Radio Menea

You know the ones--those music icons whose lives (and careers) ended tragically and well before their time. On this week's episode we revisit some of our favorite Latinx artists who died young, leaving behind incredible legacies and a lot of sadness about what they could have achieved if they'd had more time. Featuring music by Selena, Big Pun, NORE, Juan Gabriel, Hector Lavoe, La Lupe and Jenni R...

We're back this week with our wild mix of música - some psychedelic experimental salsa, some saccharine pop, a goth reggaeton remix...ya tu sabes, lo de siempre.  We also chat about some of la tele that we watch and, naturally, British colonialism¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Can you believe these mofos raped and plundered across the world for spices only not to use any now? Que falta de respeto!  Featuring music by...

You asked, and we couldn't resist - this week, we bring you all our fave theme songs from telenovelas. The drama! The twists! The turns! ::Soraya Montenegro voice:: LÁRGATEEEEE!!! JK COME BAAAAACK and tune in for some mad dramática jams, as well as some twists and turns in our own conversation - because if you're not expecting a Latin Americanist critique of US Leftist spaces nestled between these...

On this week's meneito, we've got music from Puerto Rico, Brazil and Colombia--salsa, hip hop and reggaeton! We also share about the exciting trips we've got planned for this verano. Featuring music by Jerry Rivera, Karol Conká and Yandar y Yostin. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/04/26/meneito-17-verano-viajes

On this week's episode we take a tour through Latin America via the sounds of the accordion. An instrument originally from Germany, it's been incorporated into so many different genres of Latin American music--vallenato, merengue típico, tango, rancheras y muchos más! This might be our most diverse episode yet. Show notes: radiomenea.com/blog/2018/04/20/episode-51-accordion

Esta semana for you we have some brand new música, some sappy bachata, and some deep deep conversation on the legacies of trauma and healing inspired by Junot Díaz's latest essay in The New Yorker. Content warning: we discuss child sexual assault -- as it pertains to Junot's essay, and our own families.  Featuring music by Cuco, Jessy Rose, and Empress Of. Show notes: www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/...

This week we bring very special invitadx DJ Alex DB to get into some of the musical traditions of Colombia. We leave behind more well-known paisas - your J Balvins and Malumas - in favor of digging into vallenatos, sextetos, and AfroColombian musical traditions from what was probably the first free black community in the Americas. There is no way to cover the nuances and diversity of music of Colo...

For this week's meneito we're bringing you our usual eclectic mix--salsa, romantic pan-Latin pop and an experimental track that Vero loves (surprise!). We're also talking about the projects we've been working on to get us through to spring, and get into the eternal latinx debate--is it "colita de rana" or "culito de rana"?!? Featuring music by Hilario Duran, Bacilos and xango/suave. Y una vez más:...

Those songs that make you blush. The ones you'd discreetly turn down or skip over when your mami is in the car. The ones that take those sex metaphors a little too far. This week, we've got some of our favorite canciones sucias for you amores.  Featuring music by Pilar Montenegro, Los Rakas, Tito El Bambino, Mark B, El Alfa, Karol G and Lisa M.  Join the The National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon: h...

Some choice 90s jams we couldn't bring to last week's full episode get us chatting about the plaid pants that we really wanted and that shining beacon of 90s teen fashion: the dELIA*s catalog. Plus a Spanglish sappy reggaeton ballad porque #TeamFeelings!  Y claro: UN MILLÓN DE GRACIASSSSSS for all the birthday love!!! Y'all are truly lxs mejores. If you haven't supported and wanna know more, check...

Let's rewind twenty years. What was happening in 1998? Besides being awkward teens, we were listening to some música, and there were some JAMS! A couple of seminal releases, some reggaeton history in the making y mucho más. Ponte redi for some throwbacks! PLUS! It's our cumpleaños! And not to be groserxs, but can we ask you for un regalito? We have regalitos for YOU in return! Check out the detail...

On this week's episode we've got our usual eclectic mix of música--a little salsa romántica, electronica with good vibes and a sweet dreamy track. Plus we share our thoughts about two pop culture offerings out right now: One Day at a Time and Black Panther. Featuring music by Rey Ruiz, Kaleema, Lido Pimienta and Vincente Garcia.  Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/03/01/meneito-14-po...

We couldn't help ourselves. There are just too many jams where we either take issue with the artists' politics or past, or where the lyrics are too sexist not to acknowledge...pero they're bangers tho (sorry/not sorry)! So we're bringing you otro problematic faves episode, where we deconstruct some of our favorite artists and acknowledge that everyone makes mistakes--some bigger than others. Featu...

We were gonna do a (anti?) San Valentín meneito, pero we just weren't inspired. Y saben qué? This is our podcast and we do what we want! So instead we have a different collection of songs for all our winter feels: a balm for invierno blues, a ballad for giving up on love, and rich analogue synth goodness. Featuring music by Bairoa, Eddy Lover, and Rubio. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog...

Hello hello helloooo (que show que show que show)! We're changing things un poquito today in honor of our podcast amigos Latinos Who Lunch, whose Radio Lonchea homages to our format inspired us to return the favor. This one's definitely a different one for us! We're ditching the música (just for this week!) to have a long-form convo about our podcast, the rationale choices that we've made behind t...

On this weeks episode we've got three songs we're digging right now, and it's an eclectic mix, como siempre! We also check in about how our 2018 intentions are going so far and the fucked up situation facing immigrants in the U.S. right now. Featuring music by Juan Luis Guerra, Javiera Mena and El Yonki. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/02/01/meneito-11-intention-check-in

Are ya'll ready to drop it low? On this week's episode we bring you six songs that are all about perreo - the favorite dirty dancing of any reggaeton fan. We've got some dance floor classics for you, but also a few newer tunes to inspire your weekend perreo parties. We also talk about consent, #metoo and the big questions about dealing with folks who do harm. Featuring music by Wilfrido Vargas, Iv...

So kind of on accident, all the stuff we brought to today's Meneito is by badass Dominican mujeres (...and Bruno Mars). Sorry not sorry! Featuring music by Bruno Mars ft Cardi B, La Insuperable, and Amara La Negra. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2018/01/18/meneito-10-badass-dominican-mujeres

Feliz añooooo!!!! We celebrated, we ate our uvas, and now we’re back and tryna be better cada día, so we made a few intentions for 2018. From commitments to having bomb-ass sex to cultivating a bit of lightness, we think our list is pretty solid. You won’t find any bullshit diet industrial complex resolutions here – though you will maybe hear one Zumba-related intention (but only because Zumba is...

Estamos de vacaciones loves, so we're re-airing an old episode to inspire your pari playlists. Feliz año - we'll be back with new episodes for you on January 12, 2018! - xo, V & P -- Are you ready to PARI??? Today’s episode is all about the jamz that make us want to turn up on the dance floor. Fair warning: you might find yourself doing a lil meneaito…or tirándolo pa trá (TRA TRA TRA). And because...

It's here, amores. Our last new episode of 2017. As we say adios to 2017, we've got a few of our favorite navidad jams for you this meneito. So pour yourself some coquito and get ready to feel the Christmas cheer. Featuring music by Jose Feliciano, Maracaibo 15 and Adrienne Houghton. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2017/12/21/meneito-9-feliz-navidad

It's that time, amores! The year is coming to a close, so we reflect on some of our favorite songs of 2017. It's been an incredible, weird, wild year in Latinx music, and while there's so much we can't get to, these are just a few of our fave gems! Enjoy bbs. Featuring music by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, MULA, Arca, Nicky Jam and Ibeyi. Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2017/12/14/...

Sad girls, so many queer Latinx podcasters (and the token straights), novela names, y por su puesto, the jams we're feeling at the moment - a bunch of badass mujeres. Featuring music by Lila Downs, Nina Pastori, Soledad, Noita, and Laura León Show notes: https://www.radiomenea.com/blog/2017/12/08/meneito-8-shoutout-las-sad-girls Use the code MENEA to get 15% off a pair of Sudio Sweden headphones:...

Ponte redi to clutch your pearls and turn a little bit red with this one queridxs. On this week's episode we're bringing you songs that are muy escandalosas! We've got cumbia, salsa, reggaeton, y más - as long as they are scandalous! Whether they're raunchy AF or asserting their right to be escandalosas and proud of it, these artists and songs are gonna get your blood pumping. Featuring music by L...

On this week's mini episode we bring you three songs we've been digging lately, alongside conversación sobre those sayings that just don't make any sense when you translate them into English. Camarón que se duerme que? And of course, two of our songs this week are all about the diaspora feels. What else is new? Featuring music by MPeach, Camila Cabello and La Chica. Show notes: https://www.radiome...