125 episodes
It's Called Culture Folk and Fad
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 35 Ratings
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First generation Portuguese-Americans reflect on their heritage in a sarcastic and entertaining collection of discussions that preserve the past of our culture and look to shape the future of it.
Sharing our own stories (and those of our guests and listeners) across the backdrop of the immigrant experience, we unwind ideas of guilt, fear, shame, and social norms influenced by ethnicity, religion, and media. Each new episode also has a segment dedicated to sharing mental health best practices (the elephant in the room of our culture).
Guests and listeners of all cultures encouraged! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/folkandfad/support
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125: "Poor Things" Movie Review
We review the controversial movie "Poor Things" starring Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo, partially set in Lisbon, Portugal.
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124: We're Back from Férias
First we discuss encounters with Portuguese travelers "in the wild"..... and then we talk about the house-of-cards that is immigrant parents making travel plans.
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123: Once a Ladrão, Always a Ladrão
We cover several infamous bank robberies in Portugal & Other Portugal (Massachusetts) including Kelly's very own ride-along during a robbery-in-progress.
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122: Consumer Culture and the Unmarketable Demographic (Vavos)
First, we discuss how the scholastic book fair has become less about reading and more about peddling junk to kids. Then, we discover the true untouchable demographic from an advertising and marketing standpoint -- immigrant grandparents.
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121: This is 911, What's Your Emergência?
Kel's impersonations of her mother shine in this classic tale of immigrant parents vs. emergency services.
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120: I'm Not Superstitious, But I am a Little Stitious
Another wild and crazy round of superstitions... It's all fun and games until you realize it shaped your whole personality ;-)
References:
Stories Grandma Never Told: Portuguese Women in California by Sue Fagalde Lick
10+ Weird Superstitions in Portugal by Portuguese With Carla
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Customer Reviews
Funny and relatable
I look forward to this podcast every week! It always makes me laugh at loud and Mel & Kel always have the most interesting topics! Worth the listen!!
Feels like home!
I love this podcast! Especially being from the same area as Mel and Kel. I’ve never related to something so much and it warms my heart! I look forward to every Tuesday when a new episode drops!
5 stars
You’ve got culture… Love this, especially since I’m a first generation American myself!