Episode Fifty-Five // Free Palestine (Feat Palestinian Activist: Alexis)
Gather round! As we talk all about Palestine with Alexis, a local El Paso Palestinian/Mexican reproductive rights activist. For tangible ways to help, you can start by looking into the BDS list: https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott To support this podcast and get rewards such as our archive of livestreams and extended episodes support us on Patreon for as little as $1. For mor...
1hr 16m Jul 01, 2021
1hr 16m
Episode Fifty-Four // Feat. Ariana Brown
Join us as we talk to poet, writer, educator, and performer Ariana Brown about her new book We Are Owed. We talk about gender, the need to abolish Latinidad and often oppressive Chicanx Studies, Blackness, Texas history, and much more! You can pre-order her book here: https://www.grieveland.com/store/p14/weareowed.html To support this podcast and get rewards such as our archive of livestreams...
1hr 9m Jun 17, 2021
1hr 9m
Episode Fifty-Three // No Peace
On this episode we talk about the Derek Chauvin trial and how the definition of accountability is not the one liberals are currently pushing. We also talk about the violence of the foster care system as an extension of the carceral system. And we introduce a new segment where we talk about the things we've been reading lately.  To support this podcast and get rewards such as our archive of liv...
1hr 10m May 14, 2021
1hr 10m
Episode Fifty-Two // Call Me Anime
On this episode we talk about Sacramento nerds becoming Super Spreaders, the christian outrage surrounding pop music, and how liberalism in LA is pushing homeless people out of their communities.  To support this podcast and get rewards such as our archive of livestreams, extended episodes, and horoscopes, support us on Patreon for as little as $1. For more info, visit: Patreon.com/BitterBrown...
1hr 12m Apr 07, 2021
1hr 12m
Episode Fifty-One // [Redacted] It All DOWN!!!
We talk about how Texas' latest catastrophe is a result of capitalism and environmental racism. We also talk about abolition, grief, and the death of Ruben's father. To support this podcast and get rewards such as our archive of livestreams, extended episodes, and horoscopes, support us on Patreon for as little as $1. For more info, visit: Patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes Book us for your online...
1hr 32m Feb 28, 2021
1hr 32m
Episode Fifty // Let's Get LOUUUUD!
Join us as we talk about Biden's first weeks as president, as well as our personal thoughts on the vaccine, and our complete loss as to what the stock market means lol To support this podcast and get rewards such as our archive of livestreams, extended episodes, and horoscopes, support us on Patreon for as little as $1. For more info, visit: Patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes Book us for your onli...
1hr 6m Feb 12, 2021
1hr 6m
Episode Forty-Nine // Meemaw, Gird Your Loins!!
yt ppl stormed the capitol... on Dia de los Reyes Magos! So let's talk about it. To support this podcast and get past extended episodes as well as other treats, such as livestreams and horoscopes, support us on Patreon at: Patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes Book us for your online school or org event! http://bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings Remember that Planned Parenthood is now taking appo...
1hr 1m Jan 19, 2021
1hr 1m
Episode Forty-Eight // Post-Holiday, Holiday Special
We talk relief bills, FKA Twigs suing her abuser, Selena the series, and much more. As a special post-holiday treat, this episode is just as long as our Patreon version. But to get past extended episodes and other treats, support us on Patreon at: Patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes Book us for your online school or org event! http://bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings Remember that Planned Pare...
1hr 31m Jan 03, 2021
1hr 31m
Episode Forty-Seven // One Of Us Got Covid...
The rona got us... so let's talk about it. We also talk about the election aftermath and much more. Support us on Patreon for early access to longer episodes, livestreams, and our monthly horoscope videos! More info here: Patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes Book us for your school/org event: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings Remember that Planned Parenthood is now taking appointments by phone ...
1hr 30m Dec 04, 2020
1hr 30m
Episode Forty-Six // Live from CSUMB (sorta)
We talk about the election and confronting bigoted family members leading up to the elections, as well as answer listener questions. This episode was a virtual event hosted by Cal State Monterey Bay. To book us for your school or org event, reach out to us here: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings To support the ongoing production costs and labor that goes into this podcast, please consider ...
1hr 38m Oct 14, 2020
1hr 38m
Episode Forty-Five // Gender Reveals Cause More Damage Than Antifa
Join us for a short chat about a whole lot of things... like the term "Latinx," the existence of white Latinxs, and how gender reveals have caused yet another forest fire! We have a live virtual event coming up! You can join just by signing up here: https://csumb.edu/osu/spilling-chisme-bitter-brown-femmes To support the ongoing production costs and labor that goes into this podcast, please c...
1hr 2m Sep 14, 2020
1hr 2m
Episode Forty-Four // Vote or Nah
Vote or Nah! Wherein we unpack our frustrations with the Biden/Harris ticket and the concept of voting in general. Tune in! To support the ongoing production costs and labor that goes into this podcast, please consider becoming a patron over Patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes You get dope rewards like horoscope readings, livestreams, and early/extended episodes. For example, the Patreon version of...
1hr 25m Aug 22, 2020
1hr 25m
Episode Forty-Three // DeceptaClown
We celebrate international clown week by talking about the biggest clowns: men! To support the ongoing production costs and labor that goes into this podcast, please consider becoming a patron over Patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes You get dope rewards like horoscope readings, livestreams, and early/extended episodes. For example, the Patreon version of this episode is 20 minutes longer! For res...
1hr 42m Aug 07, 2020
1hr 42m
Episode Forty-Two // A Lil' Q, A Lil' A
We take a break from the heavier stuff and answer some listener questions, mainly from our patrons over on Patreon. Which like, feel free to support us over on patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! We would really appreciate your support rn more than ever! *** Check out Ruben's latest video unpacking the term "la raza:" https://youtu.be/VR67ljZzSS4 F...
1hr 18m Jul 31, 2020
1hr 18m
Episode Forty-One // Minnesota Goddam
Ways to help current Black Liberation efforts: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co We talk about the current uprising and address fellow non-Black folks (particularly non-Black Latinx) on how we can show up for Black liberation.  The episode is initiated by our three good friends: Anthony J. Williams (they/them), Alán Pelaez (they/them), and Katie Titan (they/them). You can support them here:...
1hr 43m Jun 22, 2020
1hr 43m
Episode Forty // Mothertime Sadness
This is not about Lana del Rey. We named the episode before she went apeshit and couldn't come up with a better title in time lol. This episode is about our relationships with our mothers, familial trauma, and how we're working to break these cycles of abuse for future generations.   Now more than ever we'd really appreciate your support on Patreon. Feel free to support us over on patreon.com/...
1hr 18m May 23, 2020
1hr 18m
Episode Thirty-Nine // Chingonavirus
Ms Rona demands to be talked about. *** Now more than ever we'd really appreciate your support on Patreon. Feel free to support us over on patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! *** Follow Rubén’s new book club at: Instagram.com/rusbookshelf Check out Ruben's other shows and videos!! Media Criticism Pod: https://audioboom.com/channels/4986663 Interview P...
1hr 33m Apr 21, 2020
1hr 33m
Episode Thirty-Eight // White Women Pt II: Elizabeth Warren, Live!
For international women's month, we were invited to NMSU to talk. So we decided to breakdown white feminism and how Elizabeth Warren embodies that term to its fullest. This was recorded March 10, 2020. *** Now more than ever we'd really appreciate your support on Patreon. Feel free to support us over on patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! *** Follow R...
1hr 5m Apr 06, 2020
1hr 5m
Episode Thirty-Seven // Burning Bras for Bernie Bros
In which we burn our bras and come out as Bernie brxs.  #BurningBrasForBernieBros  *** Now more than ever we'd really appreciate your support on Patreon. Feel free to support us over on patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! *** Follow Rubén’s new book club at: Instagram.com/rusbookshelf Check out Ruben's other shows and videos!! Media Criticism Pod: htt...
1hr 22m Mar 23, 2020
1hr 22m
Episode Thirty-Six // Caucus-ians
We get problematique and talk electoral politics for a full hour. Yi-pee! *** To book us for a live recording, workshop, or lecture reach us at: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings *** Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! *** Follow Rubén’s new book club at: Instagram.com/rusbookshelf Check out Ruben's other shows and videos!!...
59m Feb 25, 2020
59m
Episode Thirty-Five // Gatekeeping On Mango Street
We talk about the women of Juarez, American Dirt and the sensationalization of the border crisis, SouthEast LA and environmental racism, the Super Bowl, and Ashanti. *** To book us for a live recording, workshop, or lecture reach us at: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings *** Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! *** Follow Rub...
1hr 43m Feb 08, 2020
1hr 43m
Episode Thirty-Four // War Is Over (If Capitalists Want It)
Happy New Year, loves! We're BACK AT IT AGAIN with the critique of capitalism, warmongering, and the military. A large part of this episode also deals with the American individualistic view of the family unit and how it disadvantages many families of color. We also fill you in on what we've been up to during our unplanned break! *** To book us for a live recording, workshop, or lecture reach us...
1hr 14m Jan 22, 2020
1hr 14m
Episode Thirty-Three // Boomers Scare The Living Sh*t Outta Me!
Come thru for a conversation on mental health as creators, Beto O'Rourke and Latinxs buying into whiteness, Julian Castro and the political landscape's treatment of Latinxs, as well as a long conversation about the My Chemical Romance reunion and the concept of being "whitewashed." *** To book us for a live recording, workshop, or lecture reach us at: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings *** S...
1hr 18m Nov 12, 2019
1hr 18m
Episode Thirty-Two // CoGina Rodriguez
Latinx Heritage Month came in went, but not before some shenanigans from non-Black Latinxs. Oh, also the homonationalism from the white gays really jumped out. So, hey, let's talk about it.  *** To book us for a live recording, workshop, or lecture reach us at: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings *** Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dop...
1hr 5m Oct 21, 2019
1hr 5m
Episode Thirty-One // Be His Peace Not His Panic
We're back with another episode. This time we talk bi visibility, Latinx Heritage Month, the mess that is Latinidad, Impeachment shenanigans, our valley girl voices, and how some people just don't understand sarcasm. *** To book us for a live recording, workshop, or lecture reach us at: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings *** Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longe...
1hr 28m Oct 02, 2019
1hr 28m
Episode Thirty // A Rosalia By Any Other Name...
Hello hello hun! Join us for a quick Q & A, followed by a conversation on climate anxiety, academic elitism, femicide in Mexico, Rosalia and colonization, and a celebration of Ivy Queen! *** To book us for a live recording, workshop, or lecture reach us at: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings *** Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope re...
1hr 24m Sep 02, 2019
1hr 24m
Episode Twenty-Nine // Cruel August
It's been a rough summer. So join us for a couple laughs and a couple tears as we talk about the democratic debates, useless liberal displays of hashtag resistance art, white men and their proclivity for gun violence, and everyday complacency with bigotry.  *** To book us for a live recording, workshop, or lecture reach us here: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings *** Support this podcast at ...
1hr 41m Aug 09, 2019
1hr 41m
Episode Twenty-Eight // With Allies Like These
Now that Pride Month and Gemini season are over, let's talk about allies and allyshit! *** To book us for a live recording, reach us here: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings *** Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! *** For resources about this episode or past episodes, go here: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com *** Follow "Bi...
1hr 8m Jul 03, 2019
1hr 8m
Episode Twenty-Seven // No Part II (Interview with Hilda of Familias Unidas de Chamizal)
Over the last few episodes we've talked about how systemic racism affects children of color and blocks them from receiving an adequate education. So in this episode we decided to uplift an activist working on the ground to provide a better learning environment for her children and community. Hilda is part of Familias Unidas de Chamizal, a group trying to save the school in an underserved area o...
55m May 15, 2019
55m
Episode Twenty-Six // White Women Pt.1
Wow, you really got two episodes in one month! We're a real podcast now, please list us in your year end lists thanks. ANYWAYS, we talk about white women in this episode. White women scamming colleges, white women being bigots, white women being real life villains, white women living off their legacies of white supremacy, just... white women. Oh and also Lil Nas X. Remember to subscribe and ra...
1hr 10m Apr 30, 2019
1hr 10m
Episode Twenty-Five // Strike Mecha, Light Fire
Welcome to Aries season! Listen to us get fiery about the M.E.Ch.A. name change and other clashes with certain Chicanx elders, oh and also Alice Bag! ************************************************************************ Support this podcast on patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get early and extended episodes among other dope rewards! 
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1hr 2m Apr 12, 2019
1hr 2m
Episode Twenty-Four // Under My Umbrella (Academy)
Join us as we talk Dolores Huerta's trip to the Black Parade, Umbrella Academy, Ellen Page and the responsibility of celebrities to use their platform, Jussie Smollet and believing the popo, Yalitza Aparicio and racist Latinxs, as well as Indigenous appropriation by Latinxs, and of course, Rihanna!
1hr 14m Mar 08, 2019
1hr 14m
Episode Twenty-Three // Some Dems Never Seem To F*ck!ng Work
Hello Hello loves! Aquarius season is here and that means that liberals are acting a fool so let's dish! ************************************************************************ Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! 
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1hr 25m Feb 15, 2019
1hr 25m
Episode Twenty-Two // Same Podcast, Different Year
Hello hello loves! Hope your year is off to a good start, if not, then well at least you have new episode of BBF! ************************************************************************ To book us to speak at your school or org event, have your student centers, administrators, org leaders, and/or department heads contact us at: bitterbrownfemmespodcast.com/bookings *************************...
1hr 29m Jan 25, 2019
1hr 29m
Episode Twenty One // Party For None
Long time no see! Come around so we can catch up on what the last few months had in store for us. We also run through the latest news including the death of H Dubya, that one popular yt girl™️ who never seems to assess her bigotry, showing up for survivors, brownface?, Selena (!), and one contemporary pop icon who Ruben has wanted to showcase since episode one! *** Support this podcast at pat...
1hr 20m Dec 25, 2018
1hr 20m
Episode Twenty // Live From Cal State LA
Come around come around for our first LIVE episode! Hear us be messy about the "Latino Vote" and talking to your family about serious issues, as well as the mental terrorism the US inflicts via the Trans memo and antagonizing the Central American refugees. Oh, and of course STREAM MARIAH CAREY's CAUTION you ungrateful gays! Resources for this episode can be found at bitterbrownfemmespodcast.co...
1hr 15m Nov 22, 2018
1hr 15m
Episode Nineteen // Monetize My Love
We talk Beto O'rourke , Emotional Labor™️, abusers finally getting their just desserts (at least sometimes!), BISEXUAL PRIDE, and the Teaches of Peaches! Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! Intro background music coposed by DJQ:https://soundcloud.com/2ueue Follow "Bitter Brown Femmes" On Social Media at:Twitter-Twitter.com/B...
1hr 55m Oct 19, 2018
1hr 55m
Episode Eighteen // Your Daddy Was A War Criminal, Your Daddy's F*ck!ng Dead
Here's episode eighteen for y'all!! We talk being productive during virgo season, racist/xenophobic/transphobic laws surrounding passports in border towns, bullying and the lack of support for LGBT kids, Emma Sulkowics and queer erasure in survivor movements, Louis CK and public forgiveness for abusers, the #Prisonstrike and abolishing the carceral state, as well as John McCain's death and Libe...
1hr 26m Sep 18, 2018
1hr 26m
Episode Seventeen // Last of Aztlán to Die
In this episode we talk about Disney and fair living wages, the Religious Task Force and white supremacy, Undocumedia and harassment, M.I.A. and anti-Blackness in non-Black communities of color as well as the urge to cancel someone you love, Morrissey and the many chances we give white men, and Belanova. Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other ...
1hr 18m Aug 16, 2018
1hr 18m
Episode Sixteen // Abolish ICE, Then We'll Talk
Our sweet sixteenth episode is here! Come listen to us talk about Terry Crews and male survivor advocacy, Scarlett Johansson and staying in your cis white girl lane, Nicki Minaj and the hypocrisy of slut-shaming, as well as Therese Patricia Okoumou, the erasure of Black immigrants, and the liberal co-opting of abolishing ICE and other immigrant issues, oh and LGBT Wrath month! Check out our ne...
1hr 18m Jul 17, 2018
1hr 18m
Episode Fifteen // Where Does The Gay Go?
Our Quinceañeara episode is here so we wanted to be real traditional and reintroduce ourselves to y'all! We spend minutes 6-33 going over our name again since we deleted episode one wherein we originally did that. So, if you already know what's up, you can skip right to the Q & A portion where we talk about our coming out stories and answer a lot of listener questions. Happy late Pride month an...
1hr 46m Jun 27, 2018
1hr 46m
Episode Fourteen // Bury Your Heroes
In episode fourteen we talk in depth about Junot Diaz, which entails having discussions about sexual assault, IPV, and intracommunity violence as well as the normalization of r*pe culture within Latinx and communities of color. Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! Intro background music coposed by DJQ:https://soundcloud.com/2u...
1hr 10m May 22, 2018
1hr 10m
Episode Thirteen // Nice For Nothing
Alright y'all gather round for lucky episode THIRTEEN! We talk about Starbucks, Liberalism, Devonte Hart, Bernie Sanders, Cardi B, and consuming problematic media. Hope y'all like it! Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! Special shout outs to Maria and Andrea Intro background music coposed by DJQ: https://soundcloud.com/2ueue...
1hr 13m Apr 28, 2018
1hr 13m
Episode Twelve // If You Had My Loroco
Come thru as we talk March for Our Lives, FTP, state violence, Mexican hegemony, TPS, MS-13, and other Central American issues with special guest: Daniel Alvarenga. If you're Central American and/or Afro-Latina, share this episode and tag us on FB, Instagram, or Twitter for a chance to win one item of your choice from BrownSugarAndCanela.com (it's a store owned by Yanna Blanco, a Garifuna woma...
1hr 36m Mar 30, 2018
1hr 36m
Episode Eleven // Don't Be Electric Sheep
Join us as we talk cultural appropriation and Frida, representation at the Oscars and "Brownness" as an identifier, Gina Rodriguez and anti-Blackness, Black Panther and the false promise of hypervisibility, the Parkland shooting and the silencing of marginalized voices, as well as Janelle Monaé. Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewa...
1hr 25m Mar 21, 2018
1hr 25m
Episode Ten // It's Not My Fault, I'm Not Happy
It’s episode ten! Come thru to hear us talk about old problematic shows we hate ourselves for loving, Rose McGowan, Uma Thurman, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, mental health stigma, HR620 and accessibility in our movements, as well as Passion Pit!! Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! Special shout outs to M...
1hr 19m Feb 27, 2018
1hr 19m
Episode Nine // Dónde Estan Los Cabrones?
Join us as we talk about the Women’s March™️, The Grammys, Aziz Ansari, #OscarsSoWhite and non-Black Latinx anti-Blackness, Chelsea Manning, and Shakira!! Support this podcast at patreon.com/BitterBrownFemmes and get longer episodes among other dope rewards! Special shout outs to Maria and Andrea Intro background music coposed by DJQ: https://soundcloud.com/2ueue Follow "Bitter Brown Femmes...
1hr 16m Feb 07, 2018
1hr 16m
Episode Eight // Portions for Xicanxs
In episode eight of Bitter Brown Femmes we wrap up the aftermath of #BoycottGustavoArellano and talk about our holidays, the #TimesUp initiative, the exhaustion that comes with community organizing, as well as answer some listener questions! Follow "Bitter Brown Femmes" On Social Media at:Twitter.com/BitterBFemmesInstagram.com/BitterBrownFemmes Follow/Support Ruben on Social Media at:Patreon....
1hr 13m Jan 17, 2018
1hr 13m
Episode Seven // Have Yourself A Merry Little Chisme
Gather round kiddos! We're gonna be rockin' around the Chisme tree to spill some abuelitas chocolate all over this binch. We talk Sagittarius season, that one movie Coco, President and Vice President of the Shitcano Empire: Lalo Alcaraz and Gustavo Arellano, and finish off with some good ol' hoe-liday cheer. Come thru and have yourself a merry little chisme!!! Wanna get bonus cuts and other pe...
1hr 14m Dec 22, 2017
1hr 14m
Episode Six // Corazón Skipped A Beat (Featuring Yesika Salgado)
Join us as we share space with the powerful YESIKA SALGADO. We talk men, heartbreak, food, LA, family, and how all of these coincide with Yesika's debut poetry book: "Corazón." Share the link to this episode and tag us on IG (@BitterBrownFemmes), Twitter (@BitterBFemmes), and Facebook (Queer Xicano Chisme) for a chance to win a signed copy of Yesika Salgado's "Corazón." If you would like to s...
1hr 21m Dec 07, 2017
1hr 21m