The Album I Owe Myself

SHOW NOTESAbout This EpisodeBrandon Benjamin Benavidez — known as B3 — is a Bakersfield native, hip-hop artist, and labor foreman in the film industry. He's worked on major productions including Twisters, Elevation, and Sponsor, managing large crews on location across the country. He's also a husband, a father to a four-year-old daughter with autism and a history of febrile seizures, and a musician with four albums out — with his best work, he says, still ahead of him.Topics CoveredB3's background: from football dreams to film sets to the Bakersfield rap sceneWhy he almost didn't take music seriously — and what changed his mind senior yearWorking as a labor foreman on Twisters, Elevation (Anthony Mackie), and Sponsor (John C. Reilly)His daughter's autism diagnosis and febrile seizures — 16 seizures by age fourThe gut-brain axis and its connection to autism, seizure thresholds, and neurological healthWhy he chose not to medicate, and how ABA therapy and speech therapy have shaped her daily lifeDr. Civelli on ketogenic diet and glucose stability as tools for seizure managementThe perfectionist artist: rushing album four (Neapolitan), and what "letting God write it" looks like nowBeing the sole provider, managing chronic stress, and the gray beard that showed up during TwistersWhat accountability in health actually looks like — and why B3 is ready to startMentioned in This EpisodeTwisters (2024) — film, directed by Lee Isaac ChungElevation (2024) — film with Anthony MackieSponsor — film with John C. ReillyNeapolitan — B3's fourth album (released August 2024)Bricktown, Oklahoma CityABA therapy and speech therapy for autismKetogenic diet and febrile seizure managementLove on the Spectrum — Netflix seriesBaylen Out Loud — YouTube creator with Tourette syndromeBuc-ee'sConnectB3 on Instagram: @b3astof661 | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mbxGBNS_FeHurJ4O9RFVzbpKRNVqr4fsUDr. Valerie Civelli / Trifecta Medical: trifectamedical.org | (661) 677-2623Guest inquiries: [email protected]