Brujaja Podcast

The girls talk setting boundaries, how much labor you can put into a person your not fornicating or related to and horrifying Canadian cigarette packages. Cindy and Vanessa teach Anna how to get out blood stains, Anna breaks Cindy and Vanessa's brains analyzing how much power they let other people have over them. Also why getting mad over someone not getting a reply to a text fast enough is a red flag, being authentically annoyed and the delicious joy in saying "no" more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The girls brunch with comedian Danielle Perez to define what an afro latina is, the art of matriarchal guilt, terrible diet flan, and representation. They also rant about gatekeeping in latino communities, Vanessa recovers from a weird night, Anna and Cindy show some listeners love, and Danielle tells us about grandma shade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ice cream truck candy is a staple in Latino neighborhoods. It’s spicy, sweet, salty and sometimes contains lead but the Brujas can’t get enough of it. Vanessa and Cindy walk Anna through a taste test of popular treats, Anna bites off a little more chili powder than she can chew, the history of the flaming hot Cheeto, the appeal of salty fruit, and terrifying clown shaped confections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer is coming and with that comes memories of bringing every extended member of their families to theme parks and all the extras that come with planning for large groups. Anna works Vanessa through her fear of roller coasters, lying to your family to get them to all be on time, the only word Cindy knows in french, Vanessa's family was once so loud they were shushed by a steel drum band and at one point they all get interrupted by a brisket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On what would have been her 47th birthday the Brujas conjure up memories of Selena Quintanilla. They imagine the great and not so great potential collaborations in music that could have happened, Anna talks about that iconic Edward James Olmos scene, being a first generation American trying to please everyone, owning your flaws and also Cindy and Vanessa let it slip that they both really wanna bang Steve Buscemi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guest Sarah Rodriguez @SarahTheRebel comes on to talk lucha training with the brujas. She talks training, creating a persona and pushing through the flu when you're getting ready to rumble. Vanessa goes on a long tangent about yoga farts, Anna and Sarah talk training injuries, why old women love the WWE, pushing through instinct and Vicki Guerrero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of what will be many musical episodes the Brujas share their favorite Latin or loved-by-Latinos tracks (we're looking at you Morrissey), Anna sings to herself a bunch, dads and Steely Dan, forced karaoke, hilariously hateful lyrics hidden by pleasant tunes, and they play a game where they try to guess what song is being covered in Spanish. To check out any sampled songs look up the Brujaja Jams on Spotify now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas talk natural and home remedies and also implore you to not replace an actual doctor with any of these tips. They talk terrifying spicy lube accidents, allergies, salt water gargles being a solution for literally everything, why latinos love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas talk slang, English, Spanish and the in-between. They talk about how it varies from region to region, if it’s soda or pop, adding intensity ​with your hands, what they THINK some words mean and why we use slang in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas waited until literally every major holiday was over to talk about holidays. They chat about adopting holidays from your home countries and the new ones, playing with terrifying black market fireworks, how to stay sane when you're home with your whole family, holidays about burning trash in the streets plus Anna and Vanessa try to pressure Cindy into watching Pacific Rim 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas sit down to talk Machismo. It comes in many forms but most know it by Toxic Masculinity. They talk about the pros and cons of the macho archetype, setting men free to fearlessly enjoy emotional intimacy, being the little spoon, the color pink and butt stuff. The girls talk about the first time they saw their dads cry, the first time they saw their dads try to fight something, and emotional growth behind Axe Body Spray.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the silliest episode yet the brujas meet with first guest to record, second to be broadcast, Carlos Delgado. They talk about Primer Impacto which is basically is the National Enquirer was given a CNN budget. They talk about the effect of hearing about demonic possession, the weather and local news from the same source. Carlos does his impression of Walter Mercado, the psychic with the horoscope segment that goes on after local traffic. Cindy talks about ATM ghosts, Anna grills Vanessa about being forced to attend a holy tourist site year after year and they all talk the fun in a clearly fake ghost story. ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas meet with Dani Fernandez to talk Anime, Dragonball Z’s popularity in Mexico, spanish dubs, what we watched without supervision and gatekeeping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas choo-choo-choose you to be their Valentines. They talk about interracial dating, love, what is sexy, how to impress your partners, the importance of learning to argue, grand romantic gestures and the girls get a little call from their boyfriends. Find out which Bruja is a total nightmare in their sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**A note, we’ve been caught up on the audio peaks and plan on casting a protection spell (levels) on future recordings to prevent this issue.** Spoiler alert, the girls try their damndest not to spoil Coco for you while they dish/cry about Coco. They talk about soft grandmas, mariachi music, Día De Los Muertos, Spanglish, closure after losing a loved one so suddenly and the excitement of sharing your heritage with other folks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujas conjure up some helpful ideas for building new good habits in the new year, getting healthy, nutritional issues lost in translation with most latin immigrants, eating healthy to fuck, and coochie pounding gym class bike seats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujaja girls conjured up a hateful audio engineer spirit which is our only explanation for why one of the mics went out and they had to share. They meet up to talk about superstitions, lies their mother’s told them to go to sleep, Vanessa’s lifelong fear of moths, Anna’s good luck charms and Cindy terrifying her mother by opening umbrellas in her house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa, Anna and Cindy gather together for snacks and yet another podcast to talk about they first time they saw other Latinas on TV. They talk representation, Battlestar Galactica and get a little life advice from Vanessa’s mom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brujaja girls get together to record the pilot and discuss the feeling of “Ni de aqui, Ni de alla” (I’m not from here, or there) that many Latinas use to describe when they feel not Latina enough for the homeland and not American enough for the Americans. They discuss Selena, weird family quirks, help Anna learn some Spanish and condiments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices