Ventura Forward: Recent Episodes
Spencer & Spence
Everything that’s happening in Ventura County, from the beaches to The Pier, restaurants, wineries & breweries, music, sports, hiking, biking, surfing, sharing the stoke that moves Ventura Forward, Let’s Go!
A local sponsor, Real Estate expert Pat Sullivan, talks about ADU's... we also dive into local topics.
Cameron DeYoung & Mike Loftus Share their experiences as local sports supporters with VUSD.
Local woman from Ojai is running for Governor. Good Luck Amanda. Listen here to find out about her platform.
Excited to share about current topics in The City of Ventura and our passion for Ventura County! Merry Christmas!
Coach Larry shares about Summer Camp, Basketball History, and all things hoops happening in The City Of Ventura.
From City Council to the Ventura Harbor, to local Community Councils, the meetings provide the action and we need you there.
Golf Course reopens, Ventura Harbor gets sand cleaned up and do you want housing inside AG on the East Side?
Father-in-Law's are important in all of our lives. Listen to this man's life story and how he bonded with your host Spencer Noren.
In Ventura we all find ourselves here for a reason, love and care need to be the continuing example.
Random headlines from Ventura keep popping up on international news feeds... is that good news or bad news for us?
The Federal changes ripple across the country bringing new and old conversations about the Government to light.
We talk about the importance of quality jobs, cost of living and does supply and demand work when it comes to housing?
From Main Street Moves to current hot topics and showing love to our sponsors, enjoy the episode!
Our thoughts are with fire victims in L.A. as this podcast looks to share process we learned from The Thomas Fire in 2017.
Buy tickets, show up, be involved, buy local! 2025, where we will see each other in the city we love!
Buena High, Ventura High, Parade of Lights, Rubicon Theater, So much to do!!! Get across town and buy those gifts locally!
Ventura County is packed with action headlined by Kyle Smith in concert, St. Bonnie Football, Downtown Action, highlighted with Cartoon Trivia at Moby's on Main
Kyle Brown local young man shares stoke about country music passion, find him at The Star Lounge Wednesday nights.
Action time, for all Venturans to get involved with their voice. See you Tuesday night a City Council to find out the future of Main Street.
Ventura Forward, talks elections, local politics & voting... with a special guest appearance by District 3 candidate Heather May. If you are running for office and want to get the word out, reach out to Ventura Forward! Let's Go!
Doug comes into the studio to talk about motivation, agendas, and how he feels on Main Street Moves, Downtown parking and the future of Washington School Property.
Kendra WCDC and Uncle Sade KYLE share about Ventura City Art Walk this weekend September 21st and 22nd on the Ventura Avenue.
We talk about the love for free events and quality of life, moving forward into a new, awesome fall season!
We are here as a community to bring a missing autistic child home. Zyanya's parents ask for the communities help to bring their daughter back safely.
The concerts at The Fair were a rockin' good time. The Fair has been a success as the conversation continues on how it can improve in the future while acknowledging the past.
The goal to remove politics from our local city leadership positions is full speed ahead!
as Venturans I bet you don't know the basic facts about the representatives of your local non-profits and politicians. the names are here for you to learn. thanks for all the hard work.
J.D. with Surf Rodeo is Spencer & Spence's guest for this 100th Ventura Forward Podcast. It's for The Locals With Surf Rodeo July 5th & 6th!
The transparent road continues as Ventura Forward efforts to spread the truth about Ventura, California
Surf Rodeo, X Games, Throw down 2024, The Ventura County Fair, all jam in the next 2 months.
Ventura Forward chops it up with the Top 10 issues for Ventura, are we in or out of order? Let's Go!
City Council elections are around the corner. Our first candidate to stop in studio is Heather May, District #3 College Area
When the stoke spills over during life, Ventura Forward is here to share the passion with you.
Sharing community news is never easy. We are Ventura Forward, together we must share the stoke, with grace!
It's all about the community going bolder with respect for their hometown. Will people wearing hats keep hiding with lack of transparency?
Big decisions for the future of Ventura are made by your local representatives. You running for The City Council is the reason this podcast exists. Share The Stoke!
Jonathon talks about his history with the style and doing business in The City of Ventura & Santa Barbara, Let's Go!
We talk all about the local news, politics and local investment opportunities. Let's Go!
We talk future politics, Mike Johnson's announcement on his future with the city and introducing Isaiah Zendejas. Share The Stoke!
Carlos Ortiz, owner of Limon Y Sal talks business & paid parking issues on Ventura Forward.
Creating jobs is their game, telling the word is our job #Ventura Forward. Share the Stoke of all the great companies in The 805.
Candidates for the VC Republican Central Committee, James Hrabak and Kevin Daly Shaare why you should vote for them on your March Ballot.
Local music artist shares his pop songs passion for Ventura youth and how high school wrestling can prepare you for life.
Local Oxnard podcasters join us in studio showing their stoke about the Oxnard Music scene.
We are all about Freedom Of Speech and Public Comments... See you at The Next City Council Meeting.
Luke Brown VHS grad 2014 shares life experience of youth Foster Care living in the Ventura river Bottom and coming out with the kindest heart you ever met.
We share about Christmas memories, New Year's plans and the unique way to share your stoke in 2024!
We are excited for the rally on December 22nd, 2pm in front of Fluid State, bring the family and share the stoke!
Girls & Boys all deserve to be supported in their sporting endeavors. Ventura Forward breaks it down on Podcast #75!
We share the stoke talking about confidence, community, city council and all other things Ventura
City Council Meetings need your attendance! Listen to this podcast and you will hear why!
Talking downtown pedestrian walkway, future fire station on South Seaward, and 150th County Party!
What makes Ventura move forward? It's The Stoke. Support Ventura Forward as an Influencer, Patreon & Instagram, Let's Go!
Ready or not, Extreme Sports skates into our hometown! We are Curren Caples #1 fan club!
Should the City Manager live in the City of Ventura? We share The Stoke about your home town.
Spence & Spence talk about Fourth of July celebrations, community service, business & your tax dollars, Let's Go!
Spence & Spence talk Mike Johnson, fair concerts, and stoking the political fires. Let's Go!
Spencer & Spence discuss events at The Fairgrounds, Cal Trans Clean-ups & Ducks On The Pond.
Spencer rants RV's, Motels, and Skateboards as Spence provides the chill on Spencer's birthday.
Legend Smokey Robinson shares the stage with Anderson Paak at The Ventura Fairgrounds. Proving once again our stoke is on the highest level!
Spence & Spence skate through the hot topics around town the first week of May! Let's Go!!!
Spencer & Spence break down the future of Ventura which includes The Trade Desk, will it stay or will it go? Also Schools, The Pier, Fairgrounds, Farmland, SOAR & More! Let's Go!
Spencer & Spence share the stoke on a new format listing and discussing 15 random topics in the city you love #Let's Go!
Alejandro Hernandez, author, journalist, thinker and The Invictus of Ventura High School joins us for The Ventura Forward podcast @alex_the_invictus-uncensored.
Ventura Forward Boys talk shop about motivation, agenda, and transparency in The Ventura Forward World.
An original member stops by to share stoke about family, Little League, and what it means to be a local.
Episode #48 features Aaron Gaston a lifelong resident of The City of Ventura who has spent many years creating The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ventura with many other community leaders. This is the 47th parade and Aaron has handled the line-up for 10 years with Jim Monahan, placing entrants in front or behind the horses. Aaron also shares the stoke of opportunity in Ventura as an entrepreneur and the best place to raise a family. Let's Go!
Rob shares The Stoke about working with his hands, prioritizing your children, advantages of sobriety, and always loving his home in Ventura, Let's Go!
Sabrena shares the stoke for public schools, Ventura Kids concerts and raw jalapeños on pizza, with EXTRA Pineapple!
The owner of Rocks & Drams, a craft cocktail lounge in Downtown Ventura shares his World Food Crisis Experiences, repping 805 in the L.A. spirits game, and testifying to extreme pineapple on pizza.
Upgrade? Land Swap? Stay The Same? Ventura Forward discusses the future of The Ventura County Fairgrounds with PSG Pacific Sports Group CEO Rick Conrad.
Spence & Spence share the stoke about his upcoming sports cards show, comedy gigs and his passion for unhoused individuals with Project Understanding. Share The Stoke!
Join Spence & Spence, sharing the stoke and the reason Ventura Forward is Ventura Forward, all humans are welcomed! Let's Go!
Spence & Spencer share the stoke with Carlos and his journey from being a musician and artist in Ventura performing at coffee shops to his dedication to non-profits and cycling. Life on the avenue, skateboarding and the need for youth to be able to share their art. Rock 4 A Cause, Bike 4 A Cause were all born from this. Let's Go!
Brad shares how he landed in Ventura to spread his love of Jesus. From the beaches to The Ventura Theater landing him on The Westside. His passion to build community is told here!
We share the stoke about facts pertaining to the Ventura County Fairgrounds 320 M upgrade to why The Matilija Dam did not fill up Lake Casitas compared to neighboring lakes. Let's Go!
Sharing The Stoke about growing up in Oxnard, successful road in business, and now provider of solutions for unhoused individuals. Let's Go!
Spencer & Spence share their warm and fuzzy Christmas feelings to their followers and businesses along with all the things that make the 805 Great. Let's Go!
Community advocate Lang Martinez Joins Spencer & Spence for a no-holds-barred discussion on Homelessness and addiction. Lang reveals his journey that took him from a successful career to prison and now his advocacy to address the drug addiction and homeless issues in the community of Ventura. a must-listen to Ventura Forward podcast. Let's Go!
Spencer & Spence share The Stoke with Steve Doll who talks about why he chose Ventura to raise his family. From The Mountains & The Ventura Land Trust, ocean swims, 5 Ks & Marathons to supporting local businesses, the homeless issue, public safety and being good stewards of the tax payers money to keep the city of Ventura strong, let's go!
A local Ventura dad became an advocate for diversity in the classroom & on the campuses on the other side of the conversation.
Marc discusses his experience working daily on the streets of Los Angeles as a firefighter and his Iraqi Freedom paratrooper experience fighting for our country. Marc creates a great podcast addressing homelessness, Project Room Key and new solutions to help clean up our town.
KuiET shares the stoke about growing up on The East Side, falling in love with the beach as a Cougar and growing as an entrepreneur in the music industry in Ventura Let's go with another awesome podcast with Spencer & Spence!
Local East Sider, Bull Dog Water Polo player, one of Ventura County's most successful entrepreneurs, Josh Landon tells his personal success story in the beverage industry.
Share The Stoke with Marine Sam Campa on this Ventura Forward Podcast as Spencer & Spence talk to Sam about his service in The Marines his work with VFW Post 1679 and his love of country, community and baseball. Oorah!
Join Ventura Forward as Spencer Noren shares his rankings on who you should vote for in our City Council Elections!
Share the stoke and cast your vote on the School Bond Measures for Ventura Unified. Spencer & Spence chop it up and give their journalistic POV on School Bonds and the issues that affect the people fo Ventura.people of Ventura, Let's go!
Steph shares The Stoke about micro-mobility, building community, and making Ventura attractive with the world.
Ventura Forward's own Mike Marostica discusses the unique Ventura County Homeless situation Mike's Oxnard PD experience plus his heart to help the needy make an interesting combination and point of view, offer the carrot but if it's not accepted you might have to use the stick. Very interesting discussion with Spence, Spence and Mike Marostica, Let's Go!
Timmy Teague joins Spencer and Spence 2 days before his 30th birthday to share the stoke of modern pop culture. Comic books, making payroll and all the ins & outs and ups and downs of owning a small business in his hometown of Ventura. Let's Go!
Spencer & Spence Chat with Jim Duran who talks about his passion for The City of Ventura and why he is running for Ventura City Council District 6. Jim gets into the homeless crisis in the city, the economy, public safety and the city's aging infrastructure and his family's history in The City of Ventura. We talk about The City Center and Jim's work in The City of Ventura, Let's Go!
Trevor spreads the love through a unique pathway that shares the stoke of Ventura! Trevor talks about his first day in Ventura back in '85 and why he chose the city as his permanent home! Let's Go!
Join us as this young, inspiring politician, shares her upbringing in Westlake, her passion for city planning, and how community involvement is her #1 priority in the upcoming campaign message.
Spencer & Spence close the summer with a local builder who is running for Ventura City Council District 5. Bill shares his ideas on creating a better future for the next generation of Venturans. The master builder tells us about how improving our process can enhance our quality of life.
It's episode 20 of Ventura Forward! In this podcast Spencer and Spence share the stoke with Ventura O.G. graffiti artist Uncle Sade. Graffiti as art an art form and or a public nuisance. Is graffiti a way for kids to rebel and express themselves and how to we channel those talents and skills. Graffiti as a form of political and personal expression. The Godfather of Graffiti gives us his point-of-view, let's go!
Ventura Forward welcomes District 1 City Council Candidate Liz Campos to talk about her platform for candidacy, community passion for the West Side along with early stories from her upbringing which stoked her fire to stand up for the communities she has loved.
Spencer & Spence talk local events, summer time vibes, The Fair, Concerts, Local Big Surfs and most importantly list the citizens names who have decided to run for Ventura City Council for this November. Districts 1, 4, 5, and 6 are opened, Ventura Forward invites you to listen to the podcast and enter the race to represent your district!
Ventura Forward shares the stoke with a local, retired Police Officer Mike Marostica. He shares his family's history in sports, his 27 years of service to the City of Oxnard as a Police Officer plus details about his latest endeavor, providing private security for U.H.N. Ultra High Net Worth Clients. Also look forward to Mike's opinion on the current homeless situation in Ventura and how he is going to help Ventura Forward provide solutions.
A local dude tells his story about playing music, fishing and raising a family in Ventura California. Shawn is The bass player for Rey Fresco, the band that provides our opening music. Let's Go, Share The Stoke!
Spencer & Spence talk about community involvement that started small and grew big through a memory of an older brother, all stories have a beginning listen to ours then tell us yours, Let's Go!
Spencer and Spence chat with Ventura Downtown Lion member Pat Pothier who talks about opportunities to serve in Ventura, future programs to be created for the community and the passion behind becoming a public servant. Mr. Pothier describes his journey as a young military brat to his role as the President of The Ventura Downtown Lions.
Spencer Noren shares an investigative interview about the allegations of harassment in his capacity as Parks & Rec Commissioner. In this interview there are 3 voices, Spencer Noren, Craig Ramirez who is Spencer Noren's Lawyer along with a hired law firm representative. We are happy you take the time to listen to my side of the accusations made by the City of Ventura. If you have any questions or comment reach Spencer Noren directly at 805 320 8758.
Spencer & Spence share the stoke of the great outdoors in The City of Ventura with their special guest Melissa Baffa. Melissa talks about the great work the Ventura Land Trust does in the community by acquiring land to preserve the area's natural beauty while allowing access on trails that are designed for hiking with the least impact on nature. Everything from trees, native plants and wildlife to all those goats that were brought to Harmon Canyon to suppress fires and take out invasive plants, great conversation with Spencer & Spence on Ventura Forward, Let's Go!
Join Ventura Forward as we discuss the election races that were posted on previous podcasts. Spencer & Spence talk about the low voter turnout in Ventura County, they discuss The race for District attorney, Ventura County Sheriff. along with Propositions A & B.
Ventura Vibes goes straight to the history of Vinyl in Ventura with Brandon Salzer, the son of Ventura County record store owner & concert promoter Jim Salzer. We go back to the first store in Oxnard to the current location at Victoria & Valentine in Ventura. Brandon tells us the challenges he faces, the rebirth of vinyl along with keeping up with new artists from rock to jazz, country, hip hop and pop. If you're a fan of music and vinyl, this podcast is a blast!
Prop A would amend provisions in the Ventura County Ordinance Code pertaining to the permitting process for all new oil and gas development proposals in the coastal portion of the unincorporated area of the County.
Prop B would establish reasonable & uniform limitations, safeguards and controls for oil & gas exploration and production operations within the non-coastal portions of the unincorporated area that will allow for reasonable use of import resources.
Hear Ventura Forward's guests discuss why you should vote yes or no in this informative chat.
Join Spencer & Spence for this podcast with Ventura County District Attorney candidate John Barrick. John talks about prosecuting criminals in The 805, plus his stance that Crime Victim's Rights must come first. Ventura forward also discusses Mr. Barrick's views on homelessness, drugs, incarceration and the change he feels is needed in the office of District Attorney. We also talk about his love of baseball, education and growing up in Ventura County.
Spencer & Spence get back to music with local guitar legend Guy Martin. Guy reflects on when he first learned to play guitar along with how hearing Stevie Ray Vaughan changed his life musically. Plus playing live and opening for the likes of B.B. King, Gregg Allman, Dave Mason, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and other great artists, Guy also talks about the local music scene in Ventura County, the great players and his recording studio Black Couch Studio where he gathers the best local singers and musicians to jam together on a randomly picked classic, like Midnight Rambler. Guy also gives us the heads-up on the Ojai Blues Festival with Ventura County Blues bands, Crooked Eye Tommy, Ray Jarique & The Uptown Brothers, Chuck Strong & SRBQ, Sandy Haley along with Guy Martin.
Ventura Forward with Spencer and Spence features this interview with Ventura County Sheriff candidate Jim Fryhoff discussing his run for Ventura County Sheriff.
Ventura Forward with Spencer and Spence features this interview with Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub discussing his candidacy for Ventura County Sheriff.
The legendary Surf Rodeo Music Festival is back! Ross Emery joins us to talk about the festival, the incredible story of a neighborhood surf and music event that became a national draw for surfers and performers throughout the U.S. Join Spencer & Spence as they talk to Ross about the local music scene and the origin story of Ventura beach bands including Raging Arb and The Redheads. Ventura Vibes is giving away tickets for all the great bands that are performing at The Ventura Music Hall. Let's rock, and share the stoke!
Another awesome Ventura Vibes podcast with a question that's on a lot of people's minds in Ventura, Where is The Father Serra Statue? Spence and Spencer talked to a few folks in the city of Ventura looking for answers. Matt Almaraz joins Ventura Vibes to chat about his experience with the Ventura County Unified School District, Matt has been a big part of education and recreation in the City of Ventura, he gives us insight on sports and recreation along with education in the City of Ventura. To close out the show we take a look at a few classic hits about the days of the week a little, pop some rock and southern blues too. We share the stoke with Ventura Vibes. Let's Go!
Derek Turner, City of Ventura Parks & Rec Commissioner along with Port Hueneme City Councilman Steven Gama share their passion for ocean sports, conservation, and keeping our salty playground pristine and available to everyone! Plus Spence & Spencer have a little fun talking about their favorite movie soundtracks, let's rock and Share The Stoke!
Spence & Spencer chop it up with John, the owner of Spencer Makenzie's in Ventura & Camarillo. John's story as an entrepreneur is amazing! From custom house builder to restaurateur and the host of the biggest Corn Hole Tournament in the west held at The Ventura County Fairgrounds. Next up we go fishing at Lake Casitas with Mike Anderson as he tells us about the best spots, bait and time to go fishing at beautiful Lake Casitas. Spence & Spencer wrap up Ventura Vibes with a look back on the top 10 hits from the year they graduated high school and they each pick a favorite show that they saw at The Majestic Ventura Theater! Ventura Vibes, Let's Go!