In The Hyphen

By Fernando Hurtado

Deeply researched, visually rich stories about U.S. Latinos from award-winning journalist Fernando Hurtado.... more

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In The Hyphen episodes:

May 14, 2026 How Michelle Obama helped Tajín conquer North America
Why are you seeing Tajín everywhere? In this episode of In The Hyphen, Fernando Hurtado explains the Mexican company's rise and the unlikely role Michelle Obama played in the chili powder's popularity. This video was originally published in 2025.
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May 07, 2026 Inside the world of mariachi tailors
In this episode of In The Hyphen, Fernando Hurtado takes us inside the world of traje de charro tailors, seamstresses and designers. He also meets the woman behind singer-songwriter Lupita Infante's album cover outfits.
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May 01, 2026 How Kim Kardashian helped Colombian fajas take over the United States
In this episode of In The Hyphen, Fernando Hurtado explains the role Kim Kardashian played in the Colombian faja empire. The United States is the top buyer of Colombian fajas, a type of specially made waist trainers that help women — and men — achieve the body of their dreams. How did the garment go from medical apparel to fan favorite in the United States? And what role does Kim Kardashian play in all of this? I talked to few people to get answers to those questions.

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22min
April 23, 2026 The changing economics of swap meets
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In this episode of In The Hyphen, Fernando Hurtado goes to a swap meet in Los Angeles to see how the industry has changed. The advent of online shopping, the pandemic and immigration enforcement operations have dealt a heavy blow to foot traffic, but there's a bigger factor affecting this specific swap meet, organizers of the marketplace say.
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21min
April 16, 2026 Gentrification vs. GENTEfication: Does the difference matter?
Have you heard of "gentefication"? It's a cousin of gentrification and a term that some say applies to higher-income Latinos who move into low-income areas.
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April 09, 2026 Welcome to Mariachi University, USA
Would you get a master's in mariachi? In this episode of In The Hyphen, journalist Fernando Hurtado explores what's behind the mariachi ensembles at U.S. colleges and universities.
Special thanks to all the interviewees for this piece:
University of Texas at Austin: Prof. Greg Cavazos, Nathanael Lim, Emma Adams, Sydney Bejarano, Elián Villareal, Michael Edward Diaz-Santos
UCLA: Jesús "Chuy" Guzmán, Enrique Rodriguez Gonzalez, Sarah Ward, Angie Trujillo, Andrew David Dela Peña
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21min
April 02, 2026 Why Turkish telenovelas are so popular with Latinos
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In this episode of In The Hyphen, journalist Fernando Hurtado explains why Turkish telenovelas are so popular with U.S. Latinos, and why TV giants like Univision and Telemundo keep buying them.
Thank you to these restaurants for allowing me to interview them:
⁠Amor A Mí⁠
⁠Evil Cooks⁠
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18min
March 31, 2026 The "No Sabo" parents raising kids fluent in Spanish
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In this episode of In The Hyphen, journalist Fernando Hurtado explains what Chicano English is and why many people in the United States speak it.
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18min
March 31, 2026 Why you're seeing more Mexican-Asian fusion food in the U.S.
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In this episode of In The Hyphen, journalist Fernando Hurtado explains why you're seeing things like "birria ramen" and "birria pho" around the U.S.
Thank you to these restaurants for allowing me to interview them:
Amor A Mí
Evil Cooks
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12min
March 31, 2026 Why so many Americans speak Chicano English
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In this episode of In The Hyphen, journalist Fernando Hurtado explains what Chicano English is and why many people in the United States speak it.
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19min

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How many episodes does In The Hyphen have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.