Chica and the Man

This month's break-the-hiatus episode we congratulate Alex and his success of being named the Best Local Author for Kansas City, MO. He earned a round of applause for that! Along with celebrating Alex, we weigh in on the Writer's and SAG-AFTRA contract negotiations. This strike is to update the contracts for TV and film work. Sonia shares her experiences with auditioning and self-taping. Commercials, print work, soap operas...

Here's this month's update for Chica & the Man while we're on hiatus. I'd like to direct you towards our February 2023 episode about Writing and encourage you to give it a listen. In that episode, we discuss various aspects of writing. We address AI, which is one of the Writer's Guild Strike negotiations topics.

I'm an actor with SAG-AFTRA and we are currently on strike, along with the Writers Guild. So,...

We're on hiatus for the summer. Us writers have to get some work done. Sonia is reviewing three of the most popular episodes on Chica and the Man.

Episode 16: Writing - Alex and I discuss the challenges and joys of writing.

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Episode 09: Chica and the Wo-Man. Alex was away on a work project for several months and during these months we had guest co-host. If you're from Ch...

In this episode, we give our two-cents worth on AI - how we use it as writers. We touch on the concerns of AI regarding the Writers Guild strike. How we, as writers use it. Yes, it is a suitable tool for grammar checks and getting a story idea when stuck, but we both find it lacking for story, plot and creating emotion.

We are going on hiatus for the summer. But we're not forgetting about you and plan on doing the best of duri...

What can I say? This episode, we start out our conversation about spring cleaning and then as usual, we go off on so many different topics that again there's a list.

1. Spring cleaning - this is a continuation of last months.
2. Travel. Sonia goes to Mexico and Alex has plans to go to Savanna with his family.
3. We discuss getting older and dieting, working out, cooking and food. Chicago and the Italian beefs
4. Driving up Pacific...

Well, we had expected getting into spring cleaning but as usual when you get two level-headed creatives talking; the conversations goes everywhere.

Here’s the list of topics we spoke about and as these are being listed you can tell-we’re all over the place. Anyway, come laugh with us on the various topics.

1.    Alex’s PR firm is doing well, and he’s busy with it.

2.    Talked about high-altitude sickness going to Mexico City and P...

016 Chica and the Man Writing

This month on the Chica and the Man podcast we are discussing our writing careers. They talk about the entertainment industry and their writing potentials with it. Alex entered a writing contest at Coverfly with his short story Obsidian and is on the red list, which is the top 27%. He’ll know if he’s advanced to the next level within the following month. Read more about it here.

Sonia is currently writ...

This month Alex and I discuss—well everything. Our intent was to discuss goals, but if you’ve listened to any of our episodes, we go off on tangents. We initially were going to review the goals we set in December, but we discussed what is listed below because we’re all over the place. The links are listed below after the episode notes.

1. Unfortunately, this month my mother passed and we briefly discuss what happened. Alex was so k...

Chica & the Man's yearend episode. We discuss resolutions and why we don't make them. Counting our blessings and how we have a great feeling about 2023. Don't know if it's wishful thinking, but it's a good feeling of joy. Join in as we review our experiences throughout 2022. Sending blessings to all for a glorious New Year. May all be safe, loved and prosperous.

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Alex is back! We’re catching up. As many of you know, Alex has been on hiatus during the summer. Last time we recorded an episode was in July, which I released during the summer. We discuss our summer, life, careers and, as always, have a few laughs and, of course, we banter.

We discuss our other podcast. Alex has his Mysteries Goings On and PR After Hours. My other two podcasts are Poetic Resurrection and Overheard at Chica’s Café...

Well, this episode is a month late. Life happened and Sonia was in Chicago for a while. In this episode, Yes, Alex is back. Sonia and Alex talk and laugh about life experiences. 

1. We talk about parenting and how important it is for parents to play with their children.

2. My mom’s health condition.

3. Self-taping for commercials and TV/film.

4. How siblings treat (sometimes mis-treat) each other.

5. Alex discusses his current...

This month Alex is out again, but he will be back next month. This month’s co-host is my brother Jose Lozada and we talk about warranties. We talk about ice machines, vendors, starting a new business and cars. Cars and warranties seem to be a popular subject here on Chica and the Man. Tune in this episode is informative. Check out how a brother and sister get along.

Have a great month and we’ll catch you next month!

Many blessings.

Alex is out this month and we have guest co-host Evelyn Eccard. If you've listened to Poetic Resurrection, she has been a guest there. She's my sister, so we had a great time bantering, laughing, and reminiscing about growing up in Chicago. Anyone from Chicago could relate to the antics we experienced. It was Father's Day when we recorded this episode, so a Belated Happy Father's Day.

Some of the topics/antics we cover are: In our ...

Overheard at Chica’s Cafe

Listening back to this month’s episode as I edited, it felt like I was overhearing two friends talk about what has happened in the past month. This month and any other months that sound like you’re overhearing us talk will be at the non-existing Chica’s café. Where you have permission to overhear our conversation. We actually hope you listen in all the time.

This month Alex speaks about grieving a collabor...

In this month’s episode, we talk, talk and talk. We cover so many subjects that I thought I’d list them.

1. We spoke about my mom. A reflection on last month’s episode.

2. The state of our careers. How we're excited about them and how it can be overwhelming.

3. Pandemic weight gain and how difficult it is to lose it.

4. We talked about Alex’s interview with Dr. Gilmer, author of The Other Dr. Gilmer, on the Mysterious Goings On Pod...

Here we are at the end of March. Another month has gone by and in this episode, we thought we discuss our “Successes”. We laugh about the good, the bad and the ugly about success. We speak about how simple experiences lead to a doorway which leads us in the right direction. How gratitude has played a major role in being successful. We talk about books we’re reading or listening to. I’m listening to The Untethered Soul. I called it ...

This month we discuss how we managed and cope to go from business owners to employees. The changes we needed to get use to moving towards a staple paycheck. We also discuss our other podcasts. Alex Greenwood's Mysterious Goings On and I review my podcast Poetic Resurrection. 

As always, we laugh and tease each other. Enjoy the episode and tune in next month when we talk about whatever comes to us (we never know until we record...

Welcome back to the first episode of 2022. In this episode, we tried to stick to one subject, but what can we say? We bantered. We spoke about:

1. Cars we’ve owned.

2. Acting auditions and bookings.

3. How phrasing certain words can have a different meaning—torta sandwiches.

4. Family.

5. Alex’s ex-wife: Mrs. Claus.

6. George Clooney.

As always, we laugh and tease each other. Enjoy the episode and tune in next month when we talk ab...