Pocha Podcast

When assimilation meets brown and proud, you get Pocha; two borderland mujeres digesting politics, pop culture, and everything in between while nursing a 90’s hangover.
When assimilation meets brown and proud, you get Pocha; two borderland mujeres digesting politics, pop culture, and everything in between while nursing a 90’s hangover.
Episodes
Episodes



Aug 15, 2022
Aug 15, 2022
52 min
We're in our 40s... in episodes and age. This month, Las Pochas get into whether now in their 40s, they are seeing signs of señora life. They chat about zip code and social capital research. Also Latine food is getting appropriated once again. Now there's a reactive twist.



Jul 30, 2022
Jul 30, 2022
41 min
This month's wiri wiri is sparked by a TikTok creator. Las Pochas talk about passing in the dominant culture specific to the Latine community.



Jul 15, 2022
Jul 15, 2022
1hr 11 min
It's July, but in some parts school is about to begin. Las Pochas talk shortened summers, early school starts, and shortages. Plus in Que Hay de Nuevo, they go to space with Kat Voltage - the first Mexican-born woman in space.



Jun 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
44 min
New name, same hustle - For many of us, our parents or extended family had more than one job to make ends meet... we called it living. Now you can't scroll through the socials without an ad for a lucrative side hustle. Las Pochas talk making extra money, MLMs, and doing that hustle.



Jun 15, 2022
Jun 15, 2022
47 min
Admittedly there's a lot going on in our lives so Las Pochas do a mental health check in and unpack what brings them solace and joy. Plus can you guess the movie title based on a one sentence movie plot? Neither could Kat. And in Que Hay de Nuevo, Las Pochas talk jabon as brand ambassadors for Nopalera bath and body products.



May 30, 2022
May 30, 2022
30 min
Las Pochas hit the road for this wiri wiri and they take on Bill Maher's comments on the trendiness of being trans. Plus Las Pochas chat about what it's like driving while Pocha on a roadtrip.



May 15, 2022
May 15, 2022
1hr 9 min
It's almost summer time and Las Pochas take a trip down memory lane about packing up la familia and going on a vacay. Plus they talk about the art and stigma of tattoos and in the Que Hay de Nuevo, the Pocha view on overturning Roe.



Apr 30, 2022
Apr 30, 2022
45 min
Recreational use of cannabis is legal in New Mexico and Las Pochas talk about the history of high and the future of fumando with a Pocha perspective.



Apr 15, 2022
Apr 15, 2022
1hr 3 min
In this episodio, Las Pochas are all about the gettin'. First it's a limpia then they move on to gettin' schooled... or at least paying for school. And in the Que Hay de Nuevo, they celebrate a new Supreme Court Justice but lament the process.



Mar 30, 2022
Mar 30, 2022
37 min
While Las Pochas spend time at the intersection of Brown Pride and assimilation, some Latine gente have traveled to the intersection of assimilation and white supremacy. In this wiri wiri, Las Pochas talk about Latine folx who have embraced white nationalism.










