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Bakotunes podcast features celebrity interviews, candid conversations and musings about music, movies from the past to the present. Hyperlocal and global. Anything goes. Hosted by Matt Munoz. Sponsored by Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm - CHAIN | COHN | CLARK
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Official podcast for the Rio Grande Guardian, the first online newspaper to launch on the South Texas border, starting out in July, 2005. The Rio Grande Guardian has an excellent reputation for accurate and thorough news reporting, with a specialty for border business, legislative, political, healthcare, environment, and education issues.
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The Worthless Podcast is just some dudes dedicated to bringing you some quality news and opinions on the latest video game and tech related topics. Hosted by Miguel Lopez, and starring Matt Barklow and Stephen Munoz and sometimes Josiah Gleason, we are here for your entertainment and informative needs! We stream live on twitch at WorthlessPictures every Sunday, 8 p.m. (pst). If you like our podcast, please follow us! Love you all, and enjoy your time here at Worthless Pictures!
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IN YO MOUTH

Michael Muñoz

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IN YO MOUTH is the biggest, gayest, and first Queer food podcast to hit the airwaves with Michael Muñoz, the "Andy Cohen of Food," as your hostess with the mostess! Muñoz is a cook, food writer, and all-around big gay ball of sunshine that not only brings you the best in food news and trends but also tells the stories of the LGBTQ community through a food lens here on In Yo Mouth! Formally hosted by a dynamic duo that included Marie Cecile Anderson for 80 fab episodes, Muñoz has ventured out ...
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Join Jack and Jill Johnson on their rollercoaster ride as the fresh faced new franchise owners of Pink's Window services in sunny Palm Beach, Florida! Peek behind the curtain at the real deal of launching and expanding a franchise – the good, the bad, and the downright chaotic! The Johnsons are set to reveal the highs and lows, the freedom, and the fortune that come with being your own boss. Tune in to the "We bought a franchise" podcast today! 🎙️🏝️
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Clubhouse Turn

G. Sonny Hughes • Horse Racing FM

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The first turn on a horse racetrack immediately past the finish line is also known as Clubhouse Turn. On this podcast, we'll talk about Horse Racing and other Equestrian sports with owners, breeders, trainers, riders, and fans. Your host, G. Sonny Hughes, a licensed equine professional with experience as a groom, owner, breeder, trainer, jockey agent, and horse racing photographer. Follow us on Clubhouse Turn while we discuss the challenges and paths that many have travelled on their journey ...
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Come chill with your host Lori Fetrick, a.k.a Ice Ice Baby from the American Gladiators, the number one hit iconic TV show of the nineties. Every week she will share all the details and open up about her own personal experience in the American Gladiators. From what she ate, how she trained, and how she got ready for every show… get ready to listen to real uncensored conversations that have never been shared before. Join Lori as she goes down memory lane and shares with you the best parts of ...
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SAN BENITO, Texas - Craig Harmon, general manager of Cameron County Irrigation District No. 2 and Cameron County Drainage District No. 3, recently had a private meeting with U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez. Also at the meeting were officials with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. In his power point presentation, Harmon did not hold back. He said he wanted…
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Send us a Text Message. Get a preview of one of Bakersfield's longest-running fundraising events, Village Fest, happening Sept. 7, 2024 at the Kern County Museum. Village Fest steering committee member, Miranda Whitworth stops by to give us a preview of this huge beer, wine, food and music event that raises tens of thousands of dollars for CAREFORK…
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EDINBURG, Texas - The president of Driscoll Children’s Hospital-Rio Grande Valley says the future is bright for pediatric healthcare in the region. Matt Wolthoff spoke in depth about the services on offer at the new hospital at the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the facility. He said DCH-RGV is already planning to expand. “Most importantly, w…
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PHARR, Texas - The RioPlex region should otherwise be known as the Land of the Incredible, says businessman Joaquin Spamer. The Rio Grande Guardian caught up with the founder and president of CIL Logistics at the official opening of the Pharr Global Business Hub. In an exclusive interview, Spamer talked about Pharr’s prominence as an international …
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The national president of the American Chamber Mexico says RioPlex will become one of the most powerful regions economically in the world. Carlos Garcia, who is based in Mexico City, spoke at an evening reception AmCham hosted at IBC Bank in Brownsville. He said he had not been to the Rio Grande Valley for several years. He sai…
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas - RioPlex, the new regional marketing campaign set up to promote the Rio Grande Valley and Northern Tamaulipas, is going to be housed within the Council for South Texas Economic Progress. The announcement was made by Mario Reyna at a reception held by the American Chamber Mexico (AmCham) and held Wednesday evening at IBC Bank in …
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EDINBURG, TEXAS - A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business Analytics has just started at UT-Rio Grande Valley and it is the first of its kind in the region. To learn more about the degree program, the Rio Grande Guardian secured an in-depth interview with both Giorgio Gotti, Ph.D., dean of the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & E…
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MISSION, Texas - How do Rio Grande Valley leaders best get the word out that SpaceX launches rockets from their region, not Florida. That was a question posed to Walt Ugalde, who is part of NASA’s technology transfer expansion program at the Johnson Space Center. Ugalde gave an in-depth presentation on the work of NASA at an event hosted by the Cou…
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas - State Sen. Morgan LaMantia says she is working with U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez to bring more primary care residency slots to South Texas. LaMantia participated in a panel discussion about a range of healthcare issues at New Horizon Health Center. The center’s CEO, Jason Wallace, organized the event to celebrate National Health …
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HARLINGEN, Texas - Valley International Airport Aviation Director Marv Esterly recently spoke at a Rio Grande Valley Partnership’s Commercialization and Investment Tour event. Esterly participated in a panel discussion moderated by Harlingen Economic Development Corporation Chief Operating Officer Beverly Ticer Loftus. It was held at Texas State Te…
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Send us a Text Message. It's a celebration! Rebecca Esparza is the owner of Off The Rails Tap Lounge, located at 1517 18th St. in downtown Bakersfield, CA. Rebecca reflects on her decision to follow her dreams and bring some much needed culture into historic downtown! Make plans to join us at Off The Rails on Saturday, August 17th, 2024 for the big…
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Send us a Text Message. IT'S AN REAL TALK/BAKOTUNES ELECTION 2024 PODCLASH! Dr. Jasmeet Bains is an American physician also serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the ⁠35th district⁠. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. In this episode of Real Talk, Dr. Bains will share some of her personal story and career journey through the…
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MCALLEN, Texas - Could you ever see our Rio Grande Valley cities consolidating? Ron Garza, associate vice president for workforce and economic development at UT-Rio Grande Valley, says he sometimes gets asked that question by his students. “I think we're 100 years past that,” Garza said. “But that doesn't mean we can't operate within the same polic…
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HARLINGEN, TEXAS - The top project at the Port of Harlingen is expanding the turning basin by about 700 feet on both sides of the ship channel. If this happened there would be host of new opportunities, says Port Director Walker Smith, including going after the lucrative container-on-barge business. Smith gave an update on Port activities during a …
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HARLINGEN, Texas - On his recent visit to the Rio Grande Valley, Rolando Pablos gave advice on how to grow the RioPlex marketing brand. Pablos, a former Texas Secretary of State, wrote the roadmap for the Borderplex Alliance, the regional economic development entity for El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, and Santa Teresa. As a guest of the CEO Group and the H…
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RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas - Congressman Henry Cuellar has announced $9,436,120 in federal dollars for Union Water Supply Corporation in Rio Grande City. The project was made possible by the Bureau of Reclamations WaterSMART Drought Response Program, one of the agency’s Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2024. The grant will enable Union Water…
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KENEDY COUNTY, Texas - The groundbreaking ceremony was held by the Texas Department of Transportation to celebrate the start of a $191 million project to get US 77 up to interstate standards near the Willacy-Kenedy County line. Another $173 million will be spent by TxDOT on a similar project further north in Kenedy County. “The projects, in general…
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HARLINGEN, Texas - Harlingen City Manager Gabriel “Gabe” Gonzalez has outlined the likely city budget for the upcoming year. “The budget we're looking at for this upcoming year is $110 million in revenue with $108 million in expenditures. That's a big budget,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez made his comments at a graduation ceremony for the Leadership Har…
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MCALLEN, Texas - Rio Grande Valley Partnership President Daniel Silva recently sat down for an in-depth conversation about marketing the region with Rio Grande Guardian anchor Mark Hanna. The Partnership has been tasked with marketing the Valley and has selected “One Region, One Voice,” as its mantra. However, Silva said his group is not averse to …
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MCALLEN, Texas - Rashmi Chandran, executive director of AltaCair Foundation, says her group is going to focus on unserved colonia residents, rather than the underserved. On a Rio Grande Guardian podcast, Chandran said “very helpful” research conducted by UT-Rio Grande Valley has helped AltaCair identify the colonias that need the most help. “Living…
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MCALLEN, Texas - Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA) will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year. The community-based nonprofit came about thanks to the efforts of Valley Interfaith and private-industry business leaders. The impetus was the need to empower the underserved residents of in the Rio Grande Valley with the tools, …
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Send us a Text Message. Event Preview: Central Valley musician Rudy Parris (The Voice, season 3) phones in from the road for a preview of his all-star Merle Haggard tribute - "Tribute To The Hag Featuring: Rudy Parris, Norm Hamlet, & The Rounders" coming to the historic Nile Theater in downtown Bakersfield on August 3rd, 2024. Episode includes "Eve…
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REYNOSA, Tamaulipas - COBIFER members learned all about the new RioPlex marketing initiative at a meeting at Grupo Río San Juan on July 24. And they liked what they heard. Indeed, the Q&A portion of the meeting went on for an hour and 15 minutes, with members wanting to know more and expressing their support. RioPlex, created by the CEO Group and a…
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McALLEN, Texas - CEO Group leader Joaquin Spamer recently sat down for an in-depth conversation about the new RioPlex marketing initiative with Rio Grande Guardian anchor Mark Hanna. The CEO Group is an offshoot of the Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force and comprises business men and women from the Rio Grande Valley and northern Tamaulipas. When …
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Ever wondered if people actually pay for window washing services? Join us as we uncover the surprising demand for this niche market in our latest episode of "We Bought a Franchise." We kick off by sharing our firsthand experiences as Pink's franchise owners, revealing our average job revenue and more. From residential to commercial clients, we disc…
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EDINBURG, Texas - All the stucco on the outside of the new Hidalgo County Courthouse has to be taken off and replaced, County Judge Richard Cortez has revealed. The reason is that water is leaking in between the stucco and the outer wall. Cortez says the stucco cannot be replaced at the moment because we are in hurricane season. Cortez first reveal…
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EDINBURG, Texas - All the stucco on the outside of the new Hidalgo County Courthouse has to be taken off and replaced, County Judge Richard Cortez has revealed. The reason is that water is leaking in between the stucco and the outer wall. Cortez says the stucco cannot be replaced at the moment because we are in hurricane season. Cortez first reveal…
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MCALLEN, Texas - Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez recently sat down for an in-depth conversation about county matters with Rio Grande Guardian anchor Mark Hanna. Among the topics discussed were the Hidalgo County Prosperity Task Force, the RioPlex marketing initiative, the new Hidalgo County Courthouse, and utilizing jail space for county inmate…
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PHARR, Texas - Construction is underway for yet another cold storage facility within the Pharr Produce Park. The latest project sees Greenway Construction building a 50,000 square foot warehouse for its sister company, LakeWay Produce. This is just the first phase. The second phase will see it expanded to 94,000 square feet. The new building is les…
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas - U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro held a Zoom call to discuss President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. In a statement about the decision, Castro, a Democrat from San Antonio said: “Nearly four years ago, American voters swept Joe Biden into office with faith in his vision for our nation. Since his first da…
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PHARR, Texas - Luis Bazan, director of the Pharr International Bridge, has given an early preview of the 4th Industrial Warehouse Summit, which takes place in October. IWS is an event co-hosted by the Pharr Bridge Board and Pharr Economic Development Corporation. Bazan gave details of the next IWS when he attended a groundbreaking ceremony for Lake…
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PHARR, TEXAS - Pharr Economic Development Corporation President Victor Perez went off script to recognize industrial developer Joaquin Spamer at a groundbreaking ceremony. The focus was supposed to be on another warehouse developer, Ramon Mery, and later in the proceedings it was. But Perez said he wanted Spamer to come to the podium because he, Pe…
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HARLINGEN, Texas - When Mario Reyna, a leader with the Prosperity Task Force, made his opening remarks at a RioPlex event he described Harlingen as the center of the Rio Grande Valley and the center of the universe. Up next was Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda. She was happy to receive Reyna’s accolade. “Good morning, everyone. I like that welcome t…
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HARLINGEN, Texas - There was an absorbing discussion at Harlingen Convention Center over whether the creation of RioPlex duplicates the work of the Rio Grande Valley Partnership and/or COSTEP. The discussion occurred in a Q&A session that followed a keynote address by businessman and consultant Rolando Pablos. The event was co-hosted by the CEO Gro…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton of Phoenix, Arizona, says this is an incredibly important moment in U.S.-Mexico relations. And the reason it is important is the nearshoring phenomenon. Stanton, was a panelist at the Mexico Institute’s 10th Annual Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference, held recently in Washington, D.C. The p…
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WASHINGTON, Texas - U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar says that if all the trucks that cross the border each year at the Laredo port of entry were lined up they would go around the world 3.4 times. Cuellar, who hails from Laredo, Texas, was a panelist at the Mexico Institute’s 10th Annual Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference, held recently in…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Lou Correa of California says the elephant in the room that no one talks about is the United States’ attitude towards Mexico and Mexico’s attitude to the U.S. Correa was a panelist at the Mexico Institute’s 10th Annual Building a Competitive U.S.-Mexico Border Conference, held recently in Washington, D.C. The panel was ti…
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Send us a Text Message. Luz Elena Mendoza of Y La Bamba is finally on Bakotunes! This interview has been in the works for over a year well worth the wait. If you're familiar with her rich body of work, you already know how brilliant it is. If you don't, be prepared to become a true believer. The group's latest album, "Lucha", is out now. Episode co…
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When I ran the Bob Krueger campaign, I was his campaign manager, San Juan had just elected a majority of city councilmen who were Hispanic. Because, let's face it, the white Anglo political establishment was running everything down here. And when Bob Krueger put his campaign together, he put Juan front and center. And when they wanted to have a cam…
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Orlando Campos, executive director of Harlingen Economic Development Corporation, made a pitch to potential investors from India. Campos made his pitch at an event hosted by the Council for South Texas Economic Progress that was held at the Port of Brownsville. Here is an audio recording of Campos’ remarks. Go to www.riograndeg…
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Ever wondered how a former probation officer can transform into a successful CEO of a thriving tanning franchise? Melanie Richards' journey from dealing with domestic violence cases to leading GoGlow is nothing short of inspirational. She opens up about her challenging upbringing, financial struggles, and the pivotal moment she decided to shift her…
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Businessman René Xavier González recently gave a presentation on the work of CODEM to investors from India. CODEM is a privately run economic development corporation based in Matamoros. Gonzalez’s company, SIDEE Construction is a member of the group. González made his remarks at the Port of Brownsville at an event hosted by the…
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Jason Wolfe, president and CEO of NovaLink, recently made a sales pitch to potential economic development investors from India. He made his remarks at the Port of Brownsville at an event hosted by the Council for South Texas Economic Progress (COSTEP). Also making a pitch to the potential investors were Brownsville Navigation D…
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MCALLEN, Texas - Adam Gonzalez, CEO of COSTEP, says he fully supports the new RioPlex marketing initiative started by the Prosperity Task Force’s CEO Group. COSTEP stands for the Council for South Texas Economic Progress. Gonzalez was attended a recent meeting at the McAllen Country Club where the name RioPlex was adopted. The Rioplex region encomp…
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MCALLEN, Texas - McAllen businessman Michael Fallek says he fully supports the new RioPlex marketing initiative started by the Prosperity Task Force’s CEO Group. Fallek was attended a recent meeting at the McAllen Country Club where the name RioPlex was adopted. The Rioplex region encompasses the Rio Grande Valley and Northern Tamaulipas. Here is a…
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Send us a Text Message. Miranda Whitworth is a veteran Bakersfield media and marketing professional. Originally from Salt Lake City, her story is one many can relate to...One day you're in college on a debate scholarship, the next you decide to leave your home state for new adventures, only to find yourself all alone in a new city in the middle of …
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