47 episodes

The Pulso Podcast brings you the untold stories & unheard voices that make up our history, our culture, nuestra gente. For Latinos, by Latinos.

Pulso is a non-profit media startup that keeps the pulse on all things Latino. Follow us @ProjectPulso.

The Pulso Podcast Project Pulso

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 94 Ratings

The Pulso Podcast brings you the untold stories & unheard voices that make up our history, our culture, nuestra gente. For Latinos, by Latinos.

Pulso is a non-profit media startup that keeps the pulse on all things Latino. Follow us @ProjectPulso.

    Donate to The Pulso Podcast this Giving Tuesday!

    Donate to The Pulso Podcast this Giving Tuesday!

    Hey Pulso fam, we’ve been sharing The Pulso Podcast as a free resource for 4 years now, and we want to keep it free and accessible. But we have people to pay and resources to source!
    If just 10% of our regular listeners started a $5 monthly donation this Giving Tuesday, that would be a BIG help in powering our work to bring YOU the Latino stories you’re not hearing anywhere else. Can we count on you?
    Go to https://bit.ly/podcastmember to donate. Thanks for having our back, Pulso Fam. And happy holidays!

    • 47 sec
    The Dreamers

    The Dreamers

    Hosts Patty Rodriguez and Erick Galindo return for an all-new season of the iHeart podcast, Out of the Shadows, this time to tell the story of the Dreamer Movement and the origins of DACA or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
    On the first episode of the season, they explore the many influences that led to former President Barack Obama's executive order. One theory dates back to the 70s and a guy named John Lennon.
    Welcome to Out of the Shadows: Dreamers as part of the My Cultura Podcast Network. Click here to listen to more episodes.

    • 27 min
    When Latinos fought the Book Ban

    When Latinos fought the Book Ban

    In 2010, Arizona Republicans passed a law to ban a wildly successful Mexican-American Studies program at Tucson High School. Administrators came into schools and pulled beloved books written by Latino authors off of the classroom shelves, but what they didn’t expect was just how far the Latino community would go to defend the right to learn about their history.  From students chaining themselves to desks, to secret underground libraries, and even banned book smugglers.  Hear what yesterday's fight can teach us about today's issues.
    This Episode was produced & written by Charlie Garcia. It was edited by Jackie Noack. Audio engineering and mixing by Charlie Garcia & Julian Blackmore. The hosts of The Pulso Podcast are Maribel Quezada-Smith and Liz Alarcón.
    Follow & continue the conversation with us on social media; @ProjectPulso.
    You can find the transcripts to this and other episodes on our website.

    • 24 min
    Not Your Mama's Rhymes: Reimagining Poetry Through Latino Voices

    Not Your Mama's Rhymes: Reimagining Poetry Through Latino Voices

    Is it possible that many of us are stuck with the erroneous idea that poetry is boring or hard to understand? As we learn in this episode, poetry doesn't have to be dull or confusing. It can be funny and it can transcend stereotypes. Join me as we enjoy a poetry 101 refresher and an enlightening reading from Gabriel Dozal, a Latino poet you definitely didn't learn about in history class.
    This episode was produced and written by Maribel Quezada-Smith. Editing by Jackie Noack. Audio engineering and scoring by Julian Blackmore. The hosts of The Pulso Podcast are Liz Alarcón and Maribel Quezada-Smith.
    Follow & continue the conversation with us on social media; @ProjectPulso.
    You can find the transcripts to this and other episodes on our website.

    • 21 min
    What’s up with Latino men?

    What’s up with Latino men?

    Since the last presidential election, there’s been countless commentary about what’s going on with some of our beloved Latino men and their swing to the right. In light of the Republican candidates filling the airwaves after the first debate, we invited two Latinos to the podcast for their take on why this trend is happening and what we can do to counter it. 
    This episode was produced by Liz Alarcón. Editing by Jackie Noack and Charlie Garcia. Audio engineering, scoring, and mixing by Charlie Garcia and Julian Blackmore. The hosts of The Pulso Podcast are Liz Alarcón and Maribel Quezada-Smith.
    Follow & continue the conversation with us on social media; @ProjectPulso.
    You can find the transcripts to this and other episodes on our website.

    • 29 min
    Missing White Girl Syndrome

    Missing White Girl Syndrome

    Today’s episode is from our friends at Immigrantly. Pulso host Liz Alarcón guests on this episode to discuss the nuances of “Missing White Girl Syndrome”, and why white women are overrepresented in missing person cases, when the majority of missing people are people of color.
    You can find this episode on The Immigrantly Podcast "Ep-235 Missing Kids and The Media: Breaking the Biases"

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
94 Ratings

94 Ratings

JulBelJorJon ,

Great Stories No One Else Is Telling

Thank you for being and sharing these stories with us and everyone else.

Great job & keep up the good work!

Raiderreign ,

A good learning tool

As a gen-x parent, the perspective and narrative provided always leaves me learning something. Well done

Jen Hemphill ,

Powerful and well produced episodes!

I’ve been loving listening to this podcast. The most recent one on pregnancy loss, got the tears rolling down.

Top Podcasts In Society & Culture

iHeartPodcasts
iHeartPodcasts
Crystal Renee Hayslett
CNN
Woman Evolve with Sarah Jakes Roberts
Spotify Studios

You Might Also Like

Futuro Media and PRX
NPR
Brooklyn Public Library
NPR
NPR
Lemonada Media