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 Chavez, the creator of the animated short film Caracol

Episode 37 - Este Año Nos Jodió

Dec 13th, 2018 1h 3m

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 connections we have fostered. This week we just criti

Episode 36 - Karla Vasquez aka @SalviSoul

Nov 19th, 2018 1h 21m

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 journalist, food historian and a food justice organiz

Episode 35 - Our Best Friend ft. @Myyyrthaaa

Oct 29th, 2018 1h 15m

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 recorded shortly before Sandra moved back to Los Angele

Episode 34 - CA Propositions: Las Basureras Crossover

Oct 19th, 2018 47m 56s

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 we feel are very important to us personally. We a

Episode 33 - Nicole Ramsey

Sep 30th, 2018 1h 40m

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 America(ns) and the Caribbean at UC Berkeley. She

Episode 32 - Offline Community Organizing feat. @smugmorenita

Sep 25th, 2018 1h 27m

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. Gaby is extremely active in San Francisco Missio

Episode 31 - Melissa Vida

Sep 17th, 2018 1h 7m

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 American Empowerment Network. On top of this, Meli

Episode 30 - Pollo Campero

Sep 10th, 2018 46m 50s

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! Pollo Campero is expanding to Nashville and celebrated

Episode 29 - Central American Art as Resistance Roundtable (Part 2 of 2)

Aug 27th, 2018 1h 11m

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 navigating the Bay art world. We have Marabet Morales

Episode 28 - Central American Art as Resistance Roundtable (Part 1 of 2)

Aug 20th, 2018 1h 3m

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 Bay art world. We have Marabet Morales, a Chapina fr

Episode 27 - FM4 Paso Libre (En Español)

Aug 13th, 2018 1h 8m

¡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 Guadalajara, Jalisco. FM4 sirve en gran medida a los migra

Episode 26 - Jeevs

Jun 25th, 2018 1h 9m

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, "Homegrown Belize", on Belizean cuisine, artists, and busin

Episode 25 - Intergenerational Trauma is Real

Jun 22nd, 2018 57m 51s

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.LinksIntro Song & Transition Song: Greener Pastures - SroJesse Baez ft. Fuego - "Grasa"C

Episode 24 - mellamoyanna

Jun 12th, 2018 57m 28s

We have a feature interview with Yanna, aka @mellamoyanna, the CEO of Brown Sugar and Canela. Yanna is a proud Garifuna woman from North Carolina with Honduran heritage. Brown Sugar and Canela is an apparel company for strong women with a stron

Episode 23 - We're Growing Up

Jun 4th, 2018 1h 11m

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

Episode 22 - Stephanie

May 2nd, 2018 50m 9s

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 Utah in a 95+% Mormon community. She unpacks her e

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Cachito 3 - Belize and Nicaragua

Apr 25th, 2018 19m 57s

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 heavily racialized. Also we discuss the government supp

Episode 21 - ICE is a Modern Day Secret Police

Apr 24th, 2018 53m 44s

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 commit human rights abuses. We also go into ways to he

Episode 20 - Casey Parris-Daley

Apr 16th, 2018 58m 39s

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 lived several years in both Jamaica and Panama, wher

Episode 19 - Cyber Stockholm Syndrome

Apr 9th, 2018 54m 22s

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 history of surveillance on communities of color and te

Episode 18 - Lucía

Mar 26th, 2018 1h 13m

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 growing up Guatemalan in Florida, her conversion

Episode 17 - Q&A

Mar 19th, 2018 49m 19s

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.

Episode 16 - Internet Fueled Identities

Mar 5th, 2018 54m 31s

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 especially in how the internet has allowed us to li

Episode 15 - Tenants Rights & Gentrification ft. @osothebosso

Feb 26th, 2018 1h 5m

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 discussions surrounding grassroots organizing, gentrificat