Names Optional
Some stories are too important to stay hidden even when the person telling them needs to be.
Names Optional with Alyssa Rodarte is a space for the truths people carry quietly: unbelievable experiences, complicated relationships, difficult decisions, hard-earned healing, and the moments that changed everything.
Each episode brings you into one raw, honest conversation. Some guests step forward openly. Others leave their names behind so they can finally speak freely, feel heard, and seek a new perspective. Together, Alyssa and her guests unpack what happened and transform lived experiences into awareness, connection, and resilience.
The names may be optional. The truth isn’t.
Episodes
2 episodes
Inside the ’90s L.A. Party Crew Scene | Names Optional with Alyssa Rodarte
What was the Los Angeles party scene really like in the 1990s?In this episode of Names Optional with Alyssa Rodarte, an anonymous guest takes us inside the ’90s Southern California party crew scene and shares what it was re...
