Brujaja Podcast

Cindy and Vanessa talk about their mothers' little white lies and passed down stories. Also Cindy get's a spit take out of Vanessa, a gory lizard story is shared as a cautionary tale about confidence, and much more on a very caffeinated episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bruja's get together to talk about 911, novellas, and the Netflix hit Casa De Las Flores.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bruja's discuss the origin of pochucas, zoot zoots, cholas, and that pussy vent hole on Vanessa's cushion.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All three Bruaja's are back together! This week we talk about all the stick, icky and tricky ways we've removed our body hair.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Our hips don't lie this week as we shake it to Shakira! Why did the music business question the success of this diva?! Find out. Still no V this week and Cindy and Anna are  still driving. Rate and Review on Itunes!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cindy and Anna begin a quest without Vanessa. They talk about all the ways it means to be Chingona AF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas sit down to talk about latinos in fantasy and sci-fi as well as why they love created universes. Also Anna and Cindy compare wizards and space. Vanessa talks giant robots and aliens and inevitably they all end up on Edward James Olmos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every notice how a nude bandaid isn't really anyone's nude? The definition is rapidly changing. The Brujas meet to talk about everything from inclusivity in the beauty industry, the importance of confrontation to foundations finally creating shades diverse enough to not look like you went down on a cake of blush. Also they get into bras that put a pep in your step and a weird tangent about hamsters.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a Chambelan because the Brujas are talking quinceñeras. The history, the traditions and the modern party. They chat about the ones they've been to, the way young latinas have flipped the ceremony around and the MTV show that highlighted the most lavish ones.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas have a long talk about Jenny from the block. How much do we really know about Jennifer Lopez? Cindy tells us about the diva's roots, Vanessa talks about her father's obsession with the fly girl and Anna spills about meeting the icon herself.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tacos: authentic, from a drive thru window, a gas station, from a truck or made at home the beloved treat has a fascinating history. The Brujas talk about the history of regional taco options and how it's a bite of what available and who lives in the community. Also Anna's personal vendetta with Northern California Tacos, Cindy shares a tantalizing family recipe and Vanessa has a strange self love shower accident.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas meet with LA Meekly host Greg Gonzales to talk about the rising cost of living in his neighborhood, coded racism, and integrating into a community versus pushing them out. Also they talk hot sauce, beat boxing injuries and the Playboy Jazz fest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Latino? Latinx? Hispanic? What are the differences and what is preferred? The Brujas talk about the weight of words, what certain definitions mean to them and finally explain the difference in hispanic and latino. Also they talk about terrifying substitute teachers, Battlestar Galactica and new guinea pig that will be interrupting the show.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hot Cheetos, Birth Control and Color TV. What do all of these things have in common? Latino inventors! The Brujas talk innovation and how they shake out creativity when they're stuck. Also Anna and Cindy learn Vanessa can't pronounce Keanu. Also Anna talks about the creation of CAPCHA and Cindy gives us the incredible story of how snack foods changed one immigrant's life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special crossover episode the Brujas meet with the Facial Recognition Comedy Crew (Pallavi Gunalan, Fizza Dosani, and Zahra Ali) to talk about Indian weddings, dodging subtle invasive questions, dating, and spontaneous singing. Also Pallavi and Vanessa rant about getting their hair touched by strangers, Fizaa Anna and Zahra chat about the weird ways hosts have introduced them and at one point a pitch is made to monetize Cindy's resting annoyed face. ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

​It's a very special live episode and it's a party. They talk about the latin TV juggernaut Sabado Gigante while bringing the best parts of the show to the stage. There's trumpets, a karaoke contest and a harrowing tail of a lucha mask conquest. Also Vanessa gives her very patient mom sudden stage fright, Anna rips her Spanx off and throws it at a contestant and Cindy quizzes the audience in another game of Name That Spanish Covert Tune. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, the people that aren't counted by the census, how we tend to forget that Puerto Ricans are US citizens and more. Also Anna talks about how much she hates magicians, Vanessa shares her first hand experience with the ineffectiveness of FEMA and tells Cindy about when she met a mime so angry he broke his silence. To learn more about how to assist with aid in Puerto Rico, please visit: http://www.voicesforpuertorico.com/help Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas talk about the universal language of a fart and Cindy shares a story about a practical joke that involved a California game warden. Also, Anna's childhood knowledge of the Great Wall of China is shattered and Vanessa talks about her siblings playing a cruel childhood mind game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

​In an episode about work ethic that inevitably dissolves into thirsting over chubby Chris Pratt the Brujas talk day jobs, the oddly large numbers of latinos in the forrestry industry, motivation and choosing a creative career despite horifying your entire family. The also share all of their crazy job histories, Cindy gets duped by her mom Tom Sawyer style and Anna and Vanesa figure out the best way to ask for more money at your job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices