In this interview series, host Alicia Menendez talks to remarkable Latinas about making it, faking it, and everything in between. In often-hilarious and always-revealing episodes, Alicia and her guests take on the challenges of existing, and then thriving, as women of color.
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An original documentary series from LWC Studios that investigates the health and lifetime outcomes of Latinas in the United States from birth to age 100.
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Key Conversations with Phi Beta Kappa is a podcast from The Phi Beta Kappa Society's Visiting Scholars program, featuring leading scholars across multiple disciplines in conversation with Fred Lawrence, PBK's Secretary and CEO.
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This 14-part original series from LWC Studios explores how reparations should be paid and to whom. For all episodes, transcripts and supplemental materials visit StillPayingThePricePod.com. This series was funded by a grant from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Cover art: "Gemini" by Fitgi Saint-Louis
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Every child deserves an equal chance to reach her or his full potential. Critical Connections gathers state and community leaders to highlight local collaborations in the development of early childhood systems that can make a difference for all children.
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Feeling My Flo is a reported podcast where menstruation is an event that happens to all types of bodies.
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This award-winning and Peabody-nominated podcast documents how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards. Reporters travel around the country and hear from people directly impacted by their encounter with jails and to chronicle the progress ground-up efforts have made in diversion, bail reform, recidivism, adoption of technology and other crucial aspects of the move toward decarceration at local levels.
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The humanities played an important role during the pandemic and in the ongoing recovery. Host Sydney Boyd introduces stories and leaders from the country's humanities councils that highlight just how pivotal the humanities are to our society. (From the Federation of State Humanities Councils.)
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Black and brown strivers achieving on our own terms.
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Created by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, every episode features insiders from the world of admissions breaking down the facts, myths, and rules of engagement for today's college landscape.
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In-depth profiles of outstanding individuals among the 22% of college students who are also parents. Created by Ascend at Aspen Institute, this narrative documentary collection celebrates the scores of students who are pursuing their educations while raising children, working, and also leading in their families and communities.
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When the People Decide, a podcast from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, explores the promise — and sometimes peril — that ballot initiatives have brought to American democracy by telling the stories of people who have organized initiative campaigns across the country. America’s founders were famously skeptical of direct democracy, citing fears of mob rule if people had too much power. Since then, however, the initiative and referendum process has emerged as one way that ...
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The first podcast from LBAN, the Latino Business Action Network, features alumni from the LBAN Business Scaling program at Stanford. Industry leaders join program alums Elian Savodivker and Juleyka Lantigua in conversations that put a human face to LBAN's world-class research on Latino entrepreneurship.
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Welcome to Landmark Worship Center's very own podcast! We are so glad that you have stopped by today. It is our sincere hope that you will be encouraged by your visit to our site, and come away from this experience with a sense of hope and belonging. LWC is fully LGBTQ+ affirming and inclusive. You can worship not only free of judgement but also be celebrated for who you are. Your relationships and identities will always be welcome. We hope you enjoy our podcast and hope Jesus Christ blesses ...
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"My two sons' godmother, who is a first-generation Dominican in New York City, was having a really, really hard time getting through to her mother about taking extra precautions during the start of the COVID pandemic," says Juleyka Lantigua, host and creator of How to Talk to [Mamí & Papí] about Anything, Apple Podcasts' Spotlight show for January 2023. "It was like they were speaking to each other in two different languages. The cultural and generational differences between them seemed to p ...
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On laughing with cancer Elvisrico talks about cancer, diet, exercise, and coping with the struggles of having cancer or any type of chronic illness. Through laughter and positive thinking I 'm hoping to make this a place where we can all come together and help one another
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Salesforce Developer Teja dives deep into Salesforce Development and Lightning Web Components topics, explaining how to use them, how they work and how to build stuff. The discussion in the show is going to be on Topics like Visualforce, Apex, Aura Components and Lightning Web Components.
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Remix: Daisy Auger-Dominguez Knows What it Takes to Build an Inclusive Workplace
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Today, we bring you another one of our favorite interviews with Latinas in the corporate world. The Chief People Officer for VICE Media has spent her career building better workplaces. She’s perfected a model: reflect, visualize, act, and persist. Now she's put everything she's learned into her new book, Inclusion Revolution: The Essential Guide to…
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Remix: Why Corporate America Couldn’t Change Carla Vernón at Her Core
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This week, we bring you another one of our favorite conversations with Latinas in the corporate world. Carla Vernón describes herself as “a very malleable piece of clay” with a sense of pride and self-awareness. She has used that singular strength to rise from associate to executive at General Mills. She reflects on her long tenure there, being amo…
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Remix: How Ad Exec Nancy Reyes Became Undeniable
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We continue with our favorite conversations with Latinas in the corporate world. After Alicia’s conversation with advertising superstar Nancy Reyes, she wanted to make t-shirts that read, "I am undeniable." That’s how inspiring this trailblazer’s story is. From learning that “everything feels better when you earn it” to “dealing with a massive care…
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Top 25 Countdown: #24 How Meg Medina Summoned the Courage to Write
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Our Top 25 Countdown Continues! "Who is she? What does she want? Why can't she have it?" Those are the questions the Newbery Medal-winning children's author asks about each of her young Latina protagonists. What Meg Medina wanted was to write professionally, but first, she had to get brave. Follow Meg on Instagram @megmedinabooks. and find all her …
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REPLAY: How Natalia’s Experience as a First-Gen Allows her to Connect to the Humanities—and her Students
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Professor Natalia Molina was the first in her family, and her neighborhood, to go to college. Being a first-gen student, the 2020 MacArthur Fellow’s higher education was shaped by curiosity and a being open to new opportunities—even when they brought her across the country for her graduate degree. As an expert of the humanities, Professor Natalia M…
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Remix: Why Bricia Lopez Wants You to Embrace the Art of Asada
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This week, we bring you another one of our favorite conversations around food. As she was researching her new cookbook, Asada: The Art of Mexican Style Grilling, the LA restaurateur began to realize how men dominate the grill scene. Now, she’s trying to change that by giving others the tools and inspiration to master asada. Bricia explains the fina…
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Remix: Chef Ariel Fox is Expanding Our Understanding of 'Authentic' Cuisine
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We continue with our favorite conversations around food. The VP for Dos Caminos and Del Friscos pulls back the curtain on what it takes to launch a restaurant, talks about the difference between competing on Hell's Kitchen as a newbie versus an established chef, and shares the personal change that inspired her new cookbook: Spice Kitchen: Healthy L…
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Remix: How Karla Vasquez Reclaimed Salvadoran Food
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We are celebrating almost 300 episodes of Latina to Latina! For the first Monday of every month, we are counting down our top 25 episodes of all time. In between, we'll curate special playlists of some of our favorite episodes. For the next three weeks, we bring you some of our favorite conversations about food. When Karla Vasquez learned that ther…
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Top of Mind: Is government transparency essential in a democracy?
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We're excited to bring you an episode fro Top of Mind with Julie Rose, a podcast from BYU Radio about becoming better citizens and kinder neighbors. Government transparency is a basic tenet of American democracy. But the U.S. Constitution was drafted in total secrecy and the founders believed they couldn’t have done the job otherwise. When is openn…
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Top 25 Countdown: #25 What Media Mogul Nely Galán Can Teach Us About the Art of Reinvention
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To celebrate almost 300 episodes of Latina to Latina, for the first Monday of every month, we are counting down our top 25 episodes of all time. In between, we'll curate special playlists of some of our favorite episodes. Coming in at #25: This television executive turned entrepreneur took a major detour—mid career—to go back to school. Nely shares…
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Why Dr. Talitha Washington’s Determined to Make Science More Equitable
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Growing up in a tight-knit African-American community in Evansville, Indiana, Dr. Talitha Washington quickly understood the role that her race and racism would play in her life—always choosing to rise above it all. Amongst her Black cohort at Spelman College, Dr. Washington felt she was finally able to learn freely, and without the pressure of bein…
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How Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez is Complicating the Immigrant Narrative
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When her parents’ tourists visas expired, and they were no longer allowed entry into the United States, Elizabeth, an American citizen, persuaded her parents to allow her to stay in Arizona solo. She was only 15 years-old. Even as she contended with housing and food insecurity, Elizabeth managed to graduate valedictorian of her high school class, b…
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How Cecilia Marquez is Retelling the History of the American South
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In her new book, Making the Latino South, the Hunt Family Assistant Professor in History at Duke University chronicles the dramatic racial evolution of non-Black Latinos living in the American South from the 1940s to the early 2000s. Follow Cecilia on X (formerly Twitter) @ProfCeciliaM , and learn more about her research here, and find her book her…
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Raquel Reichard Wants You to Know that Self-Care Isn’t One Size Fits All
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She wrote her book, Self-Care for Latinas: 100+ Ways to Prioritize & Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body, & Spirit, deep in her own grief, a year after suddenly losing her best friend. Raquel shares what that experience taught her about self-care and community care, living with life-changing loss, and how she is building a career in media from her beloved O…
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Empowering Perspectives: Women Leaders in College Admission Counseling
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In this episode, NACAC Board Director Tahirah Jordan Crawford leads an engaging discussion with two accomplished women leaders in the world of college admission counseling, covering topics such as finding joy in the work, leadership, work-life balance, and overcoming challenges. Gain valuable insights into the experiences and perspectives of women …
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LTL x Poderistas Live at The William Vale: Featuring Xochitl Gonzalez!
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Check out our live recording of Latina to Latina x Poderistas in conversation with Xochitl Gonzalez, author of the new novel, Anita de Monte Laughs Last - taped before a live audience at The William Vale on March 27th, 2024! Follow Xochitl on instagram @xochitltheg and find her book, Anita de Monte Laughs Last, here. Learn more about Poderistas and…
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2023 Lebowitz Prize: A Discussion on the “Norms of Attention” by Two Philosophers
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This special episode of Key Conversations is joined by Dr. Kristie Dotson, the University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan, and Dr. Susanna Siegel, the Edgar Pierce Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. Each year, the Lebowitz Prize is presented to a pair of philosophers who hold contrasting views…
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How Malia Lazu Moved from Intention to Impact
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She started her career as a political organizer, launching Mass VOTE, a state-wide voter engagement campaign, then parlayed those skills into economic development. As the EVP and Regional President at Berkshire Bank, Malia evolved the bank’s strategic focus to prioritize community impact. Malia shares how her theory of change evolved, how she ident…
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It's Wednesday, March 27th! Alicia and Juleyka cannot wait to see you at The William Vale for our live recording with Xochitl Gonzalez. Tonight's event is a great way to support a Latina-owned business and a Latina-run organization. There are still tickets and swag bags available, so get yours while they last. Bring a friend!Tickets available for p…
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Counting Down to Our Live Recording with Xochtil Gonzalez!
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Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 27th , is our first Latina to Latina x Poderistas live event! If you haven't purchased your tickets, there is still time. If you can't be there in person, but want to support us, join other listeners who have purchased tickets to give away to others. If you're interested in participating, just drop us a line on Instagram:…
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Why Giovanna “Gigi” Gonzalez Wants You to Have a Wealth “Why”
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The entrepreneur, TikTok star and author of the personal finance book “Cultura and Cash: Lessons from the First Gen Mentor for Managing Finances and Cultural Expectations” shares her tips for setting money boundaries with those you love most, and the importance of defining the driving values and “why” of your money plan. Follow Giovanna on instagra…
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Special Announcement: Latina to Latina x Poderistas Swag Bags!
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Just a few days left to purchase tickets for our Latina to Latina + Poderistas Live event with NYT Best selling author Xochitl Gonzalez! The first 150 tickets sold come with a bag from Hija de tu Madre, stuffed with goodies from Latine brands including: Agua Bonita, Bloomi, Loisa, Nopalera, Ocoa, Oeste, Reina Rebelde, Rizos curls, Siete Foods, plus…
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Why Cynthia Pelayo Refuses to Commit to One Genre
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The prolific author and poet started her career as a community reporter, then pivoted to creative writing. Now, the award-winning author of the new book, Forgotten Sisters, blends fairytale, horror, suspense and more to capture the grit and mysticism of moving between worlds. Cynthia shares how her success has forced her to rethink her boundaries, …
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Why Social Media Star Vanessa Sirias Takes Social Media Breaks
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When the pandemic hit, she lost her news job and doubled down on creating her own content. Now, as a creator and influencer with hundreds of thousands of social media followers, Vanessa explains how her early foray into YouTube (doing song covers in her high school bedroom!) prepared her for the “TikTok Boom of 2020,” a subsequent job offer from Bu…
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Uniquely Powerful: Insights Into the Women’s College Experience
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Women's colleges offer transformative experiences for students that are more important than ever. These institutions provide access to inclusive campus communities and academic excellence with a focus on developing women leaders. In this episode, we will counter common myths, highlight unique opportunities from STEM programs to powerful professiona…
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What Paula Ávila-Guillén Believes Reproductive Rights Advocates in the U.S. Can Learn from Movements to Expand Rights in Latin America
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The Executive Director of The Women's Equality Center shares her insights on the efforts to end El Salvador’s total abortion ban, and Honduras’ total emergency contraception, as well as the movement to expand women’s rights in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. Paula shares how she came to see reproductive rights as central to civil rights, and how he…
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Why Professor Corey D.B. Walker Looks to the Past to Understand Today’s Complex World
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Professor Corey D. B. Walker is the Dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, and Director of the Program in African American Studies. He pursued his education at two HBCUs and two of the oldest schools in America, and talks about how each of these formations gave him the ability to develop into…
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How Raquel Dominguez Develops Big Ideas Around Big Talent
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She went from assistant to creative executive in just a few years, and now at OBB Media, she oversees content and strategy for Hailey Bieber, Kylie Jenner, Demi Lovato, and Kevin Hart. We talk about getting your foot in the door when you have no connections, learning by osmosis, and how to play it cool when you work with some of the biggest stars o…
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