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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.

  1. 1D AGO

    This Weekend’s Olive & Lavender Festival in Paso Robles with Gina Hambly of Hambly Farms

    Sponsored by The Mountain Air | Sponsored by Benny’s Pizza | SLOFreeParking Spring in Paso Robles means olive oil tastings, lavender in the air, and one of the most beloved traditions on the Central Coast returning to Downtown City Park. Adam sits down with Gina Hambly of Hambly Farms ahead of the annual Paso Robles Olive and Lavender Festival, happening Saturday, May 9, 2026. From the calming power of lavender to the artistry behind steam distillation, Gina shares how a single plant can create connection, community, and a full sensory experience. The conversation explores Paso Robles agriculture beyond wine, the emotional pull people have toward lavender, and why events like this festival continue to capture the heart of the Central Coast. Plus: lavender honey gelato, copper still demonstrations, and a reminder that sometimes the simplest things in nature leave the biggest impression. Whether you’re a longtime Paso local, a lavender lover, or planning your next Central Coast getaway, this episode is pure springtime Paso energy. • Paso Robles Olive and Lavender Festival Saturday, May 9, 2026 Downtown City Park 9 AM to 4 PM Free Admission • Learn more about Hambly Farms: Hambly Farms • Paso Robles Olive and Lavender Festival details: Paso Robles Olive and Lavender Festival • Downtown Paso Robles Main Street Association: Downtown Paso Robles Main Street Association ******** *PORTABIDET: UP+ADAM IS AN OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR PORTABIDET - USE THIS LINK FOR UP+ADAM LISTENERS TO LEARN MORE AND GET YOURS! *Timbre Event with Cal Poly EIM Students Info HERE Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music******** CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK! ******** ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE! ******** FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM ********* Sincere Thanks to the current supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them! Life Elements City of SLO WoodsHumaneSociety Tin City Distillery Original Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner Collective Moonshiner on Spotify HERE Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com ©2026 Up+Adam with Adam Montiel / LoBro Studios, All Rights Reserved.

    39 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Why Up+Adam was Mentioned in Very First Question of Sheriff's Kristin Smart Press Conference - Adam's Complete Coverage from Presser

    Up+Adam had correspondent Alex Farrington at the Kristin Smart Presser today, and we were surprised that the VERY FIRST QUESTION WAS ABOUT OUR show! Here is the Q&A from the presser with commentary from Adamm then a conversation with Alex Farrington after presser concludes. ******** *PORTABIDET: UP+ADAM IS AN OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR PORTABIDET - USE THIS LINK FOR UP+ADAM LISTENERS TO LEARN MORE AND GET YOURS! *Timbre Event with Cal Poly EIM Students Info HERE Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music******** CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK! ******** ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE! ******** FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM ********* Sincere Thanks to the current supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them! Life Elements City of SLO WoodsHumaneSociety Tin City Distillery Original Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner Collective Moonshiner on Spotify HERE Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com ©2026 Up+Adam with Adam Montiel / LoBro Studios, All Rights Reserved.

    47 min

  3. 3D AGO

    Exclusive: Sheriff Ian Parkinson Speaks As New Kristin Smart Search Warrant Unfolds in Real Time only to Up+Adam

    Sponsored by The Mountain Air | Sponsored by Benny’s Pizza | SLOFreeParking.com A case that has lived in the heart of the Central Coast for nearly three decades took another step forward and Up+Adam is bringing you inside it in real time, exclusively. In this exclusive Up+Adam conversation, Sheriff Ian Parkinson joins Adam Montiel as a new search warrant is actively being served in the case of Kristin Smart. At the time of this interview, Up+Adam was the only platform speaking directly with the Sheriff as the search unfolded. Even after the 2022 conviction of Paul Flores, one truth remains: this case is not over until Kristin is brought home. Sheriff Parkinson speaks candidly about what led investigators back to the Arroyo Grande property belonging to convicted killer Paul Flores’ mother, Susan Flores, how evolving technology like ground penetrating radar and advancements in science are shaping the search, and why his team continues to pursue every lead no matter the time or cost. This is not just about evidence. It is about persistence, patience, and a promise to a family that has waited far too long. As the search unfolds, the Sheriff makes it clear: this work continues until there are answers. • This episode is for anyone who has followed the Kristin Smart case • For listeners interested in real time law enforcement insight • For a community still holding its breath Listen in for a grounded, thoughtful, powerful, and exclusive conversation that reminds us this is not just a case. This is a person. And a family waiting. • Official statement from San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office • LA Times Coverage • KSBY Coverage ******** Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music******** CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK! ******** ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE! ******** FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM ********* Sincere Thanks to the current supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them! Life Elements City of SLO WoodsHumaneSociety Tin City Distillery Original Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner Collective Moonshiner on Spotify HERE Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com ©2026 Up+Adam with Adam Montiel / LoBro Studios, All Rights Reserved.

    29 min

  4. 3D AGO

    BREAKING: Search Warrant on Susan Flores House in Kristin Smart Case

    Sponsored by The Mountain Air Sponsored by Benny’s Pizza From Chris Lambert BREAKING: @slosheriff is currently executing a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores. She was served on her doorstep at 7:05am and left at 8:02am. Public Information Officer Tony Cipolla just confirmed to me that this search is related to the Kristin Smart case. To refresh your memory: Ruben Flores’ home was searched with ground penetrating radar in March of 2021, which resulted in the arrests of Paul and Ruben Flores after a 6-foot by 4-foot void under Ruben’s deck yielded several soil samples which tested positive for the presence of human blood. Prosecutors believed that Kristin Smart’s body was removed from that location some time prior to 2021. Susan Flores’ home was last searched by Sheriff’s investigators on June 19, 2000, but her yard was not dug up at that time. A search on February 5, 2020 was limited to the collection of digital devices. Suspicion has surrounded Susan’s yard since the Spring of 1997, when a tenant renting the house months after Kristin’s disappearance reported finding a turquoise earring in the yard. That earring was collected by a Sheriff’s detective, but was never officially booked into evidence. A report two months later indicated that the earring was misplaced and never located. That same tenant later reported hearing a digital watch beeping in the backyard at 4:20am every morning until it eventually stopped. She believed the sound emanated from one of the freshly cut planter boxes in the concrete backyard, but never located the source. After that tenant was evicted in March of 1997, Susan Flores moved back into the house with her former coworker and boyfriend, Mike McConville, and still resides there today. McConville passed away on July 11, 2025. When I interviewed Sheriff’s detectives in 2020, they told me they did not have enough new evidence to return to Susan’s house at that time, because it was exhausted during the 2000 search. It’s reasonable to conclude that new evidence led to today’s search, but no details have been released. I will update as more information becomes available. Statement from Sheriff: The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an additional investigation into the property in the 500 block of East Branch Street in Arroyo Grande. This investigation is related to the Kristin Smart disappearance. This activity is the result of a search warrant signed by a Superior Court judge. The Sheriff’s Office remains committed to bringing Kristin home to her family. No further information is available. At this time, the Sheriff’s Office will not be making any additional comment regarding this investigation. ******** *PORTABIDET: UP+ADAM IS AN OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR PORTABIDET - USE THIS LINK FOR UP+ADAM LISTENERS TO LEARN MORE AND GET YOURS! *Timbre Event with Cal Poly EIM Students Info HERE Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music******** CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK! ******** ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE! ******** FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM ********* Sincere Thanks to the current supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them! Life Elements City of SLO WoodsHumaneSociety Tin City Distillery Original Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner Collective Moonshiner on Spotify HERE Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com ©2026 Up+Adam with Adam Montiel / LoBro Studios, All Rights Reserved.

    16 min

  5. 5D AGO

    Sweet Stakes & Small-Town Pride: SLO Pastry Chef Heads to Finale of Food Netowrk's Ultimate Baking Championship | Up+Adam

    Sponsored by The Mountain Air Adam opens this episode with something real and personal. After being off the mic for a couple of days, he shares why. His dad, they call him Opa, was unexpectedly hospitalized, and what initially seemed like back pain turned into something far more serious. In true Up+Adam fashion, Adam brings listeners into that moment with honesty, gratitude, and heart, reflecting on family, community, and the overwhelming support that shows up when life shifts without warning. From there, the show turns toward something equally powerful in a different way. From San Luis Obispo to the national spotlight, this is one of those stories that feels bigger than the moment itself. Florencia Breda, co-owner of Breda in downtown SLO, joins Up+Adam on the day of the finale of Food Network’s The Ultimate Baking Championship. After competing against 16 of the country’s top pastry chefs, she’s now one of the final three, navigating high-stakes challenges that demand precision, creativity, and endurance at the highest level. In this conversation, Florencia opens up about the surreal nature of seeing herself on a show she grew up watching, the emotional weight of keeping the outcome a secret for weeks, and the powerful role community has played in her journey. From hosting watch parties at her shop to hearing from world-renowned pastry chef Antonio Bachour, this moment is about more than competition. It is about growth, gratitude, and the realization that years of hard work are paying off in real time. Whether you are a foodie, an aspiring chef, or someone chasing a dream, this episode captures what it feels like to be in the arena when everything is on the line. • Learn more about Breda: https://www.breda-slo.com/ • Follow Florencia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breda_slo/ • Watch The Ultimate Baking Championship on Food Network: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/the-ultimate-baking-championship ******** *PORTABIDET: UP+ADAM IS AN OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR PORTABIDET - USE THIS LINK FOR UP+ADAM LISTENERS TO LEARN MORE AND GET YOURS! *Timbre Event with Cal Poly EIM Students Info HERE Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music******** CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK! ******** ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE! ******** FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM ********* Sincere Thanks to the current supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them! Life Elements City of SLO WoodsHumaneSociety Tin City Distillery Original Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner Collective Moonshiner on Spotify HERE Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com ©2026 Up+Adam with Adam Montiel / LoBro Studios, All Rights Reserved.

    27 min

  6. APR 29

    From Underground Pizza to Local Staple | The Benny’s Pizza Story w/ Ben Arona | Up+Adam

    Sponsored by The Mountain Air In Part 1 of this conversation, Adam sits down with Ben Arona, the mind behind Benny’s Pizza Palace & Social Club, and gets into the version of the story most people never see. Before the packed patio, before the social club energy, before it became a go-to spot in San Luis Obispo, this was one guy making dough in the morning, selling pizzas through Facebook, and trying to figure out if the whole thing would even work. They talk about the underground days, building a business out of a former chain pizza space, and what it actually looks like to scale something from nothing. There is a raw honesty here about the grind. Early mornings, long days, doing everything yourself, and slowly building systems that can hold the weight of growth. Ben breaks down how he went from making a couple pizzas at a time to running a full operation, and why structure and process became just as important as the product itself. Why Detroit style pizza? How he developed the sauce over years without changing it once it clicked.  There is a moment in this episode where the conversation shifts from passion to pressure. Break-ins, unexpected costs, and the real numbers behind running a restaurant. What it actually takes to keep the doors open, and why entrepreneurship is a lot less glamorous than it looks from the outside. It is honest, it is unfiltered, and it is something anyone thinking about starting a business needs to hear. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Part 2 picks up with the space, the community, the vibe, and the human side of what Benny’s has become. • Website: https://bennysppsc.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bennyspizzaslo/ ******** *PORTABIDET: UP+ADAM IS AN OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR PORTABIDET - USE THIS LINK FOR UP+ADAM LISTENERS TO LEARN MORE AND GET YOURS! *Timbre Event with Cal Poly EIM Students Info HERE Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music******** CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK! ******** ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE! ******** FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM ********* Sincere Thanks to the current supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them! Life Elements City of SLO WoodsHumaneSociety Tin City Distillery Original Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner Collective Moonshiner on Spotify HERE Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com ©2026 Up+Adam with Adam Montiel / LoBro Studios, All Rights Reserved.

    42 min

  7. APR 28

    Terrie Bannish on Atascadero’s Flavor Run | Tamale Fest Turns 10 in a Town That Refuses to Sit Still | Up+Adam

    Sponsored by The Mountain Air Atascadero is having a moment and if you’ve been paying attention, you can feel it. On this episode of Up+Adam, Adam sits down with Terrie Bannish from the City of Atascadero to talk about the 10th annual Tamale Fest and how it’s grown from a local event into one of the Central Coast’s biggest, most talked-about weekends. We’re talking tens of thousands of tamales sold in a single day, vendors coming in from all over California, and a community that continues to show up in a big way year after year. This conversation goes beyond the event itself. Adam and Terrie get into what’s really happening in Atascadero right now. The growth, the energy, the restaurants, the events calendar that just keeps rolling. From Fiesta Friday, which gives locals a chance to actually enjoy the vendors without the massive crowds, to Saturday’s full-scale takeover with live music, folklórico dancers, tamale competitions, and yes, the pet costume contest that Adam will be right in the middle of. There’s something for everyone here whether you’re coming for the food, the culture, or just a great day out on the Central Coast. • 10th Annual Tamale Fest in Atascadero • Fiesta Friday 5pm to 9pm with live music and early vendor access • Main event Saturday with 20 plus tamale vendors and 40,000 to 50,000 tamales expected to be sold • Pet costume contest hosted by Adam Montiel • Live performances including mariachi, folklórico dancers, and Brass Mash • Family friendly activities including bounce houses, rock climbing wall, and more • Proceeds from beverages support the Central Coast Zoo Want to go? Here’s everything you need: • https://www.atascaderotamalefest.com/ • https://www.visitatascadero.com/ Follow along and stay connected: • https://www.instagram.com/visitatascadero/ ******** *PORTABIDET: UP+ADAM IS AN OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR PORTABIDET - USE THIS LINK FOR UP+ADAM LISTENERS TO LEARN MORE AND GET YOURS! *Timbre Event with Cal Poly EIM Students Info HERE Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music******** CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK! ******** ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE! ******** FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM ********* Sincere Thanks to the current supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them! Life Elements City of SLO WoodsHumaneSociety Tin City Distillery Original Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner Collective Moonshiner on Spotify HERE Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com ©2026 Up+Adam with Adam Montiel / LoBro Studios, All Rights Reserved.

    33 min

  8. APR 27

    Eve Plumb: Life After Jan Brady | The Brady Bunch & Happiness Included | Up+Adam

    Sponsored by The Mountain Air Eve Plumb joins Up+Adam for a conversation that goes far beyond the nostalgia of The Brady Bunch. Best known as Jan Brady, Eve reflects on what it really meant to grow up on camera, and how that experience shaped her understanding of identity, work, and fulfillment. Her new memoir, Happiness Included: Jan Brady & Beyond, pulls back the curtain on a life that looked picture-perfect from the outside but was, in reality, built on discipline, strong parenting, and a commitment to craft over celebrity. In this episode, Eve opens up about the surprising truth behind fame, why she believes being good at what you do matters more than being recognized for it, and what it took to finally share more of her private world. From soundstages and windowless classrooms to a six-decade career across television, film, theater, and painting, this is a conversation about longevity, perspective, and redefining what happiness actually looks like. • Happiness Included: Jan Brady & Beyond (Book) https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780806545035/happiness-included/ • Eve Plumb Official Website https://eveplumb.tv • Follow Eve Plumb https://www.instagram.com/theeveplumb ******** *PORTABIDET: UP+ADAM IS AN OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON FOR PORTABIDET - USE THIS LINK FOR UP+ADAM LISTENERS TO LEARN MORE AND GET YOURS! *Timbre Event with Cal Poly EIM Students Info HERE Listen to Up+Adam with Adam Montiel:Official Website: adammontiel.comApple Podcasts: Up+Adam on Apple PodcastsSpotify: Up+Adam on SpotifyiHeartRadio: Up+Adam on iHeartRadioYouTube Music: Up+Adam on YouTube Music******** CHECK OUT OUR WOODS HUMANE PET OF THE WEEK! ******** ADAM’S TEDX VIDEO IS HERE! ******** FOLLOW ADAM ON INSTAGRAM ********* Sincere Thanks to the current supporters of Up + Adam. Please take a moment and visit them and thank them for supporting local broadcasting, and valuing what we do here. Thank you for supporting them! Life Elements City of SLO WoodsHumaneSociety Tin City Distillery Original Music by Dan Curcio and Moonshiner Collective Moonshiner on Spotify HERE Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the podcast, and learn more at AdamMontiel.com ©2026 Up+Adam with Adam Montiel / LoBro Studios, All Rights Reserved.

    23 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Adam Montiel
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Adam Montiel | Up + Adam
  • Show Website
    Up + Adam with Adam Montiel

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