We're gonna keep it 100 for a second: before the we recorded this episode we had no idea what Antonina Vargas did. Being open to various kinds of experiences, Nina just happens to be a person who knows how to be at the right place at the right time. Spending her formative years studying acting, Nina graduated FSU and moved to New York with the idea that she'd keep her options open, giving herself time to work on various film projects, but not letting the trade consume her. Her flexibility brought her into the music scene, which Andre and Anthony both orbit.

On the General Side, we literally catch up with Nina. She gives us an abridged version of her acting education and her move to NY, and how she become the version of Nina that New York knows her to be. On the Specific Side, Nina guides the Generally Specific boys through a poem and a stage play that had an early impact on her, and chops it up about the music and people that inspire her on the regular. 

Antonina's Recommendation:

• Give yourself some time to be yourself when you wake up. Give yourself at least an hour before you touch your phone.

Andre's Recommendation:

• Dear, Dreamer: A Portrait of Jason Reynolds

Anthony's Recommendation:

• The Extra Glenns - Martial Arts Weekend