Healing Arts from the Borderland

It's time to celebrate the dark and mysterious and macabre while also honoring our ancestors. Yep you got it: it's the Halloween and Dia de los Muertos re-release of our episode with Zuleiva Maldonado, our own Calavera Catrina.   

In this Season 6 Finale Episode, Gay Tennis Podcaster Tony Hagen joins Aaron hot off his latest Wimbledon press junket. In between talking  Extreme Western Forehand Grips and Tony threatening to hang up after Aaron mentioned the “p” word (pickleball), Tony explains gay tennis is and why hitting against is a wall is one of his favorite activities. Aaron then feels all the feels when Avery makes an important decision about his involvement in the podcast in Season 7.

Artists come in all walks of life. For instance, this week listen to lawyer Jake Reynolds talk about his love for land conservation, a little about Eagle Scouting and his love for music via the violin. Echoing previous conversations about combatting vicarious trauma, Jake’s approach to using the arts for mindfulness and healing is one from which we can all learn.

Self described as “well rounded in her trauma”, Cynthia Gutierrez-Krapp practices arts that bring her healing energy. Her work with bespoke hats provides those who buy them a level of cool and comfort and style unobtainable anywhere in the Borderland. Aaron knows because he bought one. Her large scale fabric and beading art that references her Native First People heritage appeared at the Rubin Center through July and she just opened her brick and mortar hat shop. Also, hear Avery’s take on nature’s color stories and his rainbow squid hat. 

Join us for this special Re-release Series commemorating the Plaza Classic Film Festival going on right now at the Plaza Theatre in downtown El Paso! Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle, members of the Plaza Classic Film Festival Advisory Board both love movies and have used then to heal themselves and others. Luke Bugbee also talked about his literal obsession with new and old movies and how he came to be such an old soul in a young person’s shell.  

Join us for this special Re-release Series commemorating the Plaza Classic Film Festival going on right now at the Plaza Theatre in downtown El Paso! Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle, members of the Plaza Classic Film Festival Advisory Board both love movies and have used then to heal themselves and others. Luke Bugbee also talked about his literal obsession with new and old movies and how he came to be such an old soul in a young person’s shell.  

Join us for this special Re-release Series commemorating the Plaza Classic Film Festival going on right now at the Plaza Theatre in downtown El Paso! Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle, members of the Plaza Classic Film Festival Advisory Board both love movies and have used then to heal themselves and others. Luke Bugbee also talked about his literal obsession with new and old movies and how he came to be such an old soul in a young person’s shell.  

The Songbird of El Paso joins us this week to talk about her unique brand of music. Eclectic, confident, uniquely from the Borderland, Jamielynn and her music have grown from trauma. And she brings her own experiences to help mentor and guide young people in middle school. And turns out that both Avery and Aaron can whistle but Zoom has something against recording whistles.     

Straight from NYC, actress and podcaster Andrea Edgerson joins this week to talk through Getting Older, heart opening ceremonies, taking big leaps, Darrel (if you know you know), and, get this, her acting in a scene with Mariska Hargitay (Law and Order SVU Season 23, Episode 18 - 18 Wheels a Predator"). “Acting has helped me...to find my voice, share certain experiences while being a character. You know, there’s safety behind being someone.

Ever want to lead a “see also” kind of life? You know – like if there was an encyclopedia article about you that cross-references all the other areas that pertain to you, you’d have a long list of “see also’s” at the end of your article. Join Aaron in hearing from Monica Mojica, mom, actor, writer professor, innovator, crusader, El Pasoan, Las Crucen, you get the picture. Fun fact: Monica is last week’s guests mom, Luke Bugbee. It’s a Bugbee/Mojica family two-fer! Oh by the way, for younger listeners, an encyclopedia was a series of alphabetized volumes that basically covered everything you can now look up on your phone…