Latinos Who Lunch

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. This episode is dedicated to Alberto Aguilera, Juan Gabriel, JuanGa…El Divo de Juarez! And as always remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #podin #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod

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 and get you in the holiday spirit. And as always remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #podin #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod

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 end for some cool podcast recomendations, and as always remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #lwlpod #podsincolor #supportlatinxpodcasts

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 Historian teaching in a city like Las Vegas. Babelito also explains Mexican painting and the reasons why he decided to study art of the colonial period. As always, please send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #podin #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod #supportlatinxscholars

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. She talks about how she recently moved to LA to become a screenwriter and about the importance of her podcast dedicated to Queer media. Listen as they talk about their favorite gay movies and TV shows! As always, please send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #podin #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod

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 hated the iconic classical Mexican movie, "Nosotros los Pobres," and Favy reads a listener letter about the illusion of the American dream and the difficulties behind working in the education sector of this country. Please send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #podin #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod #translivesmatter #TransRightsAreHumanRights.

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 them on a future episode! #podin #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod

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 "Selenatology" with Jaymes Mansfield y mucho, mucho mas!!! And as always stick around for some recommendations and remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod

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, and remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode!!

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 positive influence in women’s lives. Luz is now the leader of her own army hosting sold-out energy workshops that seek to embolden those who believe in the healing power of the moon and one another. Luz Warrior... YOU ARE OUR GUIDING LIGHT! And as always, remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod

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 happened to the Great British Baking Show and Babelito reveals how many times he has seen Cafe Tacvba. And as always, remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod

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 journalists and trolls on twitter and his decision to develop his online career into a full time job. Queer Xicano Chisme takes his sincere and unapologetic critical rhetoric to campuses around the country. #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts

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 innovate, represent and give joy to our gente one sticker at a time! And as always remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #supportlatinxbusiness

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 with her videos, meeting celebrities, and reveals some of her most embarrassing moments on camera. Stay tuned till the end for a listener letter and amazing podcast recommendations! And as always remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts

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 till the end and listen as they respond to two listener letters and recommend some media that has helped them stay sane during these crazy months. And as always remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts

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 since he has been producing videos with his mom, who is better known as Rosa Mamá, for almost three years. What is the difference between classical and popular Mexican Cinema? Who has the best tacos in Boyle Heights? Who has the best beans, Taco Bell or Del Taco? Find out and stick around for some great movie recommendations. And as always remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportyourlocaltaquero #supportlatinxpodcasts

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.

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 more exclusive than inclusive. "Knowledge is power", but more importantly, it is what you do with that knowledge that constitutes real power. What does it mean to be a lowrider? How does somebody like Dr. Sandoval deal with the sexism of museum culture? Find out about some of these issues and stick around till the end to hear some awesome literary recommendations. And as always, remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod. The High Art of Riding Low info: https://www.petersen.org/the-high-art-of-riding-low

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 in colonial Mexico. Also, Babelito met Chilean indie star, Me Llamo Sebastian, and interviewed him for the podcast. Stay tuned till the end for music and podcast recommendations and a listener letter! And as always, remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod.

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 Anita also discuss the politics behind the commercialization of Frida Kahlo's image and the importance and privilege of choosing to question your sexuality at least once in your lifetime. The radicalization of activism starts many times in the classroom and Anita's commitment to her students and to the activist Latinx communities gives us hope for the future. As always, remember to send your questions to AskLWLPod@gmail.com and we might read them on a future episode! #supportbrownpodcasts #supportlatinxpodcasts #lwlpod