Podcasts about Mexican Americans

This week, The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel is joined by actress Katie Barberi for a conversation that takes us through an incredible Hollywood journey — from growing up between Mexico and the United States to becoming a working actress across film, television, theater, and some of the biggest telenovelas in the world.And, of course, we're talking about the movie that brings us here: Not Quite Human II, where Katie plays Roberta, a female android who finds herself at the center of Chip's college adventures.But Not Quite Human II is just one stop on a career that includes Garbage Pail Kids, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Kids Incorporated, Disney projects, telenovelas, theater, and so much more.We get into everything, including:

In this episode, I talked with Luis Cornejo about his relationship with religion, family and how this experience influenced narratives and  internalized messages. We explored how Luis navigated religious shame and balanced healing and loving his family while also being hurt by them. Luis discusses religious trauma education and guidance for anyone of the Queer community experiencing estrangement and religious shame. About today's guest: Luis Cornejo, LMFT and Certified Sex Therapist is based in Los Angeles, California who provides affirming and culturally responsive care focusing on queen mental health. Luis is the founder of PsychoSocial Therapy, a speaker, model, creative director, and host of Queer Magic Podcast. As a first generation Guatemalan and Mexican American, Luis's experiences with stigma around mental health and queerness shaped his path into therapy where he supports LGBTQ+ and BIPOC. Follow Luis: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luis_thee_lmft  Find Luis on our Directory: https://latinxtherapy.com/therapists/luis-cornejo-lmft-cst-psychosocial-therapy/   Resources from the episode:  https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/ournetwork.html https://lgbthotline.org/  https://www.thetrevorproject.org/  Books: Gender Magic Live Shamelessly, Reclaim Your Joy, & Step into Your Most Authentic Self by Rae McDaniel MED LCPC CST Velvet Rage by Alan Downs, PhD   

Coming up Saturday night 9/19 in San Diego, CA, Jesus Ramos returns fo the ring for the first time in 2026, as he takes on mandatory challenger Meiirim Nursultanov in defense of his WBC interim middleweight belt. But, before the hard puncing Mexican American from Arizona gets in the ring he goes one on one with our insider Dan Rafael.It's on this special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast"Ramos is off a win over Shanke Mosley Jr. last December and he battles the Kazakhstan born  Nursultanov, who now trains in California on PBC's card on DAZN.And, gives thoughts on his big win ove Mosley Jr. to win the WBC belt in his last fight; Nursultanov getting the fight despite having not fought for three years; the landscape of the middleweight division; and more. It's all part of this conversation with Dan on the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" on this feed. So, make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.

Coming up Saturday night 9/19 in San Diego, CA, Jesus Ramos returns fo the ring for the first time in 2026, as he takes on mandatory challenger Meiirim Nursultanov in defense of his WBC interim middleweight belt. But, before the hard puncing Mexican American from Arizona gets in the ring he goes one on one with our insider Dan Rafael.It's on this special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast"Ramos is off a win over Shanke Mosley Jr. last December and he battles the Kazakhstan born  Nursultanov, who now trains in California on PBC's card on DAZN.And, gives thoughts on his big win ove Mosley Jr. to win the WBC belt in his last fight; Nursultanov getting the fight despite having not fought for three years; the landscape of the middleweight division; and more. It's all part of this conversation with Dan on the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" on this feed. So, make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.

We set the record straight on the life and death of the iconic Mexican American film star, Lupe Velez. In part one we discuss her early life and career, her portrayal in the media, and her romance with Gary Cooper.LIVE SHOW TICKETSpatreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1597, the first published edition of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet rolled off the printing press. Only a year later, the Spanish colony of Santa Fe was established. While you might not immediately think Shakespeare had much to do with the Latinx experience, Shakespeare's career and the Spanish conquest of the Americas fit into a similar timeline. The Bard in the Borderlands, a three-volume anthology of plays by Chicanx and Indigenous playwrights, explores the possibilities of retelling Shakespeare through the culture, language, and traditions of “la frontera,” or “the borderlands.” Simply defined by co-editor Katherine Gillen as “land that was once Mexico, but… became part of the United States” after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, there is very little “simple” about the history of this region. Its complex blend of identities and experiences are expressed in fantastic transformations of Shakespeare's work, from a re-imagining of The Tempest set in a Houston school gymnasium to Macbeth's Weird Sisters practicing brujería. In this episode, editors Kathryn Vomero Santos and Katherine Gillen and contributing playwright Andrew Siañez-De La O discuss how these works speak to Mexican American and Indigenous traditions—and what it means to create “a stranger Shakespeare.” From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published September 8, 2026. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode was produced by Matt Frassica. Garland Scott is the executive producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Technical support was provided by Harter Music in San Antonio, Gideon Brower in Baltimore, and Voice Trax West in Studio City, California. Web production was handled by Megan Fraedrich. Transcripts are edited by Leonor Fernandez. Production support was provided by Steven Jackson. Final mixing services provided by Clean Cuts at Three Seas, In

As the new school year begins, we have stories from all over the country about people lurching their way through their middle school years – the years when you're figuring out so much. We go to school dances, classrooms, and down to the Mexican border.  Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription.(00:00:00) Prologue: Host Ira Glass interviews a 14-year-old named Annie, who emailed us asking if we would do a show about middle school. She explains why exactly the middle school years can be so daunting. (4 minutes)(00:05:42) Act One: In an effort to understand the physical and emotional changes middle school kids experience, Ira speaks with reporter Linda Perlstein, who wrote a book called Not Much Just Chillin' about a year she spent following five middle schoolers. Then we hear from producer Alex Blumberg, who was a middle school teacher in Chicago for four years before getting into radio. Alex's takeaway? We shouldn't even try teaching kids at this age. Marion Strok, principal of a successful Chicago school, disagrees. (6 minutes)(00:11:59) Act Two: We sent correspondents straight to the epicenters of middle school awkwardness: school dances. We spoke with kids across the country during the nervous moments leading up to the dances, and even ventured inside, to the dance itself. (9 minutes)(00:21:51) Act Three: When Domingo Martinez was growing up in a Mexican-American family in Texas, Domingo's two middle school-aged sisters found a unique way of coping with feelings of inferiority. (11 minutes)(00:33:40) Act Four: We realized that there are already reporters on the ground, embedded inside middle schools: the kids who report the daily announcements. Producer Jonathan Menjivar wondered what would happen if instead of announcing sports scores and the daily cafeteria menu, the kids reported what's really on their minds. Students at Parkville Middle School outside Baltimore, along with their journalism teacher Ms. Davis, agreed to try out this experiment. (7 minutes)(00:40:01) Act Five: Producer Sarah Koenig reports on a kid we'll call Leo, whose family moved away from Rochester, NY, leaving behind all of Leo's friends and stranding him in a new — and in his opinion, much worse — middle school. (10 minutes)(00:50:41) Act Six: Ira speaks with Shannon Grande, a teacher at Rise Academy in Newark, about a seventh grader who had all sorts of problems with behavior, hygiene, and schoolwork. To help turn him around, Grande had to harness the power of peer pressure for good. (7 minutes)Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.org / This American Life privacy policy. / Learn more about sponsor message choices.

Sounds infielder Jonathan Ornelas joins Max Herz on the pregame show to talk about the team's long 9th-inning rally the night before that ended with Ornelas scoring from second base on a wild pitch and error, his time this season with three different organizations, and his proud Mexican-American heritage.

Cheech Marin is widely recognized as a multi-generational comedic icon. His counterculture humor, as part of Cheech & Chong, defined an era. What fewer people know is that Cheech is also a leading collector of Chicano art worldwide. In this episode, Maria Hinojosa speaks with Cheech Marin about his lifelong love of art, how that art highlights the contributions of Mexican Americans in this nation, and why preserving it is a key part of his legacy. His collection is now on view as “We The People: Chicano Art in the U.S.A.,” at The Cheech, part of Riverside Art Museum in California. Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S., centering Latino stories and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Follow the show to get every episode. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts. Follow us on TikTok and YouTube. Subscribe to our newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grab a beer and join us tonight as we cover Ruben Salazar! He was one of the only Mexican-American journalists working in Los Angeles at the time, a columnist for the LA Times and the news director at KMEX, and he'd spent years writing about how the cops out there treated the Chicano community. On August 29th, 1970, he ducked into a bar called the Silver Dollar to get away from a protest that had turned ugly, and a sheriff's deputy fired a tear gas projectile through the doorway that hit him in the head. So tonight we'll get into who he was, what happened that day, and why a lot of people still don't buy that it was an accident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan MailBefore she was Sabor Puro, she was a girl in Webb Chapel, Dallas, walking past a trap house on her way to the bus stop, and dancing to Selena in her living room like nobody was watching.In this episode, Sylvia Paola of Sabor Puro sits down with The Global Latin Factor Podcast to talk about growing up Mexican-American in North Dallas, how a middle school Selena tribute became a turning point for her identity, and her journey through Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, learning salsa and Latin music from scratch. She also opens up about her Graves' disease diagnosis, an autoimmune condition that forced her to rethink how she takes care of herself, on and off stage.In this episode you'll learn:•How a childhood Selena performance became a defining moment in Sylvia's cultural identity•What it was like growing up near Harry Hines Blvd. in Dallas, and the perspective it gave her•Why Booker T. Washington High School (also attended by Erykah Badu and Norah Jones) pushed her performing to another level•What Graves' disease is, how she manages it, and what she wishes she'd known sooner•How her love of teaching and performing led her toward Sabor PuroThis is part 1 of 2. Part 2 is coming soon, so make sure you're subscribed.The Global Latin Factor Podcast (also known as La Neta Que Conecta / Exchanging Cultures) brings real, bilingual conversations about Latino culture, identity, and community stories from the DFW area and beyondSupport the showSocial Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalLatinFactorPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/thegloballatin1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegloballatinfactorpodcastTiktok: ...

Angie Rey Kaiser of FluenTea  joined me this week. Our conversation started with AI, entrepreneurship, and language learning, but what really stayed with me was her journey back to her cultura.Growing up Mexican American without speaking Spanish fluently, Angie carried a question so many people understand: Am I Mexican enough?Then, after nearly 40 years, she returned to Mexico and reunited with her tía.That moment became part of the inspiration behind FluenTea and Angie's mission to help people stop waiting until they feel “perfect” and simply start speaking.Because sometimes you just have to empezar.Speak the words. Make the mistake. Take the trip. Start the idea.Con amor, con orgullo, y con comunidad. Want to see what Angie is building? Visit FluenTea.com and sign up to start practicing the language you're learning. You can connect with other learners and native speakers, practice with ChaCha, their AI language coach, and even try your first chat for free.And before you go, check out our teaser for a little taste of this conversation. The full episode is available NOW on YouTube, so grab your cafecito, watch the whole conversation, and make sure you subscribe to Corporate Cafecito at https://www.youtube.com/@CorporateCafecito, so you don't miss what's coming next. Nos vemos en YouTube. ¡Vamos a aprender, conectar y crecer juntos!#CorporateCafecito #FluenTea #Cultura #Comunidad #LatinaEntrepreneur #HeritageSpeakerSupport the showIf you'd like to join Nallely y Carlos for a conversation, collaborate, or suggest a topic that matters to our community, we would love to hear from you. This podcast centers real conversations that move culture and careers forward. Visit www.corpcafecito.com/contact-us or email admin@corpcafecito.com.Elevar Development, founded by Nallely Suárez Gass, helps professionals and organizations grow with clarity and purpose. With over two decades of corporate experience, Nallely is known for helping people lead authentically, uncover strengths, and make confident, aligned decisions. Through personalized coaching and impactful workshops, Elevar creates practical, lasting change. Visit www.elevardevelopment.com or email Nallely@elevardevelopment.com today.Every business decision carries social, political, and economic considerations. Avizo Consulting helps organizations navigate complexity with intention, cultural awareness, and strategic insight. Carlos Butler Vale partners with leaders who want their values and actions aligned. Learn more at www.avizoconsulting.com or email carlos@avizoconsulting.com. Two leaders. One shared commitment to growth, cultura, and impact. 

Let Us Know What You Think of the Show!SHOW SUMMARY:Date: August 26th, 2026Name of Podcast: Backstage Pass RadioS11: E5: Max Rios (Max Rios & The Waysiders) - Los Vatos Del Barrio)SHOW SUMMARY:A lot of artists talk about “being real,” but Max Rios has actually built his whole musical life around it, even when the easier move was to chase someone else's plan. We sit down face-to-face in the studio and follow the trail back to South Houston, Wayside Drive, and those formative years where rock and roll, Spanish-language records, and country radio all quietly wired themselves into his sound.Max breaks down how his Tex Americana style is really a lived blend of roots rock, Americana songwriting, country DNA, and Mexican-American influence, not a genre trend. We dig into the lost art of deep listening, why vinyl records and liner notes trained a generation to hear details, and how that kind of attention shows up in songs like “Record Store Days.” If you've ever missed the feeling of getting lost in an album, this conversation will hit hard in the best way.We also get practical about craft and career: how Max writes when inspiration strikes instead of on a schedule, how he knows when a song is “done,” and why space in an arrangement can say more than another overdub. He performs “Angelina” and shares the story behind it, connecting grief, memory, and songwriting in a way that changes how you hear the track. Plus, we talk band realities, solo gigs, redefining success with age, and what to expect from his upcoming full-length release, Two Sides to a Story.If you enjoy songwriter interviews, Americana and Tex-Mex textures, and honest talk about making music in today's industry, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave us a review. What's one song you'd keep alive 100 years from now?Sponsor Link:WWW.ECOTRIC.COMWWW.SIGNAD.COMWWW.RUNWAYAUDIO.COMWWW.BROADLEAFGROUP.COMArtist Website:www.maxrios.comBackstage Pass Radio Social Media Handles:Facebook - @backstagepassradiopodcast @randyhulseymusicInstagram - @Backstagepassradio @randyhulseymusicTwitter - @backstagepassPC @rhulseymusicWebsite - www.backstagepassradio.com & www.randyhulsey.comYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@backstagepassradiopodcastCall to actionWe ask our listeners to like, share, and subscribe to the show and the artist's social media pages. This enables us to continue pushing great content to the consumer. Support Backstage Pass Radio - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1628902/support Thank you for being a part of Backstage Pass Radio Your Host,Randy Hulsey Support the show

Ken Salazar's personal and political life have been defined by the U.S.-Mexico border. The fifth-generation Mexican American has served as a U.S. senator, secretary of the interior and ambassador to Mexico. His new memoir Borderlands focuses on the long history between the U.S. and Mexico. In today's episode, he speaks with NPR's Eyder Peralta about his work on migration under the Biden administration.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Season 3, Episode 12 August 23, 2026 Low Riders Santa Fe, New Mexico More than just cars, lowriders are moving masterpieces of Mexican-American ingenuity and resilience that transformed custom automotive design into a powerful symbol of Chicano pride, cultural identity, and artistic rebellion on the streets of the Southwest. Flight Museum Washington Soar above the clouds at Seattle's Museum of Flight, the largest independent air and space museum in the world, where you can step inside the original 1909 Boeing "Red Barn" factory and stand among legendary aircraft that trace America's journey from pioneering wooden biplanes to the bleeding edge of global aerospace dominance. Square Books Oxford, MS Journey into the heart of Southern literature in Oxford, Mississippi, where the monumental legacy of Nobel laureate William Faulkner intersects with the legendary Square Books, celebrating an author who profoundly re-engineered the American novel and a legendary independent bookstore that keeps his fearless exploration of the nation's complex past vibrantly alive for modern generations. Pittock Mansion Portland, Oregon Perched high above the city, Portland's Pittock Mansion stands as a spectacular symbol of the American entrepreneurial spirit, showcasing how newspaper tycoon Henry Pittock and his philanthropic wife Georgiana helped transform a rugged frontier outpost into a modern industrial powerhouse.

More than just cars, lowriders are moving masterpieces of Mexican-American ingenuity and resilience that transformed custom automotive design into a powerful symbol of Chicano pride, cultural identity, and artistic rebellion on the streets of the Southwest.

Send us Fan MailThere was a trap house across the street and prostitutes on the corner two blocks from her school bus stop — and Sylvia says she never felt scared, because that neighborhood also taught her who she is.In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, singer Sylvia of the band Sabor Puro opens up about growing up Mexican-American in Dallas's Webb Chapel neighborhood, the shame she once felt speaking Spanish in front of her white friends, and the seventh-grade talent show where dancing to Selena changed how she saw her own culture.She talks about being raised largely by her older sisters while her dad battled leukemia, coming from a family of musicians going back to her grandparents' conjunto, and the anxiety that eventually sent her to therapy in college after it started affecting her performances. She also opens up, for the first time in this conversation, about being diagnosed with Graves' disease — an autoimmune disorder that attacks the thyroid — and the fear that she might lose her ability to sing altogether.Listeners will hear about the years she spent going back and forth between shame and pride in her identity, the specific moment a sex worker in her neighborhood told her to keep getting good grades, and how she eventually found her people — and her voice — through a performing arts magnet school built around the same halls that shaped artists like Erykah Badu and Norah Jones.This is a Mexican-American identity story, a family story, and a health story, told by someone who grew up two blocks from the streets she now sings about overcoming. Part 2 continues the story soon.In this episode:How a Selena talent-show performance in 7th grade became the turning point in Sylvia's relationship with her own cultureWhat it was like growing up near Harry Hines Blvd. in Webb Chapel, DallasHow being placed in different academic tracking groups in middle school shaped her sense of belongingWhy Sylvia went to therapy for performance anxiety in collegeWhat it was like being diagnosed with Graves' disease mid-career, and why she chose daily medication over surgery to protect her voiceSend “SPONSOR” in a DM and I'll send the deck.Or email: info@thegloballatinfactor.comWebsite: https://thegloballatinfactor.com/Support the showSocial Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalLatinFactorPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/thegloballatin1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegloballatinfactorpodcastTiktok: ...

Episode Description What if the nervous system practices you've been taught weren't actually created with women of color—and our lived experiences—in mind? In this episode, Dielle Charon sits down with somatics practitioner Brenda Lomeli for a conversation about decolonizing somatics and reconnecting with the wisdom of your body. Brenda explains what somatics actually means, why nervous system work can look different for people from marginalized identities, and how many popular healing practices have been removed from the cultural and ancestral contexts they originated from. They also explore what this means for entrepreneurship: how to support your body while still selling, showing up, making money, and taking action toward your goals. From building safety without shutting down your business to using your body's wisdom as a coach, this conversation offers a different way to think about nervous system healing—one rooted in relationship, context, ancestral resilience, and collective liberation. About Brenda Lomeli Brenda Lomeli is a first-generation Mexican-American decolonized somatics coach. For over 10 years, she has supported 500+ women in reclaiming their bodies — first through TL10, and now through Reclaiming the Body™ Decolonized Somatic Certification. She is a Master Certified Life Coach, Advanced Feminist Coach, and practitioner in nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and ancestral healing. She holds degrees in Music Therapy and a Master's in Occupational Therapy — and is a confirmed descendant of Mesoamerican healers, herbalists, and curanderas. Timestamps 00:01 Why relationship-based selling can be so powerful 09:20 How Dielle + Brenda's relationship came full circle 16:30 What somatics actually means—and why your body matters 19:20 What it means to decolonize somatic and nervous system work 25:30 Why somatics matters when you're building a business 33:10 When nervous system work becomes a reason to stop taking action 36:45 How to honor your nervous system without shutting down your business 43:40 Reclaiming the Body + Brenda's somatic certification for coaches of color Reclaiming the Body™ is a decolonized somatic certification for coaches of color who want to learn how to work with the body, emotions, and nervous system in their coaching practice. Rooted in a decolonized and anti-oppressive approach to somatics, the certification unlocks what becomes possible when we stop treating the body as something to override—and recognize it as powerful, intelligent, and unique source of wisdom. The founding cohort of Reclaiming the Body™ kicks off October 1, 2026. Learn more about Reclaiming the Body™: www.brendalomeli.com/reclamation Join the membership: https://forthe23percent.com/everything-sales

On Thursday's show: We look at the forecast for hot weather as a heat advisory begins today with Justin Ballard, meteorologist with the Houston Chronicle. And, amid the Houston heat, Houston City Council has approved an ordinance requiring landlords to provide air conditioning for residents in rental units within the next 120 days.Also this hour: Back in the 1880s, Mexican Americans in the southwest established escuelitas (Spanish for "little schools"). These are small, grass-roots educational spaces to teach community children about their history and culture. This summer, Magnolia Park Arts and Community launched its own pilot escuelita program. We learn more about it.Then, we examine the role chaplains play at the Texas Medical Center and in other health care settings across Greater Houston.And we preview Saturday night's performance of The Call of the Flute by the Indian performing arts group Samskriti at Miller outdoor Theatre.Watch

Amber Lovatos shares the practical realities of her RDH origin story, from first-generation Mexican American and single teen mom to now a public health dental hygienist, public speaker, author, and engagement manager with Curaprox. Limited access to dental care shaped Amber's understanding of oral health disparities and drove her desire to give back to her community in Houston, Texas. Amber talks about struggling to graduate high school and teaching herself algebra while being a mom to get into dental hygiene school. Her journey was not easy, yet she has fostered a thriving career in dental hygiene, inspiring others to do the same.Thank you to this episode's sponsor, Curaprox. Learn more about Curaprox and their products at curaprox.us online or @curaproxusa on socials.

Joanna Arellano-González, orgullosamente mexicoestadounidense, es del barrio La Villita en la zona sur de Chicago. Como cofundadora y directora de capacitación y formación de la Coalición para Liderazgo Espiritual y Público  (CSPL, por sus siglas en inglés), impulsa una transformación espiritual a través de la organización de base. Cuenta con una maestría en espiritualidad cristiana de la Universidad de Fordham, con especialización en dirección espiritual.Sus ensayos, reflexiones y artículos han aparecido en diversas publicaciones católicas y sobre justicia social, entre ellas «Give Us This Day» y el «Center for Action and Contemplation». También ha colaborado como predicadora invitada en «Catholic Women Preach». Actualmente está escribiendo una serie sobre el Jesús histórico.Joanna  comparte sobre: Su vida de joven, su formación El camino a, y en la acción social y a favor de la justiciaSu visión de la fe y su papel transformador para comunidades en luchaPara conocer más sobre Joanna, búscala en Instagram: @csplaction y Facebook @csplactionShow Notes (English)A life of struggle with the communityJoanna Arellano-González, a proud Mexican-American, is from the Little Village neighborhood in Chicago's South Side. As co-founder and director of training and education at the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL), she promotes spiritual transformation through grassroots organizing. She holds a master's degree in Christian spirituality from Fordham University, specializing in spiritual direction.Her essays, reflections, and articles have appeared in various Catholic and social justice publications, including “Give Us This Day” and the “Center for Action and Contemplation.” She has also served as a guest preacher for “Catholic Women Preach.” She is currently writing a series on the historical Jesus.Joanna shares about:Her life as a young person and her formationHer journey toward—and within—social action and the fight for justiceHer vision of faith and its transformative role for communities in struggleTo learn more about Joanna, find her on Instagram: @csplaaction and Facebook: @csplaction

A new UT Health San Antonio study finds that any amount of physical activity can slow cognitive decline in older adults, with Mexican Americans showing the greatest benefit. Researchers say the findings highlight a need for community investment in accessible spaces for movement and social connection.

Immigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, economic, and legal inequalities that undocumented migration reflects—and yet most agents do not think of the role their jobs play in those inequalities. Instead, they consider themselves law enforcers, trained to confine their work strictly to crime control and security. In Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality (Princeton UP, 2025), Dr. Irene Vega offers an original, detailed analysis of the rationales that shape how U.S. immigration agents understand and carry out their professional responsibilities. Drawing on interviews with ninety immigration agents—Border Patrol Agents and ICE Deportation Officers, most of whom are Mexican Americans from the region around the border—Dr. Vega examines why they took the job and how their training and socialization shape the ways that they grapple with the racial and moral issues raised by their work.Dr. Vega shows that indifference is the bureaucratic resource that allows agents to look away from the most morally ambiguous aspects of their work and helps them cultivate legitimacy for their employer. She traces the development of the agents' “moral economy”—the configuration of norms, values, and sensibilities that undergirds how they perform their work. She also shows how the immigration system benefits from minoritized bureaucrats' labor. With Bordering on Indifference, Dr. Vega opens the closed doors of nondescript government buildings and goes into remote areas of the Southwestern borderlands to uncover the hidden normative world that immigration enforcement agents inhabit. Guest: Dr. Irene I. Vega is associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She studies how the United States regulates international migration, as well as migrants and their descendants. Host: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is an academic writing coach and editor. She is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Playlist for listeners: A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders Immigration Realities We Are Not Dreamers Secret Harvests Who Gets Believed In The Care of Foreigners In The Garden Behind The Moon We Take Our Cities With Us The Translators Daughter Reunited Sin Padres Ni Papeles Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Please join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 300+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Immigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, economic, and legal inequalities that undocumented migration reflects—and yet most agents do not think of the role their jobs play in those inequalities. Instead, they consider themselves law enforcers, trained to confine their work strictly to crime control and security. In Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality (Princeton UP, 2025), Dr. Irene Vega offers an original, detailed analysis of the rationales that shape how U.S. immigration agents understand and carry out their professional responsibilities. Drawing on interviews with ninety immigration agents—Border Patrol Agents and ICE Deportation Officers, most of whom are Mexican Americans from the region around the border—Dr. Vega examines why they took the job and how their training and socialization shape the ways that they grapple with the racial and moral issues raised by their work.Dr. Vega shows that indifference is the bureaucratic resource that allows agents to look away from the most morally ambiguous aspects of their work and helps them cultivate legitimacy for their employer. She traces the development of the agents' “moral economy”—the configuration of norms, values, and sensibilities that undergirds how they perform their work. She also shows how the immigration system benefits from minoritized bureaucrats' labor. With Bordering on Indifference, Dr. Vega opens the closed doors of nondescript government buildings and goes into remote areas of the Southwestern borderlands to uncover the hidden normative world that immigration enforcement agents inhabit. Guest: Dr. Irene I. Vega is associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She studies how the United States regulates international migration, as well as migrants and their descendants. Host: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is an academic writing coach and editor. She is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Playlist for listeners: A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders Immigration Realities We Are Not Dreamers Secret Harvests Who Gets Believed In The Care of Foreigners In The Garden Behind The Moon We Take Our Cities With Us The Translators Daughter Reunited Sin Padres Ni Papeles Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Please join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 300+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Immigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, economic, and legal inequalities that undocumented migration reflects—and yet most agents do not think of the role their jobs play in those inequalities. Instead, they consider themselves law enforcers, trained to confine their work strictly to crime control and security. In Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality (Princeton UP, 2025), Dr. Irene Vega offers an original, detailed analysis of the rationales that shape how U.S. immigration agents understand and carry out their professional responsibilities. Drawing on interviews with ninety immigration agents—Border Patrol Agents and ICE Deportation Officers, most of whom are Mexican Americans from the region around the border—Dr. Vega examines why they took the job and how their training and socialization shape the ways that they grapple with the racial and moral issues raised by their work.Dr. Vega shows that indifference is the bureaucratic resource that allows agents to look away from the most morally ambiguous aspects of their work and helps them cultivate legitimacy for their employer. She traces the development of the agents' “moral economy”—the configuration of norms, values, and sensibilities that undergirds how they perform their work. She also shows how the immigration system benefits from minoritized bureaucrats' labor. With Bordering on Indifference, Dr. Vega opens the closed doors of nondescript government buildings and goes into remote areas of the Southwestern borderlands to uncover the hidden normative world that immigration enforcement agents inhabit. Guest: Dr. Irene I. Vega is associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She studies how the United States regulates international migration, as well as migrants and their descendants. Host: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is an academic writing coach and editor. She is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Playlist for listeners: A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders Immigration Realities We Are Not Dreamers Secret Harvests Who Gets Believed In The Care of Foreigners In The Garden Behind The Moon We Take Our Cities With Us The Translators Daughter Reunited Sin Padres Ni Papeles Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Please join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 300+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Immigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, economic, and legal inequalities that undocumented migration reflects—and yet most agents do not think of the role their jobs play in those inequalities. Instead, they consider themselves law enforcers, trained to confine their work strictly to crime control and security. In Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality (Princeton UP, 2025), Dr. Irene Vega offers an original, detailed analysis of the rationales that shape how U.S. immigration agents understand and carry out their professional responsibilities. Drawing on interviews with ninety immigration agents—Border Patrol Agents and ICE Deportation Officers, most of whom are Mexican Americans from the region around the border—Dr. Vega examines why they took the job and how their training and socialization shape the ways that they grapple with the racial and moral issues raised by their work.Dr. Vega shows that indifference is the bureaucratic resource that allows agents to look away from the most morally ambiguous aspects of their work and helps them cultivate legitimacy for their employer. She traces the development of the agents' “moral economy”—the configuration of norms, values, and sensibilities that undergirds how they perform their work. She also shows how the immigration system benefits from minoritized bureaucrats' labor. With Bordering on Indifference, Dr. Vega opens the closed doors of nondescript government buildings and goes into remote areas of the Southwestern borderlands to uncover the hidden normative world that immigration enforcement agents inhabit. Guest: Dr. Irene I. Vega is associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She studies how the United States regulates international migration, as well as migrants and their descendants. Host: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is an academic writing coach and editor. She is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Playlist for listeners: A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders Immigration Realities We Are Not Dreamers Secret Harvests Who Gets Believed In The Care of Foreigners In The Garden Behind The Moon We Take Our Cities With Us The Translators Daughter Reunited Sin Padres Ni Papeles Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Please join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 300+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening!

Immigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, economic, and legal inequalities that undocumented migration reflects—and yet most agents do not think of the role their jobs play in those inequalities. Instead, they consider themselves law enforcers, trained to confine their work strictly to crime control and security. In Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality (Princeton UP, 2025), Dr. Irene Vega offers an original, detailed analysis of the rationales that shape how U.S. immigration agents understand and carry out their professional responsibilities. Drawing on interviews with ninety immigration agents—Border Patrol Agents and ICE Deportation Officers, most of whom are Mexican Americans from the region around the border—Dr. Vega examines why they took the job and how their training and socialization shape the ways that they grapple with the racial and moral issues raised by their work.Dr. Vega shows that indifference is the bureaucratic resource that allows agents to look away from the most morally ambiguous aspects of their work and helps them cultivate legitimacy for their employer. She traces the development of the agents' “moral economy”—the configuration of norms, values, and sensibilities that undergirds how they perform their work. She also shows how the immigration system benefits from minoritized bureaucrats' labor. With Bordering on Indifference, Dr. Vega opens the closed doors of nondescript government buildings and goes into remote areas of the Southwestern borderlands to uncover the hidden normative world that immigration enforcement agents inhabit. Guest: Dr. Irene I. Vega is associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She studies how the United States regulates international migration, as well as migrants and their descendants. Host: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is an academic writing coach and editor. She is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Playlist for listeners: A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders Immigration Realities We Are Not Dreamers Secret Harvests Who Gets Believed In The Care of Foreigners In The Garden Behind The Moon We Take Our Cities With Us The Translators Daughter Reunited Sin Padres Ni Papeles Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Please join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 300+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/academic-life

Immigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, economic, and legal inequalities that undocumented migration reflects—and yet most agents do not think of the role their jobs play in those inequalities. Instead, they consider themselves law enforcers, trained to confine their work strictly to crime control and security. In Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality (Princeton UP, 2025), Dr. Irene Vega offers an original, detailed analysis of the rationales that shape how U.S. immigration agents understand and carry out their professional responsibilities. Drawing on interviews with ninety immigration agents—Border Patrol Agents and ICE Deportation Officers, most of whom are Mexican Americans from the region around the border—Dr. Vega examines why they took the job and how their training and socialization shape the ways that they grapple with the racial and moral issues raised by their work.Dr. Vega shows that indifference is the bureaucratic resource that allows agents to look away from the most morally ambiguous aspects of their work and helps them cultivate legitimacy for their employer. She traces the development of the agents' “moral economy”—the configuration of norms, values, and sensibilities that undergirds how they perform their work. She also shows how the immigration system benefits from minoritized bureaucrats' labor. With Bordering on Indifference, Dr. Vega opens the closed doors of nondescript government buildings and goes into remote areas of the Southwestern borderlands to uncover the hidden normative world that immigration enforcement agents inhabit. Guest: Dr. Irene I. Vega is associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She studies how the United States regulates international migration, as well as migrants and their descendants. Host: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is an academic writing coach and editor. She is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Playlist for listeners: A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders Immigration Realities We Are Not Dreamers Secret Harvests Who Gets Believed In The Care of Foreigners In The Garden Behind The Moon We Take Our Cities With Us The Translators Daughter Reunited Sin Padres Ni Papeles Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Please join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 300+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Immigration agents have a frontline view of the racial, economic, and legal inequalities that undocumented migration reflects—and yet most agents do not think of the role their jobs play in those inequalities. Instead, they consider themselves law enforcers, trained to confine their work strictly to crime control and security. In Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality (Princeton UP, 2025), Dr. Irene Vega offers an original, detailed analysis of the rationales that shape how U.S. immigration agents understand and carry out their professional responsibilities. Drawing on interviews with ninety immigration agents—Border Patrol Agents and ICE Deportation Officers, most of whom are Mexican Americans from the region around the border—Dr. Vega examines why they took the job and how their training and socialization shape the ways that they grapple with the racial and moral issues raised by their work.Dr. Vega shows that indifference is the bureaucratic resource that allows agents to look away from the most morally ambiguous aspects of their work and helps them cultivate legitimacy for their employer. She traces the development of the agents' “moral economy”—the configuration of norms, values, and sensibilities that undergirds how they perform their work. She also shows how the immigration system benefits from minoritized bureaucrats' labor. With Bordering on Indifference, Dr. Vega opens the closed doors of nondescript government buildings and goes into remote areas of the Southwestern borderlands to uncover the hidden normative world that immigration enforcement agents inhabit. Guest: Dr. Irene I. Vega is associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She studies how the United States regulates international migration, as well as migrants and their descendants. Host: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is an academic writing coach and editor. She is the producer and show host of the Academic Life podcast. Playlist for listeners: A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders Immigration Realities We Are Not Dreamers Secret Harvests Who Gets Believed In The Care of Foreigners In The Garden Behind The Moon We Take Our Cities With Us The Translators Daughter Reunited Sin Padres Ni Papeles Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Please join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 300+ Academic Life episodes? Find them here. And thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wanna hear from you! Send us a message here :) On this episode of Back Porch Sippin', we're hanging out with country artist Frank Ray! From spending 10 years as a law enforcement officer in New Mexico to opening for some of country music's biggest names, Frank's journey to Nashville is anything but ordinary. We talk about his Mexican-American roots, his love for classic country, his time on the Grand Ole Opry stage, and his newest EP, Good For The Soul. Frank also opens up about finding his purpose in music, returning to his faith, the importance of mental health for first responders, and why he's committed to making music that leaves people feeling a little better than when they started listening. Grab a drink and join us for a conversation full of country music, real-life stories, and plenty of good vibes!Support the show

In this episode, host John Q. Khosravi, Esq. sits down with business immigration attorney Jioselin Juarez Contreras, Esq. to talk about her path from a first-generation Mexican American law student to a high-volume H-1B practice — including her brief detour into nonprofit removal work before returning to the same business immigration firm, how her firm (which also handles corporate litigation and taxation, with a CPA-licensed managing partner) keeps every department aligned on fast-moving immigration changes, and the real-world impact of the new $100,000 H-1B fee on employers and change-of-status filings during this year's cap season. They also preview the upcoming AILA California Chapters Conference (November 5–7 in San Francisco), which Jioselin is helping plan, and close with a look at annual firm planning and the importance of actually taking breaks during immigration law's busiest seasons. Timestamps: 00:00 – Opening 00:33 – Intro 03:16 – Welcome Jioselin Juarez Contreras, Esq. 03:26 – Growing up in Southern California & getting into immigration law 04:45 – How she built business immigration experience early on 05:04 – The detour into nonprofit removal work — and coming back 07:36 – Practicing immigration inside a multi-department firm (corporate, litigation, CPA/tax) 09:41 – The $100K H-1B fee: real impact on clients and filings during cap season 11:36 – AILA California Chapters Conference preview (San Francisco, Nov 5–7) 15:01 – Firm planning: annual goals and the next six months 17:08 – Balancing cap season crunch with actual vacation time 20:58 – How to connect with Jioselin 21:13 – Outro Get a free website (first 10 sign-ups) and special pricing on marketing for your firm from Constellation at http://immigrationlawyerstoolbox.com/Constellation Spotify | iTunes | YouTube Music | YouTube Follow eimmigration by Cerenade: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn Start your Business Immigration Practice! (US LAWYERS ONLY - SCREENING REQUIRED): E-2 Course EB-1A Course Get the Toolbox Magazine!  Join our community (Lawyers Only) Get Started in Immigration Law! The Marriage/Family-Based Green Card course is for you Our Website: ImmigrationLawyersToolbox.com Not legal advice. Consult with an Attorney. Attorney Advertisement. #podcaster #Lawyer #ImmigrationLawyer #Interview #Immigration #ImmigrationAttorney #USImmigration #ImmigrationLaw #ImmigrationLawyersToolbox  

Juan Gomez returns to What's My Thesis? to discuss his evolving practice across sculpture, installation, and drawing, and the ways his Mexican American identity and family history have resurfaced through materials associated with physical labor. Working with wire, knots, cement, bricks, packing materials, and found objects, Gomez reflects on his family's roots in Zacatecas, his father's blue-collar work, and the unexpected relationship between the labor he grew up around and the work he makes today. In conversation with Javier Proenza, Gomez considers the economics of sustaining an artistic practice outside the commercial art market, the role of mentorship and community, material impermanence and collecting, social comparison, failure, and the pressure to define success through institutional recognition. They also discuss Gomez's time in Mexico, mortality and memory, AI-generated imagery and handmade objects, and his view of art not as a hobby but as a lasting discipline and way of life.

On Thursday's show: A longstanding city of Houston program requiring some government contracts to be awarded to minority-owned businesses was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. We learn why and discuss the ramifications of the decision.Also this hour: Free speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences. Negative backlash, a boycott, a lost job -- lots can happen when you express yourself in a way others don't like on social media. We discuss what is a fair and appropriate response and what is going too far.Then, we preview the next installment of the podcast After the Flood.Plus, we learn about the documentary Los Tejanos: A 500-Year History, which chronicles five centuries of Mexican American history in Texas. A free screening of the film will be held Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Auditorium on the campus of the University of Houston-Downtown.And, with another new Spider-Man movie coming out, we talk about the big business of movies based on comic books.Watch

We are diving headfirst into the heated identity crisis as Canelo Alvarez sparks a massive "Pocho" debate by claiming Ryan Garcia is strictly Mexican-American and not "actually Mexican."

Send us Fan MailSamuel Lopez is a first-generation Mexican American entrepreneur who was raised in Baldwin Park as part of a family of nine. He currently works for Los Angeles County and is the founder of Ninety-One Good Old Days Clothing, an independent apparel brand centered on resilience, discipline, and self-belief. Grounded in the work ethic and core values taught by his parents, he established his career and business while overcoming the socioeconomic obstacles of his environment.This episode explores Samuel's personal journey navigating the pressures of his youth in Baldwin Park and choosing a path defined by hard work and self-accountability. The conversation details how he balances his public sector career with LA County while managing the creative and operational demands of running his clothing brand. Key topics include maintaining daily discipline, developing a positive mindset, honoring family legacy, and motivating others from similar backgrounds to overcome surrounding statistics.For San Gabriel Valley viewers, this conversation provides a firsthand look at a Baldwin Park native using his experiences to build a positive community brand. Samuel's audience will gain clear insight into the core values, family motivation, and personal hustle that drive his apparel line. Furthermore, viewers searching for real-world perspectives on personal growth, local entrepreneurship, and overcoming environmental adversity will find practical examples of accountability and determination.Subscribe to the MySGV Podcast to stay updated on the stories, leaders, and entrepreneurs across the San Gabriel Valley. If you found value in this discussion on mindset, resilience, and personal discipline, please share this episode with a friend or colleague._______________Music CreditsIntroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OGStingerScarlet Fire (Sting), Otis McDonald, YouTube Audio LibraryOutroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OG__________________My SGV Podcast:Website: www.mysgv.netNewsletter: Beyond the MicPatreon: MySGV Podcastinfo@sgvmasterkey.com

Barbara Mujica is a multi-award-winning, bestselling novelist, and a professor emerita at Georgetown University. She's also a short-story writer, essayist, and critic. She's been published in The New York Times, The Miami Herald, and The Washington Post. Barbara's stories have appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals.  She's a two-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize for Fiction. And her work has been optioned for the movies and adapted for the stage. Her latest novel, Miss del Río, which is a historical fiction about the great Mexican-American actress, Dolores Del Rio, has been optioned for a film by John Black Productions. It was a Target Book Club pick, an Apple Audio "Must Listen," a Library Journal "Best Book of the Year" selection, and The Washington Post named it "One of the five best recent historical novels." I've read Miss Del Rio, and can tell you it's riveting storytelling about a real-life major movie star as she lives and works in an elite world few ever get to experience. Miss Del Rio is a fascinating glimpse into many of the true characters of Hollywood's silent era as it transitioned to talkies and far beyond.Among Barbara's published books are Frida, a best seller is based on the tumultuous relationship between the artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Sister Teresa, I Am Venus, The Deaths of Don Bernardo, and three short story collections: Imagining Iraq, Sanchez Across the Street, and Far from My Mother's Home. As a scholar, Barbara specializes in Early Modern Spanish literature and contemporary Latin American Culture. Barbara's also been active in veterans' issues at Georgetown since 2010. Her book Collateral Damage: Women Write about War was inspired by a symposium she organized at Georgetown on women and war. And you may have seen or heard Barbara being interviewed on CBS-TV News, NPR, NBC Radio, The PBS TV News Hour, and CNN-LatinoIn case you're wondering about the intermittent snoring throughout much of the show, it is Barbara's dog, Frankie, who was taking a long snooze as we were recording. 

In this episode, Jaclyn Hoselton, Kate Pocklington, and Cara Peregrino read personal essays in which they leave home and cross international borders. Jaclyn Hoselton reflects on what it means to be a Mexican-American who speaks German but not Spanish. Kate Pocklington leaves a temporary but beloved home in India to return to her homeland of Australia. And Cara Peregrino leaves Scotland for the United States, where she has to learn new birds—and finds a few of her old favorite birds waiting for her. "Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently. Sponsored by The Habit Membership.Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/memberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wonder where all the young riders have gone? Well, the ones in California that aren't riding electric Surrons and the like are riding ratty old choppers and Triumph Desert Sleds. Episode 120 of The Lowdown Radio Show features Nathanial Ramirez, a young Mexican-American enthusiast whose tasteful films document the west coast scene. Ramirez tells us about his influences—Spaghetti Westerns among them—and why any motorcycle over 10 grand is, to many his age, irrelevant. We're going to be featuring video clips from his Motorcycle Archives project so, if you can, head over to YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A MEXICAN-AMERICAN WRITER AND ARMY VETERAN FROM CHICAGO Jon-Alexander Genson shares growing up Mexican-American in northern Illinois, joining the Army to escape his hometown before a deployment to Guantanamo Bay helped him start accepting who he was, studying creative writing at Illinois State, breaking in through the Writers Guild Foundation's Veteran Writing Project and Support Staff Training Program, co-writing an episode of FBI: Most Wanted, and exploring masculinity, shame, and outsiders stumbling toward self-awareness in his work. Instagram - @lalistapodcast Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks

Helado Tropical ("tropical ice cream") is a collaboration between Helado Negro, the experimental pop project of Ecuadorian-American singer/songwriter Roberto Carlos Lange, and Reyna Tropical, which is the work of the Mexican-American musician Fabi Reyna (also of the cumbia band Savila). Created out of openness and spontaneity, and nearly “telepathic communication” in the studio. there is a tenderness and intimacy that feels like “summer's warmth on a Sunday” to their debut record. Helado Tropical shares some of their new languorous and inviting groove-based Latin pop, in-studio.  Set list: 1. Tocando 2. Sensacion 3. Soledad Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Preaching for the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez offers a reflection on Jesus's radical honoring of women's dignity and choice of Mary Magdalene as witness and first apostle of the Resurrection:"To dismiss the witness and leadership of women is to ignore the example Jesus gave us. To disregard the messenger is to disregard the One who sent her."Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez is a proud first-generation Mexican-American from the La Villita neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. She is a co-founder and Director of Training and Formation at the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL), a Catholic and Christian-rooted community organizing coalition that advances community transformation through spirituality and grassroots organizing. She holds a Master of Arts in Christian Spirituality from Fordham University, with a concentration in Spiritual Direction.Visit https://www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07222026 to learn more about Joanna, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

This week Diosa and Mala dig into Chicano history and American history: Luis Valdez's groundbreaking play and film Zoot Suit, the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots, and the question at the center: who gets to call themselves American? Together, they trace the Zoot Suit from a cross-cultural fashion statement into a symbol that made Mexican American youth targets of state and mob violence during World War II, and why that's so resonant today. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/locatora_productionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wines We're Drinking Jessica: Saperavi Qvevri from Konco & Co and distributed by Qveveri Wine Georgia (a dry red made from Saperavi, one of the oldest grapes in the world, fermented in buried clay pots) Adriana: Ceja Wines, a Mexican American owned red Episode Description Jessica sits down with Adriana Martinez, LCSW, a licensed Latina therapist, university professor, and founder of Tonali Therapy and Consulting in the Bay Area. Adriana opens up about surviving breast cancer, repeated pregnancy loss, and being a young single mom in grad school, and how those experiences shaped her work with Latinas navigating perfectionism, shame, and family pressure. The conversation moves through the story of her parents' journey from Michoacan to Oakland on an overstayed visa, what it meant to grow up as the middle child and only daughter between two brothers, and the moment she learned her father is not her biological father. Adriana breaks down what inner child work and EMDR actually look like in practice, and the two swap stories on love languages, marrying into families that "warn" your partner what they're getting into, and the question that changed how Adriana sees her own healing: how did you know you were loved? Content note: this episode includes candid discussion of cancer diagnosis, pregnancy loss, immigration status, and suicidal ideation. Listener discretion advised. Timestamps 0:00 Intro; Jessica welcomes Adriana Martinez and talks mental health in Latino and Black families as the podcast nears 300 episodes 0:15 Wine pours: Ceja and the Georgian Saperavi Qvevri; Adriana's bio, her breast cancer survivorship, and comparing notes with Jessica's mom's own cancer story 0:30 Adriana's parents' journey from Michoacan to Mexico City to the Bay Area on an overstayed visa; her dad's story of choosing between the bus and eating; the reveal that Jessica's dad is not her biological father 0:45 Intergenerational trauma named directly; what inner child work actually is; birth order, being the only daughter between two brothers, and getting assigned family roles 1:00 Love languages across generations; independence versus wanting to be taken care of; dads warning new partners "you know what you're getting into" 1:15 EMDR therapy explained; how therapists carry client stories and use their own therapy; closing reflection on the question "how did you know you were loved?" and living life on your own terms Connect with Adriana Martinez Website: tonalitherapy.com Instagram: @tonalitherapy Connect with Wine & Chisme Website: www.thewineandchismepodcast.com Instagram: @thewineandchisme TikTok: @thewineandchisme Call us and tell us how we're doing: (858) 304-0266

The Green Bay city clerk has been placed on leave after duplicate ballots were issued in two elections this year. Thousands of Wisconsin residents faced higher student loan payments this month. Plus, members of Madison's Mexican-American community join together for an annual basketball tournament that celebrates their indigenous roots.

TrulySignificant.com honors a Texas legend today with John Arthur Martinez. About John: Before he became a nationally known singer-songwriter, Martinez dreamed of playing professional tennis. A devastating knee injury ended that dream. Instead of allowing disappointment to define him, he picked up a guitar and redirected his competitive spirit into songwriting. That pivot is the essence of significance—not merely succeeding, but transforming loss into service through one's gifts. He represents the best of Texas' cultural crossroads. Texas has always been a meeting place of traditions, and Martinez embodies that heritage. His music naturally blends country, Western swing, Mexican-American influences, and singer-songwriter storytelling without forcing any of them. He has become a musical bridge between Anglo and Hispanic audiences, reminding Texans that our greatest strength is often found where cultures meet rather than where they divide. He chose songwriting over celebrity. Many people remember him as the runner-up on the first season of Nashville Star. But television wasn't his legacy. His legacy has been decades of:Writing hundreds of songs.Recording more than a dozen albums.Performing everywhere from Texas dance halls to the Grand Ole Opry.Continuing to tour long after reality television faded from public attention.That is the difference between being famous and being significant. His songs have served other artists. One mark of a truly significant songwriter is that others choose to sing your work. Martinez co-wrote "Seguro Que Hell Yes," which was recorded by Flaco Jiménez and Raul Malo, contributing to a Grammy-winning project. Alan Jackson also recorded the song. Great songwriters don't simply perform—they create music that lives through other voices. He invests in the next generation.Perhaps the most "Truly Significant" aspect of his career is his commitment to young musicians. Martinez founded FiestaJAM, using music not merely to entertain but to raise money for music education programs in the Texas Hill Country. That shifts the focus from "Look what I've accomplished" to "Look what others can become." He carries Texas wherever he performs. Whether singing in Europe, Nashville, or a small Texas town, Martinez's music always returns to the landscapes, people, and values of Texas. His storytelling reflects ranches, dance halls, front porches, highways, and family—preserving a culture that younger generations can still recognize and appreciate. Even NASA found room for his music. One of Martinez's songs, "Making Good Time," accompanied astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Few Texas songwriters can say their music has literally orbited the Earth. It's a fitting symbol: authentic Texas stories reaching beyond Texas itself.We talk about the upcoming songwriter festival in Marble Falls happening in July. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Jan English from the American Museum and Gardens in Bath in the UK. We start with the moment the remains of a Native American chief were returned to the US, more than a century after his death in England in 1892.Next we head to 1959 when Hawaii was brought into the United States of America as the 50th state with the passing of the Hawaiian Admission Act.And we go back to the 1940s, when a Mexican American launched the US's first radio service in Spanish.We fast forward to the 1980s, when the Statue of Liberty was showing her age and was given a multi-million-dollar facelift.To the story of Rosa Parks who made civil rights history in 1955, when she refused to give up her seat on the bus, despite segregation laws discriminating against black people. This story contains outdated language. Finally, the creative vision behind West Germany's 1990 World Cup shirt which became a design classic and is now one of the most sought-after by kit collectors around the world. Contributors: Mary Black Feather Condon - Chief Long Wolf's great‑granddaughter. John Waihe'e - Former governor of Hawaii. Jan English - American Museum and Gardens Collections and Public Engagement Director. Guillermo Nicolas - Raoul Cortez's grandson. Peter Dessauer - Architect who oversaw the restoration of the Statue of Liberty. Rosa Parks - Civil rights activist. Ina Franzmann - Designer of West Germany's 1990 football shirt.(Photo: The Statue of Liberty surrounded by scaffolding during its restoration. Credit: Terry Disney/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rachel Campos-Duffy, cohost of FOX & Friends Weekend and New York Times bestselling author, joins Newt to discuss her new book, All American Patriotism: Celebrating 250 Years of America's Greatness. Rachel shares why she set out to counter decades of what she sees as a "narrative of shame" surrounding American history, and how she gathered her Fox colleagues to write essays on what America means to them, revealing the country's rich regional diversity. She also opens up about her family's Great American Road Trip, inspired by her husband Sean Duffy's own childhood memories, and the deeply personal story of her father's journey from poverty in a Mexican American mining town to the American dream. Newt and Rachel discuss the decline — and possible resurgence — of patriotism among young Americans, the politicization of history curricula, and what the nation's 250th birthday means at this pivotal moment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when you unplug from the generational and cultural programing that tells you to just be a hard worker? In this episode, Carlos Reyes breaks down what he calls the "Mexican Matrix" the traditional boundaries that keep incredibly skilled, blue-collar tradespeople working for the investor instead of becoming the investor themselves.The guys discuss how Carlos's mastermind, Impresarios, is completely rewriting the script for Mexican-American entrepreneurs by shifting them out of the daily grind and into high-level private equity and asset ownership. From vetting members with strict $1M+ revenue minimums to examining why the blue-collar trade space is ripe for massive scale, this conversation is an unfiltered look at cultural stereotypes, economic alignment, and building a true financial legacy.

The California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) story is about more than pizza. It's about resilience, adaptability, and two friends/former federal prosecutors who turned a crazy idea (barbecue chicken on pizza) into an American success story. In the new book, The California Pizza Kitchen Story , CPK co-founder Rick Rosenfield details how he and his co-founder, Larry Flax, created an international franchise with 265 restaurants worldwide and a frozen pizza line sold across more than 20,000 retail locations. “I'd put away major organized crime figures, including the Detroit and St. Louis mob bosses who'd secretly owned Las Vegas's Frontier Hotel, and successfully prosecuted a hijacker who had diverted a commercial jet to Los Angeles to protest the treatment of Mexican Americans—an episode that led to the first metal detectors in the Los Angeles federal courthouse,” says Rosenfield. “But there weren't that many repeat customers in our line of work. Larry and I had a lightbulb moment: Most people had never even heard of California-style pizza, let alone tasted it. In a single day, we dreamed up a concept that would not only define our careers but change pizza forever: the ovens that baked it, the restaurants that served it, and even the frozen grocery aisle where our innovative pizzas inspired an industry.” Subscribe FREE to

How did a car with chopped suspension and hydraulics become a symbol of pride and self-expression for an entire community? We'll cruise back in time to see how lowriders emerged from the post-WWII car craze and became a powerful symbol of Mexican American pride. It's a long road with a few speed bumps, but lowriders are now more popular than ever (especially in Japan!)So, lean your seat back and see how chrome, paint, and a dose of defiance turned classic cars into rolling works of art that have cruised their way into the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Learn more about the Smithsonian's exhibition on Lowriders — Corazón y vida — HERE This project received federal support from the Smithsonian Latino Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino.