Spun Today with Tony Ortiz

By Tony Ortiz

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Looking for a podcast that will take you on a thrilling ride of creativity and exploration? Look no further than the Spun Today Podcast which is anchored in Writing but unlimited in scope. Hosted by Tony Ortiz, this show is a celebration of the art of writing, and so much more. With an endless range of interests and topics, Tony invites you to join him on a journey through the world of movies, books, TV shows, stand-up comedy, politics, MMA, current events and beyond. Whether you're a fan of the written word or just looking for an exciting new podcast to add to your playlist, the Spun Today Podcast is the perfect choice. So why wait? Give it a whirl today and experience it for yourself!

Episode Date
#256 – Mastering the Myth: Navigating Imposter Syndrome and Cultivating Creative Currency (Free-Writing Session)
Mar 14, 2024
#255 – Jose De La Rosa: Golden Gloves Champ, Firefighter and Fitness Aficionado (Re-Release)
Feb 29, 2024
#254 – Black Mirror, Jack Ryan Finale, American Fiction, Joe Rogan’s renewed Spotify deal!
Feb 16, 2024
#253 – GOATs doing GOAT $hit Mashup #1
Feb 01, 2024
#252 – 2023 Spun Today Wrap-Up Show
Jan 18, 2024
#251 – Christy Medina - Marathon Motivation for the New Year (Re-Release)
Jan 04, 2024
#250 – Leave the World Behind, Old Dads, Stavros Halkias’ Fat Rascal and GOATs doing GOAT $hit
Dec 21, 2023
#249 – Fly (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Dec 07, 2023
#248 – Ralph Barbosa’s Cowabunga, Series finale recaps of FOUR DIFFERENT SHOWS!
Nov 23, 2023
#247 – Free-Writing Session (Dealing with Self-Doubt, Tremendous: The Life of a Comedy Savage by Joey “Coco” Diaz and more!)
Nov 09, 2023
#246 – Abismael Gonzalez (Military Veteran) (Re-Release)
Oct 26, 2023
#245 – How to Format and Distribute a Book, Twin Lights Ride 2023, Oppenheimer and the Imitation Game
Oct 12, 2023
#244 – Melted Cold (How to write a Short Story Collection)
Sep 28, 2023
#243 – Two Broadway Musicals, Succession and GOATs doing GOAT $hit!
Sep 14, 2023
#242 – 9/11 Never Forget (firsthand experiences, from New Yorkers) (Re-release)
Sep 11, 2023
#241 – From Bikes to exploring UFO Secrets: Congressional Hearings, John Wick 4 and Saying Goodbye to Ari Shaffir's Podcast
Aug 31, 2023
#240 – What is India Like? - Visiting Hyderabad (Throwback Episode)
Aug 17, 2023
#239 – Free-Writing Session (Short Story Collection status, Your Characters Wants vs Need, I’d Like to Play alone, Please by Tom Segura and more!)
Aug 03, 2023
#238 – The Machine, White Men Can’t Jump and Flamin’ Hot
Jul 20, 2023
#237 – Elevator (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Jul 06, 2023
#236 – Saving a Life, Fully Loaded Comedy Festival, The Flash and GOATs doing GOAT $hit!
Jun 22, 2023
#235 – Free-Writing Session (the editing process, Prologues vs. Flashbacks, The Creative Act and more!)
Jun 08, 2023
#234 – Judy Blume Forever, Air and GOATs doing GOAT $hit!
May 25, 2023
#233 – Tips FROM Creatives, FOR Creatives (2)
May 11, 2023
#232 – The Fabelmans, SpaceX Starship launch, Tucker Carlson AND Don Lemon AXED from Fox and CNN
Apr 27, 2023
#231 – A Night Out – Audio Book (Re-Release)
Apr 13, 2023
#230 – Free-Writing Session (Going through the editing process, writing the BIG moment and more!)
Mar 30, 2023
#229 – Chris Rocks Comedy Special (Selective Outrage), Marlon Wayan’s Comedy Special (God Loves Me)
Mar 16, 2023
#228 – John Hughes' body of work, You People, The Bear and GOATs doing GOAT $hit (the Jay-Z D’usse deal)
Mar 02, 2023
#227 – Growing up Dominican
Feb 16, 2023
#226 – Free-Writing Session (Short Stories, Pro Writing Aid, Fat Joe's Memoir and MORE!)
Feb 02, 2023
#225 – What is Chat GPT? Ian Lara’s Romantic Comedy stand up special, the Stutz Documentary and California Typewriter
Jan 19, 2023
#224 – Atlanta S3 & S4, Meta Quest 2 VR Headset
Jan 05, 2023
#223 – 2022 Spun Today Wrap-Up Show
Dec 22, 2022
#222 – Free-Writing Session (Joyce Carol Oates, Anthony Bourdain, Chance Durant)
Dec 08, 2022
#221 – The Terminal List, Ari Shaffir’s: Jew, UFC 281 and My Expert Opinion beef
Nov 24, 2022
#220 – Bully (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Nov 10, 2022
#219 – Roadrunner (Anthony Bourdain Doc), Adnan Syed update, UFC 280, GOATs doing GOAT $hit and George Carlin's American Dream Documentary
Oct 27, 2022
#218 – Free-Writing Session (Annie Dillard writing tip, Joyce Carol Oates)
Oct 13, 2022
#217 – RIP Pat Stay, Adnan Syed FREED! Two Distant Strangers and a trip to DR
Sep 29, 2022
#216 – Stoicism
Sep 15, 2022
#215 – Bill Burr’s Live at Red Rocks, Fourth of July and A Journal for Jordan
Sep 01, 2022
#214 – Pencil Case (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Aug 18, 2022
#213 – Andrew Schulz Infamous comedy special, Stranger Things S4 & Billions S6
Aug 04, 2022
#212 – A Night Out (Audio Book)
Jul 21, 2022
#211 – Welcome Baby Aiden (Re-release)
Jul 07, 2022
#210 – Advice from Creatives, for Creatives #1 (Re-release)
Jun 23, 2022
#209 – Ozark series finale, Katt Williams WWIII, South Carolina trip & GOATs doing GOAT $hit
Jun 09, 2022
#208 – Ball & Chain (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
May 26, 2022
#207 – Free-Writing Session (George Orwell’s 1984)
May 12, 2022
#206 – The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Jerrod Carmichael, Bill Maher and Jo Koy
Apr 28, 2022
#205 – Chopper City (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Apr 14, 2022
#204 – The slap heard around the world-Oscars 2022, The Tender Bar
Mar 31, 2022
#203 – Ozark, Jeen-yuhs, Cobra Kai and GOATs doing GOAT $hit
Mar 17, 2022
#202 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Joe Rogan Controversy
Mar 03, 2022
#201 – Free-Writing Session (Fear of Success, Will by Will Smith)
Feb 17, 2022
#200 – The Matrix Resurrections, The Chi S4, Jim Gaffigan’s Comedy Monster and GOATs doing GOAT $hit
Feb 03, 2022
#199 – 2021 Spun Today Wrap-Up Show
Jan 20, 2022
#198 – I got the Rona
Jan 06, 2022
#197 – Three Comedy Specials, the King Richard movie and GOATs doing GOAT $hit
Dec 23, 2021
#196 – Roderick Edwards (Author)
Dec 09, 2021
#195 – Free-Writing Session (Mind Mapping tip, How to Market a Book & More!)
Nov 25, 2021
#194 – Christy Medina (Let’s talk Marathons!)
Nov 11, 2021
#193 – Welcome Baby Grayson (Re-Release)
Oct 28, 2021
#192 – Dave Chappelles’ The Closer, La Factoría and Shane Gillis live in Austin
Oct 14, 2021
#191 – Free Guy, Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean, Moments in Love
Sep 30, 2021
#190 – Free-Writing Session
Sep 16, 2021
#189 – 9/11 Never Forget (firsthand experiences, from New Yorkers) (Re-release)
Sep 11, 2021
#188 – Dave, Cuomo Resigning, Ending the Afghanistan War and the 5-Boro Bike Tour
Sep 02, 2021
#187 – Jose De La Rosa (Golden Gloves Champion, Firefighter & Fitness Aficionado)
Aug 19, 2021
#186 – Advice from Creatives, for Creatives #3
Aug 05, 2021
#185 – Two Amazon Originals, an MMA event, Podcast News & NYC Elections
Jul 22, 2021
#184 – Free-Writing Session
Jul 08, 2021
#183 – In the Heights, UFC 263 and Godfather of Harlem
Jun 24, 2021
#182 – Bully (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Jun 10, 2021
#181 – Joe Budden Podcast breakup, Bronzeville Podcast and UFO’s
May 27, 2021
#180 – Hemingway, Mortal Kombat and local Politics
May 13, 2021
#179 – Free-Writing Session
Apr 29, 2021
#178 – Nostrand Ave (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Apr 15, 2021
#177 – Conor McGregor & Joe Rogan in GOATs doing GOAT sh*t, UFC 260 and Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Apr 01, 2021
#176 – My new Podcast logo, Jay-Z’s recent business moves, UFC 259 & Coming 2 America
Mar 18, 2021
#175 – Tips from Creatives, for Creatives (2)
Mar 04, 2021
#174 – Dave Chappelle, Podcast News, UFC 257 and Superbowl LV (55)
Feb 18, 2021
#173 – Free -Writing Session
Feb 04, 2021
#172 – Storming the Capitol and Mr. Robot series Finale
Jan 21, 2021
#171 – Soul, Cobra Kai and Schulz saves America
Jan 07, 2021
Spun Today Podcast Trailer
Jan 01, 2021
#170 – 2020 Spun Today Wrap-Up Show
Dec 24, 2020
#169 – The Mandalorian, Vampires vs. the Bronx & The CHI
Dec 10, 2020
#168 – Sandra Holtzman (Copywriter, Chief Marketing Strategist, Author)
Nov 26, 2020
#167 – Welcome Baby Grayson
Nov 12, 2020
#166 – Pencil Case (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Oct 29, 2020
#165 – Free -Writing Session
Oct 15, 2020
#164 – Podcast Beefs, Podcast News, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Social Dilemma
Oct 01, 2020
#163 – Eileen Martinez (Attorney & Author)
Sep 17, 2020
#162 – 9/11 Never Forget (Re-release)
Sep 11, 2020
#161 – Immigration Nation, Joe Budden leaving Spotify, King of Staten Island, RIP Chadwick Boseman
Sep 03, 2020
#160 – Writing Tip Compilation (1)
Aug 20, 2020
#159 – Beach Day with Pablo
Aug 06, 2020
#158 – Free -Writing Session
Jul 23, 2020
#157 – Launch America, the show Dave and the movie Molly’s Game
Jul 09, 2020
#156 – Amanda Lucas (Middle School ELA Teacher, Writer & Podcaster)
Jun 25, 2020
#155 – The Deliberate Murder of George Floyd
Jun 11, 2020
#154 – Joe Rogan & Spotify’s $100+ Million Dollar Podcast deal, UFC 249, a Coronavirus update from me and Better Call Saul season 5
May 28, 2020
#153 – Free -Writing Session
May 14, 2020
#152 – Tom Papa, Tom Segura, Ford vs. Ferrari and Parasite
Apr 30, 2020
#151 – Scotch, Narcos, new shows on the horizon and a Coronavirus update from NYC
Apr 16, 2020
#150 – My Coronavirus update, UFC 248, Hamilton 2, ‘Aint too Proud on Broadway & Uncut Gems [Bonus Episode]
Apr 09, 2020
#149 – Free -Writing Session
Apr 02, 2020
#148 – Coronavirus (COVID-19), Bert Kreisher’s ‘Hey Big Boy’ comedy special & Narcos Mexico
Mar 19, 2020
#147 – UFC 247, Super Tuesday results, Ronny Chieng and Pete Davidson comedy specials
Mar 05, 2020
#146 – Stephen “Chef Papi” Rodriguez
Feb 20, 2020
#145 – Free -Writing Session (RIP Kobe Bryant)
Feb 06, 2020
#144 – UFC 246, The mind of Aaron Hernandez and the 2019 Mark Twain Prize recipient (spoiler alert, it’s Dave Chappelle).
Jan 23, 2020
#143– OITNB, Stretch & Bobbito Doc, The Irishman & UFC 245
Jan 09, 2020
#142 – Steven Almonte (Entrepreneurship)
Dec 26, 2019
#141 – Free -Writing Session
Dec 12, 2019
#140: Joker, UFC 243, UFC 244 & La Breve y Maravillosa Vida de Oscar Wao
Nov 28, 2019
#139 – Pencil Case (Audio Book)
Nov 14, 2019
#138 - Abismael Gonzalez (Military Veteran)
Oct 31, 2019
#137 – Fly (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Oct 17, 2019
#136 - My own Hot Ones episode, Dave Chappelle, Andrew Schulz & Bill Burr
Oct 03, 2019
#135 - Cobra Kai S2, Sneaky Pete S3, John Wick 3 and Once upon a time in Hollywood
Sep 19, 2019
#134 - Hamilton, To Kill A Mockingbird & an Electric Scooter
Sep 05, 2019
#133 – Free -Writing Session
Aug 22, 2019
#132 – Visiting Spain & Morocco vicariously through Elo
Aug 08, 2019
#131 - Random Rant
Jul 25, 2019
#130 – Random Rant
Jul 11, 2019
#129 – Random Rant
Jun 27, 2019
#128 – Free -Writing Session
Jun 13, 2019
#127 – LECTURE HALL (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
May 30, 2019
#126 – Elevator (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
May 16, 2019
#125 – Random Rant
May 02, 2019
#124 – Random Rant
Apr 18, 2019
#123 – How I Published my Novel (FRACTAL)
Apr 04, 2019
#122 – Free -Writing Session
Mar 21, 2019
#121 – Random Rant
Mar 07, 2019
#120 – Random Rant
Feb 21, 2019
#119 – Random Rant
Feb 07, 2019
#118 – Free -Writing Session
Jan 24, 2019
#117 – Random Rant
Jan 10, 2019
#116 – Random Rant
Dec 27, 2018
#115 – Free-Writing Session
Dec 20, 2018
#114 – Nostrand Ave (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Dec 13, 2018
#113 – Random Rant
Nov 29, 2018
#112 – Ball & Chain (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Nov 15, 2018
#111 – Random Rant
Nov 01, 2018
#110 – Free-Writing Session
Oct 18, 2018
#109 – Random Rant
Oct 04, 2018
#108 – Random Rant
Sep 20, 2018
#107 – Beach Day with Pablo
Sep 06, 2018
#106 – Free-Writing Session
Aug 23, 2018
#105 – Random Rant
Aug 09, 2018
#104 – Welcome Baby Aiden
Jul 26, 2018
#103 – Free-Writing Session
Jul 12, 2018
#102 – Chopper City (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Jun 28, 2018
#101 – Random Rant
Jun 14, 2018
#100 – Parenting
May 31, 2018
#099 – Random Rant
May 17, 2018
#098 – Free-Writing Session
May 03, 2018
#097 – Random Rant
Apr 19, 2018
#096 - Bully (Audio Book) (Re-Release)
Apr 05, 2018
#095 – Second Trimester Ups & Downs
Mar 22, 2018
#094 – Random Rant
Mar 08, 2018
#093 – Free-Writing Session
Feb 22, 2018
#092 – Random Rant
Feb 08, 2018
#091 – Random Rant
Jan 25, 2018
#090 – Random Rant
Jan 11, 2018
#089 – Free-Writing Session
Dec 28, 2017
#088 – Random Rant
Dec 14, 2017
#087 – Free-Writing Session
Nov 30, 2017
#086 – Random Rant
Nov 16, 2017
#085 – India Part 4
Nov 02, 2017
#084 – Random Rant
Oct 19, 2017
#083 – Random Rant
Oct 05, 2017
#082 – Free-Writing Session
Sep 21, 2017
#081 – 9/11 Never Forget
Sep 07, 2017
#080 – Random Rant
Aug 24, 2017
#079 – Random Rant
Aug 10, 2017
#078 – Free-Writing Session
Jul 27, 2017
#077 – Random Rant
Jul 13, 2017
#076 – Free-Writing Session
Jun 29, 2017
#075 – Active Measures (Meddling in Elections)
Jun 15, 2017
#074 – Tips from Creatives, for Creatives (1)
Jun 01, 2017
#073 – Random Rant
May 18, 2017
Video Podcast Extra for Episode #072 (Community Outreach)
May 11, 2017
#072 – Random Rant
May 04, 2017
#071 – Free-Writing Session
Apr 20, 2017
#070 – Random Rant
Apr 06, 2017
#069 – Random Rant
Mar 23, 2017
#068 – Free-Writing Session
Mar 09, 2017
#067 – Random Rant
Feb 23, 2017
#066 – Free-Writing Session
Feb 09, 2017
#065 – Elevator (Audio Book)
Jan 26, 2017
#064 – Random Rant
Jan 12, 2017
#063 – The Honeymoon
Dec 29, 2016
#062 – Free-Writing Session
Dec 15, 2016
#061 – Random Rant
Dec 01, 2016
#060 – POTUS Donald J. Trump
Nov 17, 2016
#059 – Random Rant
Nov 03, 2016
#058 – Free-Writing Session
Oct 20, 2016
Video Podcast Extra for Episode #057 (How to get discounted Broadway Tickets)
Oct 09, 2016
#057 – Random Rant
Oct 06, 2016
#056 – Free-Writing Session
Sep 22, 2016
#055 – Random Rant
Sep 08, 2016
Video Podcast Extra for Episode #054
Sep 04, 2016
#054 – Random Rant
Aug 25, 2016
#053 – Free-Writing Session
Aug 11, 2016
#052 – The Wedding
Jul 28, 2016
#051 – Random Rant
Jul 14, 2016
#050 – Free-Writing Session
Jun 30, 2016
#049 – Random Rant
Jun 16, 2016
#048 – Random Rant
Jun 02, 2016
#047 – Free-Writing Session
May 19, 2016
#046 – Random Rant
May 05, 2016
Avoid a Purposeless Journey
Apr 30, 2016
#045 – Free-Writing Session
Apr 21, 2016
#044 - Random Rant
Apr 07, 2016
TAKING THE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ROUTE
Mar 25, 2016
#043 – Free-Writing Session
Mar 24, 2016
#042 – Multiple Sclerosis
Mar 10, 2016
How will you use your 24 Hours?
Mar 06, 2016
Let Yourself Out
Mar 06, 2016
#041 – Random Rant
Feb 25, 2016
#040 – How Elections Work
Feb 11, 2016
#039 – Random Rant
Jan 28, 2016
#038 – Free-Writing Session
Jan 14, 2016
#037 – Fly (Audio Book)
Dec 31, 2015
#036 – Random Rant
Dec 17, 2015
#035 – Free-Writing Session
Dec 03, 2015
#034 – Free-Writing Session
Nov 19, 2015
#033 – Free-Writing Session
Nov 05, 2015
#032 – Free-Writing Session
Oct 22, 2015
#031 – India Part 3
Oct 08, 2015
#030 – Free-Writing Session
Sep 24, 2015
#029 – Ode-to-Podcasts
Sep 10, 2015
#028 – Free-Writing Session
Aug 27, 2015
#027 – Lecture Hall (Audio Book)
Aug 13, 2015
#026.5 – Lecture Hall Promo
Aug 06, 2015
#026 – Free-Writing Session
Jul 30, 2015
#025 – India Part 2
Jul 16, 2015
#024 – India Part 1
Jul 02, 2015
#023 – First Recording Ever
Jun 18, 2015
#022 – Free-Writing Session
Jun 04, 2015
#021 – Random Rant
May 21, 2015
#020 – Free-Writing Session
May 07, 2015
#019 – Free-Writing Session
Apr 23, 2015
#018 – Bonus Ep. Nostrand Ave Bloopers
Apr 16, 2015
#017 – Nostrand Ave (Audio Book)
Apr 09, 2015
#016 – Free-Writing Session
Mar 26, 2015
#015 – Bonus Ep. Ball & Chain Bloopers
Mar 19, 2015
#014 - Ball & Chain (Audio Book)
Mar 12, 2015
#013 - Free-Writing Session
Feb 26, 2015
#012 - Free-Writing Session
Feb 12, 2015
#011 - Free-Writing Session
Jan 29, 2015
#010 - The Engagement
Jan 16, 2015
#009 - Free-Writing Session
Jan 01, 2015
#008 - After Emma
Dec 18, 2014
#007 - Before Emma
Dec 04, 2014
#006 - Chopper City (Audio Book)
Nov 20, 2014
#005 - Free-Writing Session
Nov 07, 2014
#004 - Insight (Audio Book)
Nov 01, 2014
#003 - Bully (Audio Book)
Oct 23, 2014
#002 - The Carrie Story
Oct 08, 2014
#001 - IntroCast
Sep 30, 2014