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VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS PodcastVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 10: “Pride 2025 Reflections: Offering a Ritual of Remembrance and Reclamation”Episode Title: VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 10: “Pride 2025 Reflections: Offering a Ritual of Remembrance and Reclamation”
In this unflinching Episode 10 of VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS, I ground my Chiron in Sagittarius in the 11th-House reading in the brutal reality of this Pride Month—eviction, unemployment, and the relentless fight to survive. This is not an academic chat; it’s a moment of pause, a ritual to honor the inner child I have carried through every crisis. I return to my core “why”: I make art and host this podcast to heal that wounded child, and today I hold space f...2025-07-0345 minVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS PodcastVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 9: “Re-Imagining and Challenging The ‘Self’ Via Music w/ LA REINA TAÍNA”Episode Title: VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 9: “Re-Imagining and Challenging The ‘Self’ Via Music w/ LA REINA TAÍNA”
In Episode 9 of VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS, LA REINA TAÍNA (she/they) guides you through a transformative soundscape rooted in her life motto—“to re-imagine and challenge the ‘self’ via art.” This deep dive explores five potent tracks that serve as portals to ancestral wisdom, political critique, self-empowerment, embodied resistance, and communal solidarity.
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EL CUCO! – We unpack how ancestral myth and the specter of fear can become catalysts for radical protection. First, you’l...2025-05-302h 12VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS PodcastVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 8: “Re-Imagining and Challenging the ‘Self’ via Poetry w/ LA REINA TAÍNA”Episode Title: VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 8: “Re-Imagining and Challenging the ‘Self’ via Poetry w/ LA REINA TAÍNA”
Episode Description:
In Episode 8 of VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS, host LA REINA TAÍNA embarks on an intimate poetic journey, exploring the complexities of identity, trauma, resistance, and healing through her deeply personal poetry. Rooted in her guiding motto—"to re-imagine and challenge the ‘self’ via art"—this episode dives into the emotional and transformative power poetry has held in her life.
Through vivid recitations and reflective insights, Reina shares eleven original poems, each...2025-05-012h 08VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS PodcastVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 7: “Reina’s Unpopular Opinions About The Creative Economy: Listen Up!”Episode Title: VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 7: “Reina’s Unpopular Opinions About The Creative Economy: Listen Up!”
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In this raw and unfiltered episode of VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS, host LA REINA TAÍNA challenges the very structure of the Creative Economy. With a unique blend of decolonial, post-structuralist, and transfemme perspectives, Reina digs deep into how American Capitalism has suffocated the authenticity of creativity, creating an industry that serves profit and power rather than expression and liberation.
Reina argues that the Creative Economy has plateaued, with mainstream media recycling...2025-03-191h 19VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS PodcastVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episodio 6: "Reimaginando La Identidad Dominicana: Un Mensaje Para Mi Pueblo Dominicano"Episode Title: VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episodio 6: "Reimaginando La Identidad Dominicana: Un Mensaje Para Mi Pueblo Dominicano"
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In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS, host LA REINA TAÍNA dedicates the conversation to reimagining the Dominican identity, a journey that stretches across history and deeply resonates in the hearts of the Dominican people today. Released in honor of Dominican Independence Day, this episode is a call to action for Dominicans both in the homeland and the diaspora to reconnect with their roots, reflect on their identities, and...2025-02-271h 37VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS PodcastVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 5: “From Trauma to Triumph: A Personal Story of Liberation"VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 5: “From Trauma to Triumph: A Personal Story of Liberation"
In "From Trauma to Triumph: A Personal Story of Liberation," I’m sharing a deeply personal journey of survival, healing, and accountability. This episode dives into my lived experiences of trauma within a systemically violent household, which became the breeding ground for exploring decolonial theory and post-structuralism. These frameworks gave me the tools to dissect how we are all, at some point or another, coerced into compliance by forces beyond our control. I’m breaking it all down, from microaggressions to emotional manipul...2025-01-191h 36VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS PodcastVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 4: “Breaking Cycles: Understanding the Impact of Emotionally Immature Parents on Adult Development w/ Ajay Ravi Kamal”VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 4: “Breaking Cycles: Understanding the Impact of Emotionally Immature Parents on Adult Development w/ Ajay Ravi Kamal”
In Episode #4 of the VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast, host LA REINA TAÍNA sits down with Ajay Ravi Kamal, an ENBY/TransMasculine mental health advocate, to dive into the concept of "Emotionally Immature Parents" (EIP). Based on the work of Kai Tai Kevin Qiu in his book Emotionally Immature Parents: A Recovery Workbook for Adult Children, Ajay unpacks how emotional neglect, role reversal, and a lack of empathy in childhood can deeply shape ad...2024-12-271h 10VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS PodcastVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 3: "Navigating the Margins: Agatha Brooks' Journey as a Black Trans Woman in the Caribbean"VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 3: "Navigating the Margins: Agatha Brooks' Journey as a Black Trans Woman in the Caribbean"
In this compelling third episode of VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS, host LA REINA TAÍNA sits down with Agatha Jamine Brooks, a Black Trans woman, poet, and activist, for an intimate discussion on the intersectional challenges she faces in her daily life. As an undocumented immigrant in the Dominican Republic, Agatha's experiences illuminate the complexities of race, gender, and survival within the harsh socio-political landscapes of the Caribbean. This episode dives deep into her narrative, focu...2024-11-231h 16VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS PodcastVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 2: "La Modernidad de Latinoamerica: Los Tres Blanquis"VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 2: "La Modernidad de Latinoamerica: Los Tres Blanquis"
In this episode, join LA REINA TAÍNA as she explores the concepts of blanquitud, blanquedad, and blanqueamiento, collectively referred to as "Los Tres Blanquis," a term she coined to describe how white supremacy influences the history and present of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The discussion begins by connecting these terms to modern Latin American identity, focusing on how blanquitud shapes beauty standards and media representation. At the same time, blanquedad normalizes whiteness as a societal norm, marginalizing Afro-descendant voi...2024-10-221h 10VAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS PodcastVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Ep. 1 - An Introduction to Afro-Jotería Studies & LA REINA TAÍNAVAMOS HABLAR INGLÉS Podcast Episode 1: "An Introduction to Afro-Jotería Studies"
Join LA REINA TAÍNA as they dive deep into the origins of Afro-Jotería Studies, an academic field celebrating the lived experiences of Queer and Trans Afro-Latinx, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Indigenous people. This episode explores their personal journey, the impact of colonialism and racial policies like "blanqueamiento," and the importance of decolonial thought through the lenses of Pan-Africanism, Indigenous spirituality, and rhythmic resistance. Tune in for a dynamic mix of history, personal storytelling, and cultural critique, all grounded in the revolutionary spirit of Afro-Jotx consciousness.
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We Hear YouPride Series Part 3. We Are Still Here w/ CÁMOJoin us as we continue our Pride Series with CÁMO Cemi’no. In this episode we tackle health care and mental health access for Trans people; how COVID affected the Trans community; the art of surviving and much more. Tap in!2024-07-3130 min