Magnu5 (pronounced Magnus) is a North Side Corpus Christi rapper, beat maker, and co-host of the Marauders Podcast who has been putting in work since high school — freestyling at lunch tables, selling CDs downtown for ten bucks, riding with DSR, and learning to make his own beats from a local producer who had placements with 50 Cent.

In this episode of the Corpus Christi Originals Podcast, recorded at Lucy's Snack Bar, we chop it up about coming up on the North Side, what the Corpus Christi hip-hop scene actually sounds like now, why he never wanted to be a "Mexican rapper" — just a rapper, how losing his main beat source forced him to level up his craft, the music industry's microwave era, and what it really takes to stay creative when you're also working a 9-to-5 and raising a family.

We also get into the Marauders Podcast, his X-Men obsession, working with El Dusty, and why the best advice he has for any local creator is the same thing that's kept him going: don't stop.

Find Magnu5: @teed_magnu5 on Instagram and TikTok | MAGNU5 on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube

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Daryl Felsberg is a professional comedian, producer, and comedy club owner from Corpus Christi, Texas who's been doing standup since 2001 and full-time since 2008. He's shot four specials, toured the country, headlined the Selena Auditorium, survived a TIA stroke, and is currently putting fake antique photos of himself inside Cracker Barrel restaurants across the country.

In this episode of the Corpus Christi Originals Podcast, we go deep on the craft of standup comedy — what it takes to actually be ready for the stage, why crowd work is the most misunderstood skill in the game, how social media influencers are reshaping the comedy industry, and why the audience doesn't hear what you say — they feel it.

Daryl also gets into growing up around Collier Park, how comedy changed after COVID, the lesson that sent him back to observation mode, writing evergreen material that nobody can steal, and the Cracker Barrel bit that has restaurant management in multiple states on alert.

If you want to understand what a real career in standup comedy looks like — the long game, the wisdom, and the hustle — this one is it.

Find Daryl at darylfelsberg.com for show dates. Follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

Corpus Christi Originals amplifies the unheard voices in our community — the people making our city unique but not always getting the spotlight.

Brandon — better known as Texas Gulf Fish Hunter — moved to Corpus Christi from the mountains of Appalachia and never looked back. Now he's one of the most recognizable fishing content creators on TikTok, going live from the Texas coast and sharing the kind of knowledge most fishermen keep to themselves: where the fish are, why they're there, and how to put yourself in the best position to catch them.

In this episode of the Corpus Christi Originals Podcast, we talk about how a random TikTok live turned into a massive fishing community, the science behind reading the water (barometric pressure, moon phases, water temp, and more), why he gives away information other people guard like a secret, his leaders at RNG Bait in Flower Bluff, the drone fishing ban, the desalination plant debate, and what it actually takes to catch fish consistently on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Plus rapid fire: live bait vs. artificials, best post-fishing burger in Corpus, and the best time of year to fish the coast.

Follow Brandon: @TexasGulfFishHunter on TikTok
Leaders available at RNG Bait, Flower Bluff
Fishing forecast every Friday around 4PM on TikTok

Corpus Christi Originals amplifies the unheard voices in our community — the people making our city unique but not always getting the spotlight.

Ben Mann is one of the most recognizable voices in the Corpus Christi comedy scene — a four-year standup veteran, all-state debater, full-time uncle, and visually impaired comedian from Port Connor who figured out early that the best way to beat a bully to the punch is to throw the first joke yourself.

In this episode of the Corpus Christi Originals Podcast, we talk about what it's like to pursue standup in South Texas — the open mics, the paid shows, the crowds that laugh at the wrong part, and the ones that don't laugh at all. We get into how Ben structures his sets, why he leads with his disability, the merch game (yes, he sells signed baby dolls), and the piece of advice from a mentor that's stuck with him: a dirty set pays your bar tab, a clean set pays your mortgage.

If you've ever thought about getting on stage — or you just want to know what the local comedy scene actually looks like from the inside — this one's for you.

Find Ben: at Ben Mann Comedy on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook

Corpus Christi Originals amplifies the unheard voices in our community — the people making our city unique but not always getting the spotlight.

Lupe Ramos is the founder of Choose Wisely — a faith-based apparel brand and design studio born in Corpus Christi, Texas. In this Corpus & Coffee edition of the Corpus Christi Originals Podcast, we sat down at his shop inside Texas Arena Strength & Fitness (5802 Woodridge) to talk about everything that made him who he is.

Lupe went from being raised by his grandmother on the west side to serving in the U.S. Navy, hitting pop-ups across Texas with a Walmart rack, building a graphic design business, and launching the Choose Love Foundation — all while staying rooted in Corpus Christi.

We get into the discipline his grandmother instilled in him, how a book from Barnes & Noble in 2015 changed his life, why he believes there's more than enough to go around, and what it means to wear your faith on your sleeve — literally.

If you're a local entrepreneur, a creative who hasn't started yet, or someone who just needs to hear that it's possible — this one's for you.

Choose Wisely: IG @choosewisely1991 | FB: Lupe Ramos
Grand Opening: March 14th, 12PM–6PM @ Texas Arena Strength & Fitness, 5802 Woodridge

Corpus Christi Originals amplifies the unheard voices in our community — the people making our city unique but not always getting the spotlight.

Corpus & Coffee: Chef Zay (Isaiah from Houston, family in Corpus) discusses selling Five gum in middle school without paying, reinvesting into Sam's candy bars, COVID trunk candy hustle at T-Mobile, first Houston candy competition (didn't place but Yum Yum Candy judges bought $50), meeting Chingo Bling, second place win judged by SPM's son Baby Los, meeting Mexican OT at show (poncho hat boots grill 5'4), bringing ARs to music video for product placement, trunk sellouts in 3 hours at refineries, convenience business model ($20 minimum delivery), consistency recipe same 5 years, loaded pickles, and $30 to $480 in one day selling pastor tacos.

Corpus & Coffee edition: DJ Lil King (Derrick Boston) at Ridin' High Studios discusses growing up West Oso/Molina/Crestmont, talk boy DJ Screw mixtapes, discovering PC DJ software on computer, 1998 Swisha House website with intro song, Napster mislabeled downloads, opening The Plug store in 45 minutes with $120, paying rappers cash for CDs ($5 per copy), ESG in-store signing teaching the game, Welcome to Corpus DVD release, Donnie Houston chronological interview influence, building 7-show podcast network (300+ episodes total), documenting Corpus rap history, Smoke Walk 2-year anniversary, and why partnerships sink friendships.

Fourth Corpus & Coffee: Danny Powers, owner of Powers Tattoo and Body Piercing (30 years), discusses meeting Don Powers as a customer getting naval piercing, marrying the shop owner, husband dying in 2003 leaving her with 5-year-old son and active shop, choosing to fight and run it 30 more years, moving from McAllen to Corpus after meeting second husband Steve on Facebook, CPR and bloodborne pathogen certification, health department inspections, social media frustration, boutique dreams, selling gloves to other shops, wanting RV mobile tattoo life, and legacy lasting beyond the owner.