Rachel Strauss has comedy in her blood. Her family’s natural comedian, Strauss discovered at an early age that she could make people laugh by mimicking the those around her. Growing up Jewish and Dominican was also a good source of material for this Brooklyn-raised entertainer.
Today, she's celebrating winning the Signal Awards Best Comedy Show category for her podcast Latinos Out Loud, where she calls her listeners “LOLELEROS.” (The Signal Awards celebrate the world’s best podcasts.)
Rachel’s success hasn’t come overnight. She pursued sketch comedy after 18 years in corporate America working for companies like Heineken, Latina Magazine and People en Español.
Her story will inspire you to go out there to pursue your dreams. With The Revolucion Podcast co-hosts Court Stroud, Linda Lane Gonzalez and Kathryn Garcia Castro.
EPISODE CREDITS:
Music: The band P-G-M for the use of its song "April" as The Revolución theme
Editing: A special thanks to Anthony Mendoza our freelance audio editor. You can find him on Fiverr.com @thonymendoza
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