In this episode, I talk to Dr. Carlos Gabriel Kelly González (AKA Profe) who specializes in U.S. Latinx media studies and critical game studies. Currently, Carlos is co-editing the first-ever collection of Latinx video game studies, Coded Latinx: Latinx Gaming and Game Studies in North America, with Dr. Regina Marie Mills. In addition to his research, Carlos is also a published performance poet with his 2019 debut collection, Wounds Fragments Derelict, published with 2Leaf Press.

In this episode, Oscar Chapa interviews his parents about growing up in rural South Texas in the 40 and 50's and learning to read and write later in life.

In this episode, Sebastian Oliva interviews Priscila about her journey through higher education as a dreamer.

Our second cross-post episode Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio Podcast.

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Jesse Jesus Esparza about his journey into higher education and his new book, Raza Schools: The Fight for Latino Education Autonomy in a West Texas Borderlands Town.

In this episode, I talk to Irma Herrera about her one-woman performace titled, Why would I mispronounce my own name?

In this episode, I talk to Texas Latino author, Rudy Ruiz. We discuss his newest book, Valley of Shadows, set on the U.S.-Mexican border.

In this episode, I talk to writer and scholar, Christopher Carmona. We discuss his superhero novels which center Latino youth and invites audiences to learn more about south Texas history.

In this first cross-post episode, we partner with Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio Podcast to share this work with you! In this first episode of Las Culturas del Sur de Ohio, we introduce you to four narrators who represent long-standing as well as newer residents of the southern Ohio area, including Hector Reffit, J.D. Emnett, Edwin Martell, and Pablo Salinas.

In this episode, I talk to US-based Mexican writer Reyna Grande about her journey as a writer and her latest novel titled, A Ballad of Love and Glory.

In this episode, I talk to the founding Superintendent of Celebrate Dyslexia Schools, Flor Gutiérrez. She discusses her work as an educator and advocate for opening schools that meet the needs of all children.

In this episode, I talk to Rebel Mariposa and their passion for ancestral healing through food, art, and activism. Rebel is chef and owner of the highly acclaimed and nationally recognized La Botanica SA.

In this episode, I talk to Professor Tracey Flores about her work as an educator and founder of Somos Escritoras/We Are Writers.

In this episode, journalist graduate, Sarah Cervera, talks to Professor Esther Garza about the San Antonio's redlining's impact on literacy and education in the Latina/o/x community.

In this episode, I talk to Professor Rachel Showstack about her work with the Latina/o communtiy in Wichita, KS, and the organization, Alce su voz.

En este episodio, Ashly y Bianca, estudiantes universitarias, hablan sobre las experiencias de sus identidades mexicanas y puertorriqueñas en los Estados Unidos.

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Jonathan Rosa about language and race and Bad Bunny’s performance at the 65th Grammys earlier in 2023.

En este episodio, hablo con Magaly Vazquez, una mujer de Puerto Rico, sobre su preparacion profesional y las oportunidades de liderazgo en nuestros entornos.

En este episodio, estudiante de educación bilingüe, Alejandra Lopez Castillo, entrevista a la Dra. Alma Rosa Martinez sobre los tipos de educación bilingüe hoy y la importancia de esto en nuestras comunidades.

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Vanessa Bustamente and Gabriela Ríos about decolonial and anticolonial frameworks to understading ourselves as Latina scholars.

This is the last episode on our conversations on Latino Fatherhood.

In this episode, I talk to Professor Domino Renee Perez from the UT Austin. Currently, Dr. Perez serves as the Senior Associate Chair of the Department of English. Her first book There Was a Woman: La Llorona from Folklore to Popular Culture examines one of the most famous figures in US/Mexican folklore, plotting her movement from post-conquest oral narratives into contemporary cultural productions. Her recent book Fatherhood in the Borderlands: A Daughter’s Slow Approach (2022).

Second episode on a series of conversations about Latino fatherhood.

This is the first episode on a series of conversations about Latino fatherhood.

In this episode, I talk to José Ralat, taco editor for Texas Monthly about life, family, and tacos!