Café with Strangers

<p>After an long and unexpected break, Cafe with Strangers returns with the continuation on the topic of the decades long civil war and genocide of the indigenous population that occurred in the 20th Century in...

<p>When Guatemala's president in the 1950's wanted to give back to the indigenous people, some who were opposed to it started a chain of events that lead to the country enduring a civil war that lasted nearly 40 years...

<p>What's the difference between the Hispanic and Latino identities? Is there a significant difference? And how did these identities come about? Tune into the episode to learn some history behind them along with Chicano...

<p>Earlier this month, J.A. Bayona's film Society of the Snow (Sociedad de la Nieve) was released on Netflix. After several weeks of research and months of anticipation for the film's release, to say I was excited was a...

<p>What happens when you have a final for a class assignment that asks you to create it as if was a podcast? You call up the cousin who hosts one and create an episode together, of course.</p><p>I'm joined by my cousin...

<p>We were standing and waiting, shuffling ourselves down the aisle of the plane to get to our assigned seats. I had been digging deep into Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 recently and there I was boarding this aircraft...

<p>Have you ever heard about Coatlicue? Coyolxauhqui? Or maybe even Huitzilopochtli? In this minisode, tune in to hear some of the lore behind these gods and their influence to not only the Mexica but the influence...

<p>After a brief hiatus, we're back! Join me in speaking with Urayoán as they discuss growing up in Puerto Rico, their passion and inspiration for art, and the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. We share in the similarities...

<p>In this week’s episode, we (virtually) reached across the PNW to talk to Macarena earlier this year. Macarena, Maki, shares what it was like moving from Paraguay to the states as a young child and living and growing...

<p>Welcome to the first minisode of the podcast! I’m joined this week with a guest from season one, Candice, and we go on a journey talking about an Argentine artist named Delia del Carril. Born in 1884, Delia lived a...

<p>Meet the first guest of season two: Gaby. Recording for the first time over video chat, Gaby tells her story about what it was like growing up first gen in a borough in New York City, spending summers with family in...

<p>Welcome to Season Two of Café with Strangers! It's been a busy several months but CWS is back to continue elevating our voice, the latinx voice. In this intro episode, I'll be sharing some updates including info...

<p>Welcome to the final episode of Season One of Cafe with Strangers! Join me in speaking with Alex as she tells us about growing up in Chicago, what haunted houses are like in the midwest, ADHD and sexuality, including...

<p>Join me in this week’s episode where we get the opportunity to converse with Gabby. Gabby is an Ecuadorian Mexican American that was born in Washington and raised by her Ecuadorian grandmother for most of her life...

<p>In this week’s episode we get the chance to meet Alexis. As the first nonbinary person interviewed, he describes what their journey was like in discovering their gender identity and also other identity struggles and...