Liz Alarc贸n: Dear Mexican. Why is it that when you invite Mexicans to a party, they feel compelled to bring along 30 of their relatives. mean, bringing along two or three people would be no problem, but we don’t expect the number of people at our party to…
Tony Rodriguez: I feel like part of the reason we’re talking here is I recently got on the Simpson. Liz Alarc贸n: Yes, Tony Rodriguez: um, I’m just going to say that, I think which, um, Liz Alarc贸n: This is actor, writer, podcaster, and all around funny guy… Tony…
Ray Aguilera: I mean, I like people and I, or at least a few of them, but I also like to sit at my house and be by myself. Charlie Garcia: I like a few people and my dog.聽 Lisann Ramos: Even dogs for me, I’ve realizing more…
Liz Alarc贸n: Michael De La Torre grew up watching his grandmother make delicious flour tortillas in their family kitchen. Michael De La Torre: I was just like, this is, this is being Mexican. We go to my grandma’s house and she’s heating up tortillas that she made and…
Liz Alarc贸n: At Pulso, if our team has a few minutes to catch up before our staff calls, it’s only a matter of time before we start comparing our experiences growing up Catholic. Stories about skirt length in school or attending mass in Spanish, preparing for the sacraments…
Liz Alarc贸n: Today’s story begins with Alma Lopez: Alma Lopez and thank you very much for inviting me. Liz Alarc贸n: Today Alma is nothing less than an icon in the art world. She’s a queer feminist artist, based in Santa Fe New Mexico. Before moving to New Mexico…
Liz Alarc贸n: Have you ever wondered what it’s like to fall sleep in one country and wake up in another? Not falling asleep on a plane or in a car, but when the country underneath you just changes one day. Hold that thought as we go back in…
Liz Alarc贸n: We want to give you all some insight into this episode. Charlie, do you want to tell everybody the back story? Charlie Garcia: Yeah. So this was one of the first stories that we ever worked on together just after we started the show. And it…
Liz Alarc贸n: Picture the scene: a humid summer night, dim yellow bulbs flickering around Old San Juan, lighting up the oldest cathedral in the New World. In the background, you hear a beat, that undeniable reggaeton beat you can recognize from a mile away. As it gets louder…
Liz Alarc贸n: COVID-19 is still impacting families and communities throughout the world. But here in the US, the toll has been worse than anywhere else. And nuestra gente has been on the frontlines of it all. As our country got back to work, Latinos pivoted from being first…
