Paseo Podcast

Jessie Fuentes returns to the show to discuss the impact of Hurricane Fiona on Puerto Rico, the storm exposing a decades-deep issue, and how you can support disaster relief efforts. Guests: Jessie Fuentes, Co-Chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda (Chicago) & Director of Policy and Youth Advocacy for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center of Chicago. Host: Joshua ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon ★ How to help Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona ★ https://wgntv.com/news/how-to-help-puerto-rico-after-hurricane-fiona/?ipid=promo-link-block1 ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Support This Podcast ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast ★ About Our Guest ★ Jessie Fuentes Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jessielfuentes1?lang=en Puerto Rican Agenda ★ https://www.puertoricanchicago.org ★ In The News ★ It's All Trash ★ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-8-paseo-proud-with-joshua-smyser-deleon/id1624289891?i=1000577051920 City Cast Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://megaphone.link/CC1764039170 77 Flavors Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6 Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Today we're sharing Josh's recent appearance on City Cast Chicago, a daily podcast hosted by Jacoby Cochran. City Cast Chicago is fresh each weekday at 6 a.m. and features timely conversations with news and culture makers; activists and artists; and every day people who love this city, but who are always working to make it better. Josh told Jacoby about growing up Puerto Rican in Chicago, how the Humboldt Park neighborhood has changed, and what he loves about Fiestas Patronales Puertorriqueñas, which we celebrated earlier this month. To learn more about City Cast Chicago, visit https://chicago.citycast.fm

It's time for some Puerto Rican history! Long time listeners know these are some of our favorite episodes to do because they give us a chance to learn alongside you. This time, we're focusing on the 1966 Division Street Riots in Chicago - the first riot in the United States attributed to Puerto Ricans. In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including: Princess Nokia's new music video set in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico's first power grid reconstruction projects San Juan PRIDE Celebration Puerto Rico Status Act Forum in PR The Federal lawsuit against Puerto Rico's water and sewer company & More! Host: Joshua ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Support This Podcast ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast ★ In The News ★ City Cast Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://megaphone.link/CC1764039170 77 Flavors Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6 Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion Sources: WTTW ★ https://interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2020/09/02/division-street-riot CAN TV ★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqZp6k-h7gg&t=602s&ab_channel=CANTV Recollections: The 1966 Division Street Riots, Center for Latino Research at my alma mater, DePaul University ★ https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1018&context=dialogo

In this bonus episode, we're sharing a press conference from the House Committee on Natural Resources, which oversees insular affairs for the United States, including the affairs of Puerto Rico. What you'll hear in this press conference is a historic announcement from congressional members, who have supported two opposing bills that address Puerto Rico's status.  The press conference will tell you more, but to give you a high level view, US House lawmakers announced today that they have come to a compromise and are working on legislation called the Puerto Rico Status that, if passed, would trigger a binding referendum on Puerto Rico's political status. The proposal would require Puerto Ricans to choose from three options: independence, statehood, or sovereignty in free association with the US. What makes this different from past referendums is that it would be binding - meaning that it would require Congress to act on the referendum regardless of the outcome. The speakers you'll hear from in this episode include: Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez House Committee on Small Business (NY-07) Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva House Committee on Natural Resources (AZ-03) Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro R. Pierluisi  Host: Joshua ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Support This Podcast ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast ★ In The News ★ 77 Flavors Chicago Podcast x Paseo Podcast Episode ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6 Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Mónica Feliú Mójer, Ph.D. joins the show today. She is a scientist, science communicator & project lead for the Aquí Nos Cuidamos, which is an award-winning community engagement project that promotes COVID-19 prevention and the well-being of vulnerable and marginalized communities in Puerto Rico through culturally relevant multimedia education, community engagement, science and solidarity. We discuss her work on the Aquí Nos Cuidamos project, the realities communities in Puerto Rico face when trying to gain access to life saving information from the science community, and how she has navigated microaggressions as a Boricua in the science field. In the first half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including: Bad Bunny's latest album, Un Verano Sin Ti Puerto Rico covid cases on the rise PR Gov. Pedro Pierluisi calling for the resignation of two Puerto Rico mayors & More! Guests: Mónica Feliú Mójer, Ph.D., Scientist, Science Communicator, & Project Lead for Aquí Nos Cuidamos Host: Joshua ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Support This Podcast ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast ★ About Our Guest(s) & Other Fun Links ★ Mónica Feliú Mójer Website ★ www.monicafeliu.me Mónica Feliú Mójer Twitter ★ www.twitter.com/moefeliu CienciaPR ★ www.cienciapr.org/en Donate to CienciaPR ★ yoapoyocienciapr.org, paypal.me/cienciapr Aquí Nos Cuidamos ★ www.aquinocuidamos.org ★ In The News ★ 77 Flavors Chicago Podcast x Paseo Podcast Episode ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6 Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Happy Earth Day! In this episode, we show love to Puerto Rico's ecology with a ton of fun facts that show just how naturally amazing la Isla is. Press play to learn about PR's national flower, how wet El Yunque can get, the way Taíno's used Ceiba Trees, native and not-so-native animals, and a whole bunch more. Host: Joshua ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Support This Podcast ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast ★ In The News ★ 77 Flavors Chicago Podcast x Paseo Podcast Episode ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6 Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Puerto Rico's newest debt restructuring plan has been met with harsh criticism, but you would never know it reading most of the mainstream media coverage of its approval. Marisol LeBrón and Sarah Molinari published an opinion piece in Truthout challenging the mainland press narrative that the plan is one of the best things to ever happen to Puerto Rico. In this episode, we take a deep dive into their article to look at who wins and who loses in this new debt plan. We also discuss their work with the Puerto Rican organizations, PR Syllabus and the Puerto Rican Studies Association. In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including: Island-wide electricity blackouts in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico stepping into the abortion restriction debate Puerto Rico's health care providers calling for Medicare equity JLo's engagement to Ben Affleck & More! Guests: Marisol LeBrón, Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Author of Against Muerto Rico: Lessons from the Verano Boricua and Policing Life and Death: Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico  Sarah Molinari, Anthropologist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Florida International University Host: Joshua ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Support This Podcast ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast ★ About Our Guest(s) & Other Fun Links ★ Marisol LeBrón ★ https://twitter.com/marisollebron Sarah Molinari ★ https://twitter.com/SarahMolinari PR Syllabus ★ https://puertoricosyllabus.com Puerto Rican Studies Association ★ https://www.ricanstudies.com New Puerto Rico Debt Plan Is a False “Solution” Crafted to Benefit Capitalists (Truthout Article) ★ https://truthout.org/articles/new-puerto-rico-debt-plan-is-a-false-solution-crafted-to-benefit-capitalists ★ In The News ★ 77 Flavors Chicago Podcast x Paseo Podcast Episode ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6 Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

If Puerto Rico became independent, what would happen to its economy? Some fear Puerto Rico would self-destruct, but author Javier A. Hernández has a different take. In this episode, we sit down with Javier to discuss how a sovereign Puerto Rico could potentially be economically sustainable. In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including: Marking the anniversaries of The Ponce Massacre & the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico's new debt restructuring plan going into effect The Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act and Puerto Rico Statehood bills stalling in Congress Daddy Yankee announces his retirement Residente's ‘This Is Not America' music video & More! Guest: Javier A. Hernández, Author Host: Joshua ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Support This Podcast ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast ★ About Our Guest(s) & Other Fun Links ★ Javier A. Hernández Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/PRexitBook Puerto Rico: The Economic Case for Sovereignty ★ https://www.amazon.com/Puerto-Rico-Economic-Case-Sovereignty/dp/B09QP42BSD ★ In The News ★ 77 Flavors Chicago Podcast x Paseo Podcast Episode ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6 Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Puerto Rican marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez has appeared in places like Forbes, Good Morning America & National Geographic. Her next stop? Our podcast! Listen to this episode to learn more about Melissa's work, shark myths, the reasons shark research is lacking in Puerto Rico, obstacles preventing more Latinas from entering the STEM field & more! In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including: The Residente & J Balvin beef La Borinqueña Becomes the First Afro-Latina Superhero Action Figure B.C. fugitive being caught in Puerto Rico PR Status News Ariana DeBose winning the SAG award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role Former NBA player José Juan Barea teams up with Hotelier to build a multi-sports complex called JUMP Sports Development Center in Hato Rey & More! Guest: Melissa Cristina Márquez, Marine Biologist Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo ★ About Our Guest(s) & Other Fun Links ★ Melissa Cristina Márquez Website ★ https://www.melissacristinamarquez.com Melissa Cristina Márquez TEDx Talk #1 ★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_29pSR37bk&t=1s Melissa Cristina Márquez TEDx Talk #2 ★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT_HBQWxgo0&t=1s Conservacion Con Ciencia ★ https://www.conservacionconciencia.org ★ In the News ★ Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

For this bonus episode, we're sharing a Facebook Live panel discussion from Power 4 Puerto Rico. The topic of discussion is on the State of the U.S. Colonies. Listen in to hear from leaders, scholars, and activists from American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands on the major challenges these colonies face and how to be an ally in struggles for land rights, food sovereignty and more.  The panelists you'll hear from in this episode include: John Gonzales - President of the Northern Marianas Descent (NMD) Corporation and Member of the 2nd Marianas Political Status Commission Melissa Mark-Viverito - Chief Policy Officer for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago Tiara Na'puti - Mellon/ACLS Scholars & Society Fellow with Independent Guåhan Sommer Sibilly-Brown - Founder and Executive Director of Virgin Islands Good Food Coalition Chief Maluseu Doris Tulifau - Founder, Brown Girl Woke in American Samoa and Samoa The panel moderator is independent journalist Bianca Graulau. ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Host Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Power 4 Puerto Rico Panel (Video) ★ https://www.facebook.com/power4puertorico/videos/5351414314869238 ★ In the News ★ Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Author J.L. Torres discusses his latest book Migrations, Roberto Clemente being confronted with racism & writing about the Puerto Rican diaspora. Migrations is a collection of stories focused on selected moments in Puerto Rican history & their impact on everyday people. In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News, including Sofia Jirau becoming the first Victoria's Secret model with Down Syndrome and the continuation of the worker protests on la Isla. Guest: J. L. Torres, Author of Migrations Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon   ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ J. L. Torres Website ★ https://jltorreswriter.com J. L. Torres IG ★ https://www.instagram.com/rican_writer J. L. Torres Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/rican_writer J. L. Torres FB ★ https://www.facebook.com/RicanWriter ★ In the News ★ Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Have you ever heard of the Black Code policy that passed in the 19th century in Puerto Rico? Educator Nina Vázquez has studied this topic extensively & stops by the show to give us a little history lesson on this awful racist law. You won't want to miss out on the deep dive into a moment of Puerto Rico's history. Stay tuned for the end of the show when Joshua & Kim break down the latest Puerto Rico news, including the massive worker strikes happening on la Isla right now, the anti- privatization protest in Ocean Park known to many as Wepapalooza, and JLo's and Bad Bunny's recent magazine photoshoots. Guest: Nina Vázquez, Historian Educator, Community Organizer, & Activist Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon   ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Nina Vázquez ★ https://twitter.com/NinaVzqz23 ★ In the News ★ Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

For this bonus episode, we're sharing a Facebook Live panel discussion from our friends at Power 4 Puerto Rico. The topic of discussion is Puerto Rico's recently approved debt restructuring plan that the US colonial board - La Junta - imposed on Puerto Rico. We talked about the new debt restructuring plan and its faults in our last episode and took a deeper dive on our Instagram page - @paseopodcast - as to why this new plan could lead to devastating effects down the road for la Isla. But what we're sharing today will provide a more in-depth unpacking of the details of the plan. The panelists you'll hear from in this episode include: Natalia Renta, Senior Policy Strategist for the Center for Popular Democracy  Eva Prados of Frente Ciudadano para la Auditoria de la Deuda Daniel Santamaria Ots, Senior Policy Analyst for Espacios Abiertos  The panel will be moderated by former Paseo Podcast guest and Director of Power 4 Puerto Rico, Erica Gonzalez. Episode Art Photo Credit: The Economist ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Host Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Power 4 Puerto Rico Panel (Video) ★ https://fb.watch/aVuPZqoiqp/ ★ In the News ★ Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Author Xochitl Gonzalez stops by the show! She has worn many hats - entrepreneur, wedding planner, tarot card reader. Now, people are loving her work as an author with her debut novel, Olga Dies Dreaming. We cover a lot of ground in this interview, including the ways her novel explores Puerto Rico's status issues, class dynamics, gentrification, and the questioning of the American Dream. We also discuss the cast, which includes actors Aubrey Plaza and Jesse Williams, and a deleted scene from her upcoming HULU pilot based on Olga Dies Dreaming. Guest: Xochitl Gonzalez ★ Author of Olga Dies Dreaming Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon   ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Xochitl Gonzalez ★ https://www.xochitlgonzalez.com Olga Dies Dreaming ★ https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250786173/olga-dies-dreaming ★ In the News ★ Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Sonia Manzano has gone from teaching us our ABCs & 123s on Sesame Street to highlighting #PuertoRican culture in her new children's show on PBS, Alma's Way. We sit down with the 15x Emmy winner and accomplished author to discuss Alma's Way, her early experiences as one of the first Latinas on TV, Willie Colón visiting her home as a kid, and what being Puerto Rican means to her.  Guest: Sonia Manzano ★ Actor, Author, Creator/Executive Producer of Alma's Way, and formerly Maria on Sesame Street Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon   ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Sonia Manzano ★ https://soniamanzano.com Alma's Way ★ https://pbskids.org/almasway ★ In the News ★ Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

How are young Puerto Ricans changing in their views on Puerto Rico's status? Are they leaning toward independence, statehood or keeping the current common wealth status? And - across age groups - where do the demographics fall or rise in support for PR's political parties? Insider Senior Reporter Gwen Aviles joins the show to discuss her recent reporting on this topic and researcher/MIT Undergrad Francisco Proskauer Valerio breaks down the available data to give us insight into the ideologic shifts occurring on La Isla. Guests: Gwen Aviles, Senior Reporter, Insider's Voices of Color Francisco Proskauer Valerio, MIT Undergrad Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon   ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Gwen Aviles ★ https://gwendolynaviles.com How Hurricane Maria pushed young Puerto Ricans towards supporting independence ★ https://www.insider.com/puerto-ricos-hurricane-maria-pushes-gen-z-millennials-to-independence-2021-10 Francisco Proskauer Valerio ★ https://twitter.com/fprosk Boricuas4Democracy ★ https://democracyforpuertorico.com/boricuas ★ In the News ★ Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Considering all of the stories coming out of Puerto Rico & by Puerto Ricans, why a remake of West Side Story now? In this episode, we sit down with 3 Latina academics to reflect on & analyze the impact of the production over the past 60+ years. Guests: Dr. Grisel Y. Acosta, Professor of English, Bronx Community College Dr. Frances Negrón-Muntaner, Filmmaker, Writer, Scholar & Professor, Columbia University Blanca Vázquez, CENTRO Journal Founding Editor, Center for Puerto Rican Studies Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon   ★ Follow & Support the Show ★ Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Dr. Frances Negrón-Muntaner ★ http://www.francesnegronmuntaner.com Essay West Side Story 60 Years Later — The Time for Us is Now ★ https://womensmediacenter.com/idare/west-side-story-60-years-later Dr. Grisel Acosta ★ http://grito.org Essay: Filmmakers Ask Latinxs to Play Dress Up…Again ★ https://womensmediacenter.com/idare/filmmakers-ask-latinxs-to-play-dress-up-again Blanca Vázquez ★ https://womensmediacenter.com/profile/blanca-vazquez Essay: Puerto Ricans — Through the White of Their Eyes ★ https://womensmediacenter.com/idare/puerto-ricans-through-the-white-of-their-eyes ★ In the News ★ Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

We're going to talk about Puerto Rican food in this episode. The underlying theme in our conversation surrounds the question - Is Puerto Rican food healthy? And by that we mean...how do we think about our food? Do we only look at it as fast food? Why do we eat the food we eat today? Are we ignoring other parts of our ancestral history in trying to maintain what we feel is the “right way” to make Puerto Rican food today? And - are we challenging ourselves enough to think of different ways that elevate the way Puerto Rican cuisine is presented without losing that same great flavor? Today we welcome Yari Vargas - executive chef and owner of Casa Yari in Chicago - to discuss these questions and more. We're also going to hear about her journey to becoming a small business owner, what being Puerto Rican and Honduran means to her, and her Puerto Rican food recommendations for people who want to be a bit more health conscious ahead of the holiday dinner season. Stay tuned until the end for some of the Puerto Rico news stories on our mind that we think you should be aware of. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact ★ Follow the Show ★ Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo ★ In the News ★ Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Casa Yari ★ https://casayari.com ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

It's a packed episode today! First, we welcome Denise Ruiz and Cristina Gutierrez to the show. They are the founders of The Honeycomb Network - a holistic co-working and co-creating collective care sanctuary centered and focused on the BIPOC community. We recorded this back in September and it was a lot of fun because it was only our second in-person interview since quarantine here on Paseo Boricua in Chicago. We invited them on to learn more about their organization, and we cover a lot of ground on things like knowing your worth, opening their space during the pandemic, creating spaces for people to address their generational trauma and personal healing. They also share a story of dealing with people in the neighborhood, who don't take too kindly to what they do and their mission, which has led to the repeated vandalization of their space.  Then we welcome returning guest, freelance journalist from Puerto Rico, Carlos Berrios Polanco, to discuss the controversial bill known as PC1003 that recently became law in Puerto Rico. It's basically a law that takes care of La Junta and vulture capitalists and takes away from pensions, education, and public services that working people benefit from so deeply. So we invited him on the show yesterday to bring us up to speed. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ The Honeycomb Network ★ https://www.thehoneycombnetwork.com 'This is a safety issue': Women, minority-owned business targeted by vandal in Humboldt Park ★ https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-humboldt-park-honeycomb-network-vandalism/11191594 Carlos Berríos Polanco ★ https://twitter.com/Vaquero2XL More on PC1003's Passage ★ https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/10/27/pc1003debtbill Sign the Petition & Tell Judge Swain to Reject More Suffering in Puerto Rico ★ https://secure.everyaction.com/5HNFGS5zB0-ezryQGNzB9A2 ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

In a historic leak, the Pandora Papers revealed that wealthy people have billions of dollars hidden beyond reach in tax havens around the world - AND Puerto Rico banks, celebrities & more are involved. Journalist Luis Valentín has been doing some great reporting on this story for Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, so we invited him on the show to help us make sense of it all. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Luis Valentín on Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/luisjovalentin?lang=en Centro de Periodismo Investigativo's Pandora Papers Archive ★ https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/series/pandora-papers ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Puerto Rico residents are PISSED over consistent power outages happening in Puerto Rico since LUMA Energy - a private Canadian-American company - took over la Isla's electricity on June 1, 2021. We welcome Nicole Acevedo, NBC News and NBC Latino reporter, and Carlos Berríos Polanco, a freelance independent journalist focused on covering extremism, political corruption and civil unrest in Puerto Rico, to the show to discuss what the heck is going on. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Nicole Acevedo ★ https://twitter.com/Nicolemarie_A Carlos Berríos Polanco ★ https://twitter.com/Vaquero2XL Puerto Rico is on the brink of a power supply crisis. Protesters demand answers. ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rico-brink-power-supply-crisis-protesters-demand-answers-rcna2508 Protests Against LUMA Energy and Power Outages Continue in Puerto Rico ★ https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/10/02/lumaenergyprotests ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

The Puerto Rican Festival begins today through September 26! It's been going strong for 39 years, but was once at risk of not happening in 2019 due to the unethical stewardship of the committee in charge at the time that ended in the organization filing bankruptcy. The group of community leaders we have on today's show actually stepped up during that time to organize the fest successfully within less than 2 months. They had to be scrappy then and they needed to be scrappy this year, not just because of the pandemic, but because they are starting from square one. They're showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon, so we're happy to welcome them to the show to talk about how they are elevating the experience for festival gowers compared to previous years, what you should keep in mind if you want to start a community event of your own for your neighborhood, and their thoughts on what it means to be Puerto Rican. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ PR Fest Website ★ https://www.prfestchicago.com ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion Production Assistant Richie Requena ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

Being a small business owner can be tough, and the pandemic has only made things harder, especially for BIPOC owners. On today's episode, we welcome Boricua small business owner, Rachel Diaz, to the show. She is the owner of a Puerto Rican Bakeshop called Borinken Cakes. She's a working mother of two, who - before getting into the baking business - had a career in product design with products appearing on the shelves of retailers like Target, Michael's, and Joann Fabrics. When she entered the baking industry, she went from baking at home, to operating out of a mall kiosk to now owning two storefronts. We're going to talk with Rachel about what it took for her to start her own business, the challenges she faced as a small business owner, and of course, the wonderful world of Puerto Rican desserts! Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Borinken Cakes ★ https://www.borinkencakes.com/our-story ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion Production Assistant Richie Requena ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena Publicist Ambar Colon ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi Video Editor Josue Ortiz ★ https://twitter.com/TheJosueAngel

What's up everyone! It's good to be back in action. In today's episode we get the Paseo Podcast team together to talk about a ton of Puerto Rico news that we either missed or wanted to talk about while we were on break. We're going to talk about Puerto Rican athletes, Jessica Camacho-Quinn and Amanda Serrano, Puerto Rico as a tax haven through the lens of Jake and Logan Paul, climate change and Puerto Rico, and Lin-Manuel Miranda and our responsibility as BIPOC folks to tell our stories. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Ambar Colón's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi Josue Ortiz's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJosueAngel Richie Requena's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichieRequena ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

On today's show we welcome Nicole Alvarez. She's the Co-Founder & Coordinator of Actívate PR, which is a collective dedicated to bringing awareness to the importance of Puerto Rican independence from a present day lens. We're going to discuss predatory gentrification in Puerto Rico today. There's been a number of news stories over the years bringing attention to the policies contributing to the pushing out of Boricuas on the island in favor of affluent individuals, mostly white, to move to Puerto Rico. Some examples include the Jones Act, la Junta, privatization, tax laws like Act 60 and others. So, we're going to talk to Nicole about some of these policies and how they are impacting the island as well as what the Puerto Rican government is doing to combat gentrification...HINT - NOT MUCH! Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Actívate PR Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/activate.pr Actívate PR Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/activate_pr  ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion GoFundMe for Gyovanny Arzuaga and Yasmin Perez ★ https://www.gofundme.com/f/2f3dfk8xco?fbclid=IwAR0LgLlgtjvNYqNzcIBoM9kxFDm9COVyFxIThXdOhu1pEYQyP6ChjyDqiJc

On today's show we welcome Dr. Sara Awartani. We're going to talk about settler colonialism and armed struggle within the context of Puerto Rico and Palestine, examples of Puerto Rican and Palestinian solidarity, and hear some of her literary suggestions on where people can begin to educate themselves on Puerto Rico and Palestine independence. She is a Global American Studies Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University's Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History. An interdisciplinary U.S. social movement historian, her research, publications, and teaching interrogate twentieth century Latinx and Arab American radicalism, interracial solidarities, policing, and American global power. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Dr. Sara Awartani ★ https://saraawartani.com ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org

On today's show, we welcome Ali Six. He is a multi-medium artist from Chicago. Among other things, in today's episode we're going to discuss the role Aladdin & Michael Jordan played in his name, his 3 key takeaways for aspiring artists he's learned in his career, what getting arrested meant for his trajectory in the Chicago art scene and where in the diaspora the Jibarito was first created. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Ali Six's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/ali_six_/?hl=en Ali Six's Website ★ https://ali6chicago.bigcartel.com ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org Register for Bomba Live! 2 ★ https://bombalive2.campsite.bio CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org

On today's show we welcome returning guest, Federico A. de Jesús. He is an advisor for the Center for American Progress. You may remember him from the last time we had him on the show to discuss the PR Self-Determination Act and his work with Power 4 Puerto Rico. We also welcome Laura Rodriguez, she's the Vice President for Government Affairs at the Center for American Progress. She's worked for members of congress in the past, one being U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, who she advised on Latino policy, outreach, and media.  We're going to discuss their recent essay for the Center for American Progress, titled An Urgent Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico. In the piece, one section was dedicated to the 8 actions the executive branch should take to aid Puerto Rico. We're focusing on that part of the article in this episode. Make sure you stay tuned till the end when we discuss obsessions and favorite PR food spots. We don't know how we managed to do it, but we got a Bennifer mention in there. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ An Urgent Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico (Center for American Progress) ★ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2021/04/28/498841/urgent-rescue-plan-puerto-rico Federico's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/fdejesusfebles Laura's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/ThisIsLRod ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org

On today’s show we welcome the Executive Director of the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, Omar Torres Kortright. The cultural center is the longest serving Latinx cultural center in Chicago and this year they are celebrating their 50th Anniversary, so we invited Omar on the show to talk about the center’s namesake, what initiated its founding in the 1970s - hint the Young Lords played a role - and how they plan to celebrate and serve Chicago for another 50 years. We also welcome author and poet, Luis Tubens, as well as dancer and choreographer, María Luisa-Torres. Maria and Luis are the creators of a production called Raíces to Roots, which will have a number of showings in the coming weeks at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center as part of the 50th anniversary celebration. We’re going to talk about their production, what they want people to take away after experiencing it and what partnering with the cultural center today means for them. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ SRBCC Website ★ http://segundoruizbelvis.org/?fbclid=IwAR0kgqwCJhucNR_X915c-fErdbccVQ_8s7hf6Yr9mpZSYIISIwXzBnYezgk Raíces to Roots Facebook Page ★ https://www.facebook.com/Raicestoroots Raíces to Roots Upcoming Events ★ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raices-to-roots-tickets-153393336599 ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion Production Assistant, Richie Requena Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org

We welcome Monica Cruz. She's a labor reporter with BreakThrough News and host of the weekly podcast, On the Picket Line. She's a 3rd generation Afro-Boricua raised in New Jersey and an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation. We discuss the PRO Act, a major labor legislation that could transform the lives of working class people and labor organizing, and what that means for Puerto Ricans, the wider BIPOC community and the working class as a whole. We also talk about why it’s so hard to make a good Mofongo, where mainstream media is lacking in their reporting on labor and her labor reporting for BreakThrough news, especially what she experienced during the Amazon Warehouse unionization efforts in Alabama. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ BreakThrough News Website ★ https://www.breakthroughnews.org Monica Cruz's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/palantemami ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion Production Assistant, Richie Requena Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org

We welcome Dr. Lisa Calvente to the show. She is a Communications and Black studies scholar. We’re going to discuss her connection to the Notorious B.I.G., her work and research, her connection to Puerto Rican culture after her father’s passing, a lawsuit she’s filled against DePaul University stemming from her tenure process and a whole lot more. Plus, we share details on the Paseo Podcast and 42 other independent media outlets coming together to save Chicago media. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ DePaul professor claims broken rules, discrimination led to denial of tenure ★ https://depauliaonline.com/49030/news/depaul-professor-claims-broken-rules-discrimination-led-to-denial-of-tenure ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion Production Assistant, Brita Hunegs' Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/britahunegs Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org

We welcome Victoria Leandra to the show. She's the Editorial Director for The Americano and Floricua, a news outlet for and by Latinas in the US. Prior to becoming the Editorial Director for The Americano/Floricuas, Victoria worked for VICE News and Bloomberg and you might have seen her bylines in outlets like Refinery29, Oprah Magazine, Bustle, and Remezcla. We’re going to talk about her work at Floricua, the fiscal oversight board's proposed cuts to the University of Puerto Rico’s budget and how that is affecting the student population, and the murder of Keishla Rodríguez and her unborn child at the hands of Puerto Rican Boxer, Félix Verdejo, who was recently charged with her murder by a federal grand jury. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Victoria's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/leandrareports?lang=en Victoria's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/victorialeandra/?hl=en Floricua's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/floricuas Floricua's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/floricuas Floricua's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/floricuas Floricua's Website ★ https://theamericanonews.com/floricua ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Cronología: los eventos que marcaron el caso de Keishla Rodríguez ★ https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/seguridad/notas/cronologia-los-eventos-que-marcaron-el-caso-de-keishla-rodriguez/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1620049003 Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Melissa DuPrey joins the show this week. She’s a Black Puerto Rican performer, storyteller, & comic. She’s been on shows, such as Empire and Chicago PD, and in films, like Cherry on Apple TV. She’s also had success on stage with shows like SUSHI-frito and currently has a recurring row on Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Sara Ortiz. We’re going to talk about her experience on Grey’s Anatomy, projects she’s worked on and what she has in store for the future, how her life as a live performer was impacted by the pandemic and more.  Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Melissa's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/boomboomduprey Melissa's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/boomboomduprey Melissa's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/boomboomduprey/?hl=en Melissa's Website ★ https://www.melissaduprey.com ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Jessie Fuentes returns to the show! She’s an activist, the Co-Chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda Chicago Chapter and the new Director of Policy and Youth Advocacy for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago. If you want to learn more about Jessie and her work, give episode 4 of the podcast a listen. Today we’re going to discuss the systemic issues facing youth in the Puerto Rican & wider BIPOC community, how these issues relate to the Adam Toledo killing, and what investments need to be made in order to prevent what happened to Adam from happening to others & more.  Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Jessie's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/JessieLFuentes1 Jessie's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/jessie.fuentes.14 Jessie's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/jessielfuentes The Puerto Rican Agenda of Chicago ★ https://www.puertoricanchicago.org ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

This week was the first-ever National Borinqueneers Day! On today's episode, we answer the question - Who were The Borinqueneers? Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu ★ Puerto Rico Status Bills ★ The Puerto Rico Self Determination Act ★ https://www.menendez.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FLO21285.pdf The Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act ★ https://soto.house.gov/sites/soto.house.gov/files/documents/SOTO_005_xml%20w%20sig%5B1%5D.pdf ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

For this week’s episode, we’re sharing 2 separate, but related, interviews. We speak to Federico A. de Jesús, Senior Advisor for Power 4 Puerto Rico and a Former Obama-Biden Official, about the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act, including misconceptions of the bill, how it came to be, how it seeks to address Puerto Rico’s status, and how it compares to the The Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act. We also speak to Giovanni Pagán Vélez & Andrés Rodriguez Brauer, members of the research team responsible for a recent study released by Data for Progress on Puerto Rican Status Preferences. They polled likely voters in Puerto Rico to see what their preferences were on Puerto Rico’s status by simulating a ranked choice voting scenario. We’ll learn about their findings, what status questions they asked Puerto Ricans, and more when we take the deep dive into their research. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Federico's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/fdejesusfebles Giovanni's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/GioPaganVelez Andrés' Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/andresbrauer Power 4 Puerto Rico ★ https://law.uiowa.edu PR Policy site ★ https://prpolicy.org Puerto Rican Status Preferences: Simulating Decolonization through Ranked Choice Voting (Data for Progress) ★ https://www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/2021/3/dfp-pr-status-rcv.pdf The Puerto Rico Self Determination Act ★ https://www.menendez.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FLO21285.pdf The Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act ★ https://soto.house.gov/sites/soto.house.gov/files/documents/SOTO_005_xml%20w%20sig%5B1%5D.pdf ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

For this week’s episode, we welcome César Rosado Marzán. He’s a labor and employment law scholar and professor in the University of Iowa’s College of Law. We invited him on the show today because there’s been some big unionization news in the media recently. In case you haven’t seen it, there is a vital election going on to unionize an Amazon Warehouse in Alabama and a lot of eyes are paying attention to what will happen at this warehouse, including 1,000s of Amazon workers nationwide.  This story got us thinking about labor and employment law, but in addition to talking about the Amazon Warehouse story, we’ll also discuss the Jones Act and its impact on Puerto Rico, workers’ rights, and Joe Biden’s statement showing support for unionization efforts, which - btw - is not something you see often from a sitting president. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Cesar's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/cfrosado University of Iowa, College of Law ★ https://law.uiowa.edu ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

For this bonus episode, we welcome Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García to the show. We talk to him about the role he’s playing in legislation at the federal level that can impact Puerto Rico’s colonial, financial and environmental status, his views on the future of the Democratic Party, his relationship with The Squad and more! Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu ★ About Our Guest(s) ★ Chuy's Gov. Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RepChuyGarcia Chuy's Personal Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/ChuyForCongress Chuy's Gov. Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/RepChuyGarcia Chuy's Personal Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/ChuyForCongress Chuy's Gov. Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/repchuygarcia Chuy's Gov. Website ★ https://chuygarcia.house.gov "He's a Real One": The Squad's Middle-Aged, Mustachioed Ally in Congress (In These Times) ★ https://inthesetimes.com/article/chuy-garcia-the-squad-aoc-pressley-chicago-progressive?fbclid=IwAR2z3yhHyhzklDs475Az5b2_b4Aygu-obUAMB8b4X7wxAW9PoAfwdjeIoMU ★ More on Legislation Seeking to Address Puerto Rico's Status Issue ★ What's behind calls for Puerto Rico statehood? Here are 4 things to know (NBC News) ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/what-s-behind-calls-puerto-rico-statehood-here-are-4-n1259300 AOC-Velázquez Puerto Rico bill sets needed path to decolonization, progressives say (NBC News) ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/aoc-velzquez-puerto-rico-bill-sets-needed-path-decolonization-progress-rcna342?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma ★ Partners + Additional Credits ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

We welcome NBC News and NBC Latino reporter, Nicole Acevedo, to the show. In the past, Nicole has published stories for MSNBC, Telemundo 47 and NPR’s Latino USA. She’s done a lot of reporting on Puerto Rico, so we’re going to talk about her recent reporting on two opposing bills in congress that are trying to address the issue of Puerto Rico’s status, and we’ll also talk about her personal journey navigating the journalism field. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi Sound Editor, Richie Requena ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu ★ About our Guest(s) ★ Nicole's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/Nicolemarie_A Nicole's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/nicoleacevedorodz/?hl=en NBC Latino ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/latino NBC News ★ https://www.nbcnews.com What's behind calls for Puerto Rico statehood? Here are 4 things to know (NBC News) ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/what-s-behind-calls-puerto-rico-statehood-here-are-4-n1259300 AOC-Velázquez Puerto Rico bill sets needed path to decolonization, progressives say (NBC News) ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/aoc-velzquez-puerto-rico-bill-sets-needed-path-decolonization-progress-rcna342?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma ★ Partners + Additional Details ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

We’re making history by welcoming our very first Missourican guest to the show! Daniela Velázquez joins us today. She is the Senior Manager of Public Relations at Elasticity, a St Louis-based digital marketing and advertising firm, and sits on the leadership board for VozKC, a Missouri-based PAC focused on building the power of Latinos across the state. We discuss what life was like for her growing up Puerto Rican in Missouri, public relations and her work with the PAC, VozKC. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/ Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi Sound Editor, Richie Requena ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu ★ About our Guest(s) ★ Daniela's Website ★ http://danielavelazquez.com Daniela's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/VDanielaV Daniela's LinkedIn ★ https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielavelazquez/?originalSubdomain=in VozKC ★ https://www.vozkc.org Elasticity ★ https://goelastic.com ★ Partners + Additional Details ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos Civil Rights Activist Felicitas Mendez Honored in Today’s Google Doodle (Remezcla): https://remezcla.com/culture/civil-rights-activist-felicitas-mendez-honored-in-todays-google-doodle Opinion: All the reasons Puerto Rico statehood efforts keep stalling (WaPo): https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/03/puerto-rico-statehood-bill-pedro-pierluisi/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_opinions What's behind calls for Puerto Rico statehood? Here are 4 things to know (NPC News): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/what-s-behind-calls-puerto-rico-statehood-here-are-4-n1259300 Supreme Court Takes Up Puerto Rico Case Biden Pledged to Abandon (WSJ): https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-take Basketball Warriors (La Brega): https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/la-brega/articles/basketball-warriors

We welcome two returning guests to the podcast this week. Today we welcome back IL State Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas and Managing Director of Corps Member Leadership at Teach for America, Jason Dones. We’re going to discuss the Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading standards that Illinois state lawmakers recently adopted, which will elevate the training teachers receive statewide to better meet the needs of students. We’re going to delve deeper into what these standards are, how they were developed, what these standards mean for Puerto Rican and the wider BIPOC student population and address some of the criticism lawmakers and right wing organizations have charged against them in their attempt to get these standards blocked from adoption in the lead up to their adoption vote in the state Congress. Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcast Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/ Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu ★ Cristina's Gov. Website ★ https://www.senatorpacionezayas.com Cristina's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/messages/263495009-1087557819514142721 Cristina's Gov. Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/SenPacioneZayas Cristina's Gov. Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/SenatorPacioneZayas Jason's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/jay.humboldt Jason's LinkedIn ★ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-dones-590966172 PACHS Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/pedroalbizucamposhighschool ★ Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315 Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos Cristina's Chicago Tribune Article ★ https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-culturally-responsive-teaching-standards-20210212-omicm3kohrg5ncqdfitjzjewai-story.html Jason's Chicago Sun-Times Article ★ https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/12/22280719/ensure-students-find-passion-through-school-jason-dones CRTL Standards ★ https://www.isbe.net/Documents/23-24RG-P.pdf#search=Culturally%20Responsive%20Teaching%20and%20Leading%20Standards

We welcome Dr. Melissa Lewis to the show. She’s the principal of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School located on Paseo Boricua in Chicago. We’re going to discuss the high school and how it differs from Chicago Public Schools, her experience as an Afro-Boricua in the education field, what it has been like leading the high school through the pandemic and a whole lot more.Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleonPodcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.orgYouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZAFacebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcastTwitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcastInstagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbiDirect Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodesApple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEFGoogle Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFoPitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contactBlock Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu★PACHS Website ★ https://pachs-chicago.orgPACHS Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/pachsmediaPACHS Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/pachsmediaPACHS Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/pedroalbizucamposhighschool★Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.orgSounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez RamosLetter to a Young Lord: Remembering Manuel Ramos ★ https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/11/22277308/manuel-ramos-young-lords-gang-police-shooting-fred-hampton-black-panthers-rainbow-coalitionA wave of killings against transgender people in Puerto Rico ★ https://art19.com/shows/the-take/episodes/f2ee98aa-7b11-43cf-b3c3-927c6139c0d8La DePaulia Article ★ https://depauliaonline.com/52550/ladepaulia/puertorriquenos-en-chicago-expresan-sentimientos-de-esperanza-sobre-la-declaracion-de-estado-de-emergencia-por-la-violencia-de-genero-en-su-pais

We welcome back to the show, City Bureau journalist, Justin Agrelo. Justin reports on housing for City Bureau and he and their housing team published a report on Chicago’s looming housing crisis. They spoke with Chicago residents facing eviction to better understand the impacts the pandemic is having on their ability to keep a roof over their heads. We’re going to talk about Chicago’s eviction crisis, who was highlighted in this piece and their testimonials and Justin will share some solutions that can help you or anyone you know who is facing eviction.Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleonPodcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.orgYouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZAFacebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcastTwitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcastInstagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbiDirect Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodesApple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEFGoogle Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFoPitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contactBlock Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu★Justin’s Website ★ https://www.justinagrelo.comJustin’s Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/mellowagrelo/?hl=enJustin's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/JstnAgrloInside Chicago's Silent Housing Crisis ★ https://www.citybureau.org/the-housing-cliff★Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.orgSounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Naomi Bonafoux joins the podcast this week and we’re taking a trip across the pond to London’s Puerto Rican Diaspora. She holds a few hats, but on top of being a part of the Puerto Rican community in London, she’s also an activist and actress. We’re going to talk about why she left Puerto Rico for London, the struggle of trying to find a job in a new country, how she’s navigated the pandemic as a single mother, the moment that brought Puerto Ricans in London together and a whole lot more.Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleonPodcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.orgYouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZAFacebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcastTwitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcastInstagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/Sound Editor, Brita Hunegs' Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/britahunegsPublicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbiDirect Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodesApple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEFGoogle Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFoPitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contactBlock Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu★Naomi's Photographic Journal ★ https://thephotographicjournal.com/essays/carnival-ishNaomi's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/naomibonafoux/?hl=enNaomi's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/naomibonafouxNaomi's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/naomibonafouxSouthwest Londoner Article ★ https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/life/04122020-puerto-rico-london-political-identity/?fbclid=IwAR1GCON9pehpAZa0UDDEUCfYx96XrhU8RuqhlJZ_SAnEtmqTAORNN02ryQw★Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.orgSounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Julio Ricardo Varela joins the podcast this week. He's the founder of the independent media outlet, Latino Rebels, Co-host of the show, In The Thick, and Vice-President of New Business for Futuro Media, which produces the nationally syndicated public radio program, Latino USA. We’re going to talk about how why he founded Latino Rebels, how Latino Rebels became a part of Futuro Media, speaking truth to power as an independent journalist, the relationship between media in the Puerto Rican diaspora and media on la Isla, what both Democrats and Republicans can actually agree on when it comes to Puerto Rico, and a whole lot more.Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleonPodcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.orgYouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZAFacebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcastTwitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcastInstagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/Sound Editor, Richie Requena's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequenaPublicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbiDirect Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodesApple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEFGoogle Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFoPitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contactBlock Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu★Julio’s Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/julito77Latino Rebels Website ★ https://www.latinorebels.comIn the Thick Website ★ https://www.inthethick.orgFuturo Media Website ★ https://www.futuromediagroup.orgJulio's Article for NBC Think ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/white-liberals-must-stop-pushing-puerto-rican-statehood-their-own-ncna1247419★Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.orgSounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

The hosts of Triad of The Force, a Star Wars podcast, join the show to talk about representation in Star Wars, Puerto Rican actors that have played a part in various Star Wars properties and the parallels the crew sees in the Star Wars Universe compared to the realities Puerto Rico faces today.Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleonPodcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.orgYouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZAFacebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcastTwitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcastInstagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/Sound Editor, Richie Requena's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequenaPublicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbiDirect Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodesApple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEFGoogle Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFoPitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contactSounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez RamosBlock Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu★Triad of the Force YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqpodcgMN2UG8ECuhtu1mjwTriad of the Force Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/TriadOfTheForceTriad of the Force Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/triadoftheforceTriad of the Force on Tee Public ★ https://www.teepublic.com/user/triad-of-the-force★Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Alderwoman of the 33rd Ward, Rossana Rodríguez Sanchez, joins the show. We talk about life growing up in Puerto Rico, her experiences and the contrasts she saw in her organizing both on La Isla and in Chicago, the reason why she migrated to the states, policy she is advocating for in the Chicago City Council, her reaction to the coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol last week and a whole lot more.Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleonPodcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.orgSubscribe to our YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZALike us on Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcastFollow us on Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcastFollow us on Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/Sound Editor, Richie Requena's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequenaPublicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbiSounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez RamosBlock Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu★Rossana's Website (Governmental) ★ https://33rdward.orgRossana's Website (Political) ★ https://www.rossanafor33.orgRossana's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RossanaFor33Rossana's Facebook (Governmental) ★ https://www.facebook.com/33rdwardRossana's Facebook (Political) ★ https://www.facebook.com/rossanafor33★WBEZ Article with Rossana ★ https://interactive.wbez.org/prtroupeCrisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS) ★ https://inthesetimes.com/article/crisis-hotline-defund-police-chicago-socialist-black-lives-matterPrism Article on Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan ★ https://www.prismreports.org/article/2021/1/7/the-national-lawyers-guilds-outgoing-latina-president-is-a-white-womanEpisode 35: Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa on His Puerto Rican Roots, Public Service & Democratic Socialism ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/35Episode 12: 100 Years of Lolita Lebrón ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/12Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.orgDirect Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodesApple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEFGoogle Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFoPitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Yoga teacher and founder of Embody Inclusivity, Constanza Eliana Chinea, joins the show to talk about wellness and decolonizing it. Her practice centers on social justice in wellness + offers decolonization and anti-racism education to people from all walks of life.Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleonPodcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.orgLike us on Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcastFollow us on Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcastFollow us on Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/Sound Editor, Richie Requena's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequenaPublicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbiSounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez RamosBlock Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu★Constanza's Website ★ https://www.embodyinclusivity.comConstanza's YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuTRNfSviLs&ab_channel=ConstanzaElianaConstanza's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/eliana.chineaConstanza's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/elianayogalife★Episode 25: IL Elections with State Sen. Iris Martinez & Cook County Circuit Court Judge Candidates ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/25Episode 18: Early Childhood Education + The PR Agenda with Cristina Pacione-Zayas ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/18Episode 12: 100 Years of Lolita Lebrón ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/12Lolita's Bodega on Chicago Tonight (PBS) ★ https://www.pbs.org/video/virtual-bodega-inspires-supporting-local-artists-of-color-xxPuerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.orgDirect Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodesApple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEFGoogle Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFoPitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

We welcome novelist, Marisel Vera, to the show! We talk about growing up in Chicago, specifically in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, the white-dominated publishing industry, and, among other things, her latest novel, The Taste of Sugar. Without giving too much away, the story takes place just shortly after Puerto Rico came under U.S. rule in 1898. It follows newlyweds Valentina Sánchez's and Vicente Vega’s journey from Puerto Rico to work on sugar plantations in Hawaii after losing everything in the San Ciriaco hurricane.Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleonPodcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.orgLike us on Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcastFollow us on Twitter ★ http://twitter.com/PaseoPodcastFollow us on Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/Sound Editor, Richie Requena's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequenaPublicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbiSounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez RamosBlock Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu★Marisel's Website ★ https://www.mariselvera.comMarisel's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMariselVera.AuthorMarisel's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/writingbee2Marisel's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MVeraWriterTaste of Sugar's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/thetasteofsugarnovel★Episode 34: Marina Del Rios, MD, MS on Covid-19 & IL Unidos ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/34?rq=marinaProgressive Organizations Pen Open Letter to Biden, Listing Priorities for Puerto Rico (via Latino Latino Rebels) ★ https://www.latinorebels.com/2020/12/15/openletterpuertoricoPuerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.orgDirect Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodesApple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEFGoogle Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1 Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFoPitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Visual artist and children's book author, Adrián Román, joins the show to discuss his revolutionary roots, his art, the importance of educating the next generations of Boricuas on the historical figures in Puerto Rican history and how his family inspired him to create the children’s book series, Caras Lindas.Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleonPaseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + InstagramSound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequenaPublicist: Ambar Colón, Twitter @MeDicenAmbiSounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez RamosBlock Club Chicago Feature on the Paseo PodcastAdrián's InstagramCaras Lindas Books Website + InstagramEpisode 25 of Paseo Podcast: paseomedia.org/episodes/25Episode 18 of Paseo Podcast: paseomedia.org/episodes/18The Puerto Rican Agenda Website: puertoricanchicago.orgPuerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Researcher and filmmaker, Andrew J. Padilla, joins the show! We talk about filmmaking, his project El Barrio Tours: Gentrification in East Harlem, the expansion of political parties in Puerto Rico and a whole lot more.Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleonPaseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + InstagramSound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequenaPublicist: Ambar Colón, Twitter @MeDicenAmbiSounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez RamosBlock Club Chicago Feature on the Paseo PodcastAndrew's Website + TwitterEl Barrio Tours: Gentrification in East Harlem (2012)Last Tenant Standing in East Harlem, NYC (EBT: Gentrification USA)Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram