Paseo Podcast: Sharing Puerto Rican Stories
Society & Culture
Author J.L. Torres discusses his latest book Migrations, Roberto Clemente being confronted with racism & writing about the Puerto Rican diaspora. Migrations is a collection of stories focused on selected moments in Puerto Rican history & their impact on everyday people. In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News, including Sofia Jirau becoming the first Victoria's Secret model with Down Syndrome and the continuation of the worker protests on la Isla.
Guest:
J. L. Torres, Author of Migrations
Host:
Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon
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★ About Our Guest(s) ★
J. L. Torres Website ★ https://jltorreswriter.com
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★ In the News ★
Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH
Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA
★ Partners + Additional Credits ★
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
Episode 74: Are More Young Puerto Ricans Favoring Puerto Rico Independence?
Episode 73: The West Side Story Remake: Why Now?
Episode 72: What Does Elevating Puerto Rican Cuisine Look Like in Practice? - with Executive Chef Yari Vargas
Episode 71: The Honeycomb Network Creates a BIPOC Collective Care Sanctuary + PC1003 Becomes Law - What That Means For Puerto Rico’s Pensions, Education & Public Services
Episode 70: An Offshore Dilemma: Puerto Rico & The Pandora Papers
Episode 69: LUMA Energy & Blackouts in Puerto Rico
Episode 68: Chicago‘s Puerto Rican Fest & Creating Community Events for Us, By Us
Episode 67: Puerto Rican Desserts, the Baking Industry & Starting a Small Business with the Owner of Borinken Cakes
Episode 66: What Did We Miss??? Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, The Pauls & Act 60, Climate Change x Puerto Rico, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More!
Episode 65: Predatory Gentrification in Puerto Rico
Episode 64: Puerto Rican & Palestinian Solidarity w/ Dr. Sara Awartani
Episode 63: Multi-Medium Artist, Ali Six
Episode 62: 8 Actions the Executive Branch Should Take to Aid Puerto Rico
Episode 61: 50 years of Promoting Afro-Latin Arts & Culture in Chicago
Episode 60: Why Go Mainstream When You Can Breakthrough?
Episode 59: I'm A F***ing Intellectual: Being Puerto Rican in Higher Ed
Episode 58: The Murder of Keishla Rodríguez & The University of PR's Budget Cuts
Episode 57: From Humboldt Park to Grey's Anatomy
Episode 56: Adam Toledo & The Investments We Have Yet To Make
Episode 55: The Borinqueneers
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