In Confianza

After 4 years, 6 seasons and over 50 episodes... In Confianza (formerly The Pulso Podcast) is wrapping up! In this final episode, we have a short chat with the producers of the show & the Pulso team to say thanks and learn where we can find their work going forward. You can follow our producer, Charlie Garcia on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/charlie_alive/ You can find our Producer,...

Pregnancy is filled with dreams of the future, but what happens when those dreams are suddenly gone? Today, we explore the quiet pain of miscarriage, the isolation it brings, and the silence that surrounds it. Through honesty and reflection, we uncover the power of sharing, healing, and making space for grief in all its forms. This episode was produced and edited by Charlie Garcia. Liz Rebecca Ala...

After losing her home in the Altadena wildfires, Daisy grapples with grief, guilt, and the challenge of rebuilding from nothing. She shares the heartbreak of displacement, the resilience of community, and the struggle to find hope in the aftermath of devastation. This episode was produced and edited by Charlie Garcia. Liz Rebecca Alarcón is the host. If you like what you heard, please leave us a r...

After years of hardship with his father, Anthony found the courage to offer forgiveness, leaving behind pain and embracing the beautiful life he built for himself and his family. Today, we explore the complexities of the father-son relationship, grief, and finding peace in the most unexpected ways. This episode was produced and edited by Mark Pagán. Audio engineering, scoring, and mixing by Charli...

Weddings are supposed to be joyous occasions, but for Joe Alarcón, they come with a unique anxiety. As he prepares for his big day, Joe is grappling with the fact that his divorced parents will be in the same room for the first time in over a decade. Today, Joe and his brother, Joshua, reflect on their bond as siblings raised by their father and share how they plan to navigate the emotions and com...

Antoinette and her mother, Rosa, share their journey of forgiveness, healing, and rebuilding a mother-daughter relationship shaped by pain and resilience. This episode was produced and edited by Charlie Garcia. Audio engineering, scoring, and mixing by Charlie Garcia and Mark Pagán. Liz Rebecca Alarcón is the host. If you like what you heard, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify,...

Curly Velasquez reflects on losing his grandmother, a woman who became a beloved presence on his feed, showing us the beauty of their best friend bond. At the same time, Andrés Acosta shares the heartbreak of losing their best friend to alcohol addiction. Join us as we unpack what it means to grieve, to love deeply, and to find our way forward after loss. This episode was produced and edited by Ch...

In Confianza returns, and we’ve got a lot on our minds. In this intro episode to our newest season, about the ways Latinos deal with grief, the Pulso team convenes to discuss their worries, hopes, and predictions about the incoming presidential administration.  This episode was produced and edited by Charlie Garcia. Audio engineering, scoring, and mixing by Charlie Garcia and Mark Pagán. Liz...

Grief is something we all experience but rarely talk about. This season on In Confianza , we’re breaking the silence and exploring how Latinos in the U.S. navigate the complexities of loss and healing. Over six episodes, we’ll dive into stories of resilience, forgiveness, and love—from a mother and daughter rebuilding their relationship after years of pain to a groom confronting his parents’ divor...

During a trip to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, Liz finds her way to the traditionally Mexican neighborhood of Pilsen to eat her way through two fabulous establishments. It’s a tasty mission to discover what stories these restaurants tell about food, community, identity, and how their owners would stage their version of TV’s “The Bear.”  This episode was produced and edited b...

Liz speaks with Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, author of Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us , about the complex archetypes/identities of our family’s matriarchs, and the routes we have to embracing and breaking these sometimes restrictive roles.  This episode was produced and edited by Mark Pagán. Audio engineering, scoring, and mixing by Charlie Garcia and Mark Pa...

Whether it’s working in a corporate world, hiding your accent, or styling your hair in a certain way, what’s been your journey to assimilate as a Latine person in the United States? Referencing the part memoir, part manifesto book You Sound Like a White Girl , we speak with speaker, social justice advocate, and author Julissa Arce about her journey in recognizing the ways she’s hidden her identity...

This year marks a first — the inclusion of breakdancing as a competitive category in the 2024 Olympics. It’s been a long road for a dance style built by young Black and brown teens in New York in the 1970s. But how should we approach mainstream acceptance with artforms that were once underground and marginalized? Liz speaks with B-girl Ana “Rokafella” Garcia and Borivogue founder Edrimaelle “Edrit...

When more Latin Americans became residents of Miami in the 1970s, the city seemed to calmly welcome the influx of Spanish-speaking newcomers — prompting a city ordinance to create bilingual options throughout the municipality. But following the massive influx of Cuban citizens, via the Mariela Boatlift in 1980, an English-only antagonism grew, setting off a decade-long struggle to acknowledge the...

Yvonne grew up in a tightly knit Latino community in California before moving to a less culturally familiar Nashville, Tennessee in her adolescence. She found strength and culture in the home with the introduction of a long lost brother and in watching her mother modeling compassion and inclusion. Years later, when forced with a move that would present the same cultural challenges for her daughter...

We know this one might be controversial, but hey we’re gonna do it — Liz and former co-host Maribel give us the top five moments in Latino pop culture from 1990 to today. We know you’ll have opinions.  This episode was hosted by Maribel Quezada Smith and Liz Rebecca Alarcón. It was produced by Maribel Quezada Smith. Our supervising producer is Mark Pagán. Editing by Charlie Garcia and Ma...

When it comes to baseball talent, Venezuela certainly can compete on the world’s stage. But what happens to the nation’s talent when they’re forced to move to countries where the sport and Venezuelan citizens aren’t warmly welcomed? Reporter Anthony Wallace takes us to Lima, Perú, where a group of Venezuelan (baseball) players have built a thriving community to keep their sport and culture alive.&...

It’s an American right, but how many Latinos own guns and how many want nothing to do with them? Liz puts the issue in her hands as she takes us to a shooting range and holds a gun — for the first time.  This episode was produced and hosted by Liz Rebecca Alarcón. Editing by Charlie Garcia, Mark Pagán, and Jackie Nowak. Audio engineering, scoring, and mixing by Charlie Garcia. Additional audi...

After experiencing early family tragedy and witnessing the vulnerable position between patients who don’t speak English and medical staff who don’t speak Spanish, a physician and policy expert team up for a decades-long fight to bring Spanish-speaking doctors to California.  This story was made in collaboration with WHYY’s health and science show The Pulse, and supported by The Commonwealth F...

There’s one word that ignites feelings and passionate opinions in any family — abortion. Have reproductive rights been too private to talk about at home? Reflecting on the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, Liz speaks with two people who chose to have abortions for different reasons and levels of openness.   This episode was produced by Liz Rebecca Alarcón. Scrip...

The Pulso Podcast is back and we’ve made some changes — including our name. Welcome to IN Confianza (with Pulso)! Being Latino in the U.S. is complicated. We all know this, but there’s often so much that we don’t talk about. What if WE could be that space for those complex, sometimes private, conversations? Join us as we explore the ways Latinos live out our heritage. That messiness of being...

In 2010, Arizona Republicans passed a law to ban a wildly successful Mexican-American Studies program at Tucson High School. Administrators came into schools and pulled beloved books written by Latino authors off of the classroom shelves, but what they didn’t expect was just how far the Latino community would go to defend the right to learn about their history.  From students chaining themsel...

Is it possible that many of us are stuck with the erroneous idea that poetry is boring or hard to understand? As we learn in this episode, poetry doesn't have to be dull or confusing. It can be funny and it can transcend stereotypes. Join me as we enjoy a poetry 101 refresher and an enlightening reading from Gabriel Dozal, a Latino poet you definitely didn't learn about in history class. This epis...

Since the last presidential election, there’s been countless commentary about what’s going on with some of our beloved Latino men and their swing to the right. In light of the Republican candidates filling the airwaves after the first debate, we invited two Latinos to the podcast for their take on why this trend is happening and what we can do to counter it.  This episode was produced by Liz...

Today’s episode is from our friends at Immigrantly. Pulso host Liz Alarcón guests on this episode to discuss the nuances of “Missing White Girl Syndrome”, and why white women are overrepresented in missing person cases, when the majority of missing people are people of color. You can find this episode on The Immigrantly Podcast "Ep-235 Missing Kids and The Media: Breaking the Biases"