Get the Confessions Out
¡El Playlist! #20 with local LA peeps
I’m super excited to share these podcast recommendations with you because I met all these podcasters just this week at an event in Los Angeles. So not only are these Latine-produced shows, but the hosts are also local Angelenos—just like most of you reading this!
Confessions: HIV+ Women Podcast
Description: There are an estimated 50,000 Latinas living with HIV in the United States today. In 2020, there were 5,450 new HIV infections in women. Confessions is a podcast that follows the lives of 6 women who share their journeys.
The women in this podcast courageously share their stories and the pain they've endured, raising awareness and breaking down barriers. Their voices are powerful and necessary in promoting empathy. Let's listen and learn from their experiences.
This podcast is brought to you by the Los Angeles Family AIDS Network in collaboration with Women Together and produced by mejia.tv. For more information about the Los Angeles Family AIDS Network visit lafan.org (facebook.com/LAFAN1 Instagram; @lafamilyaidsnetwork).
HIV data obtained at cdc.gov/hiv. To find HIV testing, treatment, and other resources visit https://locator.hiv.gov/
🎧Listen to Confessions: HIV+ Women Podcast here
Episode recommendation: Here’s where you get to choose your own adventure. Season 1 is dedicated to Latinas with HIV and is in both Spanish and English. If you want an English episode, check out A Daughter’s Journey. For a Spanish episode, check out Los Pájaros Cantan.
Get the Fluff Out
Description: Get The Fluff Out! is a fun GenX Music + Talk podcast releasing two episodes every 1st and 15th of the month. Join co-hosts, Hollywood and Dirty Jim, on a rockin’ journey through the decades in our quest for the musical Holy Grail … creating the Ultimate GenX Rockin’ Mixtape playlist! On each episode, we’ll choose which songs from an album review that will make the “cut” to appear on the playlist on Spotify! Think of all the different styles of great Rock music that we experienced growing up in the 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond. Together let's experience THE soundtrack of our lives!
🎧Listen to Get the Fluff Out here
Episode recommendation: Hollywood, whose real name is Vin, and I chatted about how you don’t meet many other Puerto Ricans like us in LA. It’s true! So because we’re both boricua Gen X-ers, and his podcast is on a mission to make the ultimate Gen X mixtape, here’s their latest episode featuring the album I’m pretty sure I got for my 13th birthday. If you think you know which one that was, drop it in the comments. In the meantime, listen to Season 5: Warrant "Cherry Pie" (1990) and Holy Grail "Crisis In Utopia" (2010).
Which one is your favorite? Know of any other Latine-led or focused podcasts? If so, share them in the comments🔽🔽🔽