022 Awards, Life & Strikes

023 Chica & the Man Farewell Episode

It's the end of a journey for Chica & the Man. We've been working together for two years and talking about our separate creative projects on each other's podcasts. First, Sonia Iris Lozada from Poetic Resurrection and Overheard at Chica's Café was an invited guest on Alex Greenwood's Mysterious Goings On show to discuss her book Follow: Akashic Dreaming Through Time. Then, Alex came on The Poetic Resurrection Podcast to talk about his writing journey and John Pilate Mystery Series. Now, it's time to say farewell. Sonia is devoting more attention to her acting and writing along with her pods, while Alex is creating another podcast focused on true crime in Kansas City as well as continuing to write. We'll remember our meaningful conversations over the past two years fondly as we take the next steps in our respective careers. Goodbye, friends! Best wishes. Alex Greenwood      Alex's episode on The Poetic Resurrection Podcast [https://poeticresurrection.podbean.com/e/soul-of-mystery/]                                         Pilate's Faith [https://amzn.to/3EXo9RH] Alex Greenwood's books on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/stores/J.-Alexander-Greenwood/author/B004LSNT4G?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true] Going to Killing City Podcast: Kansas City, MI [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-to-killing-city/id1692581081] Sonia Iris Lozada Sonia's episode on Mysterious Goings On May 20, 2021  Follow: Akashic Dreaming Through Time. [https://mgopod.com/f/the-poetry-of-time-and-acceptance-with-sonia-iris-lozada] Sonia's episode on Mysterious Goings On [https://mgopod.com/f/poetic-inspiration-with-sonia-iris-lozada] Poetry month, April 28, 2022 Follow: Akashic Dreaming Through Time [https://amzn.to/3t5YB24] Sonia Iris Lozada's Books on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sonia-Iris-Lozada/author/B076VQLWW7?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true]

022 Awards, Life & Strikes

This month's break-the-hiatus episode we congratulate Alex and his success of being named the Best Local Author for Kansas City, MO. He earned a round of applause for that! Along with celebrating Alex, we weigh in on the Writer's and SAG-AFTRA contract negotiations. This strike is to update the contracts for TV and film work. Sonia shares her experiences with auditioning and self-taping. Commercials, print work, soap operas, and certain voiceover operations are still going strong. Join us for this entertaining and informative episode. ALEX GREENWOOD SONIA IRIS LOZADA 2023 Best Local Author Kansas City, MO J. Alexander Greenwood   jalexandergreenwood.com [http://jalexandergreenwood.com/] Sonia’s Acting website: https://sonialozada.com/ [https://sonialozada.com/] The Mysterious Goings On Podcast https://mgopod.com/ [https://mgopod.com/] Overheard at Chica’s Café https://overheardatchicascafe.com/ [https://overheardatchicascafe.com/] PR Afterhours Podcast https://prafterhours.com/ [https://prafterhours.com/] The Poetic Resurrection Podcast https://www.poeticresurrection.com/ [https://www.poeticresurrection.com/] #WGAstrike #SAGAFTRAStrike #Author #strikes #acting #podcasting

021 Writing and the WGA Strike

Here's this month's update for Chica & the Man while we're on hiatus. I'd like to direct you towards our February 2023 episode about Writing and encourage you to give it a listen [https://chicaandman.com/cm-podcast/]. In that episode, we discuss various aspects of writing. We address AI, which is one of the Writer's Guild Strike negotiations topics. I'm an actor with SAG-AFTRA and we are currently on strike, along with the Writers Guild. So, in this month's update, I'd like to express my admiration for the Writer's Guild and their strength. SAG-AFTRA is now on strike, and many of the Hollywood unions have reached unparalleled levels of unity. In this video, Negotiating Committee Co-Chair Chris Keyser discusses what this means and how we should proceed. https://www.wgacontract2023.org/videos/writing-is-our-home [https://www.wgacontract2023.org/videos/writing-is-our-home] The Writers Guild of America negotiation includes several important components: episodic television, streaming channels, artificial intelligence, pension benefits and health. See the link to learn more about the WGA negotiations. https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/wga-negotiations-status-as-of-5-1-2023 [https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/wga-negotiations-status-as-of-5-1-2023] #WGAStrong

020 Chica & the Man - Best of

We're on hiatus for the summer. Us writers have to get some work done. Sonia is reviewing three of the most popular episodes on Chica and the Man. Episode 16: Writing - Alex and I discuss the challenges and joys of writing. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/53nYLaBA3Ab Episode 09: Chica and the Wo-Man. Alex was away on a work project for several months and during these months we had guest co-host. If you're from Chicago you'll enjoy this episode. We talk about growing up in the wonderful city and all the crazy experiences. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/cCDzceBA3Ab Episode 15: Goals and Many Other Things: This episode Alex and I discuss goals because we refuse to talk about New Year's resolutions. We know most people don't stick to them including ourselves. We thought we would title them goals, just to see how long we would stick to it. We didn't. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/KuRuhbBA3Ab

019 Chica & The Man - AI, Hiatus and Vacations

In this episode, we give our two-cents worth on AI - how we use it as writers. We touch on the concerns of AI regarding the Writers Guild strike. How we, as writers use it. Yes, it is a suitable tool for grammar checks and getting a story idea when stuck, but we both find it lacking for story, plot and creating emotion. We are going on hiatus for the summer. But we're not forgetting about you and plan on doing the best of during the summer and for fun we talked about doing some live episodes. We are going on hiatus because we both need time to write and Sonia will work on some of her skits. Vacations- YES. Sonia went to Mexico and Alex will be off to an island by Savannah for his vacation. Stay tuned, have an amazing summer and enjoy the best of Chica and the Man podcast. Many Blessings!