Our podcast is about finding belonging in the experience of being Latino in the US. On it, you鈥檒l hear stories and conversations about where we are and how we got here. You should listen if you are searching to deepen your roots and feel seen.
Maribel Quezada Smith: I鈥檓 staring at my midwife as she鈥檚 giving me instructions, my husband鈥檚 to my right and there鈥檚 an oxygen mask on my face. Midwife: Push, push, push. That’s it. That’s it. That’s the push. That’s it. Right there. That’s it, Maribel. Good job. Maribel Quezada…
Liz Alarc贸n: Today we are going to talk about something that means a lot to a whole lot of people, all around the world. Maribel Quezada Smith: And that is? Liz Alarc贸n: Borders. No matter who you are or where you live, if you want to move around…
Liz Alarc贸n: So here we are, again, Maribel it’s another Hispanic Heritage Month or Latino Heritage Month, or Latine Heritage Month, or Latinx Heritage Month, or what else? Maribel Quezada Smith: Or all the other things that define us. Liz Alarc贸n: Exactly. We’re here again, as we know…
Maribel Quezada Smith: I remember as a kid, you would leave me at school very late. I would be the last one to be picked up. You wouldn’t come to my assemblies a lot when I was growing up. Do you regret working so hard that you couldn’t…
Liz Alarc贸n: “Ay, do we really need to talk about this?” I’m gonna be honest, this was my first reaction when we were brainstorming the episode you’re about to hear. Another conversation about Latinos and language? It just gets so contentious. Nuestra gente, you all listening, us -…
MOLLY PETERSON: From Northern California Public Media and Mensch Media, this is Living Downstream, the environmental justice podcast. I鈥檓 guest host Molly Peterson.This time, from the Coachella Valley east of Los Angeles, we鈥檙e talking about the biggest lake in California — now starved of water — and the…
Liz Alarc贸n: So here’s a topic that comes up. Well, literally, anytime a group of Latinos get together. I’m talking about the ever present questions about how we communicate. How should we talk to each other, to both be ourselves while preserving our roots in English, in Spanglish,…
Liz Alarc贸n: Hola Maribel. How are you? Maribel Quezada Smith: Hola Liz, I’m doing great. And I’m so glad to be back with another episode and excited about the topic that we’re going to be hitting on. Liz Alarc贸n: Before we get started, we actually have some company…
Liz Alarc贸n: Hey Pulso fam, it’s Liz here. Since we recorded this episode about Maria and I sharing our mom and future mom plans for our kids. I actually became a mom. My daughter, Eva came into the world a little earlier than expected, and it’s been a…
Octavio Solis: Every time we remember something, we remember it less clearly. We’re a different person. You never cross into the same stream twice. So every time you go and revisit that memory, something else jumps out at you that you hadn’t seen before, and you don’t know…
