Recorded right after Veta Ceti walked off stage at Las Rosas in Miami, and you can feel it. Adrenaline, sweat, and that post show high where everything feels louder and more honest.

I sat down with Felipe to talk about what is actually going through your head on stage, how the band went from two friends grinding it out to a real brotherhood, and what it takes to build something from nothing. We get into anxiety, imposter moments, playing shows for nobody, and the shift from doing it for love to figuring out how to make it sustainable.

@vetaceti

ALYK is preparing to headline the 561 Music Festival. Reflecting on the moment she stopped holding herself back, how moving to Florida helped her find her identity, building her career from the ground up, what it means to create an artist version of herself, and playing the main stage at Warped Tour.

📍 FESTIVAL DETAILS:

561 Music Festival | May 2, 2026 | Meyer Amphitheater |West Palm Beach, Florida | 30 bands across 3 stages. Live music all day. Free community event. Come see ALYK perform live as she headlines the festival.

Festival website: https://561musicfestival.com/

@561musicfestival / @561musicpodcast / @alykofficial

My experience in the substance abuse field, including more detail about getting fired twice from the same job. I share what I learned about ego in recovery and why sobriety does not always equal growth, along with the group ideas I created that never got used.

I also highlight ALYK and how she has stayed genuine while growing, plus her upcoming headline at the 561 Music Festival and our plan to sit down for a better interview.

After being let go from a job with people I’ve known for over a decade, I felt the urge to react and say everything on my mind. Instead, I chose to pause. This episode is that moment. Choosing growth over reaction and finding a different kind of release in holding back. I also talk about what’s next, including an upcoming musician interview, hanging out with 'Rich The Kid,' and more interviews coming together in LA. Now what?

We figure it out.

Rejection, obsession, and the people who leave a mark you can’t shake. Relationship failure, game playing, emotional hangovers after a weekend or vacation, and thoughts that keep replaying in your head. We dive into why certain people imprint on you, why your brain craves them, and how to take control of your attention, boundaries, and habits. Plus, we touch on sad music, self-help books, shows and movies that make you think, and the little things that trigger big emotions.

Having a platform, embracing my hotness at 32, and those pesky insecurities. I also get into LA’s weird popularity culture, meeting Mac Miller, a current pop culture beef, a psychic experience, and the celebrities I believe you could successfully “bully flirt” with.

Plus, I share my story the only way my brain knows how…like an SVU episode.

Explore how undergraduate students decide whether to trust information generated by artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT. Through student interviews, I examine how confidence, writing style, and previous mistakes influence how credible AI responses appear. It highlights the challenge of evaluating information when the text is produced by a system without a human author

Substance abuse therapist, Ariana finds beauty in the dark. We talk about addiction and shame, courage in the therapy room, being tattooed in a clinical field, stepmom life, and breaking generational cycles. We also explore how slow healing, identity, and even sourdough baking reflect recovery work.

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