Welcome to episode 35 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we discuss Anaheim. Gustavo and Gabriel shoot the shit about the Anaheim they remember. Lisa Black reads a Hey You! and we review Win Thai Cuisine. Enjoy! Interview - Gabriel San Roman Longform articles mentioned: Anaheim's Racist-as-Hell History Beyond the KKK, And Why OC Weekly Covers It One Gigante Mess Kounter-Protesters Kick Ku Klux Klan Ass in Anaheim Orange Sunshine Xalos Bar Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Replacing White Supremacist Nightclub with a Mexican One in Anaheim Harald Martin and Me Sorry Folks: La Palma Chicken Pie Shop Will Probably Never Open Again How Much did Anaheim Get for Artic Station Cameo in Ray Donovan Season Finale? Star Wars Disneyland Expansion Announced While Anaheim Continues to Crumble Hard Hats Help Fat Cats Score $550 Million in Anaheim Four-Star Hotel Subsidies Anaheim's Citizens Advisory Committee Recommends Districts Be Put on the Ballot Anaheim passes 30-year Disney Gate Tax Ban to Resort Elite's Delight Hey You! - Baby Face Restaurant Review - Win Thai Cuisine Website Location Review Win a $25 gift certificate. Listen in! Music in this episode by Sacred Blasphemy -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram  

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Episode 35 - Where Is the Anaheim We Remember?

Welcome to episode 34 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we discuss Orange County's long history of producing great actors for film, tv and theater. Frank John Tristan talks with John Walcutt of OCSA. Lisa Black reads a Hey You! and we go get some broasted chicken in the food review. Enjoy! OC School of the Arts Students Shout Down Anti-LGBT Religious Fanatics (OC Weekly Article) Interview with John Walcutt Orange County School of the Arts Shakespeare Orange County (OC Weekly article) Hey You! - Wake up, pull over! Restaurant Review - Pittsburgh Chicken and Subs Website Location Pittsburgh Chicken and Subs Keeps in Los Alamitos Keeps Broasting On After 25 Years (OC Weekly Food Review) Music - Cameo Adele Website Cameo Adele Has All the Soul OC Needs (OC Weekly article) -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Episode 34 - Why Does Orange County Produce Great Actors?

Welcome to episode 33 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we discuss Mixed Martial Arts. Gustavo speaks with OC Weekly freelance writer Josh Chesler about MMA in OC. Uncle Creepy stops by to talk fighting and share storytime. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and we go to Adonis Mediterranean Grill in Laguna Beach for our food review. Enjoy! Show notes: Local Gyms: Kings MMA RVCA Gym Team Oyama Local Fighters: Cyborg Brent Primus Carla Esparza AJ McKee (OC Weekly Article) Interview - Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall Website 'Uncle Creepy' Ian McCall Trains for His Comeback While Dealing With His Biggest Enemy: Himself (OC Weekly Article) Storytime with Uncle Creepy Hey You! - Too Uncool for School Food Review - Adonis Mediterranean Grill Location Adonis Mediterranean Grill Serves Gyros That Are Good Good, Not Just South County Good (OC Weekly Review) -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram

Episode 33 - Why Does Mixed Martial Arts Thrive in OC?

Welcome to episode 32 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we discuss cocktails. Gustavo Arellano talks with OC Bartender's Cabinet board member, Emily Delicce about why good cocktails are important. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and we visit Hi-Time Wine Cellars for the food review. Enjoy! Show notes: Kahlua -> Presidente -> Jim Beam . . . Gustavo's transition to full blown borracho Interview - Emily Delicce Vacation Bar OC Bartender's Cabinet Mixing Glass Hey You! - Dolphin Defender Food Review - Hi-time Wine Cellars Website Location Behind the Scenes at Hi-Time Wine Cellars (OC Weekly article) -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Episode 32 - What's the Difference Between a Good Cocktail and a Great Cocktail?

Welcome to episode 31 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we discuss Real Estate and what it takes to actually buy a home in Orange County. Gustavo's realtor (and ex-student from Cal State Fullerton) Julio Arana of the Omni Group stops by to over everything from the real estate market to being a good neighbor. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and we review some great charbroiled chicken. Enjoy! Show notes: Interview - Julio Arana Julio Ariana Real Estate Omni Group Hey You! - Baby Face Food Review - El Pollo Norteño Website Location -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram

Episode 31 - How can you buy a home in OC?

Welcome to episode 30 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we discuss Muslims in Orange County. Gabriel San Román talks to Ojaala Ahmad, the Communications Coordinator for CAIR Los Angeles about issues facing the Muslim community in Los Angeles and Orange County. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and we visit Al Sanabel Bakery for our food review. Enjoy! Show notes: Interview - Ojaala Ahmad CAIR Los Angeles Chapter Hey You! - Ex-Volunteer Food review - Al Sanabel Bakery Location -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram

Episode 30 - What issues face OC Muslims?

Welcome to episode 29 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode we discuss ska music. Music editor Nate Jackson talks with Whitney Dunkle of Pocket Entertainment about the new generation of ska music in Orange County. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and we review Newport Beach Corner Cafe. Enjoy! Show notes: No Doubt Reel Big Fish Save Ferris Skatellites Toots and the Maytals Tazy Phillipz - Ska Parade Interview: Whitney Dunkle Pocket Entertainment The Skacademy Awards Ska-mic Con Hey You! - Kid Dodger Food review - Newport Beach Corner Cafe Location Newport Beach Corner Cafe Is the Perfect Coastal Liquor-Store Deli -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram

Episode 29 - Who is creating the next generation of ska music?

Welcome to OC Speakly episode 28. On this episode we discuss Huntington Beach, WHAT'S UP BRUH! Gustavo talks to OC Weekly Managing Editor Nick Schou about the history of Surf City and Victor Valladares of Oak View ComUNIDAD stops by to talk about some of Huntington Beach's redeeming qualities. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and we review some good HB Thai food. Enjoy! Show notes: Longform Articles: Huntington Beach Babbitt Putting the Con in Condo Shot in the Back Interview - Victor Valladares Oak View ComUNIDAD Chinelos de Morelos: 4th of July Huntington Beach Parade (Video) This is What Happened When I Brought a Donald Trump Piñata to a Trump Protest Hey You! - Feel My Flow Food review - Bangkok Avenue Website Review Location -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Episode 28 - WHAT'S UP, BRUH?

Welcome to episode 27 of OC Speakly. This week we talk about the state of community college. Gustavo talks to two of our interns, Frank John Tristan and Jeanette Duran about their experiences dealing with carrying full course loads, work, interning and still dealing with life. Lisa Black reads Hey You! And we talk sushi in our food review. Enjoy! Show notes: Terry Bales Helped to Make Santa Ana College's Journalism Program a National Powerhouse Hey You! - Don't Think Twice Food review - Mika Sushi Location Mika Sushi in Orange Is Your Quintessential OC Neighborhood Sushi Joint -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Episode 27 - What's it Like Being a College Student in OC?

Welcome to episode 26 of OC Speakly. This week we discuss barbershop culture. Gustavo and Gabriel San Román discuss the evolution of barbershops in OC. Gabriel visits Pierre Dotson at A-Unique Barbershop in Anaheim.  Lisa Black reads *Hey You!* and we review Stacks Pancake House and their new restaurant, Plumeria Cafe by Stacks. Enjoy! Show notes: A-Unique Barbershop Kicking It With the Wisecracking Barbers at A-Unique Barbershop in Anaheim Hey You! - Sandman Revisited Food Review - Stacks Pancake House Website Plumeria Cafe by Stacks -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Episode 26 - How Can You Experience Barbershop Culture in OC?

Welcome to episode 25 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode, we discuss 50 years of South Coast Plaza. OC Weekly food writer, Anne Marie Panoringan, talks to Debra Gunn Downing, the Executive Director of Marketing for South Coast Plaza about the future of dining at SCP. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and since we are cover South Coast Plaza, we review Zcafé, enjoy! Show notes: South Coast Plaza Interview - Debra Gunn Downing Hey You! - Your Dog Bites, and So Do You Food Review - Zcafé Website Location First OC 'Sanctuary' restaurant -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Episode 25 - Is South Coast Plaza Turning Into a Dining Mecca?

Welcome to episode 24 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode, we talk about the Newport Beach Film Festival. OC Weekly staff writer Matt Coker talks to Cade Russell, Associate Director of Programming for the Newport Beach Film Festival, about this year's programming and the films he is most looking forward to. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and we review Crow Bar in Corona del Mar, enjoy! Show notes: Newport Beach Film Festival Interview - Cade Russell Opening Night Film - Take Every Wave, the Life of Laird Hamilton Closing Night Film - The Exception Hey You! - So Angry! Food Review - Crow Bar Website Location -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Episode 24 - What's playing at the 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival?

Welcome to episode 23 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode, we discuss the all new House of Blues at Anaheim Garden Walk. OC Weekly Music Editor Nate Jackson talks with HOB Anaheim General Manager Tim Jorgensen about the new location. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and we review Masala Hut off Katella in Anaheim. Hey, a whole Anaheim episode, enjoy! Show notes: House of Blues Anaheim So Far, New House of Blues Is Almost Everything It Needs To Be (OC Weekly) Interview - Tim Jorgensen, HOB Anaheim GM Hey You! - Gym Hog Food Review - Masala Hut Website Location Masala Hut in Anaheim Is a Tiny Indian Grocery Offering Big, Delicious Flavors -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram  

Episode 23 - Are You Excited for the New House of Blues?

Welcome to episode 22 of OC Speakly. On this week's episode, we discuss affordable housing, or the lack thereof. Gabriel San Román talks with Marilynn Montaño, ex-Weekly intern and volunteer at Resilience OC about housing, immigration and the struggles a lot of families face in Orange County. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and we review the old-school classic Cal-Mex of 301 Cafe in Placentia. Enjoy! Show notes: Listing shortage bumps home prices last month (OC Register) Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County More Juvenile than its Subject Matter (OC Weekly) Interview - Marilynn Montaño Resilience OC Report: Santa Ana's Lacy Barrio "In Crisis" Due to Mega-Overcrowding, Gentrification (OC Weekly) Lacy in Crisis and in Action: A report on housing and tenant conditions in the Lacy neighborhood of Santa Ana, California (PDF) Hey You! - Get Out! Food Review - 301 Cafe 301 Cafe is a Cal-Mex Shrine (OC Weekly Review) Location -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram

Episode 22 - Why Is OC Housing So Unaffordable?

  Welcome to episode 21 of OC Speakly. On this episode we are talking about the new anthology Orange County: A Literary Field Guide. Gustavo reads a bit from his foreword and challenges listeners to hunt the OC Weekly archives for a chance to win a copy. One of the editors, Andrew Tonkovich, speaks with Field Guide contributor Victoria Patterson about her writing career. Lisa Black reads Hey You! and we talk burgers in the food review. Enjoy! Show notes: Orange County: A Literary Field Guide Find the author of a quote from a 1996 article for a chance to win a copy. Interview: Victoria Patterson Website Drift This Vacant Paradise The Peerless Four The Little Brother Hey You! - A Heartfelt Colonoscopy Food review - TK Burgers Website Twitter Instagram Exactly Why Is TK Burger So Damn Good?!?!?!?! (OC Weekly article) -- Leave a message on our Hate Hotline: 714-550-5984 letters@ocweekly.com Web Site Facebook Twitter Instagram

Episode 21 - Why is Orange County: A Literary Field Guide the quintessential book about the OC?

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