Tune into Background Noise with Omar Roa, Joe Dargan, and Chris Montes for an uncensored, chaotic, and hilarious ride through the minds of three hosts who couldn't care less if you stop listening after 30 minutes! This is where raw, unfiltered conversations thrive, from mocking high-profile Hollywood scandals, like whether Kevin Spacey deserves a "rape stipend" based on his number of Oscars, to tackling controversial subjects like the release of the redacted Epstein files and Omar's theory that white people age poorly due to historical inbreeding. Expect razor-sharp satire in segments featuring movie pitches, including a dark comedy casino heist occurring alongside the Stephen Paddock mass shooting and the politically charged Missing and Blackston, a film where a descendant returns to an America that has lost all cultural "coolness." The show swerves wildly from discussing LeBron James's consecutive seasons record and the Raiders' failures, to Omar's idea for an "Uber Eats for pussy" that evolves into an analysis of why Only Fans is a lucrative scam exploiting men's emotional attachments to personalities like Cardi B. It's a show where "vulgar" humor and offensive tangents on race and slavery are fair game, and listeners are encouraged to stay for the sheer chaos of watching the hosts constantly digress.

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Johanna Calderon's harrowing journey on 'Podcast On Wheels' reveals a world of bureaucratic nightmares and terrifying street encounters stemming from her reliance on a power wheelchair. Calderon exposes the painfully slow process of getting repairs and replacements, noting how friends with Kaiser insurance waited five to ten years for a new chair, while she spent two years trying to replace a faulty unit that constantly died, leaving her stranded late at night, unable to get home from a hill until 3:00 AM. She is frequently forced to use uncomfortable "loner" chairs while waiting for repairs, one of which was so small her pants constantly rode down, leading a stranger in a laundromat to point out that her "butt crack is showing". Beyond the bureaucratic hell, Calderon details multiple alarming incidents where she was struck by vehicles, including when a "big ass lunch drug" scraped her arm at age 17, and later, when a car almost "flipped me over" near a CVS. Though advised she could have sued, she was too "in shock" to seek money after one accident. She defiantly rejects the fear-based advice of a friend's father who thought she should be kept "in prison at home" due to her chair, stressing that despite chairs that flip over from hitting a small rock, she is determined to maintain her independence and travel the world.

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In this lively and heartfelt episode of Podcast On Wheels, host Johanna Calderon brings listeners into the vibrant world of her close-knit friend group - a community that unexpectedly formed on TikTok. Johanna introduces her friends Leticia ("Queen Nation"), Carmen, and Jules, each of whom reflects on the humorous, chaotic, and deeply supportive journey that brought them together.

The conversation explores how difficult it can be to make friends, especially while navigating disability, and how online spaces can unexpectedly create family. The group shares candid stories about trust issues, first impressions, inside jokes, paranormal videos, late-night chats, arguments, and countless moments of laughter. They reflect on holidays, relationships, and their unfiltered dynamic: teasing, storytelling, and the kind of honesty that only true friendship allows.

Whether they're recounting TikTok mishaps, discussing food cravings, roasting each other's habits, or admitting how they've helped each other through tough moments, the episode highlights the genuine sisterhood they've built. Through emotional support, humor, and shared chaos, Johanna and her friends remind listeners that real connection can bloom in the most unexpected places.

A funny, raw, and uplifting celebration of friendship, disability pride, and the online communities that change our lives.

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Artist: : Nick Petrov, Against All Odds

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The episode of Podcast on Wheels features Johanna Calderon reflecting on her difficult journey to becoming the "strong person" she is today, which took a long time and involved overcoming numerous challenges stemming from a vulnerable past. Calderon is a survivor of abuse, including sexual abuse, and initially struggled with low self-esteem and shyness. Her early attempts at friendship resulted in betrayal and "ghosting," especially after she dated a friend's ex. Her subsequent dating history was marked by poor choices and manipulation; she dated an individual with a criminal record who almost involved her in his illegal activities, forcing her to fly alone (a first trip in her power wheelchair) to testify at his hearing. She recounts two negative dating experiences from TikTok, one involving a man who lied extensively about his job and income, and another involving a younger man who tried to win her back by falsely claiming he had cancer. Her most significant relationship was with Francisco, whom she dated for seven years; she stayed strong for him after he was diagnosed with HIV, witnessing painful discrimination, primarily from his own family, who feared casual contact with him. Francisco later lost his mobility due to another condition, and Calderon was unable to say goodbye during COVID, a loss that still causes her pain. Ultimately, Calderon affirms that while she gets lonely, she is happy and self-accepting, relying on the love of her family and her dogs, and concludes by encouraging listeners to overcome difficult times to achieve strength.

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Artist: : Nick Petrov, Against All Odds

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Brigette celebrates several recent developments and title changes in WWE and NXT, beginning with excitement over Elio Dragonov winning the United States Championship and John Cena, now the Grand Slam Champion, defeating Dominic Mysterio for the InterContinental title just before his presumed retirement. She also applauds Maxine Dupree for winning the women's title from Becky Lynch, and is thrilled that Chelsea Green and Ethan Page are currently double champions holding the AAA Intergender Championship. A major theme of the episode is the surprise return of "one-time" opponents, including Matt Cardona (formerly Zack Ryder), who faced LA Knight, and Dolph Ziggler, who returned to compete against Solo Sikoa. Brigette was also excited by the return of AJ Lee, who joined Rhea Ripley's group, setting up the women's War Games match against Becky Lynch's team. Looking ahead to Survivor Series, Brigette names the participants for the men's War Games match—including Jimmy and Jey Uso, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, and Roman Reigns—and anticipates the Intercontinental title rematch between John Cena and Dominic Mysterio, as well as Stephanie McMahon versus Nikki Bella for the Women's World Championship, noting her preference for Nikki Bella as a "heel" champion. Despite being unable to attend Survivor Series in San Diego due to a Mana concert, Brigette encourages listeners to watch the event on ESPN and support local wrestlers, many of whom serve as security for WWE shows.

In this episode of Podcast on Wheels, Johanna Calderon provides a candid account of navigating the world as a person using a wheelchair, spanning topics from theme park accessibility to media representation. She compares Universal Studios and Disneyland, finding Disneyland generally more accessible, though she recounts a past fall at the Haunted Mansion (when she used a manual wheelchair) and notes that Universal now requires doctor documentation for its accessibility pass due to others abusing the previous system. Calderon must always bring a charger for her power wheelchair during events like Horror Night due to rapid battery drain, but she praises Universal for fixing dangerous infrastructure like a bump near a lower lot restroom. She criticizes cinema for making people with disabilities seem as if they "do not exist," though she discusses the movie Me Before You and the difficult topic of choosing to end one's life due to severe disability, stating she personally loves living and jokes that she would be "the first one to die" in a horror scenario due to her chair being too slow. Finally, she advocates for better accessibility in gyms, which often lack the specialized bicycle equipment she needs, and shares the unexpected difficulty she has in making friends with other people who use wheelchairs because their personalities tend to "crash up."

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In this 20th episode of Background Noise—the "rainy day episode"—hosts Omar, Joe, and Chris cover a wide range of topics in a spontaneous, freestyle conversation. They begin by sharing bizarre and vivid personal anecdotes, including disturbing dreams involving bodily functions, legal consequences, sleep paralysis, and lucid dreaming tied to time spent in jail.

The discussion then shifts to relationship stories, including Omar's account of a failed, "boring" threesome and a terrifying 24-hour high caused by an unreliable cannabis edible that left him hallucinating about eating human flesh.

The hosts also dive into extended political tangents, criticizing the hypocrisy of social acceptance of alcohol versus substances like marijuana and scrutinizing presidential pardons granted by Donald Trump to figures such as Larry Hoover and Darryl Strawberry. They suggest these pardons were either strategic attempts to gain the Black vote or were literally purchased.

The episode wraps up with commentary on celebrity drama involving Cardi B, Offset, and Stefon Diggs, and closes with a warning about artificial intelligence—specifically referencing the controversial, detailed, and incorrect responses of Elon Musk's AI search engine, Grok.

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"The Guardian"
Written by Adrian Vicente-Nation.
A KELA Table Reading.
Featuring the voice talents of Corey Luong, Omar Blancas, and Adrian Vicente-Nation.

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