- Juan Gabriel - Amor Eterno

Episode 10

Juan Gabriel’s legacy goes beyond his music. He was a prolific performer, composer, and for many of us, a powerful Latinx queer icon. This episode is dedicated to Alberto Aguilera, Juan Gabriel, Juanga…El Divo de Juarez! 

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Juan Gabriel | Arepas | FYF | Grace Jones | Anohni | Krystal | Kendrick Lamar | Caifanes | Tamarindo Podcast| Tacos de Canasta | Sooo Many White Guys | Roxane Gay | Captain Planet | VMAs No Latinos |Beyoncé’s VMA performance | Britney Spears | Fembot | Rihanna is back | Juanga’s Hollywood Star | Juanga from Juarez | Honey Badger | Liberace | Elton John | Juanga as a gay icon | Vamos al Noa Noa Article | Lo Que Se Ve No Se Pregunta | No Tengo Dinero | Amor Eterno | Rocio Durcal | Hasta Que Te Conoci Series | Paracuaro, Michoacan| El Noa Noa | Alberto Aguilar interviews Juan Gabriel | Ases Falsos | Juanga Covers CCR | Tamarindo Podcast Tribute | Radio Menea

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Keeping Up with Cuba

Episode 9

As they eat Juarez style burritos, FavyFav and Babelito discuss the Kardashian's visit to Cuba, Juan Gabriel, goats and the homogenization of the art world. "OMG! This is real life you guys!"

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Burritos | Hasta Que Te Conoci (Juan Gabriel's life) | Kardashians in Cuba | Gilmore Girls | Escandalo! | Chanel Cuba Show | Rob and Chyna | US Cuba relations | Battista Cuba and Tourism | Jackie Beat's Make Up | Fresa y Chocolate | Fresa y Chocolate restaurant | Khloe's IG pics | Conan in Cuba | Lochte and His Privilege | Bush Doesn't Care About Black People | Kardashian cornrows | Kanye and Kim in Jerusalem | Vanessa Beecroft | Kanye's Refuge aesthetic | Beecroft upset about dna test | Marina Abromavick | The White Gaze | Habana Club Museum| Habana Biennial | Sandra Ceballos Independent Art Space in Cuba | Angel Delgado

JOGOS OLÍMPICOS

Episode 8

Let the games begin! In this episode Babelito and FavyFav dissect the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, eat Mediterranean style tacos, talk about casual racism and much much more. 

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Tilting the Basin | Casale's Halfway Club | Los Lonely Boys | Sophia’s radio show | Joy | 10 Cloverfield Lane| Las Cobras | Lucha Libre | Helmet Nachos | 2016 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony |1968 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony | October 2nd | El Progreso Guatemala | Impeachment of Brasil’s President |'Pacified' Favelas | Favela Gentrification | Displacing The Poor | Dodgers' Stadium and the Erasure of Chavez Ravine | Opening Ceremony | 16th century map of Brazil | Information on Brazilian Tribes | Memorable Moments | 1996 Atlanta Opening Ceremony| White House Slaves | Asians in Brazil | Thalia, Marimar | Fernando Mereiles | Daniela Thomas | Deborah Colker| City of God |  City of Men | Male Divers | MixxedFit | Alexa Moreno | Black in Latin America | Branqueamento| First and Felony 

GUARA GUARA LA CUCHARA

Episode 7

It has been too long...FavyFav and Babelito catch up on and talk about their summer shenanigans. Listen to mystical quesadilla experiences, the value of tacos de carne asada, the meaning of the Baroque, Pokémon Go, Chicana marijuana zines and #BlackLivesMatter.

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Mariah Carey | La Comida de Puebla | Honey Badger | Charo | Yara Sofia | Coco Montrese | Museo Internacional del Barroco | Dallas Morning News | Baroque | Articles on the Baroque Museum | Cabinet of Curiosities | Rick Bayless| Other People's Food | Taco Arabe | Chiles en Nogada | Puebla style quesadillas |  Huejotzingo | Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art | Espanola New Mexico Lowrider Capital of the World | Hispanics | Fauxdobe | High Mija | Museo Ex Convento Santa Monica | Nevada Museum of Art | Homegirls Records | Ice bar | Guara guara la cuchara | Amy Winehouse | The Read | Pokémon Go | Choices and Chismes |Podcasts In Color | Blood Orange | Tamarindo Podcast | Reply All | Paris is Burning | Black Lives Matter 

STAND AND ECHALE GANAS

Episode 6

Join Babelito and FavyFav as they talk about the legacy of America's favorite calculus high school teacher, Jaime Escalante, with special guest Brandon Lima. They get into the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, the education system, racial-mansplaining and GANAS!

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Quinceañera | Pupusas | Stand and Deliver | La Bamba | Speedy Gonzalez | Jaime Escalante in the LA Times | West Side Story | All Things Considered | Lou Diamond Phillips | Edward James Olmos | Andy Garcia | The Golden Age of Latino Issue Films | Indians On TV | Lady Dynamite | Charo | The Three Caballeros | Yo Soy Betty La Fea | Jaime Escalante on TV | Remedial Education | Teach for America | Mansplaining | Maya Angelou | Iconoclasts | Drifting on a Memory | Club Fonograma | Mi Familia

Frida Fantasy

Episode 5

Frida Kahlo is perhaps the most recognized Latina artist of all time. For some, she is as representative of Mexico as mezcal and tortillas. Eavesdrop as FavyFay and Babelito deconstruct the visual culture of Frida and her "surreal" identity. 

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Frida Kahlo |  500 pesos | Casa Azul | Andy Warhol | Salvador Dali | Vincent Van Gogh | Mexican Revolution | Guillermo Kahlo | Surrealism | Automatism | Diego Rivera | Sex and the City and feminism | Ex-votos

Rest In Power

Episode 4

Babelito, FavyFav and guest Lance Smith talk about the homophobic hate crime that occurred at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Our deepest condolences to all the friends and families of the victims. Descansen en poder. 

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Naomi Campbell's Missing Edges | Beirut | Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art | Veteranas y Rucas | Santa Sabina, Babel | Tower Babel | three-headed dragon | Civil Right Movements and Church | Orlando Shooting | Pulse | Darcel Stevens | Latino Victims | Gay Clubs and Churches as Sanctuaries | Sailor Moon | Drink and Drag | Juan Gabriel | Senators receiving money from NRA | Annie Oakley | After the View | homosexuality punishable by death | Names of Victims | Guide to writing your elected representative |Azelia Banks | Radiolab "Debatable" | Throwing Shade | Paris is Burning | Bye Felicia | Anohni | Queer Latino Music | Alex Andwandter Manifesto | No homo 

BEYONCÉ SANTISIMA

Episode 3

Lemonade anyone? Join Babelito and FavyFav with special guest Mikayla Whitmore, as they discuss their pilgrimage to San Diego to see King Bey and her Formation tour. 

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Mi Vida Es Un Carnaval | Mikayla Whitmore | Lemonade | Mrs. Carter Show | Krystal Ramirez | Cirque Du Soliel |Britney | BEYONCE | Lemonade | Coachella | Formation | Carla Morrison | Tidal | Donald Duck | You ain't gotta get ready if you stay ready | Teeth as Confetti | Daddy Lessons | BeyWatch | Elevator Incident | Pizza Rat | Solange is not fake | Poetry | Vampire Weekend Tweet | Don't Hurt Yourself/ Led Zeppelin/ Jack White | Freedom/Kendrick Lamar | Erykah Badu | Grace Jones | Esquivel | Charcuterie Plate | Jelly | DJ Queef | Beyhive | Mikayla's Reaction | David Lynch Hallway | Prince Tribute | Sorry | Water | Maria de Todos Los Angeles | Survivor | End of Time | Halo | Nasty Girl | My Myself and I | Relationships | Lizzie McGuire | Latino USA | Chris Tucker | Black History Colombia | 6 INCH | Pray You Catch Me | Sampler | Bell Hooks | Janet Mock's Response| Other Responses to Bell Hooks | Mulholland Drive