‘ÍDOLO: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez’ Rethinks Latinx Drug Lord Tales
The podcast ‘Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez’ reminds me how important it is to honor the truths of our ancestors.
The podcast ‘Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez’ reminds me how important it is to honor the truths of our ancestors.
In #TheLatinaPress Issue 9, we welcome 2022 and say goodbye to 2021, looking back at our favorite films, podcasts, and year-end lists.
The first half of “Chicano Squad” felt like I was getting a vibrant history lesson from my favorite cousin, by the fifth episode I was in a full-blown CSI/crime story, rife with injustice, loyalty, corruption, and determination.
Latinx stories have been finding their home in podcasting, calling back to a rich history of oral, familial storytelling and, of course, chisme. Check out these eleven podcasts that are doing the work of putting Latin American and immigrant stories front and center, told in our own voices and to our own rhythms.