, is a platform intended to give the hearts and minds of young characters a space to voice what's going on in their life and a place for wise professionals to sprinkle wisdom down to the next generation in a way that is palatable for the young heart.
Jessica and I sit down for nearly an hour and compare our very different experiences in being a first generation American. We touch on how cultural beliefs of our parents and grandparents carry down to our experience as new Americans and how that experience differs amongst sibling order.
James Carmody and I sit down and talk about the current MMA landscape and our thoughts on the upcoming bout later tonight where Dustin Porier will face Conor Mcgregor.
Peyton Williams, my first guest on my podcast and friend of mine, sat down with me and gave me an update on his excursion out in California he mentioned in the first episode of the podcast. We also touch on the future of technology and energy briefly at the end.
JC, one of the members of the urban artist group; Fire Squad, sits down with me to discuss his 2020 and the evolution of his creative projects that rooted from his admiration for music in high school. Today he, alongside Samuel Cortez, run a media group by the name of Fire Squad that showcase up and coming artist in the Las Vegas area. In the discussion we also talked about how 2020 shaped him to the person he is today through the adversities he encountered running Fire Squad and his household.
IG:
Juan Carlos: @jay_c.alvarado
Fire Squad: @firesquadbrand
Alex and I started the pandemic off on the road heading to Miami from Waco just as the Covid-19 Pandemic started and just now got done with a road trip in the other direction. Just this past week we arrived in Las Vegas from Dallas and got to explore a large section of the Southwest US. Listen in to hear about what we did throughout both of our voyages and make sure to shoot me a text to know where to head to next.
Jarett and I sit down and discuss what it is like right now pursing a career as a college student in sport team management, the challenges of landing an internship as a Junior in college, and why it is a self defeating practice to be complacent.
Matthew, now an alumnus of Baylor, and I converse for about 50 minutes about individual choices, having freedom, pursing security, and having good principle. We try to tie it in to the process of getting through college and most anything in life.
Connor and I sit down and play FIFA for about 50 minutes and just talk about what going on in the world of soccer and the level at which people are addicted to things like social media and video games.
Trey, my freshman year roommate, sits down with me and we discuss the challenges that he has faced in his journey as a African American male pursing a career in dentistry. We also talked about the opportunity disparity in America when it comes to pushing blood lines forth on the economic and social latter.
Puwei Yang, a graduate student here at Baylor, takes a couple of minutes to talk about his experiences in coming to the US from China. We talk drinking, sports, academia, and learning English from scratch. Listen in to understand what it takes to assimilate into American culture as a Chinese national.
I've known Alexia for almost 2 years now but for some reason just recently found out that she had gone through two phases of leukemia treatments at the age of 4 and 8. Her story is very inspiring because she does a very good job at explaining the mind frame a 4 and 8 year old have toward going through an experience like that. Hats off to her and hope her story allows you to empathize with the adversities the children with cancer and their families go through.
Sam Ford, a junior here at Baylor passionate about gender rights, sits down and talks to me about why it's hard for both women and men to talk about feminism. The feminist movement at its core has well intended motives that can be clouded by the media, the fear of coming off as weak, and simple psychology. Stay tuned to let us elaborate more on our points of views.
Have you heard of "U Honk We Drink"? If not listen to find out! Anyways, Porter, Russel, and I sit outside of one of our house's front yard and drink while we talk about the best state on the god damn map; TEXAS. Episode was cut short due to the "You Honk We Drink" game we played while we were casted pods but still, do listen it is an entertaining one.
Colleen and I sit down for 45 minutes and talk about how education is being challenged by Covid. We take time to discuss potential solutions and also her current experiences in teaching elementary age school children in the modern era.
Bobby and I sit down for 45 minutes to talk about getting out of mental ruts, living a principle-centered life, and finding happiness in what you do.
Peyton, recently graduated from Baylor, takes 50 minutes to sit down and talk about living life by year and visiting national parks across the country. We discuss parks we've visited, parks we want to visit, graduating during covid, and future plans that came about by chance.
For the first 5 minutes or so of this Podcast channel I got one of my closest friends, Caleb Nelson, to sit down with me and discuss what I attempt to accomplish by setting up this podcast. Essentially, I just want to create a spot for my friends and family to share their ideas to y'all where its fine to joke around, talk about what they're passionate about, and inform when possible.