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HyphenaciónAm I Bilingual Enough?Younger generations of Latinos are openly talking about their strained bilingual journeys, calling themselves either “pocho or pocha” or “no sabo kids,” both of which allude to a lack of Spanish fluency. For many U.S. Latinos, struggling with Spanish begs questions about identity and feeling truly connected to their culture. At the same time, Spanish-dominant Latinos in the U.S. face a different set of challenges with finding belonging as they navigate an English-forward society. Both sides are contending with language barriers, so how do we stand strong in ourselves and our native tongues? This week on Hyphenación, host X...2025-06-0331 minHyphenaciónWhat’s Life Really Like on the US-Mexico Border?The U.S.-Mexico border has been a central issue in recent decades of American politics. The southern borderlands are often depicted in media and by politicians as a dangerous ground zero for crime and violence. But is this an accurate image of the place thousands of Americans call home? This week on Hyphenación, Host Xorje Olivares gathers with two other fronterizas, artist natalia ventura and filmmaker Robie Flores, who were also born and bred along the border. Together they ask, “Is the border we see on TV, real life?”
Read a transcript of this episode here...2025-05-2730 minHyphenaciónDo Latinos Still Believe in the American Dream?Immigrants to the U.S. have all heard about the American Dream-- that in this land of opportunity, anyone can make it regardless of class. People come from all over the world to chase this dream, but it seems like the land of opportunity is not providing many of them anymore. This week on Hyphenación, Host Xorje Olivares speaks with journalist and author Paola Ramos (Defectors) and fellow journalist Brian De Los Santos to explore the questions “What do Latinos actually want from this country? Can it give it to us?”
Read the transc...2025-05-2031 minHyphenaciónAre We Losing Our Religion?While the world anticipates the changes that a new pope will bring in the Catholic church, fewer Latinos in the U.S. actually identify with Catholicism today. This week on Hyphenación, Host Xorje Olivares discusses the question, “Is God still relevant to us?” with guests Hoja Lopez and Luis Galilei.
Read the transcript of this episode here.
Guests:
Hoja Lopez (Instagram, website)
Luis Galilei (Instagram)
Want to give us feedback on the series or have an idea to share? Shoot us an email at hyp@kqed...2025-05-1330 minHyphenaciónMamá, I Have Two BoyfriendsHost Xorje Olivares has never been one for sharing, especially when it comes to a lover. This week on Hyphenación, Xorje speaks with Fernanda Fabian and Manuel Betancourt– two seasoned practitioners of non-monogamy– to talk about following desires, breaking free from monogamy, and discussing their relationships with their Latino parents.
Read the transcript of this episode here.
Guests:
Fernanda Fabian (Polycurious Podcast, Website, Instagram, Tiktok, Patreon)
Manuel Betancourt (Hello Stranger, Instagram, Website)
Want to give us feedback on the series...2025-05-0632 min
Fake the NationThe Funnel of Evil (w/ Kenice Mobley & Xorje Olivares)Today, we're talking about Trump's first 100 days in office, as well as the ins and outs of a bed party, why the ice bucket challenge is back, and finally: 20 years of YouTube! The most fabulous panel is on this week, host of the podcast Hyphenación, Xorje Olivares, and comedian, Kenice Mobley!—Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Follow Negin Farsad on TwitterEmail Negin fakethenation@headgum.comSupport her Patreon ——Host - Negin Farsad——Producer - Andrew McGuire——Theme Music - Gaby AlterAdvertise on Fake...2025-05-0153 min
Political BreakdownCheck out KQED's New Show HyphenaciónJoin host Xorje Andrés Olivares and guests to explore what it means to live within a hyphenation. Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to have easy conversations about hard things: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. Hyphenación—where conversation and cultura meet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-04-3002 min
Bay CuriousCheck Out KQED's New Show HyphenaciónJoin host Xorje Andrés Olivares and guests to explore what it means to live within a hyphenation. Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to have easy conversations about hard things: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. Hyphenación—where conversation and cultura meet!2025-04-3002 minHyphenaciónPapeles: What Does U.S. Citizenship Mean Today?Documentation in the U.S. divides the Latino community between those whose existence in this country is permitted and those who are criminalized for their very presence. This line of legality has been drawn deeper and has changed quickly during the second Trump administration. In the face of this uncertainty, Host Xorje Olivares speaks with authors Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (The Undocumented Americans) and Javier Zamora (Solito) to ask “What does citizenship mean, today?”
Guests:
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (Instagram, The Undocumented Americans)
Javier Zamora (Instagram, Solito)
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The BayCheck out KQED's HyphenaciónJoin host Xorje Andrés Olivares and guests to explore what it means to live within a hyphenation. Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to have easy conversations about hard things: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. Hyphenación—where conversation and cultura meet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-04-2404 minHyphenaciónCaregiving: Balancing Joy and SacrificeIn Latino culture, it’s often expected that we someday become caregivers for our parents or other family members. Anyone who has taken on this role can tell you that it's hard and demands some big sacrifices. This week on Hyphenación, host Xorje Olivares gets together with Poet Yosimar Reyes and Professor Anita Tijerina Revilla to talk about the struggle of sacrificing to be a caregiver while trying not to lose yourself in the needs of others.Read the transcript of this episode here.Guests:Yosimar Reyes (Insta...2025-04-2233 min
In The ThickIntroducing: Hyphenación from KQEDJoin host Xorje Andrés Olivares and guests to explore what it means to live within a hyphenation. Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to have easy conversations about hard things: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. Hyphenación—where conversation and cultura meet!Follow Hyphenación for more episodes. 2025-04-2202 minHyphenaciónWho Gets to Be Latino?There’s been much debate amongst Latinos about the proper term to use when addressing the community-at-large. Who exactly is included in the word Latino? Who is left out of their own demographic based on appearances or perceptions? This week on Hyphenación, host Xorje Olivares gets together with Maria Burgos and Ian Paget, two Latinos who feel like their belonging in this group is often questioned because of the way they look. Read the transcript of this episode here.Guests:Ian Paget (TikTok/ Instagram/ Tres Leches Podc...2025-04-1532 minHyphenaciónIntroducing HyphenaciónHyphenación debuts April 15!Join host Xorje Andrés Olivares and guests to explore what it means to live within a hyphenation. Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to have easy conversations about hard things: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. Hyphenación—where conversation and cultura meet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-03-2002 min
Snap JudgmentHyphy Kids Got TraumaHyphy, the legendary youth culture movement from the Bay. Uptempo music, oversized airbrushed T-shirts, stunna shades and candy painted cars doing donuts in intersections. It was an unbridled, livewire, communal celebration. The people fueled the music, and the music moved the people. But beneath it all? That’s where it gets real.
Plus, a big story from a little boxer.
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Hyphy Kids Got Trauma from KQED
This week on Snap, we have a special story to share from our friends at KQED’s Rightnowish podcast– it’s from host Pendarvis Harshaw’...2024-01-1849 min
RightnowishAdorned: Host Marisol Medina-Cadena Exits Her Flop EraWhat began as a personal quest to get out of this rut (or flop era as the chronically online people say) that I was experiencing, quickly developed into my focal point for work. So, I enlisted the help of my podcast department colleagues to help me figure out how I would translate this self help journey for our Rightnowish podcast.I know this was my idea but still... I was lowkey nervous about stepping into the limelight as the host, airing out personal woes of not feeling my best self, feeling like a ghost of myself (if I...2023-09-0123 min
TV, I Say w/ Ashley RayBest TV of 2022 w/ Jacqueline Coley & Xorje OlivaresAshley sounds off on this year’s Golden Globe nominations and the highly anticipated White Lotus season finale. She's then joined by Rotten Tomatoes editor Jacqueline Coley & podcaster/cultural commentator Xorje Olivares to recap the Best TV of 2022. They’ll break down Bill Hader’s soft top energy, the sexual and generational politics of White Lotus, the over-wokeness of And Just Like That, and look ahead to what shows they’re psyched for in 2023. What We Watched:BarryWhite LotusAtlantaAndorAbbott ElementaryRamy...2022-12-1455 min
Queer I Am, LordAlden Golab: "Being Christ-like is not just male-like"Xorje chats with his close friend Alden Golab about their gender journey, living in the "weirdness" of being queer, and surrendering to the fact that God is beyond what anyone understands.2021-07-1336 minQueer I Am, LordPedro Nogues: "Let's stop labeling & start loving"Xorje chats with ancient history doctoral student Pedro Nogues about being born into Catholicism, not knowing "any other way" to live spiritually, and deciphering God's words.2021-07-0626 minQueer I Am, LordAustin Vigue: "I'm thrilled to occupy this space"Xorje chats with Austin Vigue about being "happily Catholic," having tough conversations with political & cultural opponents, and the thrill of engaging in paranormal investigation.2021-06-2925 minQueer I Am, LordBen Steffy: "The religious side just wasn't for me"Xorje chats with former Catholic Ben Steffy about leaving the Church, questioning the existence of a benevolent God, and realizing that it's OK to not know the answer to life.2021-06-2231 minQueer I Am, LordJoseph Rojo: "I own who I've become"Xorje chats with Latinx medical student Joseph Rojo about crafting the version of Catholicism that works best for him and truly becoming comfortable with all parts of his story.2021-06-1528 minQueer I Am, LordElizabeth Sullivan: "The Church is my home"Xorje chats with linguist Elizabeth Sullivan about becoming fluent in both her Catholicism & queerness and understanding the semantics of God.2021-06-0826 minQueer I Am, LordKyle Garcia: "I have hope for the future"Xorje chats with cantor and teacher Kyle Garcia about happily bringing his authentic self to his students and building his family on a strong foundation of faith.2021-06-0129 minQueer I Am, LordJustin Dodd: "It's a connection I can't break"Xorje chats with fellow queer Catholic Justin Dodd about his travel ministry, discovering the presence of God in a multitude of locations & centering himself in political activism.2021-05-2536 minQueer I Am, LordVeronica Garza: "I'm happy to be on the squad"Xorje chats with NYC-based comedian Veronica Garza about jokingly being more religious than her parents and one day becoming an out lesbian nun.2021-05-1836 minQueer I Am, LordLarry Holodak: "Love is the basis for community"Xorje chats with Larry Holodak about fully accepting his queerness later in life and ultimately realizing the power associated with forgiving yourself and the Church.2021-05-1128 min
Derek and RomaineHey Xorje! A Chat With Xorje OlivaresDerek and Romaine look deep into that brown eye and talk vibrating windmills plus bears and Hammy in Critter Chat. Then, our friend Xorje Olivares is back for a longer chat about what he is up to now and how he thinks things are going. This episode is presented by Lucy.co. Use our promo code DNR to get 20% off your first order. #AD For more great episodes, subscribe to our live daily show at DNRStudios.com with discount code love for a free 7 day trial.2021-05-0443 minQueer I Am, LordEve Petrie: "That to me was gender euphoria"Xorje chats with trans poet Eve Petrie about "purposefully" entering religious spaces as their authentic self and happening upon their Biblical name.2021-05-0434 minQueer I Am, LordBlake Johnson: "I'm at a crossroads right now"Xorje chats with Blake Johnson about his decision to leave the Black Pentecostal Church and find a home amongst Catholics, even as he struggles to find community.2021-04-2729 minQueer I Am, LordJacqui Oesterblad: "I chose myself & love over lies"Xorje chats with Yale Law student Jacqui Oesterblad about the winding spiritual road that led her to a very keen observation: she doesn't need words to describe herself to God.2021-04-2032 minQueer I Am, LordRyan McQuade: "I visualize God in the darkness"Xorje chats with illustrator Ryan McQuade about being continuously awestruck by the mysteries of God and using Catholicism for his artistic expression.2021-04-1331 min
LGBTQ NationThe Religious Right's Newest ObsessionThe religious right’s new obsession is punishing trans youth for seeking medical care. In this episode, host Alex Berg is joined by spiritual social activist, Reverend Candy Holmes, the host of the podcast "Queer I Am, Lord," Xorje Olivares, and political Correspondent for LGBTQ Nation, John Gallagher, to talk all about how we've seen religion used to forward these bills and other anti-LGBTQ measures.----Listen to LGBTQ Nation Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus:https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus----Find more LGBTQ news stories at https://www.lgbtqnation.com...2021-04-0851 minQueer I Am, LordGabi Horton: "I gave myself a pep talk"Xorje chats with Gabi Horton about confronting her vulnerabilities as a closeted Catholic school student and eventually giving way to God's time.2021-04-0628 minQueer I Am, LordGrant Hartley: "I feel a lot of safety at my church"Xorje chats w/religious convert Grant Hartley ahead of his formal welcome into the Catholic Church at this weekend's Easter festivities.2021-04-0229 minQueer I Am, LordC: "I think about changing careers twice a week"Xorje chats with C, a graduate theology student and church employee, about the difficulties of shielding her true identity from colleagues while still accepting the fact that she's "intrinsically ordered" in God's eyes.2021-03-3028 minQueer I Am, LordPatrick Flores: "I tried all three vocational options"Xorje chats w/ Patrick Flores of the online LGBTQ Catholic community Vine & Fig about his spiritual exploration (which included roles as a former seminarian, former theology teacher, and former religious brother) and making the choice to not argue with the Church.2021-03-2634 minQueer I Am, LordKrysta Ortiz: "We are holy, thought of & set apart"Xorje chats w/ "queer Tejanita" Krysta Ortiz about her foundational relationship with the Church, translating LGBTQ identity through a generational and cultural lens, and refusing to believe in purgatory.2021-03-2342 minQueer I Am, LordTrailerA brand new interview-based show about the queer Catholic experience that proves God is, in fact, present whenever two or more gather together in God's name.2021-03-1901 min
LGBTQ NationLGBTQ Nation: Inaugural EpisodeIn LGBTQ Nation's inaugural episode, host Alex Berg speaks with an all queer panel on how President Biden's presidency will impact the lives of LGBTQ people in this country. Guests Bil Browning, Xorje Olivares and LaLa Zannell discuss topics such as looking back on the Trump presidency, the needs of LGBTQ+ immigrants, and which specific areas they'd like to see the Biden administration be pushed to improve.----Listen to LGBTQ Nation Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus:https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus----Find more LGBTQ news stories at https://w...2021-01-2148 min
The Adam Sank ShowEp. 161: Xorje Olivares Is on the RadioSiriusXM personality and all-around cutie patootie Xorje Olivares joins us to discuss equity, representation and what the hell ever happened to the OutQ channel. But first, Adam and Ryan take the Steven Tyler "Dream On" challenge. Will they be able to hit a G#5? Hold onto your eardrums... Visit www.adamsank.com 2020-10-3159 min
Let's Get Lit with Blaze MancillasWelcome to Let's Get Lit with Blaze MancillasThere's those books out there that we're all supposed to read, or we begrudgingly read in school just so we can appear smart at cocktail parties. Remember cocktail parties? On this show that's one part audio book and one part podcast, we revisit some of those classics to see what we love and what don't. Each episode includes a chapter from The War of the Worlds and your new favorite comedian providing all the wonderfully welcome yet disruptive commentary throughout. The education is mild but the comedy is extra spicy on this show for those who love reading and...2020-09-2601 min
You Go First with Blair PeytonHeyyyyy Xorje!Blair welcomes Xorje Olivares (SiriusXM, HeyXorje.com) to answer 20 questions in 20 minutes and things get deep! Plus, Blair's beliefs don't add up and Xorje scales "privilege mountain."Connect with us...You Go First: @yougofirstshow (IG) | @YouGoFirstShow (Twitter)Blair Peyton: @blairpeyton (IG) | @BlairPeyton (Twitter)Xorje Olivares: @XorjeO (Twitter)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yougofirstwithblairpeyton/message2018-11-2127 min
This QPOC LifeHey Xorje! Queer on the BorderlineIn Episode 32, the Core Four welcome Xorje Olivares (@XorjeO & @HeyXorje) of Affirmative Reaction on SiriusXM Progress, Channel 127. Carlos becomes an assassin in their spare time, Zach's out of pills, Jo Lee is on #ThisFentyLife, and Johnathan sends Zach late-night messages.
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Drinks, Jokes and StorytellingEpisode 46: Special Guest Xorje OlivaresSoul Joel Presents
Episode 46 w/ Special Guest Xorje Olivares
Mark, Richie and Joel welcome in producer and radio personality Xorje Olivares.
Originally from Texas living in New York City. Xorje takes us on the journey of growing up in Texas as a Christian Gay Latino Male.
Xorje has a story, like no other. This is a must listen!
2018-10-0331 min
Latino Rebels RadioQueer Latino CultureOur friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio this week. One year after the Pulse nightclub massacre, the LMC speaks w/ Xorje Olivares about the erasure & lack of coverage of Queer Latino culture. Xorje Olivares is a radio personality on SiriusXM radio, a contributing writer for Vice, and the host of the webseries, "Hey Xorje." Learn more @ heyxorje.com/
For more about LMC, go to https://latinomediacollective.com/
Featured image by tedeytan (Creative Commons Attribution)2017-07-0155 min
OutQ Radio On SiriusXMVanity Fair's Buzz Bissinger on the 'tragedy' of Caitlyn Jenner & her newfound social responsibilitySiriusXM's Xorje Olivares speaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Vanity Fair contributing editor Buzz Bissinger about interviewing, who he agrees is, the most famous transgender person in the world today: Caitlyn Jenner.2015-06-0412 min
OutQ Radio On SiriusXMVanity Fair's Buzz Bissinger: 'I don't know which way Caitlyn Jenner's reality show will go'SiriusXM's Xorje Olivares speaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Vanity Fair contributing editor Buzz Bissinger about his cover subject Caitlyn Jenner and her new E! reality series.2015-06-0407 min
Owning Our FaithXorje Olivares Extended InterviewXorje Olivares shares struggles of living out his identity; equal parts being Catholic, gay and Latino.2015-06-0216 min
Owning Our FaithXorje Olivares Extended InterviewXorje Olivares shares struggles of living out his identity; equal parts being Catholic, gay and Latino.2015-06-0216 minOwning Our FaithXorje Olivares Extended InterviewXorje Olivares shares struggles of living out his identity; equal parts being Catholic, gay and Latino.2015-06-0216 min
OutQ Radio On SiriusXMAzealia Banks defends use of the word faggot, decries gay hypocrisy, says she's not a homophobeOpenly bisexual hip hop star Azealia Banks sits down for an OutQ exclusive one hour special with host Xorje Olivares. She addresses recent controversy over her use of the word 'faggot', decries what she says is hypocrisy in the "white gay media" and maintains that she is not a homophobe.
Hear the entire interview Thursday 2p E/11a W only on SiriusXM OutQ 106.2015-02-0910 min