**RECORDED 10/5/2020** Hey, everyone! Today we sat with Rio Maniak aka Cholo Juan from Oxnard. Maniak is a gang member trying to change his life around from. He is an Oxnard native who spent most of his life locked up behind bars or on the streets of Oxnard gang banging. After getting out of prison, Maniak decided to try something different and took an interest in creating content. His Youtube channel "@Cholo Juan " has 7K+ subs and 16K on his Instagram @Sin.For.Sin. I have always found the gang life very fascinating and I wanted to pick Maniak's brain on the lifestyle. He brought up some very great points about how hard it is for ex-cons to get their life back together and how the cards are stacked agains them. Maniak has 6 months until he is off of a 15+ year probation and I am so excited for him and his new chapter in life. Please show Maniak some love and if you enjoy this podcast, please tell a friend! *Supported by* Guest: @Alhuitzotl17 Downstarinc.com HyperURL.co/Downstar @DowntimeWithDownstar @Downstar @Frank_Downstar