Tamarindo Podcast

On this episode, we first talk about Tricia Hersey’s “Rest Is Resistance”, which explores what it would be like to live in a well-rested world. Find the book here: thenapministry.com. Next, we share our immigrant stories and how the immigrant experience shapes who we are and what we do. 

We then speak to two leaders that are advocating for the economic inclusion of immigrants through innovative and culturally responsive services and policies. We speak to José Quiñonez, founding CEO of Mission Asset Fund based in San Francisco, an award-winning nonprofit with innovative nationwide models for integrating financially excluded, low-income communities into the financial mainstream; and we speak with Nicole Anand, Deputy Director at Inclusive Action where she designs and implements civic processes to change the status quo. Both Nicole and José are part of the first-ever U.S. Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial Equity and we talk about why it's important to center people with lived experience when designing economic policy and beyond.

Join us in person for “Self-love con Corazón” an evening of conversation, workshop, and connecting! This event is on February 23 at 6:30pm in Highland Park and details can be found here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/self-love-con-corazon-tickets-515232162267?aff=DescriptionLink

This event is by donation for as little as $1. Funds will help with event expenses and help us continue to bring great and impactful conversations. 

Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! Check out all of our upcoming events:  https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/events

Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com

Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast 

Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228

Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this episode of Tamarindo, we speak to Chicana actress, singer, dancer and East Los Angeles native Annie Gonzalez. She starred as Lydia in the much loved Netflix show Gentefied that we believe deserved way more seasons. With exciting projects in the works, she is set to appear in Eva Longoria directed film, Flamin Hot. She shares her path to Gentefied, and how her approach to life grounded in trust, discipline, and joy has allowed her to experience growing success. You can follow her on instagram here.

Is starting a podcast one of your goals for 2023? We can help! Sign up for our pay-what-you-can virtual workshop on Jan 26 at 5:30pm! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intro-to-podcasting-tickets-496311740777

January can be a stressful period for folks as they feel pressure to catch up on a million things, meet unrealistic expectations for themselves as part of toxic energies behind phrases like “New Yeat, New me”. We share how we’re countering  those energies through intentional actions and practices. We are also hosting an event dedicated to disconnecting from all those pressures and connecting with your true voice, power, and intentions for 2023. Join us in person in Highland Park on February 23 for "Self-Love con Corazón," a night of conversation, workshop, and connecting! Registration is pay-what-you-can and you can reserve your spot here! 

Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! Check out all of our upcoming events:  https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/events

Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com

Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast 

Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228

Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this first episode of 2023, we chat about what we’re carrying over into the new year from 2022, what we’re doing away with, and giving you some instant calma practices to get your new year started!

Next, we chat with our friends filmmaker Armando Ibañez and media critic Cristina Escobar about their favorite movies and shows of 2022. Cristina Escobar is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of LatinaMedia.Co, a digital publication uplifting Latina and gender non-conforming Latinx perspectives in media. A member of the Critics Choice Association and the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, she's a Rotten-Tomatoes-approved critic who writes at the intersection of race, gender, and pop culture. Armando Ibañez is a queer filmmaker from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico committed to portray authentic Latinx characters and address real issues impacting immigrants and LGBTQ communities in the US. He is the writer and director of the award-winning YouTube series Undocumented Tales, a story that follows the journey of a Mexican undocumented and queer server living in Los Angeles. 

Is starting a podcast one of your goals for 2023? We can help! Sign up for our pay-what-you-can virtual workshop on Jan 26 at 5:30pm! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intro-to-podcasting-tickets-496311740777

Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! Check out all of our upcoming events:  https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/events

Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com

Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast 

Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228

Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hola amiguis! Tamarindo is officially on winter break, we will be back in January but we love hearing from you, so be sure to leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcast and take our listener survey: https://contact675925.typeform.com/to/reCekfav?typeform-source=linktr.ee

Happy Holidays everyone!

About Tamarindo

Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on culture, politics, identity, representation, and life! 

Producer Jeff provides original music and Sonoro Podcasts edits the show. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here.

Contribute to Tamarindo: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Follow Tamarindo on twitter @tamarindocast or on Instagram @Tamarindopodcast

Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Follow AnaSheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter@Shelli1228

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this episode we talk to Marcella Arguello, a stand up comedian, writer and actor whose comedy knows no bounds; she eagerly discusses any and every topic that tickles her. From her Latinx identity, her take on race and gender, and wild stories and situations she’s gotten herself in and out of, Marcella’s comedic voice is unmatched. This winter, Marcella has her debut half hour special dropping on HBO/Max. 

Learn more about Marcella here: https://www.marcellacomedy.com/

Support The Humans Who Feed Us and learn about Blanca:https://justice4women.org/blanca

Follow Christina Catherine Martinez:http://christinacatherine.info/

About Tamarindo

Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! Check out all of our upcoming events:  https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/events

Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com

Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast 

Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228

Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this episode we talk to Delsy Sandoval, a Guatemalan-American licensed therapist, counselor, visual artist, community-leader, and breakthrough podcast host of the Ocu-Pasión Podcast. We talk about why accessing the arts is beneficial to us all including for healing and building community.

About Delsy Sandoval

Originally from the 818, also known as the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles - Delsy Sandoval has dedicated her career to Latin American people across the country through professional counseling and mental health programming all while simultaneously immersing herself into the art scene as a visual artist. 

About Ocu-Pasiòn

The Spanish language title "Ocu-Pasión" is a play on the blending of occupation and passion as a descriptor for creative practice. Through thoughtful dialogue, guests from all walks of life are able to authentically express who they are. The podcast serves as a platform to create community among Latin American people who currently cannot engage in creative expression due to circumstance, lack of access, or fear.

About Tamarindo

Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! 

Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Take Brenda’s workout class at the Heartbeat House, offered both in-person and via live-stream or on-demand. Sign up here: www.heartbeathouse.net and check the schedule for Brenda. Use the offer code BRENDA50 to save 50% off. 

Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com

Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast 

Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228

Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this episode of Tamarindo, we talk to Christopher Rivas, an actor, author, podcaster,  who recently released his book first book Brown Enough, part memoir and part social commentary, which explores what it means to be Brown in America. 

We talk about storytelling, feeling enough in light of our intersectional identities, and antiblackness and anti-indigenous sentiments in our communities. If you want to hear more from Chris, check out his new podcast also called “Brown Enough”. 

Links referenced:

About Tamarindo
Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! Check out all of our upcoming events:  https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/events

Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com

Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast we are also on TikTok @tamarindopodcast 

Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228

Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this episode of Tamarindo, we speak to Carmen Rita Wong, the author of the recent memoir, “Why Didn’t You Tell Me?”. She is a former CNBC television host and the founder and CEO of Malecon Productions, LLC, where she develops female-focused media and entertainment. 

Through our conversation that centers around her memoir, we talk about themes present in many of our family stories, from racism to cultural erasure and the role of family secrets. Carmen talks about how often our adult lives are spent healing, breaking cycles, and reconnecting with ourselves as a result of toxic family upbringings.  

We also take a moment to acknowledge and denounce the vile anti-black and anti-indigenous audio leak from L.A city council members and speak to what we hope this moment can bring in the form of activism and healing. 

Links Referenced on this Episode:

About Tamarindo
Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! Check out all of our upcoming events:  https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/events

Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com

Follow Tamarindo on instragram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast we are also on TikTok @tamarindopodcast 

Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228

Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this episode of Tamarindo we revisit our chat with comedian, writer, and actor Aida Rodriguez. We love Aida for many reasons, but her thoughts on colorism in the Latino community are particularly urgent to revisit given recent news in Los Angeles where Latino leaders were at the center of racist, backroom power brokering. This episode first aired in February. Stay tuned for new episodes coming your way soon!

Aida talks about the power of comedy in overcoming adversity while sharing her experience as an outspoken Afro-indigenous woman in a field that continues to be dominated by men.

We get into the importance of staying grounded in our purpose and in connection with community as well as the need for nuance, openness, and gce in many of the conversations that are happening in the broader Latinx community around identity and representation. The wisdom, gems, unapologetic realness, and inspiration is non stop on this episode.

Check out the trailer for Aida’s standup special Fighting Words on HBO Max here and  follow her on instagram and Twitter! 

About Tamarindo

Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! Check out all of our upcoming events:  https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/events

Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com

Follow Tamarindo on instragram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast 

Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228

Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience during “Tamarindo Live: A Celebration of Community” at The Pop-Hop in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, where a beautiful community of Tamarindo listeners joined us. A special thanks to Producer Jeff for recording us. 

About Our Guests

We start the night with an intimate and breathtaking performance by Irene Diaz, a singer-songwriter, who recently toured with Carla Morrison. She’s performed all over the U.S. captivating audiences with what NPR’s Felix Contreras calls “A sultry voice that's become more expressive with age and is seemingly without fault in any genre she sings.”  Irene Diaz and Carolyn Cardoza treated us to a very special performance. Don’t miss Irene’s new album, Lovers & Friends, out now: https://irenediaz.bandcamp.com/album/lovers-friends

Next, we speak to City Councilmemberelect Elect, Eunisses Hernandez who will represent CD1 in the Los Angeles City Council starting in December. Eunisses has led campaigns, coalitions, and commissions that effectively put a check on politicians and transformed policies that were harming people in our community. She made history by beating the odds and winning against an incumbent earlier this year showing that Los Angeles is ready for a new type of leadership centered on inclusion, alternatives to incarceration, and more opportunities for families. 

We also have our friend Rudy Espinoza, Executive Director of Inclusive Action, an organization with a mission is to bring people together to build strong, local economies that uplift low-income urban communities. He is an urban planner with a passion for neighborhoods, entrepreneurism, and financial empowerment. 

About Tamarindo

Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life! Check out all of our upcoming events: https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/events

Brenda and Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com

Follow Tamarindo on instragram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast 

Follow Ana Sheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228

Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.