De la Roots

Join us in this week's episode as we discuss the dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws including the factories that make well-known brands we use today. We touch on the language barriers, low wages, and harsh conditions these kids endure for a chance to live a better life.

This week, we invite special guest, Braxton Barnhill, a young film school student at SMC, and aspiring film director, from Indianapolis, IN to share his perspective on BIPOC representation in film. Whether it be historic, classic, or current- we share the importance of representation, storytelling and of course our own critiques on films/shows.

In this episode, we invite miss King, a young Director from Compton, California to discuss the flaws of the foster care system. King shares her personal experience growing up as a "ward of the state" as she bluntly puts it-and the harsh reality her family had to endure. We highlight the disparities between Single parents of color as opposed to White families and the unfortunate generational trauma that many families like Miss King's are dealing with.

Some films to put you on if you are interested in learning more about this topic: Watch: This Is Us and Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu.

In this episode, we look at the roots of Fatphobia, where it began, and how it pertains to pop culture today. Each host shares their own experience growing up in a time when the term "Body Positivity" did not exist. We discuss the term "Sazon", our relationship with food, and the current gentrification of Latinx food.

It's the LAST episode to wrap up 2022! We share a little recap and reflect on the year as well as share what we look forward to regarding our jobs, academia, relationships, mental health, and our podcast!

TW: Domestic abuse
On this week's episode, we invite Claudia and Isabel, two brilliant first-generation grad students attending CSULA, to discuss their personal dating experiences. From dating for fun, paying attention to red flags, and learning how to enjoy being alone rather than feeling lonely this season. These women share their hardships, worst dates, and what they have learned about themselves this year.

In this episode, Anita, Mireya, and special Guest Randy Santiago tackle colorism. A topic that is rarely talked about amongst Latinx folks. It is a form of discrimination that continues to divide the Brown/Latinx community. Learn how this hateful bias entered into Latinx culture years ago and why the term "Latinidad" is so toxic to the Latinx community. We reveal how colorism affected us at home, in the classroom, at work, and throughout our day-to-day lives.

TRIGGER WARNING! This episode talks about grooming, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, etc amongst adults. We go into what adult grooming may look like especially within fileds that have hierarchies of power.

On this episode we do a deeper dive into priviledge! Priviledge isn't always through skin color - we must also take into consideration class, sex, religion, gender, etc.

On this episode we discuss healing and what that entails for us along with some tips. We also dive into our adult world, tapping into what we thought it would be to what it really is. TRIGGER WARNING!