Locatora Radio [A Radiophonic Novela]

On this week's episode of Locatora Radio, we commemorate the one year genocide in Gaza. Diosa is joined by Hamza, Ahmad, and Tarneem Jaber, three Palestinian siblings who crossed the Rafah border in April 2024. They describe their lives before October 7th, their lives during Israel's siege of Gaza, how they escaped, and where they are now. 

Please support the three siblings who kindly shared their stories by contributing to The Mermaid Jaber Scholarship Fund. This scholarship which will provide them with the means to complete their education. 

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This week on Señora Sex Ed, Laura Patalano reflects on past loves, divorce, and acting. In this episode, Laura also reveals what it's like to book major film and tv roles as an actress in her 60s.

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It’s that time of year again! Latine/Hispanic Heritage Month is in full swing. We celebrate Latines all year round, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have things to say about these four extra Latine weeks. In this capítulo, we discuss some our favorite pop culture moments of 2024. From the many JLO memes, to the viral tears in my Latina eyes, Angela Aguilar and other faves! 

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In this episode of Señora Sex Ed, Diosa and Mala are joined by content creator Naomi Hearts. Naomi shares how she came out to her family twice, first as gay, then as trans. She reflects on how her family's reaction marked her journey into adulthood. Plus, Naomi talks to us about her viral skit, fupanza smash. 

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After the U.S. Presidential Debate, Trump's false claims about the Haitian community in Ohio went viral, but in the form of memes, TikTok dances, and song parodies. In this week's capítulo, we breakdown what we're calling The Memeifcation of Evil. We get into how memes influence public discourse, who's most effected by them, and why evil shouldn't be funny. 

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This week, director and filmmaker Aurora Guerrero join Diosa and Mala to discuss how silence, sex, and young love inspired the making of the 2012 queer coming-of-age film, Mosquita y Mari. Aurora also shares the inheritance she hopes to leave her daughter. 

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In this episode of Locatora Radio, Mala and Diosa interview Linda Garcia for their ongoing Latinas in Politics series. Author, podcaster, entrepreneur and former film industry executive, Linda Garcia is running uncontested in the November Election for the Office of Texas State Rep District 107. Linda is slated to be sworn into office in January 2024. We talk about her journey and how a text message at a Christmas party launched her political career. 

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In this week's episode, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez joins us to discuss her highly anticipated book, Tías and Primas: On Knowing And Loving The Women Who Raise Us.  In this book, Prisca provides us with a guide on how to understand the various Latina archetypes in our families and how we can break free from some and embrace others. 

Prisca founded the digital platform, Latina Rebels in 2013. She is a feminist, theologian, storyteller, and advocate. This is Prisca's second time on Locatora Radio. Listen to Capítulo 105 to hear her discuss her debut book Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts AND her experience with Christianity and Satanism. 

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We both traveled to Ciudad México this past summer. Each of us had very different trips: from a questionable taxi to gentrification perils. Tune in to hear about which one of us got scammed and how we recovered from it. 

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This week we're joined by Ysabel Jurado, a tenants rights attorney, affordable housing activist, and lifelong Angeleno. She is running for Los Angeles City Council District 14 --a district that is predominately Latinx/Latino, immigrant, and primarily renters and historically plagued with problematic leadership. Jurado discusses her grassroots and people-led campaign. If elected, she would be the first Filipina Councilmember to serve the city of LA and the first woman to lead Council District 14.

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