In this pilot episode, I (Rosalba) kick it off by sharing my first remedy for healing. I share with you a caldo de pollo (chicken soup) recipe that my mother shared (made for me) with me after birth. It is delicious! And yes, you get to meet my mom, as she shares her recipe in Spanish which I translate into English.  I also share a little about myself throughout the podcast through personal stories but also through music including Bomba music from New York and Chilenas  from Oaxaca. 

No.1 Caldo De Pollo

In this episode, I'm talking about the culture of violence directed at communities of color. I share my personal experience, as a brown immigrant women growing up in California seeing my community under constant surveillance from Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE)to the police. I talk about the need to face the reality that African American men are being taken away, murdered and that our criminal justice system is not giving US justice.  Well I share my frustrations with our justice system, I also share excitement for the black lives matter movement and my vision for a black-brown-indigenous peoples front. 

Remedios Podcast

No.2 Say Their Names

In this episode, I explore making niditos. Yes, Niditos! Those places that you make your own, that nourish you and allow you to create. I talk about my journey from using blankets as a kid to make my own little world to my présente of looking for my ramas that support me. 
Of course I also make some side notes about my mom and our shared Love for "La Macys". If you like the music check out the amazing group BombaYo http://www.bombayo.org/id1.html they are doing much needed work in the community.  Follow Remedios Podcast on instagram 
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Remedios Podcast 

No. 3 Nidito Making

In this episode we boogie down to the cupid shuffle. Shut the door and dance away or get the whole family to join you.  This song takes us to Kelly Street in The Bronx where I share a little bit about the legacy of organizers who I had the privilege of working with at the Kelly Street Garden. The best part is hearing the voices of two different generations talking about the block. The stories are part of StoryBlock oral history archive which my two terrific friends Alison Kibbe and Sasha Phyars-Burgess shared with me. More About StoryBlock: https://storyblockstories.wordpress.com/. I make mention of pictures taken by robert foster find a few of them here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/140817599@N03/albums

StoryBlock

Bronx Stories: StoryBlock Edition

This is episode is dedicated to my son, Hatuey. I love you. I share with you a very special message of who we are. We are indigenous people, somos Oaxaca. Somos Mixtecos. I celebrate our legacy through music that captures part of our essence.