Highly Relevant Podcast

This week we welcome actor Maximiliano Hernández (The Avengers) where we covered a lot of interesting topics ranging from why there is no Latinx superheroes at Marvel or DC to racism and image representation. Plus, why he considers Peacock's 'Mr. Mercedes' the most fun he's had on a TV show and the question he asked Benicio del Toro on set about the movie that made him want to become an actor.

Music Playlist

Quedate - Debi Nova, Pedro Capó

Paranoia Pop - Bandalos Chinos y LOUTA

Paraiso - Monogem

The 21st Latin Grammy Nominations were announced this week and music journalist, Isabela Raygoza, joins the show to help me deconstruct what the plethora of Reggaeton nominations means to music fans and the music industry. Will white and Black artists continue to collaborate with Spanish-language artists? Plus, Isabela weighs in on who will win and lose on Latin's biggest night in music.

• Music Playlist
• Bajofondo - Solari Yacumenza (ft. Cuareim 1080)
• Dos Extraños - Cero39 (feat. Soy Emilia)
• Buenos Aires - Nathy Peluso

Mexican-American comedian Felipe Esparza did something special this year. He is the first comedian to record two separate performances – one in English and one in Spanish - of his new comedy specials 'Bad Decisions' and 'Malas Decisiones' for Netflix, marking this moment a first for Latinx comedians and Netflix as well. Esparza joins Jack on this episode to discuss why no other Latino comedians have done bilingual shows before. what made him want to do it and the challenges of perfecting his Spanish for showtime, and what this achievement means for comedy's evolution? Will all established and upcoming Latinx comedians take note?

Highly Relevant Playlist

Nuestra Historia - Humboldt

Centro - MIEL

Tiempo - Gravité

This week actress Genesis Rodriguez drops by the podcast to discuss her new survival thriller Centigrade out on demand right now. Genesis and Jack have a raw conversation on the unhealthy experience she had filming the movie, she describes how she put her body through extreme torture using a diet where she lost 14lbs. in 20 days that left her physically exhausted and different. She also talks how the pandemic has had a toll on her mentally and professionally, how Tik-Tok and cooking have saved her sanity, and that day she was told at a restaurant to go back to her country even though she was born in the United States.

Music playlist

Explosion - Adrian Bello (feat. Ximena Sariñana)

Los Chicos Si Lloran - Diamante Eléctrico

Solito - Hens

Honduran-American television host Rocsi Díaz joins Jack Rico on the return of the "Highly Relevant Podcast" to discuss her brand new co-hosting show "Cannonball" from the USA Network. She also shares with Jack what she believes are the components she has used to become a national television host on BET, Entertainment Tonight, E! and now the USA Network. Plus, what does she think of the Latinx term, and her thoughts on the fall from grace of Ellen DeGeneres.

Music Playlist

El Micrófono - Mexico Institute of Sound

Jungla - Monte from Simon Mejía

Universos Paralelos - Juan Galeano

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Dominican-American director Jessy Terrero discusses with Jack his Netflix project - "Nicky Jam: El Ganador". He also gives his views about creativity under quarantine, the aesthetic of low tech vs. high-tech productions, his thoughts on virtual directing, why Hollywood still hasn't embraced the reggaeton phenomenon like Latinx youth has and the stigma of urban.

Latinx Playlist

Ahorita - IVANSITO

Coachella - REYNA

In Too Deep - Katzú Oso

Jaime Camil joins the podcast to discuss his new bilingual movie "Pildoras De Mi Novio" out in theaters now. We got a chance to discuss the growing trend of bilingual and bicultural movies, his thoughts on why Jane The Virgin was successful with white audiences, and if we reached a turning point in Hollywood viewing Hispanic actors as legitimate stars.

On this first episode of 2020, we talk to Jencarlos Canela, arguably one of the most beloved singer/actors in the Hispanic market on his new Netflix Latinx sitcom "The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia". We get into a deep conversation on why he feels comfortable with white showrunners telling him how to play a Hispanic, how he's handled being told he's not Hispanic enough, and why he feels people will never grasp the full impact of what Eva Longoria does to push Latinx culture to the American mainstream.

Jack's Curated Playlist

Something - Los Amigos Invisibles

Atomico - Jungle Fire

Hasta Que - Tatiana Hazel

This is the last podcast of 2019. We will be back in 2020 with more episodes and also will be launching a new podcast as well. We will be announcing details very soon on all of Jack's social media platforms.

On this episode, we discuss the Camila Cabello (1:58) racial debacle with culture critic Mike Sargent over some insensitive comments she said seven years ago. We'll tell you what she said, what the general reaction has been and will her meteoric rise take a hit in 2020.

Then Mike and Jack give you their FIRST REACTION of 'Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker' (32:13) from inside the first New York press screening of the film. Will it satisfy fans and will it satisfy the critics?

Holiday Playlist (31:25)

Esta Navidad - Malu Trevejo

Jingle Bell Rock - Matisse

Te Regalo - Sebastian Yatra

Actor William Levy has a new film out called 'En Abrazos de un Asesino' (8:02) which he co-wrote, produced and stars in. It's like James Bond meets John Wick, but in Mexico. In our interview, Levy got raw and direct about how the Latino market and Hollywood once told him he was never going to succeed because of his Cuban accent and how he didn't look "Latino" enough play a Latino. Much of these experiences marked him, to the point where he created a production company with the purpose of hiring Latinx actors with all types of accents, and, to develop Spanish language movies for Spanish language viewers like his mother and grandmother who don't understand English.

"Jacked In" Weekly News Recap (6:28)

Music Playlist (26:57)

Barro En Los Pies - Polock (feat. IZAL)

FuckHim - Girl Ultra (feat. Ximena Sariñana)

Mala Manera - Juanes