Pocha Podcast

Whaaaat a second season of Selena? Yes, please! Las Pochas chat about the second season, renewed Selena interest, and her lasting impact. 

This month Las Pochas are all about work - work ethic vs work overload and what happens when brown people work for Border Patrol. Plus Las Pochas talk about May being Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Las Pochas are so excited to sit (virtually) and wiri wiri with Sofía Segovia, author of The Murmur of Bees, for the April wiri wiri! Her newly translated novel, Tears of Amber, hits bookstores and audio platforms May 1st! 

Las Pochas turn two!!! Well the Pocha Podcast does and that means celebrating with birthday talk so grab a piñata and get ready for cake. Plus Las Pochas talk OG camping vs bougie camping and get caught up on second seasons, books and people in Que Hay de Nuevo. 

Slackers, latchkey generation, generation meh... call em what you want, Las Pochas talk GenX and the trauma that created the generation the world mostly forgot. 

Las Pochas are talking about the COVID-19 vaccine, the changing culture of Latinx parenting, and life with perritos. Don't forget to subscribe, share, and rate the podcast!

It's official: after a brief hiatus, Las Pochas are back for season three!! They kick it off with a wiri wiri about fish, Mardi Gras beads, and Girl Scout cookies. That's right, Lent is here and Las Pochas explore the myths of meatless Fridays and making sacrifices. 

Las Pochas are taking a breather and getting ready to kick off a new season of Pocha Podcast refreshed and listas for all new adventures and Wiri Wiris. This Best Of is a replay of September 2020's Latinx Heritage Month. Disfrutan!

Las Pochas are taking a much-needed breather! While they rest their voices, here's a replay of October 2020's wiri wiri talking Equal Pay Day and getting what you're worth. 

Las Pochas have a guest this episode and talk about the intersection of assimilation and being brown from a Hawaiian perspective. Plus Las Pochas chop up what cray is happening in the Que Hay de Nuevo. And there was a lot!

Gather round the fire, Pocha Podcast listeners, as we look back at our relationship we had with 2020. In this wiri wiri, we burn the bad and highlight the good before we breakup with the year and move on to 2021. 

Anything for Selenas.... This month, Las Pochas hash out Netflix's Selena show and introduce the world to Charlene's Christmas Freak Tree. In the Que Hay de Nuevo, join them in breaking out a bottle and playing a round of Tragos, Pocha style.

Las Pochas have done the hard work in their pajamas from their couches researching some of the best places on the interwebs to get gifts for familia and amigos. We give you our Pocha Picks for the holidays. 

It's November and Las Pochas are talking turkey about a new administration and new ways to celebrate the upcoming holidays. And speaking of turkey, the Que Hay de Nuevo is all about the comida... meal kits delivered to your door.  

Chump change. Latinas earn just 55 cents for every dollar a white, non-Latino male makes. Las Pochas talk Equal Pay Day and our worth in American society. 

Octubre is birthday month for one of the Pochas. So to celebrate getting older, Las Pochas talk about getting wiser. Also, have you heard there's an election going on? Voting can't be avoided in 2020, at least as a topic. And the Que Hay de Nuevo is all about juice and tunes on a skateboard. Join the fun!

We're halfway through Latinx Heritage Month and Las Pochas pay tribute to strong women including Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor and Vice Presidential candidate, Kamala Harris. And of course Las Pochas couldn't leave out Cardi B and Dolores Huerta. Because strong women. 

In this episodio, Las Pochas talk borderland contributions and how assimilation has pushed some to go Undercover Brown. Plus there's a pop quiz! Spoiler alert - Kat fails. And the Que Hay de Nuevo delves into the business of the WAP. 

Why do we celebrate Labor Day and why aren't we allowed to wear white after? Las Pochas discuss both and more in our bonus content for the long weekend. We also welcome new listeners who've stumbled onto the Pocha Podcast from the Podbean spotlight. Welcome new and OG listeners to another adventure in Pocha-isms!

Las Pochas talk about deportes, the Latinx community, sports as a platform for social issues, and of course you can't talk sports without talking roller derby. Because roller derby. Also, can you guess which Pocha's dad loved watching bass fishing? Join us to find out!

Even with limited outings it was bound to happen, Las Pochas talk about the COVID testing process. Plus they bring out the Fabuloso for a good limpia and talk about cleaning - an art, a job, a traumatic childhood memory. And in the Que Hay de Nuevo, they talk online shopping in the time of a pandemic. Jump in to see what's in their shopping cart!

Trigger warning - In this wiri wiri, Las Pochas talk about the murder of Vanessa Guillen and open up about sexual harassment and assault; a conversation long in the making for the Pochas and for la comunidad. 

At the corner of assimilation and brown n proud there exists not just a quinceañera, but also a sweet 16. For their 16th episode, Las Pochas talk paletas and nieve celebrating National Ice Cream Month, the Goya boycott and the new documentary about Walter Mercado in Que Hay de Nuevo.

Amid the pandemic and an anti-blackness revolution, the Supreme Court has a stack of cases that can change aspects of our lives. One decision they ruled on was about DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Las Pochas talk education, the immigrant family push for their kids to get educated, and if education is still a key to a better life. 

For our June wiri wiri, we revisit appropriating calaveras and Dia de los Muertos in pop culture. Don't you worry though, Las Pochas are cooking up another bonus serving just for you.