Tag Archives: Arts & Culture
Extra Edition: “Delights of Mexican Cuisine” (Program Repeat.)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 PROGRAM # 9876 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: “Delights of Mexican Cuisine” (Program Repeat.) In this bilingual cookbook, Maria Luisa Urdaneta tackles diabetes, the growing epidemic in the Mexican-American community, providing over 200 recipes for some of the most popular Mexican dishes, such as guacamole, beans, Spanish rice, chile rellenos, chile con […]
“Dar los días.” (Repeat)
MONDAY, JANUARY 2 PROGRAM # 9872 12:00 AM PT “Dar los días.” (Repeat) Every first of January, musicians from the towns of Río Arriba in New Mexico and Colorado brighten up the first hours of the new year. For centuries, folk troubadours have been heard singing in the cold streets from New Year’s Eve until […]
Extra Edition: “A Ballad of Love and Glory.”
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9869 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: “A Ballad of Love and Glory.” In this interview, author Reyna Grande talks about her recent novel A Ballad of Love and Glory, a story inspired by the 1846 US war against Mexico and the dramatic fate of the San Patricios, the Irish soldiers […]
Extra Edition: East Harlem Barrio. (Repeat.)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27 PROGRAM # 9866 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: East Harlem Barrio. (Repeat.) This archival program features an interview with Petra Allende, “the mayoress of the East Harlem neighborhood.” Allende, a longtime neighbor and community advocate for civil rights, talks about the revitalization of the struggling and impoverished barrio after the arrival of […]
Black Christmas.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 26 PROGRAM # 9865 12:00 PM PT Black Christmas. This Holiday edition features a conversation with Afro-Peruvian singer Marina Lavalle, former vocalist for the folk group Perú Negro in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lavalle, who is a long-time promoter of Peru’s Black culture traditions, talks about the musical play “Black Christmas”, which […]
Extra Edition: “Delights of Mexican Cuisine” (Program Repeat.)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9862 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: “Delights of Mexican Cuisine” (Program Repeat.) In this bilingual cookbook, Maria Luisa Urdaneta tackles diabetes, the growing epidemic in the Mexican-American community, providing over 200 recipes for some of the most popular Mexican dishes, such as guacamole, beans, Spanish rice, chile rellenos, chile con […]
Extra Edition: Laura Esquivel: A Trilogy (Program Repeat.)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20 PROGRAM # 9859 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Laura Esquivel: A Trilogy (Program Repeat.) Thirty years after the release of the international best-seller Like Water for Chocolate, acclaimed author Laura Esquivel announced the release of a follow-up trilogy collection. The second book, Tita’s Diary, explores the novel’s main character, her passion for […]
Extra Edition: The Other Football.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 PROGRAM # 9855 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: The Other Football. Academic researchers are launching a digital archive built by college students and volunteer fans to document the history of soccer in the San Joaquin Valley and how migration has shaped the culture of soccer in these farm working communities. The organizer […]
“The Land of the Great Promise.”
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9840 12:00 PM PT “The Land of the Great Promise.” This novel by acclaimed author Juan Villoro tells the story of a Mexican documentary filmmaker who talks in his sleep. He moves to Barcelona, but, after the visit of an old acquaintance, the past catches up with him like a […]
Extra Edition: “The Book of the Sun.” (Program Repeat)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24 PROGRAM # 9834 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: “The Book of the Sun.” (Program Repeat) Known for centuries as the Aztec Calendar, the old monolith of Mexica culture is now being called the Sun Stone. As a researcher explains, the basaltic disc is not a calendar, it’s a history book. This archival […]
