Pocha Podcast

Las Pochas hit the road for this wiri wiri and they take on Bill Maher's comments on the trendiness of being trans. Plus Las Pochas chat about what it's like driving while Pocha on a roadtrip. 

It's almost summer time and Las Pochas take a trip down memory lane about packing up la familia and going on a vacay. Plus they talk about the art and stigma of tattoos and in the Que Hay de Nuevo, the Pocha view on overturning Roe. 

Recreational use of cannabis is legal in New Mexico and Las Pochas talk about the history of high and the future of fumando with a Pocha perspective. 

In this episodio, Las Pochas are all about the gettin'. First it's a limpia then they move on to gettin' schooled... or at least paying for school. And in the Que Hay de Nuevo, they celebrate a new Supreme Court Justice but lament the process. 

While Las Pochas spend time at the intersection of Brown Pride and assimilation, some Latine gente have traveled to the intersection of assimilation and white supremacy. In this wiri wiri, Las Pochas talk about Latine folx who have embraced white nationalism. 

The stars weren't aligned for Las Pochas to be together for this episodio. But according to a palm reading, the next best thing was to listen to Las Pochas talk astrology. 

This wiri wiri is a scream! Las Pochas talk about the slasher franchise, Scream, and the horror film genre. There's a plot twist, Las Pochas talk about why Texas is making them scream.  

Pocha Phans, you might recall this is the busiest time of year for Las Pochas because work... pero, we looked back and pulled a fave episodio from last year with spooky stories and a 90s hangover. Aprovecha!

This month the wiri wiri was running on Flex Mex time... meaning this bonus content is so delicioso, Las Pochas needed an extra day and a few more ingredients. But we promise, the intersection of comida and cultura is worth it. 

Mira! It's 2022, and yet feels like deja vu. Las Pochas go down the TikTok rabbit hole of the No Sabo Kid plus they talk about Disney's Encanto and kicking resolutions for kicking off good habits. 

Las Pochas are closing out 2021 with wine and wiri wiri! Las Pochas are joined by author of Awakened Woman, Yvette Bodden, about her personal journey and the path to help and inspire women.  

It's the end of 2021 and Las Pochas wrap up the year with a look at the life of Chente from the intersection of fandom and reality. Plus Las Pochas bookclub it and try a TikTok trend For Your Page. 

In the November wiri wiri, Las Pochas revisit their conversation with Sofía Segovia, author of the Pocha Pick novel, The Murmur of Bees, and newly translated novel Tears of Amber. Join Las Pochas for this best of wiri wiri!  

It's the most wonderful time of the year.... Buying awesome holiday gifts from BIPOC owned/operated companies or products!!! Las Pochas dive into the list a little earlier so you can get the shipping and shopping wrapped up. 

It's Halloween season, but in this month's wiri wiri, Las Pochas ponder: what else are you afraid of? Join Las Pochas to unravel the rational and irrational side of what scares us. 

October means two things: a Pocha birthday and spookiness. This episodio Las Pochas talk about doing away with Christopher Columbus and dive into what a 90s hangover is. Plus a Pocha bonus: a ghost story original. 

Self care in The Bronx? Why not! For the September bonus content, Las Pochas wiri wiri about self care, running late and ironing. Trust us, it's all related. Join Las Pochas at a coffee shop in NYC complete with a rogue bee. 

Mom-coms and house buying - this month Las Pochas talk the big A: adulting. Plus in the Que Hay de Nuevo, Texas is showing some true colors with recent laws and Las Pochas have an opinion or two. 

Las Pochas packed up their gear and headed out of the garage and into a farm.... a mushroom farm. Yup, that's right Full Circle Mushrooms is a woman-owned farm cultivating mushrooms in the arid borderlands. Join Las Pochas for this fascinating wiri wiri!

Las Pochas are back! In this new episodio, the Libra and Sagittarius talk about astrology - do the signs match up? And in an extend Que Hay de Nuevo, Las Pochas are all about the Olympics. 

Sometimes life throws curve balls. And for that, we do a Best Of. This month's wiri wiri, we're reaching into the archive of Pocha chatter to revisit GenEquis - the tough, the scrappy, the forgotten. Enjoy! And we'll be right back in your ears in no time!

Summer means blockbuster movies so this episodio Las Pochas sing a tune or two about the movie musical, In The Heights. Plus they talk code switching and go out of this world (or at least out of the atmosphere) in the Que Hay de Nuevo. 

What's that? A new federal holiday? Yes! Las Pochas wiri wiri about Juneteenth history and interesting social media reactions. Grab your earbuds and get ready for some bonus content, Pocha style.  

June means Pride month and in this episodio, Las Pochas find themselves in a convo about another intersection - pride and assimilation. Plus, what does being an ally mean and look like to Las Pochas and in the Que Hay de Nuevo; athletes putting care before contracts. 

Las Pochas are dropping some bonus beauty! Listen in as we sit entrepreneur and online phenom Cece Meadows and talk beauty in the Borderlands.