Que Show in 2017!?

Episode 53

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We did it! What a year! FavyFav and Babelito get together and recount the years greatest moments starting from holiday times with their families to some of their favorite guests this year. They laugh, they cry and Favy might even be a little high. Make sure to stick around for the recommendations and to hear LWL's certified top podcasts of the year. We love our listeners thank you all for the support this past year!! #SupportBrownPodcasts #SupportLatinxPodcasts #BrownExcellence 

Yosimar Reyes

Episode 52

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Yosimar Reyes joins us this week and we GET INTO IT! The nationally acclaimed poet, educator, performance artist and public speaker tells FavyFav and Babelito all about his one man show, his special relationship with his grandmother and the importance of being held accountable for the quality of the content we produce as artists, writers and cultural makers. Listen as Yosimar school us all on the importance of knowing our worth as artists and advices us to always demand equal pay and treatment in all that we do.

Live from Wellesley College

Episode 51

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In this very first live episode of LWL, Irene Mata, Associate Professor in the department of Women's and Gender Studies at Wellesley College, talks about the problematic representations of Latinx people in popular U.S. visual culture. She describes how the myth of the American dream upholds our narratives as immigrants and border peoples and how Chicanx and Latinx cultural producers are constantly challenging those ideas. How is Moana different from the rest of Disney cartoons? Why is Selena, the movie, so problematic? Listen to Irene explain how she is helping students not internalize oppression to become better citizens of the world.

Nostalgia

BONUS Episode

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David B. Smith Gallery is proud to put forward the “Latinos Who Lunch” podcast for Untitled, Radio in Miami Beach. In a special segment catered specifically to Untitled, Miami Beach 2017, artist, curator and food writer FavyFav (Justin Favela) and co-host Babelito, curator and Ph.D. in Ibero-America colonial art history from the University of New Mexico, took over the airwaves, to discuss a range of topics related to art, pop culture, and identity politics. Today we will broadcast an episode recorded for this edition of the fair:

Nostalgia

This episode will focus on the idea of nostalgia for one’s home country. On a recent trip to Miami, FavyFav recorded audio of Omar Lopez-Chahoud's mother talking about Cuba for artist Nina Paola Marin Diaz's documentary "Lo Que La Distancia No Borra."    #supportbrownpodcasts #untitledartfair

Coka y Greñas

Episode 50

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With this episode, Latinos Who Lunch cierran el ciclo of Austin interviews con broche de oro! La Coka y el Greñas sit down with FavyFav and talk about their transition from Monterrey Mexico to TX. These par de tortolitos met in a party in Mexico and never looked back. El Greñas tells Favy the struggles of being a musician in a place like Austin while Coka talks about her art projects around town. Also, at the end of the episode you will hear Babelito interviewing his dear friend Fito from Tegucigalpa over the phone to discuss the political turmoil happening in Honduras, and the misconceptions about Latin America reflected in U.S. news outlets. Stay woke and stay informed!  

 

Pigmentocracy

BONUS Episode

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David B. Smith Gallery is proud to put forward the “Latinos Who Lunch” podcast for Untitled, Radio in Miami Beach. In a special segment catered specifically to Untitled, Miami Beach 2017, artist, curator and food writer FavyFav (Justin Favela) and co-host Babelito, curator and Ph.D. in Ibero-America colonial art history from the University of New Mexico, took over the airwaves, to discuss a range of topics related to art, pop culture, and identity politics. Today we will broadcast an episode recorded for this edition of the fair:

Pigmentocracy

This is a word that associate curator Maria Elena Ortiz at the Pérez Art Museum recently used in a recent recorded conversation with FavyFav. The hosts look forward to digging into this topic. #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts#podsincolor

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Mordida 21

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In this mordida FavyFav and Mario Villanueva, a loyal LWL listener, talk about social media, Mario's art, the power of Instagram and what it means to be a "social media influencer." Mario explains how being featured on Instagram's main page helped expose his art to a new audiences and how that opened a lot of new opportunities for him. They also talk Austin, Latinx representation y mucho, mucho mas!!! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #ATX

El Corazón de Elier

Episode 49

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In this very special episode of LWL, FavyFav has a conversation with our new friend Elier Rodriguez about his coming out process and the insecurities that this entails. Coming out, for Elier, goes beyond telling people that he is gay, it is about expressing his identity through his style, dance, social interactions and the internet. They get deep about growing up religious, toxic masculinity, the color pink and much much more! And as always, Babelito reads a listener letter and discuss the origin of their podcast nicknames. #comingout #supportbrownpodcasts #latinx