Adam Montiel
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Central Coast stories, fast and close-up.
Up + Adam with Adam Montiel moves fast, but its attention stays local. One day it is jazz in Paso Robles or a San Luis Obispo outdoor shop, the next it is a disability film challenge, a nonprofit event, Instagram advice, or a heavier conversation about failure.
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Up + Adam with Adam Montiel is a fast-moving local interview show with its feet planted on California’s Central Coast. It has the shape of a daily catch-up, but the subjects keep stretching beyond routine community calendar material. A jazz festival becomes a conversation about intimacy, acoustics, and what a 50-seat room can teach a larger music scene. A nonprofit anniversary becomes a story about loss, service, and families who need a community to keep showing up. A short Friday episode can still make space for Woods Humane Society, Wine 4 Paws, and a Pet of the Week. The show is casual. It is also unusually earnest about local effort. Episodes often open in the mess of real life: feeling under the weather, apologizing for missing a show, racing around a wedding weekend, watching the weather shift, or trying to squeeze in an interview before a deadline. That looseness is part of the point. Guests are not treated like press-release subjects; they are usually framed as people carrying a story with emotional weight. Corey Jordan’s work around Libretto and Paso Robles Jazz Fest sits beside conversations with the I Will Be Fine filmmakers, a Meta Instagram consultation, and The Mountain Air’s long-running San Luis Obispo retail story. There is room for military stories too, as with Andy Stumpf’s discussion of failure, fear, identity, and divorce. The show likes cultural energy, but it keeps returning to service, resilience, and the practical machinery of local life. Wine, live music, small business, tourism, film, pets, fundraisers, and true-crime chatter all pass through the same conversational lane. It can be playful. It can be blunt. It rarely sounds detached. For PlayNext, the appeal is the way the show turns a local guest list into a larger portrait of place: who is building, who is helping, who is performing, who is trying to hold something meaningful together, and why the Central Coast keeps giving those stories room.
Made for: For listeners who like local interviews with energy, personality, and a strong sense of place. It especially suits Central Coast followers interested in music, wine, small business, nonprofits, community events, and people building something personal.
What sets it apart: The show treats everyday local guests as part of a bigger cultural story, moving from loose chatter into sincere emotional questions without losing its conversational pace. It feels less like a bulletin and more like a busy local broadcaster pulling the community into one room.
Community Content from Concentrate. After more than 20 years in broadcast radio, Adam brings his daily show on demand without the filler of FM radio. Enjoy topical and daily news that also celebrates the culture of arts, wine, music, travel, tourism, and artisanal entrepreneurship. Broadcasting from and celebrating California's Central Coast.
Adam Montiel gets you from an unamplified Steinway to high-school boosters without losing the room.
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An intimate music-room story that expands into a wider case for listening.
Corey Jordan and Adam Montiel build the conversation around Libretto, a 50-seat room designed for unamplified sound, concert-level etiquette, and close listening that lets each note land.
A comic conversation about love, performance, and the appeal of saying the uncomfortable part out loud.
Paul Rust's visit leans into the part of comedy that makes room for the awkward stuff people usually smooth over. He talks about characters trying to look polished while still carrying enough mess to feel real, which gives the conversation more shape than a standard celebrity…
A local athletics fundraiser that lands as a community effort with real stakes.
Templeton High School Athletics is framed as a community story as much as a sports one, with opportunity, belonging, and the steady work required to keep student programs moving.
A hometown band, a local symphony, and a concert that feels bigger than one night.
Proxima Parada's jump from busking and coffee shops to the Performing Arts Center comes through as a local full-circle story, and that framing fits.
A pastry story that links craft, pressure, and hometown pride to a bigger stage.
Florencia Breda's move from not planning a pastry career to running a polished sweets spot in downtown San Luis Obispo gives the piece a clear throughline: craft under pressure, and the way a neighborhood business can matter to a city.
Campus radio from the wrong side of reality.
Campus decisions, Northeast news, and Northeast priorities.
How research culture changes in practice.
Conversations from inside the IT channel.
Adam Montiel talks with Corey Jordan about the first Paso Robles Jazz Fest.
Former Navy SEAL Andy Stumpf discusses failure, fear, and personal struggles, reframing strength beyond combat experiences.
This episode features an interview with the filmmakers behind 'I Will Be Fine,' a short film created under tight deadlines for the Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge, exploring themes of community and purpose.
This episode explores the 20-year journey of Jack's Helping Hand, a nonprofit supporting families on the Central Coast, featuring interviews with founder Bridget Reddy and event organizers for the Soup n' Syrah fundraiser.
This episode features a rare behind-the-scenes consultation with an insider from Meta's Instagram, discussing growth strategies, Reels, and the algorithm.
Adam Montiel delivers local news, weather, and a community business story about a long-standing store in San Luis Obispo.
Adam Montiel hosts a daily show celebrating California's Central Coast culture, featuring local news, arts, wine, and community guests.
Adam Montiel hosts a daily news and culture show covering California's Central Coast, with today's episode mentioning a true crime podcast recommendation.
Adam Montiel hosts a daily news and culture show covering California's Central Coast, with a humorous April Fool's Day anecdote about a prank on Pismo Beach.
Adam Montiel interviews actor Ryder Strong about his new true crime podcast 'The Red Weather', which explores a disappearance and themes of memory and identity.
Adam Montiel interviews Ben Higgins about his journey from The Bachelor to founding Generous Coffee and hosting a podcast on identity and faith.
Adam Montiel opens the hour in true Friday mode.
Templeton High School Athletics takes center stage.
Adam opens on a full-circle moment for Nick Larson and Proxima Parada.
Adam Montiel interviews a former TV news anchor who, after a life-changing ski accident, finds new purpose as a dancer for a charity event.
Adam Montiel sits down with Florencia Breda, the Michelin-trained pastry chef behind Breda in downtown San Luis Obispo.
Adam Montiel interviews Daniel Scheffler about transformative travel experiences that go beyond planned itineraries.
Adam Montiel interviews Central Coast chef Dominique Benavides about her journey from addiction to culinary career and her upcoming pop-up brunch.
This episode features a discussion with Nikki Mammano about her transition from Waikiki underworld to PTA mom, exploring personal transformation and community stories.
Adam Montiel hosts a daily local news show covering community issues, including the status of the historic Fremont Theater after storm damage.
Adam Montiel interviews actor Rob Morrow about his iconic role on Northern Exposure and his new civil war drama series The Grey House.
Adam Montiel hosts a panel discussion with five winemakers from Paso Robles' Cab Collective, sharing insights about their winemaking experiences and the local wine scene.
Adam Montiel interviews musician Dan Curcio about his new EP 'The Power of Now' and his musical journey on the Central Coast.
Adam Montiel promotes the Slow Comedy Festival, highlighting its lineup of comedians and community impact.
This episode discusses a collaboration between Timbre Winery and Cal Poly's Experience Industry Management students, who are designing an immersive event combining wine tasting with live music and strategic planning.
Adam Montiel interviews Dan and Laura Dotson from Storage Wars about their new season and personal journey.
Adam Montiel discusses local news, weather, and an interview with Jim Dantona running for county supervisor.
Adam Montiel previews an interview with Aaron Steed, whose moving company faced years of federal scrutiny and a multi-million dollar EEOC settlement.
Adam Montiel promotes the upcoming Paso Wine Fest, highlighting a $99 locals-only ticket for the grand tasting event.
Adam Montiel discusses his foodie media tour and impressions of local media, celebrating the culture of California's Central Coast.
Adam Montiel interviews a couple who run a wildlife rescue, discussing their work with exotic animals and conservation education.
This episode features an interview with David and Lisa Jackson of Zoo to You, discussing their nearly 40-year mission in animal conservation, including training marine mammals for the Navy and rescuing exotic animals.
Adam Montiel introduces a story about a Persian kebab entrepreneur in San Luis Obispo, blending local culture and personal narrative.
This episode features an interview with Dr.