Nuria Morgado, CUNY prof the first woman to lead U.S. Spanish Language Academy. Social worker, Ines Gonzalez on mental health for young adults. Tico Torres, Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte, photos immortalized Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa and more Latinos.

In the upcoming elections, Latino voters are poised to play a crucial role. To gain insights into this diverse electorate, we turn to experts from different fields: Prof. Viviana Rivera-Burgos, Mixteca's dir Lorena Kourusias and artist Elena del Rivero

Emmy winner stories: Barbara Kent, a trans makeup artist, volunteered during 9/11. Julio Diaz, a street artist, created a salsa dance doll tied to his feet. Andrea Salazar, given 6 months to live, survived 6 years with faith and a healthy lifestyle.

Baruch Prof. Lizbeth de la Cruz on her El Paso del Norte mural project. Chef Jorge Cardenas of Maya Ix Restaurant was selected by NY Times 100 best recipes. Artist Alberto Ferreras presents his stunning traveling video exhibit, AmericanLatinos 1935-1945

Carmen Boullosa interviews Afro-Cuban poet Nancy Morejon. For Pride Month, we highlight trans LaGuardia student Nirvana Garcia and musician/veteran Maya Garcia. Nuyorican writer Giannina Braschi reflects on the cultural impact of Puerto Ricans in NY.

Mardonio Carballo is a Nahua poet/ activist sharing his cultural heritage and passion for social change. Carlos Hernandez on teaching adults in the literacy program at La Jornada; Carmen Linares on being a role model for other women in Flamenco.

Writer/professor Rojo Robles of Baruch College explores Afro-Latinos and Spanglish. Havana Film Festival NY celebrates 24 years. Loisaida Center discusses Puerto Rican cultural preservation. Musicians honor legendary flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia

We celebrate Women's History Month with remarkable women who have surpassed the standards in their careers and attitudes toward life: Craig Newmark School Dean Graciela Mochkofsky, CCNY Valedictorian Darresa Rodriguez; CFDA's honoree Maria Cornejo

Honoring BHM: Nuyorican Ed Morales and his book Latinx: The New Force in American Politics & Culture. Hip hop duo Dawer x Damper on their music honoring their Afro-Colombian roots. Angel Gil Teatro Thalia's director of the only bilingual theater in Queens

Chilean novelist Roberto Brodsky on writing and the Latino voters in 2024; filmmaker/Hunter grad Melissa Montero brings light on being Puerto Rican from NY; LaGuardia College provides non-traditional education at the Center for Immigrant Education CIET

Carmen Boullosa interviews Mario Obrero a laureate poet from Spain; La Jornada, an organization led by Pedro Rodríguez that offers humanitarian aid in Queens; Ecuadorian designer/activist Leo Cerda on the Hakhu Project that empowers women from Amazon

In this episode: Carmen Boullosa interviews the award-winning Argentine writer Claudia Piñeiro; we explore City College's Continuing Education Program for GED preparation; and we delve into the career of the extraordinary Mexican jazz singer Magos Herrera

El Museo del Barrio's director Patrick Charpenel on its future; CWE's 10 The Americas Poetry Festival; Nuyorican Councilwoman Carlina Rivera on housing; Musicians Gale (Puerto Rico), K-efe, (Chile,) and Lia Kali (Spain) on the #metoo in the music industry

Multi-awarded Mexican writer Carmen Boullosa on "The Book of Eve", her most recent book. Richard Sáenz is an attorney of the legendary organization Lambda Legal. Alberto “Beto” and Ernesto are two members of the famous trio, the Villalobos Brothers.

Carmen Boullosa talks with the renowned journalist María Hinojosa about the importance of the immigrant community. Rose, a trans woman, on her journey to cross the border. FIT' curator Tanya Meléndez-Escalante speaks about FIT's exhibit ModaHoy!

Historian and best-selling author Felipe Pigna about his book Gardel; MoMA PS1 in Queens brings the Aymara cosmogony to the Museum; Mexican-American Aliza Nizenbaum on her exhibit Queens Lindo y Querido. Cousins Ivan y Leonardo on crossing the border.

Nueva York celebrates #earthday and the #UNSpanishLanguageDay with a line-up of amazing guests from the #LatinoCommunity: Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award-winner journalist Maria Hinojosa, Cuban Artist Esterio Segura; Mexican designer/artisan Lalo Estrada

Celebrating Women’s History Month, NYU’s King Juan Carlos Center visiting professor Veronica Gago, a specialist in gender issues/feminism; Latina women speak about women's rights at this moment; Independent filmmaker Marta Bautís on her creative process.

Cuban Raymel Casamayor shares his reflections on his Afro-Latino roots. Frankie Miranda, president of the Hispanic Federation, tells us about its many programs to help our community nationwide. Guido Colzani on he creation of his alter ego Magic Sandwich.

ChatGPT probably poses a bigger risk to authors than Midjourney to artists. Spotting AI written text will become harder than spotting images generated by AIs, and proving that there’s been some sort of style or copyright violation will be even harder. Not to mention that it is more accesible than images because it refines the text with more human-l…

We keep looking at the #OGL1.1 mess. Our worst gaming experiences. Review Starlink, Samurai Vassal and preview Terrorscape ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-F…

Lorine Padilla, godmother of the Bronx, ex-gang member, CUNY alumni and a women's rights advocate Filmmaker Catalina Santamaría on her film about NY Squatters in the '80s; DJ/Drummer Rosa Marín on their relationship with music, immigration and NY at night

The new OGL 1.1 as drafted by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro, could be truly disastrous for a lot of people all over the place and smaller companies are right to be very worried. As are big ones. Chris Dias is directly affected by this situation, so he is in a very good position to give us credible insight as to why this is so dangerous. Why the new O…

In this episode, Chris and I talk about our Christmas plans. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ****************************…

The Christmas 2022 episode (very late, we know!) In this episode, Chris and I talk about our Christmas plans. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://k…

In this episode, Chris and I talk a but further about the AI ”art” controversy and also review a bunch of games. Among them, Dune: Imperium and The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

The AI ”art” controversy will be discussed for a very long time. However, since it is creating such vitriol, please don’t get upset while listening or discussing it.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

Katherine Jimenez was the 1st instructor to teach mambo NY style at the Ailey Extension. Trans Latina Elisa Crespo on education and trans rights; Cristian Peña and his idea of the American Dream and Mafer Bandola on how it is to play a "man's instrument."

The RPG Room Podcast: are conventions dying? and Osprey Games Crescendo of Violence reviewBy Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

In this episode Chris and I do a few reviews, among them, Gran Meccanismo from Osprey Publishing.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

In Lower Manhattan, plastic artist and philanthropist Cristóbal Gabarrón and his son Juan, CEO of The Gabarrón Foundation, talk about their evolution worldwide and the project "Ámbito," with which they celebrate their 30th anniversary. In the subway, Julio Díaz tell us how he became the first artist to invent salsa dancing with a doll tied to his f…

**********************************************This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine **********************************************In this episode, Chris and I talk about my e…

Colombian dancer and choreographer Alvaro Restrepo on El Colegio del Cuerpo as a way to educate low income children; Chef Eduardo Cuenca in what Latin cuisine fusion means. Carmen Boullosa talks to writer Elena Poniatowska and Mexico mayor Claudia Sheinbaum.

RPG Interview: Lucas Falk and Heroes of Cerulea, a game that recreates the dungeon exploring theme of games like Legend of Zelda and similar.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

Noah Adleman from Game Trayz bring us Forsaken, a GORGEOUS looking game that promises a sandbox experience with 12 characters, each with their own and unique story to tell.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

Makeup artist Barbara Kent on volunteering for 9/11; Toñita Cays and her social club for Latinos in Williamsburg; photographer Gabriel Garcia Roman a voice for the Latino and afro queer community; Isabella Ramirez salsa dancer in breaking stereotypes

In this podcast we cover the Dungeons & Dragons mess that was publishing the Hadozee in their Spelljammer.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

The Curse of the Usurper is a 5E campaign setting with over 400 pages of content and a TON of incredible artwork. I spoke with the publisher to find out what makes it special.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

I had the enormous pleasure to have Hannibal Tabu in the show Thanks to @Dias Ex Machina , and we asked a ton of questions about The Sundering: The Nation Beneath our Feet.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

Chris is having a new Kickstarter coming out very soon and we (mostly he) spoke about it at length. And now I can’t wait to see it succeed!By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

Peruvian teacher and businesswoman Constanza Ontaneda talks about the transformative power of education and her soap business. Puerto Rican designer Franco Lacosta on creating gender-neutral clothes and how to embrace your 'Latinidad'. Cuban model/actress Rachel Vallori on being in control of your destiny and becoming a health-beauty Latino influen…

Cardboard East is a blog that has been going for a while and covers all sorts of Asian Board Games. Since I am a big fan, what better thing to do than to have Jay, the person behind the project in the show.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

Ryan Benjamin has been at the forefront of comic book artistry for a long time. Now he is jumping into boardgame design with Brothers Bond.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

Celebrating LGBT and gender non-conforming Pride Month with three outstanding guests Andres Montoya on his relationship with religion; Diana de la Pava on being the best possible single mom; Barbara Kent on her journey to become an LGTB American activist.

Jamey Stegmaier, the mind behind Stonemaier Games, has been releasing some of the most successful boardgames of the last few years. WE got to ask him some of his secrets!By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

Dilson Abreu, BMCC's sophomore student, on his mom's influence to keep studying. Melissa Valencia and Carlos Vaca as refugees and their new project, Immigration Legal Services. Braulio Cuenca, on 25 yrs taking photos to the newlyweds in NY City Hall.

I have been aware of Degenerate Polygons and their Initiative Tracking Tower for a while. They were kind enough to send me one fully printed and painted, and it looks totally amazing.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

Robotech has had a very strange life and there are lots of people into it. But its gaming kudos hasn’t been as up to the standard as some people would wish… in this episode Chris and I talk about its past and present.By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén

Cuban writer Marcial Gala on what inspired him to write Call Me Casandra. Andrea Salazar was given a year to live but after 5 years, she sees cancer as an opportunity. Jose and Andres make paella in NY as a way to connect their kids with their roots.

Battlelords of the 23rd Century for Savage Worlds is coming out very soon and I am sure a lot of people will be watching this one like hawks. I find why in this episode!By Board Games and RPGs Interviews and reviews by Paco García Jaén