Maribel Narration: “Roses are red, violets are blue, honey is sweet and so are you.” We’ve all heard a variation of this cliche poem at one point or another. For some of us, this is the extent of our familiarity with poetry. Sure, many of us have read…
Liz AlarcĂłn: Pulso Fam, I’m not going to lie, I’m a bit worried. Despite winning the 2020 and 2022 elections, which, thankfully, has stopped the far right from running our government, there’s a slight trend among Latino men: some of them are gravitating towards the extremist and harmful…
CG Narration: I’m in Paris France just a few blocks away from the bustling Place de la RĂ©public. It’s sunny, people are out walking the streets, and I am on a mission. CG Narration: In 2019 after spending most of my life in Georgia, I moved to France,…
Episode Transcript NARRATION: Since 1999, the number of Americans leaving the United States has more than doubled. A 2016 estimate by the State Department had that number at about 8.7 million Americans. For context, that’s about the size of Virginia, the 12th largest state in the Union. Many…
Maribel: If you’ve been listening to the Pulso Podcast, you already know that we tell the stories from unheard voices and unheard perspectives very often. But one thing that you might be wondering is what is Pulso, and how did it all come about? So I brought it…
Liz AlarcĂłn: When someone hears the national anthem at a naturalization ceremony or at the Olympics, the song is meant to instill a sense of pride in the United States, just like my parents felt watching me in that school play. Some of us may even well up…
Almost 70 years ago, legendary artist, activist and one of our favorite icons, Frida Kahlo, passed away, leaving behind a forever-lasting legacy. You can’t go anywhere without coming across an image of Frida. From the decorative throws at your favorite Mexican restaurant, to seeing her face printed on…
MARIBEL VO: If you’re driving through the hip Santurce area of San Juan, PR you’ll come across a giant mural on the side of a building depicting a young Boricua with a bright smile, holding something shiny. Her name is Monica (Pweeg) Puig, and in Puerto Rico, she’s…
LIZ: We’ve talked about representation in media a lot here on the Pulso Pod, and it’s because it matters. The images we see or don’t see in the movies, commercials, TV shows, on billboards, in magazines, those formulate ideas in our minds about what is possible for us.…
