This is an episode of Inside the Tent, a podcast going behind the scenes of Campside’s award winning shows.
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The Brothers Ortiz is the story of two brothers, both successful, but in very different ways. Gabe Ortiz becomes the third-highest ranking officer in all of Texas while his younger brother Larry climbs the ranks in Puro Tango Blast, a notorious Texas Prison gang.
Gabe doesn’t know all the details of his brother’s nefarious dealings, and he’s made a point not to ask, to protect their relationship.
But when Larry is murdered during a home invasion in a rented beach house, Gabe has no choice but to look into what happened that night. To solve Larry’s murder, Gabe, and the whole Ortiz family, must ask each other the toughest of questions.
Matt and Sean begin by discussing how Sean and Gabe Ortiz first connected. There was little press coverage of the brothers’ story, and Gabe may have found recounting the story was therapeutic.
Matt asks how to convince people to speak about their private lives and how to respect the wishes of those who won’t participate.
Sean highlights the surprising source for videos of Larry and how the small production team decided on the best way to structure the show.
And Sean considers the questions at the heart of The Brothers Ortiz: Can you be a career criminal and good person at the same time? What lengths will you go to protect your family?
Finally, Matt and Sean wonder what it takes to keep a listener interested and acknowledge that you have just a few minutes each episode to convince someone to stick with it.
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