Five Great Study Soundtrack Songs
As we reach the end of finals and of the semester, I’ve been reflecting back on these past four months of exams and assignments. For me, finding the perfect songs to study to is never easy. They’ve got to fade into the background, but not put me to sleep. I want it to...
Ride or Die Episode 9 – Season 2 Overview, Point Blank Chapters 4 & 5
Hello special agents! This episode of Ride or Die was a solo mission by yours truly, discussing the newly-released season 2 of the Alex Rider TV show and summarizing Point Blank chapters 4 & 5. Link to the Episode archive here.
American-ish EP 7: Nostalgia and the Immigrant Dream
This episode of American-ish contains all things nostalgia for our fellow Latinos out there. We start off by talking about a more universal concept–the fact that many immigrants in the US go years without seeing their families back home. We spend some time sharing...
American-ish EP 3: Social Media and the Rise of Latin Music in America
On this episode of American-ish, hosted by Monica, we start by talking about some of Latino America’s most beloved artists that we didn’t know were American…or vice versa. We spend time talking about how it feels to see American artists with Latino blood “making it”...
American-ish: Breaking into our Platform
At the start of our radio show journey, we worried so much about trying to find an audience that we were intimidated to talk about the subjects that really intrigued us. However, we soon found that the more specific we get with our topics from show to show, the more...
American-ish That’s a Wrap: Explaining Our Top Songs and Artists in 2021
Monica’s Top Genre: Reggaeton Top Artists Bad Bunny Rauw Alejandro Myke Towers Ariana Grande Anuel AA Top Songs Bandido This year, Monica’s top artist was once again Bad Bunny. If you’ve listened in to the show this semester, you might have picked up on this too. Bad...
American-is EP 9: MURICA
This show is called American-ish. This entire semester we focused solely on the 'ish' part. Although we are hyphenated Americans, it does not make us any less American than the next guy. This episode we prove it and talk about what aspects of American culture play a...
American-ish EP 6: Spooky Scary Thanksgiving Christmas
Last weekend was Halloweekend which means we have officially entered Holiday season! Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Hanukah, or even Kwanzaa! We talk about our holiday traditions that are unique to our cultures or even just our families. We talk about what...
American-ish Ep 4: Las Familias
In this episode we talk about how Pitbull done messed up; we hyped him up way too much last week and had to make some amends. On top of that, we talk about out our families: big and small. Especially since we are all children of 1st generation immigrants, there are...
American-ish Ep. 2 Famous Hyphenated Americans
In this episode, we talked about the importance of representation and having role models. We talked about how the recent influx of movies and television shows that casted more people of color was a sight for sore eyes.As people of color, role models that looked like...