Podcasts about Puerto Rican

Host Evie Stokes talks with Seattle based duo Emi Pop about the Puerto Rican power trio, Desahuciados, and their song, "Fomes Peccati". They share about their beginnings in music, and what it was like coming of age in the Puerto Rican punk scene. Produced by Dusty HenryMastered by William MyersProduction support by Serafima Healy Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube. Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphonesContact us at headphones@kexp.org.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We love this song that we featured a couple years back by Puerto Rican musicians José González & Banda Criolla, so we thought we would share it with you all again! ❤️www.EatYourSpanish.com

I never thought I would see this moment happen in Australia. As a Puerto Rican woman who has lived here for 16 years, watching Bad Bunny perform in Sydney to a packed stadium was emotional in ways I can't fully explain. Thousands of people singing in Spanish. Puerto Rican flags everywhere. Latinos from all over the world connecting in a country where Spanish speakers are such a small percentage of the population. It was powerful. It was joyful. It was deeply personal. But this episode isn't just about the concert. It's about identity, authenticity, personal branding, and the power of showing up unapologetically as yourself. Bad Bunny isn't just one of the biggest artists in the world. He's built a global movement by being radically authentic — and there are massive lessons in that for anyone building a business, a brand, or a life where you refuse to play small. In this episode, I share the full story of the weekend, the Puerto Rican community we found here in Australia, and the powerful business and life lessons behind the experience. Because when you truly own who you are… Everything changes. In This Episode • What it felt like seeing Bad Bunny perform in Australia • Why the moment meant so much as a Puerto Rican living abroad • The unexpected community that formed around the concert • The power of authenticity in building a global brand • What entrepreneurs can learn from Bad Bunny's personal brand • Why being unapologetically yourself attracts the right people • The difference between followers and real community • How cultural pride and identity shape the work we do Key Takeaway You don't build a powerful brand by blending in. You build it by owning exactly who you are. Bad Bunny didn't become the biggest artist in the world by trying to fit in. He did it by turning himself all the way up. And that's the lesson. Resources & Links

Migdalia Cruz, an award-winning playwright and the translator/adaptor of Shakespeare's “Macbeth” at the Magic Theatre, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, discussing her play, her career, and her ideas about the nature of theatre. Migdalia Cruz is best known for her plays “Featherless Angels” and “Miriam's Flowers” studied playwrighting with the legendary Irene Fornes before embarking on her own career. With fifty plays under her belt, she has been produced in numerous venues around the United States. She has also translated plays from Spanish. Growing up in the South Bronx, to Puerto Rican parents, she originally planned to study math but found that theatre was her real calling. Her focus is on social justice, and presenting voices of those who rarely have voices in the American arts. “Macbeth,” the Scottish play, has been reset in New York in the 1970s, and in Brooklyn for this production. The three witches become a major element of the play, and here both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are played by women. The interview was recorded by computer on March 3, 2026. The post Migdalia Cruz, Playwright, Adaptation/Translation “Macbeth” at the Magic Theatre appeared first on KPFA.

fWotD Episode 3229: Luisa Capetillo Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Sunday, 8 March 2026, is Luisa Capetillo.Luisa Capetillo Perón (October 28, 1882 – April 10, 1922) was a Puerto Rican labor organizer, writer, journalist, and cigar factory reader. She organized workers in Puerto Rico, the Republic of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. She also published four books in her lifetime, covering a wide variety of forms, genres, and topics. As an anarcha-feminist and social anarchist, she advocated for free love, universal education, women's liberation, and collective ownership of scientific advances while opposing state control.Capetillo was born in Arecibo, in the Captaincy General of Puerto Rico. Her father taught her to read and write, and she read extensively, including works by influential political thinkers. In 1897, she took Manuel Ledesma, the son of a wealthy aristocrat, as her lover. The two separated in 1900, but their relationship influenced her later feminist works. She began writing for the local newspaper in 1904, and in 1905, she became involved with the Free Federation of Workers (Spanish: Federación Libre de Trabajadores de Puerto Rico, FLT), an anarcho-syndicalist union, helping organize an agricultural strike in Arecibo. In 1906, she became a reader at a cigar factory, reading to the cigar makers as they worked and meeting members of the FLT-affiliated Federation of Tobacco Rollers (Spanish: Federación de Torcedores de Tabaco, FTT) and becoming a leader in the FLT over time. Starting in 1912, she moved across the Atlantic and Caribbean, writing and organizing workers. In 1915, she was arrested in Cuba for wearing trousers and deported back to Puerto Rico. She continued to travel and organize until her death in 1922.Interest in Capetillo's life surged in 1990 with the publication of the biography Luisa Capetillo, historia de una mujer proscrita (transl. Luisa Capetillo, History of an Outlawed Woman) by journalist Norma Valle Ferrer. After this, Capetillo became the subject of a docudrama series, and in 2014, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico honored her with a plaque in the Plaza in Honor of Puerto Rican Women in San Juan. She is considered one of Puerto Rico's first feminists and, according to historian Jorrell A. Meléndez-Badillo, she was an influential node in an anarchist "counter-republic of letters": a network of writers who used their writing as a form of political struggle.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:45 UTC on Sunday, 8 March 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Luisa Capetillo on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Ruth.

Boca del Infierno, Puerto RicoMarch 5, 1825Three nations set a trap at the Mouth of Hell, and the Caribbean's most wanted pirate sailed right into it. Roberto Cofresí was the son of an Austrian nobleman who'd fled a murder charge and a Puerto Rican mother from one of the island's founding families. Noble blood, empty pockets. When colonial Puerto Rico collapsed around him, Cofresí took to the sea with a fast sloop and a crew of men who had nothing left to lose. He robbed merchant vessels from six nations, attacked a U.S. Navy warship, and became a folk hero to the poor criollos of the coast. It took an alliance of Spain, the United States, and Denmark to bring him down. Twenty-four days after his capture, a firing squad at El Morro ended the pirate. The legend was just getting started.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.You can pay more if you want to, but rent at the Safe House is still just a buck a week, and you can get access to over 400 ad-free episodes from the dusty vault, Safe House Exclusives, direct access to the Boss, and whatever personal services you require.We invite you to our other PULPULAR MEDIA podcasts:If disaster is more your jam, check out CATASTROPHIC CALAMITIES, telling the stories of famous and forgotten tragedies of the 19th and 20th centuries. What could go wrong? Everything!For brand-new tales in the old clothes from the golden era of popular literature, give your ears a treat with PULP MAGAZINES with two new stories every week.This episode includes AI-generated content.

In this episode of the Breakfast Leadership Show, Michael sits down with Yancy to explore a powerful journey from career burnout to purpose-driven leadership. What began as a successful career in green building ultimately led to a health crisis that forced Yancy to confront the cost of overperformance, unconscious habits, and chronic self-neglect. That reckoning became the catalyst for creating Casa Alternavida, a leadership and wellness retreat center in Puerto Rico designed to help leaders reset, recalibrate, and lead sustainably. Yancy shares the real, unpolished reality behind the transition including a two-year remote phase-out from his corporate role, navigating hurricanes, financial strain, and the pandemic. Rather than derailing the mission, each disruption deepened his coaching capacity and clarified the work he was meant to do. The same burnout patterns that once drove his own collapse now show up repeatedly in the leaders who attend his retreats, reinforcing a simple truth: burnout is rarely a personal failure; it is a leadership signal. From Career Success to Conscious Leadership Yancy walks listeners through the internal and external shifts required to move from traditional success metrics to values-driven leadership. Leaving a stable career was not a dramatic overnight leap. It was a slow, uncomfortable disentangling process marked by uncertainty and resilience. The environmental challenges faced in Puerto Rico, from hurricanes to infrastructure breakdowns, mirrored the internal rebuilding leaders must do after burnout. These experiences shaped the retreat philosophy: growth is forged in disruption, not comfort. That insight ultimately led Yancy to write a book grounded in lived experience, not theory, offering leaders a roadmap to recognize burnout early and respond with intention rather than collapse. The Real Root Causes of Burnout Michael and Yancy unpack burnout beyond surface-level stress management. Yancy identifies three recurring root causes he sees consistently in leaders: Neglect of physical well-being Leaders often treat their bodies as tools rather than systems, ignoring sleep, nutrition, and recovery until health forces their attention. Unconscious communication patterns Unspoken expectations, unresolved tension, and misalignment quietly drain energy and erode trust, both internally and within teams. The “superhero complex” driven by the inner critic Many leaders operate from a belief that they must carry everything alone. This identity is often praised externally while silently destroying capacity from the inside. Through the lens of self-leadership, these patterns can be interrupted. Awareness creates choice, and choice restores agency. Why Retreats Create Breakthroughs The conversation highlights why immersive retreats remain one of the most effective environments for leadership transformation. Removed from constant digital noise and performance pressure, leaders experience time differently. Presence expands. Nervous systems downshift. Perspective returns. Yancy explains that when people reconnect with their senses and the natural environment, clarity accelerates. Decisions that once felt overwhelming become obvious. Productivity improves not because leaders push harder, but because they stop leaking energy. Michael reinforces that self-care is not a reward for hard work; it is the infrastructure that makes sustainable leadership possible. Leadership That Lasts Yancy also discusses his book, Amplify Your Leadership, which distills the tools, practices, and frameworks he teaches at Casa Alternavida. The book is designed for leaders who want to scale impact without sacrificing health, relationships, or integrity. The episode closes with an invitation for listeners to rethink how they define success and to recognize burnout as an early warning system rather than a breaking point. Key Takeaways Burnout is not a weakness; it is feedback Self-leadership precedes sustainable external leadership Presence and recovery increase performance, not reduce it Leaders do not need more pressure; they need better systems Conscious communication and body awareness are non-negotiable leadership skills Learn More To learn more about Yancy's work, retreats, and leadership resources, listeners are encouraged to explore his programs and writing through Casa Alternavida. https://www.yancywright.com/ https://www.casaalternavida.com/     ABOUT YANCY A visionary facilitator and coach, Yancy Wright guides organizations to new horizons. For almost two decades, he has been at the forefront of behavior change, aiding leaders and teams in resolving pain points such as communication breakdowns, misaligned values, silos, and resistance to change. His strength lies in championing value-aligned communication and igniting collaboration through authentic emotional intelligence.   Emerging from his own career burnout as a luminary in Seattle's green building industry, Yancy founded Alternavida in 2013. For over a decade, he has curated impactful learning experiences for esteemed organizations like CBRE Real Estate, Blanchard, Money Group, AbbVie, and Dell Children's Hospital Foundation. Yancy's nature-centric team-building approach doesn't just transform mindsets; it empowers executives to lead authentically from the very core of their being.   In 2017, Yancy reached a major milestone by designing and constructing Casa Alternavida, a tropical leadership retreat center transformed from an old, abandoned structure. Nestled between a lush rainforest and a warm ocean, this Puerto Rican sanctuary layers healthy food, quality rest, and nature adventures with personal growth.   Certified in Leadership and Transformation coaching (Hendricks Institute), Resilience coaching (HeartMath Institute), and Forest Therapy (ANFT), Yancy's mastery extends beyond qualifications. His master's degree in architecture enables him to design unique experiential learning structures tailored precisely to meet clients where they are.   Yancy Wright stands as the transformational catalyst, blending unique expertise, decades of experience, and a commitment to empowering positive change that helps his clients achieve extraordinary outcomes.

Puerto Rico has a reputation as a beauty queen mecca, the pageant scene is treated as seriously as any competitive sport in the archipelago. And in 2024, the scope of Puerto Rican dominance in the world of beauty pageants expanded even further: for the first time, Mister Puerto Rico became Mister World. Danny Mejía, who had never competed in any pageant before, went to Vietnam all by himself to represent Puerto Rico. In this episode, we learn what it means that Mister World is Boricua, and explore the history of these nation-building contests that are deeper than they seem at first glance. Can't wait for the next episode? Join Futuro+ for early access to the whole season, ad-free listening, and exclusive bonus content for La Brega http://futuromediagroup.org/joinplus.¿No puedes esperar al próximo episodio? Únete a Futuro+ y disfruta de la temporada completa por adelantado, sin anuncios y con contenido exclusivo de La Brega http://futuromediagroup.org/joinplus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar known as Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is dominating headlines with the record-shattering success of his Super Bowl LX halftime show. Apple Music, the NFL, and Roc Nation announced on March 2 that his performance racked up 4.157 billion views in just 24 hours across global broadcasts, YouTube, and social platforms, making it the most-watched Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show ever. PR Newswire reports this milestone broke records in streaming, social buzz, and global charts, with fans spending over 1,275 years watching related content on NFL platforms alone.The show sparked massive streaming surges on Apple Music, where Bad Bunny's listens jumped 7x right after, led by tracks like "DtMF," "BAILE INoLVIDABLE," and "Tití Me Preguntó." DtMF hit number one globally, with 24 of his songs storming the Daily Top 100, nine in the top 25, and six in the top 10. On X, it generated 2 billion impressions, 209 million video views, and over 6 million posts—a 409% year-over-year spike. Roc Nation highlights how his February 5 press conference alone drew 68 million views, boosting plays 4x over January averages.Billboard praised Bad Bunny for turning the world into his casita with a triumphant set calling for unity, while The Guardian noted his powerful tribute to his roots and future greatness. Entertainment Weekly spotlighted his message of hope and self-belief. LivNowFox confirms the U.S. averaged 128.2 million viewers, ranking fourth in halftime history per Nielsen. His album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, tied to the buzz, topped charts in 46 countries post-performance.Social media chatter includes old photos resurfacing, shifting views on his 2026 look from loose curls to cropped styles, per CTCD.edu. No new music drops this week, but the Super Bowl glow keeps his catalog, including recent hits from Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, streaming hot.Thanks for tuning in, listeners. Come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

On today's Daily Detroit, we are at TechTown with guest Danielle Daguio, engagement manager with Keep Growing Detroit, to talk about how Detroiters are literally taking food into their own hands. From backyard plots to porch planters and community farms, the Garden Resource Program is helping nearly 3,000 gardens grow across Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park with seeds, plants, soil testing, tools, and year round support. Danielle explains what it means to build a food sovereign city and why so many people have turned to growing their own food in the wake of the pandemic, grocery price spikes, and concerns about what is in our food. She shares how Keep Growing Detroit is lowering barriers for new growers by timing seed and plant distributions with the seasons and offering practical classes that make it easier to get started and keep going. ​ We also dig into the cultural side of gardening. Danielle talks about reconnecting with family foodways from New Jersey to the Philippines and how growing certain crops can become a way to remember loved ones and keep traditions alive. You will hear about the Gathering of Growers series based on the Anishinaabe 13 moon cycle, cooking classes that highlight Filipino, Venezuelan, Puerto Rican, and African American crops, and the annual tour that showcases unique gardens across the city.  If you want to plug in, volunteer, or sign up for classes, visit their site here or follow Keep Growing Detroit on Instagram and Facebook. Feedback as always, dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com or leave a voicemail, 313-789-3211. Follow Daily Detroit on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-detroit/id1220563942 Or sign up for our newsletter: https://www.dailydetroit.com/newsletter/  

On this episode of Superlative, our host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams speaks with Jose and Anita Salas, founders of Santurce Collection, about their journey from passionate collectors in Puerto Rico to launching their own enthusiast driven watch brand. Drawing from years of experience attending boutique events and building community gatherings, they share how hospitality, trust, and belonging became the foundation of their philosophy. Together they dive into why watches are not inventory but stories, and how every sale is rooted in long term relationships rather than short term transactions. The conversation explores the rise of microbrands, the disconnect between large Swiss brands and collectors, and why community based accountability keeps smaller brands honest on pricing and quality. Jose and Anita also discuss the realities of self financing a watch company, designing from scratch, and building a brand identity tied to Santurce and Puerto Rican culture. It is an honest look at what it means to create watches for friends first and customers second, and why authentic connection remains the most powerful force in modern watch collecting.Follow the Santurce Collection:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/santurcecollection - Personal Instagrams - https://www.instagram.com/thetimeofman/ - https://www.instagram.com/thetimeofwoman/ - Website - https://santurcecollection.store/ SUPERLATIVE IS NOW ON YOUTUBE! To check out Superlative on Youtube as well as other ABTW content:- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ablogtowatch To check out the ABTW Shop where you can see our products inspired by our love of Horology:- Shop ABTW - https://store.ablogtowatch.com/To keep updated with everything Superlative, aBlogtoWatch Weekly, and aBlogtoWatch, check us out on:- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ablogtowatch/- Twitter - https://twitter.com/ABLOGTOWATCH- Website - https://www.ablogtowatch.com/If you enjoy the show please Subscribe, Rate, and Review!

Phone calls from the dead. Another way for them to communicate especially those that passed during the 20th century. The phone would be something they used everyday of their lives.Cocktail: Coquito-traditional Puerto Rican rum cocktail. Strong and rich!

Phone calls from the dead. Another way for them to communicate especially those that passed during the 20th century. The phone would be something they used everyday of their lives.Cocktail: Coquito-traditional Puerto Rican rum cocktail. Strong and rich!

KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller, at Berkeley Rep Roda Theatre through March 22, 2026.               TEXT OF REVIEW Great plays stay relevant, no matter the time or setting, or even subject matter. It could be a castle in Denmark in medieval times, a diner in Pittsburgh's Hill District in the 1960s, a cramped Chicago apartment in the 1950s, a shabby dacha in Tsarist Russia, or even Central Park during the AIDS crisis. Or it could be 1947, Just after World War II, in the backyard of a house in an Ohio town, as is the case with “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller, the classic play that gave the playwright his first success in the theatre, and is now seen in a brilliant and unforgettable production at Berkeley Rep through March 22nd. Joe Keller is the successful owner of an appliance company, having made his money on government contracts during the war years, it's the American dream come true. Joe's wife Kate refuses to believe their son Larry died three years ago after being reporting missing in action. Their other son Chris came back from the war changed, along with a sense of ethics that is heartening and sometimes terrifying. Into their lives and the lives of their neighbors returns their former neighbor Annie Deever, who had been Larry's girlfriend but now has changed her focus to Chris, who wants to marry her. All My Sons touches on so many relevant issues today. The horror of war, the immorality of capitalism, government pressure on business, and the emptiness of the American dream. The play delves into father-son relationships, the nature of grief, the personal effect of war, of ambition, and most emphatically  the places where ethics and love run up against each other as if enemies. Though the plot's outlines are based on a real news story, the play's stance toward capitalism and corruption brought Miller to the attention of HUAC. Corruption and Republican politics have a long and sordid history. Leading the cast are Jimmy Smits and his real life partner Wanda de Jesus as Joe and Kate, their chemistry visible and dynamic in every scene they're together, two top performers at the peak of their powers. One can single out every other actor in the cast as well and It's a dream ensemble. Director David MendizAbal has styled this as the story of a Puerto Rican family, leading to a cast largely consisting of people of color. Puerto Ricans were a visible group in Ohio at the time, also seeking the American Dream. It adds a new wrinkle, and it works. This memorable production of All My Sons only runs through March 22nd.  It is must-see theatre. For more information you can go to berkeleyrep.org. I'm Richard Wolinsky on Bay Area theatre for KPFA.   The post Review: “All My Sons” at Berkeley Rep Roda Theatre appeared first on KPFA.

Omar Z Robles is a Puerto Rican photographer now based in New York City. He has incorporated his background in the performing arts into his photography making beautiful work capturing the incredible physicality of dancers on the streets of NYC. I love his images and I'm not alone, he's gained quite a following online where he also calls out BS on various photographic trends that he sees as getting in the way of what photography should be. More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you'll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had in their youth. Prime Lenses is a series of interviews with photographers talking about their photography by way of three lenses that mean a lot to them. These can be interchangeable, attached to a camera, integrated into a gadget, I'm interested in the sometimes complex relationship we have with the tools we choose, why they can mean so much and how they make us feel.

Arthur Miller's classic play “All My Sons” tells the story of a father who attains the American Dream, but at a high cost to himself and everyone around him. Nearly 80 years after the original, Berkeley Rep's new production reimagines the play with a Puerto Rican family at the center.  The main characters, Joe and Kate Keller, are played by real life couple Jimmy Smits and Wanda De Jesús. We'll talk with the actors and director David Mendizábal about what the production has to say about the American Dream today. Guests: David Mendizábal, associate artistic director and director of "All My Sons," Berkeley Repertory Theatre Wanda De Jesús, actor starring as Kate Keller, Berkeley Repertory Theatre's production of "All My Sons" Jimmy Smits, actor starring as Joe Keller, Berkeley Repertory Theatre's production of "All My Sons" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Bannister onMartyn Butler who was a central figure in the UK's early response to HIV and AIDS. He was a co-founder of the Terrence Higgins Trust and gave his own home phone number as a helpline.Allan Massie, the Scottish author and critic whose hero was Sir Walter Scott. Sir Ian Rankin pays tribute. Professor Nicola Fear, the epidemiologist who studied the effects on military personnel of serving in the Iraq War and Afghanistan.Willie Colón, the American trombonist who was inspired by his Puerto Rican heritage to create salsa music.Interviewee: Tony Whitehead Interviewee: Sir Ian Rankin Interviewee: Professor Sir Simon Wessely Interviewee: Garth CartwrightProducer: Gareth Nelson-Davies Assistant Producer: Ribika Moktan Editor: Glyn TansleyArchive used: Martyn Butler seminar recording, Terrence Higgins Trust, THT YouTube channel, uploaded 26/06/2022; Terrence Higgins Trust actuality recording, Week In Week Out, BBC Wales, 29/10/1985; News report, BBC News, 08/01/1987; Advert: Iceberg, Department of Health and Social Security, Dir Nicolas Roeg, Voiceover: John Hurt, 1987; Allan Massie, The Book Programme: First Novels, BBC Two, 11/02/1978; Allan Massie interview, France Politics, Writers Revealed, BBC Radio 4, 06/07/1992; Allan Massie interview, General Election Report, BBC News, 10/04/1997; Nicola Fear, The Fear Factor: life as a military epidemiologist, King's College London, uploaded to YouTube on 23/04/2018; Iraq War news report, BBC News, 31/03/2009; Afghanistan News Report, BBC News, 27/10/2014; Willie Colon interview, Latin Music USA, BBC Four, 05/02/2010;

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea speaks with photographer John Bulmer about the efforts to preserve the Dunham Reservoir. Then, Willie Terry brings us to the NYS Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislators' 55th Annual Legislative Conference. Later on, H Bosh Jr talks to Miki Conn, formerly of the Hamilton Hill Arts Center, about wanting more Black history in schools. After that, Carolyn Tennant interviews Nicole Porter about the benefits of art therapy. Finally, Kevin Pryor joins us to talk about We Are The Inventors! an annual Youth Black history breakfast in Troy.

I sit down with Puerto Rican comedian, writer, actress, and activist Corinne Irizarry for a deep‑dive discussion about Puerto Rico—an unincorporated territory of the United States, an annexed island that gives the U.S. some Caribbean street cred. As a native New Yorker, Corinne brings several nuanced perspectives on the Puerto Rican diaspora, from mainlanders to island‑born Boricuas. She holds nothing back, expressing her deep passion for her culture and her people in the way only truly proud puertorriqueños can.We also discuss the Bad Bunny phenomenon and that incredible cultural benchmark: the Super Bowl LX performance. In that moment, a slice of Puerto Rican lifestyle, history, and culture was on full display for the world to see. Irizarry speaks candidly about what it feels like to be treated as a “semi‑American,” to be seen as non‑citizens when Puerto Ricans are not only U.S. citizens but an integral part of the nation's culture and identity. Corinne Irizarry is a proud Spanish‑speaking Puerto Rican who also happens to be a proud American.

On Saturday, February 14, 2026, the NYS Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislators held their 55th Annual Legislative Conference. The conference took place at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York. One of the conference events was the ‘Labor Luncheon which was held in the ESP Convention Center. Labor Correspondent Willie Terry covered that event, where he recorded comments from State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia on the State of Labor. This is part one of Willie's labor report on the conference.

Synopsis:  Surviving and Thriving in Turbulent Times Third World Newsreel's Enduring Legacy This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to LauraFlanders.org/donate Description: It's almost unheard of for an independent media collective to survive as long as Third World Newsreel has. Since 1968, they have chronicled some of the most pivotal movements in human history and continue to expand on their collection of over 700 titles. There's lots to learn about how they've adapted through technological revolutions, political persecutions, philanthropic booms and busts — and how the oldest media arts collective in the U.S. is making do in today's “media carnage”, as Laura Flanders puts it. Joining us are JT Takagi, an independent filmmaker, sound recordist, and the longtime executive director of Third World Newsreel. Tami Gold is an artist and activist whose documentaries grapple with everything from imperialism to sex work. Her films include My Country Occupied, Another Brother and Land Rain Fire among many more. Puerto Rican-born Juan Carlos Dávila works in film as well as TV, where he reports on social movements around environmentalism, militarism and the struggles of the working class on the island. His films include The Stand-By Generation, Viequez: An Endless Battle and Drills of Liberation. Join us as we look at the past, present and future of Third World Newsreel and ask how film can be used as a tool for organizing. “I'd say we feel more urgent now than ever before. Every day there's something happening that makes it clear that our rights and liberties, and people's lives all over the world are at stake. Not being in touch with the history and media that shows the truth of what's going on is really decimating people's ability to, as Juan said, know what to follow and what to do.” - JT Takagi “We need to retake the theater, the physical space that is being ignored by the corporations. Perhaps now that is the opportunity that we have . . . A theater is being rented by people who are organizers, and they're using their collective spirit and know-how to organize huge, huge crowds to come.” - Tami Gold “People can shoot stuff with the phone . . . I see a lot in Puerto Rico that people are still wanting to produce with the corporate industry standards. Many young filmmakers like myself tend to think that we need so many personnel to be doing films. Right now we can actually make films with less.” - Juan Carlos Dávila Guests: •  Juan Carlos Dávila: Documentary Filmmaker, Multimedia Journalist, Puerto Rico Correspondent, Democracy Now! •  Tami Gold: Filmmaker, Artist, Activist •  JT Takagi: Executive Director, Third World Newsreel   Watch on YouTube this episode that includes video clips referenced in this episode from Third World Newsreel; PBS World Channel 11:30am ET Sundays and on over 300 public stations across the country (check your listings, or search here via zipcode). Listen: Episode airing on community radio (check here to see if your station airs the show) & available as a podcast. Full Conversation Release: While our weekly shows are edited to time for broadcast on Public TV and community radio, we offer to our members and podcast subscribers the full uncut conversation.  Music Credit:  Music Credit: "Povenier" by Sotomayor from their album WABI SABI courtesy of Wonderwheel Recordings, 'Steppin' by Podington Bear, and original sound design by Jeannie Hopper Support Laura Flanders and Friends by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/c/lauraflandersandfriends   RESOURCES:   Full Episode Notes are located HERE. Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes: •  Dolores Huerta & Ellen Gavin: Creative Courage in the Face of Fascism- Watch / Listen:  Full Uncut Conversation and Episode Cut  •  BIPOC Press for the People: Bursting the Corporate Media Bubble- Watch / Listen: Episode Cut •  Meet the BIPOC Press: Is Worker-Owned Media the Future of Journalism?- Watch / Listen:  Episode Cut   Related Articles and Resources: •  Documentaries Ripped From the Headlines Are Becoming Harder to See, by Marc Tracy, December 18, 2024, The New York Times •  My Country Occupied, Documentary by Tami Gold •  La Generación Del Estanbai (The Standby Generation), Documentary by Juan C. Davila and Third World Newsreel, Trailer •  Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever, by Richard Brody, February, 17, 2026, The New Yorker •. Fredrick Weissman Filmmaker, Producer and Theater Director, Zipporah Films Inc •  Drills of Liberation, Documentary by Juan C. 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Migración, bilingüismo, identidad, movimiento y las palabras que las une - estas son algunos temas que vienen a la mente cuando uno abre Diasporic Journeys: Interviews with Puerto Rican Writers in the United States, (Centro Press, 2023), editada por Carmen Haydée Rivera. En este episodio, Carmen Haydée Rivera, Lola Rosario Aponte y Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera conversan sobre la experiencia diaspórica puertorriqueña, el papel del lenguaje en la construcción de identidades transnacionales y las múltiples formas en que el movimiento —físico, lingüístico y creativo— atraviesa la escritura contemporánea puertorriqueña en los Estados Unidos. Este episodio y el Instituto Nuevos Horizontes han sido apoyados por la Teagle Foundation. Temas de conversación: "You have to do the work to understand Giannina Braschi...te hace crecer." -Carmen Haydée Rivera "Things you didn't know that were awakened in you all of a sudden" -Lola Rosatio Aponte UPR-RP Departamento de Inglés "We are in and out of languages constantly, it's how our mind works." -Carmen Haydée Rivera. "Interlanguaging" sin ello, no podemos percibir sin ese constante intercambio." -Carmen Haydée Rivera Puerto Rican Voices in English: Interviews with Writers -Carmen Dolores Hernández. Yo Yo Boing, Giannina Braschi. Tess O'Dwyer Jorge Duany Juan Flores Fernando Picó Félix Matos Reverse Migration Nuyorican poets Jesús Colón Aurora Levins Morales Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes Jeanine Cummins “Ode to the Diasporican." -Mariposa Fernández Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back for Part 3 Listeners! This is our last installment (for now) with Linette Ramos de Soto . Linette is an incredible friend and I know because we have kept in touch for over 5 years, remotely. One has to be "extra" like us to do that! Linette gives some of the best prayers and apparently is the best genetically made as a Puerto Rican (?); We never talk about why, but I think this is a great opportunity for this to be challenged?...:) If you'd like to know why or put in your vote in for the best genetics, please write this show an email. I will be certain to get it to Linette and it will be the start of a whole other Entry. ;) On top of being a book author, Linette's been authoring songs as she is inspired:  Spotify: Here Apple Music: Here Linette's business: Breads and Threads: Here Buy Linette's book: Here Ramblings of a Chicken Lady Love you sooooo much Linette! God bless you all!   ****If you liked The Apprenticeship Diaries (T.A.D.), please follow us, rate, and review us! Also, get our webpage to climb on the search engine by visiting it HERE. If you would like to donate to the show, we greatly appreciate the support. Click here to throw us a little love.

Migración, bilingüismo, identidad, movimiento y las palabras que las une - estas son algunos temas que vienen a la mente cuando uno abre Diasporic Journeys: Interviews with Puerto Rican Writers in the United States, (Centro Press, 2023), editada por Carmen Haydée Rivera. En este episodio, Carmen Haydée Rivera, Lola Rosario Aponte y Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera conversan sobre la experiencia diaspórica puertorriqueña, el papel del lenguaje en la construcción de identidades transnacionales y las múltiples formas en que el movimiento —físico, lingüístico y creativo— atraviesa la escritura contemporánea puertorriqueña en los Estados Unidos. Este episodio y el Instituto Nuevos Horizontes han sido apoyados por la Teagle Foundation. Temas de conversación: "You have to do the work to understand Giannina Braschi...te hace crecer." -Carmen Haydée Rivera "Things you didn't know that were awakened in you all of a sudden" -Lola Rosatio Aponte UPR-RP Departamento de Inglés "We are in and out of languages constantly, it's how our mind works." -Carmen Haydée Rivera. "Interlanguaging" sin ello, no podemos percibir sin ese constante intercambio." -Carmen Haydée Rivera Puerto Rican Voices in English: Interviews with Writers -Carmen Dolores Hernández. Yo Yo Boing, Giannina Braschi. Tess O'Dwyer Jorge Duany Juan Flores Fernando Picó Félix Matos Reverse Migration Nuyorican poets Jesús Colón Aurora Levins Morales Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes Jeanine Cummins “Ode to the Diasporican." -Mariposa Fernández Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go beyond the music and analyze the deeper meaning behind Bad Bunny's halftime performance. We share historical context about Puerto Rico's political status, its colonial past, and what it means to be a U.S. territory without full representation—something many people don't fully understand. We also unpack key symbols from the show, like the light blue Puerto Rican flag linked to the independence movement, the imagery of the jíbaro and sugar cane fields representing working-class pride, the electrical poles symbolizing ongoing power outages, and the celebration of Latin culture, family, and women's empowerment. Having lived in Puerto Rico ourselves, we add personal insight to help you better understand why this performance sparked so much pride, debate, and emotion—and why it was about much more than entertainment.Key Takeaways:Puerto Rico's political status is complex, and understanding its history helps make sense of the symbolism in the performance.The halftime show highlighted Puerto Rican identity, working-class pride, and ongoing struggles like power outages and migration.Bad Bunny used one of the world's biggest stages to celebrate Latin culture, empower women, and give Puerto Rico greater global visibility.Relevant Links And Additional Resources:Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show (YouTube Video)Mexican Spanish vs Puerto Rican Spanish [16 BIG Differences]Understanding Puerto Rican SpanishGringo Interprets "La Romana" by Bad Bunny [Latin Trap Reaction] (YouTube Video)Surviving an Earthquake in Spanish [Important Vocabulary] (YouTube Video)Living in Puerto Rico: 17 Things You Should Know (YouTube Video)Level up your Spanish with our Podcast MembershipGet the full transcript of each episode so you don't miss a wordListen to an extended breakdown section in English going over the most important words and phrasesTest your comprehension with a multiple choice quizSupport the show

Hi babes! Welcome to a brand new episode, where Faithlynn sits down with Steph to talk all about being Puerto Rican, being a queer femme and not loving labels.Follow Steph: https://www.instagram.com/roytroiaFollow our socials!Faithlynn Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://www.instagram.com/faithlynngianna/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For The Femmes Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@forthefemmes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For The Femmes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthefemmespodcast/For The Femmes Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ForTheFemmesPodcastThis episode is rooted in personal experiences, opinions, and perspectives. While some situations may reflect real events, no names are mentioned and any identifying details have been changed or removed to protect privacy. The content is not intended to harm, defame, or target anyone. All statements shared reflect the speaker's personal views and should not be taken as absolute fact. Listener discretion is advised.Please note: Faithlynn is not a professional interviewer. For The Femmes is grounded in open, honest conversation, not a formal interview format - and should be experienced as such.

Every subculture has its own secret lingo, whether you're talking about surfers, cab drivers, or coffee-shop baristas. A new book uncovers the slang of everyone from stunt performers to department-store Santas and more. Plus, why is English so darn weird? Those odd spellings and weird pronunciations form a fascinating fossil record. And: a quiz where the actual object of the game is to spell words Incorrectly! Also, clabberhead, eating me out of house and home, can of sugar vs. canister of sugar, prototype theory, a clever Puerto Rican phrase, an orthographic brain teaser, turn on a sixpence, Chef Mike, and more. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, continues to dominate global headlines with his trailblazing moves. Spotify's newsroom announced on February 17 that he's set to make history with the first-ever Billions Club Live performance in Asia, headlining a special concert in Tokyo on March 7. This one-night-only event celebrates his 28 tracks in the Billions Club, including hits like "Me Porto Bonito," "DÁKITI," and "Ojitos Lindos," and marks his debut show in the region, exclusively for top Japanese listeners. It ties into his ongoing DeBí TiRAR MáS FOToS tour but stands alone as a Spotify milestone, following stars like Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd.Buzz from his Super Bowl LX halftime show on February 8 still echoes, with YouTube compilations like the Bad Bunny and Sia-inspired tracks mix from Ressonya on February 17 highlighting his stadium dominance. These fan edits fuse his Latin trap energy with epic pop anthems, capturing the spectacle of his mostly Spanish-language performance—the first by a solo Latino artist. Social media is ablaze with tour ticket hype and billions streams chatter, underscoring his fourth straight year as Spotify's Global Top Artist.Listeners, thanks for tuning in. Come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I.Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3QsFor more check out http://www.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Synopsis: What's it take for an independent media collective to last for almost 60 years? This show is made possible by you! To become a sustaining member go to LauraFlanders.org/donate Description: It's almost unheard of for an independent media collective to survive as long as Third World Newsreel has. Since 1968, they have chronicled some of the most pivotal movements in human history and continue to expand on their collection of over 700 titles. There's lots to learn about how they've adapted through technological revolutions, political persecutions, philanthropic booms and busts — and how the oldest media arts collective in the U.S. is making do in today's “media carnage”, as Laura Flanders puts it. Joining us are JT Takagi, an independent filmmaker, sound recordist, and the longtime executive director of Third World Newsreel. Tami Gold is an artist and activist whose documentaries grapple with everything from imperialism to sex work. Her films include My Country Occupied, Another Brother and Land Rain Fire among many more. Puerto Rican-born Juan Carlos Dávila works in film as well as TV, where he reports on social movements around environmentalism, militarism and the struggles of the working class on the island. His films include The Stand-By Generation, Viequez: An Endless Battle and Drills of Liberation. Join us as we look at the past, present and future of Third World Newsreel and ask how film can be used as a tool for organizing. “I'd say we feel more urgent now than ever before. Every day there's something happening that makes it clear that our rights and liberties, and people's lives all over the world are at stake. Not being in touch with the history and media that shows the truth of what's going on is really decimating people's ability to, as Juan said, know what to follow and what to do.” - JT Takagi “We need to retake the theater, the physical space that is being ignored by the corporations. Perhaps now that is the opportunity that we have . . . A theater is being rented by people who are organizers, and they're using their collective spirit and know-how to organize huge, huge crowds to come.” - Tami Gold “People can shoot stuff with the phone . . . I see a lot in Puerto Rico that people are still wanting to produce with the corporate industry standards. Many young filmmakers like myself tend to think that we need so many personnel to be doing films. Right now we can actually make films with less.” - Juan Carlos Dávila Guests: •  Juan Carlos Dávila: Documentary Filmmaker, Multimedia Journalist, Puerto Rico Correspondent, Democracy Now! •  Tami Gold: Filmmaker, Artist, Activist •  JT Takagi: Executive Director, Third World Newsreel   Watch on YouTube this episode that includes video clips referenced in this episode from Third World Newsreel; PBS World Channel 11:30am ET Sundays and on over 300 public stations across the country (check your listings, or search here via zipcode). Listen: Episode airing on community radio (check here to see if your station airs the show) & available as a podcast February 25th, 2026. Full Conversation Release: While our weekly shows are edited to time for broadcast on Public TV and community radio, we offer to our members and podcast subscribers the full uncut conversation.  Music Credit:  'Thrum of Soil' by Bluedot Sessions, 'Steppin' by Podington Bear, and original sound design by Jeannie Hopper Support Laura Flanders and Friends by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/c/lauraflandersandfriends   RESOURCES:   Full Episode Notes are located HERE. 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Photo: A wide shot of the west side of the WélmeltiɁ Preserve in north Lake Tahoe, Calif. (Courtesy Elizabeth Carmel) The Washoe Tribe announced its acquisition of more than 10,000 acres of land north of Lake Tahoe. This new WélmeltiɁ Preserve marks the largest tribal land return in the Sierra Nevada and third largest in California. KUNR's Mariel Day has more. The Washoe Tribe recently finalized the purchase of the land in partnership with organizations like the Wildlife Conservation Board. The land spans across from the northeast of Lake Tahoe and to about 20 miles north of Reno. Washoe Tribal Chairman Serrell Smokey says this is an opportunity for the tribe to revitalize their traditional practices, stewardship and language preservation. “The Washoe People, being removed from our lands, fought hard to get every little bit back, and now we actually have something to call ours.” Although the preserve is the first under the Waší·šiw Land Trust, they hope to acquire more of the Washoe homelands. In the meantime, Smokey hopes to start restoring the land and focus on conserving the wildlife and its natural resources – while ensuring it's a safe place for everyone. Super Bowl Halftime headliner Bad Bunny recently won three Grammys, including Album of the Year. He's from Puerto Rico and one song explores colonization in his home and Hawaiʻi. HPR's Cassie Ordonio spoke with Puerto Ricans and Hawaiians last year about the similarities between the islands. Bad Bunny's song, “Lo Que Le Paso A Hawaii”, translates to what happened to Hawaiʻi. Many locals say it highlights stark similarities and is a reminder of the islands' colonial past. Daniel Kauwila Mahi is a Native Hawaiian artist. He interpreted the song as Bad Bunny protecting his homeland by taking a political stance against statehood. Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898, six years after the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Mahi underscored that Native Hawaiian musicians have been raising issues of over tourism and sovereignty rights. These artists include, but are not limited to, Sudden Rush, Braddah Iz, and “Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's Hawai‘i ‘78”. “For this broader conversation is how Kanaka Maoli and Latino culture have been. through music since Paniolo came to Hawaii and our have have influenced each other for a lot longer than people think.” Angel Santiago-Cruz is a 69-year-old Puerto Rican who has lived in Hawai‘i for about 40 years. He joined the U.S Army with a guarantee to be stationed in Hawaiʻi. He wanted to see what statehood looks like. “What are you going to lose?” One lyric that stood to him was to never forget the lelolai. Santiago-Cruz says it's an expression from the jibaro, which is a person who is connected to the land. “When the Hawaiians say, ea, that’s an expression for your Hawaiianness, that’s an expression to the connection to the island. Lelolai is the same.” Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Friday, February 20, 2026 – Remembering Osage leader Jim Gray

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Bad Bunny's halftime show gave us culture, joy, and conversation, but it also gave us curriculum. In this episode of Our Classroom, Roberto Germán breaks down the symbolism behind the performance and explores how it can be used in classrooms as a powerful teaching text. From the sugar cane field imagery to the Puerto Rican flag, from honoring his mother's maiden name to featuring Ricky Martin and centering Spanish language, this conversation examines how representation, history, gender, language, and class were all embedded in the visuals. This episode is about more than a halftime show. It's about how culture carries memory and how educators can teach with it, not around it. Come for Bad Bunny. Stay for community. Teach in Truth. Lead with Courage. Belong to a Community That Gets It. If you're an educator committed to equity, truth, and impact—and want to continue doing this work in community—learn more about My Classroom Gold: https://www.multiculturalclassroom.com/founding-member

Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠⁠Join The Normandy For Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here: ⁠⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0K⁠⁠In this segment of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz examines the artist background of Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio on March 10, 1994, in Puerto Rico. Nicknamed the “King of Latin Trap,” he broke out in 2016 with “Diles” and played a pivotal role in mainstreaming Spanish-language urban music globally.Bad Bunny dominated Spotify as the most-streamed artist in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2025, earning six Grammy wins. His 2025 album Debí Tirar Más Fotos made history as the first Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys.The spotlight is on his landmark Apple Music Super Bowl LX halftime show on February 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium—a 13-minute set that became the first chiefly Spanish-language headlining performance. Sponsored by Apple Music, it drew 128–135 million U.S. viewers, often called the most-watched halftime show ever, with the NFL YouTube upload hitting 52 million views shortly after.Guests included Ricky Martin and Lady Gaga, blending cultural tributes with high-energy hits. The performance celebrated Latino and Puerto Rican identity, emphasized dancing over language barriers, and carried political messaging against immigration raids and friction with figures like Donald Trump—echoing his Grammys ICE reference.Post-show, tracks surged: “DtMF” (title track) hit #1 on Hot Latin Songs, Latin Streaming Songs, and Latin Digital Song Sales; re-entered Hot 100 Top 10; set a Spanish-song single-day Spotify record with 16.52M streams; and became his 4th Global 200 #1. “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” saw 54% U.S. Spotify lift, while “NUEVAYoL,” “Tití Me Preguntó” (historical Hot 100 #5), and others like “Yo Perreo Sola” (+2,170% streams) exploded. Bad Bunny occupied Top 6 U.S. Spotify spots, with +470% U.S. and +210% global streaming spikes, 98M+ U.S. on-demand streams the next day, and 28+ songs charting.Themes from halftime-relevant songs—“DtMF” (nostalgia, living fully), “Baile Inolvidable” (salsa-rooted romance reflection), “Nuevayol” (diaspora identity), and “Tití Me Preguntó” (family pressures with dembow/trap/bachata)—reinforced cultural depth.Analytic Dreamz breaks down its strategic impact as a massive streaming catalyst, cultural amplifier for Spanish-language music, and catalog monetization engine, showcasing cross-market dominance, platform-driven success, and Bad Bunny's unmatched catalog depth with dozens of billion-stream tracks.Tune in for detailed insights on this historic moment in music, culture, and global reach.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/exclusive-contentPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It was 1980, and the Olympics were to be held in Moscow against the backdrop of the Cold War. When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter called for a boycott of the games, leaving Puerto Rican athletes uncertain of their participation. But Alberto Mercado and two other young Puerto Rican boxers were determined to represent Puerto Rico. This is a story about fighting for visibility on the global stage, and the heartbreak and triumph that athletes experience outside of the ring when politics and sports mix. Can't wait for the next episode? Join Futuro+ for early access to the whole season, ad-free listening, and exclusive bonus content for La Brega http://futuromediagroup.org/joinplus.¿No puedes esperar al próximo episodio? Únete a Futuro+ y disfruta de la temporada completa por adelantado, sin anuncios y con contenido exclusivo de La Brega http://futuromediagroup.org/joinplus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Bad Bunny takes the stage in Spanish, millions celebrate. But for many Puerto Ricans, it lands as something deeper: visibility, resistance, and a reminder of a history the United States still struggles to face. In this episode of Immigrantly, Saadia Khan sits down with Becca Ramos, creator of Welcome to El Barrio, (new episodes release every Tuesday) to discuss colonialism, diaspora, and the complicated politics of calling yourself Puerto Rican—not Puerto Rican American. Becca shares what it meant to grow up Afro-Latina in Texas, feeling too Black in some rooms, not Latino enough in others, and how that tension pushed her to build a platform for her community. The discussion unpacks Puerto Rico's territorial status, the myth of assimilation, the stereotypes that haunt Latino identity in U.S. media, and why joy itself can be a political act. This episode is about who gets ownership over history, language, and home. And what happens when people decide to define those things for themselves? Join us in creating new intellectual engagement for our audience. You can find more information at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please share the love and leave us a review on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help more people find us!  You can connect with Saadia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssaadiak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email:saadia@immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host & Producer: Saadia Khan I Content Writer: Saadia Khan I Editorial review: Shei Yu I Sound Designer & Editor: Lou Raskin I Immigrantly Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson | Other Music: Epidemic Sound Immigrantly Podcast is an Immigrantly Media Production. For advertising inquiries, contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Belong on Your Own Terms (BOYOT) is the app created to help first-gen, second-gen, and diaspora communities move from confusion to clarity. With structured prompts and deep reflection tools, it helps you define identity without shrinking yourself for anyone else http://studio.com/saadia Don't forget to subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Immigrantly Uninterrupted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for insightful podcasts. Follow us on social media for updates and behind-the-scenes content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy National Do a Grouch a Favor Day! We kick off the episode with a recap of Erin's chaotic appearance on the local WFMZ news, where she accidentally crashed a tearful anchor goodbye while wearing a $368 Team USA Ralph Lauren sweater and "hard pants." Bo was so impressed he offered to cover the upcoming Craig Conover 10K race from a news van. Speaking of the 10K, we review some diabolical listener suggestions for the loser's punishment—from taking the SATs to running from Deputy Dog Radar in a bite suit.Then we dive into a massive Winter Olympics recap. We review the Milan Opening Ceremony and passionately defend Lindsey Vonn from the haters after her devastating crash. We also celebrate our official "Swiffer Curling" manifestation coming true for Chris Plys, debate whether the Snoop Dogg commentary gimmick is getting tired (should Elmo or Gordon Ramsay replace him?), and praise Team USA's tailored outfits alongside Mongolia's effortlessly "dripped out" uniforms. We also uncover the most insane sports cheating scandal of the year: male ski jumpers injecting their private parts with hyaluronic acid to increase their suit's aerodynamic airtime.In other sports news, we celebrate Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s iconic Chef Boyardee NASCAR wrap and merch drop, while Erin spirals over an offer to caddy at a professional PGA tour event, fearing a sweaty, club dropping disaster.Finally, we time travel to recap a mostly boring Super Bowl. We complain about the endless pharmaceutical and crypto ads, but applaud 50 Cent's incredibly petty DoorDash commercial taking shots at Diddy. We also review Bad Bunny's halftime show, praising the stunning set design, Puerto Rican cultural pride, and the emotional moment he handed a Grammy to his younger self. We wrap it all up with a wholesome "No Bad, No Sad" story about a Japanese volleyball player who hit a sideline worker with a ball and practically slid across the court on his belly to profusely apologize.

Unleashed! The Political News Hour with Bruce Robertson – No matter which team you were rooting for, I think most people were disappointed with what they saw during halftime. While some would argue that the halftime show featuring Puerto Rican rapper, Bad Bunny, was visually appealing, we couldn't help but notice that the show was 100% in Spanish without subtitles, a decision that excluded 78% of...

How Bad Bunny became the global voice of a generation in crisis — and what it means when resistance becomes profitable.Guests:Carina Del Valle Schorske, writer, translator and wannabe backup dancer. She wrote a New York Times Magazine profile about Bad Bunny you can read here. Vanessa Díaz, professor of Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies at Loyola Marymount University. She's been teaching a Bad Bunny college course 2023 and is the co-creator of the Bad Bunny Syllabus Project. She is also the co-author of P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance. Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, professor of Puerto Rican, Caribbean and Latin American History at University of Wisconsin, Madison. He's the author of Puerto Rico: A National History. He is also the author of  the history visualizers for Bad Bunny's DTMF album.To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The hit podcast returns from Futuro Studios for its third season. La Brega tells stories of the Puerto Rican experience.In Season 3 of La Brega, we're bringing you stories of Puerto Rico's champions. We're going to go to the ballfields and cultural battlegrounds where carrying the flag takes on even more meaning. We'll meet fighters who have represented us in courtrooms and in boxing rings, and icons who have worn Puerto Rico on their sashes and their jerseys. We're going to ask: what do we learn about Puerto Ricanness by spending time with our champions? La Brega: Season 3 is out everywhere on 2/3. New episodes every Tuesday on the La Brega: Campeones feed.Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on all our podcasts. https://bit.ly/joinfuturoplus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hit podcast returns from Futuro Studios for its third season. La Brega tells stories of the Puerto Rican experience.In Season 3 of La Brega, we're bringing you stories of Puerto Rico's champions. We're going to go to the ballfields and cultural battlegrounds where carrying the flag takes on even more meaning. We'll meet fighters who have represented us in courtrooms and in boxing rings, and icons who have worn Puerto Rico on their sashes and their jerseys. We're going to ask: what do we learn about Puerto Ricanness by spending time with our champions? La Brega: Season 3 is out everywhere on 2/3. New episodes every Tuesday on the La Brega: Campeones feed.Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Suave and all our podcasts. https://bit.ly/joinfuturoplus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sugarcane fields! La casita! Piraguas! Lady Gaga! Ricky Martin! An actual wedding! Bad Bunny's immense and boisterous Super Bowl Halftime show brought a whole Puerto Rican universe to Levi's Stadium and into American viewers' homes. Julia and guest hosts Nadira Goffe and Rebecca Onion revel in the joyful spectacle and are joined by Slate writer Joshua Rivera to decode the inclusive politics of this party. Next, the panel examines the bracing, anxiety-inducing film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. Starring a ferocious and funny Rose Byrne and directed by Mary Bronstein, it's a jittery, intense portrait of motherhood.Finally, they discuss the hugely popular podcast The Rest Is History and ponder how two British dudes—Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook—talking about things like the Battle of Carthage captured so much attention and admiration.In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, it's time for some Wednesday morning quarterbacking to size up the big game's real players: the commercials.EndorsementsNadira: The new album of footwork music OVERTIME by the underground hip hop outfit usertime and Marsh crane as well as the new album URGH by the English–French noise rock band Mandy, Indiana.Rebecca: The novel The Director by Daniel Kehlmann and the 2011 appropriately moody Bronte adaptation Wuthering Heights directed by Andrea Arnold.Julia: The new cookbook by Joshua McFadden Six Seasons of Pasta — try all the absurd little steps at least once, the cheese gravel is good!---Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com. Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tired of the endless Bad Bunny vs. Kid Rock Super Bowl halftime wars that ignore how neither truly "represents America"? Opie wakes up raging at the manufactured drama, hypocrisy from pundits chasing clicks, and why the outrage is just a distraction from real problems—while Tony P dishes on twerking at a Puerto Rican watch party, getting wrecked by couples yoga, and why school taught us useless crap like cursive and the Pythagorean theorem instead of life skills. Laugh along as they call out the nonsense and remind you: if you don't like it, change the damn channel—then hit play for the unfiltered truth.

In this episode of Stephanie Miller's Happy Hour Podcast, we dive deep into the cultural and political chaos swirling around the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny. Stephanie and her guests dissect the MAGA backlash against the Puerto Rican superstar, exploring the absurdity of their sudden outrage while they gloss over serious issues like the Epstein files. Joined by the ever-fabulous Jody Hamilton, the conversation takes unexpected turns, including hilarious anecdotes about old-school ticket buying and the generational divide in music appreciation. From the latest political shenanigans to the ongoing implications of the Epstein case, this episode is packed with insightful commentary, sharp humor, and a healthy dose of sass. Don't miss it!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, the host discusses the recent Super Bowl halftime show and the NFL's decision to feature Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican artist. The host expresses concerns that the show's focus on foreign flags and languages may be undermining traditional American values. They also touch on the topic of athletes like Hunter Has, who spoke out against the US, and how it's affecting their ability to root for American athletes. The host shares their thoughts on the impact of these changes on American culture and the importance of unity. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradio X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/carljacksonshow Parler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarljacksonshow http://www.TheCarlJacksonShow.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Bakari Sellers recaps Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, the Puerto Rican singer gave a performance entirely in Spanish against the backdrop of a brutal deportation campaign occurring across the United States. The Trump Administration has said from the start that deportations would target primarily violent criminals, and Trump himself frequently claims that they’re deporting “the worst of the worst.” The reality looks far different, as revealed in a report from the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. AND Governor Wes Moore suggests that racism is the reason why he was singled out and uninvited to an annual meeting of governors at the White House. Want to ask Bakari a question? Subscribe to our YouTube channel to participate in the chat. Welcome home y’all! —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast. Instagram X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance had a clear message for his fans and his haters. The pop star's show was a colorful and vibrant vision of Puerto Rican culture and heritage, from a real life wedding to boxing matches - and even a surprise cameo from Ricky Martin. Against a backdrop of widespread immigration crackdowns and targeted rhetoric, Bad Bunny centered joy as an act of resistance - and as a space for all people in North and South America to unite. Brittany is joined by Pop Culture Happy Hour cohost Stephen Thompson, music and entertainment critic Reanna Cruz, and Alana Casanova-Burgess, host of La Brega podcast, to understand the version of America that Bad Bunny wants us to live in.For more on Bad Bunny, check out this deep dive into his latest album: Bad Bunny & the battle for Puerto RicoSupport Public Media. Join NPR Plus.Follow Brittany on Instagram: @bmluseFor handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR's Pod Club newsletter at npr.org/podclub.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Bad Bunny had viewers dancing during his highly anticipated Super Bowl Halftime performance. The show was a celebration of his Puerto Rican home and culture and did not include overt political statements. The show was immediately celebrated by some and called "terrible" by the President. Amy and T. J. go through their impressions, the symbolism you might have missed, their favorite parts, and how they ended up watching the halftime show in a Spanish-speaking country but with an English-speaking crowd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was January 24, 2022. The King of Spain was coming to Puerto Rico. But everyone woke up to unexpected news: the statue of the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León in Old San Juan had been toppled. When the mayor promised to restore it that same day, it raised questions: Who deserves to be put up on a pedestal? Who are our champions? Today, we bring you the first episode of the newest season of La Brega, a podcast from our own Futuro Studio. This season looks at Puerto Rico through the people who represent boricuas and asks: What does it take to champion Puerto Rico? Original episode art by Tania M. González. You can find her Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/petupetin/ 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.

In the latest batch of Epstein files, hundreds of pages are redacted, shielding the names of prosecutors and possible co-conspirators. On this week's On the Media, what the files say about how the criminal justice system failed Epstein's victims. Plus, the toppling of a statue raises questions about who represents Puerto Rican culture. [01:00] Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with Julie K. Brown, investigative journalist for The Miami Herald, whose reporting back in 2018 led to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's arrest. Brown is pouring through the Epstein files and finding new information about how prosecutors failed to bring Epstein to justice for so many years. She is documenting what she finds in her substack newsletter, The Epstein Files by Julie K. Brown. [19:24]  We're celebrating the launch of Season 3 of La Brega from Alana Casanova-Burgess and Futuro Media by featuring episode one: about the toppling of the statue of a Spanish colonizer in San Juan a few years ago, what that reveals about Puerto Rico's champions, and who deserves that pedestal. Further reading / watching:“What I found today in The Epstein Files,” by Julie K. Brown“Did the FBI investigate Trump and Epstein?” by Julie K. BrownSeason 3 of La Brega On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

At the Grammy Awards tonight, the Puerto Rican pop sensation Bad Bunny is the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated for album, record and song of the year simultaneously. For most artists, this would be the high point of their year, if not their career. For Bad Bunny, this is just an appetizer for what's in store for him next week.Next Sunday, he will headline the Super Bowl halftime show. His performance comes in the middle of a nationwide crackdown on immigration — an issue he's been vocal about — and follows a backlash against the N.F.L. for booking him in the first place.Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, the hosts of The Times's pop music show “Popcast,” discuss Bad Bunny's rise to the heights of pop stardom, and explore what it means for a Puerto Rican artist to headline the world's biggest stage.On Today's Episode:Jon Caramanica is a pop music critic at The New York Times and a co-host of “Popcast.”Joe Coscarelli is a culture reporter for The New York Times who focuses on popular music and a co-host of “Popcast.”Background Reading:Grammys 2026: Who Should Win the Biggest AwardsBad Bunny Talks Coming Back Home on His ‘Most Puerto Rican' Album YetGet to Know Bad Bunny in 9 SongsPhoto: Mario Anzuoni for Reuters. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.