On this episode, we get texts from 45, Lindsay needs help, we stand with Dr. Blasey Ford, and get into the spoiled fresas on Made in Mexico. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Oct 05, 2018•49 min
On this episode, more on Kava-NOT, 45, and Cosby. Then we share our complicated relationship to Chicana/x/o identities. [*this episode was recorded September 26th before the hearing on the 27th*] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Sep 28, 2018•1 hr 12 min
On this episode, we discuss our brief hiatus, 45 lies about Puerto Rico, Bert and Ernie are gay (duh), and what's love got to do with it? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Sep 21, 2018•1 hr 19 min
On this episode, a message from your accountability coaches. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 2 min
We're back after a brief hiatus and some technical difficulties. We introduce our new segment, "Things That Make Us Go UGH" and chat about who is LatinX for? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Jul 19, 2018•48 min
On this episode, we talk about the violence that queer and trans Latinxs and migrants, are experiencing in the US. Y despues sacamos la basura! We take out the trash on 45, Jazmina Saavedra, and garbage white men (again). **Correction: We said that Roxana Hernandez (the trans woman who died in ICE custody)was from Guatemala, she was actually from Honduras. Music: Janet Jackson "Go Deep" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...
Jun 05, 2018•59 min
On this episode we are joined by our wonderful amigxs Angelica and Jackie of Anzaldúing It! We talk about the latest white male foolery and get to know more about the folks from Anzaldúing It! Music: Childish Gambino "This Is America" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
May 23, 2018•58 min
On this episode, we recap terrible whites on Cinco de Mayo, the disappointment that is Junot Diaz, and Michelle Wolf's glory. We also talk about our relationship to language as Latinxs in the US. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
May 08, 2018•1 hr 4 min
On this episode, we discuss BeyChella, Cardi B, the criminalization of sex work and cannabis, and how to deal with all these goddamn narcissists in your life. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 16 min
On this episode, we sound sleepy because we recorded at 1am. We stan Xtina, Cardi, and Stormy. We live for the women coming for 45. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Apr 04, 2018•56 min
On this episode we read a listener letter, chisme about the walkouts, Rihanna, and RuPaul's transphobic comments. We also discuss 45's pendejadas about the wall and how anti-immigrant rhetoric might relate to increase in HIV rates among Latinx msm. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Mar 19, 2018•55 min
On this episode, Yaz + Seb check in with each other, updates on Supreme Court, we stan for Emma Gonzalez, and we talk shit on things that irk us. Like, reverse racism enthusiasts and gay Latino boys who only date old white men. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Mar 07, 2018•58 min
On this episode, we talk about gun violence by toxic masculinity. After the break, we critique feminism that doesn't include trans women and break down the issue with TERF (Trans exclusionary radical feminism). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Feb 19, 2018•53 min
The first LIVE episode of Café con Chisme is here! We cover Kim K, 45's State of the Union, the Grammy's, and do Q&A with the audience! [Recorded February 3, 2018 at La Terraza Cafe in Los Angeles, CA] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Feb 05, 2018•47 min
On this episode we discuss more garbage men (Clinton, Aziz, USA Olympic Doctor) and we are joined by our special guest Madinah Wardak to discuss her activist work and her experience as an Afghan American woman in LA. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 27 min
On this episode, we're back with our first episode of season 2! We discuss the government shutdown, el Trumpudo's pendejadas, as well as TPS. We also discuss how to hold our communities accountable to not make progress wait. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Jan 22, 2018•53 min
It's our season finale! On our last episode of 2017, el chisme está buenísmo with poet Yesika Salgado--we chat on everything from her beautiful new book Corazón to men being trash. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Dec 11, 2017•52 min
On this episode we give you tips on how to survive the holidays when your ti@s voted for 45, and other problematic challenges. Also, Justice 4 Cyntoia, Uma gets her Kill Bill on, and Marshawn Lynch reps for Mexico. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Nov 26, 2017•1 hr 2 min
On this episode we are joined by Dr. Jon Higgins to talk about Selena, Mariah--and how queerness don't mean oppression when you're a rich white man. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Nov 09, 2017•1 hr 11 min
On this episode, we spill on the toxic masculiniTEA in Latinx communities, and problematic ChicanO artists. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Oct 30, 2017•59 min
On this episode, we check in about AJAAS, Selena's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Basic Gaga, and the disgusting mess that is Harvey Weinstein. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Oct 23, 2017•59 min
We just want Beyoncé to be president. Is that so much to ask? We talk about Mi Gente and all the other atrocities that 45's administration is causing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Oct 11, 2017•1 hr 2 min
RIP Marie, our beautiful, family cat. We talk about the Emmy's and trying to be our best selves, while still establishing boundaries. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Sep 20, 2017•44 min
On this episode, we do a check-in, drag Taylor and Kimothy, and reflect on the recent rescinding of DACA. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Sep 12, 2017•49 min
On this episode, we call out white terrorism in light of the recent white supremacy rally in Charlottesville, VA. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Aug 14, 2017•47 min
On this episode we discuss the origins of "Café con Chisme". We also talk about white Latinxs and racism within the Latinx community in reference to the recent attack on Benjamin "El Elotero" Ramírez in Los Angeles, CA. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Aug 01, 2017•55 min
On this episode, Seb & Yaz unpack heteronormative masculinity and some of its complicated and toxic manifestations. **Please excuse some of the mic technical difficulties in the first 5 minutes of the show!** This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Jun 12, 2017•48 min
White people continue to try it and we continue to read them for it. This episode is all about nonsense of the caucasian kind: fragility, guilt, benevolence. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Apr 26, 2017•44 min
Yasmin and Sebastian are joined by Esteban Castillo (@ChicanoEats) to talk about his food blog and the cultural appropriation of food. We also go through the cheeto puff's "alternative facts" and the scary first week con el trumpudo. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Jan 30, 2017•1 hr
Yasmin & Seb are joined by their friend Alma Uribe to talk about white nonsense, cultural appropriation, and the need for ethnic studies in public schools. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cafconchisme.substack.com
Jan 24, 2017•52 min