Capítulo 222: The 9 Lives of Locatora
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Locatora Radio is a radiophonic novela. Which is just a very extra way of saying... A podcast! A podcast!

I'm Tiosa Femme. And I am Mala Munoz. We're podcasting through another Trump election year. We've been podcasting through election years, a global pandemic, civic unrest, political controversies, the Me Too movement, the rise of TikTok, and we are still here. We're not done telling stories. We're still making podcasts. We're older. We're wiser. We're even podcasting through a new decade of our lives.

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Hola, hola, Locamores. Welcome to the final capítulo of Season 9 of Locatora Radio. I'm Diosa. And I'm Mala. Locatora Radio is a podcast dedicated to archiving our present and shifting the culture forward. You're tuning in to Capítulo 222.

Last time on Locatora Radio, we interviewed Selena Estides. Go back, listen to that episode. It was such a fun interview. Selena talked to us about the life cycle of a drag queen, what it was like competing on RuPaul's Drag Race, life after Drag Race, and her upcoming show at the Pasadena Playhouse, Pregnant.

So I created a drag night called, because my family loves Lotería, so we always play Lotería. And, bitch, I love Elote, so...

I can never find the elote man. So I was like, let me create a night where I have the club make elote and we play loteria. And I created a night called Eloteria. And I changed the drawings on the boards to be more gay and drag queen. So I was combining my Latin culture with my gay culture and my drag queen-ness. And I created this night called Eloteria. It's a fabulous interview. Leave us a review. Share with a friend.

It's so fun. It's such a good way to wrap the season. And every time I see Selena's name, I want to say it in Spanish. Like I want to say Selena Estipis. Estipis. But I know it's Estiris. But I just, I can't. My brain won't let me. And I feel like she probably wants that. She's like, her name is set up in such a way that everybody can pronounce it and it's going to be authentic no matter what. There we go. Yeah. There we go.

Well, today is the final episode of season nine. I can't believe it. Once again, in disbelief. And this episode drops on November 13th.

And it's just, again, like you said, in disbelief, another season, another season that we're wrapping, another 30-episode season, our third season that's 30 episodes long with iHeartRadio's My Cultura podcast network. All these numbers have really inspired us to do a little something that we don't usually do on the podcast, and that's talk about angel numbers, which is coming later in this episode because we could not ignore what's

Right.

But we know that angel numbers are significant to people and that 222 is like a recurring number, a recurring message, if you will. Yeah. We're in the city of angels and you are an angel in my life. So we must discuss angel numbers. It's all there in front of us. We're going to have a guest joining us, Esa Turk, Esa, to break it all down for us. Again, later in the episode. Yeah. And just, you know, before we bring on our guest guest,

We want to just go down memory lane and just recap a little bit on the history of Locatora. We formally officially launched November 19th of 2016, and our first episode launched on SoundCloud. Wow. We were SoundCloud podcasters. We were. That was like where the indie pods started, I feel. Mm-hmm. Totally. Because remember how hard it was back then to get on Apple Podcasts?

like it was a little complicated now I feel like it's so much easier there's been some development there's also Spotify podcast of course I heart radio as a podcast network as well but we didn't know any of that like we started on SoundCloud the game has changed and specifically Apple podcast somebody over there was really out to get us because don't bring this story back we have don't want the curse again no it's that we've overcome they can never they can't get us anymore they can't

They can't touch us. But back then, we had trouble getting the feed up and the OSL was like back and forth, like battling with this representative over at Apple Podcasts. Well, no. What happened is that we got the feed up and then they took it down from Apple Podcasts. Our tagline. It turned out it was our tagline, Mommies of Myth and Bullshit.

At the time, because you look at the shows now and it's like there's no way that we would get taken down. No. No, I don't think. Who knows? Maybe there was a personal vendetta grudge against us. But at the time, we were flagged because of the mommies and myth and bullshit in our tagline. It was in our bio. It was in our episode descriptions because we were starting to brand ourselves and brand the show. And we had all these different taglines there.

And so I remember pulling up examples from non-Latino shows that had like quote bad words or curse words and I sent them as an example and was like, well, why is this okay? And this one's not.

What's the deal? What's the subtext here? Because I don't get it. I seem to recall we were like, there's a show called Come Town. Yes. So what's the problem? So like bullshit can't be in a description. It made no sense at the time and still makes no sense to me. But we were able to get the show back up. But it was a brand new feed. So any like podcast reviews, any ratings we had, like those all got lost. Yeah.

And thankfully, it was like kind of early. Definitely still season one. It was not that late in the game, I don't think. But that was something that we dealt with early on. Yeah. And I also remember very specifically that this person at Apple Podcasts was like, oh, and the description shouldn't be anything that's OK for a small child to read. And you were like, why would a small child be listening to a podcast? Like whose standard is that?

Yeah. Yeah. There was somebody over there and you know who you are if you're listening. They're probably still hate listening to this day. Oh, yeah. Those were the times, the indie times. So much growth, so much learning. Don't go anywhere, Locamores. We'll be right back.

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What's up y'all? I'm Esoteric Essa, aka your Esoteric homegirl Jasmine. And I'm a numerologist astrologer. I have a numerology column at Cosmopolitan. So I'm your plug. I'm your source for all things numbers.

Amazing. Well, that is also one of the reasons we invited you on today. We had you earlier on this season and that was such a great episode. And when we were thinking about wrapping this season, we started seeing the numbers everywhere. And we thought, let's do something different and actually talk about the numbers of Locatora Radio. It's our ninth season that we're wrapping. And when we were looking at our launch date, we actually launched on August.

November 13th. So obviously there's another number for you and that we're wrapping with our two, two, two episode. And so we just want to talk all things numbers. And we also realized or reminded that Locatora is also a Scorpio. So just feel like there's a lot to work with here. I was just about to say, of course y'all would birth a Scorpio baby, right? Sexy, sexy,

controversial, but equally inspiring. Like, come on, do we expect anything less? And then 13, which is the divine feminine number. And right. When we look, when I think of Malandiosa, I think of, you know, embodying femininity in such a very,

dark feminine way you know I want to see dark feminine it's just very unconventional like being really true to like what makes us edgy I want women to own more of their edginess you know what I'm saying oh yes totally agreed and I think that's like part of the personas right the mala and diosa that different levels different different varieties yes it's a good angel bad angel dynamic

Absolutely. Didn't y'all do like a creative shoot once? Yes. Where you were a good angel batting? Yeah, we played with that. Or the devil. Yes. A Diabla and like an angel. Yes, that was. And I think that is that can be the podcast, you know.

We've interviewed some controversial figures in our community on the show. We've talked about difficult topics and we've also had fun with it. And so today we want to we want to keep having fun with it and talk about the numerology. I mean, I love the fact that we have an angel number as this episode number 222. What does it mean? Hmm.

And tell me how this resonates as you reflect back up to date on how you curated this season. So angel number 222, y'all, works with obviously twos, but it adds up to two, four, six. So you're working with essentially two numbers, the number two and the number six. Twos are the energy of intuition. It's two and six are actually both, here we go again, feminine numbers.

so in numerology we have masculine and feminine numbers because masculine and feminine is an element it's not it's not necessarily a gender norm it's just a classification of element so 2-2-2 is about working with your intuition the high priestess energy and when we think of the high priestess it's someone who is deeply tapped into again the depth of her darkness and who knows the significance of the depth of her darkness and how to wield that to her power right how to to create and manifest from

a place of anger, but sitting with anger and allowing anger to create good and productivity and inspiration. So 2-2-2 is an energy of collaboration and partnerships. Would you say that this season up to date, you've collaborated more than from the very beginning? Do you have more partnerships up to date to this point? Have you noticed more of a feminine, intuitive approach to your content creation as well?

I would say yes. I would say this was our most collaborative season because we brought in Stephanie as our producer. Stephanie was originally, or the last two seasons, our audio editor. And so to have that collaborative person, a third person...

There we go with the number three. Come in and give us, you know, creative ideas and feedback and really be able to push us along on the days that we needed it, the weeks that we needed it, where it's like we really want to get this done, but we don't have capacity to outreach to this person. Can you handle it? And she would handle it. Three is the energy of, and esotericism just really quickly, it's the energy of the trinity. It's the triangle.

And it's the most powerful occult symbol. That's why you see, you know, Jay-Z and folks doing Rockefeller because it's the most powerful symbol of manifestation. It's the Trinity. And it's also the energy of the Empress, the divine Empress. So look at you bringing in that third party and the three of you, right? Creating these tentpoles, right? Of energy centers, right? To bring forces together and to create something really beautiful and profound within the three of you.

I love that. Yeah. Yeah. And I think there's just so many in art and in life, like the number three, it's such like a strong structure, right? Like triptychs and a triad and et cetera, et cetera. Like you said, the triangle. There's just something about that structure that is just steady. Absolutely. Absolutely.

Yeah. And I think in terms of of guests, you know, I think there was like a lot of intention this year with the types of guests that we had, who we wanted to have on. I think the follow through, you know, I think was really great this year. So, yeah, I think it was a collaborative year in every sense of the word. We also we birthed a new show. Oh, yeah. Also, we.

We did. With Senora Sex Ed, which has been very collaborative with the network. Right. A lot of which we've never experienced before, because in creating Locatora Radio, historically, we decide what we want to talk about. We record the episode. We put it out. And with Senora Sex Ed, there was a lot of like brainstorming and back and forth. And yes, like creative collaboration with with the team at My Cultura, which has been very different, but very great as well.

And let's go bring in that Scorpionic energy and sex ed, right? Scorpio rules the taboo. It rules sex. It rules all of the subjects that we don't really necessarily talk about in society, especially in Latina, Latinx culture. And, you know, I love the title, right? It's, it's Senora Sex Ed. That's so Scorpio fits the bill. But I just wanted to touch on really quickly this year,

In terms of collaborations, I really loved seeing y'all bring on Odilia from MyCieloOrg. It was so...

First of all, I love that you created space for her to come onto your platform to talk about something so important, which is Indigenous lives, especially Indigenous women, Indigenous communities. But to see the two of you, Mala and Diosa, step into this very empowered, like, you know what, we're creatives, but we also have a voice and we stand for something and not be afraid to speak on political subjects that are really important for us right now in this very crucial shift, right, of the timeline.

I was just honestly so proud of you. I was like, just thrilled. I, my blood got really pumped in a great way because we need to see these, these type of collaborations more. So I want to personally thank you both for bringing Odilia on and my CL org because she's a fucking badass. Right. And then you both are badasses. And so the three of you together was my favorite episode for sure.

Amazing. Thank you. She is a force. She's a force and we remain in touch and we hope to do more with her more with her in the future. Absolutely. What else? What else did we want to? Yeah, I mean, the number did we talk about the number nine yet?

The number nine? Yeah. Yeah. Season nine. Season nine. And we're... Season nine. Season nine. I mean, exiting season nine also means we're entering season 10, you know? And yeah, what do those numbers mean for us? Well, first of all, congratulations. How many people can say they make it to season nine and successfully with an audience? True. Thank you. Truly.

There's a podcast and I always tell everybody launch the podcast because if you only have one listener, it's your mother. But, you know, in numerology, we go from zero to nine. We don't go from one to ten. Interesting, right? Because zero is the number of it's the number of the universe. It's the godlike essence. It's actually the most powerful vibration. Zero. People think it's nothing, but it's it's the cycling back of the infinity, the infinity symbol.

So nine is when you get to the very end of the numerical chapter. So nine is actually a number of reflection, introspection. So now that you're in your ninth season, do you feel like it's sort of a culmination season and reflecting back on like, wow, we're not the same mala and diosa when we first launched and look at our growth, right? Look at our power. Tell me about that.

Oh, absolutely. We were just discussing that. Yeah. Everything from what we talk about on the show to the decades that we were in in our lives. We were in our early 20s when we started and now we're in our early 30s. Yeah.

And as Diosa has pointed out, and we're talking about on this episode, even the way our voices sound, we had like baby voices when we first started. And, you know, now we're in our grown woman voices. And so it's all different now. Now we're in our sex operator voices. Exactly.

I love it. Yeah, so nine is actually, it's a number about self. So do you feel like, sure, we're a duo, right? Obviously, we come together. We're a pair. We're strong. We're really great with synergy. But do you feel like now, more so in this season, it was like, you can reflect on specific episodes and kind of pinpoint, this episode really has Diosa's influence or, oh, this episode kind of has Mala's influence, right? Because nine is a number of self, right? And so it's like,

where our hobbies or where our intentions are, we want to highlight and amplify that. So do you kind of see that in a sense too, or maybe someone add more flavor to an episode or how does that feel? I think that it happens episode by episode, like the USA is very much and Stephanie together, like in booking our guests and getting our outlines together and our research and

And I mean, I can only speak for myself, but I think I bring the energy. I think I bring the energy and like some of the entertainment and some of the laughs and the vibes like on the on the audio itself, like when we're recording in studio. Not that Diosa doesn't because she's hilarious and very fun. I bring no vibes. But.

But that's our, I think that's our balance. You know what I mean? Like, I'll bring the energy and a little riffing and some jokes, et cetera, et cetera. And I think that it's kind of been how our episodes just tend to go. Yeah, definitely. Mala is very much like, she brings, like, the talent and the joy, you know, and I bring, like, the outline. Yeah.

I bring the outline and the order and the structure, you know? I mean, I'm not surprised. You're an air sign, so that's what they do. Because, Myla, you're a fire sign, right? I'm a Capricorn. You're a Capricorn. You have to have Leo placements. To my understanding, I'm a double Capricorn Cancer.

Do you know? Okay, now we're getting really in depth. Do you have anything in your fifth house of your natal chart? Like maybe your sun or your moon? I don't know. That's the house of Leo. I'm gonna look at your chart. Yeah, I'm a January, January 5 1992. We'll edit that out. I'll be giving people that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Too much info. Yeah. So I want to go back to actually just really quickly the nine. So nine is the most spiritual number.

in numerology. And when I think of spirituality, it's not necessarily like, oh, you got to be this person who meditates all the time and who works with sound bowls. Spirituality to me is defined by your connection to your authentic self and the essence of your soul. And when I look at, because I've been following y'all for damn near, I think maybe four or five years at this point. And when I look at y'all today, it's

to see Mala really just

embrace your self-expression and going into your comedic, you know, talents, your comedic genius. And then Diosa really seeing you reclaim and embrace your ancestral lineage. Right. And, and how like spirituality again, is just how we self-express that really empowers us to be our authentic self. So that's how I see y'all progressing into like this nine spiritual energy. What do you think about that?

I think that that tracks. Yeah, definitely. That resonates. That feels right. It totally tracks. And last year, Diosa literally took me to Peru with her and we climbed Machu Picchu for her birthday. You know, case in point. And yeah, I've continued with the stand up. I'm in film school right now. Diosa went back to school as well and studied audio journalism and I'm studying film and television production. So yeah,

The podcast has also allowed us to usher in that like new era for ourselves individually. And it also, I think, cycles back to the podcast, but developing those skill sets and the show has made it possible. And nine actually talking about higher education. Nine is the energy of the ninth house.

which is learning something new. So it can literally be going back for your master's or going for some sort of certification, something to further your skill set. So I mean, like if the astrology and the numerology ain't astrology and numerology, then what is? So thanks for sharing that tidbit. Look at how that tied in real nicely. No, truly. It's like, yeah, it's all making sense. Thank you for helping us make sense of all of it.

Always just look to the stars, baby. They'll tell you. I love that. Well, thank you so much for breaking that down for us and for bringing your expertise once again to Locatora Radio and just being so gracious with your time.

Thank you. I appreciate you both. And I love that y'all are keeping out for the angel numbers and those listening, let us know what angel numbers are coming up for you at this time. Cause those are always fun, always fun to vibe with and cross-reference. So thank you. And if listeners want to keep up with you and your work and maybe get a reading for themselves or their projects, where can they find you?

Yes, you can find me on Instagram, esoteric underscore essa. You could book a session with me. And I do love astrology sessions. So if you're curious about that, that crush in your life, and you want to know, is it going to work or not? Let's not waste your time. Book a love reading with me. You can do that my website, solimunati.com.

I love it. Cuffing season is upon us. It sure is. Now is the time. Thank you so much for joining us once again on Locatora Radio. Don't go anywhere, Locamores. We'll be right back.

These days, it feels like everyone is talking about how the American dream of owning a home is dying. That so many hardworking Americans have been locked out of home ownership. And if you're one of the millions yearning to own your home, Rocket is here to give you back the keys. They're working to lower down payments to lift us up, giving first-time buyers a head start on their starter homes, and fighting for homes for those who fought and served so we can have ours.

The American dream isn't dying. It's just been out of reach. Everyone in this country deserves to own a piece of it. And Rocket isn't going to stop until everyone can. Own the dream. Visit rocket.com today or call 800-4-ROCKET.

Do you remember what you said the first night I came over here? How? Go slower? From Blumhouse TV, iHeart Podcasts, and Ember 20 comes an all-new fictional comedy podcast series. Join the flighty Damien Hirst as he unravels the mystery of his vanished boyfriend. And Santi was gone. I've been spending all my time looking for answers about what happened to Santi. And what's the way to find a missing person? Sleep with everyone he knew, obviously. Hmm.

Mmm, pillow talk. The most unwelcome window into the human psyche. Follow our out-of-his-element hero as he engages in a series of ill-conceived investigative hookups. Mama always used to say, God gave me gumption in place of a gag reflex. And, as I was about to learn, no amount of showering can wash your hands of a bad hookup.

Take a big whiff, my bra. Listen to The Hookup on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

I'm Mark Seale. And I'm Nathan King. This is Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli. The five families did not want us to shoot that picture. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli is based on my co-host Mark's best-selling book of the same title. And on this show, we call upon his years of research to help unpack the story behind the Godfather's birth from start to finish. This is really the first interview I've done in bed.

We sift through innumerable accounts, many of them conflicting, and try to get to the truth of what really happened.

And they said, we're finished. This is over. The cannoli's not going to work. You've got to get rid of those guys. It's a disaster. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli features new and archival interviews with Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, James Caan, Talia Shire, and many others. Yes, that was a real horse's head. Listen and subscribe to Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Have you ever looked into the night sky and wondered who or what was flying around up there? We've seen planes, helicopters, hot air balloons, and birds. But what if there's something else? Something much more ominous that appears under the cover of night? Silent. Unseen. Watching.

They may be right above your car late one night as you cruise down the road, or look like mysterious lights hovering above your home. Drones. Or are they? We used the word drone because it was comfortable to other people. One minute it was there and one minute it wasn't. Oh, that is beyond amazing.

Creepy. Do you feel like this drone was targeting you specifically? Yes, absolutely. Listen to Obscurem, Invasion of the Drones on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. It's your girl, Cheeky's, and I'm back with a brand new season of your favorite podcast, Cheeky's and Chill. I'll be sharing even more personal stories with you guys next.

And I know a lot of people are going to attack me. Why are you going to go visit your dad? Your mom wouldn't be okay with it. I'm going to tell you guys right now, I know my mother and I know my mom had a very forgiving heart. That is my story on plastic surgery. This is my truth. I think the last time I cried like that was when I lost my mom. Like that, like yelling. I was like, no. I was like, oh, and I thought, what did I do wrong?

And as always, you'll get my exclusive take on topics like love, personal growth, health, family ties, and more. And don't forget, I'll also be dishing out my best advice to you on episodes of Dear Cheekies. So my fiance and I have been together for 10 years. In the first two years of being together, I find out he is cheating on me, not only with women, but also with men. What should I do?

Okay, where do I start? That's not love. He doesn't love you enough because if he loved you, he'd be faithful. It's going to be an exciting year and I hope that you can join me. Listen to Cheekies and Chill season four as part of the My Cultura podcast network available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And we're back with more of our episode. Well, that was amazing. Jasmine really provided, Esoteric Esa provided some insight into

and information into our numerology as a podcast that I had never considered and didn't know. And I think the way we've been talking about femme identity since the inception of Locatora is that it moves beyond like a gender binary, right? Which is why over the years we've had guests that

are of all the gender spectrum or that's why we've had guests across the gender spectrum because like femme identity doesn't just exist in like cis women. Right. And so I think that that, like you said, has been at the core of Locatora is looking at gender sexuality as something expansive versus limiting and that there can be something freeing in seeing strength in feminists and femme identity.

Yes. And seeing femininity in many areas, you know, like I said, in the technology of femininity, I think has been really interesting for us and the numerology of femininity. So, yeah, I love that. And then our listeners, I think,

Also appreciate that element of the show. And I think that they've come to expect that, you know, that we're indulging in the feminine. Yeah, I agree. I agree. I mean, nine seasons later, I think we we keep delivering. We keep trying new things. So we keep making the show, making the podcast multiple now. So it's like we're doing it.

We're really doing it. And speaking of listeners, we have some amazing listeners, some listeners who have become part of our lives season after season. And there's some who we met them when they were young and we were young. And now we're all like, you know, living our best lives and

Yeah.

Jackie Hernandez, who is a listener who comes over the years, has come to basically all of our all of our events, I think, after she first started listening. And she now has been hosting some really cool like like Puffin politics, like cannabis themed talks, which has has been really amazing to see from her. And there are others. I mean, Stephanie, I think you were a listener before you started working with us, which has been excellent. And now you're on the team and you're an integrator.

integral part of the show. Yeah. Yeah. And there's also the listeners that we have never had the pleasure of meeting in person, but that engage with us, that comment, that message us and let us know that an episode resonated with them, that email us and just let us know that you're listening. And so those like we love them. We love receiving that type of feedback. We love knowing that you're still listening even all these years later. I think it was this past year or this past

Maybe last season when there was that young woman that was graduating from UC Berkeley and said she had been listening to Locatora Radio since she was in the eighth grade. I can't even. And I did the math. And yeah, she was going to graduate from college. And yes, it makes sense, actually, because there's eight seasons. At the time, I think it was eight seasons. And so we have raised the children, literally. Yeah.

And so I think those are the moments I think that I also really love and that I never imagined the places the podcast would go. When we started in 2016, it was an outlet for us, a creative outlet. And I think...

just a way to get things off our chest, literally, because we were working incredibly tough jobs. We were both at nonprofits. We were seeing a lot of injustices. We were right at the helm of like the Me Too movement, the Trump election. And so there were a lot of things we wanted to say and our community wanted to say. And so,

It started as a hobby, right? It started as let's just do this podcast once a month and not really realizing what we were doing and what we were putting out there. But I think our openness to growth has allowed us to get here, that we have been willing to change, to adapt, to grow, and to work really fucking hard also. You know, the show is amazing, but it has not gone without its sleepless nights, mental breakdowns.

cries, tears, sobs. And it's a business, you know, it's literally a business, a small business, but a business nonetheless. And so of course, there's also there's always the financial stuff that we're sort of constantly, you know, figuring out and working with and,

trying to grow with the show. Oh, yeah. And make the show grow. So like you said, it started as a hobby. And now we are co-owners of this production company. And we have two weekly shows at iHeart under the My Cultura podcast network, which is incredible. And no mean feat. I was about to say, you took the words right out of my mouth. No small feat. No, no small feat. I mean, it's not every day. And that's the dream. Like,

In in L.A., in the industry to have shows thought up and dreamed up and then they get greenlit and then they get funded and then they actually get put out. Yeah. With like creative freedom. Yes. Might I add like Locatora that was baked in our contract like it was our baby. And so we were going to have creative direction and creative freedom.

We were going to have creative direction and creative freedom no matter what. But to also still have some creative freedom with Señora Sex Ed is also really exciting and really gratifying because it is a sex show, a sex ed show. And, you know, that is not everyone's cup of tea, but I think the network saw the need and the gap and we filled it.

Yeah. And like our listeners have pointed out, Senora Sex Ed, nobody else is doing it. Nobody else is doing it. I mean, these talks between Latinas about your first period and masturbation and and cysts and and your first.

your first time and all kinds of things. I mean, it's really, truly innovative if I do say so myself. Mila's just tooting her own horn. Our horn. I'm tooting all of our horns. Yeah. And I think, you know, what I love about that show, not to venture off into Senora Sex Ed too much, but what I love about the show is that who is asking, I've been thinking about this, who is asking the senoras, the women in their 60s and their 70s, what their sex life is like?

No one. I don't think many people do because they don't think it's considered sexy. I don't think it's considered like important. And I don't think it's... I was speaking to Lilian Rivera, an author, a couple weeks ago. And she said, we're like invisible once we turn 50. And...

I think, yeah, that's why the show, I think, is so great and can be so relatable for women in their 50s plus, women in their 40s plus, because nobody's asking them those things anymore. Everyone wants to know, like, what's sexy to you when you're in your 20s and 30s, right? But once you hit a certain age, like, nobody cares anymore. But there's still so many stories to share. And these women have so much lived experience and, like, they want to tell their story. Yeah. And I feel like they've...

By then, they've probably had a lot of sex. Yes. It takes time to rack it all up. And so those are the ladies that I want to talk to. Literally. They've done their reps, you know? They know what they're doing.

So in theme with the nine lives, you know, obviously like the nine lives, it comes from, I mean, that's also very feminine too, is like the feline, right? And this idea that cats have nine lives, they land on their feet, they bounce back. There's nine iterations, like there is for Locatora. Was there ever a time, Mala, where you like wanted to quit or you were like, I don't think I'm going to bounce back from this? Did you ever have a moment in the past like,

nine seasons or like nine lives where you were like okay I like I'm not sure was there ever any doubt uh not wanting to quit but wondering how is this how are we gonna make it over this hump you know how

who's going to throw us a lifeline? Who's going to throw us a buoy? You know? And somehow there's something always pops up for us. Somebody always like, I don't know, there's a life raft. And I've just been holding on to like

I always go back to this comment that Lala Romero made back in the day when she said, like, if this is where you guys are, you know, season three, imagine where you'll be season six. And there's the money will come, basically, is what she said. And she's been right. And she's been right. And so I've I've been like nervous about.

And scared even. And how's this going to work? Are we going to be OK? But then we end up always being OK. And I see that we have that bounce bag. We land on our feet. The show still stands.

And the listeners are still there. And that has been just really comforting and inspiring and motivating, you know, and it's the whole if you build it, they will come. Yeah. And so if we keep building, they will keep coming.

I hope so. I sure hope so. I hope so. How about you? Was there ever a time you wanted to quit? I'm scared to ask you that question. Daily? I'm like every day. Every day I think about quitting this. No, not really. I love the creative outlet. I love the format. I love what we do. I love our team. I love our listeners. I love all of that.

Did I when I was a little girl think that I was gonna grow up to run a business and be an entrepreneur? No, and so I think that those are the growing pains and that's the part of this that like makes me quote want to quit where there's those moments where you're like, okay, I got thrown into running a business because we had to be this project this beautiful baby forced us to become a business so when we were just like running off of Venmo and IOUs basically

And then we were like forced to formalize. And so there are those moments where I'm like, okay, you're chasing the money. You're chasing gigs. You're trying to bring gigs. You want a bigger budget. You want to pay people more. You want to pay yourself more. You want health insurance. You want school tuition. Like there's so much that goes into the daily business practice that I never saw that for myself.

i never saw that for myself it's a part of the growing pain so i embrace it it's a challenge sorry it's a challenge but i would say those are the parts where i'm like okay what if i had a regular job yeah totally you know what if i had a steady paycheck yeah you know

But I don't think there's any going back now. I really don't. I have those moments where I'm like, I don't want to go back to working for anyone else anymore. Like, I don't think I physically, emotionally, mentally can. Yeah. There's the beauty in designing your own schedule, designing your own life. And there's also chaos that comes with it. And I think it's, for me, it's been about embracing the season of chaos and then embracing the season of ease and just...

not trying to force one or the other and just letting it be what it needs to be and knowing that like we're going to make it on the other side we're going to be okay and whenever things are tough I tell my like we've made it through worse we've made it through really tough things we're going to get we're we've done more with a lot less is what I remind myself when things are really hard yeah it's a little of the that like grass is greener on the other side stuff um

And, you know, we had jobs. Yeah. Remember when I was dying to quit my jobs? Yes. And now I'm over here romanticizing like what if I just clocked in and clocked out? Because I think like that's the part that no one tells you about running your own business. Especially when it's a creative business. You're never off. You're never off.

You can technically take time off, but no one's clocking in for you. No one's covering your shift because like you still have work to do and the work will be there when you get back. And so I think it's also about perspective. Like, OK, if the work is always going to be there, well, then I can take a day off. You know, am I going to is taking today off going to make me miss my deadline? Yes. OK, can't take it off. Is it going to be OK? Yes. OK, I can take it off.

Yeah. And it's also, um, I think pushing ourselves to do our professional development on our own, um,

With our own like motivating ourselves to develop professionally. It's not like a requirement of a job and a boss somewhere else that's sending us on a retreat or sending us to get certified or sending us to take a class. We've decided that in order to strengthen the business and the show and to grow it and expand it, that we're

We in fact need to go back and get the training and go to school. And I think when we signed with the pot with Michael Duda and with I heart that was like oh this is a relief. You know yes that was like.

a level up, a step up that was financial security through the show that we didn't have before. And now several seasons in, as the show continues to grow and we continue to grow, now it's time for like, okay, another level up. Yes. You know, and it's that constant leveling up. And so I feel like at the time it was the middle of the pandemic. Times were absolutely nuts. Yeah.

We decided to start this business. And so I think about the turbulence of that time period, not just for us as individuals and as a show, but in the world and how we came out of it with this multi-year network contract. But it was born out of a lot of turbulence. Absolutely. And so...

We're in a much less turbulent place. Oh, yeah. But I think we're starting to feel like the feathers are, you know, ruffling a little bit. And I think that's also a sign that, like, there's some other level up that's upon us. Yeah. Because we need it because it's that time now. Yeah. We're, like, growing out of our clothes. Yes. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. You're constantly evolving, changing as an artist, as a person. And that comes with the leveling up and the growing pains, I think. Yeah.

And here's to another multi-year deal. Another nine seasons, baby. Let's go. Let's do it. Yes. I want to be like Latino USA. Season after season, year after year. Let's do it. Yeah. Like truly an archive, truly documenting our lives and the lives of people around us and this great city that we call home. Yeah.

I can't think of better people to do it, honestly. The world needs us. So thank you all for listening and for making it possible because we owe it to the listeners. We do owe it to the listeners. And I think before we wrap, let's just let's just talk about like, what are we manifesting for season 10? Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes. What are what's on the top of your list?

I want more live shows and in-person activations. I don't know what exactly that is, but we, you know, pre-pandemic, we were out and about doing events all the time. And I think like me personally, like I don't really know how to like pick it up again because we can't. The world has changed. We've changed. Listeners have changed. But more so like what can, how can we enter, reenter physical space,

Meetups. Events. In a way that feels right for us. And our. Community. And our listeners. Yeah. Live shows. We used to do live shows. All the time. And at least. One every year. Locatora Live. A podcast party. We used to do live shows with zero money. I don't know how we were doing them. I have. Out of our own pocket. Out of our own pocket. Yeah. Like we were just like. Putting on these. Face masks.

fantastic live shows in iconic at iconic venues yeah all over LA yeah with zero budget and now we're just like

We're tired. We're tired. We're burnt out. We're tired. It's, yeah, I think also, you know, the live event space and the party space, we were in it, but that's its own world. And it really is very exhausting. It is. It's late nights and it's a lot of prep and...

and yeah, the money stuff. And so I think it was very fun. And I think that we can be strategic about our live shows and stuff in the future. I think we've started to...

Really invest in the behind the scenes. We have work. That's why the audio quality is so much better, y'all. Yeah. I mean, everything is better. I think the podcast itself is better. Yeah. And we were doing all kinds of different things and not to be like the podcast sucked. Of course not. But it's like, I don't know, when there's more intention on something, it's obviously better when you're like kind of spread out, you're spread out.

Yeah, 100%. Um, we were spread all over the city. We were spread all over the place and that was, it was fun. It was great. Um, I think another thing that we want to manifest for season 10 are more podcasting one-on-one workshops. Um, for a time we were doing workshops at, um,

of the LA Public Library, like a bunch of branches. What, like 10 branches? Yes. It was amazing. In person, we also did some webinars on Zoom. And, you know, we love education and we love to teach the children. So I think we want to do more of that, more podcasting workshops. And by the way, if you're listening and you want to bring us to your campus or your organization to teach at a podcast, email us. Yeah. Yeah, I definitely want to bring all of that back too. And...

Some newness, some newness, another season, another couple seasons. Yes, please. Another nine seasons, 10 seasons. Yes, please. A million seasons. We would like a fresh contract. We would like renewal to the contract fairies out there listening. Please. Bring us back. Bring us back.

Yeah, I think it's been an incredible three seasons with My Cultura Podcast Network. It's been an incredible nine seasons of Locatora Radio. And I'm just grateful, hopeful for the future, excited. More growth, more interviews, more art, more music, more everything. More storytelling. More storytelling. We got stories, y'all. We have stories. We have things in our back pocket and that are in the works.

you know, that we hope to bring to life. Like we said, it's the dream to get a show greenlit and made and put out there. And so there are more that we're dreaming about and that we're working on and that we're manifesting. Locatora, Señora Sex Ed, and Marihuanera, Podcast for Potheads, it still lives. But beyond those three shows, which is amazing that we can even name three shows, we have a slate, you know, off-network and on-network,

But there's even more shows that we've dreamt up and that we want to put out into the world. Yeah. Yeah. Well, with that, thank you for listening to another episode of Locatora Radio. Thank you for rocking with us nine seasons.

Thank you for rocking with us the past 30 episodes of this season. It's been an incredible season, an incredible time. And I can't wait to come back on the mic and greet y'all and say welcome to season 10. So until then, until season 10. Besitos. Bocatora Radio is executive produced by Dios FM and Mala Munoz. Stephanie Franco is our producer. Story editor.

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