Episode 19 – Modern Macho
Hector chats with his old buddy from Chicago, Claudio Cortés, now living in Milwaukee. Claudio was a fellow contributor for Gozamos in Pilsen and the former host of the podcast Modern Macho.
Episode 18 – Shame the Devil
Hector chats with Julio Ricardo Varela, founder of Latino Rebels, host of Latino Rebels Radio, digital media director at Futuro Media, and co-host (with Maria Hinojosa) of “In the Thick.”
Episode 17 – At the Roots
Hector chats with his long-time buddy, Fernando Gonzalez, a high-school counselor and sociologist by training currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership.
Episode 16 – Out With the Old
Hector chats with Andrew Silva about health & fitness, travel, marijuana, dogs, A.I., and a bunch of other things.
Episode 15 – Sons of Anarchy
Hector chats with his brother Chris about growing up as latchkey kids in a working-class, single-parent, immigrant family on the hopeless side of a racially, ethnically and economically diverse suburb of Chicago.
Episode 14 – Food for the Soul
Hector chats with Efren Candelaria, co-owner of Sobremesa Supper Club which offers ‘a Latin inspired, locally sourced dining experience that looks to foster community through food, relationships, and dialogue.’
Episode 13 – People First
Hector chats with Reveca Torres, co-founder and director of BACKBONES, a non-profit organization connecting people with spinal cord injuries or disease.
Episode 12 – Passport to the Future
Hector chats with Eric Cortes, a high-school social-studies teacher in New York City.