Paseo Podcast: Sharing Puerto Rican Stories
Society & Culture
The Puerto Rican Festival begins today through September 26! It’s been going strong for 39 years, but was once at risk of not happening in 2019 due to the unethical stewardship of the committee in charge at the time that ended in the organization filing bankruptcy. The group of community leaders we have on today’s show actually stepped up during that time to organize the fest successfully within less than 2 months.
They had to be scrappy then and they needed to be scrappy this year, not just because of the pandemic, but because they are starting from square one. They're showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon, so we're happy to welcome them to the show to talk about how they are elevating the experience for festival gowers compared to previous years, what you should keep in mind if you want to start a community event of your own for your neighborhood, and their thoughts on what it means to be Puerto Rican.
Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon
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Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA
★ About Our Guest(s) ★
PR Fest Website ★ https://www.prfestchicago.com
★ 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
Production Assistant Richie Requena ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena
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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 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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