teikirisi
a podcast celebrating all things cuban-american. hosted by carmen and fryda
Episodes
September 28, 2022 • 34 mins
in this one we talk about the f-word, which in case you didn't know is fryda. just kidding, it's feminism.... in our season 4 closing episode, we have an honest discussion about why this word can make you feel uncomfortable but why it's still worth giving weight to.
buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript coming soon!
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September 14, 2022 • 36 mins
ana betancourt was a woman ahead of her time: a mambisa rebel, organizer, and speechwriter who tied liberation for women to cuban independence. we celebrate ana's grit and let our imaginations run wild.
buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript coming soon!
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August 31, 2022 • 54 mins
dear carmen pelaez, this is our formal request that you please adopt us as your cuban fairy godchildren. we want to laugh and cry with you about the cubanity of yesterday and the one we are building today. abrazos, teikirisi
but truly, we are thrilled to be joined by carmen pelaez, a filmmaker, writer, and activist who tells stories of our lived experiences as cubans. in this episode, we dive into the evolving nature of our exile ...
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August 17, 2022 • 53 mins
buckle up as we untangle a messy subject - the double standards we were raised with as dictated by gender. in this chatty episode carmen and fryda get into what it was like growing up in miami in the 90s, watching the women and men around us, and what gender meant at home. prepare for funny stories, latino parent logic, and the constructs we are still learning to reject.
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August 3, 2022 • 45 mins
this episode covers the saga and soap opera that is cuban rum — starring pirates, revolutions (plural!), and court battles. it’s also a drink with me experience with 3 recipes sprinkled throughout. so grab some rum, lime, sugar, and yerba buena, and join us for this ride.shopping list for cocktails
2 limes
coca cola
club soda
sugar or simple syrup
cuban rum of choice
Yerba buena
cocktail shaker
ice
something to stir with
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July 20, 2022 • 24 mins
have you ever wondered why your typical cuban 7 year old looks like they belong in Lil Wayne's posse? well, carmen & fryda are here to help! human teeth, baby bling, rats, and evil eyes make it into this episode about cuban traditions.
buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bit.ly/3uY8v3Q
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July 6, 2022 • 23 mins
this episode is all about la madre that you should be cagandote en (see cubanismo "me cago en tu madre"). mariana grajales cuello is the mother of all cubans, a figure of the cuban war of independence and struggle for black liberation in the caribbean. carmen and fryda celebrate her life and discuss what it means for cuban motherhood that mariana's story is seeped in sacrifice and struggle.
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June 22, 2022 • 47 mins
come through with your pride and your flags swinging, this episode gets juicy as we take you through history into cuban queerness from how it started to how it's going.opening up season 4, we explore the queer in cubanity from figures to popular media and revolutions.
check out @cubanecuir on instagram for more learnings on this topic.
watch ana's story on the NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000003334885/anas-st...
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June 17, 2022 • 1 min
teikirisi is back for another round. season 4 starts june 22nd. no te lo pierdas. we’ve got some good stuff coming up every other wednesday. así que relájate y cójelo con teikirisi.buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod
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April 25, 2022 • 17 mins
Surprise! We're so excited to share Adventure in Atacama with you all! Adventure in Atacama is a new podcast experience that follows the story of Mariela, a flight attendant whose estranged father comes to her with a mission: find her missing mother, and save the world from the so-called “Atacama Effect,” a language apocalypse that causes people around the world to lose the ability to communicate. The international adventure takes ...
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February 23, 2022 • 30 mins
in teikirisi tradition, we get sappy and happy in our last episode of the season.buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript coming soon!
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February 9, 2022 • 32 mins
I wanna be where the viandas areI wanna eat, wanna eat some buñueloswalking around smelling that... what do you call thatOH AJIACO!roasting your yams you won't get too far...... but tune into the episode where Fryda y Carmen take you into their deep love of viandas, talking everything you ever wanted to know about what they mean to the Cubanity.buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us o...
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January 26, 2022 • 44 mins
45 years after ¿Qué Pasa, USA? published the episode, 'computer friend,' carmen & fryda sit down with their friend and patreon supporter, jason, to react to the show's handling of racism in cuban culture. buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bit.ly/3H6LQGycredits: ¿Qué Pasa, USA? - Computer Friend on PBS
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January 12, 2022 • 38 mins
andrew otazo of miami creation myth joins us to muse -- and complain -- about our beloved miami, a city full of contradictions and a salad bowl of cultures with myths to tell. check out miami creation myth at www.miamicreationmyth.com and on social media as @miamicreationmythbuy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: http...
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December 29, 2021 • 40 mins
it's no wonder cubans have a saying, "sin azúcar no hay país" -- "without sugar there is no country." sugar cane, sugarcrats, sugar daddies, slave plantations, and the never-ending pursuit of autonomy, to look at cuba's history, we need a cafecito with good espumita. in this episode, carmen & fryda crack open the history books and take you on a sweet ride.buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisip...
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December 15, 2021 • 35 mins
grab un cafecito (make sure it has espumita) and learn all about our queen, Celia Cruz. from her humble beginnings to a place in the cuban mt. rushmore (¡metaphorically speaking, of course, que barbaridad!) tune in as carmen y fryda remember the woman who made salsa, the mother of cubanity.buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode t...
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December 1, 2021 • 30 mins
we like big butts and we cannot lie. carmen & fryda tell the truth about cuban booty standards in this chatty episode. buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bit.ly/31k3O8s
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November 17, 2021 • 53 mins
carmen & fryda's 101 on what's going on in cuba right now. this episode examines the protests that broke out on july 11th, 2021 in cuba and why this was a moment for the history books. as cubans gain increased connectivity to the internet and mobile devices become more popular, the island nation moves toward unprecedented times where cuba's authoritarian regime, political turmoil, and food & medicine shortage are broadcast on a wor...
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August 4, 2021 • 20 mins
carmen & fryda bask in the afterglow of a second season that gifted us friendships, hate mail, and first-hand stories of creativity, resistance, and identitytranscript: https://rb.gy/ohc5nwfollow us on social media @teikirisipod join us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod
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July 21, 2021 • 33 mins
in this one carmen & fryda tell you all about cuba's most classic and beloved figure: josé martí. diving deep into martí's life and works, we untangle all the ways in which martí's contributions permeate across all aspects of cuban life - from history, art, politics, society, and more, all while managing to make zero enemies, a feat that seems almost impossible in this space.transcript: https://rb.gy/wlfaryfollow us on social media...
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