Episode 101: The Second Coming of JuanGa
JuanGa is risen! For the next couple of episodes FavyFav and Babelito are taking a little break and diving into the archives to bring you some of their favorite LWL episodes. We are starting this week with Babelito's pick, "Episode 10: Juan Gabriel - Amor Eterno."Juan Gabriel’s legacy goes beyond his music. He was a prolific performer, composer, and for many of us, a powerful Latinx queer icon....
1hr 7m Nov 29, 2018
1hr 7m
Episode 100: Thank You
Happy Turkey Day a todos!!! In this episode, LWL breakdown their favorite recipes for this holiday and their family traditions which range from Guatemalan enchiladas to Norteño Brisket. FavyFav describes the difference between a Guaty and a Mexi Thanksgiving, settling the confusion between Mexican rice and what people think is Spanish rice. Get ready because this episode will make you salivate ...
1hr 1m Nov 22, 2018
1hr 1m
Episode 99: The ABC's of Latinidad
This week los chicos de LWL bring you the ABC's of Latinidad, inspired by one of Favy's favorite podcasts, Jade + XD. From A to Z they go over the alphabet of being Latinx, covering everything along from cleaning products to our obsession with WhatsApp. They also discuss the mess that is the new John Leguizamo Netflix special and Babelito gives his recipe for caldo de res. Stay tuned till the e...
1hr 18m Nov 15, 2018
1hr 18m
Episode 98: The Art People Podcast with Dr. Emmanuel Ortega Rodríguez
Guess what Mimi?!? FavyFav is starting a new podcast and decided to invite Babelito to be the first guest and air the episode here on Latinos Who Lunch! Get ready to listen to “The Art People Podcast with Dr. Emmanuel Ortega Rodríguez: Art Historian, Curator and Podcaster.” Honey...it gets deep! Babelito goes into detail behind his dissertation and talks about his practice as a Mexican Art Hist...
59m Nov 08, 2018
59m
Episode 97: Myte la Chingona
Our dear friend Myte, better know as the badass Chingona from the popular podcast Cabronas y Chingonas, graces FavyFav and Babelito with her presence in the LWL studios. On her show, Myte provides one of the freshest and most critical voices in the Latinx podcast world. Her concise commentary on pop culture is intended to fill many of the gaps straight and white media criticism fails to fill. S...
1hr 2m Nov 01, 2018
1hr 2m
Episode 96: Latinos Who Have Feelings
This week we get all up in our feelings! In this Guara Guara episode FavyFav and Babelito get deep and reveal some of the issues of being away from home. Babelito talks about his first experience with therapy and Favy describes some of the struggles of being a working artist. They also review the Netflix series "Made in Mexico" and guess what Mimi? They despised it! Babelito tells us why he hat...
1hr 6m Oct 25, 2018
1hr 6m
Episode 95: Tea with Queen and J.
This week Favy brings us another NYC edition of LWL and interviews your favorite womanist race nerds from the podcast Tea with Queen and J. Listen in as they discuss everything from “wet nachos” to dismantling the white supremacist capitalis patriarchy! This episode is EPIC! Thank you #TeawithQJ for your impact on the world! Please send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read th...
1hr 5m Oct 18, 2018
1hr 5m
Episode 94: FavyFav Teleports Us To RuPaul's DragCon NYC!
In this very special episode FavyFav teleports us to RuPaul's DragCon in New York City and interviews un chingo de dragas! Desde la Jiggly Caliente hasta la Nicole Paige Brooks to Dida Ritz…this episode is filled with amazing clips from Favy's adventure! Listen in as he hangs out with the girls from Grizzly Kiki, meets some LWL listeners waiting in line for their favorite queen, talks "Selenato...
1hr 6m Oct 11, 2018
1hr 6m
Episode 93: Latinos Who Travel
Corre corre por las big cities!!!! El FavyFav y Babelito discuss their experiences in two of the largest cities in the U.S., New York and Chicago, the foods they have been enjoying and the people they have met. They also give us a couple of their travel tips, discuss Babelito's obsession with bologna and Favy's latest art installation. Stay tuned till the end for some awesome recommendations, a...
43m Oct 04, 2018
43m
Episode 92: Let There Be Luz!
She is a warrior and she is here to tell us her journey as a podcaster, mother, entrepreneur and all around badass. Linda Garcia, aka Luz Warrior is a consentida del podcast and is finally here to talk about self-love and female empowerment. On her amazing podcast, Let There Be Luz, she focuses on harnessing intuitive power during menstruation, demystifying its taboos and championing its positi...
1hr 1m Sep 27, 2018
1hr 1m
Episode 91: The House of the Lunches
This week FavyFav and Babelito catch up on the last few weeks of their busy lives. They talk about their lunches, their travels and talk about the TV shows they've been binge watching. They discuss the hit Netflix show "La Casa de las Flores" AKA "The House of the Flowers" and disclose their favorite parts of the show as well as some of its shortcomings. Favy has the scoop on what the hell happ...
1hr 2m Sep 20, 2018
1hr 2m
Episode 90: Queer Xicano Chisme
Rubén aka Queer Xicano Chisme graces the LWL studio to give us all the details behind his social media career, his podcast, and all the rest of his side hustles. As a writer, Rubén rejected academia and decided to express himself on social media, and now he is known for having one of the most popular and outspoken queer Latinx digital platforms out there. Rubén tells us about his disputes with ...
1hr 6m Sep 13, 2018
1hr 6m
Episode 89: Alondra and Remi of BlankTag.co
This week Latinos Who Lunch chat with the creators of BlankTag.co, a rad Latinx inspired sticker company based out of LA. Alondra and Remi reveal how they got inspiration for their company in Japan and how their Korean, Salvadorian and Mexican backgrounds became the basis for many of their stickers and their success. From zombies to conchas, tacos and elotes, Alondra and Remi continue to innova...
59m Sep 06, 2018
59m
Episode 88: Rosa Mamá
Todo en familia. Para continuar con el internet influencer theme we started two weeks ago, we now have the famous Rosa Ramos aka Rosa Mamá from Mom's Movie Reviews and Growing Up Mexican. Rosa cooked some delicious flautas and queso fresco cheesecake for LWL and spoke about her experiences making YouTube videos with her son Emmanuel. She talks about the importance of representing our cultures w...
59m Aug 30, 2018
59m
Episode 87: Guara Guara the Messiest of the Cucharas
LWL return with their bi-weekly Guara Guara "free-form" episode, but this time, FavyFav is in Pennsylvania and Babelito's in Chicago. They catch up on their recent travels and talk about adjusting to their new life. FavyFav has a message to gringos and the way they order tacos in public and Babelito discloses the perils of starting a new job and moving to a whole entire new city. Stay tuned til...
57m Aug 23, 2018
57m
Episode 86: Emmanuel Ramos-Barajas
In this episode, FavyFav and Babelito interview video producer Emmanuel Ramos-Barajas, and they get into everything, from food in Boyle Heights to the golden age of Mexican cinema. Emmanuel tells us about his journey from being a student in Riverside City College to his life as an artist, graphic designer and YouTube personality. Emmanuel also discusses the dynamics of working with his parents ...
1hr Aug 16, 2018
1hr
Episode 85: Babelito, Wild and Free!
This week los chicos de LWL talk to the wonderful Las Vegas based show, Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast. They talk conchas, activism y mucho mas! Favy and Babelito talk weenies, capitalism and Chicago…. and as always remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod.
1hr 6m Aug 09, 2018
1hr 6m
Episode 84: Dr. Denise Sandoval, The Lowrider Scholar
Dr. Denise Sandoval, aka The Lowrider Scholar, sits with LWL to talk about the politics, philosophy, aesthetics and the high art of riding low. Denise schools us on issues of gender, class and race surrounding the art of curating Chicanx lowrider exhibitions. Also, Dr. Sandoval, FavyFav and Babelito discuss the complicated history of using an x in Latinx studies and the reasons why it may be mo...
1hr 5m Aug 02, 2018
1hr 5m
Episode 83: Summer Recap
With their busy schedule, FavyFav and Babelito haven't been able to catch up for quite a while. Listen in as they talk about their summer experiences in Maine, Los Angeles and Puebla Mexico respectively. FavyFav talks about his amazing experience in Portland, Maine and the artist residency he had at SPACE, and Babelito tells us all about teaching artists the history of indigenous extermination ...
1hr 10m Jul 26, 2018
1hr 10m
Episode 82: Mujer Fiera
Dr. Anita Tijerina Revilla is an Associate Professor and Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). Anita, AKA Mujer Fiera, is a much loved presence in the national joteria academic world, and in this episode, she schools us on the fluidity of Latinx queerness, passing heteros, and the way she brings these ideas into the classroom. Babelito, Favy and ...
1hr 16m Jul 19, 2018
1hr 16m
Episode 81: SAN CHA
San Cha has new music and she is celebrating with LWL! As a queer Chicanx musician based in Los Angeles, she takes mariachi music and other Latinx genres to their punk, pop and psychadelic limits. San Cha is constantly channeling performers like Chavela Vargas, Selena, and Juan Gabriel and her live shows have also become a staple of the queer Latinx L.A. art scene. Stay tuned until the end to l...
1hr 4m Jul 12, 2018
1hr 4m
Episode 80: Xuanito de la Puente from Gordaztlan con una Diet Coke
Xuan Carlos Espinoza-Cuellar joins FavyFav and Babelito in one of the funniest and most inspiring conversations in LWL history. Xuanito is a curanderx, a high school teacher, and a student getting his Masters in education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In this episode he shares his journey of becoming an educator in Nevada and tells us about his life as a drag performer. Sit back and...
1hr Jul 05, 2018
1hr
Episode 79: LALIFF Gave Us VIDA!
LWL went to Hollywood last weekend and in this episode they talk about their participation in LALIFF (Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival). During the festival, Latinos Who Lunch had the honor of sharing the stage with Locatora Radio to interview the creator and actors of Starz's VIDA. The TV show tackles issues of gentefication and the intricacies of Latinx communities in highly pol...
58m Jun 28, 2018
58m
Episode 78: Disney's Coco Revisited with Dr. Irene Mata
This week FavyFav and Babelito welcome back their favorite scholar, Irene Matta from Wellesley College to deconstruct the 2017 animated Disney feature, Coco. They analyze the iconography of the film, the gender issues with the story, the commercialization of Dia de Muertos and the racist history of Disney. Listen as they discuss the nostalgic and non-threatening world of Coco and the way the fi...
1hr 5m Jun 21, 2018
1hr 5m
Episode 77: Alaska de Luxe
In this episode LWL talk about their encounters with some important Latinx icons, Favy's adventures on the other side of the world and Babelito's obsession with bologna. Favy is the 2018 recipient of the Alan Turing LGTBIQ Award for International Artist and in this episode he tells us all about his experience in Tenerife, Spain at the ARN Culture Business Pride Festival and Beach Confrence. As ...
1hr 3m Jun 14, 2018
1hr 3m
Episode 76: Quinceañera Problems with Babelito's Sisters
Babelito's sisters, Osiris and Bianca, grace the LWL studio with their quinceañera stories, which couldn't be more different from each other. While Osiris got an all decked-out quinceañera filled with teddy bears, unwanted mariachis and a Cinderella carriage, Bianca never got her Jameson fountain - bong centerpiece - elotero quinceañera fantasy. However, FavyFav and Babelito come to the rescue ...
56m Jun 07, 2018
56m
Episode 75: Guara Guara La Cucharation
Have you ever wondered how LWL collaborate outside of the podcast? This Guara Guara episode is dedicated to breaking down the process of putting together an art exhibition by FavyFav and the way Babelito critically engages with his work. The complicated process of organizing an exhibition is deconstructed; from scouting the exhibit space to the creation of the artwork and the selection of the r...
59m May 31, 2018
59m
Episode 74: Live from RuPaul's DragCon with Cynthia Lee Fontaine
Are you ready for this CUCU?! In this very special episode of Latinos Who Lunch FavyFav and Babelito return to RuPaul’s DragCon for a second time to interview the one and only Cynthia Lee Fontaine! They talk about everything from her favorite Austin foods to the Latinx representation on RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Puerto Rican drag community in the States. Ms. Fontaine has plenty of surprises in...
1hr 4m May 24, 2018
1hr 4m
Episode 73: From DragCon to Beyoncé and Beyond
Miss Vanjie…Miss Vanjie…Miss…Vaaanjie. On this episode FavyFav and Babelito recap their amazing weekend at RuPaul’s DragCon and chat about what they have been up to for the past month. From Coachella to DragCon, and from Reno to Bushwig, los chicos de LWL have not stopped and they tell you all about the people they met along the way. Do you want to find out why Favy’s grandma thinks Babelito es...
1hr 8m May 17, 2018
1hr 8m
Episode 72: Richardtina
Simply the best! Richard Villegas, aka Richardtina, visited LWL to talk about his journey of becoming a prominent Latinx indie music journalist. He writes for Remezcla, and also hosts one of our all time favorite Latinx podcasts, Songmess. As a legendary NYC club kid, Richard also spills all the T on the drag scene of NY and some of the participating queens of RuPaul's Drag Race season ten. Sti...
1hr 5m May 10, 2018
1hr 5m
Episode 71: Lunch Mess
LWL are on SONGMESS!!!! This week les traemos una sorpresa! We asked our dear friend Richardtina to let us air an episode of Songmess in which FavyFav and Babelito discuss new music and curate an eclectic selection of contemporary Latinx sounds with their Good Judy. Listen as they discuss everything from Guatemala's music scene to pointy boots and the genius que es Lido Pimienta. Te queremos Ri...
1hr 16m May 03, 2018
1hr 16m
Episode 70: Erika Gets The Job Done
Erika Abad aka the Ph.Diva is an Assistant Professor-in-residence in Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at UNLV. She utilizes Lin-Manuel Miranda's plays and music to teach Latinx visibility in U.S. poplar media. She visited LWL studio to eat some pupusas and school FavyFav and Babelito on the importance of teaching Hamilton and In The Heights to POC students i...
57m Apr 26, 2018
57m
Episode 69: Latinos Who Work
Have you ever wondered where LWL started their careers? Bueno, pues preparense to hear all about FavyFav and Babelito's first jobs. This episode is dedicated to the struggle most Latinx kids go through in this country in order to make it work. From Best Buy to international artist, and from toasting bagels to a Ph.D. these two Latinos have never stopped hustling to get to where they are now. Al...
1hr 3m Apr 19, 2018
1hr 3m
Episode 68: La Llave
This week FavyFav and Babelito are joined by the brand new podcast hosts Joelly Favela-Medina and George Anthony Garcia of La Llave Podcast. From finding your perfect co-host to understanding your mission, this episode is aimed to answer your basic questions on how to start your own podcast. Joelly and George ask LWL questions such as; What is the perfect equipment to start recording? How shoul...
59m Apr 12, 2018
59m
Episode 67: Miss Vanjie
Miss Vanjie….Miss Vanjie….Miss……Vanjie. In this episode FavyFav and Babelito talk about Miss Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and the history of Latinx drag represented throughout the ten seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race. They get into the importance of discadas for Mexicanos Norteños and reminisce on their adventures at the Grand Canyon. Stay tuned till the end for a listener letter and their weekly recommen...
1hr 6m Apr 05, 2018
1hr 6m
Episode 66: Nos Vemos en We All Grow Latina
This week we bring you the audio from the panel "Como se podcast?!" from We All Grow Latina Network Summit thanks to our friend Luis from Nos Vemos En El Swapmeet! This amazing panel was moderated by Linda Garcia from Let There Be Luz and with the participation of Yarel Ramos and Jessica Molina from the podcast Wait, Hold Up! They touched upon important details such as how to start your own pod...
1hr 19m Mar 29, 2018
1hr 19m
Episode 65: We All Grow
Every year a summit of badass Latinas get together in California to celebrate their greatness, their growth and to demonstrate how they thrive in their own communities. We All Grow Latina Network Summit was created for Latinas to collectively use their social media influence and empower each other. In this episode Latinos Who Lunch crashes this incredible event and interviews several Latina ent...
58m Mar 22, 2018
58m
Episode 64: Oscars So Brown???
This year's Oscars where notably brown in comparison to years past. The presence of Latinx actors and political causes were felt throughout the awards show. However, the diversity of the ceremony was not reflected in the movies nominated. LWL discuss the lack of diversity in Hollywood and mention the reasons why "The Shape of Water" and "Coco" did not meet their expectations. Thank you to Nevad...
1hr 1m Mar 15, 2018
1hr 1m
Episode 63: Listener Letters IV
It's finally here! A new listener letter episode. FavyFav and Babelito discuss everything in this episode, the ways Chicanx people may fall into the traps of cultural appropriation, our struggles with Lin-Manuel Miranda, why we think visibility is a trap and the intricacies of New Mexican and Latinx identities. They also mention how we are guilty at times of exotizising our own cultures and the...
1hr 10m Mar 08, 2018
1hr 10m
Episode 62: Colorismo en Latin America
Inspired by one of our listener letters, LWL develops a discussion on colorism, its complex history in Latin America and in the United States. From the sixteenth-century onward, skin-color has been a factor that has affected the way we relate to each other. The race relations in this country have also influenced the way we interact with each other and the media we consume. What is the casta sys...
57m Mar 01, 2018
57m
Episode 61: Podcasts in Color with Berry
Berry, creator of Podcasts In Color, has always been an avid podcast listener and The Read’s #1 fan. She put her passion for the medium to the test and created an online community of black and brown podcasts that now hosts the leading directory of POC podcasts in the country. In addition to her work and social media presence, she started her own podcast where she hosts amazing guests and discus...
1hr 2m Feb 22, 2018
1hr 2m
Episode 60: The One About Denver
Otra semana y otro espisodio face to face, mano a mano. Los chicos de LWL are busy but once in a while they get together to “guara guara la cuchara” for a whole hour. Favy talks about his adventures in Denver and all the awesome listeners he met there. They also get into RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars, Babelito talks about why he hates Degas so much, the history of museums and the problems behind...
1hr 4m Feb 15, 2018
1hr 4m
Episode 59: Miriam Zoila Pérez
If you have been waiting to hear a los chavos de Latinos Who Lunch get all vulnerable, pues ahi les va! In this week's episode, FavyFav and Babelito sit down with their dear friend Pérez from Radio Menea in her D.C. apartment and the conversation gets REAL really fast. They discuss the myth of love, the lack of dating apps for women, Tinder, the struggles of an increasingly hectic schedule and ...
59m Feb 08, 2018
59m
Episode 58: Caught Up
Latinos Who Lunch visited D.C. and recorded an episode with the guys from Caught Up Podcast! This topical and conversational podcast digs into the politics and issues that affect POC communities around the United State. The Haitian Sensation and the Deep End Puerto Rican discuss micro and macro aggressions, the responsibility of owning your voice during this political climate, the hateful rheto...
1hr 21m Feb 01, 2018
1hr 21m
Episode 57: From Reno to Baltimore
Los chicos de LWL take a breather, eat neighborhood supermarket Cuban food and reflect on the nonstop activities of the past two weeks. From Reno to Baltimore FavyFav and Babelito have taken the podcast to different cities culminating in a presentation for the wonderful freshmen class of Maryland Institute College of Art. They talk about all the amazing listeners they met, the strange places th...
1hr 11m Jan 25, 2018
1hr 11m
Episode 56: Ed Fuentes
Our dear friend and colleague Ed Fuentes sits with LWL to talk about his career as an advocate for Chicanx arts. Through his blog, Paint this Desert, he has been able to highlight the artistic diversity of our communities in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Ed also discusses the perils of being the only Chicano MFA student in a department dominated by white male artists, and the importance that publi...
58m Jan 18, 2018
58m
Episode 55: New Year, Old Us
Y'all know that FavyFav and Babelito are busy AF, and for that reason they are introducing a new format in which every other week they will simply catch up and guara guara la cuchara for an entire episode. To kick this new format off, LWL talk about Los Globos de Oro, King Oprah's speech, white feminism, arepas, and the many variations of Despacito. Also, they find a new excuse to talk about Ca...
55m Jan 11, 2018
55m
Episode 54: Radio Lonchea 2017
In the great tradition of one of their favorite music podcasts, Radio Menea, LWL record their music year in review episode! Favy Favela Perez and Babelito Bayetti Flores talk about their new year's resolutions, reveal their favorite Latinx jams and their top album of 2017. From Buscabulla to Miguel, LWL put together a rollercoaster of a playlist that reflects the tumultuous and exciting year th...
56m Jan 04, 2018
56m
Episode 53: Que Show in 2017!?
We did it! What a year! FavyFav and Babelito get together and recount the year's greatest moments starting from holiday times with their family to some of their favorite guests this year. They laugh, they cry and Favy might even be a little high. Make sure to stick around for the recommendations and to hear LWL's certified top podcasts of the year. We love our listeners thank you all for the su...
1hr 2m Dec 28, 2017
1hr 2m
Episode 52: Yosimar Reyes
Yosimar Reyes joins us this week and we GET INTO IT! The nationally acclaimed poet, educator, performance artist and public speaker tells FavyFav and Babelito all about his one man show, his special relationship with his grandmother and the importance of being held accountable for the quality of the content we produce as artists, writers and cultural makers. Listen as Yosimar schools us all on ...
1hr 2m Dec 21, 2017
1hr 2m