Benito Bowl, BAFTA and 6 Years of Wine & Chisme

2026-02-25

Wines we're sipping on: Jessica is sipping on a Cramoisi Vineyards Pinot Noir (Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon), and Erika's is sipping on Butter- a buttery Chardonnay to survive the East Coast snowstorm. We're back with our February Chisme episode- and we had a LOT to unpack! This month, Jessica is joined by her ride-or-die Erika Sánchez of Brave Communications for an unfiltered conversation covering everything from ICE raids and political resistance to the BAFTAs racial slur incident, Bad ...

Wines we're sipping on:

Jessica is sipping on a Cramoisi Vineyards Pinot Noir (Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon), and Erika's is sipping on Butter- a buttery Chardonnay to survive the East Coast snowstorm.

We're back with our February Chisme episode- and we had a LOT to unpack! This month, Jessica is joined by her ride-or-die Erika Sánchez of Brave Communications for an unfiltered conversation covering everything from ICE raids and political resistance to the BAFTAs racial slur incident, Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, the America's Next Top Model Netflix documentary, celebrity tributes, and everything in between. Oh, did I mention we're celebrating SIX YEARS of Wine & Chisme! 🥂

Topics Covered

6-Year Anniversary of Wine & Chisme: Episode 277 and nearly 250 guests deep!
ICE raids in Minnesota: deaths, protests, community fear, and the Liam Ramos story
Media crackdowns: Stephen Colbert, CBS layoffs, and the erosion of press freedom
The Grammys: Bad Bunny's historic first Spanish-language Album of the Year win, the In Memoriam segment, and the Addison Rae conversation
Romeo Santos & Prince Royce: their tone-deaf NYT interview on ICE and the fallout
Nicki Minaj's Trump Gold Card moment and the price of political alignment
The Super Bowl 'Benito Bowl' with Ricky Martin, bachata, Lady Gaga's Dominican designer dress, and Bad Bunny's powerful message
Celebrity tributes: Catherine O'Hara, James Van Der Beek, Eric Dane, Jesse Jackson, and Willie Colón
America's Next Top Model Netflix doc: Tyra's missing apology, the Shandy situation, and industry accountability
The BAFTA racial slur incident: Tourette's, BBC's delayed reaction, and the half-hearted apology
The 2026 Winter Olympics: rooting for athletes vs. rooting for a country
Oscars preview, Timothée Chalamet, and the Kardashian fatigue
Equality vs. equity in U.S. Olympic funding
Upcoming: La Chancla Wines on next week's episode!