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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.

Sep 28, 2017

In this episode, Oz wanted to avoid the distraction of Sunday Night Football on the big screen so he recorded the episode standing up, with his back to the screen. This led to the reveal of one of his alter egos: Charlemagne Da Oz, and he doesn't hold anything back. From local and national politics to his man crush on a...


Sep 27, 2017

This episode was recorded when we were very hungry and it kind of turned into the theme of the episode. First, Oz shows he un-cultured side when he talks about the amazement of seeing a mall food court with multiple Ramen shops then he talks about his need to cook another batch of pulled pork. We also talk about the...


Sep 20, 2017

This is easily our most unique episode to date. We got a message from someone calling themselves the Cannery Row Claw who claimed to be a prolific serial killer working in Monterey. That got our interest so we responded which turned into the darkest, weirdest interviews we have done. We also talked to some...


Sep 15, 2017

This week, we are back at the XL Publichouse with another edition of the most sophisticated and educated conversations about Salinas. We talk about a hidden El Salvadorian in Oldtown and where to find it. Oz also attempts to discuss how modern society is so quick to give up personal information then get upset when...


Sep 12, 2017

This episode, we sit down with local homebrewer Huy Vu whose MiraCal Brewing is one of the most experimental home-brew operations in the county. The last time we had Huy on the show he brought us a Durian fruit beer that luckily tasted nothing like the famous smell of the fruit. This week we talk about his latest...