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Manuel Abud, CEO Latin Recording Academy, On The Future of the Latin Grammys

Highly Relevant with Jack Rico - July 21, 2022 12:17 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 44 ratings
In this week’s episode, we welcome Manuel Abud, the CEO of the Latin Recording Academy for a chat about this year’s Latin Grammys. We discuss an array of topics including thoughts of taking the Latin Grammys back to CBS and mainstream validation, his vision of taking the show internationally to ...

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Cancel Culture and Making Friends as Adults

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - July 13, 2022 18:15 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Since we’ve been in Northwest Arkansas, one thing we have started to understand is that making friends as adults is not always easy. The same could be said for the idea of cancel culture, and we talk about it in this latest episode. Take a listen and shareyour thoughts and tips with us on both t...

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The Move to Northwest Arkansas: Part Two

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - July 08, 2022 12:47 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
We are not leaving Texas. As crazy as it sounds, we are splitting our time between two states. Expanding our growing business in a new place, and taking a leap of faith on what we hope will be a very worthwhile investment of our time and resources. Aquí les damos todo el chisme!

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Dr. David Persse on COVID-19 in Houston

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - July 01, 2022 21:32 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Dr. David Persse is the Chief Medical Officer for the city of Houston at the Houston Health Department. It's been under his guidance and leadership that we continue to navigate public health and safety around the global pandemic. On this episode, he joins me for a very informative conversation o...

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The Move to Northwest Arkansas: Part One

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - June 22, 2022 11:22 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
We are back! And this time coming live to you all the way from Northwest Arkansas. On this episode we get into what made us decide to give this part of the country a try as our new additional zip code to call home. Texas, you are always still with us! 

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COVID-19 Series: Kids 5-17 Years Old

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - June 16, 2022 19:40 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
The  Houston Health Department's Porfirio Villareal joined me for this important conversation in our COVID-19 Series. To increase parents’ awareness and consideration of the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-17 years old, the Houston Health Department is working diligently in the Houston com...

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COVID-19 Series: Your Choice. Their Health.

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - May 19, 2022 01:45 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with the  Houston Health Department about their public health COVID campaign called "Your Choice. Their Health." Through this initiative they are vaccinating children 5-17 years old in schools here in our community with the consent of their parents. 

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Your Choice. Their Health.

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - May 19, 2022 01:45 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with the  Houston Health Department about their public health COVID campaign called "Your Choice. Their Health." Through this initiative they are vaccinating children 5-17 years old in schools here in our community with the consent of their parents. 

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Benjamin Odell, CEO 3Pas Studios, On Why 'The Valet' Is A Love Letter To Immigrants

Highly Relevant with Jack Rico - May 16, 2022 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 44 ratings
This week I interview my good friend Benjamin Odell, who is the CEO of 3Pas Studios, the production company he and his friend Eugenio Derbez formed together. Their latest project is the remake of the French film ‘The Valet’ which premieres on HULU May 20th. In this conversation, Ben and I talk a...

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2022 Goals

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - February 25, 2022 15:13 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Hard to believe we are almost three months into the year, pero como buenos Latinos, why not take the time now to talk about our goals for this year - 2022! What are your goals? Any learnings from previous years you care to share?

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ComcastRISE Initiative: New Round & Opportunity

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - February 21, 2022 12:19 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
There is an exciting new round of oppportunities available through the ComcastRISE Initiative. We hosted a panel discussion to explain who should apply and to go into detail about this great funding opportunity for small business owners. 

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Luis Garza: Justice of the Peace Precinct 6, Place 2 Candidate

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - February 11, 2022 12:13 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Luis Garza has been a friend to Anjelica's family for years. On this episode he speaks to us about his candidacy and call to service as Justice of the Peace Precinct 6, Place 2 in Houston. 

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Manny Perez Talks 'La Soga Salvation'

Highly Relevant with Jack Rico - February 05, 2022 21:50 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 44 ratings
Dominican actor Manny Perez, perhaps best known for his films 'Washington Heights,' 'El Cantante,' 'Bella' and the hit action film ‘La Soga,’ is now doing his directorial debut with the sequel - 'La Soga Salvation'. We discuss what it takes to write, direct and produce his own movie, what the fu...

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Justina Machado On The Success Of Latino Animation vs. Live-Action Latino Films

Highly Relevant with Jack Rico - January 24, 2022 21:22 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 44 ratings
In our first episode, we welcome actress Justina Machado. You know her from the Emmy Award-winning comedy reboot of “One Day at a Time” from legendary producer Norman Lear and several other tv shows and films. Our conversation covered several interesting subjects such as Latino representation in...

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Our Experience with COVID

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - January 13, 2022 15:11 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
It has been a minute since our last episode, but we are back today with a new podcast for you all. This time we are talking about our experience with COVID recently. Please keep in mind this is our personal account of this experience and in no way any medical advice. Hope your new year is off to...

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Gloria Calderon Kellett's 'With Love' Is The Future of Latinx Content

Highly Relevant with Jack Rico - December 17, 2021 19:47 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 44 ratings
Gloria Calderon Kellett's 'With Love' is the best Latinx television I have seen. It combines all the American TV characteristics we grew up with, but with a US Latino family at the center. Think of ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘Love Actually,’ 'The Holiday,' but with Latinos. It's all the shows that ...

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The Truth About The Truth

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - November 25, 2021 12:57 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 9 ratings
"You can't handle the truth!" Or can we? We talk about white lies, not so white lies, and everything in between when it comes to "being honest" in this conversation. Take a listen and let us know how you truly feel about the truth.

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Photographer Josefina Santos Is Experiencing A Breakthrough

Highly Relevant with Jack Rico - November 12, 2021 22:51 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 44 ratings
This week I welcome Colombian photographer Josefina Santos who as of late has been photographing some of the biggest names in music, tv, and film, such as Olivia Rodrigo, MJ Rodriguez from ‘Pose’ and indie director Jim Jarmusch to name a few, plus has photographed covers for The New Yorker, The ...

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New Mexico

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - November 10, 2021 18:28 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
We continue our trek through the southwestern United States with a stop at the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico. There we found a cliff at the top of the mountains where we set up to have a conversation with you all, and to share some of the amazing views we were witnessing.

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Live from Utah!

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - November 04, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
We filmed this episode live from Hurricane, Utah during our recent travels. And we talk candidly about some of the "profiling" we experienced while in Arizona as Latinos and Mexican-Americans.  

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Director Lissette Feliciano On Telling Multicultural Stories On Screen

Highly Relevant with Jack Rico - October 29, 2021 19:44 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 44 ratings
On a new episode of Highly Relevant, I talk to director/producer Lissette Feliciano about her new indie film 'Women Is Losers'. The film which premiered at 2021's SXSW Festival, has gotten good reviews for it's female empowerment story and her use of multicultural characters. She tells me how li...

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Here and Now in 2021

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - October 28, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Things are starting to open up again. People are eager to get together, and we are seeing more and more people on the road too. As we get into the last quarter of 2021, we check in on how things are here and now in this part of the global pandemic. 

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Robert Rodriguez On Whether Latino Directors Should Be Responsible For Developing Latino Movie Stars

Highly Relevant with Jack Rico - October 23, 2021 18:45 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 44 ratings
In this rebroadcast of our interview with director Robert Rodriguez from February 27, 2019, we discuss his new film at that time 'Alita: Battle Angel,' how one of the main goals of his TV network 'El Rey' was to find and hire more Latino filmmakers, and if it is the responsibility of a Latino di...

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Latina Leadership Series

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - October 21, 2021 10:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
You all have heard us reference Anjelica's Latina Leadership Series before. Today, we wanted to spend a big part of the show discussing it even further and giving you the full story behind this exciting series.

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Puro Chisme for Halloween

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - October 14, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Since Halloween is right around the corner, we get into some of the shows we grew up watching that used to scare us as kids. We also talk about a few current topics that we have been paying attention to recently.

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21 Questions: Part Two

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - October 10, 2021 17:39 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
If you enjoyed part 1 of our 2-part series, "21 Questions," this is the final installment, where we go through some of the best questions yet.

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Adriana Barraza on Horror Movies, Ageism in Hollywood and Latino Invisibility

Highly Relevant with Jack Rico - October 08, 2021 14:28 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 44 ratings
Adriana Barraza is one of five Latinas to have ever been nominated for an Academy Award in acting. She is now starring in the new Blumhouse horror film 'Bingo Hell' on Amazon Prime Video, perfectly timed for Halloween. In this new interview, Adriana and I discuss being the first Latina actress i...

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What's the 411 with #ComcastRISE?

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - October 05, 2021 22:06 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Comcast is offering 600 - $10,000.00 grants in six cities across the United States, including Houston. The grants available are intended for BIPOC small business owners and the application deadline is October 14th.  Juan speaks with Toni Beck, Vice President External Affairs, Comcast Houston; ...

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21 Questions : Part One

In The Business with Juan & Anjelica - October 02, 2021 19:14 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
We take turns answering random questions on this first part of our two-part series that we are calling "21 Questions." Take a listen and share your answers with us too if you're so inspired.  

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Aubrey Plaza on Puerto Rican Identity and Creating Latinx Content

Highly Relevant with Jack Rico - October 01, 2021 04:01 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 44 ratings
Actress/producer Aubrey Plaza has become a cult indie film queen since her big break as April Ludgate on NBC’s “Parks And Recreation”. Since then she’s done popular films such as Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, and the Child’s Play reboot. She’s now coming off of a...

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