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SKILLS PAY BILLS: A Sew Loka Podcast
Chicana fashion designer, Claudia Rodríguez-Biezunski, was introduced to sewing at a very young age by her immigrant parents. In 2013, she opened a sewing studio named Sew Loka. As a Mexican-American female business owner, Claudia is breaking down barriers, blurring societal norms and proudly welcoming BIPOC and underserved communities through affordable, edgy, and upcycled handmade goods. This SKILLS PAY BILLS podcast will focus on the local makers and creators that excite and inspire Claudia. The podcast is filmed inside of the "Sew Loka" sewing studio located in historic Barrio Logan, San Diego. Thank you for listening!!!
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70 episodes
Skills Pay Bills #105 "Celebrating 12 Years of Sew Loka"
Manny and Claudia are back for a new season of Skills Pay Bills 2025. They talk about "Ryde or Dye" and celebrating 12 years of Sew Loka, reciting prayers of gratitude at USD, recording new reels for KittiePIG, creating soccer balls for SDFC, a...
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Season 6
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Skills Pay Bills #104 - Official Sew Loka Interview (Oct 2024)
Skills Pay Bills #104 - Official Sew Loka Interview (Oct 2024)SEW LOKA2113 Logan Avenue, Suite BSan Diego, CA 92113https://sewloka.com/shop@sewloka @skillspaybillstv
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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1:01:02
Movie Manny #7 - "A Complete Unknown: Why Bob Dylan Is Important"
Movie Manny #7 - "A Complete Unknown: Why Bob Dylan Is Important"
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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22:28
Skills Pay Bills #103 - Beazie Beats @beaziebeats | DJ & Music Producer
Skills Pay Bills #103 - Beazie Beats @beaziebeats | DJ & Music Producer Claudia @sewloka sits down with Beazie Beats @beaziebeats DJ & Music ProducerBeazie moved to San Diego a few months ago and he has been ON FIRE! Discov...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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51:51
Skills Pay Bills #102 - Johnny Walsh @johnnywalshcreatives
Skills Pay Bills #102 - Johnny Walsh @johnnywalshcreatives Claudia interviews Johnny Walsh, a longtime friend and collaborator. Johnny has designed a bunch of our Sew Loka tee & flyer designs and you will see his branding work all over Sew ...
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1:10:54
Movie Manny #5 - Alexx Catano @wearecatanation
Movie Manny #5 - Alexx Catano @wearecatanation Manny and Alex talk movie theaters, drive-ins, home movies, and streaming. Also, they speculate on what's next for Comic Book movies... Watch on YouTube / Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Al...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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50:38
Skills Pay Bills #101 "Sew Loka Summer" feat Manny Biezunski @moviemannysd
Skills Pay Bills #101 "Sew Loka Summer" feat Manny Biezunski @moviemannysd
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50:11
Skills Pay Bills #100 - Gabriela Ponce Curlango @gpwnce
Skills Pay Bills #100 - Gabriela Ponce Curlango @gpwnce #barriologan #sandiego Gabriela Ponce Curlango is a Mexican-American artist studying Fine Arts and Photography at San Diego City College. After spending seven years at Xbox as one...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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1:16:27
Skills Pay Bills #99 feat Anthony Azzarito @poets_underground_
Skills Pay Bills #99 feat Anthony Azzarito @poets_underground_. Anthony is not only a 10-year Army Veteran but also a published poet and a current psychology major. His journey into poetry began as a form of self-expression during his high scho...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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57:28
Skills Pay Bills #98 - Sunny Rey, Founder of Poets Underground @poets_underground_ (5/22/24)
Skills Pay Bills #98 - Sunny Rey, Founder of Poets Underground @poets_underground_ (5/22/24)Sunny's story is one of resilience and triumph. Despite being born into homelessness and facing the challenges of foster care and adoption, Sunn...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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39:56
Skills Pay Bills #97 - Katie Ruiz @katieruizart Founder of the PomPom Project @thepompomprojectorg
Skills Pay Bills #97 - Katie Ruiz @katieruizart Founder of the PomPom Project @thepompomprojectorg
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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48:09
Skills Pay Bills #96 - Claudia talks Airport Installation, Embroidery Nights & Peacemaker Award
Skills Pay Bills #95 - This is a Claudia solo update episode recorded on Valentine's Day 2024. In this episode, Claudia discusses her recent art installation at the SD INTL AIRPORT and she also talks about Embroidery Nights and being a Peacemak...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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26:00
Skills Pay Bills TV #95 featuring Vito DiStefano @thevitography
On today’s episode of #skillspaybillstv Claudia @sewloka interviews the man, the myth, the legend …Vito DiStefano @thevitography a professional photographer living and working in San Diego. You can find his photos all over our website and socia...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:23:42
Skills Pay Bills #94 "New Year, New Lessons" (12/31/23)
We recorded this podcast on New Years Eve (12/31/23) while driving to one of our favorite local coffee shops, so please excuse the sometimes "bumpy" audio, it is a metaphor for 2023, and speaking of 2023, this podcast #94 is all about reflectin...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:12:57
Skills Pay Bills #93 "You Reap What You Sew" Fashion Show Recap (12/16/23)
Skills Pay Bills #93 "You Reap What You Sew" Fashion Show Recap (Recorded on 12/16/23)"You Reap What You Sew" was a cut & sew fashion show by textile artist, Claudia Biezunski-Rodriguez @sewloka that took place on 12/9/23 at Bread &...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:25:24
Skills Pay Bills #92 featuring Positive Phee @positive_phee (10/26/23)
Claudia @sewloka sits down with Sophie from @positive_phee to discuss secondhand fashion, thrifting, sustainability and the Sip & Style events she hosts all throughout San Diego. With a degree in fashion retail Sophie, "Phee" spent ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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1:36:51
Skills Pay Bills #91 featuring Ainara Calahorra @muxu.creations
Claudia @sewloka sits down with Ainara Calahorra, creator of MuXu Creations @muxu.creations Claudia and Ainara met each other in 2021, right around the same time that Ainara left her career as a psychologist to follow her passion for sewing, cr...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:07:01
Skills Pay Bills #90 featuring Wendy Gracia @wendyispainting
Claudia @sewloka sits down with local artist Wendy Gracia @wendyispainting for a fun conversation about art, cats, teeth, piñatas, mosquito bites, and more art. Wendy is a fine artist based in San Diego and she has a very cool style that is all...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:45:43
Skills Pay Bills #89 featuring Christian Daniel @christiandanielboots
Claudia sits down with Christian Daniel, designer and creator of CHRISTIAN DANIEL BOOTS @christiandanielboots https://christiandanielboots.comOne day, Christian said out loud "I want to sell boots to the world" and then he set out on a jour...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:25:16
Skills Pay Bills #88 "Our Most Important Podcast" (9/19/23)
Claudia @sewloka and Manny @_beesonskis are back on the green couch talking about the next steps for their business and clothing brand Sew Loka Manny thinks this could be Sew Loka's "most important podcast e...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:21:31
Skills Pay Bills TV #87 - Claudia Solo Episode 9/13/23 - Audio Only
It's a Claudia @sewloka solo episode - just Claudia and a microphone ..ENJOY! Recorded on 9/13/23 inside the Sew Loka Sewing Studio2113 Logan Ave, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92113 www.sewloka.com@sewloka @skil...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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SKILLS PAY BILLS #86 feat Alexis Durbin @_snatchedbyalexis
SKILLS PAY BILLS #86 feat Alexis Durbin @_snatchedbyalexisClaudia @sewloka & Alexis @_snatchedbyalexis have a conversation inside the Sew Loka sewing studio 2113 LOGAN AVE Alexis has been thrifting her whole life and she ha...
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Skills Pay Bills: A Sew Loka Podcast #85 "Celebrating 15 Years of Inocente" featuring @inocenteart
On this episode of Skills Pay Bills #85 Claudia talks with San Diego artist, Inocente @inocenteart about her upcoming solo art show at Studio IX @studioixsandiego celebrating 15 Years as an artist! Life has never been easy for Inocente, bu...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:16:03
Skills Pay Bills: A Sew Loka Podcast #84 "It's a WNDRful Life" (8/22/23)
Recorded on 8/22/23 in the back of Sew Loka Studios. Claudia & Manny talk about:1. The Sew Loka Takeover at WNDR Museum in downtown San Diego2. Future Goals for Sew Loka3. Throwing Events4. Art Exhibition at the...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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