Ebony joins Brian for a 1-on-1 conversation about growing up Blaxican in the Central Valley of California and her experience as a film student in Mexico City. This conversation was a follow-up to the October screening of her short documentary "Life Between Borders", a film about the Black community in Mexico. 

Steven Cruz joins Brian again post-holiday break and shares his recent travel experience to El Salvador. We recommend listening to our previous episode, as we reference some of that conversation.

Mentioned in this Episode:
AFJA GoFundMe
AFJA on Instagram

Steven Cruz sits down with Brian and shares his life as a high-school dropout turned college-graduate. We discuss the struggles of navigating through college alone and the importance of finding a support system. He also talks about AFJA, a Youth Soccer Academy he started for the children of Los Amates, a small town in El Salvador, where his mother grew up.

Mentioned in this Episode:
AFJA GoFundMe
AFJA on Instagram

Multiple-business owner, marketing genius and fellow podcaster Luis Octavio joins Brian on a conversation post-new year’s eve about his upbringing, his multiple business ventures and Podcasterio, the very first Latinx Podcast Festival.

Check out Luis on his weekly Podcast @NosVemosEnElSwapmeet and follow @Podcasterio

Mentioned in this episode:
@CafeConPam
@LatinosWhoLunch
@LetThereBeLuz
@CafeConChisme
@@Gl0bit0s
@Calchonies

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We pick up where we left off last week, as Hip-hop artist/poet/speaker/activist Jason Chu joins Brian, Axel and Naldo in the studio. In this second part of the episode, we talk about the idea of empowerment and dive deeper into Jason’s music. We dissect Jason's popular tracks "Marvels" and "Christian Muslim" and discuss Justin Chon's new movie, Gook.  

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Hip-hop artist/poet/speaker/activist Jason Chu joins Brian, Axel and Naldo for a two-part episode where he shares his life story and work. We talked about culture identity and Jason's journey around the world and through the hip-hop world. 

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Mommy, Wife & Girl Boss Bricia Lopez joins us to chat about her childhood, family life and expectations, entrepreneurial ventures, and how she and her family are aiding in Mexico’s earthquake relief. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Guelaguetza, Super Mamás Podcast, I Love Micheladas, Bricia's website

If you want to get involved with the earthquake relief efforts click here

Melody Klingenfuss joins us to talk about what last week's announcement that DACA would be rescinded means for her and the undocumented community. She shares her experience as an undocumented student and all the work that she's been doing to empower others like her. She also provides resources for anyone in need of assistance!

Mentioned in this episode:

Dolores The Movie; CHIRLA Website; CHIRLA Facebook

Contact Melody:

213-353-1333

[email protected]

Oscar Salinas joins us to chat about his experience in the non-profit world and his involvement with FIRST, an organization that blends STEM (science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and sports culture. We learn how the program is changing the lives of under-privileged youth and inspiring them to go into world of STEM.

Mentioned in this episode:

FIRST, AmericorpsVista, Oscar's IG