Órale Boyle Heights

My guest for this is episode is Adonia Lugo, who is an urban anthropologist and mobility justice strategist based in Los Angeles. We got to talking about her experience growing up in San Juan Capistrano, growing up biracial, being part of the LA bicycle scene for a few years, being part of the committee to start Ciclavia, and more. She recently published Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance, her memoir about racial justice and sustainable transportation. You can buy the book through her website www.urbanadonia.com and you can follow her on Instagram at @urbanadonia. 

P.S. Her cat Borrego is really cute.

This is a remote recording of Órale Boyle Heights with my guest, Laura Navar. Laura has a tremendous passion for the outdoors and is a fierce advocate in protecting these sites. We got to talking about how she developed said passion for the outdoors, becoming fast friends over tacos, bicycles, and how she continues to fight for the environment through her work at the National Parks Conservation Association. You can keep up with her work on her Instagram: @sweetgrassbh

Órale Boyle Heights is recorded at Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights in front of a live studio audience. My second guest this month is photographer Rafael Cardenas. We got to talking about his journey as a self-taught photographer and his experience putting together his most recent exhibitions at the Vincent Price Museum and at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes. You can learn more about his past body of work on his website, www.Rafa.LA You can keep up with his latest projects on Instagram at @rafa.la. His current show, Landscapes and Dwellers is on view at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes through March 25th, 2019.

Órale Boyle Heights is recorded at Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights in front of a live studio audience. My guest this month is blogger and social media personality, The Militant Angeleno. We got to talking about some of his experiences growing in Los Angeles, love of the Dodgers, and his passion for clapping back at those who stereotype the city, its culture, and communities. You can follow him on Twitter at @militantangleno. This was one of two episodes I recorded on Friday 9/14 as part of my one year anniversary of producing this podcast.

Órale Boyle Heights is recorded at Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights in front of a live studio audience. My guest this month is Journalist and L.A. Taco Editor Daniel Hernandez. We got to talking about growing up in San Diego, how he got into journalism at an early age, moving to and reporting from Mexico, writing a book, working for Vice, and how he came back Los Angeles and landed at L.A. Taco. You can keep up with him via his blog and on Twitter as @LongDriveSouth.

Órale Boyle Heights is recorded at Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights in front of a live studio audience. My guest this month is Maegan Ortiz. Maegan is a mami media maker/writer/poet, the Cardi B of EDs in the NPIC, and media maker. We got to talking about her experience growing up in New York, becoming politically active in the 90s, how the internet saves lives, her twitter novela, and taking public transportation in Los Angeles. You can find her on Twitter as @mamitamala to keep up with her work and projects.

Órale Boyle Heights is recorded at Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights in front of a live studio audience. My guest this month is Xavi Moreno. He's an actor, poet, and writer from Boyle Heights. We got to talking about his experience growing up in the hood, how he got into acting, some of the roles he's had over the years, and how TV shows still can't capture the essence of what makes BH a community. This is an extra long episode, clocking in at 2 hours and 24 minutes, so I don't blame if you don't listen to the whole thing at once, but time flies by when you are having fun.

Órale Boyle Heights is recorded at Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights in front of a live studio audience. This month I interviewed brothers René and David Pacheco of the band Tropa Magica. We got to talking about the inspiration for their newest project, getting chub rub, and playing at Coachella. Course we also played some tasty tunes that folks might not have heard before. You can keep up with them on via @tropamagica on Instagram/Twitter and their website www.tropamagica.com.

Órale Boyle Heights is recorded at Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights in front of a live studio audience. This month I interviewed Ni Santas members Andi, Clover, and Joan on how the collective got started, the need for spaces dedicated to trans, queer, gender non-conforming, women of color to create art and making sure artist get paid for their work. You can keep up with their projects on Instagram at @ni_santas.

Órale Boyle Heights is recorded at Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights in front of a live studio audience. This month I interviewed Antonio Mejías-Rentas Senior editor and youth from the Boyle Heights Beat. We got to talking about the work that goes into the paper, supporting youth in their academic endeavors, and comparing notes on the differences between high school now and then. DISCLAIMER. I fudged up the beginning and the ending of the show this time around. Technical difficulties because I wasn't paying full attention. My apologies to everyone at the Beat and y'all for listening.