Episodes
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Episode 32: El Grito de Lares + the Breonna Taylor Indictment
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Short show today. We take a trip back in time to a revolutionary moment in Puerto Rico's history, El Grito de Lares, and share our thoughts on the indictment in the Breonna Taylor case along with audio from the protests afterward. #SayHerName
Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon
Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram
Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena
Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos
Today in History: El Grito de Lares, September 23, 1868
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Episode 31: Visual Artist Carlos Rolón
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
American contemporary visual artist Carlos Rolón is on the show today. We’re going to talk about his beginnings in the art world, the NBA season, using art as a form of social advocacy and more.
Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon
Paseo Podcast Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram
Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena
Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos
Carlos Rolón Website + Facebook + Instagram
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter + Instagram
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Episode 30: Alli Arocho & Honoring the Vejigante Mask-Making Tradition
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Artist Alli Arochi joins the show. We talk about vejigantes, the tradition of making vejigante masks, her transition from the tech world to making her art full-time and her experience as an artist amidst Covid-19.
Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon
Site: paseomedia.org
Facebook + Twitter + Instagram: @paseopodcast
Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena
Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos
Alli Arocho's Website + Instagram
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Episode 29: John Vasquez Mejias & The Puerto Rican War
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
We talk a lot about the importance of knowing our history as Puerto Ricans on this show, including the ways in which our history is kept from us. Some people recommend watching documentaries and reading books, but what about seeing and reading our history in the form of a graphic novel?
Storyteller, artist and art teacher, John Vasquez Mejias, joins the show to talk about the Puerto Rican War - a graphic novel that tells the story of Puerto Rican revolutionaries fighting American colonialism in 1950. We spoke to him a couple of weeks ago to talk about his purpose behind this graphic novel, his art and his perspective on the back-to-school debate as a teacher amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon
Site: paseomedia.org
Facebook + Twitter + Instagram: @paseopodcast
Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena
Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos