Podcasts by ¡Puchica Vos!

¡Puchica Vos!

¡Puchica Vos! is a podcast hosted by best friends Sam and Sandra. They are two messy recent college graduates trying to navigate their journey of personal growth and a full fledged Central American identity. Topics will range from critical critiques of Central American erasure, the best soju mixed drinks in Koreatown, and accidentally swiping left.

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Episode 38 - Pamela Chavez from 2019-01-23T22:58:05

Helllllllllllooo y'all. It's been a minute, but that's because the holidays have truly been a time to test us. We're excited to introduce the new year with an interview Sam did with Pamela Chave...

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Episode 37 - Este Año Nos Jodió from 2018-12-12T21:53:30

Wow has it really been one year? Thank you to everyone that has supported this little Central American Strugglepod! We are so appreciative of the amount of support we have been given and the con...

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Episode 36 - Karla Vasquez aka @SalviSoul from 2018-11-18T21:41:12

This week we are proud to present Karla Vasquez, the creator of SalviSoul, an ongoing multi-media project and cooking anthology of Salvadoran food and Salvadoran womxn. Karla is a cook, food jou...

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Episode 35 - Our Best Friend ft. @Myyyrthaaa from 2018-10-29T00:05:08

We have been waiting so long for this episode. We want to introduce y'all to our mutual best friend Myrtha. Myrtha is the glue of this show and we wanted to provide a light episode that we recor...

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Episode 34 - CA Propositions: Las Basureras Crossover from 2018-10-18T20:25:42

We are so excited to collaborate with our good friend @GataSalvaje415 host of the Las Basureras Podcast and the creator of Gata Salvaje Merch. Gata and us break down FOUR California propositions...

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Episode 33 - Nicole Ramsey from 2018-09-30T16:22:15

Hey everyone! This week Sandra interviews Nicole Ramsey. Nicole is a first generation PhD Candidate in African Diaspora studies doing work on Belize/Belizeans in the Diaspora, and Black Central ...

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Episode 32 - Offline Community Organizing feat. @smugmorenita from 2018-09-24T17:17:04

Hey everyone! This week Sandra is joined by Gabriela Aleman, aka Salvi-Nica artist @smugmorenita, to discuss how they use online community organizing to assist their offline community organizing...

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Episode 31 - Melissa Vida from 2018-09-17T13:01:55

Warning: Rough Audio Ahead! Hey everyone! Today we have a new installment in our interview series. Our guest, Melissa Vida, is a freelance journalist and the new editor in chief for the Central ...

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Episode 30 - Pollo Campero from 2018-09-10T06:00

Hey everyone! Today we have a very special episode! Sandra was able to interview Federico Valiente, the Senior Director of Marketing for Pollo Campero while on her family trip to Nashville! Poll...

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Episode 29 - Central American Art as Resistance Roundtable (Part 2 of 2) from 2018-08-27T08:35:06

This is part 2 of a roundatable discussion we had at Sandra's pad in Oakland! We gathered 5 Central American Bay Area artists and curators to discuss with each other their art, identity, and nav...

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Episode 28 - Central American Art as Resistance Roundtable (Part 1 of 2) from 2018-08-19T20:17:37

This is an episode going down in ¡Puchica Vos! Podcast history. We gathered 5 Central American Bay Area artists and curators to discuss with each other their art, identity, and navigating the Ba...

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Episode 27 - FM4 Paso Libre (En Español) from 2018-08-12T21:09:33

¡Ya ha pasado un tiempo! Sandra estaba en México visitando a su familia y pudo entrevistar a Luis Enrique González Araiza, abogado de FM4 Paso Libre, que es un refugio para migrantes en Guadalaj...

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Episode 26 - Jeevs from 2018-06-25T01:01

This week Sandra interviews Jeevs for our Central American Diaspora series. Jeevs grew up in Belize City, but is currently studying Film in Jamaica. He has an amazing webseries called, "Homegrow...

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Episode 25 - Intergenerational Trauma is Real from 2018-06-21T21:21:07

We both feel hurt because of child separation, ICE, our own family immigration situations, and the disregard for the lives of people wanting to survive.

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from 2018-06-04T01:01

Just updates on where we've been, twitter tings, the value of mistakes, and loving people that are assiting you in your growth.

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Episode 22 - Stephanie from 2018-05-01T23:13:05

HIIII this week we're returning with our Central American Diaspora series! Our guest this week is Stephanie, a PhD canidate in Psychology currently in Michican. However, Stephanie was raised in ...

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Cachito 3 - Belize and Nicaragua from 2018-04-24T21:33:53

Hello everyone were bring back the cachitos to talk about the ongoing situations in Belize and Nicaragua. We discuss at lengths the neo-colonial fight between Guatemala and Belize which is heavi...

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Episode 21 - ICE is a Modern Day Secret Police from 2018-04-23T22:03:38

uhhh we hate ICE, Border Patrol, Detention Centers and the Department of Homeland Security. We go in deep as to why there are countless incididents that the US is using all four agencies to comm...

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Episode 20 - Casey Parris-Daley from 2018-04-16T07:27:26

Firstly, we apologize for the sound in this ep, but don't let that take anything away from our marvelous guest Casey Parris-Daley aka @MyDaleyVibes on Twitter. Casey is from Atlanta, but also li...

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Episode 19 - Cyber Stockholm Syndrome from 2018-04-09T01:01

Why is it important to protect yourself online? Sam and Sandra discuss the recent scrutiny on data obtained through social media like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. There has been a large hist...

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Episode 18 - Lucía from 2018-03-26T01:01

Are we going to play Korean-Pop two weeks in a row? We sure are! This week Sandra interviews Lucía from Tampa, Florida. Sandra connected to Lucía because of K-Pop, but learned so much more about...

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Episode 17 - Q&A from 2018-03-19T01:01

Hello~ This week we're answering q's we were sent! We talk about fake stanning, getting into a fight, books we want to read. Its great to just chill and be a bit more open about ourselves. Lol.

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Episode 16 - Internet Fueled Identities from 2018-03-05T00:01

We're speaking off the dome! Sam and Sandra have been real busy and they just wanted to relax and talk about multiple identities or personas that we hold. The conversation goes many directions e...

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Episode 15 - Tenants Rights& Gentrification ft. @osothebosso from 2018-02-26T00:01

This week we are so honored to have Sophia, the creator of the @osothebosso Instagram bi-lingual tenants rights novela, to educate us on tenants rights in Los Angeles. We also have long discussi...

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Episode 14 - Olivia Kugler-Umaña from 2018-02-19T23:59:38

We have the 2nd installment of our mini-series featuring Central Americans from non-Central American hubs. Oliva is a PhD Immunology candidate at UMass Medical. Olivia has a full Massuchusetts i...

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Episode 13 - Toxic Masculinity from 2018-02-13T00:10:07

This is another hot take. We relate Naruto to Toxic Masculinity, but we also go into the real effects it has on our personal lives and the world around us. CW: Conversations about sexual trauma,...

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Episode 12 - Patrick Mullen-Coyoy aka @aguacatemalteco from 2018-02-05T00:01

Hi y'all we're starting a new series on our show based on the diaspora outside of typical Central American hubs like California, Houston, or Washington D.C. We will be interviewing and getting t...

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Episode 11 - You Better Werk from 2018-01-30T14:00:02

Sam and Sandra are SOOOOO excited to start their engines for the new season of Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars. Before Sam and Sandra toot and boot the entrance looks or go into show predictions, t...

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Episode 10 - Spilling College Tea from 2018-01-22T00:01

We love our long episodes so were giving you more! We both just graduated from college and now being out for 6 months into the "working world", we look back. Drugs, sex, love, yt experimentation...

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Episode 9 - The Gauntlet of Performative Activism from 2018-01-15T18:27:31

Were bringing you a long and solemn episode this week on the topic of performative activism. We bring in a new segment and new Twitter hashtag.

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Episode 8 - #CentralAmericanTwitter ft. @Wilfreyfrey from 2018-01-08T00:01

Get ready to welcome our first guest on the podcast, Wilfredo, aka @Wilfreyfrey on Twitter. He was ahead of the times and was the first to use the #CentralAmericanTwitter hashtag, but he tells u...

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Episode 7 - New Year, New Pod from 2018-01-02T17:47:26

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ¡PUCHICA VOS! We're reunited and laid out our goals and hopes for the podcast, ourselves, and the diaspora. We discuss our astrology predictions and what scents should be in ...

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Episode 6 - Our Central American Womxn Playlist from 2017-12-18T00:01

Esto es para todas las mujeres centroamericanas. We have another playlist for y'all! Sam and Sandra go through the 7 countries to present talented womxn and femme energyyyy. It is quite lit.

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Episode 5 - The Swipe That Got Away from 2017-12-11T00:01

We wanted to chill it out this week and talk about some random things on our mind. We have a love and hate relationship with dating apps and online dating, and affect us constantly! We discuss 5...

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Cachito 2 - Honduras from 2017-12-09T09:15:46

Our thoughts and prayers are with Honduras and Hondurans around the world, and so we wanted to provide some exposure by talking about what is going on in Honduras after the election held on Nove...

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Episode 4 - Shitcanxs from 2017-12-04T19:30:50

Get ready to catch some HEAAAT with these new mics! Sam and Sandra discuss the blind eye Mexico and Shitcanxs turn on discrimination, crime, and hegemony enforced on Central Americans. Topics ra...

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Episode 3 - Central American International Film Fest from 2017-11-27T19:14:56

Join us as we go to the 3rd Annual Central American International Film Festival at the Los Angeles Film School. First few minutes are in a vlog style format, and then we go in on our three favor...

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Cachito 1 - The Cachito That Turned Out To Be a Cachote (Podcasterio Fest) from 2017-11-25T10:02:48

Happy day-after-Black-Friday, or as it's known literally everywhere else in the world - Saturday. In the first ten minutes of this cachito, we talk about actually publishing the pod and the incr...

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Episode 2 - Temporary Protected Status from 2017-11-21T20:02:31

We chat about Temporary Protected Status and the movement around #DefendTPS. Data provided by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Sandra's own digging around. Sam's sad voice provided by Sam...

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Episode 1 - Our Salvi Playlist from 2017-11-21T19:31:27

We grooooove to some music created by Salvadoran and Salvadoran American musicians to learn about singers and folks that made radiowave history~

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Episode 0 - Introductions from 2017-11-21T18:11:09

Hello~ This is our introduction to ¡Puchica Vos! Hosts Sam and Sandra talk about how they met, who they are, what puchica vos means, and their goals for growth with this podcast. Sandra displays...

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