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Hello Citizens of Earth!  
On this special episode we went to the 2022 Northwest Lowrider Car Show where we interviewed all kinds of interesting beautiful people, asking questions like what does it mean to be human? Is it more important to love or be loved? How do you define success? And much more! 

Intro/Outro Beat is produced by JMK Instrumentals.
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- Nuthin' but a "G" Thang

We're shifting the debate to the west coast. The Chronic dropped in 1992 and the west coast took over. It's almost 30 years after the fact and we're still seeing the impact this album had on black music and black culture. 

We hope you enjoy.

Rodrigo Durán's parents come from very different backgrounds.

In this episode, the host of Real City Ambassadors shares the stories of his parents' respective moves from Mexico to San Francisco. His dad came to the U.S. from Mexico City after becoming disillusioned with the revolutionary movement in his homeland, ended up in The City, and fell in with low-riders and Central Americans here. Rodrigo's mom is from a small town in Jalisco, and her father came to the U.S. on the Bracero Program. The two met in San Francisco, where Rodrigo and his siblings were born.

After a brief time back with family in Mexico, Rodrigo returned to SF, went to school in Chinatown, and got involved in the Aztec dance community through his dad.

Rodrigo ends this podcast reflecting on the inclusion he felt from various communities in San Francisco.

Please join us for Part 2 this Thursday.

We recorded this podcast at the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District office in the Mission in November 2020.

Photography by Michelle Kilfeather

Cathy Camper is the author of Lowriders in Space, Lowriders to the Center of the Earth and Lowriders Blast from the Past, with a fourth volume in the works, Lowriders to the Rescue, all from Chronicle Books. She has a forthcoming picture book, Ten Ways to Hear Snow (Dial/Penguin), release October 13, 2020, and also wrote Bugs Before Time: Prehistoric Insects and Their Relatives (Simon & Schuster). Her zines include Sugar Needle and The Lou Reeder, and she’s a founding member of the Portland Women of Color zine collective. 

A graduate of VONA/Voices writing workshops for people of color in Berkeley, California, Cathy worked as a librarian in Portland, Oregon, where she did outreach to schools and kids in grades K-12.

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Good friend Eryk Frias joins Aaron and Bob for the first time since their first episode!

Aaron and Bob take a road trip to Pomona for the 69th Annual Grand National Roadster Show and invite you along with them!

In Episode 2, automotive hipsters Aaron and Bob discuss the cars that are too popular to like.

In the inaugural episode of the show, get lost with hosts Aaron Maples and Bob Helfrich with special guest Eryk Frias as we discuss the cultural impact and historical significance of Hot Rods, Customs and Lowriders being put on display in Washington, D.C.