Workaholic Freestyle, feat. Matt Fernandez (112)

Journalist, podcaster and actor Matt Fernandez joins today's show. A longtime colleague and friend of Ryan's, he's also a lifelong SCV resident with a lot to say about growing up there, facing the town's racism while being Filipino in a politically and socially conservative town, the detriments to being a young person in the Santa Clarita Valley and the lack of opportunity to grow professionally and socially, the contrast in working with Variety then The SCV Signal versus The SCV Proclaimer, and how he manages to work wearing several professional hats at once. Yet another episode three seasons in the making, keep an eye out for a surprise regarding the near-term future of the pod.

To read Matt's work for The Proclaimer, head over to: https://theproclaimerscv.com/author/mfernandez/

Check out Matt's podcasts at Bleav in Overwatch League and Finding Founders.

Social media:

Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram

Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)

Andrew Martinez: @andrewomartinez (Twitter)

Matt Fernandez: @matt_fern (Twitter) and @thewoodseyninja (Instagram)

Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

"Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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