La Verdad Podcast

Familia! We are joined this week by Chicago based blogger Felicia Hernandez of gorditasway. “Gordita’s Way” is a comedic paradox intended to use her experiences as a Latina woman navigating the complexity of diet culture. We sit down and talk about her journey as a blogger and travel enthusiast, overcoming the stigma, diet and culture. Make sure to check out her blog, sit back and enjoy.

Felicia’s Links:

Website: https://gordit...

This weeks episode features NextGen LatinX founder David Gloria in dialogue with Christian and VFig. The crew sits back to discuss NextGen LatinX and the importance of networking in the Latino Community.

NextGen Latinx vision is to become a go-to resource for young Latinx to discover impactful career opportunities, career advice, events and connect with a network of like-minded young Latinx in Chicago & suburbs to help each o...

This weeks episode of La Verdad Podcast we are joined by cultural worker and community leader Evaristo “Tito” Rodriguez. We talk about his life and work within the city of Chicago and the Puerto Rican community. His life in Puerto Rico and high school years at Roberto Clemente High School in Chicago which ignited his fire for activism and community work. Tito gives us a look into the historical years of the early 80’s within the co...

This episode of SRBCC & La Verdad Podcast “El Backstage” features actor, musician and composer Juan Pablo Díaz directly from Puerto Rico. As part of the Borinken me Llama series of the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center is hosting in Chicago, Il.  

We sit back to chat about his career in the acting and music industries and how he got started. Starting out very young in a family of actors and musicians, Juan Pablo discusses h...

We sit back this week to chat with our friend and Attorney at Law Kyara Garza about her career in law and modeling. The highlights of our conversations include her start in modeling and how she became interested in law. We then get into the discussion of law terminology and case procedures. Kyara discusses her modeling industry highlights including some of the aspects she is able to bring over to the legal industry. Check out this ...

El Backstage - SRBCC with La Verdad Podcast is joined by Puerto Rican based theatre company, Y No Habia Luz. As part of the SRBCC Borinken Me Llama series, the theatre company is welcomed to the city of Chicago where they will be participating in a number of events, workshops and exhibits. We sit down with group members and artists, Yari Helfeld and Carlos Gandul Torres to discuss their current exhibit and upcoming events. We also ...

This week’s episode of La Verdad Podcast is the first of a mini series within our podcast called "El Backstage". The series, in collaboration with the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, features artists, musicians and performers from all over the world. Our focus is to get an in-depth look into how their careers have developed from start to present day. In hopes of inspiring others, "El Backstage" aims to bring a distinctive look...

We launch our season 2 of La Verdad Podcast at our new home SRBCC. Our guest, Executive Director Omar Torres-Kortright and us discussed our partnership, upcoming events, and new exciting programs coming to the SRBCC.

Check out what the SRBCC is working on, their history and goals of the center.  We also discussed some potential interviews and guests that will be joining us for this season.

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Episode Summary:

• Rosa Blanca Pin Drop

• A day in a snow storm

• How Vfig and Marissa tip Uber and Lyft drivers

• La Verdad Ltd commentary on Super Bowl Sunday

• Love it or hate it, Valentine's Day

• The male experience at Victoria's Secret

• Shout out to the Afro-Latinos on Black History Month 

Hosted by Christian, Vfig, & Marissa

Twitter/IG/FB: @LaVerdadLtd

Music Credit: Elias O. Sepulveda (Programming, Percussio...

Episode Summary:

Transitional High School Registration

Big Brother Big Sister program

Live video streaming with Periscope

Being a "Purist" on social media

A breakdown of Sonia's day

Learning to go with the flow and spreading out your schedule

Using social media to interact and engage with people

Snapchat connection with Chicago Tribune Team

Knowing the right platform for your business

The importance of being aut...

Episode Summary:

Chicago southside beginnings

Growing up Puerto Rican in Chicago

Going away to college: "Can I touch your hair?"

Building a sense of home away from home

Transition from Marketing to Allstate career

The Taboo topic of Life Insurance

"People are sue happy"

Diversity in business and community

What it takes to be an insurance agent

Let your passions lead you when facing challenges

Support Lisa Jusi...

Topics on today's episode include: 

1.  We discussed his upbringing in the southside of chicago

2. Discovering theatre and using it as a way to express himself

3. Going away for school and working on his PhD

4. His web series “Brujos”

5. His live show called “The Hoodoisie”

6. His thoughts on “Lin Manuel Miranda” and mainstream theatre

Support Ricardo Gamboa at the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/brujostv ...

Talking points:

• We discussed his starting point in the world of art and his start drawing designs for his mom who was a seamstress.

• His first work here in Chicago with the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Culture Center.

• We talked about his different styles of work, sculptures, paintings, murals.

• How he is self taught and learned by his own students

Support Reynaldo at the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/GuAracibo

Episode Breakdown:

-The power grid in Puerto Rico -Hurricane Irma -The chaos in preparing for Hurricane Maria -Making emergency plans in case of loss of communication -The first 36-48 hours of Maria -Deaths and at hospitals due to lack of diesel -How Hurricane Maria affected different parts of Puerto Rico -Lack of infrastructure and preparation -$40 for water -Corruption -"Puerto Ricans helping Puerto Ricans." -Plans of distribut...

We are joined once again by Rene Garcia from the Chubby Therapist Podcast. Rene is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Houston and joined Christian to talk about topics like:

-Rene gives us a top 6 ways of surviving the holidays list. -We talk about family chisme, bullying, istening to loved ones. -Letting loved ones vent and being optimistic. -Techniques on dealing with a loved one vent.

Support Rene Garcia at the follo...

Podcast Topics:

-Cristina's upbringing -Introduction into Policy -"Peacemaker" at Roberto Clemente High School -Involvement with the Puerto Rican Agenda

Support Cristina Pacione-Zayas at the following links: http://puertoricanchicago.org &  https://www.facebook.com/thepuertoricanagenda & pragenda@chco.com

Hosted by Christian & Vfig Twitter/IG/FB: @LaVerdadLtd

Music Credit: Elias O. Sepulveda (Programming, Percus...