January 5, 2026 • 24 mins
Welcome back to the studio. This is My Day of Play, where you’re taken into the real events and actions of how it happens long before the process of editing or cleaning up. The original purpose of these episodes was to give my broadcasting students something to edit, to practice with and to call their own. Then I realized that you are just as important. Share the reality of how it really went. We begin things with Evelyn Sicairos from Apple Musica Uno. Listeners can now check into Latin music for free! And we’ll wrap things up with world renowned wilderness survival instructor Creek Stewart. The goal is to train yourself how to be prepared and survive an emergency scenario. This is My Day of Play. Completely unedited in the way of meeting the wizard behind the curtain.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's one of the greatest love stories of my life.
(00:02):
For thirty four years, I was teamed up with Ernie
the Blue Crown Conyer. We were both called to this
collection of trees in South Charlotte, North Carolina. We created
a podcast called The Lyrics from Ernie's Forest now on
Aero dot net, are dot net Enjoy the exploration. Hey,
(00:22):
welcome back to the studio. This is my day of
play where you're actually taken into the real evans and
actions of how it goes down before the process of
editing or cleaning up. The original purpose of these episodes
was to give my broadcasting students something to edit, to
practice with, and to call their own. And then I realized,
wait a second, you're just as important as they are.
(00:42):
Why not share the reality of how it really goes
We begin things with Evelyn Sakeros from Apple Musica Uno
listeners can now check in to Latin music for free,
and we'll wrap things up with world renowned wilderness survival
instructor Creek Stewart. The goal is to train yourself on
how to be prepared and survive an emergency scenario. This
(01:05):
is my day of play, completely unedited in the way
of meeting the wizard behind the curtain.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Hi, good morning.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
How are you doing today, Evelyn?
Speaker 2 (01:14):
I'm great, how are you doing?
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Absolutely excited to share a conversation with you because I
just knew in my heart that something big was going
to happen this year and it had to be Apple
because I was reading earlier this year about the influence
of Latin music on everyday music and how it's really
taken over and it's like, well, where's my streaming outfit here?
Then yes, you know what.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Apple Musica launched, And it's a deeply authentic, street level
celebration of Latin music and all its diversity, vibrance and nuance.
It's free, it's ad free and streaming twenty four to
seven around the world. It's really a home where listeners
will get a glimpse of the many ways that new
(01:57):
Latin music is transcending borders and capturing moments in the
culture and just people around the world. So these are
not just songs pulled from the algorithm. These are handpicked
by Apple Music team of eggs. And also they are
a lot of the artists that are part of the show,
which is Becky g Goople from Vera and Rau Alejandro.
(02:17):
So it's very exciting.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
I'm so glad that you said diversity because so many
times people don't understand the width of what Latin music is.
I mean even reggae is Latin music.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Yeah, the wealth of styles, it's diversity is just it's
a lot, you know. So the focus at Apple Musica,
you know, is going to be like the new current
and moving culture from Musica Mexicana which I love, and
reggaeton to tropical Latin pop and a lot more. We're
(02:50):
also going to continue to bring new artists that Apple
Music is getting behind early on, just like they did
back in twenty seventeen. I don't know if you know
this artists Bad Bunny, Yes, you know what, he has something.
He has something and look where he's at now. Also
in twenty nineteen they were able to they first saw
(03:11):
the shift in Musica a Mexicana with Natan Alicano. So
the team is always casing the next big thing, whether
that's an artist, a songwriter, or a producer. So you'll
hear it here first man, as.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
A mobile entertainer, you put on Bad Bunny and my
floor is always full and it's always going to be
full and something like this. What's gonna happen is Evelyn.
They're gonna come to my dances and they're going to say,
I just heard it on Apple. I want to hear
it here as well.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Yes, exactly. And then I you know, I have a
weekly show, so it's every day Monday through Friday, two hours.
I do music a mexicanas. But then you also have
my friend Lechetto who's the host of val Play, which
is all the Latin hits, and you know we have
shows I mentioned Becky g Rouelejandro. It's the very diverse,
(04:00):
a little bit of everything. It's it's you can hear
it all day long and you will not get tired
of it.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Will it be broken up in ways of formats? Because
I mean everything. You know a lot of people love reggaeton,
but even with me, reggaton music is usually after nine pm.
Will that be the case here too? Yeah, you get a.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Mix of it. You'll get like a reggaeton song, for
example on my show and it'll be Musicamhicana, but you'll
get like a reggaeton song, and then you'll get like
another hit and you know it, it varies a lot like,
for example, right now, I see the Becky g Show
is on, and she'll play some of her favorite songs.
(04:38):
And then after that, you know, you just you'll get
reggaeton here and there, but throughout the day.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
One of the things I mean, first of all, I
just envisioned people dancing consistently, especially if you're gonna pop
on some merengue. I mean, it's like, oh my god,
automatic dance, drop everything, grab yourself a partner, and let's
do some swinging here.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yes, and you know what the cumbias, those songs the playlist.
I know a lot of people like myself like to
listen to them when we're cleaning the house, you know,
on the weekend, so you'll get a lot of that,
like the time of day to the day of the week.
So on Fridays when you're getting ready to grow out,
you know, you'll have some party music. And then on
(05:19):
Sunday morning you'll get some coumbia so you can get
the rhythm of the groom and you know, you can
get your groove on cleaning.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
See, I love me some Kombia because you're absolutely right
about that. It is it's that kind of music that
you want that motivates you. It puts you, you know,
and it could be snowing outside. You put some Koombia
on and you know, it's still a beautiful day.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
So you're gonna love Apple Music on.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
One of them.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
I am, I am. But the question is is that
how do listeners find it?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
You know, it's very easy. People. Even my mom, who's
not that savvy with her phone, was able to do
it going on the app on Apple Apple Music app
on her phone. You click on it and then you
click on the radio tab and you'll find it there.
And you can also go on Apple Dot, COO, backslash
(06:07):
who no. That way you dive into the world of
Apple musicau no Wow.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
I would love to see the research on how many
people from all nationalities are going to be coming to
this to be able to experience the sites as well
as the sounds.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Yes, we're getting I'm getting a lot of relatives and
friends that are, you know, living in different countries or visiting.
They're like, we're listening to you here in Japan or
we're in Mexico. You know, I have a lot of
relatives listening to me. So I think that's the beauty
of this platform, of this radio station that is global.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Well, you have the opportunity so that we can meet
the artists in the way of you know, you doing
an interview with him and it's one on one to
the point where we then take it into a water
cooler conversation with our family and friends.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Yes, definitely, we'll be having a lot of surprises coming
to twenty twenty five with a lot of artist interviews.
And actually Becky g just had like this wonderful conversation
with Besil Bluema and it's been great. So a lot
of the artists that have a show are going to
be able to bring their friends who are also artists
and they've collaborated in numerous songs, and myself will also
(07:13):
soon be having a lot of friends coming over and
sharing their music and talking about their songwriting. So there's
a lot of a lot of great things coming.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
What what would you say would be the top format
in the way of the music, you know, but shatas
als what what? What do you think people are really
tuning in for.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
I think it's a little bit of everything. It really
is very very balanced to the point where you know,
if I personally love all the Latin hits, Global hits,
you know, like Bad Bunny, Jay Cortez, Becky Gee. But
then I have Beso Bluemin and I have Natano and so,
(07:52):
and then all of a sudden you get a Selia
Cruz song, and so it's you'll get a little bit
of everything. There's something forever one.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
So will it be will it be all spoken and
sung in their own tongue or is it or is
it going to be wide open? You put some English
versions on as well.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
I'm all about whatever the artists feel comfortable, whatever they
want to communicate, English, Spanish, English, you know, music is
the only true language here which is universal. But you'll
be hearing a little bit of everything. My friend lit Chedo,
actually he's been He's been talking in Portuguese and Korea,
(08:31):
just welcoming people. So it's you know, we're we're welcoming
people from all over the world.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
You know. I was that jock on the radio when
when uh Gloria Esafon came out and she said, I
want to teach people more about Latin music. And look
where we are today. I mean we went from the
americanized world to now we've got something that we can
call our own.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Yes, we do and I think it's you know, the
growth of Latinos in this country. Like I'm first generation
Mexican American, although I speak English and I went to
school here. I love that connection that music gives me
to my family, to my grandparents that are no longer
with us. And so I think a lot of people
(09:13):
have that sentiment, you know, they're kind of like, I
live in a different country, but I still want to
stay connected, and I think music is a great way
to do that, and it brings back emotions and feelings.
There are songs that, you know, just take you to
a different place, a different time, a different year. And
platforms and social media now with you know, Apple Musica Uno,
(09:34):
that's global, Like, I just think it's going to keep
on growing.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
Wow. Where can people go to find out more about you,
Evelyn and everything that Apple is doing?
Speaker 2 (09:43):
Well? You can go to Apple dot co, backslash oh no,
and you need to say, you know what, Evelyn, I
do love this.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
Please come back to the show anytime in the future.
The door is always going to be open for you.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
Thank you so much. I hope I do get to
see you soon.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
You bet you'd be brilliant today. Okay, thank you you too,
have a great day.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
Please do not move. Creek Steward is coming up next.
You're facing those challenges every day, but can you survive them? Hey?
Thanks for coming back to my day of play checking
in with survivalists. Creek Stewart, Hey, what's going on, dude?
He absolutely doing?
Speaker 3 (10:25):
Are we doing audio and video this morning?
Speaker 1 (10:27):
No, it's gonna be It's just gonna be audio. It's
it's for podcasting. And I'm just one of those radio
guys that believes that that listeners are better listeners when
they don't see facial expressions.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Oh, okay, no problem, no problem.
Speaker 1 (10:39):
I see that you're also a fellow long hair. What's
going on with that? Huh?
Speaker 3 (10:42):
Hey, I know right. We're trying to keep it as
long as I can.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
That the truth. I love. I love this book, and
I think the reason that that really generates deeply in
my soul is because I grew up in Montana fearing
the world and fearing everything around me about well, what
if this happens? What if this happens? And my dad
would always say, then why don't you figure it out?
And this book right here is that answer.
Speaker 3 (11:08):
Well to some of the questions at least, I hope.
Speaker 1 (11:10):
Well, you talk about so many different things, especially, I mean,
in this day and age, so many things can go
wrong when you least expect it. Now that I live
here in the Carolinas, I mean, it goes wrong all
the day time down here.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
Yeah. Oh yeah, so you're in the Carolinas.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
I didn't know that, Yes, sir, yes, sir.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
Yeah, yeah. So you've seen a lot of action in
the past few weeks.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
We have, and that's always been the thing, you know.
And just because I've got that generator out there in
the garage doesn't mean that I'm going to survive the
next disaster. But we are prepared for things such as that.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
Speaker 4 (11:41):
Well, good for you, and you're ahead of the curve already.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
When when did you decide to put a book like
this together, because when did you become the survivalist?
Speaker 4 (11:52):
Well, I tell you, I grew up in scouting, and
so I fell in love with the outdoors at a
young age. I taught my first wilderness survival class when
I was in college, and that was twenty five years ago,
and so I spent a long time teaching wilderness survival skills,
(12:12):
but eventually began to morph into the disaster survival space
and began teaching about bug out bags and evacuation and
what to do in case of natural disaster.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
And so this has just been a lifelong.
Speaker 4 (12:28):
Progression of skills and teaching that has kind of brought
me to this book, which encompasses a lot of different
topics and things that people should be considering when it
comes to disaster preparedness. So this book is a lifetime
in the making.
Speaker 1 (12:43):
Wow, And I'm glad you're sharing it. And the reason
why is because I've always believed, and this is the
craziness in me, I've always believed that the next superheroes
in this country are the people of homelessness because they
know how to survive. They know what to eat, what
not to eat, They know how to get where they
where the conditions are favorable instead of just standing out
complaining about it.
Speaker 4 (13:01):
You know what's interesting is I have long thought that
the homeless community. I work with quite a few homeless
communities in Central Indiana, and I have long thought that
the homeless community has a lot to share in regards
to at least urban survival. They definitely know some tips
and tricks. There is no question about it.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
You cover so many things in here. For instance, like
one of the things that I guess I have never
even thought about. Something goes wrong and we've got to
live out in the wilderness. We don't ever think of
the pest, the bugs, the wild animals.
Speaker 4 (13:34):
Yeah, yeah, you know what's interesting is a lot of
people are the most scared of apex predators like bears and.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
Mountain lions and wolves and things like that, which is warranted.
Speaker 4 (13:46):
However, the things that will drive you the craziest are
the things you don't see, and those are the mosquitoes
and the ticks, and the no cums and the black
flies without without if you spend any time in the
outdoor during seasons when those particular insects are numerous and prevalent,
they become a real problem, real fast. And so insect
(14:10):
repellent should absolutely be a part of any evacuation kit,
and quite frankly, it's a number one tool to keep
your sanity back.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
During nine to eleven, I still have this map that
we created. My wife and I created an escape plan
because we didn't know what was going on on September eleventh.
We didn't know if this city was going to be attacked.
And the thing is is that we had to have
a way to where we were going to go. But
our goal was to split up and try to do
whatever we could to get to family, the nearest ones,
but not do it as a team, because if we
get in danger, then it's going to be sympathy and
(14:39):
compassion that's going to say, all right, I'll just stay here.
You know what I mean by that?
Speaker 2 (14:44):
Mm hmmm.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
And so I mean is that what we need to
do is that we need to know what the right
way is to get out of a bad situation, because
it seems like all the escape routes are nothing but
piled up cars.
Speaker 4 (14:58):
Yeah, and so these everyone's following the same GPS, and
so everyone's.
Speaker 3 (15:04):
Taking the exact track out of the town.
Speaker 4 (15:07):
Especially in large scale cities and large scale evacuations. The
term for that is called mass exodus, and it's a major,
major issue. And you can track this over the course
of many natural and man made disasters in almost every
major city in the US. When mass exodus happens, no
one's going anywhere, and for people who are have a
(15:30):
forewarning of natural disasters. That's why evacuating when authorities.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
Recommend evacuation is so.
Speaker 4 (15:41):
Important because not only do you risk being at the
mercy of the natural disaster, but more importantly, you risk
being stuck in traffic with everyone else who waits.
Speaker 3 (15:54):
And it is a very very real issue in.
Speaker 4 (15:59):
Every major city that if you can get out early,
do it simply because you will.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
Not be getting out if you don't.
Speaker 1 (16:08):
You cover something that I never even thought of, and
that is creating a tiered neighborhood communication plan. What a
brilliant idea.
Speaker 3 (16:17):
Yeah, well, these days.
Speaker 4 (16:18):
Even a text thread is is sufficient. What's so important
is there is no question, based upon looking at real
life past disasters, that people who who come together in
the midst of natural disaster as neighbors, as a community,
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they fare better than people who try to do a
lone wolf and are out on their own or out
on the outskirts. And so establishing communication with your neighbors
right out of the get go is really really important.
To share resources, to share skills, to help those who
might be less unfortunate, like the disabled or the elderly,
(17:01):
and having those contacts and advance, you'd be surprised at
how many how many people don't even know the phone
numbers of the people right down street from them. You know,
in this day and age, you know, neighbors aren't the
same as.
Speaker 3 (17:12):
They used to be.
Speaker 4 (17:13):
And so having a contact list in place so that
you can quickly spread the news, spread a plan throughout
your neighborhood which become your life source of resources and
help immediately in a natural disaster. It's a critical tool
in your overall communications plan.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
Let's just say that the electrical grid is affected. How
are people going to communicate with each other if we've
got no power to charge up those phones?
Speaker 3 (17:39):
Yeah, well, phones are one thing. Phones are a major issue.
Speaker 4 (17:42):
A lot of times cell phone service is interrupted, yes,
through one of two through one of two ways, either
through the service itself or from over used from the
service being overused by too many people, and so it
may not be even if it is functional.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
And so charging the phones is one thing that'd be great.
Speaker 4 (18:05):
You can have a nice little solar generator that can
charge cell.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
Phones and cell phone batteries.
Speaker 4 (18:12):
But more importantly is to have a backup form of
communication and two way radios, whether that's HAM radio, whether
that's GMRS radio, or even the little FRS walkie talkies
that you can buy on your outdoor retailers. Having a
backup way to communicate with friends and family in the
absence of cell phones.
Speaker 3 (18:30):
Is a critical part of any communications plan.
Speaker 1 (18:33):
Yeah, what about medication, because if things go wrong, we
can't get the medication. How I mean, all of a sudden,
survival becomes oh my god, I'm in trouble.
Speaker 3 (18:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (18:43):
So for a lot of people we live in you know,
we live in a culture now where chronic illness is
rampant and people are dependent on all types of medications,
some of them refrigerated, some.
Speaker 3 (18:53):
Of them not.
Speaker 4 (18:55):
I recommend that you have a comm if you are
if you are taking for disaster preparedness seriously, I recommend
you have a serious conversation with your physician and let
them know that Listen, you know, I'm trying to create
a buffer of not only food and water in scenario,
but also the daily medications that I depend on, and
that that we live in that natural disasters are happening
(19:17):
all the time, and that can absolutely affect medication supplies,
and so your doctor should be able to accommodate you
and help you build a thirty day supply or at
least a two week to thirty day supply of the.
Speaker 3 (19:31):
Medications that you depend on in order to live.
Speaker 4 (19:35):
And I would say that if your doctor does not
help you do that, then find a new doctor.
Speaker 1 (19:39):
How important is it to really charge things up in
the way of these all these electronic tools, because it
seems is if you use electricity then it's not there.
But I mean, but a battery operated stuff has got
to be the.
Speaker 4 (19:51):
Best, absolutely, And to take that one step further, rechargeable
battery operated stuff. So you've got the you've got the
toss away batteries. I would move as much as you
can all of your electronics to reach USB rechargeable, all
your flashlights, all of your two way radios, your walkie talkies,
(20:15):
any small electronic these days comes in a rechargeable option,
and so you wanna slowly with budget time allows replace
all of those that are dependent on regular batteries with
rechargeable options. And then you want a way to charge
those in the event of no electricity.
Speaker 3 (20:35):
The best way to.
Speaker 4 (20:36):
Do that is a small one hundred to one hundred
and fifty dollars solar generator that operates on one solar
panel that can that can keep all of these things
charged for you in the event that your outlets aren't working.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Now, Listeners need to understand that this book isn't just
for the doomsday, that there are everyday, unpredictable things that happen,
and that these are very very good tools to basically
place in our lives.
Speaker 4 (21:00):
That's right, it's actually the exact opposite of a doom
stay mentality. If anyone these days is not considering disaster preparedness,
then then quite frankly, they're just behind the eight ball.
They're just missing the mark because we live in a
time when disasters happen all the time. Every week there's
a new disaster somewhere, whether it's natural or man made.
Speaker 3 (21:23):
This is not doomsday prepping.
Speaker 4 (21:25):
This is practical common sense preparedness, especially.
Speaker 3 (21:30):
If you have a family.
Speaker 4 (21:32):
And that's how I approach the book. These are practical, inexpensive,
and easy to implement strategies that move the needle a
long way for being prepared in the event of a
natural disaster. I learned a long time ago that the
harder something is to do, and the more expensive it is,
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the least likely someone is to do it.
Speaker 3 (21:55):
And so I've kept away from.
Speaker 4 (21:56):
All the hard things and all the expensive things, and
I make this really easy in bite sized chunks.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Maybe it's the Montanain in me. But the deer population,
you know, I look at it very, very spiritually in
the way of you know, if something does go wrong,
those deer will always sacrifice their life for us, and
I just, I just I do everything I can to
protect these deer.
Speaker 4 (22:16):
Yeah, yeah, well, I you know, I look at creation
and animals.
Speaker 3 (22:20):
In the same light. You know, I absolutely, you know,
enjoy looking.
Speaker 4 (22:26):
At them, and they're they're a magical piece of you know,
a piece of creation.
Speaker 3 (22:31):
But at the same time, they can be a backup
food supply.
Speaker 4 (22:35):
And for those who live in an area where that's possible,
you know, that could be especially if you had a
pond with fish. You know, taking that into consideration can
can play a part in your long term food storage plan.
Speaker 3 (22:49):
For sure.
Speaker 1 (22:50):
I have a dad moment inside the book where it
says if you want to stay safe, don't go out
at night. I just thought, oh my god, that's my
dad's still talking to me.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
That's my buddy's dad.
Speaker 4 (23:01):
And that's true, man, you know, and that and that's
even more true in a natural disaster, you know, when
when first responders and police they're already overwhelmed. You're kind
of on your own in some certainces, in some circumstances,
and so the rule of thumb is just don't go
out at night, you know.
Speaker 3 (23:17):
And that's good for everyday life too.
Speaker 1 (23:19):
Wow. Where can people go to find out more about
what you're doing and get their hands on this book? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (23:26):
So this book is available everywhere books are sold.
Speaker 4 (23:29):
So it's it's my publisher, Simon and Schuster, and they've
got this thing in the hands of all independent bookstores
and every major bookseller that you can imagine. My website
is Creaksstewart dot com, just like the just like it sounds,
Creakstewart dot com. You can find all types of information
about preparedness, both wilderness survival and disaster survival on my website.
Speaker 1 (23:50):
Dide, you got to come back to this show anytime
in the future. The door is always going to be
open for you.
Speaker 4 (23:55):
Hey, Well, I really appreciate it, and I wish, I
wish I grew up in Montana.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
It's gorgeous. And the only reason why I even left
Montana was because I got tired of the fifty two
below zero weather. I had no idea that there was
such a thing as climate change and that eventually it
was going to warm up.
Speaker 4 (24:10):
Yeah, yeah, I wonder, yeah exactly exactly. Well, I sure
appreciate the opportunity and like I always say, it's not if.
Speaker 1 (24:17):
But when that's exactly it, will you be brilliant today?
Speaker 4 (24:20):
Okay, okay, thank you, thank you
It's one of the greatest love stories of my life.
(00:02):
For thirty four years, I was teamed up with Ernie
the Blue Crown Conyer. We were both called to this
collection of trees in South Charlotte, North Carolina. We created
a podcast called The Lyrics from Ernie's Forest now on
Aero dot net, are dot net Enjoy the exploration. Hey,
(00:22):
welcome back to the studio. This is my day of
play where you're actually taken into the real evans and
actions of how it goes down before the process of
editing or cleaning up. The original purpose of these episodes
was to give my broadcasting students something to edit, to
practice with, and to call their own. And then I realized,
wait a second, you're just as important as they are.
(00:42):
Why not share the reality of how it really goes
We begin things with Evelyn Sakeros from Apple Musica Uno
listeners can now check in to Latin music for free,
and we'll wrap things up with world renowned wilderness survival
instructor Creek Stewart. The goal is to train yourself on
how to be prepared and survive an emergency scenario. This
(01:05):
is my day of play, completely unedited in the way
of meeting the wizard behind the curtain.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Hi, good morning.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
How are you doing today, Evelyn?
Speaker 2 (01:14):
I'm great, how are you doing?
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Absolutely excited to share a conversation with you because I
just knew in my heart that something big was going
to happen this year and it had to be Apple
because I was reading earlier this year about the influence
of Latin music on everyday music and how it's really
taken over and it's like, well, where's my streaming outfit here?
Then yes, you know what.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Apple Musica launched, And it's a deeply authentic, street level
celebration of Latin music and all its diversity, vibrance and nuance.
It's free, it's ad free and streaming twenty four to
seven around the world. It's really a home where listeners
will get a glimpse of the many ways that new
(01:57):
Latin music is transcending borders and capturing moments in the
culture and just people around the world. So these are
not just songs pulled from the algorithm. These are handpicked
by Apple Music team of eggs. And also they are
a lot of the artists that are part of the show,
which is Becky g Goople from Vera and Rau Alejandro.
(02:17):
So it's very exciting.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
I'm so glad that you said diversity because so many
times people don't understand the width of what Latin music is.
I mean even reggae is Latin music.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Yeah, the wealth of styles, it's diversity is just it's
a lot, you know. So the focus at Apple Musica,
you know, is going to be like the new current
and moving culture from Musica Mexicana which I love, and
reggaeton to tropical Latin pop and a lot more. We're
(02:50):
also going to continue to bring new artists that Apple
Music is getting behind early on, just like they did
back in twenty seventeen. I don't know if you know
this artists Bad Bunny, Yes, you know what, he has something.
He has something and look where he's at now. Also
in twenty nineteen they were able to they first saw
(03:11):
the shift in Musica a Mexicana with Natan Alicano. So
the team is always casing the next big thing, whether
that's an artist, a songwriter, or a producer. So you'll
hear it here first man, as.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
A mobile entertainer, you put on Bad Bunny and my
floor is always full and it's always going to be
full and something like this. What's gonna happen is Evelyn.
They're gonna come to my dances and they're going to say,
I just heard it on Apple. I want to hear
it here as well.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Yes, exactly. And then I you know, I have a
weekly show, so it's every day Monday through Friday, two hours.
I do music a mexicanas. But then you also have
my friend Lechetto who's the host of val Play, which
is all the Latin hits, and you know we have
shows I mentioned Becky g Rouelejandro. It's the very diverse,
(04:00):
a little bit of everything. It's it's you can hear
it all day long and you will not get tired
of it.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Will it be broken up in ways of formats? Because
I mean everything. You know a lot of people love reggaeton,
but even with me, reggaton music is usually after nine pm.
Will that be the case here too? Yeah, you get a.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Mix of it. You'll get like a reggaeton song, for
example on my show and it'll be Musicamhicana, but you'll
get like a reggaeton song, and then you'll get like
another hit and you know it, it varies a lot like,
for example, right now, I see the Becky g Show
is on, and she'll play some of her favorite songs.
(04:38):
And then after that, you know, you just you'll get
reggaeton here and there, but throughout the day.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
One of the things I mean, first of all, I
just envisioned people dancing consistently, especially if you're gonna pop
on some merengue. I mean, it's like, oh my god,
automatic dance, drop everything, grab yourself a partner, and let's
do some swinging here.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yes, and you know what the cumbias, those songs the playlist.
I know a lot of people like myself like to
listen to them when we're cleaning the house, you know,
on the weekend, so you'll get a lot of that,
like the time of day to the day of the week.
So on Fridays when you're getting ready to grow out,
you know, you'll have some party music. And then on
(05:19):
Sunday morning you'll get some coumbia so you can get
the rhythm of the groom and you know, you can
get your groove on cleaning.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
See, I love me some Kombia because you're absolutely right
about that. It is it's that kind of music that
you want that motivates you. It puts you, you know,
and it could be snowing outside. You put some Koombia
on and you know, it's still a beautiful day.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
So you're gonna love Apple Music on.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
One of them.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
I am, I am. But the question is is that
how do listeners find it?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
You know, it's very easy. People. Even my mom, who's
not that savvy with her phone, was able to do
it going on the app on Apple Apple Music app
on her phone. You click on it and then you
click on the radio tab and you'll find it there.
And you can also go on Apple Dot, COO, backslash
(06:07):
who no. That way you dive into the world of
Apple musicau no Wow.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
I would love to see the research on how many
people from all nationalities are going to be coming to
this to be able to experience the sites as well
as the sounds.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Yes, we're getting I'm getting a lot of relatives and
friends that are, you know, living in different countries or visiting.
They're like, we're listening to you here in Japan or
we're in Mexico. You know, I have a lot of
relatives listening to me. So I think that's the beauty
of this platform, of this radio station that is global.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Well, you have the opportunity so that we can meet
the artists in the way of you know, you doing
an interview with him and it's one on one to
the point where we then take it into a water
cooler conversation with our family and friends.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Yes, definitely, we'll be having a lot of surprises coming
to twenty twenty five with a lot of artist interviews.
And actually Becky g just had like this wonderful conversation
with Besil Bluema and it's been great. So a lot
of the artists that have a show are going to
be able to bring their friends who are also artists
and they've collaborated in numerous songs, and myself will also
(07:13):
soon be having a lot of friends coming over and
sharing their music and talking about their songwriting. So there's
a lot of a lot of great things coming.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
What what would you say would be the top format
in the way of the music, you know, but shatas
als what what? What do you think people are really
tuning in for.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
I think it's a little bit of everything. It really
is very very balanced to the point where you know,
if I personally love all the Latin hits, Global hits,
you know, like Bad Bunny, Jay Cortez, Becky Gee. But
then I have Beso Bluemin and I have Natano and so,
(07:52):
and then all of a sudden you get a Selia
Cruz song, and so it's you'll get a little bit
of everything. There's something forever one.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
So will it be will it be all spoken and
sung in their own tongue or is it or is
it going to be wide open? You put some English
versions on as well.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
I'm all about whatever the artists feel comfortable, whatever they
want to communicate, English, Spanish, English, you know, music is
the only true language here which is universal. But you'll
be hearing a little bit of everything. My friend lit Chedo,
actually he's been He's been talking in Portuguese and Korea,
(08:31):
just welcoming people. So it's you know, we're we're welcoming
people from all over the world.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
You know. I was that jock on the radio when
when uh Gloria Esafon came out and she said, I
want to teach people more about Latin music. And look
where we are today. I mean we went from the
americanized world to now we've got something that we can
call our own.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Yes, we do and I think it's you know, the
growth of Latinos in this country. Like I'm first generation
Mexican American, although I speak English and I went to
school here. I love that connection that music gives me
to my family, to my grandparents that are no longer
with us. And so I think a lot of people
(09:13):
have that sentiment, you know, they're kind of like, I
live in a different country, but I still want to
stay connected, and I think music is a great way
to do that, and it brings back emotions and feelings.
There are songs that, you know, just take you to
a different place, a different time, a different year. And
platforms and social media now with you know, Apple Musica Uno,
(09:34):
that's global, Like, I just think it's going to keep
on growing.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
Wow. Where can people go to find out more about you,
Evelyn and everything that Apple is doing?
Speaker 2 (09:43):
Well? You can go to Apple dot co, backslash oh no,
and you need to say, you know what, Evelyn, I
do love this.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
Please come back to the show anytime in the future.
The door is always going to be open for you.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
Thank you so much. I hope I do get to
see you soon.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
You bet you'd be brilliant today. Okay, thank you you too,
have a great day.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
Please do not move. Creek Steward is coming up next.
You're facing those challenges every day, but can you survive them? Hey?
Thanks for coming back to my day of play checking
in with survivalists. Creek Stewart, Hey, what's going on, dude?
He absolutely doing?
Speaker 3 (10:25):
Are we doing audio and video this morning?
Speaker 1 (10:27):
No, it's gonna be It's just gonna be audio. It's
it's for podcasting. And I'm just one of those radio
guys that believes that that listeners are better listeners when
they don't see facial expressions.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Oh, okay, no problem, no problem.
Speaker 1 (10:39):
I see that you're also a fellow long hair. What's
going on with that? Huh?
Speaker 3 (10:42):
Hey, I know right. We're trying to keep it as
long as I can.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
That the truth. I love. I love this book, and
I think the reason that that really generates deeply in
my soul is because I grew up in Montana fearing
the world and fearing everything around me about well, what
if this happens? What if this happens? And my dad
would always say, then why don't you figure it out?
And this book right here is that answer.
Speaker 3 (11:08):
Well to some of the questions at least, I hope.
Speaker 1 (11:10):
Well, you talk about so many different things, especially, I mean,
in this day and age, so many things can go
wrong when you least expect it. Now that I live
here in the Carolinas, I mean, it goes wrong all
the day time down here.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
Yeah. Oh yeah, so you're in the Carolinas.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
I didn't know that, Yes, sir, yes, sir.
Speaker 3 (11:26):
Yeah, yeah. So you've seen a lot of action in
the past few weeks.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
We have, and that's always been the thing, you know.
And just because I've got that generator out there in
the garage doesn't mean that I'm going to survive the
next disaster. But we are prepared for things such as that.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
Speaker 4 (11:41):
Well, good for you, and you're ahead of the curve already.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
When when did you decide to put a book like
this together, because when did you become the survivalist?
Speaker 4 (11:52):
Well, I tell you, I grew up in scouting, and
so I fell in love with the outdoors at a
young age. I taught my first wilderness survival class when
I was in college, and that was twenty five years ago,
and so I spent a long time teaching wilderness survival skills,
(12:12):
but eventually began to morph into the disaster survival space
and began teaching about bug out bags and evacuation and
what to do in case of natural disaster.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
And so this has just been a lifelong.
Speaker 4 (12:28):
Progression of skills and teaching that has kind of brought
me to this book, which encompasses a lot of different
topics and things that people should be considering when it
comes to disaster preparedness. So this book is a lifetime
in the making.
Speaker 1 (12:43):
Wow, And I'm glad you're sharing it. And the reason
why is because I've always believed, and this is the
craziness in me, I've always believed that the next superheroes
in this country are the people of homelessness because they
know how to survive. They know what to eat, what
not to eat, They know how to get where they
where the conditions are favorable instead of just standing out
complaining about it.
Speaker 4 (13:01):
You know what's interesting is I have long thought that
the homeless community. I work with quite a few homeless
communities in Central Indiana, and I have long thought that
the homeless community has a lot to share in regards
to at least urban survival. They definitely know some tips
and tricks. There is no question about it.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
You cover so many things in here. For instance, like
one of the things that I guess I have never
even thought about. Something goes wrong and we've got to
live out in the wilderness. We don't ever think of
the pest, the bugs, the wild animals.
Speaker 4 (13:34):
Yeah, yeah, you know what's interesting is a lot of
people are the most scared of apex predators like bears and.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
Mountain lions and wolves and things like that, which is warranted.
Speaker 4 (13:46):
However, the things that will drive you the craziest are
the things you don't see, and those are the mosquitoes
and the ticks, and the no cums and the black
flies without without if you spend any time in the
outdoor during seasons when those particular insects are numerous and prevalent,
they become a real problem, real fast. And so insect
(14:10):
repellent should absolutely be a part of any evacuation kit,
and quite frankly, it's a number one tool to keep
your sanity back.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
During nine to eleven, I still have this map that
we created. My wife and I created an escape plan
because we didn't know what was going on on September eleventh.
We didn't know if this city was going to be attacked.
And the thing is is that we had to have
a way to where we were going to go. But
our goal was to split up and try to do
whatever we could to get to family, the nearest ones,
but not do it as a team, because if we
get in danger, then it's going to be sympathy and
(14:39):
compassion that's going to say, all right, I'll just stay here.
You know what I mean by that?
Speaker 2 (14:44):
Mm hmmm.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
And so I mean is that what we need to
do is that we need to know what the right
way is to get out of a bad situation, because
it seems like all the escape routes are nothing but
piled up cars.
Speaker 4 (14:58):
Yeah, and so these everyone's following the same GPS, and
so everyone's.
Speaker 3 (15:04):
Taking the exact track out of the town.
Speaker 4 (15:07):
Especially in large scale cities and large scale evacuations. The
term for that is called mass exodus, and it's a major,
major issue. And you can track this over the course
of many natural and man made disasters in almost every
major city in the US. When mass exodus happens, no
one's going anywhere, and for people who are have a
(15:30):
forewarning of natural disasters. That's why evacuating when authorities.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
Recommend evacuation is so.
Speaker 4 (15:41):
Important because not only do you risk being at the
mercy of the natural disaster, but more importantly, you risk
being stuck in traffic with everyone else who waits.
Speaker 3 (15:54):
And it is a very very real issue in.
Speaker 4 (15:59):
Every major city that if you can get out early,
do it simply because you will.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
Not be getting out if you don't.
Speaker 1 (16:08):
You cover something that I never even thought of, and
that is creating a tiered neighborhood communication plan. What a
brilliant idea.
Speaker 3 (16:17):
Yeah, well, these days.
Speaker 4 (16:18):
Even a text thread is is sufficient. What's so important
is there is no question, based upon looking at real
life past disasters, that people who who come together in
the midst of natural disaster as neighbors, as a community,
(16:39):
they fare better than people who try to do a
lone wolf and are out on their own or out
on the outskirts. And so establishing communication with your neighbors
right out of the get go is really really important.
To share resources, to share skills, to help those who
might be less unfortunate, like the disabled or the elderly,
(17:01):
and having those contacts and advance, you'd be surprised at
how many how many people don't even know the phone
numbers of the people right down street from them. You know,
in this day and age, you know, neighbors aren't the
same as.
Speaker 3 (17:12):
They used to be.
Speaker 4 (17:13):
And so having a contact list in place so that
you can quickly spread the news, spread a plan throughout
your neighborhood which become your life source of resources and
help immediately in a natural disaster. It's a critical tool
in your overall communications plan.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
Let's just say that the electrical grid is affected. How
are people going to communicate with each other if we've
got no power to charge up those phones?
Speaker 3 (17:39):
Yeah, well, phones are one thing. Phones are a major issue.
Speaker 4 (17:42):
A lot of times cell phone service is interrupted, yes,
through one of two through one of two ways, either
through the service itself or from over used from the
service being overused by too many people, and so it
may not be even if it is functional.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
And so charging the phones is one thing that'd be great.
Speaker 4 (18:05):
You can have a nice little solar generator that can
charge cell.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
Phones and cell phone batteries.
Speaker 4 (18:12):
But more importantly is to have a backup form of
communication and two way radios, whether that's HAM radio, whether
that's GMRS radio, or even the little FRS walkie talkies
that you can buy on your outdoor retailers. Having a
backup way to communicate with friends and family in the
absence of cell phones.
Speaker 3 (18:30):
Is a critical part of any communications plan.
Speaker 1 (18:33):
Yeah, what about medication, because if things go wrong, we
can't get the medication. How I mean, all of a sudden,
survival becomes oh my god, I'm in trouble.
Speaker 3 (18:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (18:43):
So for a lot of people we live in you know,
we live in a culture now where chronic illness is
rampant and people are dependent on all types of medications,
some of them refrigerated, some.
Speaker 3 (18:53):
Of them not.
Speaker 4 (18:55):
I recommend that you have a comm if you are
if you are taking for disaster preparedness seriously, I recommend
you have a serious conversation with your physician and let
them know that Listen, you know, I'm trying to create
a buffer of not only food and water in scenario,
but also the daily medications that I depend on, and
that that we live in that natural disasters are happening
(19:17):
all the time, and that can absolutely affect medication supplies,
and so your doctor should be able to accommodate you
and help you build a thirty day supply or at
least a two week to thirty day supply of the.
Speaker 3 (19:31):
Medications that you depend on in order to live.
Speaker 4 (19:35):
And I would say that if your doctor does not
help you do that, then find a new doctor.
Speaker 1 (19:39):
How important is it to really charge things up in
the way of these all these electronic tools, because it
seems is if you use electricity then it's not there.
But I mean, but a battery operated stuff has got
to be the.
Speaker 4 (19:51):
Best, absolutely, And to take that one step further, rechargeable
battery operated stuff. So you've got the you've got the
toss away batteries. I would move as much as you
can all of your electronics to reach USB rechargeable, all
your flashlights, all of your two way radios, your walkie talkies,
(20:15):
any small electronic these days comes in a rechargeable option,
and so you wanna slowly with budget time allows replace
all of those that are dependent on regular batteries with
rechargeable options. And then you want a way to charge
those in the event of no electricity.
Speaker 3 (20:35):
The best way to.
Speaker 4 (20:36):
Do that is a small one hundred to one hundred
and fifty dollars solar generator that operates on one solar
panel that can that can keep all of these things
charged for you in the event that your outlets aren't working.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Now, Listeners need to understand that this book isn't just
for the doomsday, that there are everyday, unpredictable things that happen,
and that these are very very good tools to basically
place in our lives.
Speaker 4 (21:00):
That's right, it's actually the exact opposite of a doom
stay mentality. If anyone these days is not considering disaster preparedness,
then then quite frankly, they're just behind the eight ball.
They're just missing the mark because we live in a
time when disasters happen all the time. Every week there's
a new disaster somewhere, whether it's natural or man made.
Speaker 3 (21:23):
This is not doomsday prepping.
Speaker 4 (21:25):
This is practical common sense preparedness, especially.
Speaker 3 (21:30):
If you have a family.
Speaker 4 (21:32):
And that's how I approach the book. These are practical, inexpensive,
and easy to implement strategies that move the needle a
long way for being prepared in the event of a
natural disaster. I learned a long time ago that the
harder something is to do, and the more expensive it is,
(21:52):
the least likely someone is to do it.
Speaker 3 (21:55):
And so I've kept away from.
Speaker 4 (21:56):
All the hard things and all the expensive things, and
I make this really easy in bite sized chunks.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Maybe it's the Montanain in me. But the deer population,
you know, I look at it very, very spiritually in
the way of you know, if something does go wrong,
those deer will always sacrifice their life for us, and
I just, I just I do everything I can to
protect these deer.
Speaker 4 (22:16):
Yeah, yeah, well, I you know, I look at creation
and animals.
Speaker 3 (22:20):
In the same light. You know, I absolutely, you know,
enjoy looking.
Speaker 4 (22:26):
At them, and they're they're a magical piece of you know,
a piece of creation.
Speaker 3 (22:31):
But at the same time, they can be a backup
food supply.
Speaker 4 (22:35):
And for those who live in an area where that's possible,
you know, that could be especially if you had a
pond with fish. You know, taking that into consideration can
can play a part in your long term food storage plan.
Speaker 3 (22:49):
For sure.
Speaker 1 (22:50):
I have a dad moment inside the book where it
says if you want to stay safe, don't go out
at night. I just thought, oh my god, that's my
dad's still talking to me.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
That's my buddy's dad.
Speaker 4 (23:01):
And that's true, man, you know, and that and that's
even more true in a natural disaster, you know, when
when first responders and police they're already overwhelmed. You're kind
of on your own in some certainces, in some circumstances,
and so the rule of thumb is just don't go
out at night, you know.
Speaker 3 (23:17):
And that's good for everyday life too.
Speaker 1 (23:19):
Wow. Where can people go to find out more about
what you're doing and get their hands on this book? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (23:26):
So this book is available everywhere books are sold.
Speaker 4 (23:29):
So it's it's my publisher, Simon and Schuster, and they've
got this thing in the hands of all independent bookstores
and every major bookseller that you can imagine. My website
is Creaksstewart dot com, just like the just like it sounds,
Creakstewart dot com. You can find all types of information
about preparedness, both wilderness survival and disaster survival on my website.
Speaker 1 (23:50):
Dide, you got to come back to this show anytime
in the future. The door is always going to be
open for you.
Speaker 4 (23:55):
Hey, Well, I really appreciate it, and I wish, I
wish I grew up in Montana.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
It's gorgeous. And the only reason why I even left
Montana was because I got tired of the fifty two
below zero weather. I had no idea that there was
such a thing as climate change and that eventually it
was going to warm up.
Speaker 4 (24:10):
Yeah, yeah, I wonder, yeah exactly exactly. Well, I sure
appreciate the opportunity and like I always say, it's not if.
Speaker 1 (24:17):
But when that's exactly it, will you be brilliant today?
Speaker 4 (24:20):
Okay, okay, thank you, thank you
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