Liz Alarcón: Welcome Pulso fam, back to the Pulso podcast. It’s been a while since you’ve heard from us. And since our last season, we have been stepping back, thinking back to the episodes that we ran, and really reflecting on what do we want this third season…
Liz Alarcón: One afternoon a few months back, I was browsing through my phone when I came across a video on tiktok… Gina Moreno: So you’re telling me I have to be the first one to assimilate into this country. The first one to understand the culture, financial…
Jayson Conyette-James: Long, dark hair covers its entire body. Captivating, glassy, almond-shaped eyes. The Ciguapa is agile and fast. It lurks in the night chirping and whining like a baby in distress. Its feet face backwards, making it hard to track, and even harder to anticipate. Legend has it that…
Liz Alarcón: 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 Alarcón: Yes, Tony Rodriguez: um, I’m just going to say that, I think which, um, Liz Alarcón: 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. Lisann Ramos: Even dogs for me, I’ve realizing more…
Liz Alarcón: 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 Alarcón: 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 Alarcón: Today’s story begins with Alma Lopez: Alma Lopez and thank you very much for inviting me. Liz Alarcón: 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 Alarcón: 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…
