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The TecoGuide PodcastOwning Your Story & Affordable Transfer PathKarina Gutierrez of TecoGuide introduces writer and former union organizer Filiberto Nolasco Gomez for an honest conversation about his academic and career path.
Filiberto's story is one of counter-storytelling, driven by his working-class, first-generation roots in Montebello. Growing up with scarcity and unsupportive parents, his need for accountability led him to organize. After attending Pitzer College and building community with dining hall workers, he realized that "family is who shows up and struggles with you."
His travels, particularly to Guatemala (where he documented a 2004 massacre), forced a deeper reckoning with race and power, ultimately shattering...
2025-11-2348 min
No Me DigasProcessing our Connections to the El Paso MassacreThe Latinx community is still reeling from the El Paso massacre. Like others, we continue to process and come to terms with our new reality. For this episode producer, Filiberto Nolasco Gomez gives Tor, a native of El Paso, a chance to speak to what they have been experiencing. This was a hard episode to record, but we felt it was important to share our thoughts as our community collectively processes the hostility of white supremacist terror. Ultimately continuing to do what we do is our most excellent defense against acts of terror....
2019-08-1345 min
El HuatequeRaza Si, Migra NoOn this episode I chat with University of Minnesota Chicano Studies Prof. Jimmy Patino on his new book Raza Si Migra No the book is primarily about the san diego Chicano Activist response to the formation of the border patrol. And its also a book that is over 300 pages so its much more then that. Take a listen and as Jimmy and I wax poetic about the state, being chicano,and power Of specific interest to me is this lost of history of Chicano radical poliitics. If you are enegaged at all in chicano history I think you will...
2019-07-1659 min
Not About YouFiliberto Nolasco Gomez | Season 3 Episode 4“Just because it’s journalism doesn’t mean it has to be unattractive. It can feel good, too.” Filiberto Nolasco Gomez grew up in a working-class Mexican community in Eastern Los Angeles. On this episode of the podcast, he talks about how much his name means to him and how challenging it seems to be for folks to pronounce it correctly. He also talks about citizenship, the real work of being a journalist, what music means to him and how masculinity operates as a means of survival and sometimes a barrier to connection. Filiberto is the edito...
2018-09-0555 min
Not About YouFiliberto Nolasco Gomez | Season 3 Episode 4“Just because it’s journalism doesn’t mean it has to be unattractive. It can feel good, too.” Filiberto Nolasco Gomez grew up in a working-class Mexican community in Eastern Los Angeles. On this episode of the podcast, he talks about how much his name means to him and how challenging it seems to be for folks to pronounce it correctly. He also talks about citizenship, the real work of being a journalist, what music means to him and how masculinity operates as a means of survival and sometimes a barrier to connection. Filiberto is the editor of Workday Minnesota, a publica...
2018-09-0555 min
El HuatequeChaun Webster - GeNtry!ficationPoet and graphic designer Chaun Webster draws from an interest in the work of sign in graffiti, the layering of collage, and the visuality of text. These methods are used in Webster’s work to investigate race – specifically the instability of blackness and black subjectivities, geography, memory, and the body. Correspondingly much of these investigations engage the question of absence, how to archive what is missing from the landscape particularly as a number of communities watch in real time, neighborhoods once populated with familiar presences, dissolve in the vernacular of redevelopment and its attendant colonial logic.
2018-04-071h 00
El HuatequeManchitaTwin Cities' own rap 'hellion,' Manchita (GRRRL PRTY, Tha Clerb), recently released her debut sola project, One, with Minneapolis-based producer-performer-composer, Bionik (Aaliyah, R. Kelly, Lizzo). Though Bionik is known for his danceable, in-your-face, pulsing, electronic bass music, the EPs production showcases an unexpected moodiness, tenderness, and an attention to subtlety that is made visible and is amplified by the gritty content of Manchitas words, and her whispy falsetto. As a whole, the project reveals a more introspective, heavy-hearted body of work centered on love, loss, and survival.
2017-12-041h 22
El HuatequeJoseph RiosOn October 24th at the Loft Literary Center I had the opportunity to interview Joseph Rios on his new collection, Shadowboxing.
Joseph Rios was born and raised in Clovis, CA. He is the author of The Opening Bell (Achiote Press) and Shadowboxing: Poems and Impersonations (Omnidawn, 2017). He is a recipient of the John K Walsh residency fellowship from Notre Dame and a VONA alumnus. He is the founder of Doña Helen’s, a poet’s residency at his grandparents’ longtime home in the San Joaquin Valley.
The event was co-presented by Ancestry Books and the Loft, and is part of the...
2017-10-281h 25
El HuatequeLatinx In SnowToday the youth give tips on how to navigate the ice and snow of their Midwest home. In the winter, snow becomes a central protagonist for Minnesota residents. It adds extra layers of complexity to the simplest of tasks. In particular, how to walk on ice without falling and having everyone notice.
2017-09-2607 min
El HuatequeTelling StoriesIn this podcast the youth pursue storytelling as a theme. Their stories are centered on the presence of spirits and the unexplainable along with tales related to Latin America. Their transnational existence ads depth to their stories as they navigate multiple cultures, languages and traditions.
2017-09-2604 min
El HuatequeGustavo LiraHoy hablamos con un artista local de Minneapolis, Gustavo Lira, quien ha pintado muchos murales en las Ciudades Gemelas, incluyendo uno aqui en Centro Tyrone Guzman. Aunque empezó como una entrevista sobre el, en poco tiempo el enfoque era sobre nosotros. Su arte habla de justicia y en eso pide nuestras perspectivas.
Nos preguntó sobre que es justo para nuestra comunidad. ¿Qué debe cambiar para nuestra comunidad? Finalmente la pregunta mas fuerte era sobre que quisieramos decir a Presidente Trump si hubiera la oportunidad.
Fue un placer hablar con Gustavo Lira, y agradecimos mucho su presencia.
2017-09-2610 min
El HuatequeReflections on the Deportation RegimeIn light of Attorney General Sessions racist rant announcing the end of DACA I wanted to chat with immigrant rights advocates and scholars Vichet Chhuon and Jimmy Patiño. Vichet is a professor of Education and Asian American Studies who has been actively involved with the ReleaseMN8 campaign. Jimmy is a historian and professor of Chicano and Latino Studies whose research examines the “deportation regime” as it relates to Chicano activism in San Diego, California.
2017-09-2647 min
El HuatequeFili Y YouthIn this episode Filiberto Nolasco Gomez, podcaster, interviews the youth. While starting in a light hearted way we jump into the fear, anxieties and worries that have come along in the Latinx community generally and specifically for these youth in the current political climate. This episode provides a unique opportunity to really experience how youth are absorbing the increasing hostility towards the Latinx community.
*The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of Centro Tyrone Guzman.
2017-07-0706 min
El HuatequeAshley Fairbanks. Talking about Murals and Standing RockAshley Fairbanks is an Anishinaabe woman and citizen of the White Earth Nation. The podcast centers her work brining attention to the killing of Philando Castile and protests at Standing Rock in North Dakota. Ashley is an inspiration in how she introduces art to center and process the pain of the realities of our fights against police brutality, white supremacy and various other ills of capital.
2016-10-291h 01
El HuatequeThe Big Gay MexicanI sat down with Hector Edwardo Chavarria. Hector is fast becoming one of my favorite personalities in Minneapolis. His stage presence as the "Big Gay Mexican" is intended to inspire and promote self love.
2016-07-231h 02
El HuatequeArianna NasonArianna Nason is a queer Anishinaabe person from Fond du Lac based in Minneapolis. Arianna is actively working against commercial sexual exploitation and making sure that there are safety nets in place for those that experience the previously stated. Additionally, Arianna is also a community organizer because all issues that affect the sovereignty and well-being of my people are tied in the liberation of others.
2016-03-251h 00
2016-03-031h 07
El HuatequeCuicani Music CollectiveThe word “Cuicani” is a Nahuatl word that means “Singer.” We chose this name because we felt it evoked the importance of exercising one’s voice, and also of giving a voice to the voiceless. Established in 2012, Cuicani’s eclectic mix of members reflects the diversity of the city it calls home. In our three years together we have written and recorded over 15 original songs with themes such as: environmental justice, immigration rights, and protesting police brutality
2016-02-2155 min
El HuatequeAlondra CanoI sit down with Minneapolis Council Member Alondra Cano. We cover a range of topics including the general hostility that she experiences as part of the overall challenges of being a public and committed social justice oriented council member. She discusses her experience with doxing around speaking against the execution of Jamar Clark and the support of the activists of #Black Lives Matter,
2016-01-2651 min
El HuatequeAnnette Torres Formerly of Las CafeterasAnnette sits down and talk to us about the abusive dynamics prevailing within East Los Angeles based band Las Cafeteras
2015-12-241h 13
El HuatequeIrene Diaz with two Acoustic SongsIrene Diaz with two Acoustic Songs by Filiberto Nolasco Gomez
2015-11-0354 min
El HuatequePhotography with Lorena EndaraWe speak with Lorena Endara about photography, working with inner city youth on voice and expression, projects with her partner Chicano Batman's Eduardo Arenas and other fun things!
2015-10-2651 min
El HuatequeBetty Avila of Self Help GraphicsIncorporated in 1973, Self Help Graphics & Art is the leading non-profit visual arts center serving the predominantly Latino community of Los Angles. Self Help Graphics' mission is to drive the creation of New Work by Chicano and Latino artists through fine art printmaking and multiple visual art forms.
2015-10-2449 min
2015-08-2057 min
El HuatequeOrganizing Against the Slumlord of South MinneapolisA short conversation to accompany our piece on the slumlord of South Minneapolis Jason Warren Quilling
2015-06-0426 min
El HuatequeLa musica de Gilberto Daniel RodriguezOn the streets of San Francisco, inside Panadería La Mejor and Different Fur Studios recording the upcoming full length LP Desde los de Colibri
2015-03-1417 min
El HuatequeFranco Funktion: Two live Songs and lots of laughs!Franco Funktion is a fun talented group of family members pulling their sound together. The podcast features a really fun interview with its of laughs and two live performances that my recording device was barely able to handle. Enjoy!
2015-01-061h 07
El HuatequeRochelle of Mapache JewelryWe catch up with one of our featured artists Rochelle. We chit chat about art life and she even reads my tarot cards!
2014-12-311h 00
El HuatequeChicana Artist Araceli EspinozaWe sat down with Bay Area based and LA native Chicana Artist Araceli Espinoza. A shared love of Chicano Batman is what brought us together! We had a fun conversation at a taqueria in Oakland talking about art family and our inspirations.
2014-12-121h 01
El HuatequeChhoti MaaWe chit chat with our buddy Chhoti Maa a bay area based hip hop artist and overall bad ass!
2014-12-1058 min
El HuatequeChicano Batman supporting Unaccompanied MinorsA really unique conversation with Chicano Batman and unaccompanied minors who have gotten legal services from Social Justice Collaborative.
Photo by Journalist Alicia Vargas
2014-11-191h 08
El HuatequeAlas MediaMaking movies since 2009 the sisters of Alas Media make the world a better place one frame at a time.
2014-09-171h 05
El HuatequeGloria Estrada of Viento CallejeroOur favorite thus far. We had been trying to sit down with Gloria Estrada for months. We glad we finally tracked her down and got a chance to spend with her in Boyle Heights.
2014-09-0554 min
El HuatequeJavier Morillo-Alicea, Prez. SEIU Local 26SEIU Local 26 under the leadership of Javier Morillo-Alicea has been at the center of the fight to defend low wage workers against increasing wage disparities in our economy and our society.
2014-07-1153 min
El HuatequeDJ Miguel VargasI sat down with my good buddy Miguel Vargas. Miguel is a Program Director for KFAI, a community radio in the Twin Cities. He also hosts his own show, Radio Pocho. His DJ name almost became but was thankfully not DJ Ling Ling. Apparently, DJing is more then just spinning records. Take a listen and enjoy
2014-05-2158 min
El HuatequeMujeres de MaizMujeres de Maiz, bringing healing spaces based in artistic expression to Los Angeles
2014-05-171h 14
El HuatequeWhose Diversity? At the University of MinnesotaWhose Diversity? At the University of Minnesota by Filiberto Nolasco Gomez
2014-04-301h 11
El HuatequeA short conversation with Fabian Rebolledo of Deported Veterans Mural ProjectA short conversation with Fabian Rebolledo of Deported Veterans Mural Project by Filiberto Nolasco Gomez
2014-04-2712 min
El HuatequeSocial Justice Artist Ricardo Levins MoralesRicardo might possibly be the most interesting man in Minneapolis. Walking into his studio is an education in the diverse nature of social justice movements since the folks that commission his work are broad and geographically dispersed. Everything from images about Angela Davis to pieces that represent the fight for worker rights.
During our conversation he was carefully scraping clay and ink creating a new graphic about climate change. Has he describes it his work is a lot like song writing, hes telling a story with the images. His work can be found here, http://www.rlmartstudio.com
2014-04-161h 04
El HuatequeChicano BatmanWe had a great wide ranging conversation in Los Angeles. Chicano Batman's sound is best described by bassist Eduardo Arenas as a 1980s backyard carne asada and their soundtracks. Lyricists Bardo Martinez talks about growing up in La Mirada and needing music to help him get past the largely white society. Finally, we get into really fun anecdotes about playing in far out places like touring Japan through “Barrio Gold” records and performing before a japanese drag queen rock band.
2014-03-201h 16