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Interviewing members of and the Latinx community in Toronto + Coffee & cultural recommendations ☕️💛
made by students for the Dept.

of Spanish&Portuguese and the LAS Program at UofT. Episodes released on Fridays at 4pm bi-weekly.

12/08/2025

HEY YOU! 🫵🏽 Have you listened to our brand new episode? We throw it back to our beloved series Reporting from LASA 2024 and we talk to Waleska Solorzano about her take on the Venespora, a term she uses to refer to the Venezuelan diaspora. ☕️💛🇻🇪

15/07/2025

HEY YOU! 🫵🏽 Have you listened to our pride month episode? 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️We talk to about her ethnographic research with Lukumí and Kongo religious networks and the importance of spiritual knowledge for reclaiming q***r identities within Afro-Indigenous communities 🇨🇺

22/04/2025

HEY HEY‼️ Have you had the chance to listen to out newest episode? If not, check out this quote by our esteemed guest, Solsiré Culsicanqui, to see some of what you’re missing out on 👀 We hope you give it a listen ✨☕️💛

15/04/2025

NEW EPISODE‼️ In this episode, Sarah sits down with Peruvian archeologist, Dr. Solsiré Cusicanqui Marsano from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).

Solsiré reminisces on her initial interest in archeology and her current engagement with more community-based methodologies that seek to democratize the field through the consideration of local and Indigenous perspectives🗺️🔍. She also shares with us her more recent field projects in two emblematic sites in Cajamarca: Colina Santa Apolonia and el Cuarto de Rescate✨. Lastly, the archeologist reflects on the future of archeology as a field that is becoming more interdisciplinary and collaborative. We hope you enjoy the episode 💛☕️!!!

20/03/2025

HEY YOU 🫵🏽 have you listened to our brand new episode? We talk to up-and-coming writer, Ximena Morillas Altamirano, about her personal journey with creative writing and the process behind her poetry book, Viaje Hacia El Mar 🌊 don’t forget to check it out and support Ximena’s work following her Instagram ☕️💛

18/03/2025

WAKE UP! NEW EL CAFECITO EPISODE IS OUT ☕️💛

In this episode, Sarah talks to Ximena Morillas Altamirano, an up-and-coming writer and educator from Cajamarca, Perú 🇵🇪. She shares with us her personal journey with creative writing–from writing poems to her middle school crush, creating fanfiction on wattpad, to publishing her first poetry book Viaje Hacia El Mar 📖📝. Xime also tells us about her current project Menú Literatrio, a creative workshop that seeks to teach and promote the writing craft in the Andean town ✍️Lastly, the emerging artist shares with us some tips on how to start our own creative writing journey and recommends some Latin American writers that can serve us as inspiration. We hope you enjoy this episode 💛✨

18/02/2025

Did anyone say new episode 👀?? In this episode, Sarah talks to Gabriel Tejada, professional photographer and documentarian from Cajamarca, Perú 📸. He talks about how his experience with photography and cultural management led to his involvement in the documentary Carnaval La Fiesta Entre Carne y Espíritu. Gabriel also reflects on the creative process behind documenting Cajamarca’s carnival and the festivity’s importance for the cultural identity of Cajamarquinos 🎊🇵🇪. Lastly, the documentarian shares some encouraging words for students and the difficulties of finding a vocation. We hope you enjoy the episode 💛☕️

06/02/2025

HEY YOU 🫵 Have you listened to our newest episode yet 👀? Check out this quote by Homère, one of the students at the LAS program to see what awaits you in our brand new episode ‼️ We hope you give it a listen ❤️✨

28/01/2025

NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨In this episode, Luísa talks to Vanessa, Daniel and Homère, three undergrad students at the LAS program ✨They share some interesting thoughts about the program, how their perspectives about Latin America have changed, as well as some fun anecdotes about their experience in the program so far 🫶 Finally, our guests also give precious advice to students who are considering joining the Latin American Studies Program 📚📙.We hope you enjoy the episode✨

23/01/2025

HEYY 🫵🏽 have you listened to our latest episode? We talked to Seba Mena, our former co-host, about his current work archiving Lina de Guevara’s life in and theater work in Victoria, Canada! Remeber you can listen to our episode on your preferred streaming platform ☕️💛

14/01/2025

WE ARE BACK WITH A BRAND NEW EPISODE (and a very special guest 👀)‼️ In this episode, Sarah sits down with Seba Mena, our former Season 6 and 7 host, to talk about his current project: Lina’s Stories ✨. He also tells us about the importance of learning about renowned theater teacher and performer Lina de Guevara for archiving Latinx live here in Canada 🎭. The LAS alumni also reflects on how his career as a performer and his undergraduate degree in Latin American studies equipped him with the insretest of finding out more about his culture and family history through this upcoming documentary. We hope you enjoy the episode💚!

19/12/2024

HEY YOU 🫵 Have you had the chance to listen to our newest episode? We talked to Paula Karger, an assistant professor at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, about her exciting research! We also talked about the ruins of Valeriana and the role they play in Mayan history ‼️ We hope you give it a listen ✨

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