What’s The Meaning Of “Raizado”? with Mónica Ramírez| Listen on Anghami

Aug 24

What Taking a Break Looks Like, Scarf Spelling Bee, JVN's Favorite Fragrances

This week, we’re talking: our hiatus, AOC, scarf spelling bee, voter registration, and our HBOTW! Wanna see JVN on stage? Get tix to the Hot & Healed Comedy Tour here. Catch Getting Better & The Monday Edit, now on YouTube! Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive content, bonus e ... Show More

25m 29s

Aug 19

How to Work With Yourself, Not Against Yourself with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin is back on Getting Better for a happiness check-in with JVN! This week, they’re talking about what actually helps us understand ourselves, and why knowing how we respond to expectations can make it easier to change our habits, navigate relationships, and create a l ... Show More

54m 24s

Aug 17

Lindsay Clancy Case Breakdown, HIV Social Safety Net, Going with the Flow

This week, we’re talking: the Lindsay Clancy case, HIV Social Safety net, getting better at going with the flow, english breakfast recs, and much more! Wanna see JVN on stage? Get tix to the Hot & Healed Comedy Tour here. Catch Getting Better & The Monday Edit, now on YouTube! Ch ... Show More

38m 32s

Nov 2022

How to have curious conversations in dangerously divided times (w/ Mónica Guzmán)

When was the last time you really connected with someone who disagrees with you? Or saw a post on social media that challenged your views? Or listened to a newscast from across the political aisle? Modern life places us in all kinds of echo chambers – so what happens when these d ... Show More

37m 53s

May 2021

The Kid Mero Talks 'What It Means To Be Latino'

We've said it multiple times on the show: Latinos are the second largest demographic in the United States. But...what does that actually mean? Are Latinos a race? Ethnicity? Culture? We try (and fail) to answer some of these questions with Dominican American podcaster and enterta ... Show More

31m 46s

Jun 2018

I'm Not White & I'm Not a Man: Making it in Media with Maria Hinojosa

Maria Hinojosa is the anchor and Executive Producer of NPR's "Latino USA," the longest-running Latino-focused program on public media. She also hosts "In The Thick," Futuro Media Group's political podcast.Over the past three decades, Maria has reported for PBS, CBS, WNBC, CNN and ... Show More

28 m

Sep 2025

Sunday Pick: How to have curious conversations in dangerously divided times (w/ Mónica Guzmán) | How to Be a Better Human

When was the last time you really connected with someone who disagrees with you? Or saw a post on social media that challenged your views? Or listened to a newscast from across the political aisle? Modern life places us in all kinds of echo chambers – so what happens when these d ... Show More

39m 31s

Nov 2020

How the new generation of Latinx voters could change US elections | María Teresa Kumar

A historic number of Latinx voters participated in the 2020 US presidential election, including a record number of young people casting their ballots for the first time. Civic leader María Teresa Kumar takes a look at the issues closest to youth Latinx voters, including health ca ... Show More

10m 42s

Aug 2020

Laura Gómez, "Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism" (The New Press, 2020)

Latinos have long influenced everything from electoral politics to popular culture, yet many people instinctively regard them as recent immigrants rather than a longstanding racial group. In Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism (The New Press, 2020), Laura Gómez, a l ... Show More

1h 3m

Jul 2025

Episode 547: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Monica Perez | The Geopolitical Chessboard)

<p><strong>Monica Perez </strong>was a radio host for 8 1/2 years on WSB Radio in Atlanta; prior to that she was an investment banker in New York and Texas. From that previous life, Monica holds an associate’s degree from Rockland Community College, a bachelor’s degree from Harva ... Show More

1h 18m

Oct 2024

Republican strategist on what both parties get wrong about the Latino vote

As the country’s second largest group of eligible voters, Latino constituents will play a pivotal role in the upcoming election. As both parties try to capture and define the elusive “Latino vote,” Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido sits down with Republican strategist Mik ... Show More

28m 10s

What’s The Meaning Of “Raizado”? with Mó...