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La Brega: Who Are Our Puerto Rican Champions?
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…
5 months, 1 week ago
Untangling the Many Meanings Behind 'La Brega' and Its Ubiquity Among Puerto Ricans
As we celebrate the release of season three of Futuro Studios’ hit-show La Brega, we take you back to where it all first started: Season 1, Episode 1…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Inolvidable: Predictions, Politics, and NFL’s Motives
The NFL’s all-American spectacle is back with its Super Bowl halftime musical extravaganza…and it’ll be mostly en ESPAÑOL! Puerto Rico’s own Bad Bunn…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside 'The Rip': Three Latinas Star in Netflix’s Newest Crime Thriller
Netflix’s newest crime thriller, The Rip, brings together three Latina actresses: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Sasha Calle, and Lina Esco. The Colombian …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
One Year After the LA Fires: Recovery, Toxic Soil, and Scams
“Our government has failed us in many ways.”
A year has passed since the fires in Los Angeles devastated Altadena, CA. Who gets to rebuild? Who stay…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Podcast Special: “Enough is Enough”: The Fight Against ICE In Minnesota
Minnesotans say ICE agents and other federal officers have been terrorizing residents as part of “Operation Metro Surge” for nearly a month. And as I…
6 months ago
Being Bruja: How One Journalist Tapped Into Her Ancestral Power and Became a Witch
When Journalist Zayda Rivera decided to become a witch, people in her life thought it was a joke–many did not take her seriously. Still, Zayda was co…
6 months ago
Mirta Ojito on Memory, Migration and the Stories the Ocean Keeps
“Suddenly, a memory assaulted me: For my own journey from Cuba four decades earlier, I had worn the red polyester bell-bottom pants my mother had mad…
6 months ago
The World Through the Eyes of Comedian Julio Torres
Born in El Salvador, Julio Torres has become a big name in comedy. From writing for SNL and having an HBO comedy special, to making and starring in h…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Fall of Maduro and the Rise of an “Unconstrained” Trump
The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marks yet another chapter in a long history of U.S. interventionism across Latin America.
We talk …
6 months, 1 week ago