Join this Chicago/ NWI based media podcast as they discuss music, culture, and events. Local interviews, reviews, and behind the scene stories from our experiences as a Professional DJ, Event Promoter, and Fight Trainer.

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As Viva La Música returns to Northwest Indiana, we sit down with one of the event’s founders and this year’s Master of Ceremonies, Chad Hunter.In this episode, Chad shares insights into his upcoming projects, the evolving world of event promotion, and how artificial intelligence has become a valuable tool for reaching new audiences. We also discuss why traditional, grassroots marketing still plays a critical role in building successful events and strong community connections.Join us for an engaging conversation as we take a behind-the-scenes look at one of Northwest Indiana’s premier music events and preview what attendees can expect when Viva La Música returns on July 11, 2026.

Viva La Musica 2026 with Chad Hunter MC

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In this episode of Podcast Famous, I sit down with Giovanni Garcia of Mariachi Estrellas De Chicago to talk about mariachi music and culture. His band will be our featured band for the 2026 Viva la Musica concert! Today we dive into his journey building Mariachi EDC and what is takes to keep the mariachi music alive. If you love real stories and hustle-this is one you don&#39;t want to miss!

Mariachi Founder Giovanni Garcia of Mariachi EDC

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Maria Garcia Trajkovich who is running for Lake county sheriff shares her views on local politics. Join us for an interesting talk about her career and lake county politics. As usual we bring music and entertainment into our discussions.

Music and Politics with Sheriff Candidate Maria Garcia Trajkovich

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How I use AI to promote in 2026, an insight to what tools of the trade i use. If you are a promoter you must learn these tools to achieve amazing results. But don&#39;t take too long because the technology is quickly improving. In this episode I talk about how AI helps Podcast Famous and how it impacts design, music, and merch.

Promoting Events With AI Steriods

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Behind the scenes of promoting and learning the trade over time. Today we have special Guest Chad Hunter on the show. We discuss the history of the Viva la Musica brand and the promoting this mariachi concert in 2025.

Viva La Musica Reload

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Podcast Famous host Daniel Pantoja to cover the June 21st 2025 mariachi concert, Viva La Musica! This concert will be at the Hobart Art Theater and tickets going on sale next week online. We will also be discussing the updates and sponsors and future local event content in this episode.

Relaunch and Mariachi Concert

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Episode featuring Mike McDowell from this areas best ghost and historical tours! Talking about ghosts, experiences, and this seasons 2022 updates. To book a tour visit www.choastrips.com

Mike from Chaos Haunted & Historical Tours

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Sat down with Carlos Martinez to discuss the salsa scene and some local history. We are also going to check out an event that he is putting together. Check out this local dance and event personality.

Carlos M. Of Jibaro Dance Studio of EC

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In this episode we take a walk down memory lane and discuss our experience with the 7th annual tribute in Gary, Indiana. Special guest, Vic Cuevas and host Daniel Pantoja take you behind the scenes and share their story about the Jackson family home and event.

The Michael Jackson House and tribute

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Hey, just an update for Aug to Fall. Check in soon for new episodes these next few weeks.

Aug Update

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Today I invite our friend Eve Gomez and we take a walk down memory lane to go over our history with Dia De Los Muertos concerts at Mi Tierra in Chicago. These concerts became a staple in Chicago and Indiana and this is the story behind it all.

Mi Tierra Mariachi Concerts in Chicago

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Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter the next obvious question is...Will Donald Trump make Twitter great again! This is my opinion piece on what can happen and how Twitter will be the platform for Trumps possible return.

Will Trump make Twitter great again?

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Today I opened it up to world news. Elon Musk buys twitter! Asking our followers to let us know what they think about this. Is this the new twitterverse? My thoughts and predictions on what is to come with this company.

Elon Musk Buys Twitter..my thoughts

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How the mariachi shows of NWI and Chicago became a thing. This is part 1 of 3 episodes where I break down the evolution of this type of event. This is the origin story for this promotion. The intro music is from one of my live shows we did sometime after 2011.

The birth of the Mariachi Show

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Our experiance working with the worlds #1 kickboxing organization Glory! As part of our history in promoting this episode talks about our part during a Glory Promotion.

So you want to be a fight promoter? Glory Kickboxing Episode

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This episode dives into by martial arts background and how it lead me to tie martial arts and promoting.Because of this experience I got to work with Glory kickboxing and training with a MMA champion.

My martial Arts Journey to Glory

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This episode dives into my part joining the group and things I learned over the years. The start of my promoting years began with mariachi shows. Special thanks to Mr Larry Lane who I had the pleasure of performing with for many years!

Mariachi Acero of East Chicago

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In this episode I break down my connection to the local music and entertainment scene. This is a base to many of the episodes and topics that will be released soon. Have you ever heard of a Chicago based Mariachi promoter? Well this is my story, check it out!

How The Mariachi Kickboxing DJ won the Midwest

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Hello, just a quick intro into what this podcast is about. Chicago/NWI local podcast covering music, events and entertainment.

Podcast Famous is a Chicago Land/ NWI show featuring stories and interviews with entertainers and behind the scenes stories about events.

Quick Intro

Podcast Famous Media

Join this Chicago/ NWI based media podcast as they discuss music, culture, and events. Local interviews, reviews, and behind the scene stories from our experiences as a Professional DJ, Event Promoter, and Fight Trainer.