San Antonio's official Poet Laureate, Laurie Ann Guerrero, joins El Robotico in the studio to talk about her written work, S.A.'s Poet Laureate selection process, giving a Ted Talk, representing the Southside of SA while navigating Eastcoast academia, her close ties to her grandfather and being an overall chingona, while raising three kids. 

RADIO BOMBA: Episode 5- SA Poet Laureate Laurie Ann Guerrero

Lonely Horse- Nick Long & Travis Hild, stop by the studio to catch up with El Robotico and talk about the band's journey, whittling down from the original 6 members to the compact duo they are now, playing in Brooklyn for Afropunk and their approach to electrifying audiences with a heavy yet joyous spirit.

RADIO BOMBA: Episode 6- Lonely Horse

San Antonio Chicano Pop-Art personality, Avi Avalos aka Mr. Piñata SA, joins El Robotico in the studio to talk about his evangelical approach to promoting cultural arts to the masses. By wearing his self designed piñata costume and spearheading cultural arts projects like his upcoming 'Taco House Art Gallery,' Avi inspires our community by taking fine art from the art galleries to the streets.

RADIO BOMBA: Episode 7- Visual Artist Avi Avalos aka Mr. Pinata SA

El Robotico sits down with quintessential San Anto slam poets, Anthony The Poet & Amanda Flores.  Energetic and highly verbal, these two poets always bring the house down anytime they touch a mic or step on a stage.  They have each represented SA across the nation in slam poetry competitions and performances, with a unique voice and delivery that is both highly educated while maintaining that "puro San Anto" vibe.  These two poets have helped add to the city's slam poet culture, which is less bookstore/coffee house readings and more rowdy, beer fueled, barroom poetry brawls- and they just so happen to be, father and daughter.  Listen in as they discuss their personal histories, read some of their work and chop it up with El Robotico in the eighth episode of the Radio Bomba podcast.

RADIO BOMBA: Episode 8- Slam Poets Amanda Flores & Anthony The Poet

The Radio Bomba podcast is back! After a short hiatus, El Robotico returns to the mic to interview some of San Antonio's best talent at the recently relocated Bombasta headquarters at the historic Milam Building in downtown SA.

This week, Roberto sits down with SA native/activist/chef Rebel Mariposa to discuss the opening of her new Vegan-Mexican restaurant "La Botanica."  The two discuss her direct actions on the border working with Latin American refugee women and children at the "family detention centers" on the frontera and how food and politics intersect in the choices we make as individuals.  A bright and motivated individual, this mujer is helping make positive changes in our community and is building a great group of collaborators through the development of this positive healthy space on the St. Mary's strip- La Botanica.  Listen in, this is a great episode!

RADIO BOMBA Episode 9: Rebel Mariposa of La Botanica

Hosted by San Antonio native and Bombasta bandleader/vocalist, Robert 'El Robotico' Livar, Radio Bomba is a casual podcast conversation between Livar and local musicians, artists and creatives who are collectively adding to San Antonio's cultural renaissance. 

Recorded at Bombasta headquarters, located at the historic Milam Building in downtown San Antonio, Radio Bomba is what happens when some of the city's top talent get together to share stories, influences and touch on the artistic process in the type of conversations usually reserved for the backstage or greenroom. Livar pulls the velvet curtain back to give the listener an inside look into some of the city's most talented movers and shakers, who are actively building the creative economy in San Antonio and beyond. If nothing else, Radio Bomba strives to be a record of the unique talent that is currently thriving in this cross-cultural metropolis we affectionately call 'San Anto.'

Robert Livar fronts the 'barrio big band' Bombasta, who's vocal stylings have been described by Texas Music Magazine as "loaded and dangerous." He has been involved in the local DIY music community for years, often bridging the gap between music and political activism through his lyrical content and actions. He balances family life as a husband and father of two, with an active life in the arts as a vocalist, songwriter, graphic artist, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader.

Visit www.bombasta.com or /bombasta on all social media for more information on the band.

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