Lift Every Voice

My Abuela’s Stories About Cuba Inspired Me to Write Novels. One novelist recounts his grandmother’s secret storytelling under Fidel Castro’s dictatorship. Armando Lucas Correa pens this essay for Oprah Daily. Shirley Velasquez reads it in this episode.

Hearst and Oprah Daily’s From Our Abuelas project in partnership with Lexus records the wisdom and life experiences of Latinx grandmothers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The podcast invites you to pull up a chair and listen in on these extraordinary conversations in real-time—fifteen episodes of incalculable insight!

Podcast Production Credits: Executive Producers Ryan D’Agostino, Shirley Velasquez Andrea Stanley of Hearst Media, Inc; Production Team Porsha Williams Gates, and Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez of Porshanality Media, LLC.
Voice Overs: Oprah Winfrey of Oprah Daily; Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez, and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media

Full editorial: https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a41281402/from-our-abuelas/

How One Furniture Designer’s Abuela Helped Spur a Spiritual and Creative Epiphany.
Once named by People magazine the “Sexiest Artist Alive,” Javier Gomez reflects on the influence of his grandmother. This interview was conducted by Paola Singer of Elle Décor.

Hearst and Oprah Daily’s From Our Abuelas project in partnership with Lexus records the wisdom and life experiences of Latinx grandmothers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The podcast invites you to pull up a chair and listen in on these extraordinary conversations in real-time—fifteen episodes of incalculable insight!

Podcast Production Credits: Executive Producers Ryan D’Agostino, Shirley Velasquez Andrea Stanley of Hearst Media, Inc; Production Team Porsha Williams Gates, and Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez of Porshanality Media, LLC.
Voice Overs: Oprah Winfrey of Oprah Daily; Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez, and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media

Full editorial: https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a41281402/from-our-abuelas/

Landscape Architect—and Beloved Abuela of 4—Mia Lehrer Is Building a Legacy That Spans Generations. Lehrer relishes taking her grandchildren to parks she designed. This interview was conducted by Ana Pelayo Connery for House Beautiful.

Hearst and Oprah Daily’s From Our Abuelas project in partnership with Lexus records the wisdom and life experiences of Latinx grandmothers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The podcast invites you to pull up a chair and listen in on these extraordinary conversations in real-time—fifteen episodes of incalculable insight!

Podcast Production Credits: Executive Producers Ryan D’Agostino, Shirley Velasquez Andrea Stanley of Hearst Media, Inc; Production Team Porsha Williams Gates, and Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez of Porshanality Media, LLC.
Voice Overs: Oprah Winfrey of Oprah Daily; Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez, and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media

Full editorial: https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a41281402/from-our-abuelas/

Erick Millan’s Exuberant Designs Are a Testament to His Abuela’s Love for Plants and Devotion to Ritual. The Next Wave designer recalls how his Mexican grandmother impacted his style. This interview was shared with Ana Pelayo Connery for House Beautiful.

Hearst and Oprah Daily’s From Our Abuelas project in partnership with Lexus records the wisdom and life experiences of Latinx grandmothers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The podcast invites you to pull up a chair and listen in on these extraordinary conversations in real-time—fifteen episodes of incalculable insight!

Podcast Production Credits: Executive Producers Ryan D’Agostino, Shirley Velasquez Andrea Stanley of Hearst Media, Inc; Production Team Porsha Williams Gates, and Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez of Porshanality Media, LLC.
Voice Overs: Oprah Winfrey of Oprah Daily; Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez, and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media

Full editorial: https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a41281402/from-our-abuelas/

Regina Sirvent on Representing Women and Mexico in NASCAR. For the up-and-coming driver, who is breaking all the barriers, the support of her abuelas has made her feel “invincible.” This interview was conducted by Silvia Vera for Road and Track Magazine.


Hearst and Oprah Daily’s From Our Abuelas project in partnership with Lexus records the wisdom and life experiences of Latinx grandmothers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The podcast invites you to pull up a chair and listen in on these extraordinary conversations in real-time—fifteen episodes of incalculable insight!

Podcast Production Credits: Executive Producers Ryan D’Agostino, Shirley Velasquez Andrea Stanley of Hearst Media, Inc; Production Team Porsha Williams Gates, and Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez of Porshanality Media, LLC.
Voice Overs: Oprah Winfrey of Oprah Daily; Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez, and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media

Full editorial: https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a41281402/from-our-abuelas/

As an Abuela for All, María Adorno Ortiz Uses a Passion for Running to Inspire Her Community. This 75-year-old began running on a whim more than two decades ago, and she hasn’t stopped racing around her native Puerto Rico. Article on this interview written by Emmanuel Marquez.

Hearst and Oprah Daily’s From Our Abuelas project in partnership with Lexus records the wisdom and life experiences of Latinx grandmothers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The podcast invites you to pull up a chair and listen in on these extraordinary conversations in real-time—fifteen episodes of incalculable insight!

Podcast Production Credits: Executive Producers Ryan D’Agostino, Shirley Velasquez Andrea Stanley of Hearst Media, Inc; Production Team Porsha Williams Gates, and Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez of Porshanality Media, LLC.
Voice Overs: Oprah Winfrey of Oprah Daily; Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez, and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media

Full editorial: https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a41281402/from-our-abuelas/

The founder of Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Mercedes Bristol, found inspiration close to home. This essay has been read by Lola Mendez of Good Housekeeping.

Hearst and Oprah Daily’s From Our Abuelas project in partnership with Lexus records the wisdom and life experiences of Latinx grandmothers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The podcast invites you to pull up a chair and listen in on these extraordinary conversations in real-time—fifteen episodes of incalculable insight!

Podcast Production Credits: Executive Producers Ryan D’Agostino, Shirley Velasquez Andrea Stanley of Hearst Media, Inc; Production Team Porsha Williams Gates, and Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez of Porshanality Media, LLC.
Voice Overs: Oprah Winfrey of Oprah Daily; Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez, and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media

Full editorial: https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a41281402/from-our-abuelas/

No, Abuelita Carolina Herrera Never Takes Off Her Red Lipstick.
The Venezuelan-born designer’s daughter Carolina Adriana Herrera talks their “low-key” family life and what Herrera is really like as a grandmother. This interview was shared with Rosa Sanchez of Harpers Bazaar.

Hearst and Oprah Daily’s From Our Abuelas project in partnership with Lexus records the wisdom and life experiences of Latinx grandmothers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The podcast invites you to pull up a chair and listen in on these extraordinary conversations in real-time—fifteen episodes of incalculable insight!

Podcast Production Credits: Executive Producers Ryan D’Agostino, Shirley Velasquez Andrea Stanley of Hearst Media, Inc; Production Team Porsha Williams Gates, and Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez of Porshanality Media, LLC.
Voice Overs: Oprah Winfrey of Oprah Daily; Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez, and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media

Full editorial: https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a41281402/from-our-abuelas/

Encanto’s Charise Castro Smith on Why Representation Matters.
In a conversation with Oprah Daily’s Gayle King, the co-director and co-writer talks about why making the blockbuster movie was so important and how her own grandparent served as inspiration.

Hearst and Oprah Daily’s From Our Abuelas project in partnership with Lexus records the wisdom and life experiences of Latinx grandmothers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The podcast invites you to pull up a chair and listen in on these extraordinary conversations in real-time—fifteen episodes of incalculable insight!

Podcast Production Credits: Executive Producers Ryan D’Agostino, Shirley Velasquez Andrea Stanley of Hearst Media, Inc; Production Team Porsha Williams Gates, and Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez of Porshanality Media, LLC.
Voice Overs: Oprah Winfrey of Oprah Daily; Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez, and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media

Full editorial: https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a41281402/from-our-abuelas/

My Tita, Blowouts, and Me. Andrea Aliseda of Harpers Bazaar shares a personal essay about her abuela. She notes: For my grandmother and I, hair was the ultimate love language.

Hearst and Oprah Daily’s From Our Abuelas project in partnership with Lexus records the wisdom and life experiences of Latinx grandmothers in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The podcast invites you to pull up a chair and listen in on these extraordinary conversations in real-time—fifteen episodes of incalculable insight!

Podcast Production Credits: Executive Producers Ryan D’Agostino, Shirley Velasquez Andrea Stanley of Hearst Media, Inc; Production Team Porsha Williams Gates, and Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez of Porshanality Media, LLC.
Voice Overs: Oprah Winfrey of Oprah Daily; Melissa Alatriste-Sanchez, and Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media

Full editorial: https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a41281402/from-our-abuelas/