Tacos, tequila, Spanish speakers… What else is there to discover in Mexico City? And why are so many foreigners accidentally moving here? From tree-lined neighborhoods to street cafes, museums, parks, world-class restaurants, and a wild nightlife scene, Raquel will interview someone who’s moved to Mexico City to get their unique take on what makes CDMX one of the coolest cities in the world. Hear the good, the bad, and the surprising about living in this giant metropolis. Welcome to CDMX Expats.
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Ink Well, a podcast presented by Tintero Projects & Inprint "Ink well." —a suggestion/salutation/blessing to the literary community of Houston, the Texas Gulf Coast, and beyond. Join writers, educators, activists, and founders of Tintero Projects Jasminne and Lupe Mendez, as they work with Inprint, a 30+ year old nonprofit literary arts organization in Houston, Texas, to host Ink Well, a new podcast for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing. With their energy, charismatic wit, a ...
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In episode 4 of season 4 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Reyes Ramirez about his new short story collection The Book of Wanderers.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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In episode 3 of season 4, Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Javier Zamora about his new memoir Solito.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S4 E2 featuring Darrel Alejandro Holnes
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In episode 2 of season 4 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Darrel Alejandro Holnes about his new poetry collection Stepmotherland.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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In episode 1 of season 4 of Ink Well host Lupe Mendez and guest host Icess Fernandez Rojas chat with Joy Priest about her new poetry collection Horsepower.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Episode 5 - Kate Kiewel - VC on CDMX Being in ‘Stealth Mode’
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In this episode, I interview my friend Kate Kiewel, an American VC who started the CDMX Acroyoga community and was an OG member in my groups. This week we talk about community, releasing identities, art, tacos, cheese, tech, innovation, accessibility, and Mexico City’s magic. Follow the show on Instagram @CDMX.Expats. https://instagram.com/cdmx.exp…
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Episode 4 - Kenji Pantin - Female Nomad Living
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In this episode, I interview my friend Kenji Pantin, who is finishing her PHD remotely from Mexico City.This week we talk about being a woman expat, social scenes, eating out, taking public transit, local salaries, and dating failures.Follow the show on Instagram @CDMX.Expats. https://instagram.com/cdmx.expats If you're interested in being intervie…
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Episode 3 - Jermaine Hoffman - The CDMX Experience
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In this episode, I interview my friend Jermaine Hoffman about his experience living in Mexico City. Today we talk about traveling around Mexico during covid, renting in the city, mosquitos, parks, art, and the power of WhatsApp in this city. Follow the show on Instagram @CDMX.Expats. https://instagram.com/cdmx.expats If you're interested in being i…
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Episode 2 - Al Tak - Big City Comparisons
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In this episode, I interview my friend Aloysius Tak about his experience living in Mexico City. This week we talk Mexican stereotypes, the surprising size of the city, classism, feeling poor compared to Mexicans, the Condesa experience, and the crazy amount of international food. Follow the show on Instagram @CDMX.Expats. https://instagram.com/cdmx…
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Episode 1 - Max Radwin - Organized Crime Reporter
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In this inaugural episode, I interview my friend Max Radwin about his experience living in Mexico City. We chat about social life during the pandemic, personal safety, the dense culture, annoying weather, living here long term, and Mexican gang dynamics. He was so interesting to interview, and such a pro on the mic- which I especially appreciated w…
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Tacos, tequila, Spanish speakers… What else is there to discover in Mexico City? And why are so many foreigners accidentally moving here? From tree lined neighborhoods to street cafes, museums, parks, world class restaurants and a wild nightlife scene, there are so many more reasons than we could have possibly imagined. Every (other) week we’ll int…
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Ink Well S3 E5 featuring Emanuelee Outspoken Bean
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In episode 5 of season 3 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Emanuelee Outspoken Bean about how he became a performance poet and his work in the community.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S3 E4 featuring Carolyn Forché
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In episode 4 of season 3 of Ink Well host Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with poet and author Carolyn Forché about her memoir What You Have Heard Is True while she was in Houston as part of the 2019/2020 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S3 E3 featuring Addie Tsai
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In episode 3 of season 3 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Houston author Addie Tsai about her YA novel Dear Twin.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S3 E2 featuring Raquel Salas Rivera
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Ink Well S3 E1 featuring Leslie Contreras Schwartz
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In episode 1 of season 3 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Houston Poet Laureate Leslie Contreras Schwartz about her work in the community and forthcoming collection Who Speaks for Us Here.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E8 featuring Noel Quiñones
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In episode 8 of season 2 of Ink Well host Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with poet, actor, and community organizer Noel Quiñones about his work on the page and in the community.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E7 featuring Carmen Giménez Smith
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In episode 7 of season 2 of Ink Well host Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Carmen Giménez Smith about her poetry collection Cruel Futures.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E6 featuring Lupe Mendez
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In episode 6 of season 2 of Ink Well host Jasminne and guest host Daniel Peña chat with Lupe Mendez about his new poetry collection Why I Am Like Tequila.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E5 featuring Ching-In Chen
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In episode 5 of season 2 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with poet Ching-In Chen about being a poet and their latest work.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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In episode 4 of season 2 of Ink Well, hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Palestinian poet, translator, and physician Fady Joudah about his work and his poetry collection Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E3 featuring Dr. Cristina Rivera Garza
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In episode 3 of season 2 of Ink Well, hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Dr. Cristina Rivera Garza about her novel The Tiaga Syndrome.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E2 featuring Natalia Sylvester
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In episode 2 of season 2 of Ink Well, hosts Jasminne and Lupe chat with Natalia Sylvester about her novel Everyone Knows You Go Home.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E1 featuring Jonathan Mendoza
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In the first episode of Ink Well Season 2, hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez have a conversation with spoken word poet and activist Jonathan Mendoza.For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S1 E9 featuring Rigoberto González
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In the season one finale of Ink Well, Jasminne and Lupe talk with poet Rigoberto González.For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S1 E8 featuring Samanta Schweblin
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In episode 8 of Ink Well, hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with 2017 International Man Booker finalist and author of Fever Dream, Samanta Schweblin. She was in Houston as part of the 2017/2018 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. A majority of this episode is in Spanish.En episodio 8 de Ink Well, anfitriones Jasminne y Lupe Mendez charla…
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Ink Well S1 E7 featuring Sheila Maldonado
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In episode 7 of Ink Well, Jasminne and Lupe chat with New York based poet, Sheila Maldonado.For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S1 E6 featuring Jasminne Mendez
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In episode 6 of Ink Well, host Jasminne Mendez gets the table turned on her as she is interviewed by host and husband Lupe Mendez plus guest host and Houston writer Icess Fernandez about Jasminne's new book, Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e: Personal Essays and Poems. For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.…
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In episode 5 of Ink Well—a podcast by Tintero Projects and Inprint for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing from Houston, Texas—hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Houston writer, activist, and professor Tony Diaz.For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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In episode 4 of Ink Well, Jasminne and Lupe chat with poet Robin Davidson about the Houston Favorite Poem Anthology and more.Robin Davidson, a resident of Houston for more than 50 years, was named Houston’s second Poet Laureate by Mayor Annise Parker in 2015 and served through April 2017 under the leadership of Mayor Sylvester Turner. She is a grad…
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Ink Well S1 E3 featuring poet Deborah "DEEP" Mouton
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In episode 3 of Ink Well—a podcast by Tintero Projects and Inprint for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing from Houston, Texas—hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez talk with Houston’s current Poet Laureate Deborah "DEEP" Mouton. For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S1 E2 featuring writer Daniel Peña
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In episode 2 of Ink Well—a podcast by Tintero Projects and Inprint for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing from Houston, Texas—hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Pushcart Prize winner Daniel Peña about family, being a writer, and his debut novel BANG, recently published by Arte Público Press. For feedback on the show, email ink…
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Ink Well S1 E1 featuring poet Analicia Sotelo
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In this inaugural episode of Ink Well--a new podcast by Tintero Projects and Inprint for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing from Houston, Texas--hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with poet Analicia Sotelo about being a writer, what it means to “ink well” in this day and age, and her new poetry collection Virgin, selected by Ross G…
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