This week we are dropping Becca's Las Culturistas episode in the feed!

The three get into all things Texas, Beyonce, The Rodeo, southern football culture, and the highs and lows of Baylor University Greek Life, but most importantly Puerto Rico! Becca has a new show on iHeart’s myCultura network called Welcome to El Barrio out 2/3. Matt & Bo get an exclusive sneak peak into the world of the show, chat Bad Bunny’s cultural impact, Becca’s journey as their producer, and more. Plus IDTSH’s circling insane rollercoasters, loud dachshunds (sorry chicha!) and NYC apartment hunting. Get into it!

Next week we'll be back with another episode of Welcome to El Barrio.

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This week, Becca chats Rachel Nieves of Buddies Coffee! The two chat the weight of going viral, starting a business from the ground up, how to give back to your roots and community authentically, Buddies future expansion, and more.

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This week, Becca chats Libre Sankara -- an afro-boricua poet, cultural worker and doula who has been in Gaza for the past two years helping the fight for liberation of Palestine. The two chat life in Gaza, the similarities and history that connects Puerto Rico and Palestine, and more.

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SHOW NOTES:

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This week, Becca chats with THE Djali Brown-Cepeda -- founder of Nuevayorkinos. The two chat El Barrio, the complexity of mixed identities, beautiful lessons in motherhood, race vs ethnicity, vs identity, how Blackness and Puerto Ricanness are intrinsically intertwined, and more.

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Holi Listeners!

This week, we are releasing the audio from Welcome to El Barrio's OnAir Fest panel last month.

Using Welcome to El Barrio as a jumping-off point, Becca gathered some of the best of the best industry professionals who specialize in Latinx storytelling and media to discuss what we can learn from Bad Bunny’s meteoric rise and cultural impact regarding authentic representation.

Becca moderated the panel with three incredible guests: Briana Mendez, Mark Pagán, and Tess Garcia.

Substack subscribers got this last month, with additional bonus content! So if you want more of this, be sure to subscribe to the show’s substack.

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This week, Becca chats with fashion and lifestyle influencer Miranda Sanchez! The two chat representation in the influencing world, growing up in Upstate New York, the struggles of learning Spanish in adulthood, and more.

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This week Becca chats with writer, producer, film critic, and published poet -- Josie Melendez! The two chat representation in film/books/etc., the 2026 oscar race, Josie's Film Poser's podcast, and more!

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ALSO -- WTEB's editor @markpagan wrote a piece about the trailblazing career of Beni and his impact on changing Latino roles. Perfectly paired with our latest Oscar themed episode!

https://thelatinonewsletter.org/p/benicio-del-toro-quietly-disrupted-latin-lover-trope

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This week is a very special episode -- as it's the LIVE episode with Ana Macho from the Welcome to El Barrio launch party! Becca interviews Ana Macho where they chat moving to NYC, going from drag to full-blown reggaeton / pop star, the realities of living in PR, and more.

If you enjoyed this episode and want more live experiences, comment / like /etc to let us know!

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