Podcast Title:
Very Caliente
Hosts:
Pablo Alsina & Jennie López
Summary
Worlds collide as Pablo brings in his NBC Palm Springs co-star Nour Milla, the anchor whose show First at 4:30 carries the daily Very Caliente segment. Born in Boston to a Colombian mom and a Syrian dad, raised in Colombia, and twelve years into building a bilingual TV career in California, Nour gets real about the tug of war between two cultures, saying no to work that drains you, the inner critic behind the on-air confidence, and why she owns her age instead of fighting it. Plus her take on local news in the age of AI posts, and why stereotypes should be destroyed.
Main Topics
• From Boston to Colombia to California
• Breaking into US TV, from a cooking show to live sports
• Being hard to pinpoint as a door opener, not a barrier
• Choosing work that feels aligned: justice and health
• Learning to say no and set boundaries
• Plastic surgery, Botox and self-care as the real answer
• The inner critic behind the confidence
• Local news versus AI and social media
• Growing up between Syrian and Colombian cultures
• Stereotypes and being put in a box
Intriguing Quotes
“Stereotypes, they're obsolete for me. They should be destroyed.” - Nour Milla
“Wisdom for me is so sexy.” - Nour Milla
“That inner critic is still there, but I choose to not listen to it and agree with it.” - Nour Milla
“You can treat your body as a temple that it is, as a sacred divine temple.” - Nour Milla
“Not today, Bruna.” - Jennie López
Key Moments
[00:14] Meet Nour Milla from NBC Palm Springs
[01:47] Born in Boston, raised in Colombia, Syrian roots
[03:17] Breaking into US TV
[04:12] Not Latina enough, not white enough
[06:35] Choosing work that feels aligned
[08:38] Learning to say no
[09:14] Madonna, plastic surgery and self-care
[12:34] The inner critic behind the confidence
[14:15] Naming the voice: Bruna and Ursula
[15:32] The state of local news
[17:21] Growing up between two cultures
[20:44] Why stereotypes should be destroyed
[21:25] Nour's current chapter in the Coachella Valley
[23:40] Where to find Nour
Notable Guests / Resources
• Nour Milla, anchor at NBC Palm Springs and host of First at 4:30
• @nour.milla on Instagram, and on Facebook
• NBCPalmSprings.com, where every newscast streams live
• Pablo Alsina, NBC Palm Springs weather guy and co-host of Very Caliente
• Jennie López, speaker, coach and the face behind Intentional Jennie, co-host of Very Caliente
Special Announcements
📺 Catch Nour and Pablo's daily Very Caliente segment on First at 4:30, on NBC Palm Springs and streaming live at NBCPalmSprings.com.
🎧 Connect with the Hosts
Follow Jennie (@intentionaljennie) and Pablo (@PabloAlsina) on Instagram for behind-the-scenes moments, bonus wisdom, and pure good vibes.
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