Chat Del Barrio - A Twitterico Podcast

Another quick update episode, proving the eternal truth that in this fandom, every episode somehow becomes breaking news! This time the fandom alarm bells are ringing for Warriors : Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’ next musical is officially headed to Broadway, and we share everything we know so far, and a little speculation and fantasy over what lies in store as Warriors transforms from a brill...

The Chat Del Barrio ladies are back with breaking news, and they are SCREAMING, literally. Lin-Manuel Miranda is directing a film adaptation of the musical, Octet! Sarah and Steffs dive into everything there is to know about Dave Malloy's beloved acapella chamber choir musical, from its 2019 origins to why this passion project feels so perfectly on-brand for Director Lin. Tackling the delightf...

The Chat Del Barrio crew celebrates the start of 2026 and Lin-Manuel’s birthday, with highlights from a bit of a year in the Lin-verse! 2025 brought plenty of joy with HamilTEN celebrations, Lin’s return to Broadway, and plenty of exciting moments for the fandom. Along the way, we share reflections, favorite moments, laughter, and plenty of love for the work that continues to inspire artists and a...

Shakespeare scholar, teacher, and cultural critic Daniel Pollack-Pelzner joins Chat Del Barrio to talk about his forthcoming biography Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist. Daniel shares what he learned from over 150 interviews with Lin’s family, friends, and collaborators, as well as a lot of laughs, wonderful stories from Lin’s childhood, and the serendipitous Hamilton connections that...

In this long-awaited episode, co-hosts Sarah and Stefs are joined by special guest Trisha McKethan, who brings us behind the scenes of the unforgettable Town Hall tribute concert held on May 19, 2025, honoring the one and only Lin-Manuel Miranda. This exclusive event celebrated Lin’s groundbreaking impact on theater, music, and community, culminating in his acceptance of the Town Hall Vanguard Awa...

In this exciting episode Stefs, Sarah, take us along on their unforgettable New York City adventure. They share the excitement of experiencing Broadway firsthand—from the magical ambiance of The Drama Bookshop and cozy moments over tea to the surreal thrill of seeing Lin in person, both onstage and off. This episode is filled with candid, humorous, and touching stories. There were spontaneous hugs...

Celebrating Lin's 45th year as well as his 2024 projects. A quick year-in-review from the Sarah & Stefs! The birthday playlists: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yS6Ca9xJeo903pXMSOT0E?si=1USUTYpYQX6UEDcavgnWqw&pi=e-ABAiDEBpS4Op Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/happy-birthday-lmm/pl.u-gxbllDmC5DXXRyK // https://ondisneyplus.disney.com/show/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians...

In this special episode, hosts Sarah and Stefs are joined by their first guest of the season, the iconic Bernie Wagenblast. Known as one of the voices of the New York City subway and a contributor to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Warriors album, Bernie shares captivating stories from her journey in transportation communications, voice acting, and her unexpected role in groundbreaking artistic projects. Fro...

🚨Lights up, boppers! In this thrilling episode, we dive deep into the release of Warriors , the powerful new concept album by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis. Join us as we share our firsthand experience of a surprise listening party hosted by Lin himself, recounting every unexpected moment, electrifying track, and jaw-dropping twist. Warriors is more than an album—it’s a bold, genre-defying jo...

In this episode, we dive deep into upcoming major release of The Warriors, with a unique mix of artists from different genres and backgrounds. Our discussion features some major names making waves on Broadway, hip-hop, and the silver screen. 🌟 Featured Cast Drops: Marc Anthony and Luis Figueroa bring Latin flavors with their salsa and Latin pop influences. Billy Porter and Michaela Jae add Broadw...

This episode, Stefs & Sarah speculate on Lin-Manuel Miranda's upcoming release of the concept album, The Warriors . (Recorded 8/6/24) They discuss who will be cast, who is the new co-writer, what will and sound like, and a short review of the movie. Also a few mentions of the his other upcoming projects like Mufasa . // https://www.warriorsalbum.com/ // Socials: Insta:  @chatdelbarrio / St...

Join Stefs & Sarah as they discuss the Tonys, and especially all the people that were there in Lin-Manuel Miranda's orbit (Jonathan Groff, Anthony Ramos, & Utkarsh Ambudkar). We also covered open hydrants, the LinFam Fest, and a potential appearance on future mystery album. // New Luis & Lin-Manuel Miranda contact update , the physical mail address for fans: 4867 Broadway, Unit 743...

We're back × 3...and we got Luis! This episode welcomes two new members to the team. Sarah as co-host and Paul as producer. // We discuss and speculate about Lin's upcoming projects. What is the collaboration with Marc Anthony, is The Warriors a thing, and the upcoming Mufasa prequel. And last but not least, of course Stefs gave a Q&A for the man who raised Lin-Manuel Miranda himself,...

Today we invited Lillian to chat with us! In this episode, we talked about her favorite musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, audiobooks narrated by him, his upcoming projects, and much more! // Guest: Lillian Peralta ( Twitter / Insta ) // Hosts: Cid Souza ( ⁠@ocidsouza⁠ ) and Stefany Teixeira ( ⁠@stefshiddles⁠  /  ⁠@stefsteixeira⁠ ) ⁠Email us at chatdelbarrio@gmail.com⁠ ⁠Our twitter account is @chatdel...

⁠JOIN OUR PATREON⁠  or support us on  ⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠  🧡💙 Today we invited Deana to chat with us! In this episode, we talked about her favorite musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, how was the trip to New York with her daughter for DBS Day, and much more! // Guest: Deana Chaimovich (⁠ Twitter ⁠ / ⁠ Instagram ⁠) // Hosts: Cid Souza ( ⁠@ocidsouza⁠ ) and Stefany Teixeira ( ⁠@stefshiddles⁠  /  ⁠@stefste...

JOIN OUR PATREON⁠  or support us on  ⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠  🧡💙 According to Variety , Lin-Manuel Miranda is adapting a stage musical version of “The Warriors,” the 1979 cult action thriller directed by Walter Hill. So in this episode, Stefs shared some details about this news! // Hosts: Cid Souza ( ⁠@ocidsouza⁠ ) and Stefany Teixeira ( ⁠@stefshiddles⁠  /  ⁠@stefsteixeira⁠ ) ⁠Email us at chatdelbarri...

⁠JOIN OUR PATREON⁠  or support us on  ⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠  🧡💙 Today we invited Paul Rojo to chat with us! In this second part, we talked about his favorite musical and song by Lin-Manuel Miranda, how music became such a special art form in his life, and much more! // Guest: Paul Rojo ( ⁠Twitter⁠  /  ⁠Instagram⁠ ) // Hosts: Cid Souza ( ⁠@ocidsouza⁠ ) and Stefany Teixeira ( ⁠@stefshiddles⁠  /  ⁠@ste...

JOIN OUR PATREON⁠  or support us on  ⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠  🧡💙 In this episode, we asked a few people of our LinFam to describe how it was the experience to watch Hamilton in Puerto Rico in the company of some members of the OBC! Thanks to Jordan , Delores and Jen for sending the audios! // Hosts: Cid Souza ( ⁠@ocidsouza⁠ ) and Stefany Teixeira ( ⁠@stefshiddles⁠  /  ⁠@stefsteixeira⁠ ) ⁠Email us at c...

JOIN OUR PATREON  or support us on  Buy Me a Coffee  🧡💙 Today we invited Paul Rojo to chat with us! In this first part, we talked about the 76th Tony Awards and his plans to organize future watch parties! // Guest: Paul Rojo ( Twitter / Instagram ) // Hosts: Cid Souza ( @ocidsouza ) and Stefany Teixeira ( @stefshiddles  /  @stefsteixeira ) Email us at chatdelbarrio@gmail.com Our twitter account...

JOIN OUR PATREON  or support us on  Buy Me a Coffee  🧡💙 Today we commented our first impressions and personal review on the new live action version of "The Little Mermaid" (2023), directed by Rob Marshall! // Our new Under the Sea Cover is OUT!!! // Hosts: Cid Souza ( @ocidsouza ) and Stefany Teixeira ( @stefshiddles  /  @stefsteixeira ) Email us at chatdelbarrio@gmail.com Our twitter...

JOIN OUR PATREON  or support us on  Buy Me a Coffee  🧡💙 Today we commented our first impressions on the new album of the live action version of "The Little Mermaid" (2023)! // Hosts: Cid Souza ( @ocidsouza ) and Stefany Teixeira ( @stefshiddles  /  @stefsteixeira ) Email us at chatdelbarrio@gmail.com Our twitter account is @chatdelbarrio Listen to Cid and Stefs duets on YouTube :) You...

JOIN OUR PATREON or support us on Buy Me a Coffee 🧡💙 This episode is a free chat about the topics that happened these weeks. We commented about all the songs that will be featured on the new live action version of "The Little Mermaid" (2023), the upcoming album of "New York, New York" and the latest Ham4Ham with the crew of Sweeney Todd! // Hosts: Cid Souza ( @ocidsouza ) and...

In this part two, ⁠Howard⁠ shares with us his experience (and a quick review) by seeing the first preview of "New York, New York - A New Musical"! // Hosts: Cid Souza ( @ocidsouza ) and Stefany Teixeira ( @stefshiddles  /  @stefsteixeira ) Email us at chatdelbarrio@gmail.com Our twitter account is @chatdelbarrio Listen to Cid and Stefs duets on YouTube :) You can follow our playlist with...

Howard is back!!! In this episode he tells us some of his experiences living in New York, details about the new play "Reset", and his multiple meetings with Lin-Manuel Miranda during the past months! // Hosts: Cid Souza ( @ocidsouza ) and Stefany Teixeira ( @stefshiddles  /  @stefsteixeira ) Email us at chatdelbarrio@gmail.com Our twitter account is @chatdelbarrio Listen to Cid and Stefs...

This episode is a free chat between Cid and Stefs to celebrate one year since this podcast is out! We thank every single one of you that are listening to this :) -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/chatdelbarrio Hosts: Cid Souza ( @ocidsouza ) and Stefany Teixeira ( @stefshiddles  /  @stefsteixeira ) Email us at chatdelbarrio@gmail.com Our twitter account is @chatdelbarrio Listen to Cid and Stefs duet...