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
BONUS: Latinx LGBTQ GOTV Commercial Press Conference
Episode 35: Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa on His Puerto Rican Roots, Public Service & Democratic Socialism
Episode 34: Marina Del Rios, MD, MS on Covid-19 & IL Unidos
Episode 33: Presidential Debate + Puerto Rican Cultural Center Business Initiatives
Episode 32: El Grito de Lares + the Breonna Taylor Indictment
Episode 31: Visual Artist Carlos Rolón
Episode 30: Alli Arocho & Honoring the Vejigante Mask-Making Tradition
Episode 29: John Vasquez Mejias & The Puerto Rican War
Episode 28: Rosa Clemente on Identity, Resistance & Fighting for Justice in the Face of Oppression
Quarantine Bonus: Comic Book Writer, Vita Ayala
Quarantine Bonus: Media Activism in Puerto Rico
Episode 27: A Puerto Rican Birthday in Quarantine
BONUS: Census 2020
Episode 26: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) & Puerto Rico
Episode 25: IL Elections with State Sen. Iris Martinez & Cook County Circuit Court Judge Candidates
Episode 24: Community As A Campus with Dr. Jonathan Rosa & José López
Episode 23: Healing Jodonas with Melissa Cintron & Dorian Ortega
BONUS: Report from the Illinois Delegation to Puerto Rico (PR Agenda Press Conference)
Episode 22: Jaiku Neoj + Somos Arte
BONUS: Cook County Assessor, Fritz Kaegi
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