La Verdad Podcast

Today is a special episode where we have a group of guests that join us all the way from Houston, Texas!! Aliss and Paloma do some excellent work helping organize unions in Houston. We talk about some of their organizing strategies and the way subcontractors make it difficult to fight for fair wages. They also shed light on injustices faced by labor workers in the workplace.

The lessons here can apply to many different fields so make sure to take notes as our guests help share the truth!

Hosted by Christian Alequin & Carlos Martinez

#LaborRights #Organizing #Houston #Texas #Workers #LaVerdad

Familia, epsiode 10 is full of great conversations again. We are joined by Christian's brother Anthony and his fiance Carla. Nati and Vanessa also join the crew making it the much requested Group Talk #2! They talk about Carla's experiences becoming a teenage mother with her first child and also about their transition process when incorporating Anthony into their life as a stepfather. Should you date with a child? When do you introduce your kids to the new significant other? What about handling custody with the former partner?

We cover all of this and much more!

Hosted by Christian Alequin & Carlos Martinez

#GroupTalk #LaVerdad #Stepfather #Latinos #Custody

Join us for a shorter episode this week where we update you on some recent podcast news and get into some stories about our experiences and thoughts on fatherhood. We also share our thoughts on keeping the culture alive through family traditions and the challenges of doing that in the US.

Hosted by Christian Alequin & Carlos Martinez

#Fatherhood #Culture #Cultura #Tradition #LaVerdad

Episode 8 is another great history lesson. We are joined by Christian's uncle, Luis Alequin, who was a former percussionist for 1970s Salsa bands in the Chicago area. He shares stories about his start in music as a young kid in Puerto Rico and breaks down some of the little known history of the early Chicago Salsa scene. Luis started playing with local groups, but eventually had the chance to back up legendary artists like Cheo Feliciano and Eddie Palmieri.

We even get a golden story where Hector Lavoe and Willie Colon almost cause a riot in Chicago! Get ready to take some notes and learn with La Verdad Podcast.

Hosted by Christian Alequin & Carlos Martinez

#Salsa #Chicago #LaVerdad #HectorLavoe #EddiePalmieri #History

This was a real fun episode to record. Christian and Carlos are joined by friends Yvan, Orinzo, Nati, and Vanessa! They have an open convo about education, relationships, and momma's boys. It's full of honesty and a ton of laughs. Join us in the studio and have some fun with your favorite Latino podcasters!

Hosted by Christian Alequin & Carlos Martinez

#Education #Relationships

This week we are joined by David Blancas who is a teacher within Chicago Public Schools. We get some insight about his personal background and learn about some of the ways he works with students that face many different challenges. Episode 6 is very important because it applies to a lot more than just schools. David gives us some major keys to connecting with kids in an urban setting and helping them give their personal 100%.

We can all learn from this one so make sure to take some notes!

Hosted by Christian Alequin & Carlos Martinez

#LaVerdad #Urban #Education #Chicago #DavidBlancas #CPS #Teaching #UrbanEducation

Episode five of the podcast brings us a great convo with two friends in Chicago. Osiel is an elementary school teacher and Harvard University graduate who moved to the US from Cuba at age 13. We talk a bit about his journey and transition to life in the USA. Ross is an old friend who works for CBS Radio and launched a podcast this week(Soundcloud.com/YoLetMeTalk). He joins us to add some laughs and include his experiences as a Mexican American.

Other major topics include life in college as Latinos, discrimination, and working hard to create a better life.

Hosted by Christian Alequin & Carlos Martinez

#LaVerdad #Cuban #Mexican #Chicago #Boston #Harvard #Education #Teacher

Episode 4 of the show is extra special as we come to you live and direct from Detroit, Michigan!! Carlos spent the weekend with friends and had the chance to catch up with an amazing artist from the city. Sacramento Knoxx is a Southwest Detroit native who has been producing music, writing rhymes, and teaching the community for years. His unique style and diligent work ethic has gotten the Chicano/Ojibwe artist chances to perform around the world and featured as a guest at major museums and universities.

We sit down to discuss important topics like the native ancestry many Latinos share and how he fell in love with Hip Hop. Knoxx also shares some jewels about his creative process and why he still works with youth from his community.

Reach Sacramento Knoxx at: www.sknoxx.com

Hosted by Christian Alequin & Carlos Martinez

#LaVerdad #Detroit #HipHop #NativeAmerican #Native #Artist #Producer #Chicano #Ojibwe #SacramentoKnoxx

Sit down with your favorite hosts as we break down who and what La Verdad is all about. We'll dive into some of the background on how we became friends. You'll also get to hear about how La Verdad Ltd. started and what we plan to do with this platform in the future.

A big goal is to represent our comunidad in the podcast world. Listen up and find out how we plan to do this!

Hosted by Christian Alequin & Carlos Martinez

#LaVerdad #Latinos #Podcast

Our second episode of La Verdad Podcast features a member of the familia(Christian's uncle!) who was the former host of a popular latino radio station in Chicago called La X Tropical. Luis Guillermo shares with us some info about his upbringing in Puerto Rico and reasons for moving the US. We then get to continue his journey on how he got his start in radio.

Luis gives us a behind the scenes breakdown of the type of hard work needed when fighting for a dream and the challenges that we are bound to face. The episode is straight Spanglish so grab a friend to translate if you're still learning!

Sit back, relax, and rock with us as we get to know Luis Guillermo a little better.

Hosted by Christian Alequin & Carlos Martinez

#Chicago #Radio #LaXTropical #LuisGuillermo #LaVerdad