A Pretty Normal Podcast

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, I am your host, Xavier Diaz. Quick reminder that we have started streaming the interviews live on Youtube and Facebook and Twitch! This gives you the opportunity to join the conversation and ask questions to all of the amazing guests that come on the show. Also you can hear these great interviews much earlier than when they are uploaded in audio form. So make sure to follow us on all of our social media handles so you get updated every time we go live! In this episode I am joined by Bianca Graulau, an independent journalist and content creator from Puerto Rico. Bianca and I discuss why she quit her job as a news reporter and moved back to Puerto Rico during the pandemic and what the political future of Puerto Rico looks like. Check out Biancas work on Instagram @biancagraulau and Youtube  Support the show at www.aprettynormal.com Subscribe to the show and follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Youtube Support the show by visiting www.aprettynormal.com Remember to leave us a rating and review if you enjoy the content brought to you every week. Message us if you would like to come on the show or know anyone who you would like to see come on the show.

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, I am your host, Xavier Diaz. Quick reminder that we have started streaming the interviews live on Youtube and Facebook and Twitch! This gives you the opportunity to join the conversation and ask questions to all of the amazing guests that come on the show. So make sure to follow us on all of our social media handles so you get updated every time we go live! In this episode I am joined by Zach Schleien, co-founder of the video speed dating app, Filter Off. Filter Off has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, BBC, and ABC. Prior to Filter Off, he ran and sold the dating blog Top Romp, which covered dating hacks and apps for the millennial dater. His passions lie in technology, health, and creating authentic connections. Check out Filter Off on Instagram @filteroffdating Support the show at www.aprettynormal.com Subscribe to the show and follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Youtube Support the show by visiting www.aprettynormal.com Remember to leave us a rating and review if you enjoy the content brought to you every week. Message us if you would like to come on the show or know anyone who you would like to see come on the show.

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, I am your host, Xavier Diaz. Quick reminder that we have started streaming the interviews live on Youtube and Facebook and Twitch! This gives you the opportunity to join the conversation and ask questions to all of the amazing guests that come on the show. So make sure to follow us on all of our social media handles so you get updated every time we go live! In this episode I am joined by Annabel Garcia Torres, host of Latinx On The Rise, a show focusing on conversations with high achieving Latinx movers and shakers. We discussed why she started her show, not feeling "Latino/Latina" enough, why more Latinos/Latinas haven't adapted the term "Latinx", Marjorie Taylor Green and more! Connect with Annabel on Instagram @latinxontherise Support the show at www.aprettynormal.com Subscribe to the show and follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Youtube Support the show by visiting www.aprettynormal.com Remember to leave us a rating and review if you enjoy the content brought to you every week. Message us if you would like to come on the show or know anyone who you would like to see come on the show.

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, I am your host, Xavier Diaz. Quick reminder that we have started streaming the interviews live on Youtube and Facebook and Twitch! This gives you the opportunity to join the conversation and ask questions to all of the amazing guests that come on the show. So make sure to follow us on all of our social media handles so you get updated every time we go live! In this episode I am joined by Pete Bombaci, Founder of The GenWell Project, a Canadian organization dedicated to making the world a healthier and happier place by reminding people about the importance of face-to-face social connection as a proactive health action that they can take, and inspiring them to take action. Following a successful career in the beverage alcohol industry, Pete ventured into the world of charities and not-for-profits We had an amazing conversation about what his organization is doing to help combat loneliness, something that affects everyone across the spectrum all over the world. According to a survey by Cigna Health Insurance, more than three in five Americans are lonely, with more and more people reporting feeling like they are left out, poorly understood and lacking companionship. In this interview we discuss why we live in a time where although we have so many ways to stay connected at our fingertips, people still report to feel more alone than ever before.  Connect with Pete and The GenWell Project at www.genwellproject.org/disconnected Support the show at www.aprettynormal.com Subscribe to the show and follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Youtube Support the show by visiting www.aprettynormal.com Remember to leave us a rating and review if you enjoy the content brought to you every week. Message us if you would like to come on the show or know anyone who you would like to see come on the show.

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, I am your host, Xavier Diaz.  Quick reminder that we have started streaming the interviews live on Youtube and Facebook! This gives you the opportunity to join the conversation and ask questions to all of the amazing guests that come on the show. So make sure to follow us on all of our social media handles so you get updated every time we go live! In this episode I am joined by Donnie C. co- host of the podcast The Diamond Lounge.  We had an amazing conversation about a wide variety of topics including Donnies connection with God, why fathers started taking on more responsibility in the home, what made her a Bernie supporter in the primaries and why she came around to Vice-President Kamala Harris and more. Connect with Donnie C. and check out The Diamond Lounge on Youtube! Support the show at www.aprettynormal.com Subscribe to the show and follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Youtube Support the show by visiting www.aprettynormal.com Remember to leave us a rating and review if you enjoy the content brought to you every week. Message us if you would like to come on the show or know anyone who you would like to see come on the show.

Hello everyone  and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, I am your host, Xavier Diaz. Quick reminder that we have started streaming the interviews live on Youtube and Facebook! This gives you the opportunity to join the conversation and ask questions to all of the amazing guests that come on the show. So make sure to follow us on all of our social media handles so you get updated every time we go live! In this episode I am joined by The Art Engineer, Luis Martin, host of the podcast Studio Confessions. Luis is a personal favorite of the show, an all around awesome person and was the first featured guest on the Pretty Normal Day series which I highly suggest everyone go watch on Youtube. In that video Luis takes us into his studio and shows us what a pretty normal day looks like for him. I knew this interview was going to be great because Luis is a walking, living book of inspirational quotes. Everything he says sounds so uplifting and im always super excited to have him come on the show. In our conversation we discuss his recent trip to Merida, Mexico, where he hosted his own art show, we discuss finding the balance between staying consistent and taking breaks from your creative work, whether or not art school is necessary, copyright laws when it comes to collaging, what we would like to change in Latinx culture and more. Connect with Luis Martin and check out his art at www.collagedream.com and check out Studio Confessions on all podcast platforms! Subscribe to the show and follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Youtube Support the show by visiting www.aprettynormal.com Remember to leave us a rating and review if you enjoy the content brought to you every week. Message us if you would like to come on the show or know anyone who you would like to see come on the show.

Hello everyone and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast and I am your host, Xavier Diaz. Quick reminder that we have started streaming the interviews live on Youtube and Facebook! This gives you the opportunity to join the conversation and ask questions to all of the amazing guests that come on the show. So make sure to follow us on all of our social media handles so you get updated every time we go live! In this episode I am joined by Krisha, host of the podcast Gay Monologues and the creator of Loud Pride. Krisha’s podcast Gay Monologues, talks about queer topics for personal growth. It was a really great conversation and Krisha is someone I knew I wanted to come on the show since late last year and i'm glad that we made it happen. I want to thank Krisha for being open about her coming out story. She describes the lead up to the day she came out to her parents and how that decision changed her relationship with them.  We dove deep into problems that affect the LGBTQ community and spoke about why Krisha decided to start her podcast, Gay Monologues. She also taught me what the term LGBTQ2S means! I learned a lot and although same sex activity seems like a normal thing to me in 2020, it was appalling to learn that same sex activity is still illegal in approximately 70 countries. Which shows how the work for equality never ends. Connect with Krisha and check out her content at www.loudprideco.com and check out Gay Monologues. Subscribe to the show and follow us on Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Youtube Support the show by visiting www.aprettynormal.com Remember to leave us a rating and review if you enjoy the content brought to you every week. Message us if you would like to come on the show or know anyone who you would like to see come on the show.

Hello everyone  and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, I am your host, Xavier Diaz. Like I announced last week, I have started streaming the show live on Facebook and Youtube so anyone can join me in the chat and get involved in the conversation. Ill always post the audio to the podcast the next day but I do definitely enjoy streaming the show, it makes it more interactive and it lets me cover topics in a faster and more timely manner. So definitely subscribe and like the pages on Facebook and Youtube and join me next time! In this episode I am joined by Rob and Perry, two great friends of the show who have come on in the past. Always love talking politics with these dudes and who better to bring on when the US is falling into chaos?  There was a lot to cover since last weeks events at the capitol building but we get into all of it, discussing Trumps social media ban, the house voting to impeach him for the second time, what Joe Biden's best move going forward is, what will become of the GOP and more! Make sure to subscribe to A Pretty Normal Podcast so you get notified every time a new episode drops. This show can be found on Spotify, Google, Apple and all other other podcast streaming platforms. Subscribe and please leave a review and a five star rating if you enjoy the content. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at A Pretty Normal. Also subscribe on Youtube at www.youtube.com/prettynormalproductions.  If you enjoy the free content and the interviews I produce I kindly ask you to go check out the website, www.aprettynormal.com and check out the merchandise we have on there.

Hello everyone  and welcome to A Pretty Normal Podcast, I am your host, Xavier Diaz. Now I didn't plan on releasing a new episode until at least mid January, I wanted to take some more time off to figure out what I wanted to do next and to learn any new software that I would need to take the podcast to the next level. But life has its own plans and 2021 got off to one hell of a start and I couldn't not comment on the recent events at the capitol building. So we expedited the process and took the podcast live for the first time on Facebook and Youtube. I was joined by the homie, the one and only Rocio Vives, co-host of Chica Chats as we discussed our thoughts on what took place as well as the media reactions and coverage to the aftermath. Streaming the show live was something I really wanted to do this year and I am happy to announce that I will be live streaming all of my podcast interviews from now on. So definitely make sure you follow us on Youtube and Facebook so you can participate in the discussion every time we go live. I will always post the audio to the podcast afterwards, but why not come join and get involved in the conversation! Make sure to subscribe to A Pretty Normal Podcast so you get notified every time a new episode drops. This show can be found on Spotify, Google, Apple and all other other podcast streaming platforms. Subscribe and please leave a review and a five star rating if you enjoy the content. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at A Pretty Normal. Also subscribe on Youtube at www.youtube.com/prettynormalproductions. If you enjoy the free content and the interviews I produce I kindly ask you to go check out the website, www.aprettynormal.com and check out the merchandise we have on there. 

GOODBYE 2020!! I can't believe it is the end of the year, but I want to make this short.  I'm incredibly grateful for all of the people I have met along this podcast journey.  All of you are super talented and I hope to continue to grow and evolve beside you as we head into the new year. 2020 didn't affect everyone in the same way, but we all had our own unique challenges to deal with as we adapted into the new reality. It was great to see all of the things you were grateful despite this being such a difficult year.  There's too many of you to tag but if you came on the show this year, THANK YOU!!  You are what makes A Pretty Normal so special and the stories you come on here to tell inspire me everyday.   Goodbye 2020, it's been one hell of a ride.  Support the show at www.aprettynormal.com