Paseo Podcast: Sharing Puerto Rican Stories
Society & Culture
Author Xochitl Gonzalez stops by the show! She has worn many hats - entrepreneur, wedding planner, tarot card reader. Now, people are loving her work as an author with her debut novel, Olga Dies Dreaming. We cover a lot of ground in this interview, including the ways her novel explores Puerto Rico's status issues, class dynamics, gentrification, and the questioning of the American Dream. We also discuss the cast, which includes actors Aubrey Plaza and Jesse Williams, and a deleted scene from her upcoming HULU pilot based on Olga Dies Dreaming.
Guest:
Xochitl Gonzalez ★ Author of Olga Dies Dreaming
Host:
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★ About Our Guest(s) ★
Xochitl Gonzalez ★ https://www.xochitlgonzalez.com
Olga Dies Dreaming ★ https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250786173/olga-dies-dreaming
★ In the News ★
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Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA
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CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org
Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion
Ep 100: Cuídate - Celebrating a Century of Stories
FEED SWAP: City Cast Chicago - Keeping the Puerto Rican Culture Alive in Hermosa and Humboldt Park
Ep 99: The Young Lords w/ Cha Cha Jiménez & Jacqueline Lazú, PhD
FEED SWAP: It’s All Trash - Paseo Proud with Joshua Smyser-DeLeon
Ep 98: Do Puerto Ricans Play Hockey??? With Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association, Scott Vargas
Ep 97: Hurricane Fiona Exposes a Larger Issue in Puerto Rico
FEED SWAP: City Cast Chicago - Paseo Boricua is Changing, But Puerto Rican Pride Remains Strong
Ep 84: Chicago Boricua History: The 1966 Division Street Riots + Princess Nokia Drops PR Music Video, Puerto Rico’s Power Grid, San Juan PRIDE, Puerto Rico Status Act & More!
BONUS: U.S. House Members Hold Press Conference on the Puerto Rico Status Act
Ep 83: Connecting Science with Community in Puerto Rico & Experiencing Microaggressions with Dr. Mónica Feliú Mójer from Award-Winning Aquí Nos Cuidamos
Ep 82: Puerto Rico’s Ecological Wonders (Earth Day Episode)
Ep 81: Who Wins & Loses in Puerto Rico’s New Debt Restructuring Plan? + Puerto Rico Blackout, Senate Abortion Bill, & JLo’s Engagement
Ep 80: Can Puerto Rico’s Economy Survive Independence?
Ep 79: Shark Talk with Marine Biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez + Residente vs J Balvin, B.C. Fugitive Caught in Puerto Rico, PR Status News
BONUS: The State of the U.S. Colonies
Ep 78: Migrations, Writing About The Puerto Rican Diaspora, Sofia Jirau, Service Worker Protests Continue
Ep 77: Puerto Rico’s Black Code Policy, Workers Protest in San Juan, Wepapalooza & More!
BONUS: A Crushing Blow to Puerto Rico: A New Debt Restructuring Plan
Episode 75: Sonia Manzano - Sesame Street, Alma’s Way, & Bringing Puerto Rican Culture to Children’s Television
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