Carmen Cruz from the World Famous CFOX Talks Radio and All Things Awesome!

The Digital Forensics Files Podcast

When I first starting listening to Carmen Cruz on the world famous CFOX, I always thought she would be interesting to talk to. I didn't expect I would ever have the opportunity to talk to her on a podcast episode at some point in the future, but here we are and it was an absolute pleasure!

Carmen Cruz is an intelligent, well-spoken, hard-working and entertaining on-air radio personality at CFOX radio in Vancouver, BC, Canada. She also happens to be a pretty great person who tries to make people smile daily (spoiler alert: I think it's working!) and is proud and grateful to live in our amazing Country of Canada! She's a proud representative of and leader in the Canadian-latino community. She is of Chilean heritage, but born and raised in the (former) "City of Champions", Edmonton, Alberta. She was educated at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, or "NAIT" as the cool kids say, where she graduated with honours and distinction from the Radio and TV Arts Program. (Here us briefly bond on our tales of soul-crushing educational rejection!)

Being a fan of her and her show, I followed her Instagram feed from our @dfiforensicsinc Instagram feed. Earlier this year, there was a lot of devices and online accounts being hacked globally and it was affecting a large number of people in Vancouver. I contacted Carmen through Instagram and requested a public service announcement to warn people of the threat. She replied almost immediately because that's the type of person she is. But I didn't stop there. Emboldened by my recent interaction with her, I began to like and comment on her posts and stories and she always made a point of replying and responding with grace, class and hilarious comments. She's good peeps. Period. Full stop. 'nuff said.

Recently, after sending her a particularly humourous Metallica meme I asked her if she would like to chat with me on an episode of The Digital Forensics Files Podcast. To my surprise, she agreed and almost sounded excited to generously volunteer her time to speak to a stranger from the internet. Again, she's just simply good peeps!

So listen and enjoy this episode everyone because Carmen Cruz has an interesting past, a cool job, she's hilarious and has a lot of love and support to give to her community, "peoplekind" and our four legged canine friends (woof!)!

What surprised me in an unexpected but pleasant way was her willingness to discuss and be open about her own mental health issues. Anxiety and depression affect many people and it is a legitimate health issue that can and should be addressed without shame, stigma and guilt. Good on you Cruzer!

Check her out at carmencruz.ca and follow her on social media:

Instagram - @thecarmencruz

YouTube

Twitter - @thecarmencruz

Soundcloud - carmen_cruz

Definitely check out the "Drunken Buddha" at https://soundcloud.com/carmen_cruz/my-drunk-buddha