Bubble Bath Stories
1 TINY BATHROOM. 2 BIG VOICES.
KEEPING AWKWARD SILENCES OUT OF THE CONVERSATION.
About
When one is alone in a bubble bath, all one has is their thoughts and questions you wouldn't dare say out loud. Co-Host Nicky Trendz and Manny Oso are a couple in a small apartment who spend a lot of time talking with the bathroom door open!
Episodes
Bubble Bath Stories: Kristen “Krisaygon” Gonzalez
Kristen “Krisaygon” Gonzalez walked away from a lucrative career in tech, to follow her creative passions of acting, writing and most recently Rapping. As she dropped gems about what it takes to succeed, we couldn’t help but explore what It takes a lot to walk away from a life you built once before, to a whole new life you have always craved. and trust her when she says “It takes a lot more to rebuild a new life.” You need some real Unmatched Pu- - - wait, can we say that? She’ll explain!
Connect:
IG: @Krisaygon
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F**k Outta Hea
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: NORMA HERNANDEZ
Norma is the author of “Blue is for Girls”, a new children’s book that inspires readers to embrace their genuine selves. She tells us about what inspired her to publish this short story. There is a lot in here. We talk about growing up Latín and Catholic with expectations. We talk about toxic Family trends and how we react. We talk about that White Communion Dress!
Connect:
IG: normagee_h
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“Blue is For Girls”
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: PAPIROSSA
Such an amazing person with a fascinating background. Papi Rossa starts by telling us about his younger days growing up in Jamaica. Living on a resort in privilege only to come to Florida and have it all flip. We talk about his inspiration growing up and how the Name came to be, who Papi Rossa keeps the performances for, and how important it is to let things go. PapiRossa is the impedemy of inclusion. He sets out to make sure his shows are not only enjoyable but also makes sure to shed a spotlight on comedians in the LGBTIA+ community. Papi isn’t just trying to make it big, he is hoping the success he encounters helps him get 1 step closer to his dreams of helping those who need it the most.
Connect:
IG: @papirossababy
TikTok: @papirossababy
YouTube: PapiRossa
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: ANTONIO POLANCO
Antonio Polanco has been a self a described Cinephile for years! His love for films goes beyond blockbusters and cult hits. Follow his pages and you’ll see recommendations for new and old movies that may have never hit your radar. Probably one of the reasons in 2019 & 2020 that he decided to start work on publishing The Cinephile Catalogue. In this film journal, you’ll find a massive list of movies. From cultural hits to thought provoking documentaries, to arguable awards winners to massive industry losers. Antonio made this for all of us to file, list, categorize, and rank all the films we know & love and don’t know & hate. Films that you may need to search for. And films that you may want to go back and re-watch.
Connect:
IG: @Cinemanyc @antoniopolancousa
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BUBBLE BATH STORIES: DANIELLE TORRES
Don’t talk to your animal in THAT voice in public, right?! Special treat for ya’ll, too. Your hosts needed another perspective. So they brought back Danielle! You’ll remember her from the Meyers-Briggs Test they took. Anyways, Nicky Trendz, Manny Oso & Danielle are here to break down the rules for you. They’ll cover as many as they can. There’s some real debatable ones.
Connect:
IG: @danielletorres__
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: CHARLOTTE JAE FALL
9a.m. Somewhere Coffee started as an idea for Charlotte to do something more with her skills and for herself as a person. After a trip to West Aftrica, she decided to take advantage of the time we all had on our plates and started to journey to owning and operating her own Coffee Company. Touba Blend was her roast of choice to honor her family and Senegalese background.
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: JESSICA VALENTIN
Jessica wrote the Children’s Book “Tony & His Mythical Friends” and its sequel “Boomer Is Lost”. In this epsiode, we speak to Jessica and she tells us all bout her books. She tells us about her motivation to create and what inspired her to write. Being a Mother of 3, she also tells us how involved her family is with her creative process. Without spoiling anything for the kids, this series involves Tony a regular Human who has friends that are more than what they seem. But all in all, it’s a story of acceptance, empathy, inclusion and kindness.
Connect:
IG: @tonyandhismythicalfriends
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BUBBLE BATH STORIES: SHAEL NORRIS
This organization was first founded by 4 extraordinary women who are also Teen Sexual assault survivors! Even with the early and tragic loss of a co-founder, Daisy Coleman, the remaining founders continued to spread the education and importance of consent education. Not only keeping Coleman’s memory alive, but making sure what they experience doesn’t happen again. Shael Norris joined the organization to make a difference and credits these young women to helping her become an activist in her own right. Shael expressed to us the consent conversation doesn’t have to be weird between adults and their kids. “One of the things I say [to my kids] is, we have to live in there world we’re currently in, while building the world we want”.
If you are interested or want to learn more about the organization go to:
Connect:
IG: @Safe_Bae FB: SafeBAE
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BUBBLE BATH STORIES: BRANDON CURET
Brandon Curet isn’t just a fan of the show, but he in his own right is a local Mozzarella enthusiasts. A text thread about former President Donald Trump’s last minute pardons, lead to us to do a show about Lil Wayne and Kodak Black’s get out of jail free card. Brandon had a unpopular opinion comparing Grammy Award Winning Weezy to one of the most hated men alive, Tekashi 6ix9ine. Nicky has her opinions about former street artist being held up to Street Code. Also, Manny Oso wonders if Trump’s pardon came earlier, would it have saved Drake’s Masters. And we end with a comically incorrect Super Bowl LV prediction. Are Tunechi and Tekashi BOTH sell-outs? Who’s case is more serious? Weezy or Kodak Black? Is there someone else you think should have made the list?
Connect:
IG: @bj_curet
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: CONAN ALBERT
Conan Albert a NYC tattoo artist sits with us to talk all about his early love of art and creating it. Conan spoke about how he would put marker to any surface and just go at it. From clothes to sneakers, he eventually graduated to skin! All thanks to a friend’s cousin who hooked him up with his very first machine. From a jailhouse machine to a professional grade one, he has been non stop with his creations. Even our very own Nicky Trendz sat in his chair to get inked by him. He isn’t just a man with a tattoo gun, Albert has also held positions in corporate America, tattoos and all. If you are in NYC and itching for new ink, this is definitely the artist to check out!
Connect:
IG: @conandayne.tattoos
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: ANEKA WINSTEAD
Aneka Winstead, founder of WATTKid$, Inc designed a program to help children learn financial literacy to help them start, guide, build and secure their financial future. This isn’t something that’s built like an S.A.T. test, either. It’s designed to keep their attention and teach them! And don't worry the program is parent friendly as well. The conversation explored that teaching children finances, even if you as an adult don't know much about it. Aneka explained that while she was a parent participating in an after school program in her son's school she realized just how important it was to teaching children about finances. Aneka hasn't just developed color books or books, she also has a downloadable budget and business plans to help kids learn with more of a hands on experience.
Connect:
IG: @Wattkids FB: WATTkids
Visit: wattkids.org
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: MATT SENN
Matt gives you a bit on his experience at the live shows for AEW! Living down in Florida he had a great opportunity to check out how close we are to “regular life” with live events post-pandemic. After that they get into Vince McMahon’s new policies on 3rd Party Promotions. These past few years, celebrities have found new ways of reaching out to fans including services such as Twitch and Cameo. Well, the Genetic Jackhammer is coming down and ready to take his cut of the money his wrestlers are making.
Connect:
IG: @WrestleLifeRadio
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: REE DILLIHAY
Tyree Dillihay has helped bring us great cartoons such as Drawn Together: The Movie, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, The Venture Bros., & Bob’s Burgers. As an Animator & Animation Director, he brought multiple Emmy nods. As a Creative Consultant, he helped bring the 2019’s short film Hair Love an Academy Award. Ree’s current project is SN’EADS by REE, which is sneakerheads comic. If you spend the night thinking about if you are wearing your Jordans or your Lebrons the next morning, this comic is for you. Where you can laugh at the dilemmas of being a sneakerhead.He tells about his involvement in Hair Love and being brought on by producer Karen Rupert Toliver and Director Matthew A Cherry.
Connect:
IG: @sneadbyree — TW: @sneadbyree
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: PENNY SERRANO
Penny explains that she found herself having all these conversations with friends about relationships, sex, taboos, and all of that. She decided the world needed to hear and be a part of the conversation. And since “Vagina Monologues” was already taking, Labia was a better word to play on. Don’t let the podcast fool you, Penny briefly touches on the fact that she was in a relationship for 13 years, 5 of which included marriage. She explains that although her partner is an amazing person, she couldn’t continue in a relationship that she wasn’t happy in. So what does a lady do when she is fresh out of a relationship... explores online dating! Penny has had a high and low when it comes to navigating online dating. Serrano explains that during a “situationship” she discovered that she was pregnant. After the initial shock, she made a decision to share the news with the guy she was dating. After speaking with him she decided to terminate the pregnancy. And she has no regrets about it.
Connect
IG: @peneloppe__
Listen & Follow the Podcast:
Labian Nights IG: @labiannights
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: JON WU
Jon Wu talks about his own family’s journey as they immigrated from Taiwan to Queens, NYC.Jon also speaks on how language in the Asian community is anything but basic. The movie does a great job at differentiating languages via subtitles, something Wu points out is very real in most Asian communities. Your Grandparents may speak Tawianese, but your parents are fluent in Mandrian, and you speak with your siblings in English. Nicky is particularly blown away by this because she already thinks spanish is hard to learn, but having to be fluent in multiple languages to communicate with family members is unfathomable. For Wu, however this was a strength he bought to set. He was able to help direct one of the actors who only spoke Taiwanese. Nicky does mention that while doing research for the interview she came across reviews for the movie that complained the accents of the actors portraying Taiwanese characters were a BIG disappointment, and Jon’s mother was also on that bandwagon of criticism. “You can’t perfect everything.”
Connect
IG: @chinitomendez
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: AKILIS MUSIC
Capitalizing on his own abilities and willing to risk his career, Akilis of AkilisMusic, has found joy, value and great success in his new and growing career in creating and owning his own beats and licensing. It’s not saying enough, though. This guy has worked hard to display his talent to the industry!He’s worked with Drama B, Ario Amanie, Mike el Beta y Luno, & more to produce music ranging from Reggaeton, Hip-Hop, Clasical, R&B, Pop, &Reggae/Dancehall.Akilis talks to us about his startup and what it was like talking to his family about leaving his job at a bank to be a producer. It’s worth mentioning, within a year, we received a YouTube Award based on his rapid growing subscribers!We also went over his first studio he opened in Ridgewood, Queens and how he decided to go through the route of leasing his music as a stream of income. He tells us about the importance of having different streams of income in endeavours such as these.After you listen, we know youre going to wanna hear some of his work!
Connect
IG: @AkilisMusic TW: @AkilisMusic
To Listen go to:
AkilisMusic.com — YT: Akilis Music
BUBBLE BATH STORIES: PASTOR FRANK GIL
At the age of 17, Gil approached his senior year as a football player and a Christian but kept those 2 worlds separate. He talks about how hard it was for him to be open about his faith while in high school, due to the need to fit in and the peer pressure he faced. As time went on he soon realized he needs to fit in, didn't hold weight to his need to live in his truth and his faith. Nicky goes on to ask Pastor Frank - “How do you relate the real world to what the bible says?” he goes on to describe that the best way to relate to the youth is to genuinely care about them. He continued to emphasize that knowing someone truly cares about you, and building a solid relationship. Pastor Frank Gil currently lives in Milwaukee WI, the 2nd largest segregated place currently. Although he is a Pastor who has worked and been around white people, found himself having to answer to a neighbor who questioned him during a walk in his community. Gil continues to tell the story and the emotion he felt through the experience.
Connect
IG: @Pastor_tank TW: Pastor_tank
Listen & Follow the Podcast:
15 mins with Frank- FrankGil.com