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Here's to You
Celebrating the messy middle of life — one story and one cocktail at a time. Here's To You is a podcast celebrating the messy middle of life. Each episode features real conversations with people from all walks of life — creatives, community builders, athletes, professionals, and everyday humans who are learning to own their choices and live more intentionally. Because success isn’t just about “making it.” It’s about having the courage to try, to change, to grow, and to build meaningful…
Episodes
Here's to YouGraffiti, Greek Cops & the Art of Risking It All | Deber Pt. 2
What happens when a graffiti trip to Greece turns into a police chase, an overnight ordeal, and a story you'll probably never forget? 😂 We're back with Deber…
Here's to YouThe Artist Behind the Mask: Deber's Art, Identity & Hot Takes
What happens when you put a masked graffiti artist in front of a microphone and let the conversation go wherever it wants? A LOT. 😂 On this episode of Here's…
Here's to YouDJ Sunshine on Sobriety, Self-Expression & Building a Creative Life | Here's To You
What does success look like when you're building a creative life on your own terms? In this episode of Here's To You, we sit down with DJ Sunshine, a…
Here's to YouLearning to give yourself grace | Amelia "Meme" Phommachanh
Meme Phommachanh is figuring it out — just like the rest of us. She's a model, content creator, entrepreneur, marketer, pageant director, and the founder of…
Here's to YouShe Built the Gym She Needed | Tiffany Harlan
What happens when the career you thought you wanted leaves you burned out? For Tiffany Harlan, the answer was reinvention. From exercise science and personal…
Here's to YouHelping People Forget Life Sucks | Erick Zayas
This week on Here's to You, we're joined by comedian, content creator, MC, and professional instigator Erick Zayas. What starts as a conversation about dating…
Here's to YouOvercoming Misconceptions | Emerson
Everyone has a story—and sometimes the people we assume we know are the ones with the most to teach us. This week on Here's to You, Emerson joins us to share a…
Here's to YouDream Bigger Than You Were Taught | Tonya
What if success isn't about checking all the boxes everyone else gives you? This week, Tonya joins us for a candid conversation about choosing creativity…
Here's to YouCooking Up Friendships, Businesses and Bonds | Jimmy & Thanh
In this episode of Here's to You, we're exploring how meaningful friendships can grow into successful businesses, stronger communities, and lifelong bonds. Our…
Here's to YouLIVE: A Dinner Party with Builders, Creators & Owners
Season 4 ends a little differently this year.For the first time ever, Here's To You stepped off the couch and onto the stage for a live reunion episode in…
Here's to YouLiquid to Lips and Lessons from the Midwest | One Life Spirits
One Life Spirits founders, Bryce and Zach, discuss their transition to additive-free tequila, the impact of COVID-19 on their business, and their…
Here's to YouTurning Content Into Strategy, Not Just Posts | Trey Wiles
In this episode, we sit down with Trey Wiles to unpack his journey from a curious college student with a camera to building a career in content creation and…
Here's to YouICU to Med Spa Founder, Hypnotherapy & Women Building Something Different | Still Nova & Co.
This episode is what happens when you leave your city, sit down with a group of women building something together… and let the conversation go wherever it…
Here's to YouBuilt from Scratch: Trades, Brotherhood & Creating Your Own Path
This isn’t another startup story, it’s what building with your people looks like. We sat down with Luis Acosta and Stephen Reed — longtime friends and the…
Here's to YouDrinking, Masculinity & Mental Health: Real Talk with Ben Meyer
In this episode we sit down with Ben Meyer, Founder of Wichita Food & Booze. It starts off funny and then we ended up unpacking something a lot of us are…
Here's to You058 - Hybrid Athlete: Building Community Through Running, Film & Vibes
In this episode, we’re joined by Cole Thompson, founder of F88 Films and F88 Run Club — a community where hybrid athletes run 5Ks, take shots after, maybe have…
Here's to You057 - How to Build Your Own Creative Path w/ Fitz the Film Cowboy
Legal assistant. Stripper. Escort. Film photographer. What does success look like when you don’t follow the traditional path? In this episode, we sit down with…
Here's to You056 - Be a Lighthouse w/ Miguel Genochio
We sit and chat with our friend Miguel Genochio, founder of the Front Steps is the Future movement and brand. In this episode of Here’s to You, we raise a…
Here's to You055 - Beauty and Business w/Michelle Valadez
In this episode of Here’s To You, we sit down with Miss ICT USA 2023 and City Girls Liquor owner, Michele Valadez, for a conversation that’s equal parts…
Here's to You054 - Working space consciousness w/ Travis Wendt
Our former neighbor Travis, whom we met randomly during one of our recording sessions, turned out to be a pretty cool guy.
Here's to You053 - Laughs w/ Deejay Vasquez & Christian Nunez
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you our dear fans! We hope this year was good for you and today we bring you an episode from the secret vault! If you…
Here's to You052 Risk, Grind, & Real Estate w/ 6ixms
In this episode of Here’s to You, Fanny & Dusty sit down with the powerhouse trio behind 6IMS — Cam, Trey, and Jamal — three young entrepreneurs flipping the…
Here's to You051 - ICEy bridges in immigration w/ Sarah Balderas pt. 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with immigration attorney Sarah Balderas, we pick up right where we left off — diving deeper into the real-life experiences…
Here's to You050 - Building bridges in immigration w/ Sarah Balderas pt. 1
In this two part episode of Here’s to You, we sit down with someone whose work literally changes lives. Immigration attorney Sarah Baldera joins us to break…
Here's to You049 - Beach bummin' w/ Tianna Kelly
This week on Here’s to You, we’re joined by the inspiring and hilarious Tianna Kelly — a creative force, event curator, and mental health advocate who’s on a…
Here's to You048 - Social media in the garden w/ Ashley Abedini
We sit down and have a chat with Ashley, who runs Abedini Social and also ICT Broke Girls. We learn about Ashley's journey of creating a food blog in the age…
Here's to You047 - Hitting sweet spots w/ Marina Douang
What a fun episode this was, especially with the cameo appearance from our resident ABG Emily P! We catch up with both of them as we discuss Marina's spa…
Here's to You046 - Finding our roots w/ Kara Billie
Hanging out with Kara Billie, we get to find out what this powerhouse of a woman is like!Follow Kara on IG…
Here's to You045 - Tattoo Conventions, Tupac & 90's Throwbacks w/ Bryan Parsons
Check out the Wichita Emerald City Tattoo Convention happening at The Kansas Star Casino on October 3-5th, 2025! Tattoos, Tupac, and throwbacks to dial-up…
Here's to You044 - Coffee, cocktails & chaos w/ Good Company & Pennant Coffee
This week on Here’s to You, Dusty and Fanny sit down with Andrew, Nick, and Caleb—the creative crew behind Good Company, Pennant Coffee, and Fox & Ash. From…
Here's to You043 - Getting bizarre at the bazaar w/ Danny Sun
A bazaar is a marketplace, traditionally found in the Middle East, South Asia, and other regions, characterized by rows of small shops and stalls, often…
Here's to You042 - Discovering a passion for cooking w/ Steve Paniagua
In this episode, Dusty V and 5 Millie Fanny sit down with Wichita-based content creator and self-proclaimed “handsome, strong, smart, and buff” king — Steve…
Here's to You041 - Alchemy & Alignment w/ Shauna Ramirez
We go through a wide range of emotions and stuff with Shauna Ramirez! 💇♀️ Shauna shares her path to opening Alchemy Studio & crafting a sacred space for…
Here's to You040 - Pretty Real: Hair, Healing, & heart-to-hearts
Join us for a candid conversation with our lifelong friend, talented stylist, and new entrepreneur. We discuss many topics like: 💇♀️Opening a new studio and…
Here's to You014 - Growing up and redefining the trap w/Trap House Company
Thanh, Chris, Cynthia and Damien from Trap House Company join on in this episode as we talk about food, experimenting with ideas and finding ways for them to…
Here's to You015 - Lao New Year w/ Ommanda, Mimi and Amita
Hey guys! We have a special edition episode from Emily and Dusty to you for New Years! That's right it is Lao New Years, well basically New Years in most of…
Here's to You026 - Tattoo Talks w/ Shaila Roach - Pt. 1
It's our last episode of 2022, well, is it though? Cause we're dropping a 2 part BANGER to wrap the year up with a nice bow, just for you! Our friend Shaila…
Here's to You022 - Tattoo Talks w/ Chris Ramirez
We continue our Tattoo Talks with renowned Wichita artist Chris Ramirez. We talk about his background, how he got his start and where he hopes to be in the…
Here's to You039 - We back, but, bye Emily.
We are back for season 4! We thought it was a good time to share what we’ve all been up to and saying see ya later to Emily as she takes off for full mom mode!…
Here's to You038 - Wizard of the Pod w/ Molly Neeley
Hey y'all! Our singer friend, Molly Neeley, joins the pod today! We talk about how music inspired her growing up, musicals and playing instruments! Molly also…
Here's to You037 - Late nights w/ Columbus Berry
We have R&B singer and songwriter Columbus Berry on the show! We talk about his music making process and how he writes from personal experiences. With Columbus…
Here's to You036 - Live at The Cotillion w/ The Estrada Brothers
We had a chance to do a recording over at The Cotillion, the historic event venue built in 1960. We were joined by our special guests, The Estrada Brothers…
Here's to You035 - Ranchin' around w/ Jared Brown
Jared Brown is the lead singer of the local cover band, Jared Brown & the Dirt Road Misfits. On this episode Jared joins us to tell his story of growing up…
Here's to You034 - Sick & Twisted Records w/ Big C & Pachuca
The head honchos of Sick & Twisted Records join the pod to talk about music, growing up in Chicano culture and the importance of mental health! Give them a…
Here's to You033 - Happy Hour w/ Dusty V.
What's up y'all? Dusty going solo-dolo today, that's whats up! We've been busy with our everyday lives and trying to get things scheduled for the show and it's…
Here's to You032 - In the cut w/ Smokes - Emilio Bonilla
Our friend Emilio joins the pod! Emilio is a Chicano rap artist that goes by the name of Smokes. He and his group Sick and Twisted started making music…
Here's to You031 - Gettin' around w/ Alex Thomas
We celebrate this year's 4/20 by having Alex Thomas join the pod! Alex is a local serial entrepreneur who owns and operates many establishments that we all…
Here's to You030 - Poppin' and lockin' w/ K-Pop Stop & Anime
OH MY OH MY GOD! Are you a K-Pop fan? Well like BTS says, “Run bulletproof run,” to our new episode that just dropped! It was an honor to have Fe join us on…
Here's to You029 - Party time w/ Will Kinetik
WE. LIKE. TO. PARTY. We like, we like to party! Hello! Today we are welcoming our party time friend Will Kinetik to the show! We talk with him about throwing…
Here's to You028 - Freestyling w/ DJ Carbon - James Bobetsky
Do y'all like bangers? Well, we've got another banger here for y'all today. Our good friend DJ Carbon joins us on the pod! We talk about his journey of…
Here's to You024 - Tattoo Talks w/ Brittany Soto
Our good friend Brittany Soto joins us for another episode of Tattoo Talks. We discuss her journey of becoming a tattoo artist and the challenges she faced…
Here's to You027 - Hiiipower’s Tattoo Institute
Welcome back Here's to You fam! Joining us to kick off 2023 we have a return guest, Denzelle Bailey, who came to give us an update about the secret thing he…
Here's to You026 - Tattoo Talks w/ Shaila Roach - Pt. 2
Welcome to part 2 of our Tattoo talk with Shaila Roach. Go follow Shaila on IG: https://www.instagram.com/shaila_roach/
Here's to YouBONUS episode w/ Shaila Roach!
Happy holidays to you, all of our listeners! We're in the giving mood and we decided to gift you all with a bonus episode with our favorite, Shaila Roach! We…
Here's to You025 - Tattoo Talks w/ Alex Garcia
We welcome a fast rising star in the local tattoo scene, Denzelle calls him Alex The Great, we have Alex Garcia! This young man joined us to talk about…
Here's to You021 - Tattoo Talks w/ Robbie Reel
We got the absolute pleasure to record @robbiereeltattoo this past week. Check out our new episode drop to listen to Robbie’s story and perspective of the…
Here's to You020 - Tattoo Talks w/ Michella Tripoli
Our next guest is new to the tattoo industry but has been carving her career in art for over 10 years now. She’s created paintings for many local musicians in…
Here's to You019 - Tattoo talks w/ Sergio Valadez-Flores
We sit down and talk tattoos with Sergio from the Elektrik Chair! Sergio shares his story on how he got started with tattoos and his thoughts on the state of…
Here's to You018 - Tattoo Talks w/ Denzelle Bailey
We're back from summer vacation! We hope everyone had a fun and safe Labor Day weekend, you know we did! We're back with a series of tattoo artists, so join us…
Here's to You017 - Happy Hour Cinco de Mayho
Whats up guys! We're back for another happy hour talking about what Cinco de Mayo and all the real reasons why it's celebrated. https://linktr.ee/herestoyoupod