Capítulo 216: "Mi Gente Latino"
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And, you know, over here at Locatora Radio, it's always Latino, Latina, Latine, and my personal favorite, Latinx Heritage Month each and every day. But that doesn't mean that we don't have some things to say about these four extra special, extra Latinx weeks that we have to celebrate between September and October. I've always wondered, why do we start in the middle of September and then end in the middle of...

of October? Why do we straddle these two months? Like, why not one full month? What is the purpose? But there's actually a reason. And it's not just because Hispanic Heritage Month in this way is kind of like a mestizo month. I was about to say ni de aquí ni de allá. It's like symbolic. It just makes sense. But there is an actual history about Hispanic Heritage Month and why these four weeks were specifically chosen.

According to HispanicHeritageMonth.gov, each year Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

So something interesting is that this observation of Hispanic Heritage Month actually started a while back in 1968, and it was originally Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson. Hispanic Heritage Week was actually expanded previously.

by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15th and ending on October 15th. It was enacted into law on August 17th, 1988 on the approval of public law 100 through 402. You can look that up if you're interested in that.

The day of September 15th is also significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries like Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16th and September 18th, respectively.

So why celebrate Hispanics in the United States? Why give us a month? Why celebrate us as a people and as a population? So we're going to share some key facts about U.S. Latinos for National Hispanic Heritage Month and this coming from Pew Research from a study in 2023.

The U.S. Hispanic population reached 63.6 million in 2022, which is up from 50.5 million in 2010. This is a 26% increase in the Hispanic population. And this increase in the Hispanic population was actually faster than the nation's 8% growth.

but slower than the 34% increase in our Asian American population. In 2022, Hispanics made up nearly one in five people in the United States, meaning, um, um,

If you're in a group of five people, at least one of us is probably of Latin descent. Latinos or Hispanics have also played a major role in U.S. population growth over the past decade. The U.S. population grew by 24.5 million from 2010 to 2022, and Hispanics accounted for 53 percent of that increase. The number of Latinos who say that they are multiracial has also increased dramatically. We are a very multicultural, multiethnic, multiracial people group.

and more than 27 million Latinos identified with more than one race in 2022. These data points are so interesting because obviously the term Hispanic was created by the U.S. census. So I'm so curious, what is Hispanic and what is Latino? Are these stats also including folks from Spain because they are part of the Hispanic population, if you will?

Yes, I imagine that the Spanish population is probably pretty tiny compared to folks of Latin American origin. And again, according to Pew Research, roughly 37.4 million people of Mexican origin in the U.S. represent almost 60 percent Latin.

of the nation's Hispanic population, this at least as of 2022. And those of Puerto Rican origin are the next largest group at 5.9 million, which does not include the 3.2 million Puerto Ricans who lived on the island of Puerto Rico in 2022.

So my. OK, here we go. In addition, in 2022, Spaniards accounted for nearly one million U.S. Latinos. So they do have, it seems, at least according to Pew Research, they have their own place in our census data and in the counting of Hispanics.

Right. I mean, and that continues to be the conversation. What do we call ourselves? And we're not getting into that today because so many people have that conversation. And I think self-identify how you want to identify. I identify as Latina, which I know some folks don't like that either. But that is true to my identity. There was a while when I was in college when I was identifying as Chicana because it made sense for me and my political identity.

understanding. But then the more time I spent in Peru and in South America, I just felt it didn't fit anymore, which is why as someone in the U.S., Latina fits. But I also like just saying where my background, what my background is. You know, I'm Peruvian Mexican. And then if you want to give me an umbrella term, I'm proudly Latina. Absolutely. There's the hyper specific of who we are as individuals and who our parents are. And then there's like our in-group culture.

you know, membership. I identify as Mexican American or Chicana. I think that's just the most specific thing

thing identity for me I was very much raised by my parents to identify as a Chicana my dad identifies as a Chicano and I just feel like that's my culture and that's my people and I'm an LA Mexican American and this is just where we're from and what we do yeah and you know but I'm not a I'm not a Chicana that wears like you know those t-shirts that say like

Aslan. Yeah, that'd say like Aslan and Viva La Raza and like not Hispanic, not Latino, not Mexican, indigenous, you know, like those. I'm not one of those. I just want you guys to know that.

And so for today's episode, we're going to talk about some of our top Hispanic heritage moments of 2024. And these being in no real particular order, we just kind of thought about like what was in the zeitgeist this year as far as Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latine, Hispanic people. This is not an exhaustive list. If there were things this year that really stood out to you that you're celebrating this Hispanic Heritage Month or thinking about,

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Hey, y'all. I'm Maria Fernanda Diaz. My podcast, When You're Invisible, is my love letter to the working class people and immigrants who shaped my life. I get to talk to a lot of people who form the backbone of our society, but who have never been interviewed before.

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Mmm, pillow talk. The most unwelcome window into the human psyche. Follow our out-of-his-element hero as he engages in a series of ill-conceived investigative hookups. Mama always used to say, God gave me gumption in place of a gag reflex. And, as I was about to learn, no amount of showering can wash your hands of a bad hookup.

Take a big whiff, my bra. Listen to The Hookup on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. Have you ever looked into the night sky and wondered who or what was flying around up there?

We've seen planes, helicopters, hot air balloons, and birds. But what if there's something else? Something much more ominous that appears under the cover of night. Silent. Unseen. Watching. They may be right above your car late one night as you cruise down the road or look like mysterious lights hovering above your home.

Or are they? We used the word drone because it was comfortable to other people. One minute it was there and one minute it wasn't. Oh, that is beyond creepy. Do you feel like this drone was targeting you specifically? Yes, absolutely. Listen to Obscurem, Invasion of the Drones, on the iHeartRadio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And we're back with more of our episode. So it isn't a conversation about Latinos, Latinas. I think if we don't start with the iconic, the beloved and hated Jennifer Lopez.

JLo has given us so much, so much to think about, so much to watch and listen to and a lot to criticize and make fun of. So this year was no exception. And if you've been on the Internet at all, and even if you haven't been on the Internet, you've probably seen this meme that took off in a lot of different forms talking about a JLo quote from an acceptance speech that she made in 2011.

at the American Music Awards for her win in the Latin music category. During her acceptance speech, J.Lo thanked Mi Gente Latino, which is an incorrect use of Spanish. It should be Mi Gente Latina. Thank you so much. And all the producers on the album, everybody, I don't know what to say. Mi Gente Latino. Por su apoyo siempre. Por todo su amor.

I didn't realize that this clip and this moment was from 2011 because it was circulating this year in 2024 in the past few months and circulating in a big way. And people making TikToks with the sound, a lot of TikToks with the sound, people doing a lot of like theorizing and analyzing and making fun of. It's really taken off.

And I just feel like every single year since JLo has been working, which has been decades now, she's been part of the conversation, whether in a good way or a bad way. And this was just one of many ways this year that JLo was in the conversation in a major way. She also had movies out this year that she like self-funded and self-produced.

Of course, we had Bennifer back in business and now they're not anymore. She's just been very busy. And she like she does. She's given us a lot. She's given us a lot. And it's one of those things where like nobody asked for this, I feel is like the the consensus from the Internet. But I, for one, will continue to follow JLo and her work because I just think she's someone for me like we can critique her.

There's like critiques and then there's like criticizing, right? So I'm like, we can critique her, but I'm not going to criticize her. You know what I mean? Like, she's given us a lot. She continues to give and she's just an icon, you know, love her or hate her. I've been saying this for years. She's the Elizabeth Taylor. She's going to get married again. She loves to get married. She loves love. She's a lover girl. True and true and true. Like, she's a lover girl. And so, you know.

I love JLo. The next one is a sound that we have been living for on TikTok. It is so freaking funny. And I love the way that Latinas are using this sound. So it's kind of like a little bit of a poem. Tears in my Latina eyes. Blood on my Latina thighs. Dreams in my Latina head. I rest in my Latina bed.

It sounds like a poem written in a Chicano Studies class when you're like a freshman in college. Oh, absolutely. And you enter into like a spoken word competition or showcase. Oh, absolutely. And this is what you share. We've all been there. We've all done it. We've all done it. No shame. That's how we grow. Speaking of bad art.

Exactly. What is the source of this sound? Do you know? I have no idea because I was, you know, as one does, I'm scrolling on TikTok, scrolling mindlessly. And I saw a TikTok that was like just like an image with these lyrics and the sound, which sounds like one of the voice effects on the app.

And that's where I first heard it. And then I started and I think I sent it to you. And then I started seeing people, Latinas, putting themselves on camera, especially and using the sound, but to like playfully mock their own use of their various Latinx traumas, especially in their applications for college, grad school, grants, jobs, opportunities, etc. And I think it's really funny. It's very like.

Yeah, maybe we're like kind of indulging in our own trauma a little bit. But maybe that's a good thing because like you got to get something out of your trauma. And so if that gets you into college or grad school, then write about it. Write about your Latina tears. Do it. You know, somebody is going to love it. There's an audience for that. Yeah. I mean, it's also definitely like mocking certain Latinas and how they show up in their identity online. Some of it, I think.

We know the ones. We know the ones where it's a caricature. It's like what you think Latinidad is. And then there's like...

you know, something that's more authentic, you know? And, but that's the thing. It's like, I saw a comment that was like, Latina, that is meant to be corny because it's a colonial project, right? It's not meant to be like this deep ass thing. Right. Which I think is something to consider. Like there's a lot of things on like the Latinx internet, if you will, that's corny. Yeah.

Yeah. I also see like younger Latinas on TikTok in particular talking about how they're very tired of conchas on everything, Frida on everything, hot cheetos on everything, nopales on everything. And we've talked about that, too. Yeah. There is more out there for us to pull from. But it's also, you know, once something becomes mainstream, it's mainstream. And like we just talked about with the Pew podcast.

Latinos are mainstream. There's millions of us. There's a lot of us. We are increasing the overall population of the United States. One in five people is probably of Latino descent, depending on us. We're not increasing the population. Depending on. But we're educating. But we're educating the population. You know, one in five people is probably Latino, depending on where you are in the United States. So we're not like, you know, a tiny people group that's that.

That's disenfranchised across the board. Right. So, yeah, Latinos are mainstream, y'all. Don't go anywhere, Locamores. We'll be right back.

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Hey, y'all. I'm Maria Fernanda Diaz. My podcast, When You're Invisible, is my love letter to the working class people and immigrants who shaped my life. I get to talk to a lot of people who form the backbone of our society, but who have never been interviewed before.

Season two is all about community, organizing, and being underestimated. All the greatest changes have happened when a couple of people said, "This sucks. Let's do something about it." I can't have more than $2,000 in my bank account or else I can't get disability benefits. They won't let you succeed. I know we get paid to serve you guys, but like, be respectful. We're made out of the same things: bone, body, blood.

It's rare to have black male teachers. Sometimes I am the lesson and I'm also the testament. Listen to When You're Invisible as part of the My Cultura podcast network. Available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I started to live a double life when I was a teenager. Responsible and driven and wild and out of control. My head is pounding. I'm confused. I don't know why I'm in jail. I don't know why I'm in jail.

It's hard to understand what hope is when you're trapped in a cycle of addiction. Addiction took me to the darkest places. I had an AK-47 pointed at my head. But one night, a new door opened, and I made it into the rooms of recovery. The path would have roadblocks and detours, stalls and relapses. But when I was feeling the most lost, I found hope with community, and I made my way back.

This season, join me on my journey through addiction and recovery. A story told in 12 steps. Listen to Crems as part of the Michael Lura Podcast Network. Available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Do you remember what you said the first night I came over here? How? Go slower? From Blumhouse TV, iHeart Podcasts, and Ember 20 comes an all-new fictional comedy podcast series. Join the flighty Damien Hirst as he unravels the mystery of his vanished boyfriend. And Santi was gone. I've been spending all my time looking for answers about what happened to Santi. And what's the way to find a missing person? Sleep with everyone he knew, obviously. Hmm.

Mmm, pillow talk. The most unwelcome window into the human psyche. Follow our out-of-his-element hero as he engages in a series of ill-conceived investigative hookups. Mama always used to say, God gave me gumption in place of a gag reflex. And, as I was about to learn, no amount of showering can wash your hands of a bad hookup.

Take a big whiff, my bra. Listen to The Hookup on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. Have you ever looked into the night sky and wondered who or what was flying around up there?

We've seen planes, helicopters, hot air balloons, and birds. But what if there's something else? Something much more ominous that appears under the cover of night. Silent. Unseen. Watching. They may be right above your car late one night as you cruise down the road or look like mysterious lights hovering above your home.

Or are they? We used the word drone because it was comfortable to other people. One minute it was there and one minute it wasn't. Oh, that is beyond creepy. Do you feel like this drone was targeting you specifically? Yes, absolutely. Listen to Obscurem, Invasion of the Drones, on the iHeartRadio app,

We're back with more. We hope you didn't go anywhere. So moving on, our next favorite Hispanic heritage moment, which is a really recent moment. We are so super duper proud of our friend DJ Sizzle Fantastic and the Cumbiaton Collective, who have not only performed at the Ford, but at the Cumbiaton Collective.

At this point, they've also performed on stage at the Hollywood Bowl alongside such iconic acts as La Sonora Dinamita. The Hollywood Bowl, honestly, that cumbia night, the Hollywood Bowl has never been so lit. There has never been so much dancing in the aisles, in the stairway. I mean, the audience was up, they were active, and people were having an incredible time.

an incredible time. Sizzle looked amazing. She had this gorgeous dress and this fabulous updo. She was like channeling Selena. I know she was. I know that was definitely on her Pinterest board. And she achieved it. She looked beautiful. She did it. Yeah, she looked gorgeous. So proud of Sizzle and the Cumbiaton Collective and all the folks that were involved because the Hollywood Bowl is such an iconic venue in L.A.,

And not just anyone performs there. When I went to see Carla Morrison last year perform at the Hollywood Bowl, she said, I can't believe I'm performing at the Hollywood Bowl. Like Carla Morrison is like a star. And I think even she had that moment on stage where she was like, I can't believe I'm performing here. And so then to see our friends on stage and to see Sizzle looking so beautiful and repping for L.A. and her community so hard was such a magical, beautiful thing to see.

Extremely, incredibly. You can get more Sizzle and actually hear from Sizzle if you tune into our other podcast, our brand new show, Señora Sex Ed. Sizzle actually has her own episode with her mom, Coco Loco, and it's an intergenerational conversation between the two of them about sex and sexuality and how they learned about sex and sexuality. So make sure you tune into that episode of Señora Sex Ed, also on the My Cultura podcast now.

Next on the list, Mala, have you been following the Angela Aguilar and Cristiano Dal drama? Okay, is there some like infidelity and cheating and somebody stole somebody's man? Allegedly. Okay, tell me about it because I only like very vaguely have seen mentions of this. Okay.

So Cristian Nodal is a Mexican singer, performer. He's very famous, very popular. And he has kind of now created this reputation of being like a mujeriego, being a cheater. And so first he was dating Belinda, the Belinda. Okay, I know who she is. Of Villanova, right? She was in Cheater Girls.

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It appears that Angela Aguilar, who is famously daughter of Pepe Aguilar. Okay. I know who that is. They're a dynasty in Mexico. So she was friends with Casu. And there was a point where on an Instagram photo of Cristian and Casu, she says, Okay.

Shady. Yes. So she knew them as a couple. She loved, allegedly loved them as a couple. Next thing you know, we see Angela, Aguilar, and Cristiano are together. No. And Casu just had a baby. Like when their relationship went public, she had her baby with Cristian was like only months old.

So there was definitely some overlap. And of course, who got the heat from the public was Angela, not Christian. And so there was like a lot of polemica, drama about that. It was all over my TikTok, honestly. And so I was keeping up with that for a while. So then next step, Angela and Christian get married. No.

Yeah. And so the rumor is that Pepe Aguilar was like, you are not going to do that. You are not going to embarrass my daughter. Te me casas. So they get married. So they get married and there's this video that goes viral. There's a lot of videos that have gone viral where people are now making fun of Angela Aguilar. She's kind of the butt of the joke right now. She's not very liked in Mexico in terms of like,

Popular culture, public consensus. People don't like the other woman. We know that. Sure. Especially when there's a tiny baby. Yes. No. So there's a couple videos that have gone viral, but one of them is where she's screeching, Amor. So now folks have...

replicated that sound they've stitched it with the video of her saying amor and they're like opening a cabinet they're closing something they're finding all these ordinary household objects that replicate that same high screech and so to me that has been like one of the most funny moments

If we're thinking about it for Latino Heritage Month, that like Se hizo Viral. Yeah. Okay. Thank you so much for catching me up. Yes. I have learned a lot. You're welcome. That is drama. Okay. No wonder it's all over the place. Yes. OMG. Yes. And there's so much more, but that's a gist.

That's pretty good. I know. That's pretty good drama. There's more drama on our list. I was going to say, on to the next, because this is something I'm not familiar with, but you are. Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. So talk me through this one. Let's talk about the rise and fall of Shoddy Bay. You guys, I have been watching...

from a distance and saying nothing and not... Just to me. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll like send a long voice memo to Viosa like theorizing about Shadi Bay and like her place in popular culture. And I just find the whole Shadi Bay trajectory to be

fascinating and tragic to watch from a distance. But there really is no denying her place in like Latinx popular culture and social media. She has captured the attention of millions of TikTok users, I think most of whom are of the Latino community. And she apparently has had her own following for many years now. Sharibe is

is Ecuadorian and she's from Minnesota and she had sort of her own kind of underground like following for a few years and then in the past like couple of years maybe two or three years she has just taken all the way off and what people seem to initially have liked about her are her like funny little catch phrases like she has a funny way of saying things she almost has her own like shoddy speak

and de veras and oh my gatos and all these things that are very quotable. She apparently like escaped from her mother's home, she says, in Minnesota because she like went to some event in a different state and then just like never went home and then just came to LA. And then she moved into like one of these like content creator houses with like this

Other Latinx influencer, Wilito. And another influencer, Jose Bay, is like in the mix as well. There's like a whole little group of them. There's a girl named Wendy. And then they all got beef. They all started fighting with each other. There was like major drama. They all moved out of that.

content house shoddy is like on her own now but she's like the biggest one out of all all of them as as far as followers go what I think is really interesting about her is that the attention that she's gotten has been like really intense like cheekies had her on stage with her at one of her shows I saw online that shoddy bae did like a meet and greet at the cerritos mall and it was so packed out

out with fans that the sheriffs were like surrounding Shadi Bay to escort her and move her through the crowd of like screaming like Latino fans who showed up in Cerritos. And she's just has like this huge presence and she has merch and she has brand deals. She's appearing on radio. Like I think she was on Big Boy in the morning. She's all over the place. However, there seems to be this element of like,

Like people are kind of analyzing her as what some folks would call like a lol cow, which is does this person feel like the audience is laughing with her or laughing at her? And it's been odd to like watch like our Latino TikTok audience sort of like hype her up and project her into this level of stardom. But then also like,

Not unlike in a J-Lo way, but then also be super nasty to her and like denigrate her and talk really poorly about her. And it seems like this very double edged thing with Shadi Bay. And so I also wonder like with someone like Shadi, like...

Did people hype her up specifically because they knew, like, I don't know, like psychologically that there would be a downfall? And do people almost enjoy, like, that process, like this group thing of, like, we're going to do this feverish hyping up of this person. They're going to get real big. And then we're just going to love the teardown. You know, it's almost like when you go on a bender, right?

And you know that you're going to feel like shit the next day. You know it's coming. But that's almost part of the experience. It's the high and then it's the come down. And that is what I have sort of witnessed or observed with Shadi Bay. Yeah, I think that applies to women in general where they become super popular and then the public turns, like the tide turns instantly. We've seen that with Jenna Ortega. I'm just thinking in the last year. Jenna Ortega recently with...

Chapel Roan, like there are so many women that reach like a certain level where they're mainstream or they're super popular, adoring fans. And then just kidding. You said something I didn't like or you did something a certain way. I don't know if that's the same thing here, but I do see a connection with fans.

some of the other starlets, if you will. I also wonder if it's maybe like the TikTok version of cancel culture, you know, like where on Twitter it was like,

Oh, we're all going to like go and like tweet at this person and we're all going to talk about them and we're going to like, quote, bring them down or quote, cancel them. And, you know, whether cancel culture is real or not, like that's another conversation. But we saw the people participating in like a vitriol or a takedown of a certain person, some deserving, some not. Right. And so I wonder if this is maybe the TikTok equivalent where it's like we're all going to like band together and get this person here and then sass.

Yes. That's it. Yeah, 100%. It reminds me of Anna Nicole Smith. It reminds me of Pamela Anderson. I mean, there's a very long list, like you mentioned, especially of women. Let's build them up so we can then have fun tearing them down. It's very strange. But Shadi Bay seems to be sort of weathering the storm and making the best of it.

So I don't know. I'm keeping an eye on her. Right. Because I find the whole thing very interesting. But also, like, leave her alone. Leave the poor girl alone. I've also noticed, you know, there are so many different, like, subsets of, like, the Latino, like, I don't know, social media world. Totally. Yeah.

And you'll have somebody like Shadi Bay with millions and millions of followers. And then I see like, you know, Latinx content creators that are maybe a little more like in our sort of sphere who will ask the question, like, why do we put, quote, like these things?

Why do we put these Latinos on? Okay. You know, I saw there was another, I don't remember the name of this person, but there was a Latina who was like on a podcast somewhere and her clip went super viral because she was talking about how she didn't graduate from high school. I saw that one.

Yeah. And we were talking about this. That went super viral. And there was a lot of conversation around it. And it was the same sort of questions. Why do we hype these Latinas up who like don't have education or they're not social justice oriented? They don't do anything for the community. And I'm like, well, yeah, that's a good question. Why are you hyping them up?

Just to turn around and talk mad shit about them. We wouldn't know who they are unless you, us, we were putting them out. You know? So I don't know. It's like, don't pedestal people just to turn around and complain about the pedestal you put them on. Absolutely. Let's move on. Next. Next.

Well, we obviously have to include ourselves in this list because we launched a brand new podcast this year, Señora Sex Ed. It's years in the making. And it's our new podcast featuring intergenerational conversations with Latinas from Gen X to Gen Z. We're interviewing señoras, señoritas, and we're talking about all things sex and sexuality.

And now why is this worthy of Hispanic Heritage Month recognition? Well, you tell me the last time you saw a show like this. You know, this is show. This show is very unique. I think this show is it is years in the making. It's taken us years to make it.

And there's nothing else like it out there. And we're interviewing some of the most iconic Latinas ever, period, about things like their periods and how they learned about sex and sexuality. We're talking to them about menopause and perimenopause and masturbation and virginity and sex.

sexual violence and creating art. It's really interesting and it's really cool. So now it's part of the cultural zeitgeist. It is. And we were actually talking to Virginia, the editor-in-chief of Hip Latina, this morning. And she said that when she listened to Señora Sex Ed, it was giving NPR. And well, personally, as a radio audio enthusiast,

I loved it. I loved that comparison. Thank you. That's why I went to grad school. Truly. Best compliment ever. High praise. It's not, not everybody gets compared to NPR, honey. Next, past guest. Eunice Hernandez-Garrett.

Los Angeles City Council person representing Council District 1 this year launched her very first field office in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Aonises famously, historically ran...

a very iconic campaign against then incumbent Gil Cedillo. She was a first time candidate, a young candidate, a woman, a Latina, a resident of her district, Highland Park. And she won in a very historic upset and she's just killing the game. Yeah. So we love Onisa. We do have an episode on,

Next up.

This is so exciting for me to share. It's not even my news, but I'm just excited to talk about it and geek out about it. So iHeartMedia joins forces with Radio Ambulante Studios to bring its full slate of shows to the My Cultura Podcast Network, our home network.

If you're not familiar, Radio Ambulante narrates the stories of Latino America. They have been doing it for years. They just launched their 14th season with the My Cultura Podcast Network. And not just Radio Ambulante joined the My Cultura Podcast Network, but also their other show, El Hilo, which I listen to every week. El Hilo covers...

the news and breaking stories of Latino America. And for me, I love it because I...

really hard to keep up with the news and happenings in Latin America. So they do political coverage, election coverage, and really just day-to-day coverage of what's happening in different countries in Latin America. And they also have another show called Central. And so those are now on the My Cultura Podcast Network. We're in good company. And I just feel like I can say Daniel Alarcon is my colleague now because he's on our network. We're co-workers. Yeah.

We work together. They're also producing two new shows with My Cultura Podcast Network, which is exciting. So if you're a lover of audio, if you're a lover of storytelling...

I think that, you know, if you're not familiar with these shows, then you should definitely check them out as well. Next, I just want to give a quick little shout out to Marcelo Hernandez, who is an SNL cast member. And Marcelo has just been generally killing it and just being the cutest, funniest Cuban Dominican papi chulo ever. I absolutely love him in the sketches that he does. But specifically, I love him on a weekend update whenever he's opposite Colin Jost. He

is just a standout every time he's on a weekend update. His clips go viral. He's also a very talented stand-up comedian, so check him out as well. I'm just super proud of him, and I think he's doing a great job. I love that. I think also in Comedian Podcast Updates, former guest of Locatora and Señora Sex Ed, Aira Rodriguez, she just launched a new podcast called Say What You Mean, and

And I'm super excited to check that one out, to listen, because Aida is just so smart, so funny, so thoughtful. So I just know it's going to be a great podcast. She drops gems. Always, always. Definitely tune into that. And our final Hispanic Heritage moment coming up, it's Diosa's birthday. So what better way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month than by celebrating the birth of everyone's favorite Libra, Peruana Mexicana, Diosa Femme.

I love that. Thank you, because I did not expect you to put that on the list. But you're right. I guess it is a part of Latino Heritage Month.

You are part of this country's Latino heritage. You know what? I am. You are. We're in the Library of Congress. So, yes, I am. That's true. I bet you guys didn't know that. I bet you guys didn't know we're in the Library of Congress. Yeah. Our website was included in the Library of Congress. It's kind of a big deal. It's kind of a big deal. I don't know if you've heard of the Library of Congress. Are you familiar? We should visit the Library of Congress. We should go. And we should be like, hey, we're in your website. Just kidding.

Just like that. Exactly like that. Word for word. Verbatim. Yeah, absolutely. Oh, man. This has been our Hispanic Heritage Month episode roundup, et cetera, et cetera. I think this just needs to be a yearly tradition. I think so. This is now our second episode of this kind. Last year, season eight, we did a Latinx Heritage Month faves as well. But we looked at more so the last decade. Yeah.

So this year we got more specific and honed in on 2024. And nobody come for us. We know it's Latino, Latina, not necessarily Hispanic. But, you know, that's the designated national month. Yes, hispanicheritagemonth.gov. We didn't write it, okay. Okay.

Oh, blame Lyndon Johnson. And Ronald Reagan. And Ronald Reagan. Because he is the source of many of these countries' problems even now. So talk to your families about that one. So twisted. Anyways, this has been another episode of Look Out, Let Our Radio. Thank you for tuning in. Catch you next time. Besitos. Besitos.

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