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teikirisi032. the f wordin this one we talk about the f-word, which in case you didn't know is fryda. just kidding, it's feminism.... in our season 4 closing episode, we have an honest discussion about why this word can make you feel uncomfortable but why it's still worth giving weight to.
buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript coming soon!2022-09-2834 min
teikirisi031. ana betancourt and the origins of cuban feminismana betancourt was a woman ahead of her time: a mambisa rebel, organizer, and speechwriter who tied liberation for women to cuban independence. we celebrate ana's grit and let our imaginations run wild.
buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript coming soon!2022-09-1436 min
teikirisi030. carmen pelaez: our cuban fairy godmotherdear carmen pelaez, this is our formal request that you please adopt us as your cuban fairy godchildren. we want to laugh and cry with you about the cubanity of yesterday and the one we are building today. abrazos, teikirisi
but truly, we are thrilled to be joined by carmen pelaez, a filmmaker, writer, and activist who tells stories of our lived experiences as cubans. in this episode, we dive into the evolving nature of our exile and make fun of ourselves in the process.
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teikirisi029. estamos saliendo mucho: gender constructs in the homebuckle up as we untangle a messy subject - the double standards we were raised with as dictated by gender. in this chatty episode carmen and fryda get into what it was like growing up in miami in the 90s, watching the women and men around us, and what gender meant at home. prepare for funny stories, latino parent logic, and the constructs we are still learning to reject.
buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bi...2022-08-1753 min
teikirisi028. rum, actuallythis episode covers the saga and soap opera that is cuban rum — starring pirates, revolutions (plural!), and court battles. it’s also a drink with me experience with 3 recipes sprinkled throughout. so grab some rum, lime, sugar, and yerba buena, and join us for this ride.shopping list for cocktails
2 limes
coca cola
club soda
sugar or simple syrup
cuban rum of choice
Yerba buena
cocktail shaker
ice
something to stir with
cuba libre: 1 oz rum, 3 oz coca cola, lime wedge to garnish
mojito: 3 mint leaves, 2 tbs sugar, 2 oz rum, 3/4 oz lime juice, club s...2022-08-0345 min
teikirisi027. bling bling, baby: teeth as jewelryhave you ever wondered why your typical cuban 7 year old looks like they belong in Lil Wayne's posse? well, carmen & fryda are here to help! human teeth, baby bling, rats, and evil eyes make it into this episode about cuban traditions.
buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bit.ly/3uY8v3Q2022-07-2024 min
teikirisi026. the mother of all cubans: mariana grajales cuellothis episode is all about la madre that you should be cagandote en (see cubanismo "me cago en tu madre"). mariana grajales cuello is the mother of all cubans, a figure of the cuban war of independence and struggle for black liberation in the caribbean. carmen and fryda celebrate her life and discuss what it means for cuban motherhood that mariana's story is seeped in sacrifice and struggle.
buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bit.ly...2022-07-0623 min
teikirisi025. cuban & queer: a story of pride and resistancecome through with your pride and your flags swinging, this episode gets juicy as we take you through history into cuban queerness from how it started to how it's going.opening up season 4, we explore the queer in cubanity from figures to popular media and revolutions.
check out @cubanecuir on instagram for more learnings on this topic.
watch ana's story on the NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000003334885/anas-story-transgender-in-cuba.html**NOTE: we have two corrections: 1) an earlier version of this episode stated Jose Marti was in New York in the 1900s. As o...2022-06-2247 min
teikirisiteikirisi season 4 trailerteikirisi is back for another round. season 4 starts june 22nd. no te lo pierdas. we’ve got some good stuff coming up every other wednesday. así que relájate y cójelo con teikirisi.buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2022-06-1703 min
teikirisiBONUS: Adventure in AtacamaSurprise! We're so excited to share Adventure in Atacama with you all! Adventure in Atacama is a new podcast experience that follows the story of Mariela, a flight attendant whose estranged father comes to her with a mission: find her missing mother, and save the world from the so-called “Atacama Effect,” a language apocalypse that causes people around the world to lose the ability to communicate. The international adventure takes Mariela (played by Isis Serath in Spanish and María Paula Carreño in English) from Mexico to Peru, India and Japan, as listeners decide her fate and discov...2022-04-2517 min
teikirisi024. a love letterin teikirisi tradition, we get sappy and happy in our last episode of the season.buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript coming soon!2022-02-2330 min
teikirisi023. malanga y su puesto de viandaI wanna be where the viandas areI wanna eat, wanna eat some buñueloswalking around smelling that... what do you call thatOH AJIACO!roasting your yams you won't get too far...... but tune into the episode where Fryda y Carmen take you into their deep love of viandas, talking everything you ever wanted to know about what they mean to the Cubanity.buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: h...2022-02-0932 min
teikirisi022. racism in cubanity: reacting to ¿Qué Pasa, USA? with jason45 years after ¿Qué Pasa, USA? published the episode, 'computer friend,' carmen & fryda sit down with their friend and patreon supporter, jason, to react to the show's handling of racism in cuban culture. buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bit.ly/3H6LQGycredits: ¿Qué Pasa, USA? - Computer Friend on PBS2022-01-2644 min
teikirisi021. miami: myth & reality, with andrew otazoandrew otazo of miami creation myth joins us to muse -- and complain -- about our beloved miami, a city full of contradictions and a salad bowl of cultures with myths to tell. check out miami creation myth at www.miamicreationmyth.com and on social media as @miamicreationmythbuy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bit.ly/3r3tfV22022-01-1238 min
teikirisi020. sugar, sugar, how did cuba get so fly?it's no wonder cubans have a saying, "sin azúcar no hay país" -- "without sugar there is no country." sugar cane, sugarcrats, sugar daddies, slave plantations, and the never-ending pursuit of autonomy, to look at cuba's history, we need a cafecito with good espumita. in this episode, carmen & fryda crack open the history books and take you on a sweet ride.buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bit.ly/3EAukbGepisode credits:Juan...2021-12-2940 min
teikirisi019. ¡azúcar! our queen, celia cruzgrab un cafecito (make sure it has espumita) and learn all about our queen, Celia Cruz. from her humble beginnings to a place in the cuban mt. rushmore (¡metaphorically speaking, of course, que barbaridad!) tune in as carmen y fryda remember the woman who made salsa, the mother of cubanity.buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bit.ly/3s5wjClepisode credits:Johnny Pacheco on Salsa, Source: BBCCelia Cruz on Azucar, Source: C...2021-12-1535 min
teikirisi018. nalgas: cuban booty standardswe like big butts and we cannot lie. carmen & fryda tell the truth about cuban booty standards in this chatty episode. buy our merch: www.teikirisipod.com/shopfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodepisode transcript: https://bit.ly/31k3O8s2021-12-0130 min
teikirisi017. what's going on post 11J cuba protestscarmen & fryda's 101 on what's going on in cuba right now. this episode examines the protests that broke out on july 11th, 2021 in cuba and why this was a moment for the history books. as cubans gain increased connectivity to the internet and mobile devices become more popular, the island nation moves toward unprecedented times where cuba's authoritarian regime, political turmoil, and food & medicine shortage are broadcast on a world stage. movimiento san isidro episode: https://bit.ly/30vu6oatranscript: https://bit.ly/2Z1q0Unfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on...2021-11-1753 min
teikirisi016. métele caña: it's time for feelscarmen & fryda bask in the afterglow of a second season that gifted us friendships, hate mail, and first-hand stories of creativity, resistance, and identitytranscript: https://rb.gy/ohc5nwfollow us on social media @teikirisipod join us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2021-08-0420 min
teikirisi015. josé martí: poet, patriot, dreamerin this one carmen & fryda tell you all about cuba's most classic and beloved figure: josé martí. diving deep into martí's life and works, we untangle all the ways in which martí's contributions permeate across all aspects of cuban life - from history, art, politics, society, and more, all while managing to make zero enemies, a feat that seems almost impossible in this space.transcript: https://rb.gy/wlfaryfollow us on social media @teikirisipod join us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2021-07-2133 min
teikirisi014. behind the scenes of havana librecarmen & fryda chat with corey & seth about havana libre, their film about surfers in cuba who live, breath & fight for their love of surfingtranscript: https://rb.gy/2q8lyqfollow us on social media @teikirisipod @havanalibrefilm learn more about havana libre at havanalibre.filmjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2021-07-0739 min
teikirisi013. fichas: cuban dominoescarmen & fryda muse on the beloved game of fichas, or cuban dominoes - from the culture, to the lingo, a bit of history, how it's played, and more.
*note (6/4/2022): in this episode, we say that "cuatro mil patos quedaron" (4 thousand ducks remained) is a domino phrase, but to this day we have no idea where that came from. fryda's parents and grandparents confirm that this phrase does not exist. welp!transcript: https://rb.gy/sugok7follow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2021-06-2335 min
teikirisi012. non-fungible talent: gabriel guerra bianchini on cuba & NFTswhat is an NFT? how did artists in cuba come to mint? what does this mean for them? are cubans able to trade in crypto? what happens to artists when their heavily regulated art market loses its sole demand due to COVID-19 shut-downs? carmen and fryda chat with one of cuba's first NFT artists gabriel guerra bianchini to discuss the state of NFTs in cuba.bid on our NFT:https://bit.ly/3z8KSGmrecommended listening:011. movimiento San Isidrogabriel guerra bianchinihttps://instagram.com/gabrielguerrabianchinihttps://www.bianchini-studio.com2021-06-0947 min
teikirisi011. movimiento san isidro: cuban artists speak upas cuba's regime tightens its chokehold on freedom of expression, artists turn up the resistance, phones in hand, and armed with art to make demands. we take you through the play-by-play on movimiento san isidro, the people involved, and the conditions that brought it all to its current boiling point.transcript: https://rb.gy/g1bwhttwitter handles from episode: https://twitter.com/27Ncubahttps://twitter.com/Mov_sanisidrofollow us on instagram @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2021-05-2633 min
teikirisi010. asiel babastro en conversacióncarmen y fryda invitan al director asiel babastro para conocer que lo trajo a la yuma, y a dirigir el videoclip Patria y Vida. asiel comparte un poco sobre su trayectoria intelectual junto a las experiencias de su vida, observaciones sobre la cubanidad, los retos que enfrentan los artistas en cuba, el movimento san isidro y más.NOTE: this episode is in spanish, but an english transcript is available on our blog.carmen and fryda invite director asiel babastro to chat about what brought him to la yuma, and to direct music video Patria y V...2021-05-1248 min
teikirisi009. el che as an iconlaunching season 2, carmen and fryda hold the most reproduced image of the 20th century - the iconic face of ernesto "che" guevara - to a magnifying glass. presenting a history of contradictions, this episode unpacks why many cubans, even progressive-thinking ones, often feel negatively about el che. transcript: https://www.teikirisipod.com/post/009-el-che-as-an-iconfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2021-04-2831 min
teikirisi008. the cuban-american dreamcarmen & fryda get personal and bring it full circle, musing on the cuban-american dream in this conversational episodetranscript: https://bit.ly/2QHBs2Mfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2021-02-2423 min
The Listener007. cuba: a vintage playground Podcast: teikirisi (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: 007. cuba: a vintage playgroundPub date: 2021-02-10Notes from The Listener:Clever conversational podcast about Cuban-American culture and history. This one is the best yet and explores a myth often repeated by prospective visitors to the island: "I want to go to Cuba before it changes." Tourists love the vintage cars, the period architecture and the kitschy keepsakes, but they rarely think about what this sentiment means — wanting a place to stay stuck in the past means that its inhabitants don't get to access things the...2021-02-1240 min
teikirisi007. cuba: a vintage playground"i want to go to Cuba before it changes," is something we've heard a lot. in this episode carmen & fryda unpack this sticky subject, the harsh realities of what it really means for Cuba to stay the same for touristy selfies-Recommended listening - 001. ¡oigo!003. el periodo especial: scarcity and famine004. eyes and ears90 Miles Podcast: https://apple.co/36SDtP8transcript: https://bit.ly/3q4CSB8follow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodThanks to ZAPSPLAT and FesliyanStudios.com for t...2021-02-1040 min
teikirisi006. the cuban sandwich ft. chef louie estradawhat really goes into the cuban sandwich? is it even really "cuban"? in this one we deep dive into the history of this classic famous sandwich, and chat with chef louie estrada of my cuban spot in gowanus, brooklyn transcript on our blog: https://www.teikirisipod.com/post/006-cuban-sandwichfollow us on social media @teikirisipod @mycubanspot @chefofspiritsjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2021-01-2730 min
teikirisi005. cuban partiescarmen & fryda get into the party time spirit for an episode deconstructing cuban-american celebrations, from croquetas to dominos and the lengthy despedida!read more on our blog: https://www.teikirisipod.com/post/005-cuban-partiesfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2021-01-1334 min
teikirisi004. eyes & earswe dive deep into the network of organizations that monitor cubans & enforce revolutionary ideals on the island. what does it mean to be integrated? what is life like if you're deemed antisocial or scum? with help from fryda's mami y papi, we get a first-hand account of what it's like to live under this system. read more on our blog: https://www.teikirisipod.com/post/004-eyes-earsfollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2020-12-3039 min
teikirisi003.5 BONUS noche buena & the secret to a perfect lechonin this bonus episode, carmen & fryda get tipsy, disclose the secret to the perfect cuban lechon, and talk about the cuban holidays. *** NOTE: in this episode we say that a "burrito" is a mule, but that is inaccurate, it is a donkey.follow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipodvisit our website: www.teikirisipod.com2020-12-2319 min
teikirisi003. el periodo especial: scarcity & faminewhat is el periodo especial? why was there such scarcity and famine? what was the regime's response to the suffering and misery that swept and settled across Cuba?read more on our blog: https://www.teikirisipod.com/post/003-el-periodo-especial-scarcity-faminefollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2020-12-1648 min
teikirisi002. soy balserain 'soy balsera,' carmen talks about her journey out of Cuba, which was filled with twists, turns, getting lost at sea, and 6 months in guantanamo.read more on our blog: https://www.teikirisipod.com/post/ep-2-soy-balserafollow us on social media @teikirisipodjoin us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/teikirisipod2020-12-0247 min
teikirisi001. ¡oigo!carmen & fryda share memories of making phone calls to cuba in the 90s and early 2000s, and talk about the novelty and significance of getting friend requests on facebook from family in cuba. https://www.teikirisipod.com/post/_oigo2020-11-1827 min
teikirisiteikirisi trailerget ready for your next favorite dynamic duo. fryda and carmen are coming to a podcast player near you celebrating all things cuban-american. dale, and teikirisi. https://www.teikirisipod.com2020-11-1002 min