Leslie Camacho
Co-Host of Glimmering Podcast
Leslie is the espresso-swilling, D&D-rolling, latino nerd of the Glimmering team. By day he's helping agency owners succeed. After hours, he's into hiking, cycling, playing obscure board games, WoW with Laura, and chilling with the kids and dog. He likes his metal like he likes his politics, progressive.
Leslie Camacho has hosted 16 Episodes.
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Episode 89: What Does Laura have against White Men? Plus, Leslie got a New Gig!
Episode | June 23rd, 2019 | 1 hr 4 mins
patriarchy, politics, women's rights
Leslie talks about his new job and Laura rants about the patriarchy.
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Episode 88: Our First Easter since Leaving the Christian Church
Episode | April 21st, 2019 | 42 mins 31 secs
This year, we celebrated a religious Easter...outside of Christianity. It was completely new and wonderful!
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Episode 87: A Dramatic Turn of Events!
Episode | March 31st, 2019 | 44 mins 32 secs
entrepreneurship, jobs, transitions
A life update show! Leslie talks about being let go (getting fired) while maintaining friendships, Laura talks us through Alana's visions issue, and... well, that's more than enough really.
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Episode 86: Kids and Media Consumption 101 - Let’s Start with the Science
Episode | March 21st, 2019 | 57 mins 3 secs
consumption, media, parenting, screen time
Parenting in the digital age: what works for us, what doesn't, and why we aren't freaking out about screen time.
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Episode 85: Media is the root of all heartache. Or is it?
Episode | February 28th, 2019 | 50 mins 44 secs
consumption, marriage, media
In this episode, we talk about media consumption - what media held a deep influence in our early years, what’s been recently life-changing and what we’re currently enjoying.
We talk about what it’s like to give ourselves permission to simply enjoy the media we love, and how it enriches our lives and relationships. And we wonder if we need to be more critical about our indulgences, making room for other activities.
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Episode 84: Soul. Food. - From Food Shame to Mindful Eating
Episode | February 6th, 2019 | 40 mins 49 secs
consumption, eating disorders, mindful eating, mindfulness
We talk about our personal hangups about food consumption, and practice some mindful eating right on the show.
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Episode 83: Food Waste
Episode | January 29th, 2019 | 51 mins 33 secs
climate change, climate justice, consumption, environment, food waste, human justice, landfill, prison labor, single-use
The food we don’t consume: why we don’t, where it goes, and how to do better - all through a “Live Justly” lens.
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Episode 82: Dry January
Episode | January 14th, 2019 | 28 mins 44 secs
consumption, drinking, dryjanuary, mindfulness
Leslie talks about his decision to forego alcohol for "Dry January."
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Episode 81: Identity Wrap Up + 2018's Top Ten Extravaganza!
Episode | December 30th, 2018 | 1 hr 13 mins
Last thoughts on the Identity series and 2018.
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Episode 80: Identity Part 4: Raise Up a Child
Episode | December 18th, 2018 | 1 hr 16 mins
How to do we help our kids answer the "Who Am I?" questions with clarity and authenticity?
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Episode 79: Identity Part 3 - Scalzian Mystics
Episode | December 11th, 2018 | 1 hr 6 mins
christianity, identity series, parenting, spirituality
In this episode, we talk about our spiritual identities. After 15 years of marriage, do we still share the same spiritual identity? Are we still even spiritually compatible?
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Episode 78: Identity part 2 - The Parent Trap
Episode | November 26th, 2018 | 57 mins 48 secs
In this episode, we talk about Laura’s response to the “Who Am I?” question. Since she’s white, her answer doesn’t start with race; it’s about roles and responsibilities.
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Episode 77: Identity Part 1 - Latino, like espresso
Episode | November 19th, 2018 | 54 mins 33 secs
Leslie looks into his mixed heritage, with some racial history lessons on the side.
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Episode 76: Catching up with Life, The Universe, and Community
Episode | November 12th, 2018 | 1 hr 13 mins
coming of age, mental health, politics, voting
Bullet points on life since Easter, and some feedback from listeners. Also, thank you to our veterans; we will Never Forget.
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Episode 75: Leslie Votes - Live
Episode | October 31st, 2018 | 1 hr 10 mins
In this episode, Leslie goes through his ballot, following Laura’s Voters’ Guide. Laura talks about her research for the Guide and Leslie adds his own research and opinions to the conversation. We have two important races that will have repercussions for the whole country: Please donate to Kate Brown for Governor and Jamie McLeod-Skinner for U.S. Representative!
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Episode 74: Laura's Mid-term Election Guide
Episode | October 28th, 2018 | 50 mins 25 secs
In this episode, we learn about why the 2018 midterms are so important, how to be an informed voter, and what all we can do to get out the vote for 2018. Laura walks us through her strategy and approach to researching candidates and ballot measures. We also talk about reasonable shortcuts to take if you don’t have the time or inclination to do the research yourself.