Episode 73: Laughing Loud, Leading Proud | Raiza Licea | Actor, Comedian & Podcast Host
Raiza Licea is an improv comedian, actor, podcaster, and activist making space for Latinx voices in comedy. As the co-creator and co-host of Spanish Aquí Presents, the first and only all-Latinx show at both Upright Citizens Brigade and Earwolf, she’s built platforms where representation isn’t just discussed, it’s celebrated. Born and raised in Miami in a Cuban family, Raiza shares how her heritage and hometown shaped her voice, why she’s passionate about opening doors for those coming up behind her, and the responsibility she feels to elevate underrepresented stories. She talks about the leap from Miami to Los Angeles, being the first bilingual Latina on a UCB Harold team, and how comedy, activism, basketball, and cats all intersect in her life. Her story is proof that showing up as your authentic self can inspire change (and laughter) at the same time.
“I want to use my platform to influence people and inspire them and help any way I can. We need Latinx voices to be lifted up.”
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Chapters
00:00 Meet Raiza Licea
03:25 Growing Up Cuban in Miami
07:50 Moving to Los Angeles to Pursue Comedy
11:30 Joining Upright Citizens Brigade and Breaking Ground
15:40 The Origins of Spanish Aquí Presents
19:55 Hosting the First All-Latinx Show at Earwolf
24:10 Why Representation in Comedy Matters
28:45 Balancing Activism and Humor
33:20 Being the First Bilingual Latina on a Harold Team
37:40 Influences from Shakira to Celia Cruz
42:15 Writing Her Own Show and Taking Creative Risks
46:40 Basketball, Cats, and Self-Care
50:20 Advice for Aspiring Creators and Performers
A lot of people are always like, say yes to everything. And I, I don't actually believe in that. I think say yes to the things that you think either one are gonna pay you and you're okay with it. Mm-hmm. Two, it's like you're helping a friend and three, like, it's like a project that like is going to inspire and help other people.
Yeah. Say yes to it, but big be picky and choosy. That's
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Well. Welcome to The Powerful Ladies Podcast. Ola.
Am I, am I jumping in already? Okay, cool. Sure. Yes, go ahead.
That was a, a genuine welcome. Yes, welcome. Welcome to The Powerful Ladies Podcast.
Oh, thank you so much for having me.
Of course. Jordan has, of course, said so many amazing things about you and about Spanish a he presents, and I'm so excited that you're here today.
Yay. Because, um, you have a great story. You are involved in so many cool things, and I just can't wait to ask you all about it. Yay. So, of course, let's begin. Um, please tell everyone listening who you are and what you're up to.
Okay. Uh, my name is, I am an actor, comedian, podcaster, cat lover, basketball baller player.
Um, I always throw in basketball and cats somehow in every bio that I do or any like, interviews. And I feel like everybody's like, okay, it sounds like a dating app. Um, but yeah. Uh, love it. I'm like, yeah, no. Um, I'm, uh, point raised from Miami Cuban girl. Um, more Miami girl than Cuban, if anything, probably. Um, and yeah, I live in LA and I know Jordan, uh, 'cause she's our engineer for Spanish hockey.
He presents at Ear Wolf. Um, and yeah, that's, I'm like, I, I do improv comedy. IUCB. I host the only Latinx show, the, like, the first and only, like all Latinx only, uh, like main stage show there. And, uh, we have the only Latinx. And first also Latinx, uh, comedy show at Ear Wolf. So like, that's pretty cool. We've had two of, two of the first, um mm-hmm.
On those things. Um, and yeah, I'm just, uh, just out here, uh, like it's, you know, it's a weird time to be promoting yourself, but it's also like a nice time mm-hmm. To like, do these kind of interviews or, you know, uh. Talking about stuff that you're doing and you love. 'cause I feel like it's the only thing that keeps us kind of like going and it's like a nice little escape.
Yes. From what happens after we log off.
Mm-hmm.
Um, yeah. But that, I'm like, I think I'm, I hope I answered that question right.
You did. You did. You're up to a lot of things, and I would love to kind of go back to some of them because I think they're really important. Mm-hmm. Um, you mentioned that you are part of groups that have been hugely instrumental in changing the Latinx community within Hollywood and podcasting and the comedy scene.
Um, how did those groups come together and how did you get involved with them?
Okay. Yeah. Uh, thank you. Yeah. No. Um, so I, I came out to LA not thinking I was gonna do comedy. I not, not not thinking, I guess that's probably the wrong, wrong way to say it, but more like just not. I just felt like me comedy was just standup and I just didn't think that was something that I wanted to do.
I also have never done it still to this day. Mm-hmm. But my cousin took me to a improv show at UCB, um, my cousin Jennifer Nash. And, um, she would just always be like, you're so funny. Like, it's just like, you're like, it's, you're very different. Like you're, and it, I get, I feel like I would get that a lot when I start, when I moved out here.
Like whenever I go to anywhere else that's not Miami, I feel like a lot of times that happens. Um, but then, um, I watched an improv show and then all of a sudden like I fell in love and I was like, oh my God, yeah, I wanna do this. Like, saved up my money to take a class 'cause they're expensive. Um, it took me a little bit longer to get through the process 'cause you know, like, it's hard, like paying for mm-hmm.
Classes and working and paying for gas and whatever. Yeah. And like, just like hustling. Mm-hmm. Um, and so finally I finished my classes and, um, I was able to audition for Harold's. And Harold is like the like top like, I guess, team that you can actually audition for at UCB to be on a house team and like thousands of people audition, blah, blah, blah.
And like, I got on, on my first try, which I was like, not even thinking or expecting, but, um, and I was like the first like bilingual Latina to be on a Harold team. And like, I was like, oh, cool. Like, whatever, like that to me I was like, oh, like I, I'm surprised, but also great. Like there was, you know mm-hmm.
Not that. But then I realized like once I was on this team that so many people would go to and watch, like the amount of like dms that I would get from like Latinx people on the, on my ig, on Facebook. Like, people would see me like at auditions and be like, oh my God. Like I, I watched you in that show and you'd said this thing about your abuela, and like, ugh, I feel like I've never like, related to somebody, and like, it's so like, simple and little.
Mm-hmm. But like, I feel like those are, like, that's the kind of stuff that like, I wish I had. Watched on stage, but I didn't see people that look like me. And to be fair, I'm very, you know, we're zooming right now. I look real light skinned, but I'm usually browner 'cause I be canid. Uh, but, you know, we gotta stay indoors.
Uh, um, but yeah, no. And so after that, um, I was on it for a year. Um, I unfortunately got cut, fortunately, and unfortunately, I say because it was like one of those like blessing in disguises kind of thing. Mm-hmm. Like, you know, like, uh, where it, I, it hurt me a lot. I was really, I was really, really bummed out because I loved doing improv and I loved doing comedy and I loved just being myself.
But apparently being myself was part of like, what got me cut, I guess. Like, you know. Too loud, too, too. Uh, I had an accent when I didn't realize I had an accent. People would call that out and make that the funny thing. Um, I also had like a lot of like, kinda like racist stuff happen to me. Like in improv you ask for a word to Yeah.
To start to, you know, to, um, get your opening. Um, you know, to inspire the opening and, you know, I've gotten the word spicy tap, taco burrito, uh, sassy even where like, sure. But like, you know, not just all Latinos are sassy. Like I know a lot white girls would be sassy too. Um, but like, it was just like all these things and like, it was a lot.
And you know, even within the team in itself, and, you know, no shade to like my, my teammates, it was just like, I think, um, you know, uh, it's, it's hard not to call things out that you're not sure maybe. Mm-hmm. That is like just a thing or like, you know, just like my culture is very different from a lot of other people's cultures and a lot of people didn't get that.
And that was like what I thought was beautiful of being on stage, being able to just like bust out. Like I had the first ever like blackout where it was in Spanish and like. The tech doesn't know Spanish, but they knew the laugh was there and they blacked us out. And we had a great show and it was cool 'cause people like still like, would remind me of that, whatever.
So I got cut. Mm-hmm. Um, and I was bummed out, but like prior to getting cut, I had, um, reached out to the ad at um, UCB about doing an all Latinx show because I realized being on this stage even more like so many people like, related to me and like, were like, I don't see enough of us. I don't see like you like whatever.
Mm-hmm. Even like, even like, just like I even had like. A Filipino girl be like, I don't, I like they say that we're like the like Latinx of the Asian community and I was cracking up. I was like, okay. And she was like, and it's just, it's so nice, like you did this thing about like your dad. And I was like, oh my god, that would be my dad too.
Whatever. So I pitched this show and then like three, I don't hear back for like three months and then I get cut and then like I have my sad girl, like one like for a month, like my sad girl moment where like I'm just sad and depressed. And I was like, wait a minute. What the fuck? I never heard back from this chick.
Like, why didn't she write back to my email? So it kind of lets lights a fire in my ass. And yeah, I email her a very, uh, bitchy but professional email. Uh, my father, I made sure that my father read it, and he is a very conservative man, and I am not. Um, and, but he was like, s it's a very good email, uh, you know, very bitchy and like, you don't know, like a, like a boss.
But it was okay. It's good, it's good, it's professional. And also I sent it to him. There was like one thing he wanted me to take out, but I like kept it in. 'cause I'm like, it was a little like, I'm like, I just want you to know that, like, I'm pissed. Mm-hmm. Like, at the end of this, I want you to know. And I left that in.
Uh, and then the jab
You left in the jab.
Yeah. The, exactly. I'm like, you know, sometimes people need to, you need to like, just like poke 'em a little bit so that they, they remember like, you're here. Like, hello. Mm-hmm. Um, and so we had a meeting, uh, me and Carlos, uh, Santos from my team were the only two that were able to go to the meeting.
We, we showed up and I did most, most of the talking as he says. He's like, yeah, I just let her talk. And I'm like, Uhhuh. And, uh, I was, you know, like I found out that the reason we didn't get a show was because apparently, uh, I didn't give a name for the show. And I was like, well, I first need to know if I have a show before I give you a name.
Like, this is just like, bam. So we got our show, it's sold out like crazy. Like, uh, there was people all over like the star of UCB, like they had to turn people away. And I was like, oh shit. Like clearly this is something that not only I want and like the, like Latinx community that wants to get on stage once, but people wanna come and watch this.
'cause there's mm-hmm. There's nowhere to watch this live. There's barely anywhere to watch us on TV and movies, so imagine live performances. So yeah. So we just kept doing it and after like a year, um, Cody came up to us and um, she, uh, she reached out about. Doing the podcast and we did a pilot episode and, uh, we were one of the top five like choices like picked, uh, that year.
And, you know, it's been really cool. It's hard, uh, Latinos are not big in the podcasting world, listening or being on it. Mm-hmm. So it feels sometimes like a really big, big struggle. Like, like you see these basic boring white straight men comedians. They start a podcast and they have millions and hundreds and thousands of views.
Mm-hmm. And it's like, you're not that different from the other 19 other guys that have had one. You're literally saying the same exact things. Same exact opinions, like, I'm bored, I'm done. Like if there was like 50 Latinas with the same exact podcasting, the same thing. I'm, I get it. I would get it. But there wasn't, there isn't, you know?
Yeah. And so, um, yeah, like that's how like, that all kind of started, I guess. I guess it just, uh, it came off of like just like not being heard and not being seen. Mm-hmm. Which makes it even more like, uh, it makes it more special to me knowing what a like big. Big, influential, like show it is the live one and the podcast.
But, you know, um, the live one is, is, is so different to me because it's like we, we, we have all these people here watching us where the podcast, like, I don't get to see like how people, like, if they thought this was funny or if they're like, whatever. Unless they like DM us or text us or like see us in person.
Yeah. Um, but yeah, except for Jordan laughing in the corner. Yeah, Jordan and like Producer Cody when she's in there too. Yeah. I'm like, it's, it's, it's kind of like, uh, it's funny 'cause like, I'm like, I guess like podcasting is kind like these, like comedians that are doing standup on Zoom right now, like mm-hmm.
You don't have, you don't have an audience and here you are just like kicking it, but at least you have your friends to kick it with a little bit in the podcasting, but Yes. Yeah. So yeah, that's pretty much like how everything, um, started I guess. And since then, yeah, we've just. We as a team, we've been killing it.
And like individually we've been killing it and so many other different things. So it's, it's nice to see that, like, not only through the show itself and the podcast, but like we've been able to, to like be seen more mm-hmm. As a group and as individuals and just as like Latinx people and just as people like can be fun.
Yeah. Like, doesn't even matter that we're Latinx.
Well I love in that chair that um, one that you felt what it was like to be put into a box being the first on something.
Mm-hmm.
And see that experience and then pitch your own idea because you saw the gap and what you were personally feeling and what you saw.
And then so many people don't get heard and they don't do anything. Mm-hmm. So for you to like not be heard and then to get mad, so mad about it, you're like, no. Yeah. They're gonna hear, I'm mad, they're gonna hear what I think and like to go in and make it happen. And. It, it took like nothing. Right? You sent that email and then I was like, okay.
Yeah,
yeah. Here it goes.
Because you have to like, sometimes like, just like, and it's like, I, like, I'm a very, I say this a lot. I a lot of people. When they meet me, if they don't know me, or like, I remember in college, or this would happen in high school or whatever, people would immediately assume that thing.
Especially, mostly, and no shade. I know this is like, you know, powerful women like podcast, but it's like women back in the day now it's a little different. Mm-hmm. But back in the day, we were so, so mean to each other. I feel like, thank God we're in this crazy movement of this crazy like, positive movement of like inspiring each other, helping each other, lifting each other.
It doesn't matter what color we are, you know? Mm-hmm. What we identify as, as long as we identify as a female or whatever. And um, you know, I think like a lot of people would always like see me like in person and just like, assume I was a bitch just because I wasn't, you know, trying to be your BFF maybe, or whatever that was.
And like, I'm actually a very, very, like, I don't have like a middle ground. I either love you Yeah. Or I hate you. Mm-hmm. Like, so like you just, you will barely catch me in the middle. Yeah. If it's in the middle, I feel like that's just like, you're just like a person that I see, but like, if you're my friend, I love you.
Yeah. And I like so hard and like, if not, like I, like, I just, I, you're dead to me, like as like aggressive as that sounds like I just, I don't fuck with you. I don't care what you are, what you identify. I'm like, if you fuck with me here, like my family or my friends, I'm like, bye-bye. But yeah, like, I think that's, I think that's part of it where like sometimes the bitch has to come out.
It's like my dad. My dad will always be like. Right. And then he like tried and like, like you can't hold her in sometimes. She's gotta, she's gotta let loose and let people mm-hmm. Know how she feels. And, uh, 90% of the time it's been a positive outcome. There's always that 10% that just like that person is, doesn't care, doesn't give into it.
But, um, at least I feel like I, like was heard and I like got to express whatever it was. You know. Yeah. That happens.
No, it's, it's, um, you know, it's why I love the the She Wolf song by Shakira. 'cause it's not about, like, to me it means all those things, like, whether it's like you passionate, you angry, you fired up, like
mm-hmm.
You have to let it out and you have to say what's going on. Otherwise it's going to do something negative to you in some other capacity. Oh yeah,
for sure. For sure. Yeah. Because like we've all, like, especially just as women in general, like, there's so many times where like we've wanted to speak up and say something, but we stay quiet.
Mm-hmm. And then like, you know, being a woman in this, like mainly male dominated like career mm-hmm. Not even just acting, but comedy specifically is men. And there's, you know, there's more men of color now. Yeah. But still, like, it's still mm-hmm. So like. Mansplain me. Like I would say something and somebody would try to correct me like in a scene or like, I don't, I don't get that with the boys in my team.
And when any of them try to mansplain me, you know, have I, Jordan can speak of this. She knows. I call them out right there, I call them out right there and I'm like, we are not gonna edit this, but we're gonna edit this part that this one, and Jordan just listened to what I say. Thank God she knows, she knows who the real hafi is of the four.
Yes. Yeah. But I love, I love the boys so much. And Tony and Oscar are, you know, they identify as a, as Oscar identifies as queer, and Tony identifies as gay and Carlos is a straight boy. So I pick on him probably the most. Just because he's a straight boy, but we all love each other. Like, I'm like, I ne I really like on stage.
I've never ever felt like bad, like, and it sucks 'cause like, I feel like I've had so many like shows with a lot of people that I like and enjoy doing comedy with. But like, there's always like a moment where I'm like, Tam, that person said this. Or, or, or they like, put off this female in front of me and like, I don't like that.
And it wasn't even done to me. But, you know, it's just not fun to watch. Yeah. It's not fun to listen to a podcast where like, there's a man always talking over the woman. Like, I'm like, that's, nobody likes that.
No. Talking over anybody. Yeah. And especially if it's a, a woman. Yeah. Oh, there you
go. Sorry. You had frozen?
Yeah.
Oh, I was just saying like, no one likes hearing anyone getting talked over, especially that male female dynamic because of where we're at right now.
Mm-hmm.
Um, but I think like, it's so interesting, like how all the barriers you're breaking. 'cause even within your group, you're still, you're one of, you're of four and you're the only like female in that group still.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
When I
put, oh, sorry. No, go, go, go. No, no, no. Go ahead. Oh no, I was just gonna say, it's funny you said that. 'cause like, even like when I, like when I put us together, I don't know if that was like gonna be the question, but like, I, like, I am like considered like the founder or whatever of SAP, um, because I.
Was just like, I don't, like we were the ones that were showing up to these shows mm-hmm. And performing. We were on a team called, it was just, just Spanish speaking improv. Mm-hmm. And it was a mix of people, but at one point it just was like, me, Tony, Oscar, Carlos, or me, and Oscar and Carlos, me, Tony, and Oscar.
Like, it was a mix. And like, somehow I was always that other link that was like circulate between all the other three boys. Mm-hmm. And that's why like, I, like, I was like, I would like to do this with you. Cool. Are you guys down? Like, do you fuck with it? All right. Tight. And then, you know, they were, they always had my back.
They still do. And it was definitely one of those things where like, I didn't think about it, but I was like, oh yeah, we are even so much more diverse than we even thought. We're not just four like Mexicans, we're not four Cubans. Yeah. We're, we're, yeah. Like, you know, and Oscar is even Afro-Latino. So like he also like, you know, has that different like side when he speaks about stuff, um, that he can like, give us a different type of knowledge or whatever.
Um, but yeah, I'm like definitely, uh, like what you said. Yeah. It's like, it's weird 'cause it is definitely still I'm that female voice no matter what. Yeah.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. And it's cool that to be in a position where you get to like pick your team, right? Like, you literally get to hand choose who you wanna do this project that you have created.
Mm-hmm. Which a lot of people don't get put in that position. Like, especially in the like Hollywood space, you might get your idea accepted, but you don't get to pick your team or your co-stars or something else. Yeah. Like how cool to, you know, just get to put it all together. Mm-hmm. Yeah. And like, do, do you get surprised at like, where it's gone and, and the magnitude of the reaction that you're getting?
Um, you know, I, in the beginning I was a little, it was crazy. I mean, I got my manager and I got a agent and like, I got like, I had like already like commercial rep because of Harold's and then like after the show, like little by little, and I'm the one that like, pretty much show runs. Um. So like, I'm the one that booked everybody for the first show I booked.
I, I, like, I usually book people, most of the people, but I mean, the boys do have an input. Like, it's not just like, mm-hmm. I'm like, look, I know I'm Cuban, but I'm not a dictator. So like, um, what's this called? No, but like, I'll be like, oh, like Carlitos, like, you know, 'cause he's, he's a standup. He came from standup and so I was like, you know, I'd always be like, oh, like, who's like someone cool that's Latin anx.
So we, you know, so I do ask him for suggestions and like, always like Tony and like Oscar always have like, really cool, like other like Latinx friends too that do weird stuff. So it is great 'cause like they, we get their input, but like, I get to put it together and like, we make, like mm-hmm. We always put like the shows, like we wanna make it flow.
Like I'm not just gonna have, like, I don't try to just have. All like a specific type, but like, I feel like if I can make a theme into it and make it like, you know, this poetry is gonna go great with this person that's gonna do a dance, like, and whatever, like, we make it mesh. So that is like another art, like just the show running and like putting it mm-hmm.
Together. Um, which is pretty cool. Um, but yeah, so like, picking that and, and it's also like making even our show or like even the podcast, like we get to, like, we get to pick who we wanna interview. Like I get to say no to people all the time. Not in a bad way, but it's like, like I don't like, I'm like, uh, you're just like, the amount of street white boys I have asked to do our podcast is very funny to me.
'cause I'm like, oh, oh, you don't have enough, enough places to go do your thing. Oh, okay. Sure, I'll put you on my list. Maybe. I don't know, but like, I'm like the only straight white boys that are gonna be doing our podcast are ones that are like killing it for like minorities and some other type of aspect, like mm-hmm.
That is all you will ever like. 'cause the show is only Latinx. I made it from the first, like once we had our show I made, I told the boys, I'm like this, there's one thing I'm gonna tell you and I'm gonna stand by it. Only Latinx people on our show and as our guests if we wanna change it. Mm-hmm. Next year.
Sure. Whatever. We can mix that up. But like for. This right now. Like, unless you're Drake, you're not doing my show. Like Yeah. And that's just 'cause that's Drake. Mm-hmm. That's just because that's my boy. Well it's,
well, and, and I'm sure you guys experience the same thing that I do with powerful ladies. Like there's only so many episodes you can release in a year.
Yeah. And there's always more people you wanna have on than there are spots. Oh, for sure. And you know, we, we have a huge referral program 'cause you know, powerful ladies Know Powerful ladies, which I think is incredible, right? Mm-hmm. Like some of my favorite guests have been referred from another guest.
And I, you know, and I also have people like texting me like, Hey, if you reach out to my friend yet that I recommended, and I'm like, they're on the list, they're in the queue. Like, I'm like, yeah, you know, thank you for your patience. 'cause there's, so it's blending this mix of stories that we wanna tell and making sure we have different perspectives.
And then also balancing what we have to do as well for the. The growth of the podcast.
Mm-hmm.
It's like how do we like put all that together? And Jordan, I actually had a whole like kind of huddle earlier this week about like, okay, where are we at? How many episodes slots do we have left for the year? How do we pick and choose based on like, what's our dream list for the rest of the year?
Yeah. Like, let's make that happen. Oof. Um. But it's like, it's a never ending story of who do you want and who, oh, that person's awesome. Let's get them in. I
know, I know. And I love to plan ahead. I mean, Jordan like knows, like, I, like, I mean, before the quarantine, like I had like seven guests. Like I had four lockdown and then I had like another three big ones.
And like, she knows, like, I don't like no shade to like people that are up like very up and coming or whatever. 'cause I'm in that. Mm-hmm. I'm in that same like category. I'm not on a show. I'm like, I'm the only one that like, honestly, the boys work way more than me. That's fine. And I, I was like, you know, we're all at different paces.
Um, and it like, it doesn't bother me. Like, I'm like, mm-hmm. That's like my, like brother's like killing it. And I'm like, listen, your success, that's the podcast success. That's our live show success. And that's also my success because. Those people that are coming out to see you are also gonna see me and like, see Tony, or see Oscar, see Carlos.
Like whatever. It's always gonna be the same thing. And um, it's really hard. 'cause like I do, I do wanna put people that I know that are like, you know, they have this little thing here, little thing there, but like what you're saying, like, it's our first year, it's our first podcast. Like, I mean, we've gotten huge, huge, huge guess.
Mm-hmm. And that's just like, mm-hmm. Most of it is because we need, we need their voices to help lift our up. We need them to like post about us and like promote us so that people will like fall in love with us too. And, you know, see that there is this other type of podcast or this form of art or whatever out there, whether it's a podcast or even like the live show, like, um, it's, it's hard 'cause the list for the live show is crazy.
It's longer than the podcast. Mm-hmm. Because, and the podcast, I, I'll have anybody like, it doesn't matter what color you are, what your, you know, nationality, anything like, it doesn't matter. But for the live show, like I said, it's only Latinx, but it's such a, you know, we have one standup every show. We have one show every month.
So we'll have 12 standups in a year. That's really not that much. That's 12 people I can put up. And then sometimes the celebrity wants to do standup. Like we had Sharons Jackson from Insecure and also Luis Guzman. They both do standup, but they were also the people that we interviewed. So I was like, cool.
Like that already, like cuts a standup person. Yeah. So it's, it's really hard, like what you're saying, like Yeah, like juggling like the, the run of show, the r os, like mm-hmm. It's like, it's, it's if you feel mean like, and I have friends always too, that always are like, oh, can I send you this girl? Or like, can I send you my friend?
And like, oh, like I don't wanna be that girl, but like, I can't, I can't put everybody in their mother. We have had one mother of ours, God bless mom, but that's because she was in town. Yeah. But we, I'm like, I'm like, that was different. That was for premium. For premium. We'll do whatever, like premium. We have fun.
But yeah, like, I, I respect that. I agree. I, excuse me. No bless you. Thanks.
Yeah. Uh, no it is, it's, it's, um, and. Being a planner as well. Like Jordan will speak to this, like, I like being so far out because then we can, we have more time to edit. Like, I don't like being rushed. I hate having to every day do this and make sure it's done.
And I don't like the work taking over my life. Yeah. Like how can we work a ton but do it in a way where we're more in control and we have more fluidity, especially in the way that Jordan's working on this podcast. Like she has a day job that is super demanding.
Mm-hmm.
And then I'm like, um, hello sister, I need your help.
So for like how do we make it all work? And then Powerful Ladies is so much more than the podcast and I have a whole business coaching business, so it's like we have to do this so smart. And Jordan thinks I'm insane about how many episodes I'll record in a day and how many I want to like stockpile. But I think we're getting to a happy medium.
Jordan clearly has something to say. So Jordan.
I was going to say, to give Rza some perspective, um, Kara, one time for Powerful Ladies was four months ahead and we release one weekly. Oh. Like, that's how organized she is. I love that. Listen, I love, love, love that. I, I mean, I'm old school. I, I put everything on a, on my like agenda.
Mm-hmm. I write it down. Mm-hmm. And like, I love to write stuff down. So that's part of like, what gives me anxiety during this quarantine. I'm like, oh, I get to put Ooh, podcast on a Sunday at one 30. Here we go. Yes, baby. I'm like three weeks ahead. But I'm here Uhhuh. I'm so excited just to like, oh, today I have something to do.
Mm-hmm. But like every, and it's funny 'cause everybody's so different. Like my boyfriend, he's the opposite of planning when it comes to like, stuff, like mostly and like same. But I'm such a planner and I, I don't know where that came from. I feel like honestly as most things, it comes from how we grew up. I think, um, you know, I'm the middle child of like a big Cuban family and we all did, you know, like my two older sisters were pr were already like out of high school at one point when all, like all the rest, like the four of the rest of the four of us.
'cause we're six in total when the four other ones of us were kind of like doing middle school, high school, elementary, but like we were always in sports mm-hmm. In the school and outside. So like, I played like in a baseball league outside of the base of, of school. Yeah. Then I also did everything in the sports teams.
Then in high school and in middle school. Like, I love basketball, like basketball's, like my favorite sport. But I played in my, in my school, I played freshman year and I also, I mean freshman and then I also played like the senior I was in the JV and the varsity, like I did both. Mm-hmm. Plus I did like the basketball team outside Yeah.
Of, of the school. So like, my dad would drive me, pick me up from like a game in Miami, which is like, so I went to Lassalle, like, he picked me up from like Lassalle and Coconut Grove and drive me all the way to like Tamiami Park, which is like, uh, it's like an hour. In like basic traffic. So like normal, like bad traffic at that time was like an hour and a half.
Mm-hmm. He would do that just so that I can like continue like to like, go to like my stuff. And without planning, like to get back to the planning is like the only, like the only way to do that with so many kids is if you're a good planner. Like my parents were good at that. Mm-hmm. And they kind of like threw that at us.
And it's, it's interesting to see like how we all in our different careers use it at such a like high level, like we're big on planning. Like we plan our family birthdays and parties and everything like super ahead. I, I mean, my birthday last year, like I planned that like a month ahead and everybody was like so early.
I'm like, nah, I need to get my spot that I want. I need to make sure my outfit goes on my plate. Like everything. Yes. Like I wanted it all perfect. And if it wasn't for my obsession with planning, I'd be a hot mess right now too, because actors need to be good at planning. Like if you're not, like, that's such a struggle.
I don't know how many people miss auditions, castings, like things like that because they're like, oops, I'm so bad. I forgot you needed this. And I'm like, I should have wrote it down. And you don't write it down. Yeah. But thank you. My
spot now. Bye.
Yeah, exactly. I'm like, bye. Yeah. Well, I'm here. No, I'm here for the male, um, white, uh, banjo player role.
Gimme that. Yeah. I also play the banjo. I mean, I don't play play, I don't play any. That would be incredible. I wish I play no musical instruments. It's funny 'cause I'm like, I was just talking about this and my boyfriend's mom, where like, I am so bad at like dance. I mean, I could go dance at a club like choreograph dancing and like salsa.
Like for real, for real. Like I'm, I'm like the worst ani t because I'm like, I suck at like salsa dancing because all the girls, like the cheerleaders were maybe the only other ones that like, they like didn't go to those classes, but they did it like after they were just like naturally good at it. Mm-hmm.
But like I was playing outside basketball, trying to like one up all the boys. Yeah. In my, you know, while the other girls were like inside taking ballet or like doing. Salsa classes or all that stuff. And now I'm like, oh, I wish I would've given at least like 20% effort in taken a class because then I'd at least be a little okay.
But like, I'm that girl at the club that like, you don't, I'm, I have like basketball feet when I dance. It's embarrassing. It's so bad. It's so bad.
Whenever I am, uh, salsa dancing, I always get really impatient with having to follow.
Yeah. Well that, that's part of it too. Uhhuh. That's so funny. Yeah. Well, so I went to like a birthday party like two years ago for my friend Haley.
And it was like, I think like five of us gals showed up and it was this place where they were teaching. They, it was like a like big, I don't remember, I don't even remember where it was. It was a randomest place I had ever been. It was like in the valley or something like that. And I like, I don't know. And it was like there was this Asian man that kept being paired up with me and he was like probably like 45 ish.
Mm-hmm. And he was so good. And he literally just like called me out. He's like, you are not the man, you are not leading. And like. It was one of those things where I was like, rude, what do you mean? I'm not the man. I'm not leading. But also like, yeah, no, the man in salsa leads like mm-hmm. But I kept trying to do it and like, I, I don't like, I don't know, I'm such like, I have like such masculine energy that like, it's always so funny to like do these like things that are like, like getting interviewed for these lady website or things.
I'm like, I'm such a dude. Yeah. Quote unquote. Like my energy and my tone and like how I, how like I think sometimes. Yes. You know how they're like, think like a man, I'm like my girl. I've been thinking like a man my whole life because I grew up with them. Mm-hmm. Like that's who I was. That's who I was living with all my life.
Mm-hmm. So like,
yeah. No, I'm the same way. And it, it was honestly part of what inspired it to be powerful ladies, because like, I fail at so many girl things all the time. Yeah. Like hair, makeup, I'm like, like I don't, I would rather cook for myself than have to do my own hair and makeup if I had, if I had the choice to choose.
Oh, wow. Like, yeah. Uh, no, I like, I'm, I did, I missed that whole class about like what a proper lady is supposed to know and do. And I'm like, is there like a, can you take this on Zoom now? Like, I don't know how I can catch up. I mean,
it's funny 'cause like I always say, like, and people always will be like, no, but you do it.
So, like, and I, and like, I'm very, like, I'm not the kind of person that'll say something. So like I get a compliment, like yeah. Mm-hmm. I'm, I'm very confident. I know, like I'm cute. I know, like I'm good at certain things that I'm good at, and like, I'm not like, embarrassed to say it. I'm also mm-hmm. You know, trying to be humble maybe in more other things that I'm like, okay, raa, like, chill out, relax.
But like makeup and hair are two things that I'm like, I'm not great at either. Um, and I kind of just do the same makeup all the time. I just change my lipstick and that's like where I'm at right now, and I'm like, mm-hmm. I don't like, the only thing I do is, um, I get my lashes done. Yeah. My, you know, Jamie, my lash gal, she's the best.
I miss her so much. Um, they've all fallen off, uh, since quarantine. But, um, uh, yeah. I'm like, I feel you on that. I don't, I don't, my like, and it's no shade to my mom. She, she, you know, she was a great mom and she still is, but it's one of those things where it's, it's interesting. Like I very much, uh, like she wasn't the kind of mom that like ever also like she would.
She would never, which I know a lot of females with their moms, the reason that they're so into hair and makeup is because their moms would say, oh my God, do something with your face. Or, why are you wearing that? Or like, oh my God, your hair looks crazy. My mom was never like, I can't even mm-hmm. Recall a time that my mom called me like.
Fat or told me like in like the Latino community, like it's hard 'cause like you there were really like, you go back home for like many communities, but especially like, it's like not only like, oh, when are you getting married? When are you having a baby? It's also like, oh, you've gained a little weight, or Oh my God, you're, you're too skinny, you're losing your butt.
And I'm like, well, I don't win with you. Like if I lose weight, my butt is gonna shrink. Right. If I gain weight, my butt is going to stay thick and I'm gonna be thicker up top. I don't like, I don't like, also like my body is not for you to like pick and choose. But I think like my mom was always, always like, she was never been, that's one thing I can say like 100%.
I've never ever felt like she's been tough on our image like that. Mm-hmm. The only thing she would always just be like, 'cause I'm a hot mess and I've always been like, messy and I would just put my hair in a bunch and be like, I like she'd rice up. Like, you know, it's like crazy or like whatever. Like maybe like just kind of like, not like you look ugly, but kind of like my girl, you look like you just woke up.
And I'm like, that's 'cause I did. Yeah. Um, yeah, I'm like, I think like the, yeah, that was probably like the hardest thing, but like, she wasn't the kind of mom either that like, was like, I'm gonna teach you how to do makeup. Like my mom wore Clinique, which is like the, like makeup for like sensitive skin bitches.
And I get it. 'cause my girl, my mom, my mom got that light fair skin, that Cuban light skin and she, she gotta have that sensitive Clinique brand. Yeah.
No, our mom's the same like. I think she's worn like Maybelline mascara the same like green and pink. Green, like brown and pink
as the best one.
Yeah. For like literally 40 something years at this point.
And that's the extent of makeup. So
yeah,
it was not a class offered at home.
Mm-hmm. And
I think I was given like deodorant and a razor and Ben was like, bye.
Yeah. Yeah. I was like, wait, what? Yeah. I think I learned like stuff just like from other people's. From other people and from their SI sisters. Mm-hmm.
And their moms. Maybe not, again, not in a bad way towards my mom. It's just like, I never, but I also like kind of didn't care. Yeah. Like it wasn't anything like, my sister was like the fashion one that I learned all the fashion stuff from and like, I'm not gonna learn fashion from my mom at that age or whatever too.
And like, I'm eight years younger than my sister Dania. And, and like fashion and like makeup and hair and stuff. Like, she did help me. She like helped me a little bit in her like older, like cool friends and mm-hmm. Whatever. But they also like my si like my sister is always like, she never put on makeup.
She was always so drop dead gorgeous that like, she was just one of those natural beauties. Mm-hmm. Not because she's my sister, but I'm just like, yeah, you like put on mascara and lip gloss. That's clear and you look like a fricking model walking down like the street and like people will like break neck and like, that's just, that's just how she, so she never like worried about makeup.
Like, it's like mm-hmm. I guess if you feel like, if you feel like you didn't have to worry about it, so, but, um, yeah, definitely. Girl stuff. Mm. I'm, I'm not, no, I, no, I do cook well though. Mm-hmm. I've getting better at the cooking too.
Well, you're wearing your Selena t-shirt. Yes. So I think that's a perfect reason to talk about all the powerful ladies who have inspired you.
Ooh. Ah, there's so many. I'm like, um, I would say like in my, like in my real life, uh, I think like all my sisters are like, to me, powerful ladies like Lara, Rachel and Danielle, my two big sisters, my little one, um. That even like my little one, like I look up to her like, she's like the baby and she like, just like, is so smart, is in med school right now, but went to like college on a running scholarship and academic scholarship and is just like, not just 'cause again, not 'cause she's my little sister, but she's just such a like, badass, like in so many different ways.
Um, like, so yeah, in my personal life I would say them. Um, they're definitely three, you know, my mom as well. Uh, and I think like, it's so hard, like when I think of like celebrity ones, like, you know, yeah, sure. Like Selena like, was a huge influence. Um, you know, even like people like talk about like J-Lo not being like, or like, like all these and I'm just like, yeah, like, okay, great.
Like maybe like she hasn't done a, um, crazy amount of like Oscar nominated movies or whatever, but I still think like she like broke a lot of like barriers, especially for like Latina women and not always having to be like the like. Fetishized kind of female, like, you know, she did like movies, like enough and like things like that where like she's this badass like woman of color, just like kicking, kicking your ass if you mess with her, whatever.
Um, I'm like, there's so many. I'm like, I'm, I like we just had Patty Rodriguez on our podcast, uh, last week and she's someone that like, I remember like when I started following her on Instagram, I thought she was so cool 'cause she had like so many cool things that she was doing and she's this like young, like single mom.
And I just think like. Those kind of people influenced me a little bit more even than like the famous ones. 'cause like, it's so beautiful to see all these like famous women like killing it and have, and now because of social media, they can prove that it, you can have it all, you can be on, you know, a TV show and a movie in the same year and also have a baby that year and also like, get nominated for a Oscar and or an Emmy or both.
Mm-hmm. Or, and you know, uh, you know, run a marathon that year because you decided that that's what you wanted to do. And like, all these things ensure, like a lot of these people that do these things have the privilege of having the money and having people to help take care of their children. But like, there's like so many like.
People out there that are doing. So I think, uh, I think for me a lot, even though like I didn't come from a single mom, um, 'cause my parents did get divorced, but like, I think like, I don't know, to me powerful ladies right now are like the single women out there just like being mom and dad and, and like really like just taking care of their families in themself and killing it at work.
Like, that's a lot. And I think women in general don't get that respect. Like, men don't have to like stay home with a baby after they have it. Men don't have that body image. Mm-hmm. Uh, uh, crisis that they have to deal with after having a child or, or, or, you know, whatever that is. But I think, which is, I know it's such a vague answer, but, uh, yeah.
I don't know. Like Celia Cruz, I guess maybe is another famous one that I read. Love her. Mm-hmm. Yeah, she's, you know, she was a, from my, from my island and she, she came, she escaped and, and made a name for herself as a black. Afro-Latina, you know, singer in a time where like, she was still, you know, she was living in a time where like she wasn't allowed to like, hang out with like the like white performer that was going on stage before her 'cause she was headlining and it's like, what?
Mm-hmm. Like mm-hmm. And things like that. But, um, yeah, I don't know. I'm like, there's so many, there's so many women. I can't, I'm like, I would have to like, browse through my Insta, but I'm like, yeah. I'm like, I do, I do. I do think, you know, like there's, you know, there's also like the people like Michelle Obama's and the a OC is someone right now that I'm like, uh, I mean, not right now.
Like, I've been obsessed with like, I mm-hmm. I like hope to be here when she runs for president and like, just, I wanna like help and be part of that campaign because even like, I've been binging on Scandal lately and like all I can think of as I watch it, like. I am just like, oh God. A OC would be such a good president right now.
Like, God, she's so smart. And I know, like, you know, some people think she's a little too liberal, more local or whatever, but I'm like, fuck that. I'd rather have that than what we have right now. Like,
well, and that's kind of her role, right? Where, you know, I think some of our senators and congressmen and even state or federal level, forget that they're supposed to be local.
Yeah, yeah. And she's so good at it. Mm-hmm. She's so good at it. Like, she's just like, I love that. Like she's, you know, like these, these, these local politicians right now, a lot of them are like, just like, they're blowing up in our faces in a positive way because it's like we're seeing them actually be put into action and like, put their money or put their like, like not put their foot in their mouth, kind of like actually be like, okay, like we're gonna do something now.
And she's been doing lives like. She'll like cook and like talk to you about like politics and it sounds crazy, but like she's off the clock. Yeah. Like she's off the clock. Like I know they're technically never off the clock, but at the same time, like, like she has to have a life too. Like the girl has to wanna like sit down and have a bottle of wine after every freaking night that she's dealing with this.
Like, yeah. How, how are these, how are these people not alcoholics at this point, I don't. Mm-hmm. I don't know because it's like I would be so stressed out.
Yeah. And you, and you want the, the, you want politicians to be human and to be as much like the rest of us are as possible so that they get it.
Yeah.
Yeah. It's
the, absolutely. It's really interesting. How, how we judge people who are in power and what we really want from them versus what they're capable of. Like, it's this whole mix up of like what's happened. Same with celebrities, right? Mm-hmm. We're all just humans and we're all just, most of us are trying to do our best and not hurt people.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
And it's hard 'cause like, too, like I think like even like celebrities now, like, they like, because again, social media at the time is so different. Like there's so much more pressure put onto them for, for separate things. Mm-hmm. And like, you know, and it is hard. Like there are things where like sometimes like I'll do a podcast and I'm like, maybe I should edit that, but I'm like, you know, whatever.
It's not that big of a deal. But like, I can't imagine being like someone so like famous and like every single thing that comes outta your mouth, every single thing you post. Like, I'm like, and I know this is a life that like I am. In and, you know, hoping to, to continue being in forever. But like there is a little bit more pressure and I think a lot more is expected of, of us and them.
And, and it's hard 'cause it's like, look like J-Lo is human too. Drake, that bunny, like, they're all like normal people. Like it was crazy last night. I'm like, I know I bring him up in every podcast, but bad Bunny's one of my favorite artists. Obsessed with him. Like literally phone case. Love him. And, um, yeah, if you wa if you listen to the SAP podcast and like every time I talk about him, like, you took a shot every episode, you'd ha you got a little tipsy.
Um, but I was li but like, he's somebody that like, also like, he, like, I know he, you know, he's a dude or whatever, but like, he like. Identify. He identif. He doesn't even choose to like, tell you what he identifies as. He's like, I am what I am, and that's it. Mm-hmm. Like, he wears acrylics on a red carpet. He has a girlfriend.
He ha he has, he made like, he's like done these things where like, I'm listening to him and he's, I'm like, his songs are like, yeah, like they're talking about like hooking up with a chick. But then he has another song where it's like pretty like empowering towards women. Like, kind of like, he has a song that came out this year and it was like, yo, like, like we're women, if they wanna go to a club and like mm-hmm.
You know, like get down and twerk or dance or whatever. Like they don't need a guy to come behind them and dance with them. Like, we could do that by ourself. Yes. And he like dedicated that song to like, this woman, um, Alexa who, uh, she's was trans and got killed in a bathroom in, I believe it was a bathroom in Puerto Rico.
And like went on like this huge show and like just like, you know, did this. And I'm like, okay. Like. We talk about this a little bit, but the one time that that guy like does like anything, like they're gonna like go at him. And I'm like, but he is doing all these other things. And there's so many artists that are like that.
And like he went on live yesterday and that's why I was like, I was like laughing because I was like, he went on live and I was like texting her, but I'm like, he's on live. He never goes on live because these are these artists that are like, they're probably scared sometimes of like getting in. Mm-hmm.
Engaging with people. 'cause it's, it's, it's so scary. Like to do one thing and then that's it. You're canceled. This cancel culture is wild. But I, and
it's, I think it's just dangerous. It's not, not even dangerous for creativity and the arts and it's just dangerous for humans. 'cause what we're doing to celebrities we're now doing to like, or politicians, then it went to celebrities.
Now it's celebrities going to people in our own lives and yeah. You know what is, we're not showing anybody what it looks like to allow someone to redeem themselves or apologize, or to be forgiven.
Yeah. And it
puts so much more pressure on everyone to be more perfect.
Yeah.
Which is the opposite I think, of what we all want.
Like, oh, what would it be like to have room like, room to just like be who you are and know that if you mess up, like you're gonna be given the opportunity to fix it.
Oh yeah. I say it all the time, like I'm like. Honestly, like I'm sure I've said things or maybe, I don't know. Who knows? Maybe, I mean, I don't think I've ever been like, like, my God, I don't know, like I don't like, I don't know.
I can't think of everything I've ever said or done, but like, I'm sure I've said things that have been rude or problematic at the time, maybe, or like, maybe it's problematic now, but it wasn't at the time, or whatever that is. Mm-hmm. Or you know, but like we've all done that. Like I think everybody, everybody has said or done something and it's like nobody's perfect.
Like there's truly nobody that like can come here and say, I've never said this problematic thing. Or like, when I was in high school, I was never racist or like things like that. I'm like, no, for sure you all have done stuff because when you were 10 or 12, you didn't maybe know the n word was bad and you were playing with your black friend.
And maybe you said it. I'm not saying that I did that, but I'm just saying like, you know, like when you're young like that, like you don't, you don't about, you just don't know. You don't know. And it's like, that's why you learn and, and I even think like, especially like I have. Coming to California has been so much more like eye-opening because in Miami it's such a bubble.
Mm-hmm. There's so many things that people still do. Like I see a lot of my Miami friends and they're, they're Latinx, they're Cuban, they're Colombian, they're Argentinian, they're Venezuelan, they're Puerto Rican. They're, you know, very different. They're just white or whatever they are. Mm-hmm. And like, they're posting these things or they're saying these things and I'm like, you don't realize, like, that is not okay.
Like just little, little things like, you know, Cinco the miles on Tuesday and like. A bunch of people are gonna be appropriating even during court, like they're gonna make it such a thing. And it's like, uh, I am, I'm not Mexican, but I will fight for the Mexican people on this forever. We had an episode on it about like being about appropriating and appreciation.
It's a very fine line, but there's a way to like appreciate and not appropriate and definitely like, it's such a bubble in Miami compared to la. Like we are so lucky to be in la I think at least to like have, uh, so many people be, and I hate the word woke, but like, I, I just, I wish there was another word woke.
I feel, feel so like, I wanna make sure you know that I am hip when I say it. I'm like, it feels so weird to say it.
Well, I, I think it's really important to talk about that, uh, appreciation versus, um, sorry, my mind just went blank.
Appropriate. Yeah. Thank you.
Um, so what is the def, what is the difference to you and like how do you, how can you guide people between those two paths?
So I think, um, and I mean, my, my opinion obviously isn't like maybe the general or whatever. Yeah. But like, I think once we had, we had that podcast, we kind of like realized that like one don't profit off of it. Like, um, one of the, one of the, one of the people we spoke about was this, um, it was this white blogger that she did a.
Cinco, Cinco de Mayo, like theme birthday for her daughter that turned five, I think. Mm-hmm. But she's a lifestyle blogger, so like, she was making money in this post, uh, from advertisement and also like getting stuff for free for the party, whatever to post and all that stuff. And people were like, that's appropriating.
She's like, why? It's just my, my little girl's birthday. And it's like, but you're making money off of this. Mm-hmm. And also like, I think it's like, um, like it's kind of like, uh, something like for example, like if I'm wearing a Selena shirt, right? Yeah. Like I know about Selena. I could sing you some of her songs.
I could tell you about her life. I've watched her movie so many times. Like mm-hmm. I know like, you know, that she had a lipstick line at Mac 'cause I purchased a lipstick from her. Like KO was the name. Like I know my research on it. And I think that's another thing where like a lot of people are like, well, I'm gonna do this thing and I'm gonna wear this picture of this person.
'cause it's like cool. And it's like. But do you know about that person? Like, appreciate it. Yeah. Appreciate the art, appreciate the, the culture before you, you, you choose to wear it and act like you, like, can, like represent because when you're wearing someone, you're representing them as well, I feel like.
Mm-hmm. Like, you know, it's, it's, a lot of people choose to wear like ra and I'm like, you guys don't realize like, I, like I had to take Ada shirt when I was like in like really young. Mm-hmm. Because I thought it was cool and like hip to be like a rebel and like Yeah. But that, that's not what he was like motorcycle diaries is like just one side of him.
Mm-hmm. The other side is when he like, would put people in a line, malicious style and just shoot them in front of their families. Mm-hmm. Like that's what he did. Mm-hmm. And I think like a lot of people don't realize, like, they don't do their research. They only choose to pick and choose like what is good.
Um, you know, you can, you can, you can. You know, uh, eat, you could do Taco Tuesday without posting on your Instagram, wearing a sombrero and saying like, ta, you know what I mean? Like, there's just like, yeah. Some basic stuff that like, I just, I think people forget when they're doing these, these celebrations and, and, and it's, it's, it's like they don't even know, like the amount of people.
I saw this, there was this one thing, like a man on the street kind of style thing, video once, and somebody posted it and it was like, they asked everybody what was the meaning of Cinco de Mayo, and nobody knew. Like, I think like what? And it, there was also Latinos that didn't know. Mm-hmm. They're all like, you know what I mean?
And it's like, it's not, it's not Mexican Independence Day that's in September. Like, this is because of a battle. Like, are you what? Yeah. Like you're, you realize that we're celebrating like the Mexicans winning a battle, but also like. Like, that's like a dark like thing if you like. Mm-hmm. We don't celebrate, you know, like D-Day is a weird, you know what I mean?
Yes. It's a weird, you don't, you don't put hats on and you're like, woo. Like, yay, world War this, or whatever that is. Like, right. What? No, nobody talk like Vietnam or whatever. Like, we're not doing that. But, so I think, I think that, you know, like, again with the, the, the people of color and like Latinx and like, things like that, like, I think like a lot of people just like, do your research.
Know what you're talking about. Don't put on a costume. We're not a costume. Like mm-hmm. It's like when people wear like a headdress mm-hmm. Of the Native American and it's like. I understand it is a beautiful thing and it's, it's, you know, it's, it's, uh, you know, maybe, maybe you were gifted this from that person.
Mm-hmm. That's different too. If the person of that culture like, gives you this, you know, then, then that's different. But like, you don't wear the headdress and then like paint weird things on your face and then like be like, Aw. 'cause like, that's not like what native Americans do. Indigenous people don't all like, you know, it's, it's also the times are so different now than they were like in the like 18 hundreds.
Yeah. I don't know. I'm like, I know you know this. But I think it's one of those things that sometimes people need to hear, um, for sure. And like, they even like with, yo, this is racist. I listen to that podcast all the time, you know? Mm-hmm. And they're part of that. I will family and, and I listen to it sometimes and I'm just like, oh, I didn't know that about, you know, the, you know, the Middle Eastern community or like the black community or whoever it is they're speaking about and it's mm-hmm.
It's nice to listen to things that like. Also teach you. Yes. Like they're just like, you know, which is like good. And I think that's part of like, even like to like even wrap that back to the SAP podcast. Like, we're not like here to like judge you. And like, I'm not gonna lie, I'm the hardest person on that podcast.
The amount of times I say white people this, white people that, and like, it's like, again, like no shade to white people, but there are just sometimes just so ignorant. It's more like people, unfortunately in other like, areas of the world that are just not, they're, they're, they don't see a lot of me. Mm-hmm.
They don't see a lot of, you know, uh, you know, blacks or Haitians or, or a, it is just, it's more white and I mm-hmm. And I understand it. I don't agree with it, but I understand that that's part of, of, of their journey and that those people just have to do more, more work. And that's not, it's not like my job to like tell you or teach you.
Yeah. But you know, you, you can log on and listen and learn or choose to be ignorant and then be called out and that's like. You're just never gonna make everybody happy with that kind of stuff, I guess. Mm-hmm. I think what people aren't expecting is, 'cause I'm the first person who will call you out.
Mm-hmm. On like, if you're, it's, it's about being like educated and being enlightened. Yeah. And also stand like, especially white people standing up and be two other white people and be like, mm-hmm. This is not cool. You cannot do this. Yeah. Like, this is why. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Like, stop it. Yeah. Yeah. And like, also, also, like, a lot of times, like I know like, we, like, like we've had this con, we're like, there's so many little things that like, you don't know like what this person, like when we're getting into it, like, you don't know, like.
What my story is, and I might not know what your story is. Like, I don't know, like if you just had a racist thing happen to you or a misogynist thing happen to you like an hour ago at the supermarket mm-hmm. Or whatever. But like, I'm coming at you and I don't know that, and like the energy behind you is gonna be so different when you come at me like in defense, you know what I mean?
Or whatever. Mm-hmm. And it's like, I think that's also like part of it. Like, you know, we had the, we had the podcast episode where like we talk about like how when you go back home, um, the babies thing. Oh everybody for the holidays. Everybody's like, oh, are you gonna have when you having a baby? When you have a baby?
And it's like, this woman had just posted on, on Twitter and I read it and I like broke my heart her story. 'cause it was like, oh, like, you know, a lot of people like are gonna be going back home now during the holidays. And uh, one of the questions that a lot of people, that a lot of you guys wanna ask your friends that are in a couple or just got married is woo, when's, when's baby time?
And like, you don't know if these people are trying. And like she said, that like that happened to her and she had just had a miscarriage and like the girl started crying, like the first person that asked her that. And I was like, yeah, like you don't know these things. And sometimes it's like, you know, nice to like, just like, maybe not just put yourself in their shoes, but just kind of like be like, hmm, more like it's, I don't, like, I don't need to ask you guys these personal questions that don't affect me truly.
Yeah. Yeah. It's all in that same space, right? Of. How do you really be a human and be curious and ask questions and like really listen for the answer.
Mm-hmm.
Um, versus just like talk at people.
Yeah. Yeah. Definitely. Also, you froze a little bit. Sorry. I'm like, I don't know.
Oh, okay. Did you like your face?
Your face is frozen.
Okay. No, I hope it wasn't some like really dramatic, ugly way. 'cause those are the best times to freeze.
It's like you are, you're like, you look pissed.
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I'm like listen. Um, well, we ask everyone on the podcast where you put yourself on the powerful lady scale, zero being average, everyday human, and 10 being super powerful lady.
Where would you score yourself today and where do you think you would score yourself on average? Uh, wait, I'm sorry. It was today. Today. And what was the other one? Today,
on average. And on average. Okay. I assume
that the day you're on this podcast, you're gonna rank yourself higher than maybe average.
That's how egotistical I am about my own podcast. So,
um, you know, I am, I've been called, uh, cocky and like very, like, like not cock or conceited or real, uh, just like Sure, sure of yourself. Sure, yeah, sure of myself. Um, but. I think in this situation I would rate myself today as, as today, as a, you know, I would rate myself both the same because I think like on average and like, and like today is the same thing to me.
'cause it's part of my average. So like, yeah, I would say I'm an eight and I'm gonna say why? Because I think like I'm doing everything that I can right now with my capabilities mm-hmm. To be a powerful woman and also like, continue like inspiring other, like women in general and like my culture and my people and, and, um, but I, I wanna leave nine and 10 out there for like, the future.
Like, I want to have something to build up to because if I'm a 10 right now, then like, where, where else am I gonna go from there? If you can't go like above, like past a 10, you know what I mean? Yeah. So like I, I think like I want something to look forward to and like I know like there's other things and like I want do.
That would be inspiring and powerful to women and, and you know, people like that. But, uh, um, people like that. Women, I don't like, I dunno why that, why said it like that, but you know what I mean? Like, I guess just like, I want like something to look forward to and like to like continue to like have mm-hmm.
I feel like I'll never stop doing that. Like, I always wanna be like an activist no matter what. And I think that's like the, the thing that, like a lot of people, I think, like, they think like actors that we are cocky and conceited and all these things, but it's like they don't realize like, we're getting rejected on the daily.
Like, you think you're getting rejected by a guy or a girl once a week because you ask 'em out or, or you know, at work you gave up the, no. Like I go into five auditions maybe in one day and I don't book any of those. That's five times I got rejected, whether like I hear back from them or not kind of thing.
Mm-hmm. And I think like it's okay to like build yourself confidence as much as possible and try to stay humble, but like, yeah. So eight. I'm like, I'm eight. I like that. What about you? How do you feel today?
Oh, today. I mean, I think I started off at like a two based on how I was feeling this morning, but it's gotten much better.
So I think today is a solid, like six. Mm-hmm.
Yeah. Mm-hmm. I just got my period today, so maybe I'm a seven today. Yeah, yeah. Fine possibility. Fine, fine. Look, I'm gonna, I'll change it up today. I'll be a seven. You know my, my periods are powerful, man. Aw, I don't know. They're powerful. Oh, they're the worst though.
I hate it. I'm like, it's just God. Why? Look, that's how strong we are. We do all these things, our body does all these things and we don't get no respect.
Well, I know we're in quarantine and I know we're stuck, like having to put a lot of things on pause, but yeah. What are you excited about that you're creating this year and like, what's next for you? Like, you have so many amazing things going on. Like, what else are you dreaming up and where are you? Where should we expect to see you in one year, three years?
Oh God. Uh, one year I'd love to be on a show. Some type of show. I don't have to be the lead. I don't have to be the star. Just something that is helping me, uh, build my career, build my acting confidence, my acting chops or whatever. Um, because I've been doing so much comedy. I have a theater degree, but I'm like.
I haven't, like done, I've been doing so much improv, so much live this and that, that when you go into an audition room, uh, it's different. It's so different. And I think like mm-hmm. It's interesting where I can like walk into a state, I can go on stage and perform in front of 500 people and be confident.
Even if I don't get a laugh, I'm like, yeah, it's fine. I'll, I'll fix it in like a minute. Let me jump in later and I'll, I'll make you, I'll remind you that I'm funny or whatever that is. Yeah. Um, but then I walk into a room and there's just a camera guy and one person reading. And I like, I freak out because in my head, like, I'm like, oh my God, this could be it, or whatever that is.
Like, I put so much pressure on me, on myself. Um, so definitely like be on a show, like, you know, um, hopefully inspiring other like women of, uh, women, people, uh, women of color, and, you know, um. Latinas as well, uh, just to like, you know, be like, okay, like, well she's got this, she's doing this now, she's doing this and mm-hmm.
Um, three years from now, uh, I'd love to be like, show running and have a show that is mine that I pitched that mm-hmm. Is like something somehow inspiring and empowering as well. Um, you know, even if it's just like the most simple like idea, whatever that is, like, it's just, I, I know that no matter what it is, it's gonna like, inspire somehow and, uh mm-hmm.
Going forward right now during the pandemic, since we are on hold, I think I am finally gonna, you know, sit down and start writing. I keep, I've been telling myself that for like two years. Mm-hmm. And um, it's 'cause I go into these meetings and people are like, there's not a lot of. People like you with your voice doing what you're doing, like you need to put that on paper.
Like it's great that you have these other things. Yeah. But this is all live, or like there's a podcast or whatever. Mm-hmm. Like I need like a show. Like you can't just verbally say that. You have to like write it down, which is like one of the things that I'm not confident in at all, but I'm just like, fuck it, I'm just gonna write and just start.
Sucks. I know, I know. Literally that's, I'm starting this week officially. Officially. All right. Not 'cause not, not 'cause of any other reason, but like, I had to, like, to be honest, I was like mentally not ready for like this pandemic and, um, I, uh, what do you call this? I like had to do so many things like financially that I think were like stressing me out as, as well as many of my other like self-employed type of friends.
And now that like I've been able to like, finish all of that paperwork, I think I can actually sit down and be creative because it's so hard to be creative when you're like worried about paying. Like, which a hundred percent is mm-hmm. A huge, um, a huge barrier that I have as well because like, I, I side hustle a lot and then show, run a podcast and show, run a live show, and also like, have auditions and, and you know, everything else, you know, have a boyfriend.
I have cats, I have friends. Like, it's a lot. And I think a lot of people don't, don't think about that. They, they just think it's like, you're chilling. Like you have a podcast, you're making money. And I'm like, honey, like, it's not like that. Yeah. I, I'm like, I wish, but it is not like that. I wish all I had to do was come a podcast and that'd be the best.
But Yeah, definitely. I think, I think that, and, and as part of the, like, all like to, to I guess close that, uh, future stuff, um, just like being really active. Mm-hmm. And as an activist, uh, for any of like things that come up, whether it's undocumented children and families and or just like, you know, women, you know, that are, you know.
Calling out sexual abusers and assaulters or whatever that is. I don't know. I just wanna always be active. And I think that's like the beautiful thing of like, what I do. Like, I just, people are like, you would just want, like, do you just want this to be famous and rich? And I'm like, no, I just want, if I'm gonna be famous, like I wanna it to be because I'm gonna use that platform mm-hmm.
To like influence people and inspire them and help and do whatever I can. Yeah. But there's no point of being famous and rich if I can't help other people, other, like, than my family. Like, great. Mm-hmm. Cool. So I help my family now, like, what's next? Like, who else? Like, do we need to like help? Because I think a lot of people just forget about that.
They blow up and they're like, okay, cool, I'm good. I've never had money, so this feels good. Yeah. And I'm gonna hold onto it. And it's like, no, you've never had money. So hold onto some and then like, you know, invest, do whatever it is you need to do, but also like, give back. 'cause, 'cause that's, that's karma.
It's gonna come back to you. Not just because of karma, but like, just 'cause, like you need to be a good person.
Mm-hmm. No. Completely, completely. Um, you know, you talked earlier about how much you use, um, how much you use, uh, your planner and how organized you are. Yes. And I think that, you know, what puts a lot of people who are in, um, in Hollywood, ahead of others is, is treating it like a business.
Mm-hmm. How do you treat your career like a business that gives you an advantage?
Oh, always. Like I, it's so funny 'cause like, I don't even think, like, okay, I'm not the kind of person that goes to an event. To network. Like that's not, like, you can't have that in your head. Like a lot of people are like, how do you book these big celebrities?
Or how do you like this? Or how did you go to this event? Or whatever. And I'm like, I am just like myself. Mm-hmm. I walk into the room and I'm just like, alright, I'm gonna be me. That's Miami Cuban, Raisa. And like, you know, like, I don't wanna talk about, you know, I, I don't wanna talk about Star Wars. I don't wanna talk about, you know, Lord of the Rings, but like, I will sit here and talk to you about CrossFit and basketball or cats or whatever that is.
And like, you, like this person might be so sick and tired of people talking to 'em about, so what's, what are you up to? What are you writing? And like, sure, I care if it's gonna help me. Maybe great. But also like, I don't need to talk to 10 different people in this party about their projects that are coming.
Like, it's like, it really truly doesn't like, inspire me at all. Um, and so I think like, just like being yourself more than anything is the first step. And then like, sure. Like you go to these events, you don't even realize you're networking. Like networking without realizing you're networking. It's the best type of networking, I would say.
Yeah. Because it's like, I don't, I don't know. Like I don't, I guess I just don't come off thirsty, which is part of it. And I think I can tell, like, I can tell when someone is talking to me because it's kind of like, um, like how we were talking about earlier, about like interview questions. Like I don't mm-hmm.
I don't plan my questions. Like I can't plan my questions. Yeah. If I'm gonna talk to you, I wanna like listen to you respond. And, and that's something that's from improv that you pretty much learn, listen, and respond. Yeah. But I also think, um, uh. Also like remembering people. Mm-hmm. Like, I'm really bad with names, but I remember where I met someone and how I met them and who connected me.
And I think, like, I have terrible memory. I reme, I ask my boyfriend the same thing all the time, and I see him the most out of anybody in LA probably, or like my roommate. I ask her the same question all the time and I'm terrible. But like, I can remember what I wore to a premier event two years ago where I met this person and we exchanged information.
Yeah. And then like we stayed in touch or whatever that is. Mm-hmm. Um, and I think like also just like business wise, just like, yeah, like organization is really important and just like, a lot of people are always like, say yes to everything. And I, I don't actually believe in that. I think say yes to the things that you think either one are gonna pay you and you're okay with it.
Mm-hmm. Two, it's like you're helping a friend. Because they helped you or you're just helping a friend. Like that's it. Like that's your friend, that you might never need that friend for anything, but you're just helping them. And three, like, it's like a project that like is going to inspire and help other people.
Um, like I'm like, just say like, just yeah, say yes to it, but big be picky and choosy. I think you need to be picky and choosy. And I think in the beginning we're so thirsty to like, do everything and like be, and like be famous so quick and all these things. And I'm like, I'm like, okay, like it's pacing sometimes sucks.
Like of course I'd love to like be on a TV show right now or a movie or like have like that financial even like behind me that like stability or whatever that is that like makes me feel like okay, I'm like not as stressed out, like whatever. But like in the end of the day, like that, just that comes and it goes.
Like you could be on a TV show for two seasons and that'll get canceled and like, that's it. So like, I think it's like, I'd rather be like slow and steady and like be more secure with whatever that is. And um, yeah. I'm like, I think yeah, those are the, yeah, just I think just be like cool to people too, because that's another thing I think I see a lot of people being rude because I think that this person is not important.
What they don't realize is that maybe that person is a person that's gonna write a show and you're gonna go audition and like, they're gonna be like, oh, that was that, that guy was an asshole. He was so rude to me. And look, he's in my room right now. Mm-hmm. And not to say like, be nice to everybody because they might be someone, but like, just like, don't be mean if you don't have a reason to be.
But I see that, like, I see people like disregarding conversations with certain people and then when I tell them who they are, maybe later I'm like, oh yeah, that's like the showrunner. And they're like, oh my God. I was like, so whatever. And I'm like. Yeah, I, I just wanted to let you know now, so like maybe you can make up, make, make up for that.
'cause I know you're a cool person. Mm-hmm. 'cause I like you, but also like, maybe you should know this, like, going forward. And I, I think there are teaching moments in that as well where like, it's like, it's okay to like learn still. Mm-hmm. Whether you're like 23, 33, 43 or whatever in the business, there's always gonna be things that are like, you're gonna, like, you have to be okay with like learning and keeping up.
'cause like, it's like TikTok, I refuse to do TikTok. That's what I keep saying. Listen, one day I might give in. Carlos really wants me to give in. I refuse. I think sometimes, like if you tell me you want me to do something, I like wanna do it less too. Mm-hmm. So like, maybe that's why it took so long for me to write.
'cause everybody's been telling me to do it. But I do want to,
a friend of mine's created a TikTok just to do videos with her cat.
Oh wait, and that's it. That's also like pretty my brand. Yes. Yes. Love that. I would be into that. So they're the only tiktoks people have sent me of my friends 'cause they know I don't TikTok, so they'll send me cat ones.
Like I just got one today of a, a cat watching Bad Bunnys Live last night. And I was like, I was like, it was like, like that bunny too. And I was like, yeah girl. My cats like that bunny too. For what? So what? My cats like 'em too. I love it. Um, I feel like Do you is like a strong, simple but like very strong, um, comment?
I don't know. Or like, I don't know a statement I like to say. 'cause I think, um, being in Hollywood it's so easy to like try not to try to be what other people want you to be. So I think like. My, like best auditions, my best everything. Like, when I like network or meet people, it's always 'cause I'm being myself.
Mm-hmm. Because when I try to be like, maybe too cool or like, I know this or whatever, whatever it is, like, I feel like, um, it just doesn't come off genuine. And I just feel like I rather, like, genuine people are always the ones that like I'm attracted to. Like, I will meet you at a party and if you're genuine and we talk and say we'll become friends and like, I will stay friends with you because I can, like, I'm very good at like reading people like that.
Um, but yeah, I think just like being you is one of the biggest things, whether quarantine or not or whatever. And, um, and regards to like, future me, I don't know. I'm like, follow me on IG, I guess. And Twitter. I'm trying to get better at Twitter, but I forget. I just like tweet stuff that like I would wanna read, uh, which is probably not everybody's, uh, audience.
Um, but I think, um, yeah, they could follow me on Instagram. On Twitter, they're atra, R-A-I-Z-A-L-I-C-E-A. And, um, I, I mean, I don't know, I'm always posting stuff too on RIG and on a Spanish sha he presents mm-hmm. Which is at Spanish Shaki presents. Uh, I post a lot of like castings or like, opportunities for POC, not just Latinx people or women or, you know, just, uh, that kind of, uh, that kind of stuff.
'cause I think like it's harder to find stuff for us. Mm-hmm. And like a lot of us need to just continue sharing that kind of content so like we can continue to like, lift each other up. Yeah. Um, but yeah, like, awesome. I'm like, that's it. I don't know. Yeah. Oh, it's, it's, it's weird and hard to like, like I said, like, it's like you feel like weird, like promoting or like, uh, telling people about like the future.
'cause like, none of us know, I don't, I might not be able to be on set until 2021. I don't like, I don't know what my life is gonna be. I might have to get a random full-time job, like mm-hmm. I don't like, I don't know what's gonna happen. I don't know what's gonna happen in Hollywood and,
um, or launch your cat TikTok business.
Oh. I mean, I might have to. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Cats, TikTok. Yeah. Miami. What
So weird.
No, I love it because like, you know, part of, as a business coach, I'm always telling people to be, bring more of themselves into their businesses. Like Yeah. Whatever you, whatever your recipe is that makes you, you as unicorn. Mm-hmm. Like, that's what people wanna buy. Yeah. So if it, is it like improv plus cats, plus basketball, plus Miami equals like, you're winning formula like.
Do more of that. Right? Like you said, like you don't want, you don't want another of the same thing out there.
Yeah. Yeah.
And you know, so how do you avoid that? You just do more of whatever makes you you. And even if it's like ridiculous, you, I think that's even more of a reason to lean in because there's so much authenticity in whatever we think is ridiculous about our lives and ourselves and all those things.
Yeah, yeah. No, for sure. I think that's like, like, yeah, like how I said it before, like every time I'm just myself is like where I realize like that's like where I get the best feedback or the best like, um, engagements with other people. 'cause Yeah, definitely when you try, like, and I've tried, I've done that.
I've, I've been fake. I mean, we all have like, we all like put a different like persona depending like where we are. But like, I realize even like with like. You know, I, I won't say like who it is, but like, even like I've, I've hung out with like very, very famous people. Mm-hmm. And it's like, not a name drop or anything, but like, it's just, it's Hollywood and sometimes you show up to someone's party and like, there's an Oscar nominated person just there.
Yeah. And you're like, oh fuck. Like, I'm like, I'm wearing my ripped jeans today. Oh boy. I, whatever that is, you know? Yeah. Um, and like, I've, like, it's weird, but like a lot of times these people, for whatever reason, like, um, they connect with me. Mm-hmm. And like at the end, like. Sometimes I don't know who they are.
Like sometimes I do. I mean, I said this story one day where like Paul Fig walked into UCB and I had no idea who he was, but I had to tell him because the showrunner was like, Hey, when Paul gets here, he's part of the show. You'll see him, he's a tall white man, dressed, very dapper. She was just like, you know, like, um, uh, when he gets here, just make sure that, you know, you tell him he has time to get a drink.
Can you tell him about the places next door? And you know, when he comes in, he'll probably have you walk into the back. And I was like, yeah, sure, whatever. He walks in. I don't know who Paul is. This was literally when, like after Bridesmaid. Mm-hmm. Uh, bridesmaids. And like when they, it was literally the day after they announced, um, the all female Ghostbusters, which he was doing.
Mm-hmm. And so everybody knows who he is at this point, but I don't know. He's a background like guy. I don't. See his face. He's not like the one in the movie. And so he walks in, I'm like, oh my God, you're Paul. Oh my God. Ugh. She explained how you were gonna look perfectly. Let me see. Oh my God, is this a vintage pocket?
So I, I pulled out the man's pocket square. I pulled out Coffee's Pocket Square and rubbed it on my face in the lobby of UCB. And um, Matt was there from Matt from me Wolf, and he was just the manager. He was just like looking at me with his eyes and his mouth open. And the other interns were like, what are you doing?
And then I was like, if you want like a nice little cocktail, you go next door to Franklin and Co. But if you want like something like real, like bougie and like whatever, you go to LeBel and if you just want a beer pong, just go to birds. And he was just like. I like you, can you cu like, do you want something do?
And I was just like, I, he walks out and everybody is like, do you realize that you just like manhandled puffy? And I was like, oh my God. But it was all like consensual. Like, wait, but yeah. I'm like, wait a minute, but are you sure that's him? They're like, no, 100%. And then everybody wanted to like walk him back when he walked in and I was just like, uh, um, I'm like, oh yeah, some, he's like, no, you rise up.
I rem he remembered my name. Yeah. Because I was so like normal. I didn't like, I didn't like fan girl him or anything. Mm-hmm. And even if I knew who he was, I don't think I would have. But I think knowing sometimes too, like that gets in your head. So I guess that's like something that like, I like to tell people a lot where I'm just like, just maybe pretend you don't know who they are.
Mm-hmm. And that will make you feel like way more like chill. Like how they say like, pretend the audience is naked or in their underwear or whatever. Like, I honestly think like those are things that like work for people 'cause mm-hmm. When I don't know you, I don't care. Even when I know you, I usually don't care.
'cause at the end of the day. Me having one conversation with you is not gonna make me, I mean, put me on your movie or whatever that is, but cool. You remembered me. One day I'm gonna walk into a room, I'm gonna be auditioning for a movie of yours and I'm gonna tell you the story. And you might be like, oh yeah, you were that weird Cuban girl that touched my pocket square.
Put it on your cheek.
That just made me like you so much more. I'm so glad we got to share that story.
I know. I'm like, I'm like, and it's like, it's funny 'cause I'm always like, it's not like a name droppy story. 'cause like I truly didn't. Yeah. If anything it's more like, I look like a weirdo, but I'm like, but that's, that's real.
Like, that's like the world that we live in, like mm-hmm. Sometimes you're doing improv and you know, Blake Griffin walks backstage right past you and you're like, oh my God, this is Blake Griffin. Cool. All right, great. I'm gonna go do a 30 minute set. Bye. Well, whoever that is. Mm-hmm. But. It's, it's, you know, we're all, we're all normal, we're all human.
Some of us just, uh, have more money and are famous.
Exactly. Well, it has been such an honor today to get to know you, to get to share your story and to get to share you with the entire powerful ladies' world. Um, this has just been great. So thank you so much for being a Yes to Jordan and me and to powerful ladies.
Yes. Thank you for having me. I'm sorry we weren't able to do
this in real life, but, uh, quarantine, quarantine podcast, they're a thing now. Mm-hmm. It's, it's easier. It's so much easier to book people. Yes. Which is weirdly nice, but also like. The, the in-person ones, obviously, like, you know, I'd be like hugging you now saying, oh my God, thank you.
But you know, virtual hug. Mm-hmm. Yes, yes. I'm like,
I ain't gonna hug nobody for a hot minute. Mm-hmm. I know. And, and hopefully next time I'm in the studio, we'll cross paths, but yes, yes, yes, yes,
yes. Thank you. And thank you to Jordan too. She's the best. I love her so much. Mm-hmm. Honestly, top, top three people throughout.
Top three people at your wolf. Can't, can't name, can't, can't name the other two. One of them might be a dog. I'm just saying they got a lot of cute dogs for a hot minute.
I know. And, and hopefully next time I'm in the studio we'll cross paths, but yes, yes, yes,
yes. Thank you. And thank you to Jordan too.
She's the best. I love her so much. Mm-hmm. Honestly, top, top three people throughout. Top three people at your wolf. Can't, can't name, can't, can't name the other two. One of them might be a dog. I'm just saying. They got a lot of cute dogs.
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