Despite being a U.S. colony, Puerto Rico competes in sports as its own country on the world stage. Since the 70s, Puerto Rico’s national basketball team has been a pride of the island, taking home trophy after trophy. But in the 2004 at the Athens Olympics, the team was up against the odds, with an opening game against a U.S. Dream Team stacked with players like Lebron James and Allen Iverson. Futuro Media’s Julio Ricardo Varela tells the story of a basketball game that Puerto Ricans will never forget, and why he thinks now, more than ever, is a crucial moment to remember it. The documentary "Nuyorican Basquet" <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nuyorican-B%C3%A1squet-Raymond-Dalmau/dp/B08B1K5ZG8">is here</a>.If you want to see the famous photo of Carlos Arroyo, <a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/una-foto-que-le-dio-la-vuelta-al-mundo/">click here</a>.  To read more about sovereignty and sports, we recommend <a href="https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803278813/">The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico</a>, by Antonio Sotomayor. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Despite being a U.S. colony, Puerto Rico competes in sports as its own country on the world stage. Since the 70s, Puerto Rico’s national basketball team has been a pride of the island, taking home trophy after trophy. But in the 2004 at the Athens Olympics, the team was up against the odds, with an opening game against a U.S. Dream Team stacked with players like Lebron James and Allen Iverson. Futuro Media’s Julio Ricardo Varela tells the story of a basketball game that Puerto Ricans will never forget, and why he thinks now, more than ever, is a crucial moment to remember it. The documentary "Nuyorican Basquet" is here. If you want to see the famous photo of Carlos Arroyo, click here. To read more about sovereignty and sports, we recommend The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico, by Antonio Sotomayor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite being a U.S. colony, Puerto Rico competes in sports as its own country on the world stage. Since the 70s, Puerto Rico’s national basketball team has been a pride of the island, taking home trophy after trophy. But in the 2004 at the Athens Olympics, the team was up against the odds, with an opening game against a U.S. Dream Team stacked with players like Lebron James and Allen Iverson. Futuro Media’s Julio Ricardo Varela tells the story of a basketball game that Puerto Ricans will never forget, and why he thinks now, more than ever, is a crucial moment to remember it.&nbsp;The documentary&nbsp;"Nuyorican Basquet"&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nuyorican-B%C3%A1squet-Raymond-Dalmau/dp/B08B1K5ZG8" rel="noopener noreferrer">is here</a>.If you want to see the famous photo of Carlos Arroyo,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/una-foto-que-le-dio-la-vuelta-al-mundo/" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;To read more about sovereignty and sports, we recommend&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803278813/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Sovereign Colony: Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico</a>,&nbsp;by Antonio Sotomayor.&nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

5. Basketball Warriors

There’s no direct translation of “la brega” in English, but for Puerto Ricans, it’s a way of life. To bregar means to struggle, to hustle, to find a way to get by and get around an imbalance of power. It’s got a creative edge, a bit of swagger; as Puerto Rican scholar Arcadio Diaz has observed, it’s a word that belongs to the underdog. Hosted by New York-born Puerto Rican journalist Alana Casanova-Burgess, La Brega tells stories of an island and a people trying to cope with too many challenges, and who deserve and demand better. Season 1: “Stories of the Puerto Rican Experience”Season 1 uses narrative storytelling, investigative journalism, and first-person reflections to reveal how la brega has defined so many aspects of life in Puerto Rico during its 120-year history as a colony of the United States. A persistent state of crisis, longstanding neglect by national leaders, and corruption in local politics have made recent events — including a 15-year recession, devastating storms and earthquakes, and deep cuts to basic services — even more arduous. What does it say about life in Puerto Rico that la brega is such a defining experience? Temporada 1: “Historias de la experiencia boricua”La temporada 1 utiliza elementos narrativos del storytelling, periodismo de investigación y reflexiones en primera persona para revelar cómo la brega ha definido muchos aspectos de la vida en Puerto Rico durante sus 120 años de historia como colonia de los Estados Unidos. Un estado de crisis persistente, el abandono prolongado por parte de los líderes nacionales y la corrupción en la política local han hecho que los eventos recientes — que incluyen una recesión de 15 años, tormentas y terremotos devastadores y profundos recortes en los servicios básicos — sean aún más arduos. ¿Qué es lo que dice sobre la vida en Puerto Rico que la brega sea una experiencia tan definitoria? Season 2: “The Puerto Rican Experience in Eight Songs”Known as the island donde hasta la piedras cantan – “where even the rocks sing” – Puerto Rico is home to a dizzying breadth of musical expression. From the lyrical boleristas of the 1930s, to the electric salseros of the ’70s, to the reggaetoneros of today who have taken music from the margins and made it a global sensation, this season takes listeners on an exciting, richly-reported, cross-genre adventure that captures the ceaseless creativity, emotional resonance, and yes, la brega that are hallmarks of Puerto Rican music across eras and formats. Temporada 2: “La experiencia boricua en ocho canciones”Conocida como la isla donde hasta las piedras cantan, Puerto Rico alberga una vertiginosa amplitud de expresión musical. Desde los boleristas líricos de la década de 1930 hasta los salseros eléctricos de los 70 y los reggaetoneros de hoy que han tomado la música de los espacios marginales y la han convertido en una sensación mundial, esta temporada lleva a los oyentes a una emocionante aventura rica en reportajes y cruce de géneros musicales que captura la creatividad incesante, la resonancia emocional y, sí, la brega, que son sellos distintivos de la música puertorriqueña en todas las épocas y formatos. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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There’s no direct translation of “la brega” in English, but for Puerto Ricans, it’s a way of life. To bregar means to struggle, to hustle, to find a way to get by and get around an imbalance of power. It’s got a creative edge, a bit of swagger; as Puerto Rican scholar Arcadio Diaz has observed, it’s a word that belongs to the underdog. Hosted by New York-born Puerto Rican journalist Alana Casanova-Burgess, La Brega tells stories of an island and a people trying to cope with too many challenges, and who deserve and demand better. Season 1: “Stories of the Puerto Rican Experience” Season 1 uses narrative storytelling, investigative journalism, and first-person reflections to reveal how la brega has defined so many aspects of life in Puerto Rico during its 120-year history as a colony of the United States. A persistent state of crisis, longstanding neglect by national leaders, and corruption in local politics have made recent events — including a 15-year recession, devastating storms and earthquakes, and deep cuts to basic services — even more arduous. What does it say about life in Puerto Rico that la brega is such a defining experience? Temporada 1: “Historias de la experiencia boricua” La temporada 1 utiliza elementos narrativos del storytelling, periodismo de investigación y reflexiones en primera persona para revelar cómo la brega ha definido muchos aspectos de la vida en Puerto Rico durante sus 120 años de historia como colonia de los Estados Unidos. Un estado de crisis persistente, el abandono prolongado por parte de los líderes nacionales y la corrupción en la política local han hecho que los eventos recientes — que incluyen una recesión de 15 años, tormentas y terremotos devastadores y profundos recortes en los servicios básicos — sean aún más arduos. ¿Qué es lo que dice sobre la vida en Puerto Rico que la brega sea una experiencia tan definitoria? Season 2: “The Puerto Rican Experience in Eight Songs” Known as the island donde hasta la piedras cantan – “where even the rocks sing” – Puerto Rico is home to a dizzying breadth of musical expression. From the lyrical boleristas of the 1930s, to the electric salseros of the ’70s, to the reggaetoneros of today who have taken music from the margins and made it a global sensation, this season takes listeners on an exciting, richly-reported, cross-genre adventure that captures the ceaseless creativity, emotional resonance, and yes, la brega that are hallmarks of Puerto Rican music across eras and formats. Temporada 2: “La experiencia boricua en ocho canciones” Conocida como la isla donde hasta las piedras cantan, Puerto Rico alberga una vertiginosa amplitud de expresión musical. Desde los boleristas líricos de la década de 1930 hasta los salseros eléctricos de los 70 y los reggaetoneros de hoy que han tomado la música de los espacios marginales y la han convertido en una sensación mundial, esta temporada lleva a los oyentes a una emocionante aventura rica en reportajes y cruce de géneros musicales que captura la creatividad incesante, la resonancia emocional y, sí, la brega, que son sellos distintivos de la música puertorriqueña en todas las épocas y formatos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s no direct translation of “la brega” in English, but for Puerto Ricans, it’s a way of life. To bregar means to struggle, to hustle, to find a way to get by and get around an imbalance of power. It’s got a creative edge, a bit of swagger; as Puerto Rican scholar Arcadio Diaz has observed, it’s a word that belongs to the underdog. Hosted by New York-born Puerto Rican journalist Alana Casanova-Burgess, La Brega tells stories of an island and a people trying to cope with too many challenges, and who deserve and demand better. Season 1: “Stories of the Puerto Rican Experience”Season 1 uses narrative storytelling, investigative journalism, and first-person reflections to reveal how la brega has defined so many aspects of life in Puerto Rico during its 120-year history as a colony of the United States. A persistent state of crisis, longstanding neglect by national leaders, and corruption in local politics have made recent events — including a 15-year recession, devastating storms and earthquakes, and deep cuts to basic services — even more arduous. What does it say about life in Puerto Rico that la brega is such a defining experience? Temporada 1: “Historias de la experiencia boricua”La temporada 1 utiliza elementos narrativos del storytelling, periodismo de investigación y reflexiones en primera persona para revelar cómo la brega ha definido muchos aspectos de la vida en Puerto Rico durante sus 120 años de historia como colonia de los Estados Unidos. Un estado de crisis persistente, el abandono prolongado por parte de los líderes nacionales y la corrupción en la política local han hecho que los eventos recientes — que incluyen una recesión de 15 años, tormentas y terremotos devastadores y profundos recortes en los servicios básicos — sean aún más arduos. ¿Qué es lo que dice sobre la vida en Puerto Rico que la brega sea una experiencia tan definitoria? Season 2: “The Puerto Rican Experience in Eight Songs”Known as the island donde hasta la piedras cantan – “where even the rocks sing” – Puerto Rico is home to a dizzying breadth of musical expression. From the lyrical boleristas of the 1930s, to the electric salseros of the ’70s, to the reggaetoneros of today who have taken music from the margins and made it a global sensation, this season takes listeners on an exciting, richly-reported, cross-genre adventure that captures the ceaseless creativity, emotional resonance, and yes, la brega that are hallmarks of Puerto Rican music across eras and formats. Temporada 2: “La experiencia boricua en ocho canciones”Conocida como la isla donde hasta las piedras cantan, Puerto Rico alberga una vertiginosa amplitud de expresión musical. Desde los boleristas líricos de la década de 1930 hasta los salseros eléctricos de los 70 y los reggaetoneros de hoy que han tomado la música de los espacios marginales y la han convertido en una sensación mundial, esta temporada lleva a los oyentes a una emocionante aventura rica en reportajes y cruce de géneros musicales que captura la creatividad incesante, la resonancia emocional y, sí, la brega, que son sellos distintivos de la música puertorriqueña en todas las épocas y formatos. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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