Locatora Radio [A Radiophonic Novela]

This week on Locatora Radio, Diosa and Mala respond to New York Times investigative reporting that reveals that Cesar Chavez, civil rights leader and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, groomed and sexually abused young girls. Dolores Huerta, feminist leader and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, shares her own story of sexual assault for the first time. In this episode, Mala reflects on the victim blaming that survivors deal with. Diosa discusses the culture of silence that enables the abuse of girls and women.  Source: Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years. By: Manny Fernandez, Sarah HurtesSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/locatora_productionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Diosa and Mala discuss Latino/Latinx futurism and its roots in Afrofuturism and Indigenous futures. They breakdown how Octavia Butler was a major inspiration for Herederxs in Space, a joint-project with Pizza Shark, a Latina-led production company. Herederxs in Space is an audio-phonic time capsule spanning 2016–2036, combining present-day oral histories, speculative podcasts, and an immersive installation. You can join the living time capsule here. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/locatora_productionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Diosa discusses the remarkable performance by Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl halftime show, from the cultural and historical symbolism embedded in his act to the significance of his Grammy Award Winning album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos. In the second half of this episode, journalist and podcast host Alana Casanova Burgess joins Locatora Radio to analyze the visual and thematic elements and how Bad Bunny decentered the U.S. in his performance. Also, tune in to a conversation about Season 3 of La Brega, which explores stories of Puerto Rico's champions. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/locatora_productionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we interview Reyna Maldonado, the force behind Las Guerreras Kitchen, a family owned and women led kitchen in Oakland. Reyna shares with us her journey bringing comida costeña, a style of cuisine from La Costa Grande, Guerrero, Mexico. Learn about her mother’s journey as a street vendor to Reyna’s journey as restaurantuer and why they're celebrating a new milestone: catering a national sporting event. Reyna tells us what it takes to cater an event of this magnitude and why it feels so special that an immigrant-owned business is serving 3,000 tamales and 5,000 mission-street style burritos. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/locatora_productionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While traveling through Colombia, Mala witnessed the growing opposition of U.S. intervention in Latin America, following the capture of Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro. Together, Diosa and Mala review U.S. intervention in Latin America, ongoing state sanctioned violence in Minneapolis, and how to resist nihilism during turbulent times. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/locatora_productionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.