In this episode Christy and Ritzy elucidate the genealogy of the term Chicanx and the beauty(and obscurity) of telenovelas. Yes, telenovelas. A topic roughly every Chicanx and Latinx home can speak to! Be it “aquí” or “allá.” We’ve all encountered a telenovela in some shape or form. There’s no denying the influence they wield both inside and outside borders. But how do our understandings of self and society improve or deflate? How are we reflected back? If in fact telenovelas are more than fantastical, comedic relief but rather hybrid instruments that serve to inform and divert a wide scope of viewers, how can we unpack them? Listen in, as we discuss the good, the bad, and the obscure—leaving the door ajar for future conversations.