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Have you ever felt judged about the Spanish you speak even from, or especially from, your own community?
Have you been interested in changing that or just finding other people who know exactly how you feel? Well, you've ended up in the right place. Welcome to the Spanish Sin Pena podcast!
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030. New Season, New Hosts | How Spanish Shows Up in Our Careers & Everyday Lives
Welcome to another new season of the Spanish Sin Pena Podcast! This time, we're going to focus on how Español appears in our careers and everyday lives. In this first episode, we'll get to know our new hosts Suzy Exposito and Liz Sanchez. They'll share their personal histories with pena, and their current language goals.
Suzy Exposito is an award-winning journalist and artist based in Los Angeles. Her family hails from Cuba and Belize. You can read her work in Vogue, Rolling Stone and the Los Angeles Times.
Liz Sánchez is a freelance audio producer, writer, DJ, and tennis coach (yup, you read that right!) born and raised in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley. Her Chicago-native mother moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in radio and film, where she met Liz's squash-playing Mexican father -- and the rest is history. Liz has produced shows for Marketplace, KCRW, Sony Podcasts - Neon Hum Media, CBS News, and more.
Connect with Suzy:
Twitter: @HexPositive
IG: @brujacore
Website
Connect with Liz:
Twitter: @lizbetsanch
IG: @lizbetsanch
LinkedIn
Connect with Spanish Sin Pena:
IG: @spanishsinpenaTikTok: @spanishsinpena
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029. Stages of Learning & Letting Go
An adoptees journey of connection and letting go.
Videographer and video strategist Kel Tracey shares how she’s been learning Spanish, connecting to her Mexican roots, and reimagining her ideas of what it means to
be a Latina.
Episode transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/0y1ArwiD2WZ
Connect with Kel:
IG: @therealkeltracey
Website: Arbez Films |
Social Media Video Production & Strategy
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Website: Spanish Sin Pena
IG: @spanishsinpena
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028. I Was the First Punk in 5th Grade
Being between two cultures, feeling othered, and a sense of belonging in alternative music are a few things Emmy-nominated documentary film producer Jamie Rogers Caballero opens up about on today’s episode.
Episode transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/rYXKG4nNqbm
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Website: Spanish Sin Pena
IG: @spanishsinpena
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027. I Am What I Am Minus a Language
Our relationship with the Spanish language is, well, it’s
complicated. Today, Ecuadorian-American author Paul Hlava Ceballos shares his relationship with the language, also he talks about his book banana, poetry, and chicha
music.
Episode transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/warEfnk6889
Connect with Paul:
Website: Paul Hlava Ceballos
IG: @paulhlava
X/Twitter: @PaulHlava
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Website: Spanish Sin Pena
IG: @spanishsinpena
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026. Thank You Jane the Virgin
Raise your hand if you, like today’s guest, also had/have a grandparent you communicate with only in English and they respond only in Spanish? Today educator Jacquelyn Fabian shares memories of her abuela and how their relationship will always be the connecting thread to the Spanish language and Mexican culture.
Episode transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/f8pXTk3pN8D
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025. Mi Gente, We are Direct Descendants from the Sun
Poetry, storytelling, Shakira - Oh My! Storyteller Adrian Gaston Garcia aka AGG, shares how the poetry within Shakira’s music, the strong storytelling skills of his family and the intersection of his identities all influence his art.
Episode transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/GTOpYbNkADE
Connect with AGG:
Podcast: Los Bookis
IG: @adriangaston.garcia
Website: Adrian Gaston Garcia | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Connect with Spanish Sin Pena:
Website: Spanish Sin Pena
IG: @spanishsinpena