José R. Ralat is a Texas Monthly's JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNNING taco editor, writing about tacos and Mexican food. He is the author of American Tacos: A History & Guide. José has written for Eater, Imbibe, Dallas Observer, D Magazine, Vice, Cowboys & Indians magazine, Gravy, and other national and regional online and print media outlets. José is also a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and serves on the advisory board of Foodways Texas.

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So we got our first TWO Parter in El Pochcast and it’s looking at Spanish, Pochos hablando español y no hablando español, some of us speak it all the time, some of us now and then, and some of us rarely speak it if at all but we’re all Pochos. And it’s a two parter  Because our language is a BIG Deal, we can’t even form thoughts without language, it can be something unites us and something that separates us. Something that brings immense joy, and also intense pain. So speaking spanish, and what it means for pocho culture is a deep topic that could cover a million episodes but for now I’ll just do two. The first part deals with the pochismo of using spanish when english won’t do, and the second deals with the pochismo of not growing up fully speaking spanish. Both episodes feature the voices of pochos and pochas from all over the country and all different backgrounds and I’m so grateful for all of them, so I hope you enjoy these two episodes….listos? Amonos pues….

This episode features: Ricardo Rivera, a writer and civil rights worker from Houston, TX. His writing has appeared in Teen Vogue, Texas Monthly, and Latino Rebels. Read the piece I mention on the podcast here and you can find him on twitter @rjrivera89

Marisa Tirado,  a Latina poet from Chicago and graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She is the founder of an international collective called Protest Through Poetry which provides seminars, publishing opportunities, and creative community for activist poets of color. She’s also the author of the chapbook “Selena Didn’t Know Spanish” which you should absolutely purchase and you can find her on Instagram @marisatirado****

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So we got our first TWO Parter in El Pochcast and it’s looking at Spanish, Pochos hablando español, some of us speak it all the time, some of us now and then, and some of us rarely speak it if at all but we’re all Pochos. And it’s a two parter  Because our language is a BIG Deal, we can’t even form thoughts without language, it can be something unites us and something that separates us. Something that brings immense joy, and also intense pain. So speaking spanish, and what it means for pocho culture is a deep topic that could cover a million episodes but for now I’ll just do two. The first part deals with the pochismo of using spanish when english won’t do, and the second deals with the pochismo of not growing up fully speaking spanish. Both episodes feature the voices of pochos and pochas from all over the country and all different backgrounds

Special thanks to: Dayna Muñiz, Raul Canales, Roberto Jose Andrade Franco, Brenda of Tamarindo Podcast(LISTEN TO TAMARINDO HERE), David Estrada, and Joyce for sharing their story with me/us.

Look for Part 2 of You speak Español?

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Mentioned in the episode: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's "The Undocumented Americans" Etty Hillsum's "An Interrupted Life and Letters from Westerbork"

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Read my Remezcla piece about exploring more of the shame related to machismo and letting it go here: https://remezcla.com/features/music/op-ed-cosas-de-hombres-the-happiness-that-comes-from-being-a-k-pop-girl-group-fan-twice/

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Special Artwork by Pablo Martinez, you can find his work on his Instagram: @pablo.adriel.martinez

Find Fidel Martinez at the Latinx Files Newsletter on The Los Angeles Times (subscribe here) and at Twitter @fidmart85

Find Roberto Andrade Franco over at ESPN or for a fuill archive go to https://boxingandhistory.com/ and follow him on Twitter @R_AndradeFranco

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Here's the paper we covered in today's episode: “You Selling?”: Snack Sales and the Construction of Deviance in a High School by Karlyn J. Gorski

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A great piece about JD Vance's idiocy and some tweets as covered on the Latinx Files by Fidel Martinez:

Listen to Cancion 187

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No Amount of snobbery could change what the best cup of coffee is.

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