Paseo Podcast: Sharing Puerto Rican Stories

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CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

★ In The News ★

It's All Trash ★ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-8-paseo-proud-with-joshua-smyser-deleon/id1624289891?i=1000577051920

City Cast Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://megaphone.link/CC1764039170

77 Flavors Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

FEED SWAP: City Cast Chicago - Keeping the Puerto Rican Culture Alive in Hermosa and Humboldt Park

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:11:44 -0600

Today we’re sharing Josh’s recent appearance on City Cast Chicago, a daily podcast hosted by Jacoby Cochran. City Cast Chicago is fresh each weekday at 6 a.m. and features timely conversations with news and culture makers; activists and artists; and every day people who love this city, but who are always working to make it better.

Josh and, City Cast Chicago lead producer, Carrie Shepherd took a tour of the Humboldt Park and Hermosa neighborhoods and discuss the significant ties to Chicago’s Puerto Rican community.

To learn more about City Cast Chicago, visit https://chicago.citycast.fm

Ep 99: The Young Lords w/ Cha Cha Jiménez & Jacqueline Lazú, PhD

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:40:02 -0600

Political activist, José Cha Cha Jiménez, who also held the positions of President & Chairman of the Young Lords, joins us for this episode along with Young Lords Scholar, Jacqueline Lazú, PhD. In this episode, we sit down for a rare, uninterrupted long-form interview about the The Young Lords, also known as the Young Lords Organization.

The civil and human rights organization was founded on September 23, 1968, and fought for neighborhood empowerment and self-determination for Puerto Rico, Latinos, and colonized people. We delve deeper into this history, including how the group was started in Chicago, its participation in the Rainbow Coalition, Fred Hampton, the reality Puerto Ricans were facing in 60s & 70s Chicago, and more.

After you listen to this episode, learn more about the Young Lords here: https://archives.depaul.edu/repositories/2/resources/109

Guests:

José Cha Cha Jiménez, President & Chairman of the Young Lords

Jacqueline Lazú, PhD, Young Lords Scholar

Host:

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CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

★ In The News ★

It's All Trash ★ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-8-paseo-proud-with-joshua-smyser-deleon/id1624289891?i=1000577051920

City Cast Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://megaphone.link/CC1764039170

77 Flavors Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Jacqueline Lazú, PhD ★ https://las.depaul.edu/academics/modern-languages/faculty/spanish/Pages/jacqueline-lazu.aspx

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

FEED SWAP: It’s All Trash - Paseo Proud with Joshua Smyser-DeLeon

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:26:04 -0500

Today we’re sharing Josh’s recent appearance on It's All Trash, a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Sabrina Alicea. It's All Trash is a podcast diving into the trash world of education. It welcomes guests on to talk about their own education journey, and highlight traditional and nontraditional career pathways.

Josh stopped by to play Puerto Rican trivia, discuss his experience in higher education, and share some details on Catholicism and church life that Sabrina did NOT see coming.

To learn more about It's All Trash, visit https://www.eslamaestra.com/podcast

Ep 98: Do Puerto Ricans Play Hockey??? With Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association, Scott Vargas

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:00:00 -0500

Scott Vargas, the Founder and President of the Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association (PRIHA), stops by the show to discuss the importance of Puerto Rico's international representation in sports, what the ice hockey scene looks like on la Isla, founding PRIHA and the barriers many Puerto Ricans face when trying to play ice hockey professionally today.

Guest:

Scott Vargas, President and Executive Director of the Puerto Rican Ice Hockey Association (PRIHA).

Host:

https://wgntv.com/news/how-to-help-puerto-rico-after-hurricane-fiona/?ipid=promo-link-block1

★ How to help Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona ★

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CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

★ About Our Guest ★

PRIHA Website ★ https://www.puertoricoicehockey.com

PRIHA Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/puertoricoicehockey

PRIHA Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/PuertoRicoIceHockey

★ In The News ★

It's All Trash ★ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-8-paseo-proud-with-joshua-smyser-deleon/id1624289891?i=1000577051920

City Cast Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://megaphone.link/CC1764039170

77 Flavors Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Special thanks to Johnny's Ice House West ★ http://www.johnnysicehouse.com

Ep 97: Hurricane Fiona Exposes a Larger Issue in Puerto Rico

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:03:42 -0500

Jessie Fuentes returns to the show to discuss the impact of Hurricane Fiona on Puerto Rico, the storm exposing a decades-deep issue, and how you can support disaster relief efforts.

Guest:

Jessie Fuentes, Co-Chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda (Chicago) & Director of Policy and Youth Advocacy for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center of Chicago.

Host:

https://wgntv.com/news/how-to-help-puerto-rico-after-hurricane-fiona/?ipid=promo-link-block1

★ How to help Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona ★

★ Follow & Support the Show ★

Support This Podcast ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org

Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

★ About Our Guest ★

Jessie Fuentes Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jessielfuentes1?lang=en

Puerto Rican Agenda ★ https://www.puertoricanchicago.org

★ In The News ★

It's All Trash ★ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-8-paseo-proud-with-joshua-smyser-deleon/id1624289891?i=1000577051920

City Cast Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://megaphone.link/CC1764039170

77 Flavors Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

FEED SWAP: City Cast Chicago - Paseo Boricua is Changing, But Puerto Rican Pride Remains Strong

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:50:23 -0500

Josh told Jacoby about growing up Puerto Rican in Chicago, how the Humboldt Park neighborhood has changed, and what he loves about Fiestas Patronales Puertorriqueñas, which we celebrated earlier this month.

To learn more about City Cast Chicago, visit https://chicago.citycast.fm

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!

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:15:00 -0500

It's time for some Puerto Rican history! Long time listeners know these are some of our favorite episodes to do because they give us a chance to learn alongside you. This time, we’re focusing on the 1966 Division Street Riots in Chicago - the first riot in the United States attributed to Puerto Ricans.

In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including:

Princess Nokia's new music video set in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's first power grid reconstruction projects
San Juan PRIDE Celebration
Puerto Rico Status Act Forum in PR
The Federal lawsuit against Puerto Rico’s water and sewer company
& More!

Host:

★ Follow & Support the Show ★

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Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

★ In The News ★

City Cast Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://megaphone.link/CC1764039170

77 Flavors Chicago Episode with The Paseo Podcast ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Sources:

WTTW ★ https://interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2020/09/02/division-street-riot
CAN TV ★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqZp6k-h7gg&t=602s&ab_channel=CANTV
Recollections: The 1966 Division Street Riots, Center for Latino Research at my alma mater, DePaul University ★ https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1018&context=dialogo

BONUS: U.S. House Members Hold Press Conference on the Puerto Rico Status Act

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:47:52 -0500

In this bonus episode, we’re sharing a press conference from the House Committee on Natural Resources, which oversees insular affairs for the United States, including the affairs of Puerto Rico. What you'll hear in this press conference is a historic announcement from congressional members, who have supported two opposing bills that address Puerto Rico’s status.

The press conference will tell you more, but to give you a high level view, US House lawmakers announced today that they have come to a compromise and are working on legislation called the Puerto Rico Status that, if passed, would trigger a binding referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status. The proposal would require Puerto Ricans to choose from three options: independence, statehood, or sovereignty in free association with the US. What makes this different from past referendums is that it would be binding - meaning that it would require Congress to act on the referendum regardless of the outcome.

The speakers you’ll hear from in this episode include:

Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05)
Chairwoman Nydia M. Velázquez House Committee on Small Business (NY-07)
Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva House Committee on Natural Resources (AZ-03)
Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09)
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14)
Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro R. Pierluisi

Host:

★ Follow & Support the Show ★

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Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

★ In The News ★

77 Flavors Chicago Podcast x Paseo Podcast Episode ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Ep 83: Connecting Science with Community in Puerto Rico & Experiencing Microaggressions with Dr. Mónica Feliú Mójer from Award-Winning Aquí Nos Cuidamos

Fri, 06 May 2022 15:09:21 -0500

Mónica Feliú Mójer, Ph.D. joins the show today. She is a scientist, science communicator & project lead for the Aquí Nos Cuidamos, which is an award-winning community engagement project that promotes COVID-19 prevention and the well-being of vulnerable and marginalized communities in Puerto Rico through culturally relevant multimedia education, community engagement, science and solidarity.

We discuss her work on the Aquí Nos Cuidamos project, the realities communities in Puerto Rico face when trying to gain access to life saving information from the science community, and how she has navigated microaggressions as a Boricua in the science field.

In the first half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including:

Bad Bunny's latest album, Un Verano Sin Ti
Puerto Rico covid cases on the rise
PR Gov. Pedro Pierluisi calling for the resignation of two Puerto Rico mayors
& More!

Guests:

Mónica Feliú Mójer, Ph.D., Scientist, Science Communicator, & Project Lead for Aquí Nos Cuidamos

Host:

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Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

★ About Our Guest(s) & Other Fun Links ★

Mónica Feliú Mójer Website ★ www.monicafeliu.me

Mónica Feliú Mójer Twitter ★ www.twitter.com/moefeliu

CienciaPR ★ www.cienciapr.org/en

Donate to CienciaPR ★ yoapoyocienciapr.org, paypal.me/cienciapr

Aquí Nos Cuidamos ★ www.aquinocuidamos.org

★ In The News ★

77 Flavors Chicago Podcast x Paseo Podcast Episode ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Ep 82: Puerto Rico’s Ecological Wonders (Earth Day Episode)

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 22:20:49 -0500

Happy Earth Day! In this episode, we show love to Puerto Rico’s ecology with a ton of fun facts that show just how naturally amazing la Isla is. Press play to learn about PR’s national flower, how wet El Yunque can get, the way Taíno’s used Ceiba Trees, native and not-so-native animals, and a whole bunch more.

Host:

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Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

★ In The News ★

77 Flavors Chicago Podcast x Paseo Podcast Episode ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Ep 81: Who Wins & Loses in Puerto Rico’s New Debt Restructuring Plan? + Puerto Rico Blackout, Senate Abortion Bill, & JLo’s Engagement

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:14:57 -0500

Puerto Rico's newest debt restructuring plan has been met with harsh criticism, but you would never know it reading most of the mainstream media coverage of its approval. Marisol LeBrón and Sarah Molinari published an opinion piece in Truthout challenging the mainland press narrative that the plan is one of the best things to ever happen to Puerto Rico. In this episode, we take a deep dive into their article to look at who wins and who loses in this new debt plan. We also discuss their work with the Puerto Rican organizations, PR Syllabus and the Puerto Rican Studies Association.

In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including:

Island-wide electricity blackouts in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico stepping into the abortion restriction debate
Puerto Rico's health care providers calling for Medicare equity
JLo's engagement to Ben Affleck
& More!

Guests:

Marisol LeBrón, Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Author of Against Muerto Rico: Lessons from the Verano Boricua and Policing Life and Death: Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico

Sarah Molinari, Anthropologist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Florida International University

Host:

★ Follow & Support the Show ★

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Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

★ About Our Guest(s) & Other Fun Links ★

Marisol LeBrón ★ https://twitter.com/marisollebron

Sarah Molinari ★ https://twitter.com/SarahMolinari

PR Syllabus ★ https://puertoricosyllabus.com

Puerto Rican Studies Association ★ https://www.ricanstudies.com

New Puerto Rico Debt Plan Is a False “Solution” Crafted to Benefit Capitalists (Truthout Article) ★ https://truthout.org/articles/new-puerto-rico-debt-plan-is-a-false-solution-crafted-to-benefit-capitalists

★ In The News ★

77 Flavors Chicago Podcast x Paseo Podcast Episode ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Ep 80: Can Puerto Rico’s Economy Survive Independence?

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:05:25 -0500

If Puerto Rico became independent, what would happen to its economy? Some fear Puerto Rico would self-destruct, but author Javier A. Hernández has a different take. In this episode, we sit down with Javier to discuss how a sovereign Puerto Rico could potentially be economically sustainable.

In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including:

Marking the anniversaries of The Ponce Massacre & the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's new debt restructuring plan going into effect
The Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act and Puerto Rico Statehood bills stalling in Congress
Daddy Yankee announces his retirement
Residente's ‘This Is Not America’ music video
& More!

Guest:

Javier A. Hernández, Author

Host:

★ Follow & Support the Show ★

Support This Podcast ★ https://www.savechicagomedia.org

Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

★ About Our Guest(s) & Other Fun Links ★

Javier A. Hernández Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/PRexitBook

Puerto Rico: The Economic Case for Sovereignty ★ https://www.amazon.com/Puerto-Rico-Economic-Case-Sovereignty/dp/B09QP42BSD

★ In The News ★

77 Flavors Chicago Podcast x Paseo Podcast Episode ★ https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/episodes/Humboldt-Park---pt-2---Joshua-Smyser-DeLeon-e1g1mg6

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

Chicago Public Library Panel: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Ep 79: Shark Talk with Marine Biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez + Residente vs J Balvin, B.C. Fugitive Caught in Puerto Rico, PR Status News

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:28:26 -0600

Puerto Rican marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez has appeared in places like Forbes, Good Morning America & National Geographic. Her next stop? Our podcast! Listen to this episode to learn more about Melissa's work, shark myths, the reasons shark research is lacking in Puerto Rico, obstacles preventing more Latinas from entering the STEM field & more!

In the second half of the show, we break down the latest Puerto Rican News Headlines, including:

The Residente & J Balvin beef
La Borinqueña Becomes the First Afro-Latina Superhero Action Figure
B.C. fugitive being caught in Puerto Rico
PR Status News
Ariana DeBose winning the SAG award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role
Former NBA player José Juan Barea teams up with Hotelier to build a multi-sports complex called JUMP Sports Development Center in Hato Rey
& More!

Guest:

Melissa Cristina Márquez, Marine Biologist

Host:

Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

★ Follow & Support the Show ★

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

★ About Our Guest(s) & Other Fun Links ★

Melissa Cristina Márquez Website ★ https://www.melissacristinamarquez.com

Melissa Cristina Márquez TEDx Talk #1 ★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_29pSR37bk&t=1s

Melissa Cristina Márquez TEDx Talk #2 ★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT_HBQWxgo0&t=1s

Conservacion Con Ciencia ★ https://www.conservacionconciencia.org

★ 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 ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

BONUS: The State of the U.S. Colonies

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:18:22 -0600

For this bonus episode, we’re sharing a Facebook Live panel discussion from Power 4 Puerto Rico. The topic of discussion is on the State of the U.S. Colonies. Listen in to hear from leaders, scholars, and activists from American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands on the major challenges these colonies face and how to be an ally in struggles for land rights, food sovereignty and more.

The panelists you’ll hear from in this episode include:

John Gonzales - President of the Northern Marianas Descent (NMD) Corporation and Member of the 2nd Marianas Political Status Commission
Melissa Mark-Viverito - Chief Policy Officer for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago
Tiara Na’puti - Mellon/ACLS Scholars & Society Fellow with Independent Guåhan
Sommer Sibilly-Brown - Founder and Executive Director of Virgin Islands Good Food Coalition
Chief Maluseu Doris Tulifau - Founder, Brown Girl Woke in American Samoa and Samoa

The panel moderator is independent journalist Bianca Graulau.

★ Follow & Support the Show ★

Host Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Power 4 Puerto Rico Panel (Video) ★ https://www.facebook.com/power4puertorico/videos/5351414314869238

★ 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 ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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Ep 78: Migrations, Writing About The Puerto Rican Diaspora, Sofia Jirau, Service Worker Protests Continue

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:21:00 -0600

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

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J. L. Torres Website ★ https://jltorreswriter.com

J. L. Torres IG ★ https://www.instagram.com/rican_writer

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J. L. Torres FB ★ https://www.facebook.com/RicanWriter

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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 ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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Ep 77: Puerto Rico’s Black Code Policy, Workers Protest in San Juan, Wepapalooza & More!

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:45:20 -0600

Have you ever heard of the Black Code policy that passed in the 19th century in Puerto Rico? Educator Nina Vázquez has studied this topic extensively & stops by the show to give us a little history lesson on this awful racist law. You won't want to miss out on the deep dive into a moment of Puerto Rico's history. Stay tuned for the end of the show when Joshua & Kim break down the latest Puerto Rico news, including the massive worker strikes happening on la Isla right now, the anti- privatization protest in Ocean Park known to many as Wepapalooza, and JLo's and Bad Bunny's recent magazine photoshoots.

Guest:

Nina Vázquez, Historian Educator, Community Organizer, & Activist

Host:

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Nina Vázquez ★ https://twitter.com/NinaVzqz23

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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

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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BONUS: A Crushing Blow to Puerto Rico: A New Debt Restructuring Plan

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:51:44 -0600

For this bonus episode, we’re sharing a Facebook Live panel discussion from our friends at Power 4 Puerto Rico. The topic of discussion is Puerto Rico’s recently approved debt restructuring plan that the US colonial board - La Junta - imposed on Puerto Rico. We talked about the new debt restructuring plan and its faults in our last episode and took a deeper dive on our Instagram page - @paseopodcast - as to why this new plan could lead to devastating effects down the road for la Isla.

But what we’re sharing today will provide a more in-depth unpacking of the details of the plan. The panelists you’ll hear from in this episode include:

Natalia Renta, Senior Policy Strategist for the Center for Popular Democracy
Eva Prados of Frente Ciudadano para la Auditoria de la Deuda
Daniel Santamaria Ots, Senior Policy Analyst for Espacios Abiertos
The panel will be moderated by former Paseo Podcast guest and Director of Power 4 Puerto Rico, Erica Gonzalez.

Episode Art Photo Credit: The Economist

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Power 4 Puerto Rico Panel (Video) ★ https://fb.watch/aVuPZqoiqp/

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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

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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Ep 76: Olga Dies Dreaming - Exploring Puerto Rico’s Status Issues, Gentrification & Class Dynamics with Author Xochitl Gonzalez

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:50:32 -0600

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

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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 ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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Episode 75: Sonia Manzano - Sesame Street, Alma’s Way, & Bringing Puerto Rican Culture to Children’s Television

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:28:06 -0600

Sonia Manzano has gone from teaching us our ABCs & 123s on Sesame Street to highlighting #PuertoRican culture in her new children's show on PBS, Alma's Way. We sit down with the 15x Emmy winner and accomplished author to discuss Alma's Way, her early experiences as one of the first Latinas on TV, Willie Colón visiting her home as a kid, and what being Puerto Rican means to her.

Guest:

Sonia Manzano ★ Actor, Author, Creator/Executive Producer of Alma's Way, and formerly Maria on Sesame Street

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★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Sonia Manzano ★ https://soniamanzano.com

Alma's Way ★ https://pbskids.org/almasway

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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 ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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Episode 74: Are More Young Puerto Ricans Favoring Puerto Rico Independence?

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:33:47 -0600

How are young Puerto Ricans changing in their views on Puerto Rico's status? Are they leaning toward independence, statehood or keeping the current common wealth status? And - across age groups - where do the demographics fall or rise in support for PR's political parties? Insider Senior Reporter Gwen Aviles joins the show to discuss her recent reporting on this topic and researcher/MIT Undergrad Francisco Proskauer Valerio breaks down the available data to give us insight into the ideologic shifts occurring on La Isla.

Guests:

Gwen Aviles, Senior Reporter, Insider's Voices of Color

Francisco Proskauer Valerio, MIT Undergrad

Host:

Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

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★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Gwen Aviles ★ https://gwendolynaviles.com

How Hurricane Maria pushed young Puerto Ricans towards supporting independence ★ https://www.insider.com/puerto-ricos-hurricane-maria-pushes-gen-z-millennials-to-independence-2021-10

Francisco Proskauer Valerio ★ https://twitter.com/fprosk

Boricuas4Democracy ★ https://democracyforpuertorico.com/boricuas

★ 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 ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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Episode 73: The West Side Story Remake: Why Now?

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:00:44 -0600

Considering all of the stories coming out of Puerto Rico & by Puerto Ricans, why a remake of West Side Story now? In this episode, we sit down with 3 Latina academics to reflect on & analyze the impact of the production over the past 60+ years.

Guests:

Dr. Grisel Y. Acosta, Professor of English, Bronx Community College

Dr. Frances Negrón-Muntaner, Filmmaker, Writer, Scholar & Professor, Columbia University

Blanca Vázquez, CENTRO Journal Founding Editor, Center for Puerto Rican Studies

Host:

Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

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★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Dr. Frances Negrón-Muntaner ★ http://www.francesnegronmuntaner.com

Essay West Side Story 60 Years Later — The Time for Us is Now ★ https://womensmediacenter.com/idare/west-side-story-60-years-later

Dr. Grisel Acosta ★ http://grito.org

Essay: Filmmakers Ask Latinxs to Play Dress Up…Again ★ https://womensmediacenter.com/idare/filmmakers-ask-latinxs-to-play-dress-up-again

Blanca Vázquez ★ https://womensmediacenter.com/profile/blanca-vazquez

Essay: Puerto Ricans — Through the White of Their Eyes ★ https://womensmediacenter.com/idare/puerto-ricans-through-the-white-of-their-eyes

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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 ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 72: What Does Elevating Puerto Rican Cuisine Look Like in Practice? - with Executive Chef Yari Vargas

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:49:02 -0600

We’re going to talk about Puerto Rican food in this episode. The underlying theme in our conversation surrounds the question - Is Puerto Rican food healthy? And by that we mean...how do we think about our food? Do we only look at it as fast food? Why do we eat the food we eat today? Are we ignoring other parts of our ancestral history in trying to maintain what we feel is the “right way” to make Puerto Rican food today? And - are we challenging ourselves enough to think of different ways that elevate the way Puerto Rican cuisine is presented without losing that same great flavor?

Today we welcome Yari Vargas - executive chef and owner of Casa Yari in Chicago - to discuss these questions and more. We’re also going to hear about her journey to becoming a small business owner, what being Puerto Rican and Honduran means to her, and her Puerto Rican food recommendations for people who want to be a bit more health conscious ahead of the holiday dinner season.

Stay tuned until the end for some of the Puerto Rico news stories on our mind that we think you should be aware of.

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Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Casa Yari ★ https://casayari.com

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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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

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 21:09:09 -0500

It's a packed episode today! First, we welcome Denise Ruiz and Cristina Gutierrez to the show. They are the founders of The Honeycomb Network - a holistic co-working and co-creating collective care sanctuary centered and focused on the BIPOC community. We recorded this back in September and it was a lot of fun because it was only our second in-person interview since quarantine here on Paseo Boricua in Chicago. We invited them on to learn more about their organization, and we cover a lot of ground on things like knowing your worth, opening their space during the pandemic, creating spaces for people to address their generational trauma and personal healing. They also share a story of dealing with people in the neighborhood, who don’t take too kindly to what they do and their mission, which has led to the repeated vandalization of their space.

Then we welcome returning guest, freelance journalist from Puerto Rico, Carlos Berrios Polanco, to discuss the controversial bill known as PC1003 that recently became law in Puerto Rico. It’s basically a law that takes care of La Junta and vulture capitalists and takes away from pensions, education, and public services that working people benefit from so deeply. So we invited him on the show yesterday to bring us up to speed.

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CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

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Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

The Honeycomb Network ★ https://www.thehoneycombnetwork.com

'This is a safety issue': Women, minority-owned business targeted by vandal in Humboldt Park ★ https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-humboldt-park-honeycomb-network-vandalism/11191594

Carlos Berríos Polanco ★ https://twitter.com/Vaquero2XL

More on PC1003's Passage ★ https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/10/27/pc1003debtbill

Sign the Petition & Tell Judge Swain to Reject More Suffering in Puerto Rico ★ https://secure.everyaction.com/5HNFGS5zB0-ezryQGNzB9A2

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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Episode 70: An Offshore Dilemma: Puerto Rico & The Pandora Papers

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 22:01:44 -0500

In a historic leak, the Pandora Papers revealed that wealthy people have billions of dollars hidden beyond reach in tax havens around the world - AND Puerto Rico banks, celebrities & more are involved. Journalist Luis Valentín has been doing some great reporting on this story for Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, so we invited him on the show to help us make sense of it all.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

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YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

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Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Luis Valentín on Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/luisjovalentin?lang=en

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo's Pandora Papers Archive ★ https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/series/pandora-papers

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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Episode 69: LUMA Energy & Blackouts in Puerto Rico

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 22:24:52 -0500

Puerto Rico residents are PISSED over consistent power outages happening in Puerto Rico since LUMA Energy - a private Canadian-American company - took over la Isla's electricity on June 1, 2021. We welcome Nicole Acevedo, NBC News and NBC Latino reporter, and Carlos Berríos Polanco, a freelance independent journalist focused on covering extremism, political corruption and civil unrest in Puerto Rico, to the show to discuss what the heck is going on.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

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Chicago Public Library Pane: Who Tells Your Story? Celebrating Chicago Community Media ★ https://youtu.be/Jtpf9YQgFqA

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Nicole Acevedo ★ https://twitter.com/Nicolemarie_A

Carlos Berríos Polanco ★ https://twitter.com/Vaquero2XL

Puerto Rico is on the brink of a power supply crisis. Protesters demand answers. ★
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rico-brink-power-supply-crisis-protesters-demand-answers-rcna2508

Protests Against LUMA Energy and Power Outages Continue in Puerto Rico ★ https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/10/02/lumaenergyprotests

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

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Episode 68: Chicago‘s Puerto Rican Fest & Creating Community Events for Us, By Us

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:40:34 -0500

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.

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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 ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Production Assistant Richie Requena ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

Episode 67: Puerto Rican Desserts, the Baking Industry & Starting a Small Business with the Owner of Borinken Cakes

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:22:09 -0500

Being a small business owner can be tough, and the pandemic has only made things harder, especially for BIPOC owners. On today's episode, we welcome Boricua small business owner, Rachel Diaz, to the show. She is the owner of a Puerto Rican Bakeshop called Borinken Cakes. She’s a working mother of two, who - before getting into the baking business - had a career in product design with products appearing on the shelves of retailers like Target, Michael's, and Joann Fabrics. When she entered the baking industry, she went from baking at home, to operating out of a mall kiosk to now owning two storefronts. We’re going to talk with Rachel about what it took for her to start her own business, the challenges she faced as a small business owner, and of course, the wonderful world of Puerto Rican desserts!

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Borinken Cakes ★ https://www.borinkencakes.com/our-story

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Production Assistant Richie Requena ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

Publicist Ambar Colon ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Video Editor Josue Ortiz ★ https://twitter.com/TheJosueAngel

Episode 66: What Did We Miss??? Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, The Pauls & Act 60, Climate Change x Puerto Rico, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More!

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:58:18 -0500

What’s up everyone! It’s good to be back in action. In today’s episode we get the Paseo Podcast team together to talk about a ton of Puerto Rico news that we either missed or wanted to talk about while we were on break. We’re going to talk about Puerto Rican athletes, Jessica Camacho-Quinn and Amanda Serrano, Puerto Rico as a tax haven through the lens of Jake and Logan Paul, climate change and Puerto Rico, and Lin-Manuel Miranda and our responsibility as BIPOC folks to tell our stories.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Ambar Colón's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Josue Ortiz's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJosueAngel

Richie Requena's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 65: Predatory Gentrification in Puerto Rico

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:07:44 -0500

On today’s show we welcome Nicole Alvarez. She's the Co-Founder & Coordinator of Actívate PR, which is a collective dedicated to bringing awareness to the importance of Puerto Rican independence from a present day lens. We’re going to discuss predatory gentrification in Puerto Rico today. There’s been a number of news stories over the years bringing attention to the policies contributing to the pushing out of Boricuas on the island in favor of affluent individuals, mostly white, to move to Puerto Rico. Some examples include the Jones Act, la Junta, privatization, tax laws like Act 60 and others. So, we’re going to talk to Nicole about some of these policies and how they are impacting the island as well as what the Puerto Rican government is doing to combat gentrification...HINT - NOT MUCH!

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Actívate PR Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/activate.pr

Actívate PR Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/activate_pr

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

GoFundMe for Gyovanny Arzuaga and Yasmin Perez ★ https://www.gofundme.com/f/2f3dfk8xco?fbclid=IwAR0LgLlgtjvNYqNzcIBoM9kxFDm9COVyFxIThXdOhu1pEYQyP6ChjyDqiJc

Episode 64: Puerto Rican & Palestinian Solidarity w/ Dr. Sara Awartani

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:34:59 -0500

On today’s show we welcome Dr. Sara Awartani. We're going to talk about settler colonialism and armed struggle within the context of Puerto Rico and Palestine, examples of Puerto Rican and Palestinian solidarity, and hear some of her literary suggestions on where people can begin to educate themselves on Puerto Rico and Palestine independence. She is a Global American Studies Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History. An interdisciplinary U.S. social movement historian, her research, publications, and teaching interrogate twentieth century Latinx and Arab American radicalism, interracial solidarities, policing, and American global power.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Dr. Sara Awartani ★ https://saraawartani.com

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 63: Multi-Medium Artist, Ali Six

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 22:12:00 -0500

On today’s show, we welcome Ali Six. He is a multi-medium artist from Chicago. Among other things, in today’s episode we’re going to discuss the role Aladdin & Michael Jordan played in his name, his 3 key takeaways for aspiring artists he’s learned in his career, what getting arrested meant for his trajectory in the Chicago art scene and where in the diaspora the Jibarito was first created.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Ali Six's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/ali_six_/?hl=en

Ali Six's Website ★ https://ali6chicago.bigcartel.com

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 62: 8 Actions the Executive Branch Should Take to Aid Puerto Rico

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 01:00:00 -0500

On today’s show we welcome returning guest, Federico A. de Jesús. He is an advisor for the Center for American Progress. You may remember him from the last time we had him on the show to discuss the PR Self-Determination Act and his work with Power 4 Puerto Rico. We also welcome Laura Rodriguez, she’s the Vice President for Government Affairs at the Center for American Progress. She’s worked for members of congress in the past, one being U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, who she advised on Latino policy, outreach, and media.

We’re going to discuss their recent essay for the Center for American Progress, titled An Urgent Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico. In the piece, one section was dedicated to the 8 actions the executive branch should take to aid Puerto Rico. We’re focusing on that part of the article in this episode. Make sure you stay tuned till the end when we discuss obsessions and favorite PR food spots. We don’t know how we managed to do it, but we got a Bennifer mention in there.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

An Urgent Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico (Center for American Progress) ★ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2021/04/28/498841/urgent-rescue-plan-puerto-rico

Federico's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/fdejesusfebles

Laura's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/ThisIsLRod

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 61: 50 years of Promoting Afro-Latin Arts & Culture in Chicago

Thu, 27 May 2021 17:55:03 -0500

On today’s show we welcome the Executive Director of the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, Omar Torres Kortright. The cultural center is the longest serving Latinx cultural center in Chicago and this year they are celebrating their 50th Anniversary, so we invited Omar on the show to talk about the center’s namesake, what initiated its founding in the 1970s - hint the Young Lords played a role - and how they plan to celebrate and serve Chicago for another 50 years.

We also welcome author and poet, Luis Tubens, as well as dancer and choreographer, María Luisa-Torres. Maria and Luis are the creators of a production called Raíces to Roots, which will have a number of showings in the coming weeks at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center as part of the 50th anniversary celebration. We’re going to talk about their production, what they want people to take away after experiencing it and what partnering with the cultural center today means for them.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

SRBCC Website ★ http://segundoruizbelvis.org/?fbclid=IwAR0kgqwCJhucNR_X915c-fErdbccVQ_8s7hf6Yr9mpZSYIISIwXzBnYezgk

Raíces to Roots Facebook Page ★ https://www.facebook.com/Raicestoroots

Raíces to Roots Upcoming Events ★ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raices-to-roots-tickets-153393336599

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Production Assistant, Richie Requena Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

Episode 60: Why Go Mainstream When You Can Breakthrough?

Thu, 20 May 2021 22:01:14 -0500

We welcome Monica Cruz. She's a labor reporter with BreakThrough News and host of the weekly podcast, On the Picket Line. She's a 3rd generation Afro-Boricua raised in New Jersey and an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation. We discuss the PRO Act, a major labor legislation that could transform the lives of working class people and labor organizing, and what that means for Puerto Ricans, the wider BIPOC community and the working class as a whole.

We also talk about why it’s so hard to make a good Mofongo, where mainstream media is lacking in their reporting on labor and her labor reporting for BreakThrough news, especially what she experienced during the Amazon Warehouse unionization efforts in Alabama.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

BreakThrough News Website ★ https://www.breakthroughnews.org

Monica Cruz's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/palantemami

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Production Assistant, Richie Requena Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

Episode 59: I'm A F***ing Intellectual: Being Puerto Rican in Higher Ed

Thu, 13 May 2021 19:06:49 -0500

We welcome Dr. Lisa Calvente to the show. She is a Communications and Black studies scholar. We’re going to discuss her connection to the Notorious B.I.G., her work and research, her connection to Puerto Rican culture after her father’s passing, a lawsuit she’s filled against DePaul University stemming from her tenure process and a whole lot more.

Plus, we share details on the Paseo Podcast and 42 other independent media outlets coming together to save Chicago media.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

DePaul professor claims broken rules, discrimination led to denial of tenure ★ https://depauliaonline.com/49030/news/depaul-professor-claims-broken-rules-discrimination-led-to-denial-of-tenure

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Production Assistant, Brita Hunegs' Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/britahunegs

Episode 58: The Murder of Keishla Rodríguez & The University of PR's Budget Cuts

Thu, 06 May 2021 21:43:10 -0500

We welcome Victoria Leandra to the show. She's the Editorial Director for The Americano and Floricua, a news outlet for and by Latinas in the US. Prior to becoming the Editorial Director for The Americano/Floricuas, Victoria worked for VICE News and Bloomberg and you might have seen her bylines in outlets like Refinery29, Oprah Magazine, Bustle, and Remezcla.

We’re going to talk about her work at Floricua, the fiscal oversight board's proposed cuts to the University of Puerto Rico’s budget and how that is affecting the student population, and the murder of Keishla Rodríguez and her unborn child at the hands of Puerto Rican Boxer, Félix Verdejo, who was recently charged with her murder by a federal grand jury.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Victoria's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/leandrareports?lang=en

Victoria's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/victorialeandra/?hl=en

Floricua's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/floricuas

Floricua's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/floricuas

Floricua's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/floricuas

Floricua's Website ★ https://theamericanonews.com/floricua

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Cronología: los eventos que marcaron el caso de Keishla Rodríguez ★ https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/seguridad/notas/cronologia-los-eventos-que-marcaron-el-caso-de-keishla-rodriguez/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1620049003

Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 57: From Humboldt Park to Grey's Anatomy

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 21:59:26 -0500

Melissa DuPrey joins the show this week. She’s a Black Puerto Rican performer, storyteller, & comic. She’s been on shows, such as Empire and Chicago PD, and in films, like Cherry on Apple TV. She’s also had success on stage with shows like SUSHI-frito and currently has a recurring row on Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Sara Ortiz. We’re going to talk about her experience on Grey’s Anatomy, projects she’s worked on and what she has in store for the future, how her life as a live performer was impacted by the pandemic and more.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Melissa's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/boomboomduprey

Melissa's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/boomboomduprey

Melissa's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/boomboomduprey/?hl=en

Melissa's Website ★ https://www.melissaduprey.com

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 56: Adam Toledo & The Investments We Have Yet To Make

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 23:13:16 -0500

Jessie Fuentes returns to the show! She’s an activist, the Co-Chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda Chicago Chapter and the new Director of Policy and Youth Advocacy for the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago. If you want to learn more about Jessie and her work, give episode 4 of the podcast a listen. Today we’re going to discuss the systemic issues facing youth in the Puerto Rican & wider BIPOC community, how these issues relate to the Adam Toledo killing, and what investments need to be made in order to prevent what happened to Adam from happening to others & more.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Jessie's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/JessieLFuentes1

Jessie's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/jessie.fuentes.14

Jessie's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/jessielfuentes

The Puerto Rican Agenda of Chicago ★ https://www.puertoricanchicago.org

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 55: The Borinqueneers

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:46:43 -0500

This week was the first-ever National Borinqueneers Day! On today's episode, we answer the question - Who were The Borinqueneers?

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

★ Puerto Rico Status Bills ★

The Puerto Rico Self Determination Act ★ https://www.menendez.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FLO21285.pdf

The Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act ★ https://soto.house.gov/sites/soto.house.gov/files/documents/SOTO_005_xml%20w%20sig%5B1%5D.pdf

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 54: The Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 22:52:55 -0500

For this week’s episode, we’re sharing 2 separate, but related, interviews. We speak to Federico A. de Jesús, Senior Advisor for Power 4 Puerto Rico and a Former Obama-Biden Official, about the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act, including misconceptions of the bill, how it came to be, how it seeks to address Puerto Rico’s status, and how it compares to the The Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act.

We also speak to Giovanni Pagán Vélez & Andrés Rodriguez Brauer, members of the research team responsible for a recent study released by Data for Progress on Puerto Rican Status Preferences. They polled likely voters in Puerto Rico to see what their preferences were on Puerto Rico’s status by simulating a ranked choice voting scenario. We’ll learn about their findings, what status questions they asked Puerto Ricans, and more when we take the deep dive into their research.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Federico's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/fdejesusfebles

Giovanni's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/GioPaganVelez

Andrés' Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/andresbrauer

Power 4 Puerto Rico ★ https://law.uiowa.edu

PR Policy site ★ https://prpolicy.org

Puerto Rican Status Preferences: Simulating Decolonization through Ranked Choice Voting (Data for Progress) ★ https://www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/2021/3/dfp-pr-status-rcv.pdf

The Puerto Rico Self Determination Act ★ https://www.menendez.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FLO21285.pdf

The Puerto Rico Statehood Admissions Act ★ https://soto.house.gov/sites/soto.house.gov/files/documents/SOTO_005_xml%20w%20sig%5B1%5D.pdf

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 53: The Jones Act, Workers' Rights & Unionizing Your Workplace

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:03:12 -0500

For this week’s episode, we welcome César Rosado Marzán. He’s a labor and employment law scholar and professor in the University of Iowa’s College of Law. We invited him on the show today because there’s been some big unionization news in the media recently. In case you haven’t seen it, there is a vital election going on to unionize an Amazon Warehouse in Alabama and a lot of eyes are paying attention to what will happen at this warehouse, including 1,000s of Amazon workers nationwide.

This story got us thinking about labor and employment law, but in addition to talking about the Amazon Warehouse story, we’ll also discuss the Jones Act and its impact on Puerto Rico, workers’ rights, and Joe Biden’s statement showing support for unionization efforts, which - btw - is not something you see often from a sitting president.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Cesar's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/cfrosado

University of Iowa, College of Law ★ https://law.uiowa.edu

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

BONUS: U.S. Rep. Chuy García on Puerto Rico Policy, The Squad & The Democratic Party's Future

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:07:44 -0500

For this bonus episode, we welcome Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García to the show. We talk to him about the role he’s playing in legislation at the federal level that can impact Puerto Rico’s colonial, financial and environmental status, his views on the future of the Democratic Party, his relationship with The Squad and more!

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

★ About Our Guest(s) ★

Chuy's Gov. Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RepChuyGarcia

Chuy's Personal Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/ChuyForCongress

Chuy's Gov. Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/RepChuyGarcia

Chuy's Personal Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/ChuyForCongress

Chuy's Gov. Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/repchuygarcia

Chuy's Gov. Website ★ https://chuygarcia.house.gov

"He's a Real One": The Squad's Middle-Aged, Mustachioed Ally in Congress (In These Times) ★ https://inthesetimes.com/article/chuy-garcia-the-squad-aoc-pressley-chicago-progressive?fbclid=IwAR2z3yhHyhzklDs475Az5b2_b4Aygu-obUAMB8b4X7wxAW9PoAfwdjeIoMU

★ More on Legislation Seeking to Address Puerto Rico's Status Issue ★

What's behind calls for Puerto Rico statehood? Here are 4 things to know (NBC News) ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/what-s-behind-calls-puerto-rico-statehood-here-are-4-n1259300

AOC-Velázquez Puerto Rico bill sets needed path to decolonization, progressives say (NBC News) ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/aoc-velzquez-puerto-rico-bill-sets-needed-path-decolonization-progress-rcna342?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

★ Partners + Additional Credits ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion

Episode 52: Reporting on Puerto Rico w/ Nicole Acevedo from NBC News & NBC Latino

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:28:21 -0600

We welcome NBC News and NBC Latino reporter, Nicole Acevedo, to the show. In the past, Nicole has published stories for MSNBC, Telemundo 47 and NPR’s Latino USA. She’s done a lot of reporting on Puerto Rico, so we’re going to talk about her recent reporting on two opposing bills in congress that are trying to address the issue of Puerto Rico’s status, and we’ll also talk about her personal journey navigating the journalism field.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Sound Editor, Richie Requena ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

★ About our Guest(s) ★

Nicole's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/Nicolemarie_A

Nicole's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/nicoleacevedorodz/?hl=en

NBC Latino ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/latino

NBC News ★ https://www.nbcnews.com

What's behind calls for Puerto Rico statehood? Here are 4 things to know (NBC News) ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/what-s-behind-calls-puerto-rico-statehood-here-are-4-n1259300

★ Partners + Additional Details ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Episode 51: Two PRs Talking PR

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:43:52 -0600

We’re making history by welcoming our very first Missourican guest to the show! Daniela Velázquez joins us today. She is the Senior Manager of Public Relations at Elasticity, a St Louis-based digital marketing and advertising firm, and sits on the leadership board for VozKC, a Missouri-based PAC focused on building the power of Latinos across the state. We discuss what life was like for her growing up Puerto Rican in Missouri, public relations and her work with the PAC, VozKC.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/

Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Sound Editor, Richie Requena ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

★ About our Guest(s) ★

Daniela's Website ★ http://danielavelazquez.com

Daniela's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/VDanielaV

Daniela's LinkedIn ★ https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielavelazquez/?originalSubdomain=in

VozKC ★ https://www.vozkc.org

Elasticity ★ https://goelastic.com

★ Partners + Additional Details ★

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Civil Rights Activist Felicitas Mendez Honored in Today’s Google Doodle (Remezcla): https://remezcla.com/culture/civil-rights-activist-felicitas-mendez-honored-in-todays-google-doodle

Opinion: All the reasons Puerto Rico statehood efforts keep stalling (WaPo): https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/03/puerto-rico-statehood-bill-pedro-pierluisi/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_opinions

What's behind calls for Puerto Rico statehood? Here are 4 things to know (NPC News): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/what-s-behind-calls-puerto-rico-statehood-here-are-4-n1259300

Supreme Court Takes Up Puerto Rico Case Biden Pledged to Abandon (WSJ): https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-take

Basketball Warriors (La Brega): https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/la-brega/articles/basketball-warriors

Episode 50: What The IL Culturally Responsive Teaching And Leading Standards Mean For BIPOC Students

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:52:02 -0600

We welcome two returning guests to the podcast this week. Today we welcome back IL State Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas and Managing Director of Corps Member Leadership at Teach for America, Jason Dones. We’re going to discuss the Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading standards that Illinois state lawmakers recently adopted, which will elevate the training teachers receive statewide to better meet the needs of students. We’re going to delve deeper into what these standards are, how they were developed, what these standards mean for Puerto Rican and the wider BIPOC student population and address some of the criticism lawmakers and right wing organizations have charged against them in their attempt to get these standards blocked from adoption in the lead up to their adoption vote in the state Congress.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315

Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/

Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

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Cristina's Gov. Website ★ https://www.senatorpacionezayas.com

Cristina's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/messages/263495009-1087557819514142721

Cristina's Gov. Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/SenPacioneZayas

Cristina's Gov. Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/SenatorPacioneZayas

Jason's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/jay.humboldt

Jason's LinkedIn ★ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-dones-590966172

PACHS Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/pedroalbizucamposhighschool

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Cristina's Chicago Tribune Article ★ https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-culturally-responsive-teaching-standards-20210212-omicm3kohrg5ncqdfitjzjewai-story.html

Jason's Chicago Sun-Times Article ★ https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/12/22280719/ensure-students-find-passion-through-school-jason-dones

CRTL Standards ★ https://www.isbe.net/Documents/23-24RG-P.pdf#search=Culturally%20Responsive%20Teaching%20and%20Leading%20Standards

Episode 49: Leading Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School Through The Pandemic

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:12:33 -0600

We welcome Dr. Melissa Lewis to the show. She’s the principal of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School located on Paseo Boricua in Chicago. We’re going to discuss the high school and how it differs from Chicago Public Schools, her experience as an Afro-Boricua in the education field, what it has been like leading the high school through the pandemic and a whole lot more.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/

Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

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PACHS Website ★ https://pachs-chicago.org

PACHS Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/pachsmedia

PACHS Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/pachsmedia

PACHS Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/pedroalbizucamposhighschool

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Letter to a Young Lord: Remembering Manuel Ramos ★ https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/11/22277308/manuel-ramos-young-lords-gang-police-shooting-fred-hampton-black-panthers-rainbow-coalition

A wave of killings against transgender people in Puerto Rico ★ https://art19.com/shows/the-take/episodes/f2ee98aa-7b11-43cf-b3c3-927c6139c0d8

La DePaulia Article ★ https://depauliaonline.com/52550/ladepaulia/puertorriquenos-en-chicago-expresan-sentimientos-de-esperanza-sobre-la-declaracion-de-estado-de-emergencia-por-la-violencia-de-genero-en-su-pais

Episode 48: Chicago’s Looming Eviction Crisis & Its Impact on the BIPOC Community

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 20:43:12 -0600

We welcome back to the show, City Bureau journalist, Justin Agrelo. Justin reports on housing for City Bureau and he and their housing team published a report on Chicago’s looming housing crisis. They spoke with Chicago residents facing eviction to better understand the impacts the pandemic is having on their ability to keep a roof over their heads. We’re going to talk about Chicago’s eviction crisis, who was highlighted in this piece and their testimonials and Justin will share some solutions that can help you or anyone you know who is facing eviction.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/

Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

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Justin’s Website ★ https://www.justinagrelo.com

Justin’s Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/mellowagrelo/?hl=en

Justin's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/JstnAgrlo

Inside Chicago's Silent Housing Crisis ★ https://www.citybureau.org/the-housing-cliff

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Episode 47: A Trip to London’s Puerto Rican Diaspora w/ Naomi Bonafoux

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:48:02 -0600

Naomi Bonafoux joins the podcast this week and we’re taking a trip across the pond to London’s Puerto Rican Diaspora. She holds a few hats, but on top of being a part of the Puerto Rican community in London, she’s also an activist and actress. We’re going to talk about why she left Puerto Rico for London, the struggle of trying to find a job in a new country, how she’s navigated the pandemic as a single mother, the moment that brought Puerto Ricans in London together and a whole lot more.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/

Sound Editor, Brita Hunegs' Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/britahunegs

Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

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Naomi's Photographic Journal ★ https://thephotographicjournal.com/essays/carnival-ish

Naomi's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/naomibonafoux/?hl=en

Naomi's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/naomibonafoux

Naomi's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/naomibonafoux

Southwest Londoner Article ★ https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/life/04122020-puerto-rico-london-political-identity/?fbclid=IwAR1GCON9pehpAZa0UDDEUCfYx96XrhU8RuqhlJZ_SAnEtmqTAORNN02ryQw

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Episode 46: Latino Rebels & Representation in Media w/ Julio Ricardo Varela

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:02:33 -0600

Julio Ricardo Varela joins the podcast this week. He's the founder of the independent media outlet, Latino Rebels, Co-host of the show, In The Thick, and Vice-President of New Business for Futuro Media, which produces the nationally syndicated public radio program, Latino USA. We’re going to talk about how why he founded Latino Rebels, how Latino Rebels became a part of Futuro Media, speaking truth to power as an independent journalist, the relationship between media in the Puerto Rican diaspora and media on la Isla, what both Democrats and Republicans can actually agree on when it comes to Puerto Rico, and a whole lot more.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/

Sound Editor, Richie Requena's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

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Julio’s Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/julito77

Latino Rebels Website ★ https://www.latinorebels.com

In the Thick Website ★ https://www.inthethick.org

Futuro Media Website ★ https://www.futuromediagroup.org

Julio's Article for NBC Think ★ https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/white-liberals-must-stop-pushing-puerto-rican-statehood-their-own-ncna1247419

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Episode 45: Star Wars, Representation & How Boricuas Fit In w/ the Hosts of Triad of The Force

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:42:02 -0600

The hosts of Triad of The Force, a Star Wars podcast, join the show to talk about representation in Star Wars, Puerto Rican actors that have played a part in various Star Wars properties and the parallels the crew sees in the Star Wars Universe compared to the realities Puerto Rico faces today.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Paseo Podcast

Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/paseopodcast/

Sound Editor, Richie Requena's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

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Triad of the Force YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqpodcgMN2UG8ECuhtu1mjw

Triad of the Force Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/TriadOfTheForce

Triad of the Force Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/triadoftheforce

Triad of the Force on Tee Public ★ https://www.teepublic.com/user/triad-of-the-force

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Episode 44: Organizing in Puerto Rico & Chicago, Attack at the Capitol & More w/ Alderwoman Rossana Rodríguez Sanchez

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:07:50 -0600

Alderwoman of the 33rd Ward, Rossana Rodríguez Sanchez, joins the show. We talk about life growing up in Puerto Rico, her experiences and the contrasts she saw in her organizing both on La Isla and in Chicago, the reason why she migrated to the states, policy she is advocating for in the Chicago City Council, her reaction to the coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol last week and a whole lot more.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA

Like us on Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast

Sound Editor, Richie Requena's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena

Publicist, Ambar Colón's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi

Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

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Rossana's Website (Governmental) ★ https://33rdward.org

Rossana's Website (Political) ★ https://www.rossanafor33.org

Rossana's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/RossanaFor33

Rossana's Facebook (Governmental) ★ https://www.facebook.com/33rdward

Rossana's Facebook (Political) ★ https://www.facebook.com/rossanafor33

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WBEZ Article with Rossana ★ https://interactive.wbez.org/prtroupe

Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS) ★ https://inthesetimes.com/article/crisis-hotline-defund-police-chicago-socialist-black-lives-matter

Prism Article on Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan ★ https://www.prismreports.org/article/2021/1/7/the-national-lawyers-guilds-outgoing-latina-president-is-a-white-woman

Episode 35: Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa on His Puerto Rican Roots, Public Service & Democratic Socialism ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/35

Episode 12: 100 Years of Lolita Lebrón ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/12

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org

Direct Download ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes

Apple Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/9Agz50COMEF

Google Podcasts ★ http://ow.ly/u80T50COMF1

Spotify ★ http://ow.ly/2g8h50COMFo

Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact

Episode 43: Decolonizing Wellness w/ Constanza Eliana Chinea

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:30:42 -0600

Yoga teacher and founder of Embody Inclusivity, Constanza Eliana Chinea, joins the show to talk about wellness and decolonizing it. Her practice centers on social justice in wellness + offers decolonization and anti-racism education to people from all walks of life.

Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon

Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org

Like us on Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/paseopodcast

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Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

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Constanza's Website ★ https://www.embodyinclusivity.com

Constanza's YouTube ★ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuTRNfSviLs&ab_channel=ConstanzaEliana

Constanza's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/eliana.chinea

Constanza's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/elianayogalife

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Episode 25: IL Elections with State Sen. Iris Martinez & Cook County Circuit Court Judge Candidates ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/25

Episode 18: Early Childhood Education + The PR Agenda with Cristina Pacione-Zayas ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/18

Episode 12: 100 Years of Lolita Lebrón ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/12

Lolita's Bodega on Chicago Tonight (PBS) ★ https://www.pbs.org/video/virtual-bodega-inspires-supporting-local-artists-of-color-xx

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Episode 42: The Taste of Sugar & the Publishing Industry with Novelist Marisel Vera

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:19:09 -0600

We welcome novelist, Marisel Vera, to the show! We talk about growing up in Chicago, specifically in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, the white-dominated publishing industry, and, among other things, her latest novel, The Taste of Sugar. Without giving too much away, the story takes place just shortly after Puerto Rico came under U.S. rule in 1898. It follows newlyweds Valentina Sánchez's and Vicente Vega’s journey from Puerto Rico to work on sugar plantations in Hawaii after losing everything in the San Ciriaco hurricane.

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Sounds ★ Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMHu

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Marisel's Website ★ https://www.mariselvera.com

Marisel's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMariselVera.Author

Marisel's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/writingbee2

Marisel's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/MVeraWriter

Taste of Sugar's Facebook ★ https://www.facebook.com/thetasteofsugarnovel

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Episode 34: Marina Del Rios, MD, MS on Covid-19 & IL Unidos ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/episodes/34?rq=marina

Progressive Organizations Pen Open Letter to Biden, Listing Priorities for Puerto Rico (via Latino Latino Rebels) ★ https://www.latinorebels.com/2020/12/15/openletterpuertorico

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Episode 41: Knowing Our Roots & Sharing Our History w/Adrián Román

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:19:29 -0600

Visual artist and children's book author, Adrián Román, joins the show to discuss his revolutionary roots, his art, the importance of educating the next generations of Boricuas on the historical figures in Puerto Rican history and how his family inspired him to create the children’s book series, Caras Lindas.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Publicist: Ambar Colón, Twitter @MeDicenAmbi

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Adrián's Instagram

Caras Lindas Books Website + Instagram

Episode 25 of Paseo Podcast: paseomedia.org/episodes/25

Episode 18 of Paseo Podcast: paseomedia.org/episodes/18

The Puerto Rican Agenda Website: puertoricanchicago.org

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 40: Researcher & Filmmaker Andrew J. Padilla

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 23:31:38 -0600

Researcher and filmmaker, Andrew J. Padilla, joins the show! We talk about filmmaking, his project El Barrio Tours: Gentrification in East Harlem, the expansion of political parties in Puerto Rico and a whole lot more.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Publicist: Ambar Colón, Twitter @MeDicenAmbi

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Paseo Podcast

Andrew's Website + Twitter

El Barrio Tours: Gentrification in East Harlem (2012)

Last Tenant Standing in East Harlem, NYC (EBT: Gentrification USA)

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 39: The Puerto Rico Election 2020

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:29:18 -0600

In case you missed it, the United States wasn’t the only place on earth with an election 2 weeks ago on November 3rd. Puerto Rico had an election that same day too, so we’re going to discuss the results of the election and take a quick run through the history of Puerto Rico political parties.

Both of these topics are rich with information, so we’ve invited Michael Rodríguez, assistant professor of sociology & Latina/o studies at Northwestern University, and Edoardo Ortiz, a returning guest to the show and recent grad of the Harris School of Public Policy at The University of Chicago, to help us make sense of it all.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

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Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Publicist: Ambar Colón, Twitter @MeDicenAmbi

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Block Club Chicago Feature on the Paseo Podcast

Michael's Twitter + Project: P.R. Chicago Archives

Edoardo's Twitter

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 38: The Puerto Rican Electorate with Erica González from #Power4PuertoRico

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:16:19 -0600

In case you were living under a rock, the U.S. Presidential Election took place last week. To help us understand the Puerto Rican Electorate in this election, Erica González, Director of #Power4PuertoRico & Founding Editor of IDAR/E, is with us today. In addition to insights on how Puerto Ricans voted and issues that resonate most with our community, we'll discuss the organizing work Power4PuertoRico did in the lead up to the 2020 U.S. Election, the 2020 Puerto Rico Election and statehood referendum vote, the problematic narrative coming out of election coverage about Latinx voters, and a whole lot more.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Publicist: Ambar Colón, Twitter @MeDicenAmbi

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Erica's Twitter + Article: Latina's Strike Back

#Power4PuertoRico's Website + Facebook + Twitter

PRPolicy.org

Women's Media Center: IDAR/E

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 37: Cooking with Genesis, an 8-Year Old Boricua Chef

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 19:10:11 -0600

Our guest this episode is 8-year old Puerto Rican cook, Genesis Rodriguez! We’re going to talk about her love of cooking, being autistic, her show, Cooking with Genesis, virtual learning and a whole lot more!

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Publicist: Ambar Colón, Twitter @MeDicenAmbi

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Cooking with Genesis on Facebook + Instagram

Genesis' YouTube Show: Cooking with Genesis

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 36: City Bureau Journalist Justin Agrelo

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 23:38:11 -0500

Our guest is journalist Justin Agrelo. He's currently covering housing for local Chicago media outlet, City Bureau, and some of you may know him for his piece in Mother Jones on the history of the Puerto Rican flag. We’re going to talk about his experience as a Puerto Rican journalist, representation in journalism, the history of the Puerto Rican flag and the importance of reporting on housing.

Keep in mind, we recorded this with Justin a few weeks ago before we got our new sound setup, so the audio is going to sound like a Zoom call......because it is. =)

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

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Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Publicist: Ambar Colón, Twitter @MeDicenAmbi

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Justin's Twitter + Mother Jones Article: How a Change of Color for the Puerto Rican Flag Became a Symbol of Resistance

City Bureau Housing Crisis Survey

City Bureau

Episode 34: Marina Del Rios, MD, MS on Covid-19 & IL Unidos

The Ben Joravsky Show: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon on the Puerto Rican vote

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

BONUS: Latinx LGBTQ GOTV Commercial Press Conference

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:15:24 -0500

For this bonus episode, we're sharing audio from a Press Conference on Sunday, October 25, announcing the release of a nationwide Latinx LGBTQ Get Out the Vote commercial developed by the Immigration Reform Fund founded by former Congressman, Luis Gutiérrez. We’re going to play the commercial for you during this episode and stick around for the end when we will share never before heard candid thoughts from interviews post-presser with Congressman Jesus Chuy Garcia and IL State Senator Omar Aquino.

Speakers at this press conference include:

Former Congressmen, Luis Gutiérrez
Chicago Alderman of the 1st Ward, Daniel La Spata
Congressman Jesus Chuy Garcia
IL State Senator, Omar Aquino
IL State Representative and Chair of the Black Caucus, Camille Y. Lilly
IL State Representative Lamont Robinson

The Commercial: English + Spanish

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Sounds: MEINL Percussion

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 35: Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa on His Puerto Rican Roots, Public Service & Democratic Socialism

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:29:45 -0500

Our guest today is the first Democratic Socialist elected to Chicago’s City Council - Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th Ward). We talk about his Puerto Rican roots, what drew him to public office, his identity as a gay man, the Latinx vote this presidential election, Puerto Rico’s Governor endorsing Donald Trump for president and a whole lot more.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Publicist: Ambar Colón, Twitter @MeDicenAmbi

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Carlos' Government Website + Facebook

Carlos' Facebook + Twitter

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 34: Marina Del Rios, MD, MS on Covid-19 & IL Unidos

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 21:51:24 -0500

Marina Del Rios, MD, MS is with us today. We talk about what her experience has been teaching medical students, Covid-19’s impact on the Latinx community, her personal story of trying to avoid bringing the virus home to her husband and children, and a whole lot more.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Marina's Twitter

Illinois Unidos Website + Facebook + Twitter

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 33: Presidential Debate + Puerto Rican Cultural Center Business Initiatives

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:16:39 -0500

Small Business Development Center Director at the PRCC, Carlos Bosques joins the show today to talk about the Puerto Rican Cultural Center's business initiatives. Plus, we share a few thoughts on this week's presidential debate.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

PRPolicy.org

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 32: El Grito de Lares + the Breonna Taylor Indictment

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 23:30:32 -0500

Short show today. We take a trip back in time to a revolutionary moment in Puerto Rico's history, El Grito de Lares, and share our thoughts on the indictment in the Breonna Taylor case along with audio from the protests afterward. #SayHerName

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

El Grito de Lares

Today in History: El Grito de Lares, September 23, 1868

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 31: Visual Artist Carlos Rolón

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:02:06 -0500

American contemporary visual artist Carlos Rolón is on the show today. We’re going to talk about his beginnings in the art world, the NBA season, using art as a form of social advocacy and more.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Carlos Rolón Website + Facebook + Instagram

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Episode 30: Alli Arocho & Honoring the Vejigante Mask-Making Tradition

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:59:47 -0500

Artist Alli Arochi joins the show. We talk about vejigantes, the tradition of making vejigante masks, her transition from the tech world to making her art full-time and her experience as an artist amidst Covid-19.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Made of Masks: Alli Arocho’s Aislá

Facebook + Twitter + Instagram: @paseopodcast

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Alli Arocho's Website + Instagram

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter

Episode 29: John Vasquez Mejias & The Puerto Rican War

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:10:09 -0500

We talk a lot about the importance of knowing our history as Puerto Ricans on this show, including the ways in which our history is kept from us. Some people recommend watching documentaries and reading books, but what about seeing and reading our history in the form of a graphic novel?

Storyteller, artist and art teacher, John Vasquez Mejias, joins the show to talk about the Puerto Rican War - a graphic novel that tells the story of Puerto Rican revolutionaries fighting American colonialism in 1950. We spoke to him a couple of weeks ago to talk about his purpose behind this graphic novel, his art and his perspective on the back-to-school debate as a teacher amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook + Twitter + Instagram: @paseopodcast

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

John Vasquez Mejias' Website + Instagram

The Puerto Rican War

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter

Episode 28: Rosa Clemente on Identity, Resistance & Fighting for Justice in the Face of Oppression

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:21:20 -0500

We spoke with Rosa Clemente, the 1st Black Puerto Rican/Afro-Latina to run for Vice-President for the Green Party. Soon to be Dr. Clemente, she is an organizer, lecturer, and independent journalist. We covered a lot of topics - the younger generation fighting for racial justice, George Floyd motivating people to take action from the streets to the suites, speaking to family around issues of race, resistance in the face of oppression, the Presidential Election and a whole lot more.

P.S. It's our Birthday episode!!!

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook + Twitter + Instagram: @paseopodcast

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Rosa Clemente's Website + Facebook + Instagram + Twitter + YouTube

PR on the Map

Who is Black

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter

Quarantine Bonus: Comic Book Writer, Vita Ayala

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:00:44 -0500

Afro-Puerto Rican comic book writer, Vita Ayala, joins the show to discuss their work, how they fell in love with comics, the comic industry, dealing with trolls online and more.

Keep in mind this episode was recorded just before the pandemic made us all quarantine, so some references and insights - while worth listening to - may be dated.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook, Twitter & Instagram: @paseopodcast

Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Vita Ayala's Ko-fi + Twitter

Vita's Work:

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter

Quarantine Bonus: Media Activism in Puerto Rico

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:08:35 -0500

Dr. Yadira Nieves Pizarro, Assistant Professor and Chair of the Communications Department in the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (Bayamón Campus), joins the show to discuss media activism in Puerto Rico. We talk about the media's role in Afro-Latinx representation, the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, protests, how people and the news are covered on la Isla and more.

Keep in mind this episode was recorded just before the pandemic made us all quarantine, so some references and insights - while worth listening to - may be dated.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook, Twitter & Instagram: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Dr. Yadira Nieves Pizarro Website + Twitter

Dr. Yadira's work mentioned:

Hurricane Marie Website Dr. Yadira mentioned: losmuertosdemaria.com

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter

Episode 27: A Puerto Rican Birthday in Quarantine

Tue, 19 May 2020 19:31:16 -0500

Vanessa Torres thought she would be celebrating her birthday solo in quarantine, but she was surprised by a Boricua Birthday Parade on her block just for her with cars filled with family and friends. We invited Vanessa Torres, Anais Zayas, and Mary Santana from the Miracle Center to talk about this moment, why it mattered and what their work at TMC looks like during the COVID-19 quarantine.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Block Club Chicago Article on the Boricua Birthday Parade

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

JLo Tik Tok Challenge

Vanessa Torres Facebook + Instagram + Twitter + Negocios Now Latinos 40 under 40

Anais Zayas Facebook + Instagram + Tik Tok, @zayasanais

Mary Santana Facebook + Instagram

The Miracle Center Website + Facebook + Instagram + Twitter

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter

BONUS: Census 2020

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:43:04 -0500

This bonus episode is dedicated to the Census. We had a discussion with leaders from the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership. Michael N. Okińczyc-Cruz, Rose Ocampo, and Rosette Mumboleo join the show to discuss why the Census is important, address misconceptions, and share what you should consider when completing your Census questionnaire.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Website: paseomedia.org

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: MEINL Percussion

Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership Website + Twitter + Facebook + Instagram

Census Website

Importance of Census Data

Census Impact in Your Community

Episode 26: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) & Puerto Rico

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:48:28 -0500

COVID-19 has impacted our daily lives significantly. There is a lot of information out there on what the virus is and the preventative measures you can take, so make sure you are accessing information from trustworthy news sources. It is very contagious and we all need to do our part in social distancing in order to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus. This will also help prevent our healthcare system from being overwhelmed. To break this all down within the context of Puerto Rico, freelance journalist, Angélica Serrano-Román, joins the show. She’s been posting daily COVID-19 updates on Twitter as details are released by the Government of Puerto Rico. We recorded this on March 24 and mentioned the total cases in Puerto Rico was at 39. Now there are 64 on la Isla as of this posting.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

3Rs Campaign For Earthquake Relief

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Angélica Serrano-Román Website + Facebook + Twitter

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter

The CDC COVID-19 Page

Episode 25: IL Elections with State Sen. Iris Martinez & Cook County Circuit Court Judge Candidates

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 01:33:26 -0500

It's an election-themed episode of the Paseo Podcast, so we invited a number of guests running for local office here in Illinois on Tuesday, March 17. We welcome State Senator and candidate for Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court, Iris Martinez. We're going to discuss her campaign, what inspired her to run for elected office, & how she has navigated the male-dominated world of politics. After that, I sit down with Cook County Circuit Court Judge candidates, Araceli Reyes De La Cruz, Laura Ayala-Gonzalez, and Judge, Teresa Molina, to discuss their races, representation in the judicial system, and a whole lot more.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

3Rs Campaign For Earthquake Relief

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Adobe + Sabado Gigante

Iris Martinez Website + Instagram + Facebook + Twitter

Araceli Reyes De La Cruz Website + Instagram + Facebook + Twitter

Laura Ayala-Gonzalez Website + Instagram + Facebook

Teresa Molina Website + Facebook

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter

Election day in Illinois is this Tuesday, March 17.

Early voting

Search for your nearest polling place

Episode 24: Community As A Campus with Dr. Jonathan Rosa & José López

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:29:59 -0600

On today’s episode of the Paseo Podcast, we welcome back to the show, Executive Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago, José López. We also welcome tenured professor at Stanford University, Dr. Jonathan Rosa. In our discussion, we talk about the organizing mindset of Community as a Campus. We take a deep dive into what this mindset is and why it matters.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Community as a Campus: From "Problems" to Possibilities in Latinx Communities

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Adobe + Sabado Gigante

Jonathan Rosa Twitter

Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter

Episode 23: Healing Jodonas with Melissa Cintron & Dorian Ortega

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:27:37 -0600

Co-founders of Healing Jodonas, Melissa Cintron and Dorian Ortega join the show. We discuss what Healing Jodonas is, their monthly healing poetry circles, and the effects healing poetry circles can have on someone dealing with things like burnout, trauma, etc. We also had the chance to listen to some poetry from past Healing Jodonas Healing Poetry Circles.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Adobe + Sabado Gigante

Healing Jodonas Facebook + Instagram + Email

Melissa's Instagram

Dorian's Instagram

FLY Radical Therapy Instagram + Email

Puerto Rican Chicago Archives Facebook + Twitter

BONUS: Report from the Illinois Delegation to Puerto Rico (PR Agenda Press Conference)

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:23:36 -0600

This bonus episode is a recording of a Puerto Rican Agenda press conference on Monday, February 24, in Chicago. We also have a video of the press conference on our Facebook page, if you would like to see that version instead.

This press conference was to report what the Illinois delegation, organized by the Puerto Rican Agenda, witnessed on the 6 municipality tour they took in Puerto Rico. They were there to deliver over $30,000 in earthquake relief aid raised through the Puerto Rican Agenda’s 3R’s Campaign. To be brought up to speed, here's the link to the previous presser announcing the reactivation of the campaign.

To donate to the 3Rs Campaign, visit puertoricanchicago.org.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: MEINL Percussion

PR Agenda's Facebook & Website

Press Advisory

Episode 22: Jaiku Neoj + Somos Arte

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:35:14 -0600

Sabrina Alicea returns to talk about Somos Arte and the beginning of the road to the Puerto Rican Festival in Chicago. We also welcome Jaiku Neoj to the show. She is a Trans Afro-Taína poet and visual artist here in Chicago. We’re going to talk about her experience speaking at the Protagonistas series, what it’s like to share her story, self-love, Trans Chicago and a bunch more.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Adobe + Sabado Gigante

Jaiku's Instagram + Twitter

Trans Chicago's Instagram + Facebook

Sabrina's Twitter + Instagram + Blog

Shop La Maestra Website + Facebook + Instagram

Somos Arte

Puerto Rican Festival Chicago's Website + Facebook + Instagram

Previous Paseo Podcast Episodes with Sabrina Alicea: Episode 19

BONUS: Cook County Assessor, Fritz Kaegi

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 22:49:23 -0600

We sat down with the Cook County Assessor, Fritz Kaegi. Not many people know what the role of the Cook County Assessor is and what their office does, so we took the deep dive with Assessor Kaegi on the role of the Cook County Assessor, property taxes in Cook County, affordable housing, new ways for seniors to access property tax exemptions, and a lot more. We even snuck in a Raiders of the Lost Ark reference.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: MEINL Percussion

Cook County Assessor Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram

Senior Exemption

Senior Freeze Exemption

Homeowner's Exemption

Episode 21: Iowa Caucus Boricua Breakdown + Oscar López Rivera Goes on Tour

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:48:53 -0600

Edoardo Ortiz, a graduate student at the University of Chicago School of Public Policy joins the show to share his experience at the Iowa Caucus. He went to Iowa for the caucuses as part of a Puerto Rican delegation from Chicago. If you haven’t heard already, things did not go quite as planned at the Iowa Caucus, so we took the deep dive with Edoardo on what his experience was like before, during, and after the Caucus chaos. We also welcome back to the show, Oscar López Rivera, former political prisoner and Puerto Rican activist, who is going on a North-West tour of the U.S. He and one of his tour coordinators, Margarita Gallagher Huertas, discuss what you can expect from the tour and share some perspectives on the current state of Puerto Rico.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Presidential Candidates' Puerto Rico Policy

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Adobe + Sabado Gigante

Edoardo's Twitter + Blog + His Blog's Twitter

Edoardo's Univision Article: Why the delay over Puerto Rican self-determination?

Power For Puerto Rico

Latino Rebels Article Edoardo mentioned: The Power of Puerto Ricans Showing Up at the Iowa Caucuses

Oscar Lopez's Twitter + Facebook + Instagram + Tour Website

Boricua Human Rights Network

Previous Paseo Podcast Episodes with Oscar López Rivera: Episode 2 & Episode 3

Episode 20: Jennifer Lopez & Shakira's Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:13:40 -0600

Did you hear? JLo and Shakira performed at the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show. We invited 2 special guests to share their reactions and address some of the online debates that occurred after it. Let us know your opinions on our social media channels and let us know if we missed anything. Respectful debate is always welcome.

P.S. Sorry about the audio! We had to use a backup because our raw audio file was damaged. Sad, we know, but the good news is that you're about to listen to a quality conversation.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Jennifer Lopez & Shakira's Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show

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Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Adobe + Sabado Gigante + Jennifer Lopez - Get Right (Instrumental), Let's Get Loud (Instrumental) + Jenny from the Block (Instrumental) + If You Had My Love (Instrumental) + Shakira's She Wolf (Instrumental), Hips Don't Lie (Instrumental), Empire (Instrumental)

Jason's Instagram

The Puerto Rican Agenda Chicago 3Rs Campaign for Earthquake Relief + Facebook + Twitter

Episode 19: Creator of Shop La Maestra & CPS Teacher, Sabrina Alicea

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:57:59 -0600

On this week’s episode of the Paseo Podcast, I am joined by Sabrina Alicea. She is the creator of Shop La Maestra, is a 7th grade Chicago Public School Teacher, Member of the Chicago Teachers Unions, CTU Local 1, and a Chicago Boricua with a master's degree from the Ivy League.

We are going to talk about Sabrina’s Shop La Maestra brand, life as a POC at Harvard University, the realities of being a Chicago Public School Teacher, the recent CTU strike and a whole lot more.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Adobe + Sabado Gigante

Sabrina's Twitter + Instagram + Blog

Shop La Maestra Website + Facebook + Instagram

The Puerto Rican Agenda Chicago 3Rs Campaign for Earthquake Relief + Facebook + Twitter

Episode 18: Early Childhood Education + The PR Agenda with Cristina Pacione-Zayas

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:12:59 -0600

On this week’s episode, Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Associate Vice President of Policy at the Erikson Institute and Co-chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda here in Chicago joins the show. We’re going to talk about her work in early childhood development and with the PR Agenda as well as community organizing and the Presidential Candidates' Puerto Rico policy.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Adobe + Sabado Gigante

Cristina's Twitter + PBS Firsthand Talk

Erikson Institute Website + Facebook + Twitter + YouTube + Mobile App

The Puerto Rican Agenda Chicago 3Rs Campaign for Earthquake Relief + Facebook + Twitter

Episode 17: IL Legal Weed with Che.dibles Founder

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 23:17:30 -0600

In honor of Weed being legal now in Illinois, Michelle Vazquez from Che.dibles joins the Paseo Podcast to discuss her cannabis-infused treats. Che.dibles is Puerto Rican owned, latina owned, a small business, and Chicago made.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Adobe + Sabado Gigante

Che.dibles Instagram + Facebook

PR Agenda of Chicago 3Rs Campaign for Earthquake Relief

BONUS: Puerto Rican Agenda's 3Rs Campaign for Earthquake Relief Efforts (Press Conference)

Sun, 12 Jan 2020 13:35:48 -0600

This bonus episode is a recording of a Puerto Rican Agenda press conference Friday, January 10, in Chicago. We also have a video of the press conference on our Facebook page, if you would like to see that version instead.

The press conference was to announce the relaunch of the successful 3Rs Campaign the PR Agenda used to raise money and send supplies to the hardest hit areas of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. In fact, this campaign made Chicago the first in the U.S. to send a cargo plane with supplies to la isla after Maria. Now the PR Agenda is working again to help people in Puerto Rico after a series of earthquakes have hit the island, including 5.8 and 6.4 magnitude quakes.

To donate to the 3Rs Campaign, visit puertoricanchicago.org.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: MEINL Percussion

PR Agenda's Facebook & Website

Episode 16: 25 Years of Chicago's Puerto Rican Flags

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:31:30 -0600

The Puerto Rican Flags here in Chicago turn 25! Located in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, they act as gateways to Puerto Rican culture on Paseo Boricua. They're huge too! These two 59-foot banderas have won countless architectural awards and are the world's largest monument to a flag. Our guest on today's episode, CEO of the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture and former Alderman at the time, Billy Ocasio, played a key role in getting the flags built along with former Congressman Luis Gutiérrez and former Mayor Richard M. Daley. Billy takes us back in time to January 6, 1995 to understand how these flags came to be and shares what he thinks they represent for the future.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Adobe

National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture Twitter, Facebook, Website

BONUS: Aftershocks of Disaster with Dr. Yarimar Bonilla & Ald. Rosanna Rodriguez

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 15:00:38 -0600

It's a special bonus episode of the Paseo Podcast! Joshua attended an event at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture on October 24, 2019 to listen in on a conversation between Dr. Yarimar Bonilla & Ald. Rosanna Rodriguez (33rd Ward, Chicago).

The conversation was centered around the recent release of the book, Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm, which Yarimar co-edited. Jose Lopez, Executive Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Chicago introduces both speakers at the start of the recording. There were some technical difficulties with the museum sound system, so this audio will sound different than what you're used to.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: MEINL Percussion

Yarimar's Twitter & Website

Rosanna's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & Website

Rosanna's 33rd Ward Twitter, Facebook, & Website

Episode 15: The Harvard & Yale Game Protest

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 02:44:13 -0600

Yale students, Adriana Colón Adorno & Gabriela Morales Nieves, from the Yale Endowment Justice Coalition join the show to talk about Puerto Rico’s debt, divestment, what the day of the Harvard/Yale game protest was like, & how they were able to mobilize & organize so many different people to protest in solidarity for the same cause. Their student organization along with many others were responsible for organizing a protest during the historic rivalry football game between Harvard & Yale in order to bring attention to & demand the cancelling of Harvard's & Yale’s holdings in Puerto Rico’s debt & divestment from fossil fuels. The audio is a bit different than you may be used to since we spoke to Adriana & Gabriela via Zoom video conferencing.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Yale Endowment Justice Coalition

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Photos: Hartford Courant, NBC Connecticut, Grist

Fundraiser for Legal Fees from the Action

Episode 14: An Urban Pilón Thanksgiving

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:10:50 -0600

Urban Pilón founder, Chef Roberto Pérez, joins the podcast just in time for the holidays. We talk cooking dos & don'ts, recipe suggestions for beginners & pros, & creating a Puerto Rican Thanksgiving...we don't always have to have a Turkey - baked pasteles anyone?

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Urban Pilón Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

Episode 13: Un Monólogo Sobre Lolita Lebrón

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:00:25 -0600

Actors Viviana Torres, Nore Feliciano & Efraín Rosa visit the show. They are part of the play, Un monólogo sobre la vida de Lolita Lebrón. ICYMI, last week we shared a clip of our interview with them, but now you get to hear the full thing!

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Nore's Website, Spotify, Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram

Viviana's Website, Facebook, & Instagram

Efraín's Facebook

Enfocarte Inc. on Facebook and Instagram

Episode 12: 100 Years of Lolita Lebrón

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:56:18 -0600

Lolita Lebrón's name elicits strong responses from many within & outside of the Puerto Rican community. Let's find out why.

Guests on today's show include the Executive Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center here in Chicago, Jose Lopez, activist and artist Michael Reyes, whose song Lolita You May Cry Now you will hear later in the episode, Former political prisoner, Oscar Lopez, Co-Jefas of Lolita Productions, Brianna Ramirez-Smith and Marisa Diaz-Arce, and a part of my interview that will drop next week with actors Viviana Torres, Nore Feliciano, Efraine Rosa from the play, Un monólogo sobre la vida de Lolita Lebrón. But first, we’re going to take a trip back in time and get some context from Jose Lopez.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + YouTube videos "Lolita lebron attacks the 1954 Congress", "Lolita Lebron - Santa Lolita! - Proyecto Young 1997", "Lolita Lebron - Santa Lolita! - Proyecto Young 1997"

Reyes Website + Lolita You May Cry Now

Viviana Torres Website + Facebook+ Instagram

Lolita Productions

Episode 11: The 3rd Annual Boricua Film Festival

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:22:46 -0600

Puerto Rican film maker, author, & activist, Carlos Jiménez Flores, joins the podcast. We talk Latino Hollywood, POC representation in film & The 3rd Annual Boricua Film Festival.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

The 3rd Annual Boricua Film Festival

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Carlos' IMBD, Facebook & Instagram

USC Annenberg Study - Latinos in Film: Erasure On Screen & Behind the Camera Across 1,200 Popular Movies

Episode 10: Top 10 (Soft Of) Puerto Rican Comic Book Characters

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:40:48 -0500

Puerto Rican culture & investigative journalist, Isabel Dieppa, joins the podcast. We talk POC representation in media & our Top 10...soft of...list of Puerto Rican comic book characters.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds, Flor Meléndez Ramos, baniger3711 on YouTube, X-Men 90s Cartoon Theme Song, Sunflower Instrumental

Isabel's Twitter & Instagram

Marie Curieosity

Episode 9: A Journalist Perspective with Manny Ramos

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:37:49 -0500

Puerto Rican Journalist, Manny Ramos, from the Chicago Sun-Times joins the podcast. We talk journalism, a little baseball, and what too much Adobo looks like in a story.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos

Episode 8: Latinxs & Education in American History

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:05:18 -0500

Puerto Rican author, Abdin Noboa Rios, joins the podcast to talk about his new book, The Story of Latinos and Education in American History.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast

Sounds & Photo: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos + Ankur Singh

Episode 7: The Urban Theater Company

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:30:14 -0500

Puerto Rican actor, producer, & co-founder of the Urban Theater Company, Ivan Vega, joins the show! We talk UTC & the Chicago theater scene.

Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon

Facebook & Twitter: @paseopodcast