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Up + Adam with Adam MontielThe Truth Is Out — and So Is Dan Farah: The Age of Disclosure Hits Up+AdamIs humanity ready to hear the truth? In this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel welcomes Dan Farah, the director and producer of the groundbreaking new documentary The Age of Disclosure. This isn’t your average UFO conversation. This is testimony from 34 insiders across the U.S. Government, military, intelligence community, and even the Senate floor - names like Rubio, Gillibrand, Clapper, Mellon, and Fravor, speaking on the record about what they know, what they’ve seen, and why the time for secrecy is over.Dan shares what it was like to make this film...
2025-11-2142 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielMeet the Cast: Celebrating the 50-Year Tradition at The Great American MelodramaLEARN MORE AND GET YOUR TICKETS TO JINGLE JAM HERE!Today on Up+Adam, we’re stepping behind the curtain and straight into the holiday magic.In celebration of The Great American Melodrama’s 50th anniversary, Adam sits down with four of the vibrant performers lighting up the stage this season: Joshua Kenebrew, Anjewel Lenoir, Rollins Mosley, and Kelly Brown. From backstage bloopers to standing ovations, this episode dives into what makes TGAM’s Holiday Extravaganza so iconic, so heartfelt, and so hilariously human.You’ll...
2025-11-2046 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielFrom Shiftin’ Gears to Shifting Lives & Sharing Meals: How Paso Serves Its Community for ThanksgivingEvery Thanksgiving in Paso Robles, something extraordinary happens long before most people sit down to eat. Centennial Park transforms into a full-service restaurant complete with hosts, servers, menus, and real plates for anyone who needs a warm, dignified meal. No judgment. No questions. Just hospitality, humanity, and a whole lot of turkey.On this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel welcomes two community pillars: David Kudija, who has been carving turkeys and leading the steering committee for decades, and Jimmy Purdy, local business owner and host of Gearhead Radio on KPRL. Together, they help...
2025-11-1836 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielJingle Jam, Surf and Storms and Saving ThanksgivingIn this episode of Up+Adam:Breaking & Entering Jingle Jam lineup and details for December 11 in downtown SLOA deeper look at LA’s Palisades Fire and the questions still hanging over itPismo Beach’s Surfing for Hope Longboard Classic and how it supports local cancer patientsNipomo’s new bronze memorial honoring the real "Migrant Mother" and her storyCentral Coast rain outlook to start the weekThanksgiving timing tips, stomach saves, and how not to be the problem at dinner
2025-11-1730 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielBreaking & Entering Jingle Jam Announced | Woods Humane Pet of the WeekJingle Jam Announced Thursday December 11, 2025 at Libertine Brewing, Downtown SLOListen to the show for the first wave of artists announced. Tickets on sale soon!********Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music********CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK!********ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE!********FOLLOW ADAM O...
2025-11-1431 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielRob Rossi | Part Two: Regrets, Ranches, and the Realest He’s Ever BeenIn this special follow-up episode of Up+Adam, Rob Rossi is back, and this time, we go deeper.If you thought Part One showed you who Rob Rossi is, Part Two shows you why. This is not just real estate. It is personal, reflective, and unfiltered.ICYMI: Listen to Part One first — the origin story, from frat houses to Disney trains: Rob Rossi on How a Trashed Frat House Turned Into Dreams, Deeds, and Disney Trains********Listen to U...
2025-11-1239 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielVeterans Day: The Last Watch - Dick Grantham’s Final StoryHappy Veterans Day!Met Richard “Dick” Grantham in 2021 when I hosted a Veterans dinner at the Elks. He stood up, shared his WWII story, and left the whole room in awe. He served in the Navy, survived some of the fiercest battles in the Pacific, and was awarded a Purple Heart after a kamikaze strike hit his ship.Nearly a year later, his daughter reached out. Dick was home, frail, and in hospice care, but wanted to sit down with me and tell his story in full. I spent over an hour with him at his...
2025-11-1127 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielThe Rewatch You Didn’t Know You Needed — Ugly Betty Stars are Up+Adam #VivaBettyWhat happens when two of the most unforgettable characters from Ugly Betty sit down to relive the show that made being different feel like a superpower? You get Viva Betty, a rewatch podcast that is heartfelt, hilarious, and loaded with behind-the-scenes gold.In this episode of Up+Adam, Ana Ortiz and Mark Indelicato, aka Hilda and Justin Suarez, join Adam for a conversation that goes far beyond nostalgia. From representing communities and culture on primetime to the moments on set that changed them forever, this one pulls back the curtain on the impact Ugly...
2025-11-1025 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielTapped In and Turned Up in AG - The Arroyo Grande Beer & Wine Fest This Weekend!In this episode of Up+Adam, Adam shines a spotlight on the heart and soul of Arroyo Grande with three local legends making waves in wine, beer, and hospitality. He’s joined by Josh Klapper, the winemaker behind Timbre Winery and owner of LoBro Studios (where this very show is recorded), Laura Beth Amy of Humdinger Brewing, a dual-threat in AG and SLO, and Mindy Calmenson, general manager of Rooster Creek Tavern and a pillar of the Village scene.Together, they preview the 4th annual Arroyo Grande Beer and Wine Festival, happening this Saturday, No...
2025-11-0742 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielRob Rossi On How a Trashed Frat House Turned Into Dreams, Deeds, and Disney Trains! | Up+Adam ExclusiveRob Rossi isn’t just a developer - he’s a straight-up architect of identity on the Central Coast. In Part One of this two-part interview, Adam sits down in the Timbre LoBro Studios with the man behind some of San Luis Obispo’s most iconic buildings, boldest bets, and most emotional preservation projects.From buying a trashed frat house out of college to rescuing original Disneyland train cars... from shaping downtown SLO to reviving the world’s first motel - this is a rare, real conversation with one of the most quietly influential people t...
2025-11-0641 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielThe New Face (and Publisher) of SLO Life Magazine: Meghan Burkhardt is Up+AdamWhat does it take to step into the spotlight of a legacy brand while holding a toddler’s hand and carrying new life inside you? In this episode of Up+Adam, Adam sits down with Meghan Burkhardt, the new publisher of SLO Life Magazine, for a conversation about bold pivots, personal purpose, and the stories that make this Central Coast community so rich.Meghan shares the moment she knew she had to own the magazine, what keeps her up at night (besides a toddler), and how she is redefining what makes a story cover-worthy. Yo...
2025-11-0536 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielConviction & Convictions: Local Activist Zoe Rosenberg on Her Felony Conspiracy Sentencing, and Oh Yea, Meat #TrueCrimeTuesdayOn this True Crime Tuesday, Adam sits down with Zoe Rosenberg, an animal rights activist from San Luis Obispo who’s no stranger to headlines. From being tackled on an NBA court to getting arrested at Cal Poly at just 15, Zoe’s activism has been bold, controversial, and now convicted.In her first exclusive local interview, Zoe talks about the felony charges she just caught for taking chickens from a Petaluma poultry facility. She calls it a rescue. Prosecutors called it theft. Either way, the jury found her guilty. But Zoe doesn’t flinch, not ev...
2025-11-0450 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielHalloween Therapy: Guidance vs. Gaslighting - Amy Hargreaves & Landry Bender, Stars of 'SELF-HELP' (In Theatres Today) are Up+AdamOn this Halloween episode of Up+Adam, Amy Hargreaves and Landry Bender drop in with a thriller built for tonight. Self-Help follows a young woman who goes undercover inside a self-actualization community to pull her mother away from its dangerously charismatic leader. We talk about power, persuasion, and the thin line between guidance and gaslighting. Amy and Landry open up about the scenes that rattled them, what they protected as co-creators, and why this story sticks to you on the ride home. Self-Help is only in theaters today, October 31, 2025. • Official trailer: https://www.youtube.co...
2025-10-3136 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielToes, Tutus, and Telling Stories (Without Words): Ballet Theatre SLO is Up+Adam for #ArtoberWhat does it mean to tell a powerful story with no words? In this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel sits down with Theresa Slobodnik and Blair London, the powerhouse duo behind Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo (BT-SLO). Theresa, a lifelong choreographer and artistic director, and Blair, a retired engineering professor turned ballet teacher, are proving that ballet isn't just an art form. It’s a soulful, emotional experience that can move audiences of all ages.From honoring mentors and pushing creative boundaries to empowering dancers young and old, Theresa and Blair open up ab...
2025-10-3037 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielVows and Wows: Inside Central Coast Bride & the SLO Fall Wedding Expo (This Sun | Madonna Expo)In this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel welcomes Karla Langner, owner of Central Coast Bride and the creative powerhouse behind the San Luis Obispo Fall Wedding Expo. Whether you're newly engaged or just deep in the Pinterest-scroll phase, this conversation is your permission slip to breathe. Karla breaks down why this isn't just a wedding expo. It’s an experience.From VIP swag bags to signature cocktails, from meeting the region’s top florists and DJs to scoring exclusive deals you won’t find anywhere else, this event brings all your “big day” dreams und...
2025-10-2920 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielGenius Is a Team Sport (Just Ask Lin-Manuel Miranda) or his Biographer | Pet of the WeekWhat do you get when you think you're interviewing Lin-Manuel Miranda… but instead end up with the scholar who might know him even better?In this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel sits down with Daniel Pollack-Pelzner - New Yorker contributor, Shakespeare scholar, and author of Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist. Daniel spent years talking with over 150 people from Lin’s world, his family, mentors, collaborators, and Lin himself - to unpack how a sweet, curious kid from Washington Heights became the most transformative voice in modern musical theater.
2025-10-2437 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielWhat Rocket Science Taught Me About Making People Laugh: Artober, Improv, and the Central Coast Comedy TheaterWhat do you get when you combine aerospace engineering with live comedy? You get Dane Larkin. As Director and founding board member of the Central Coast Comedy Theater, Dane is helping to shape a community where laughter isn’t just entertainment, it’s healing. From designing rocket thrust-vectoring systems in college to now teaching improv two nights a week, Dane brings left-brain brilliance and right-brain heart to the local arts scene.In this special Artober edition of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel dives deep with Dane about how the Theater is using comedy to support ment...
2025-10-2325 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielDelta Force to Bestseller: The Gray Zone Is Real. Brad Taylor’s Been There. #TrueCrimeTuesdayDelta Force to Bestseller: The Brad Taylor DebriefIn this episode of Up+Adam, we step into the shadows with Brad Taylor, former Delta Force commander and New York Times bestselling author whose thrillers hit harder because they come from real-world experience. With 21 years in the Army, including eight inside the elite and secretive 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta, Brad knows exactly how modern conflict moves… quietly, strategically, and often without headlines.His newest novel Into the Gray Zone drops us into modern-day India (pretty damn timely if you ask me), wher...
2025-10-2131 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielUnfinished Business and Other Beautiful Wrecks with Jonathan Goldstein of Heavyweight!On today's episode of Up+Adam, Adam sits down with Jonathan Goldstein, the creator and host of the acclaimed podcast Heavyweight. Known for helping real people revisit the moments that still weigh on them—lost friendships, family fallouts, the apology that never happened—Jonathan brings his signature mix of humor, depth, and emotional precision to a conversation that’s part storytelling masterclass, part human excavation.They talk about the origins of Heavyweight, the ethics of revisiting pain, the stories that still haunt him, and how silence can sometimes say more than any scripted line. This e...
2025-10-2036 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielYou Were Made for This Mountain - Encouragement for the Weekend & Beyond!What if the mountain in front of you wasn’t meant to break you, but to build you?On today’s episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel sits down with Joshua Rosa, a nationally recognized speaker, author, and the voice behind the powerful podcast Made For This Mountain. Joshua shares his journey through trauma, redemption, and obedience, inviting listeners into a deeper understanding of faith, failure, and healing.Raised in New Jersey by a proud Dominican mother, Joshua has become a force in the space where authenticity meets ministry. With nearly a mill...
2025-10-1733 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielOne-Legged Trainers, Drunk QBs, and Civil Rights: The Team the NFL Tried to EraseWhat happens when a football team becomes a time capsule for a country on the edge of change? In this episode, Adam sits down with award-winning journalist and author David Fleming to unpack A Big Mess in Texas, the jaw-dropping, hilarious, and deeply human true story of the 1952 Dallas Texans.You don’t have to know a first down from a fumble to love this story. Whether you're a sports fan or not, this one grabs you with its chaos, characters, and cultural crossroads.From drunken halftime quarterbacks and el...
2025-10-1531 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielInside the Cartel: The Double Life of Martin Suarez - who’s been called the greatest undercover agent in FBI historyIn this #TrueCrimeTuesday episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel goes deep Inside the Cartel with former FBI Special Agent Martin Suarez, the man known inside the Bureau as its most prolific undercover operative in FBI history, and Ian Frisch, the acclaimed journalist who helped him bring his untold story to life.For 23 years, Suarez lived as “Manny,” infiltrating a Colombian narco empire, smuggling $1 billion in cocaine, and laundering $50 million, all in the name of justice. Now, living with ALS, he’s breaking his silence about the double life that cost him almost everything.
2025-10-1424 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielReality Check: The True Cost of America’s Next Top Model | Woods Pet of the WeekWhat happens when the dream of reality TV becomes a nightmare? In this episode of Up+Adam, broadcaster Adam Montiel sits down with award-winning journalist and podcast host Bridget Armstrong to talk about her hit investigative series, Curse of: America’s Next Top Model.Bridget takes us behind the scenes of one of the most iconic and controversial shows of the early 2000s, peeling back the glamorous facade to reveal a world of contracts, control, body-shaming, and emotional manipulation. From interviews with former contestants and producers to questions about Tyra Banks’ role in the show...
2025-10-1030 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielConduct Unbecomingly Brilliant: SLO Symphony’s Andrew Sewell on Music, Memory, and MasteryPart of our month-long ARTober on Up+Adam seriesThis week on Up+Adam, Adam welcomes Andrew Sewell, the visionary conductor and Music Director of the San Luis Obispo Symphony, for a rich and revealing conversation about the power of music, the art of conducting, and the emotional undercurrent of performance. From the magic of the baton to the subtle skill of knowing when to disappear into the music, Andrew shares what it really takes to lead an orchestra, not with ego, but with empathy.You’ll hear why the best conductors do...
2025-10-0943 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielSoap Royalty: Days of Our Lives Legend Deidre Hall Comes CleanShe’s been possessed, kidnapped, cloned, and married more times than we can count, and we’ve loved her for every second of it. On this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel sits down with the incomparable Deidre Hall, the woman behind one of television’s most iconic characters: Dr. Marlena Evans of Days of Our Lives.As Days celebrates its upcoming induction into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, Deidre reflects on her nearly 50-year journey on the show, how it shaped her, and how she’s shaped it in return. We talk legacy...
2025-10-0814 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielWhen DNA Doesn’t Lie: Elin Lantz Lesser on America’s Crime Lab #TrueCrimeTueIn this #TrueCrimeTuesday episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel sits down with Elin Lantz Lesser, award-winning producer, former clinical psychologist, and host of the powerful new podcast America’s Crime Lab.Together, they explore the heartbreak and humanity behind unsolved crimes, and the revolutionary forensic science giving victims and families a voice—sometimes decades after the fact. From the gut-wrenching case of 9-year-old K Rogers to the surprising role of genealogy websites in solving murders, Elin opens up about the emotional toll of telling these stories, how her psychology background shapes her work, and the...
2025-10-0731 minUp + Adam with Adam Montiel@LindseyEats is Up+Adam on Cooking by Feel, Nose, & GutAdam chatted with Lindsey Baruch of Lindsey Eats, a creator with over 1 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and her blog, about her debut cookbook Something Delicious: 100 Recipes for Everyday Cooking (Ten Speed Press, releases September 30, 2025). They dive into cooking with all five senses, how to build confidence fast with low-fuss techniques, and why “delicious beats pretty” every time. Expect crunchy-creamy eggplant, a legit 30-minute chicken move, wedge salad theater, a pepper mill splurge Adam can’t stop raving about, and easy entertaining pairings that make weeknights feel like an invitation. If you’re cooking today, you’ll walk away with...
2025-10-0631 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielConnection, Culture & Community — It's ARTober in SLO | Pet of the Week with Woods!In this episode of Up+Adam, Adam sits down with Robin Wolff, committee member of the City of San Luis Obispo’s Promotional Coordinating Committee, to talk about ARTober, SLO’s month-long celebration of arts and humanities held every October. Robin breaks down what ARTober is, how the city activates public art and performances (think: Piano in the Plaza, gallery openings, theater, open studios, public art displays), and how local residents and visitors can get involved. We discuss how the city partners with nonprofits, how the program has evolved, and where she hopes ARTober will go next.
2025-10-0322 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielRaised by Rickles: Don Rickle's Daughter, Mindy Shares Stories Like Never Before, is Up+AdamShe’s not just the daughter of comedy legend Don Rickles. Mindy Rickles is a sharp, hilarious, and deeply human storyteller who’s carving out a voice all her own. In this episode, Mindy joins Adam for a one-of-a-kind conversation about growing up in the house that comedy built, the moments Don Rickles did (and didn’t) turn it off, and why her new podcast “Mindy, Ed & Don Rickles” is more than a tribute. It’s a time capsule of family, fame, and fearless funny.This one’s got laughs, heart, and stories you haven’t heard anywhere else.
2025-10-0119 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielBeyond the Dong-Dong: The Law & Order podcast is real, and it’s raw as hell #TrueCrimeTuesdayOn this True Crime Tuesday, former Brooklyn homicide prosecutor Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi (pretty positive you’ve seen one of her many shows on TV too!) joins Up+Adam for a gripping conversation that pulls back the curtain on the real-life cases that shaped America’s approach to terrorism. As the host of Law & Order: Criminal Justice System, Anna-Sigga shares stories that go beyond the headlines and into the hearts of survivors, investigators, and communities forever changed.To learn more:• Listen to Law & Order: Criminal Justice System → iHeart Podcast • Subscribe to Anatomy of Murder...
2025-09-3029 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielLearn by Brewin’: Nick Firestone on Craft, Campus, and Cal Poly GoldToday on Up+Adam, we’re sitting down with Nick Firestone, CEO of Firestone Walker Brewing Company and one of the most respected names in craft beer. With the brewery just announcing a multi-year extension of its partnership with Cal Poly, we dive deep into what this collaboration means not just for beer, but for the community, for student-athletes, and for the future of brewing talent coming out of San Luis Obispo.Nick shares what the past year has brought, rom new beers and behind-the-scenes pivots to the legacy milestones brewing ahead of Firestone Wa...
2025-09-2944 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielPrincesses, Frogs, and Fresh Princes: The Stories of Screenwriting Icon Rob Edwards & Him Coming to SLO CALWhat do Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World, and TV classics like Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, In Living Color, Full House, and A Different World all have in common? Writer Rob Edwards. For more than 40 years, Rob has been shaping the way we laugh, cry, and see ourselves on screen. In this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel sits down with Rob to talk about surviving Hollywood with “Detroit hustle,” why Disney and Marvel story rooms are more alike than you’d think, and what it means to close out this year’s Cen...
2025-09-241h 00Up + Adam with Adam MontielDisney Adults & Dirty Truths with Comic René Vaca who's Coming to the PAC in SLO!Comic René Vaca Is Up+Adam Comedian René Vaca joins Adam Montiel ahead of his upcoming show at the Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, September 25. From growing up in Van Nuys to winning StandUp NBC and performing with the likes of Bill Burr and Ken Jeong, René shares how comedy became his therapy, his hustle, and his way through it all.In this candid conversation, the two talk about growing up just outside of LA, collecting rare Disney art, calling out Hollywood in a meeting that actually led t...
2025-09-2228 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielHappy Friday and More + Pet of the Week with Woods Humane SocietyAdam will be leading a live workshop on The Art of the Interview at this year’s Central Coast Writers Conference, happening September 26–27, 2025 at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. For details and registration, visit cuesta.edu/writers-conferenceListen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music********CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK!********ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE!********F...
2025-09-1920 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielShame, Screenshots, and Justice: Inside the Mind of Bully Hunter Dr. James McGibneyIn this episode of Up+Adam, Adam chats with Dr. James McGibney, the former U.S. Marine turned digital justice warrior, to talk about what it takes to take down cyberbullies, online predators, and the shadow networks that traffic in shame.You’ve seen him in the Netflix doc The Most Hated Man on the Internet. You’ve seen his work on VICE, Dr. Phil, and now on A&E’s brand-new special Bully Hunter, premiering Tuesday, September 23rd at 10pm. But this conversation isn’t just about the mission. It’s about the man behind it. F...
2025-09-1728 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielLocal #TrueCrimeTuesday: When the System Fails, Parents Don’t QuitOn this episode of Up+Adam, broadcaster Adam Montiel sits down with William and Mary Jane Jodry, the parents of Thomas “Tommy” Jodry, a 21-year-old man who died after falling from a San Luis Obispo parking structure under deeply suspicious circumstances. While officials quickly closed the case, the Jodrys have spent nearly six years piecing together what really happened that night, facing roadblocks, redacted timelines, and a man of interest whose presence raises more questions than answers.Also joining the conversation is clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Leslie Dobson, whose trauma-informed lens brings clarity and...
2025-09-1634 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielThese Fists Break Stereotypes: How Martial Arts Films Changed Pop Culture, Hip Hip, Film, and Who Kids Saw as HeroesWhat do Bruce Lee, Saturday morning cartoons, bootleg VHS tapes, and the birth of hip hop all have in common?Today on Up+Adam, we go full roundhouse into the cultural explosion that was the kung fu movie craze, and the two men who’ve written the definitive, illustrated, and absolutely jaw-dropping story behind it. Adam is joined by Grady Hendrix, bestselling author and co-founder of the New York Asian Film Festival, and Chris Poggiali, film historian and editor of the legendary Temple of Schlock, to talk about their new book: These Fists Break Br...
2025-09-1537 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielTV Inside-Out: Career TV Announcer Randy West Exposes Showbiz Dysfunction From Inside the StudioYou’ve heard his voice for decades on The Price is Right, Deal or No Deal, Supermarket Sweep, and so many more. But Randy West has seen more than just the shiny side of television. In his new book TV Inside-Out, this 30-year TV veteran takes us deep backstage into the chaos, feuds, and unforgettable moments that shaped the medium we thought we knew. From Johnny Carson’s dark family drama to wild nights at The Price is Right, Randy has been there, and now he is telling it all.In this conversation with Adam, Randy...
2025-09-1227 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielNo Rope. No Permission. No Fear: Just the Eiffel Tower and our Friend Adam LockwoodIn this episode of Up+Adam, broadcaster Adam Montiel chats with urban free climber Adam Lockwood, known around the world as Nuisance. You’ve probably seen one of his videos without even realizing it was him: scaling towers, cranes, and high-rises barefoot, no ropes, no permission, and somehow, no fear. But behind every climb is something deeper.Recorded before his jaw-dropping jump off the Eiffel Tower (yes, that one), this conversation captures the raw heart of why Adam climbs, what it feels like to be alone hundreds of meters above a sleeping city, and ho...
2025-09-1042 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielIs It True Crime? Is It Comedy? Yes. Wisecrack Debuts at #1 - The Creators Join Up+AdamWhat do you get when a stand-up comedy set crashes headfirst into a real-life murder? On this True Crime Tuesday, we sit down with comedian Edd Hedges and Emmy-nominated producer Jodi Tovay, the duo behind Wisecrack, a genre-bending true crime podcast that’s part comedy, part nightmare, and completely real.Edd returned to his hometown for a charity show, only to find himself at the center of a horrifying true crime story involving a childhood bully turned killer, a terrified woman at the foot of his bed, and a moment that would change everything....
2025-09-0936 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielMen… Explained? Finally? Tom Sturges Cracks the Code on the Male MindWhy are men the way they are? Why do they forget birthdays but remember every detail of their first crush? Why do they seem stuck at 14... even when they’re 54? Legendary music executive Tom Sturges has worked with icons like Foo Fighters, Outkast, and 50 Cent, but his newest project may be his most revealing yet. His book Men Explained, Finally is a laugh-out-loud, startlingly wise, and surprisingly tender collection of essays that crack open the male mind and help us all make a little more sense of it.In this conversation, Tom joins Adam fo...
2025-09-0837 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielBorn Into Fame, Built for Redemption: Actors Cameron Douglas & David Morse are Up+AdamOn this episode of Up+Adam, Adam sits down with two powerhouse talents, Cameron Douglas and David Morse, to talk about their new film Looking Through Water, a stirring new drama about estranged fathers and sons reconnecting during a fishing competition in Belize.Cameron Douglas, actor, author, and the son of Michael Douglas and grandson of screen legend Kirk Douglas, shares how his deeply personal journey from addiction and incarceration to clarity and purpose prepared him for this role. His bestselling memoir Long Way Home revealed the truth behind the tabloid headlines, and now...
2025-09-0529 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielGen Z Puts Ice in their Beer | Labor Day Weekend Ahead | Pet of the WeekAdam will be leading a live workshop on The Art of the Interview at this year’s Central Coast Writers Conference, happening September 26–27, 2025 at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. For details and registration, visit cuesta.edu/writers-conferenceListen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music********CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK!********ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE!********F...
2025-08-2915 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielPier Pressure: How Pismo Beach Zoned Out, Now Closing the Pier Eatery That's Been There for YearsFew restaurants capture the SLO CAL vibe like Sunsets at Pismo. For six years, Brian Appiano’s shiny silver Airstream on the Pismo Pier has been serving up tacos, fish and chips, and margaritas with one of the best views you’ll find anywhere. But now, because of a decades-old zoning technicality, the City of Pismo Beach has voted to phase out commercial food vendors on the pier, and Sunsets will close in October 2025.In this conversation, Adam talks with Brian about what this decision means for his family, his staff, and the community that...
2025-08-2826 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielObstacles Are Just Training: NBC's ANW Champion Kai Beckstrand on Recent Win, Firefighting, & T1DOn this episode of Up + Adam, we’re joined by Kai Beckstrand, the 18-year-old champion of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior Season 17. Known as the fastest ninja on the planet, Kai has broken records with his speed and precision, hitting buzzers and making history alongside his brother and father. But his story runs deeper than the highlight reel. Kai is also a certified EMT and firefighter, dedicating his life to running into danger when others can’t, and he does it all while managing Type 1 diabetes.In this conversation, Adam digs into the love of com...
2025-08-2723 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielThis Podcast Could Free Her Mother: Maggie Robinson Katz | Hands Tied Podcast is Up+AdamWhat happens when true crime gets personal? When the mystery isn’t something you binge in your earbuds, but something you’re suddenly living inside? On this True Crime Tuesday, Adam sits down with award-winning journalist Maggie Robinson Katz, the host of the gripping new podcast Hands Tied, an original series from BBC Studios and iHeartPodcasts.The show follows Lizz Melgar Rose, whose mother was found bound in a closet and whose father, Jim Melgar, was murdered. The tragedy shocked their Houston community. But it’s what happened after the crime that makes this story...
2025-08-2626 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielYou vs You: Lex Borrero on Winning the Inner WarWhat happens when the man behind some of the biggest names in music, like Bad Bunny, J Balvin, and Justin Bieber, starts asking the real questions of himself?In this powerful episode of Up+Adam, Adam sits down with Lex Borrero, the visionary co-founder of NEON16 and host of the podcast You vs You. Together, they dive deep into the mindset behind meaningful success, the internal battles that continue even at the top, and why redefining hustle might just be the secret to true peace. Lex opens up about imposter syndrome, building a legacy...
2025-08-2530 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielSuch Great Bytes: How Indie Music Got Cool Before It CountedThis morning on Up+Adam, we take it all the way back to when “indie” wasn’t a playlist category—it was a movement. Adam sits down with Chris DeVille, longtime music journalist and Managing Editor at Stereogum, to talk about his incredible new book, Such Great Heights.From blog rock to Bon Iver, from Phoebe Bridgers to the almighty O.C. soundtrack, this is a nostalgic, clever, and heartfelt conversation about how indie rock didn’t just soundtrack a generation, it defined it. Adam and Chris dive into the hunger of indie artists, the weird...
2025-08-2135 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielThrough the Static: Glam Ham on Fire, Frequencies, and Finding TruthIn this episode, Adam Montiel chats with Glam Ham (callsign: NW6S), the truth-seeking ham radio operator and content creator whose viral dive into the San Luis Obispo blackout during the Gifford Fire turned heads across the Central Coast and beyond. From decoding strange signals and fire maps to asking the questions most news outlets won’t, Glam Ham has built a following of nearly 100,000 (Used to have 300K until she got banana’d and had to start over), by turning static into story.But that’s just one frequency in her life. Before she wa...
2025-08-201h 05Up + Adam with Adam MontielBloodies, Burritos, and Bovine Bingo: We in Creston, BabyThis episode is served spicy, with a splash of community spirit. Adam welcomes Maegen Loring, General Manager of the Long Branch in Creston, and Lisa Miller, President of the Creston Women’s Club, to talk all about the Creston Bloody Mary Battle, a 21+ event that mixes local flavor, homemade Bloody Marys, live music, burritos, beer, wine, and even bovine bingo (yes, cow plop for a cause).Recorded live from the Timbre LoBro Studios, this conversation dives into how two powerhouse women are bringing their town together for a good time and an even better ca...
2025-08-1835 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielCurveball: Don from Los Osos Throws Friday's Show into a SpiralToday we have a curve ball in Don from Los Osos called in as Adam was preparing the show OUT OF NOWHERE - So mix in a little adhd, and you got a Don from Loso Osos (IYKYK) flashback with Robin from Woods along for the ride as well ********Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music********CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK!********
2025-08-1530 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielBuds, Business, and Breaking Stereotypes: Golden Apple is Cultivating UnderstandingToday on Up+Adam, we sit down in the Timbre LoBro Studios with Shawn Sherman, owner of Golden Apple Cannabis Company, for a conversation that cuts through the clichés and digs into the real cannabis industry, past, present, and future. Shawn’s been in the game since before legalization, navigating one of California’s most overtaxed and overregulated markets while staying true to his mission: educate the consumer. We talk about why “sativa” and “indica” don’t actually mean what you think, how terpenes are the true drivers of your experience, and why bridging the gap between science, policy, and pub...
2025-08-1457 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielYes, And… Colin Mochrie of Whose Line Is It Anyway? on Up+AdamIn today’s episode of Up+Adam, comedy icon Colin Mochrie, whose lightning-fast improv on Whose Line Is It Anyway? has kept us laughing for decades, joins Adam for a conversation that’s as hilarious as it is heartfelt. We talk about his decades-long run on television, his two hit live tours (Asking for Trouble with Brad Sherwood, and HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis with Asad Mecci), and his new film Magnetosphere, a moving story about embracing the quirks that make us unique.See Colin Live: • Asking for Trouble Tour – Official Site: https://www.colin...
2025-08-1322 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielAdam Back from Vacay: Hollywood's Lou Diamond Phillips is Up+Adam | Gifford Fire UpdateAdam’s back from a long vacation and hitting the ground running with a Hollywood heavyweight, Lou Diamond Phillips. From La Bamba to Longmire, Lou’s career has been a masterclass in range, resilience, and reinvention. In this episode, Lou talks about stepping into the role of Brent in his new film ET TU, a darkly funny dramedy about love, betrayal, and the beautiful chaos of live theater. He opens up about imposter syndrome, the mentorship of young actors, and what still connects him to Richie Valens after all these years.It’s Adam’s first day back, an...
2025-08-1124 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielHappy Friday - Robin from Woods is back!Adam is on Vacation - Please excuse the scrappy editing - . Robin Coleman returns to the show after many weeks off after she lost her dog. We talk to Woods Humane each week, so if you love dogs, this will touch you. We love Robin, her work, and glad shes back. ********Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music********CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET...
2025-07-2512 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielBreaking News, Breaking Patterns: A Journalist who Stopped Reporting and Started RevealingToday on Up+Adam, Adam sits down with Emmy-nominated journalist and host of The Bright Side, Simone Boyce. From breaking news to breaking cycles, Simone opens up about her transition from the hard edges of national news to the warmer, deeper spaces of cultural storytelling and soul-level joy.They get into it all. What it's like leaving legacy media for something more personal. How motherhood rewired her approach to journalism. And why “choosing the bright side” isn’t just optimism. It’s a practice. Simone shares a vulnerable turning point at a trauma retreat, her favo...
2025-07-2337 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielSmells Like Local Spirit: Where Wellness Meets Her MakerThey’ve shipped over a million handcrafted wellness products around the world, but still fly under the radar in their own hometown.In this episode of Up+Adam, we sit down with the magnetic duo behind Life Elements, Martha and Curt. Based in Atascadero, these two have been quietly redefining wellness with small-batch, plant-based products that actually work. Their CBD relief sticks are legendary, their deodorants are changing the game, and their magnesium lotion? Let’s just say it’s giving people their sleep and their sanity back.But this i...
2025-07-1740 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielRiffs, Regrets, and Redemption: Don Felder of The Eagles Tells All While Up+AdamIn this very special episode, Adam sits down with Don Felder, guitar legend, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, and the man behind one of the most iconic solos in rock history: Hotel California. But there’s a whole lot more to Felder’s story than one song.We talk about his brand new album The Vault: Fifty Years of Music, a stunning collection of unreleased tracks, reimagined demos, and personal time capsules from a half-century of playing, touring, and living the rock and roll life. Felder opens up about the tracks that almost never saw...
2025-07-1642 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielTased and Confused: The Truth Behind the Shock & The Taser #TrueCrimeTuesdayWhen you hear the word Taser, what comes to mind... safety, control, compliance? But what if behind that word lies a story of unchecked ambition, corporate influence over public safety, and a device that has contributed to the deaths of over 1,000 people in the U.S. alone?On this episode of Up + Adam, Adam Montiel welcomes award-winning journalist and filmmaker Nick Berardini, the voice and mind behind the powerful new podcast Absolute: Taser Incorporated. From the boardrooms of Axon Enterprises to the streets of America’s most policed neighborhoods, this series pulls back the cu...
2025-07-1546 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielIn Pain in the Membrane: The Science & Research of Headaches w/ Science Journalist Tom Zeller Jr.Headaches are universal, but for millions, they’re more than a nuisance. They’re life-altering, misunderstood, and often misdiagnosed. In this episode, Adam sits down with award-winning science journalist and former New York Times reporter Tom Zeller Jr., whose powerful new book, The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction, dives deep into the mysterious world of chronic head pain, especially the brutal beast known as cluster headaches.From the ER to experimental drug trials, to the emotional weight of invisible pain, this conversation blends science, soul, and storytelling in a way only Up+Adam can. If y...
2025-07-1419 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielPink Drank Winning and Pet of the Week from Woods Humane SocietyListen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music********CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK!********ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE!********FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM*********Sincere Thanks to the supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing wh...
2025-07-1113 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielAmerica’s Next Top Memoir: The First Model to Write a Book on Top Model is Up+AdamWhat really happened on America’s Next Top Model? Sarah Hartshorne joins Adam Montiel with the kind of honesty that flips the script on everything you thought you knew about reality TV. A contestant on Cycle 9 and the author of You Wanna Be On Top?, Sarah unpacks the contracts, the calorie limits, the casting manipulation, and the emotional aftermath of living inside a show that was built for drama, not truth.They talk about how the show shaped her body image, what it was like to be the only plus-size contestant, how the producers cr...
2025-07-1025 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielHigh on History: The Truth They Didn’t Teach You #TrueCrimeTuesdayWhat do Shakespeare, Steve Jobs, Queen Victoria, and a pope with a taste for cocaine wine have in common? According to historian and viral storyteller Sam Kelly, more than you’d think. In this episode, Adam chats with the author of Human History on Drugs: An Utterly Scandalous but Entirely Truthful Look at History Under the Influence to uncover the hilariously human, shockingly drug-laced past of some of the world’s most iconic figures.Adam talks psychedelic breakthroughs, presidential dependencies, the birth of AA, mushrooms in power, modern meds like Ozempic, and how history migh...
2025-07-0825 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielFrom Mental Roasts to Mental Remedy: Comic Icon Lisa Lampanelli Shrinks the BS and is Up+Adam!From comedy royalty to soul-stirring truth-teller, Lisa Lampanelli is back, but not like you remember her. In this episode, Adam sits down with the iconic “Queen of Mean” turned self-help sage to talk about her powerful (and hilarious) new podcast, Shrink This! Alongside co-host Nick Scopoletti, Lisa tackles listener-submitted problems with the kind of tough love and hard laughs only she can deliver.In this candid conversation, Lisa opens up about walking away from insult comedy, embracing reinvention, and why authenticity is the new punchline. We talk therapy, self-sabotage, letting go of what hurts us...
2025-07-0719 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielLouder Than History: The Wall of Sound and the Freaks Who Engineered PerfectionIn this episode of Up+Adam, we crank the dial all the way up with journalist and author Brian Anderson, whose debut book Loud & Clear tells the jaw-dropping story of the Grateful Dead’s legendary Wall of Sound. Even if you’ve never spun a Dead record in your life, this conversation is for you. Because it’s not just about the music, it’s about ambition, obsession, and the kind of wild, world-changing creativity that rewrites the rules.Brian walks us through the rise and wild fall of the Wall. A live sound system s...
2025-07-0231 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielWhat We See When We Don’t Die: Filmmaker and Host of Alive Again, Dan Bush is Up+AdamWhat really happens when we die? Or... what if we don't?On this episode of Up+Adam, I chat with filmmaker and podcast host Dan Bush, the creator of Alive Again, a gripping series that explores near-death experiences and the people who live to talk about them. These aren’t just brushes with death; they’re deep dives into the stories, sensations, and transformations that follow. We talk about the patterns that show up again and again, regardless of culture, gender, or age, and ask the big questions: Where does skepticism fit in? What happ...
2025-07-0116 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielWhat We See When We Don’t Die: Filmmaker and Host of Alive Again, Dan Bush is Up+AdamWhat really happens when we die? Or... what if we don't?On this episode of Up+Adam, I chat with filmmaker and podcast host Dan Bush, the creator of Alive Again, a gripping series that explores near-death experiences and the people who live to talk about them. These aren’t just brushes with death; they’re deep dives into the stories, sensations, and transformations that follow. We talk about the patterns that show up again and again, regardless of culture, gender, or age, and ask the big questions: Where does skepticism fit in? What happ...
2025-06-3016 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielSoul Food That Speaks Every Language - TV Chef & Best Selling Author Deborah Vantrece is Up+AdamOn today’s Up+Adam, best-selling author and TV chef Deborah VanTrece joins Adam for a rich and flavorful conversation about the universal language of food, the roots of soul cooking, and how she’s blending global influence with deep Southern tradition. From serving up creative twists like Jamaican beef pot pie and adobo ribs on FYI’s Global Soul Kitchen, to redefining airport dining as Executive Chef of the Centurion Lounge at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson, Chef VanTrece is a culinary storyteller. She shares the emotional heartbeat behind her dishes, the cultures that inspire her palate, and the one recipe s...
2025-06-3016 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielHollywood Vampires: Feeding the Celebrity Exploitation MachineWhat happens when justice goes viral? When the courtroom becomes content? And when the story isn't just about two celebrities, but about us?In this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel welcomes journalist and documentarian Makiko Wholey, co-author of Hollywood Vampires: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and the Celebrity Exploitation Machine. Makiko takes us behind the scenes of one of the most chaotic, consequential trials in modern celebrity history, revealing what most of us missed while we were scrolling. From overnight fan campouts in Fairfax to the quiet conversations that never made it to YouTube...
2025-06-2736 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielBenevolence with a Buzz: Pink Drank 2025 and the Importance of the Elk's Lodge to our CommunityGet ready to dive deep with one of the Elks Lodge’s most dedicated leaders, Nancy Lewelling, as she joins Adam Montiel to talk about Pink Drank, a vibrant summer event that’s become one of San Luis Obispo’s most anticipated gatherings. Poolside, dressed in pink, with over 30 of the hottest producers in wine, beer, spirits, and craft cocktails. Add in a live DJ, curated bites, a grazing table, a wine pull, and you've got a celebration that’s as playful as it is purposeful.Nancy shares what makes this event so uniquely Central...
2025-06-2632 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielZiggy Marley is Up+Adam Talking Pajamas, Peace, and Papa MarleyIn this soulful episode, Adam chats with the incomparable Ziggy Marley: eight-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, musician, humanitarian, and now, bedtime book wizard. Ziggy opens up about Pajammin’, his newest children’s book inspired by his father Bob Marley’s iconic song “Jamming.” But this conversation goes way deeper than pajamas.Together, they unpack family rituals, the evolution of legacy, and what it means to create joy that outlives you. Ziggy shares the heart behind the pages, how music still guides his fatherhood, and why stories matter more than ever. If you’re looking for a conver...
2025-06-2517 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielFrom Prosecutor to Whistleblower: Why Tanenbaum Walked Away from JFK! #TrueCrimeTuesdayWhat if the story we’ve been told for 60 years… was never meant to hold up? Legendary prosecutor and former Deputy Chief Counsel of the U.S. Congressional JFK assassination probe, Robert K. Tanenbaum, joins Up+Adam for a truth-bomb of a conversation that challenges the official narrative of Dealey Plaza. His new book, That Day in Dallas: Lee Harvey Oswald Did NOT Kill JFK, makes the case—with evidence, not theory—that the assassination was not the act of a lone gunman, but a multilayered cover-up by forces inside our own government.In this epi...
2025-06-2430 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielMore Than a Talk Show: Montel Williams Rewrites History and is Up+AdamMontel Williams is Up+Adam! What happens when a 36,000-ton aircraft carrier gets torpedoed in WWII, its rudder jammed, and it starts spinning helplessly in enemy waters? In most timelines, it’s the end of the story. But in Montel Williams’ new book The Sailing of the Intrepid, it’s just the beginning.On today’s episode, Adam welcomes Montel…yes, that Montel for a conversation that’s part history, part masterclass in resilience. They dive into the wild true tale of the USS Intrepid, the crew that refused to surrender, and the 3,000-square-foot sail that st...
2025-06-2321 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielHappy Friday! Woods and Pink Drank! First 10 in at AdamMontiel.com Wins Tix to Pink Drank!In this episode, Adam chats with Robin from Woods Humane Society with our Pet(s) of the Week. We say pets, cause…we…got…KITTENS! They are also on the heels of their big Tails gala event this weekend!Also, rosé all day? Adam is giving away a pair of tickets to Pink Drank, the Central Coast’s ultimate rosé bash. First ten listeners to hit up adammontiel.com get in. No code words. No nonsense. Just go. Buy tickets at pinkdrank.org - But win them from Adam.Learn more...
2025-06-2013 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielHealing Out Loud: Answering the Advocacy Call From Crisis to CourageIn this episode of Up+Adam, Adam sits down in the LoBro Studios with Jatzibe Sandoval, Community Impact and Volunteer Director at Lumina Alliance, for a conversation that’s as moving as it is essential. From her own personal journey through challenge and transformation to now leading community advocacy efforts, Jatzibe shares how lived experience becomes powerful leadership. We talk about the delicate art of trauma-informed care, what real allyship looks like outside of Pride month, and why showing up for survivors takes more than good intentions, it takes commitment. If you’ve ever wond...
2025-06-1934 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielShe Solved a Murder Online. Then Went to Work. The Ladies Behind True Crime Tonight (and Don't F**k with Cats) #TrueCrimeTuesdayToday on Up+Adam, Adam chats with Courtney Armstrong and Baudi Moovan, co-hosts of the nightly iHeartRadio podcast True Crime Tonight. Courtney has spent years inside the darkest corners of America’s most haunting cases, from the Piketon massacre to justice with Nancy Grace. Baudi became a household name after helping crack a murder case online, her story told in Netflix’s Don’t F**k With Cats. Together, they navigate the chaos of true crime headlines, digital manhunts, and human heartbreak five nights a week. In this episode, they talk about the cases that ke...
2025-06-1725 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielBoop! There It Is: A Legend in the Booth, David Foster is Up+AdamThis is one of those Up+Adam episodes you remember. When a guest like David Foster joins the show, you know you're in for something special. Sixteen Grammys. A career that’s defined the sound of entire generations. And now? He’s scoring Broadway. This is more than a cool conversation. It’s a front-row seat to one of music’s greatest living legends.What happens when a hitmaker steps into the world of Broadway? You get BOOP! The Musical, a lush, cinematic journey through the world of the iconic Betty Boop, composed by Foster h...
2025-06-1318 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielBatter Up: The Rise of Breadin' Bros and its Local 16 Year Old CEO!In this episode, Adam reunites with a very special guest: Aiden Ponti, the 16-year-old founder of Breadin Bros, a Central Coast culinary brand built from scratch... literally. Two years after their first conversation at the Mid-State Fair, Aiden returns to talk about how his fried chicken obsession turned into a fast-growing business, now in local stores.We talk product innovation, personal growth, and the wild story behind launching his very own Breadin Bros Racing team in the 24 Hours of Lemons. From meatballs to marketing, boosters to burnout, this is one of those rare interviews that re...
2025-06-1231 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielOne Chair, One Chance, One Comeback: NBC's Winner of The Voice Adam David is Up+AdamWhat does it sound like when a man sings from the middle of his comeback? On this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel sits down with The Voice Season 27 winner Adam David, a soulful rocker whose voice is as textured as his story. From a single-chair turn to an Instant Save that felt more like a divine pause button, Adam’s journey through addiction, recovery, and redemption is nothing short of cinematic.We talk about the moment music stopped being a dream and started being a lifeline. This is more than a vic...
2025-06-1117 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielSleuths, Secrets, and the Silence of Talina Zar #TrueCrimeTuesdayIn this episode, Adam chats with award-winning journalist and podcast host Melissa Jeltsen, whose latest true-crime series What Happened to Talina Zar dives deep into one of the most unsettling disappearances in recent memory.During the early days of COVID lockdown, 50-year-old Talina Zar posted an eerie message online and then vanished. What followed was a search unlike anything we’ve seen: led not by detectives, but by relentless internet sleuths. Melissa walks us through the bizarre twists, the murky ethics of amateur investigation, and the deeply human story at the center of it al...
2025-06-1023 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielMan of Steel, Heart of Gold: Cain't Knock the Hustle - Actor Dean Cain is Up+AdamWhat happens when Superman trades his cape for a clipboard… and ends up coaching a girls’ soccer team full of chaos and heart? In this episode of Up+Adam, Dean Cain joins the show to talk about his brand-new film Little Angels, in theaters now. But this conversation goes well beyond the movie.They dive into legacy, left turns, writing from the heart, and the real behind-the-scenes grit it takes to create something the whole family can watch...and actually enjoy. Dean shares stories from his Hollywood journey, the projects that still stick with him...
2025-06-0919 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielWhere There’s Smoke, There’s 'Meathead': The NYT Best Selling Grillmaster General & Food Scientist is Up+AdamWhere There’s Smoke, There’s Meathead: Adam chats with one of the most trusted voices in barbecue…Meathead, BBQ Hall of Famer and the mind behind the wildly popular AmazingRibs.com. His latest book, The Meathead Method, isn’t just a cookbook, it’s a myth-busting, flavor-unlocking, science-soaked manual that turns your grill into an instrument of delicious truth.From the Central Coast to the science lab, Meathead talks about busting BBQ myths, cooking with our own Brigit Binns, and how flavor isn’t just taste, it’s memory, place, and soul. Whether y...
2025-06-0624 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielLocker Room Talk: Kenny Crossley of Storage Wars is Up+AdamIn this episode of Up+Adam, we sit down with the ever-charismatic Kenny Crossley, a standout personality from A&E's hit series Storage Wars. From his early days in New Orleans law enforcement to managing storage facilities in Los Angeles, Kenny's journey to television stardom is anything but ordinary. He shares insights into the upcoming season of Storage Wars, premiering Saturday, June 7th at 9PM ET/PT on A&E, promising more auctions, action, and unexpected treasures.Kenny opens up about his unique approach to bidding, the lessons he's learned from his mentor Barry...
2025-06-0517 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielWhere Wine Meets Wow: Cuisine & Hospitality at a Higher Vibration w/ Allegretto Vineyard Resort's Chef Kenny SeligerChef Kenny Seliger is no stranger to fine dining. After helping In Bloom earn a mention in the Michelin Guide, he’s now stepping into a whole new chapter as Executive Chef of Allegretto Vineyard Resort in Paso Robles. This property is as soulful and intentional as the cuisine he’s now creating. In this episode, Adam sits down with Kenny after a weekend on-site to talk about what it’s like running a kitchen inside a luxury resort, how his mindset has evolved, and why sometimes the perfect omelet matters just as much as a tasting menu.
2025-06-0427 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielA QUIET CAFETERIA: HOW THE SLO FOOD BANK WORKS TO SILENCE THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER HUNGEROn Today’s Episode Of Up + Adam, We Sit Down With Molly Kern, Ceo Of The Slo Food Bank, For A Real And Inspiring Conversation About What Food Insecurity Looks Like Right Here On The Central Coast. While Many Of Us Are Easing Into Summer, There’s A Silence Happening In School Cafeterias Across The County That Speaks Volumes, Because When School’s Out, For Thousands Of Local Kids, So Is Their Most Reliable Meal Of The Day.We Talk About The Power Of A Single Breakfast Bag, What A $1 Donation Can Actually Do, And Th...
2025-06-0218 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielIt’s Everywhere, Even Here in SLO CAL: The Forever Chemical Crisis #TrueCrimeTuesdayThey’re called ‘Forever Chemicals’, but the damage they cause could last even longer.In this episode of Up+Adam, award-winning environmental journalists Sharon Udasin and Rachel Frazin join Adam Montiel to talk about their new book, Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America. With gripping stories, damning internal documents, and emotional accounts from families devastated by PFAS exposure, this interview dives into the disturbing reality of how a class of chemicals, hidden in cookware, cosmetics, even dental floss, ended up in the bodies of 97% of Americans.Adam and the authors explor...
2025-05-2726 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielIntentionally Unfiltered: She Can See Right Through You - Dr. Leslie Dobson is Up+Adam #TrueCrimeTuesdayDr. Leslie Dobson is not your typical psychologist. She's a courtroom expert, a clinical force, and the host of the razor-sharp podcast Intentionally Disturbing. In this episode, Adam and Dr. Dobson dive into the minds of predators, the patterns of trauma, and the uncomfortable truths we tend to look away from. They get into the Diddy allegations, how predators manipulate with power, and what it’s like to read someone’s darkness before they even open their mouth.This conversation is layered, fearless, and wickedly smart. If you’ve ever wanted to understand what really...
2025-05-2025 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielDamon Castillo Gets Unplugged and Gets Personal on Up+AdamWhat do you get when a community treasure steps behind the mic and speaks from the soul? You get Damon Castillo. Today on Up+Adam, Adam catches up with the Central Coast’s own musical mainstay to talk songwriting, inspiration, the stories behind his sound, and what’s next for the Damon Castillo Band. From the studio to the stage, Damon’s blend of groove, grit, and genuine emotion continues to make him one of the most respected and beloved voices around here.If you’ve ever been to one of his shows, you already...
2025-05-0854 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielPurple Haze & Liquid Gold: Olive the Above - Paso's Free Olive & Lavender FestivalPaso Robles is about to smell a whole lot better. In this episode of Up+Adam, we’re spotlighting the 2025 Paso Robles Olive & Lavender Festival, going down Saturday, May 10th, at Downtown City Park. Adam is joined by Gina Hambly of Hambly Farms and Dominique Lobjois of Sunshine Olive Oil—two makers at the center of this hyper-local celebration of scent, flavor, and Central Coast craftsmanship.Gina talks about how she and her husband built Hambly Farms from the soil up—harvesting, distilling, and bottling small-batch lavender goods right here on the Central Coast. Domini...
2025-05-0740 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielPlaying Through: The Central Coast Hustle of a Local Singer/Songwriter/MusicianA wrap up on Lumina Nights and Josh Rosenblum is back for Part Two, and this one hits differently. We pick up the conversation mid-stride - talking fatherhood, finding creative flow, and what it really means to grow as an artist. Josh brings the same authenticity and warmth as he did in Part One, but here the conversation loosens up, gets even more revealing, and yes—he picks up the guitar again for some unexpected live moments that’ll stay with you.If you’ve ever felt caught between the grind and the groove, this one’s for you...
2025-05-0537 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielHere Today, Gone Tamale: Atascadero's Biggest Event is Their Free Tamale Festival (This Weekend)!What do tamales, tiny dogs in costume, and civic pride have in common? Atascadero, baby. In this episode, we're joined by Terrie Banish, Deputy City Manager for the City of Atascadero, to talk all things Tamale Festival. It's one of the Central Coast's most festive, flavorful, and fur-friendly events of the year. We break down what’s new for 2025, how it’s grown into a regional favorite, and yes, Adam is back to be one of the judges for the legendary Pet Costume Contest. So polish up those paws and starch your sombreros.Plus, we c...
2025-05-0223 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielSLO CAL Sessions: Breaking Chords & Breaking Through with Singer Songwriter Josh RosenblumHe’s one of the Central Coast’s most dynamic musical voices, and not just because he plays half the instruments in his band. In this free-flowing, no-rules conversation, Josh Rosenblum joins Adam for part one of a two-part hang where they get into the creative grind, what it means to write music with purpose, and how to stay hopeful without sounding preachy. Josh talks about growing up in a jazz-rooted family, his thoughts on the state of the world, fatherhood, and why he still believes in the power of music to move people—even wh...
2025-05-0140 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielNun of Your Business: Sister Monica Clare’s Journey from Hollywood to Holy-woodToday on Up+Adam, we’re joined by Sister Monica Clare — nun, author, viral TikTok star, and living proof that sometimes your wildest detours are actually leading you home. Before she was Sister Monica Clare, she was Claudette Powell: a Southern girl with big-city dreams, an improv actor with the Groundlings, and a Hollywood professional — until a deeper calling slowly but surely rewrote the story she thought she was living. In her brand-new memoir, A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun, she shares the deeply...
2025-04-3034 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielFrom Rock Bottom to Rock Monster: Power, Intimacy, and Owning Your Story with Kristin CaseyToday on Up+Adam, we welcome Kristin Casey—author, recovered addict, intimacy coach, and survivor. Kristin opens up about her incredible journey from battling addiction and depression to becoming a certified surrogate partner and intimacy counselor. In this raw and revealing conversation, we explore her powerful new memoir Casey Dancer, her insights into healing and self-acceptance, and the important tie-in to Sexual Assault Awareness Month and organizations like Lumina Alliance.Kristin also shares reflections from her first best-selling book, Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh, which chronicles her wild years with the Eagles’ legendary guitar...
2025-04-2934 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielPouring with Purpose: Inside the History and the Force that is 'Wine-4-Paws'In this episode of Up+Adam, we sit down with Sarah Tomasetti, the driving force behind Wine 4 Paws, an annual unique event that marries the joy of wine tasting with over 80 wineries and more with the mission of supporting homeless animals from Woods Humane Society. Since 2009, Sarah's vision has galvanized the Central Coast community, raising over $700,000 for Woods Humane Society. Discover how this event has evolved over the years, the impact it has made, and how you can be part of this extraordinary weekend and initiative.Links:Wine 4 Paws: wine4...
2025-04-2522 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielAre Highways Racist? Yep, We're Going There. Asking Tough Questions to ACLU President Deborah ArcherIn this episode of Up+Adam, Adam sits down with ACLU president and NYU law professor Deborah Archer, who makes a bold claim in her new book Dividing Lines: America’s transportation system hasn’t just failed us—it was designed to divide us. This conversation doesn’t shy away from the big questions: In a time where everything is being called racist, is labeling roads helpful, or harmful? Do you think there’s a point where everything being framed as racial ends up diluting the very meaning of racism? At what point does a road… jus...
2025-04-2319 minUp + Adam with Adam MontielWhiskey & Wiretaps: How an Undercover FBI Agent Out-Outlawed the Outlaws #TrueCrimeTuesdayIn this episode of Up+Adam, Adam chats with retired FBI Special Agent Scott Payne, the undercover legend dubbed the “Hillbilly Donnie Brasco.” From goat‑blood rituals with neo‑Nazis in a Georgia forest to the basement strip‑search that almost blew his cover, Payne unpacks 25 years inside Outlaw biker gangs, opioid pipelines, and the accelerationist movement plotting a race war, while getting candid about juggling seven burner phones, staying married, and the Safeguard psych checks that finally pulled him back from the edge - all captured in his new memoir Code Name: Pale Horse. Follow S...
2025-04-2227 min
Up + Adam with Adam MontielForecasting What’s Next: Dave Hovde’s First Interview Since Announcing He's Leaving KSBY-TVAfter over 20 years as the face of weather on the Central Coast, Dave Hovde is stepping away from KSBY. But he’s not going far. In this first of a special two-part interview, Adam sits down in the Timbre LoBro Studios with Dave for an honest, revealing, and often hilarious conversation about why now was the time to step away, how he’s planning his next chapter, and why connection — not forecast accuracy — might be the true legacy he’s leaving behind. From early days covering explosions in North Dakota to calling shots during the Thomas Fire and Montecito mudslide...
2025-04-1838 min
The Pour with Adam MontielWhen Big Wine, Gets Big Mad. Adam Lee Stands Up to Constellation and Joins The Pour.In this episode of The Pour with Adam Montiel, we explore two fascinating wine stories centered on transparency and creativity. Adam Lee was best known as the founder of Siduri Wines, where he became one of California’s leading voices in Pinot Noir. Since then though, he’s continued to innovate, launching Clarice Wine Company and collaborating with the late Philippe Cambie on Beau Marchais, producing wines that have earned critical acclaim. Adam recently made headlines by openly comparing the sugar content of his Pinot Noir, DIal Tone, to that of a bestselling wine, MEIOMI, sparking a conversation about what...
2024-10-1645 min
Where Wine Takes You - A Paso Wine PodcastEp 89: All About Cab FrancIn this Cab Franc Day celebration episode of "Where Wine Takes You" with Adam Monitel, get ready for engaging conversations with three incredible guests who bring the world of wine to life. Adam sits down with Neeta and Kunal Mittal from LXV Wines, who recently marked their 10th anniversary in the industry. Join the conversation as they share their journey, insights, and the passion behind LXV Wines, adding a personal touch to the celebration of this special varietal.
But the festivities don't stop there! The episode also features a delightful chat with Maeve Pesquera, Senior Vice President of...
2023-12-0150 min