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Salinas Underground

We tell the story of the city we grew up with by interviewing the people that make it what it is: the business people, the musicians, the scholars, anyone that adds to the culture of Salinas.

Jun 25, 2015

In this episode we shout-out all of the cool local businesses where you can find us any day in downtown Salinas. We have met a lot of cool business owners in the last year and we would like to acknowledge them. We also change the mood and talk about the video that has Salinas in the national headlines. It is a...


Jun 22, 2015

This 20-minute episode is our interview with chef Javier Plascencia, a Tijuana born chef who is trying to turn his city into a foodie destination. We talk about his new restaurant Bracero in San Diego and how we can showcase the farmworker who is sometimes a forgotten part of the food chain. We also talk about the...


Jun 20, 2015

This is one of the episodes recorded at the lair. What is the lair? Well you're just going to have to listen to the older episodes to find out. In this episode we discuss why we should be so proud to live in the Salinas Valley. A lot of these newly skinny Americans are using locally grown produce to shed some pounds...


Jun 11, 2015

In this episode our guest is Jim Romig from Wolf Fitness Systems in Salinas. Their gym on John St. teaches a cutting edge way of "communicating" with your body. We talk about what the Wolf Fitness System is, how it was created, and how it is connected to the Onnit Academy in Austin, Texas. We also talk about the...


Jun 2, 2015

In this episode we talk about a day trip we took to the top of Fremonts Peak. This park is one of the least used parks in the area that offers some of the best views of Salinas Valley. We also talk about how the local media loves to sensationalize crime and in Salinas.