Rays Talk Show Episode 304: Hosts Ray Collazo and Yaya Rivera break down all of this week’s extraness in the news. Mueller Report: AG Bob Barr’s interpretation of Special Counsel Mueller’s report is leaving us feeling played. The hosts analyze how Democrats should balance holding Administration accountable to transparency while pivoting to bread and butter issues that will ultimately decide next year’s election. Decoding AOC: In our hot new segment, Collazo and Rivera decode Congresswoman Alexan...
Mar 29, 2019•50 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 303: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Yvette Nunez to discuss how family and faith have steered her journey from the Newark projects to a Vice President at the Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia. Collazo and Nunez discuss how the current political climate has led to a renewed call to righteousness amongst activists. Nunez is spearheading the Chamber’s “Neighborhood Growth Project” to bring stakeholders together so all of Philadelphia communities can benefit from economic dev...
Mar 22, 2019•58 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 302: Host Ray Collazo is joined by guest Dionelys Reyes to discuss how Gaslighting is impacting our culture, politics and personal lives. Dionelys is an author, speaker and entrepreneur whose mission is to inspire people to live out their dreams. Collazo and Reyes discuss how to identify, address and support victims of Gaslighting. News: Analysis of how the College Cheating Scandal speaks to larger issues impacting disadvantaged college students. Collazo provides his analy...
Mar 15, 2019•46 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 301: Host Ray Collazo is joined by guest co-host Leo Perales to discuss this weeks’ hottest political and news headlines. Ray and Leo discussed the worst woman for Latinos since Queen Isabella, stacked ‘20s on Jay Inslee and John Hickenlooper, warned why brownface is so dangerous and revealed Ray’s role in the biggest Puerto Rican bochinche of the week. Also listen to Rays Talk Show Episode 301 as a radio show on WPPM 106.5FM in Philadelphia. #PeoplePoweredMedia Say no to ...
Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 300: Hosts Ray Collazo and Yaya Rivera are joined by legendary broadcaster Ray Suarez on the special 300th episode of Rays Talk Show. The panel reflects on ongoing Family Separation Crisis on Southern Border, Latinos in Media, Michael Cohen’s testimony and #OscarsSoBrown. Podcast will also air as radio show on WPPM 106.5FM PhillyCAM radio. Thank you supporters of Rays Talk Show for this incredible journey. Let’s keep talking, sharing, commenting and laughing together for a...
Feb 28, 2019•55 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 299: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Jeffrey Vargas of Generationology . Vargas is the nation’s leading authority on training leaders across generations. Vargas and Collazo have a wide-ranging conversation on leadership development, managing Millenials and supporting loved ones during difficult times such as the recent Federal Government Shutdown. Collazo and Vargas also reveal why ‘humility is the new sexy’ and why studying Puerto Rican point guards is the key to success. O...
Feb 22, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 298: Hosts Ray Collazo and Yashira “Yaya” Rivera break down what love means in 2019 and the latest political and news headlines. This Valentine’s Day Edition explores the meaning of love and how we all can better express love through action. In Pop culture news, was JLO’s performance on the Grammy’s cultural appropriation or cool? And why Cardi B is killing it in 2019. In our ‘Stacking 20s’ segment, Collazo evaluates the prospects for Presidential candidate Minnesota Senat...
Feb 15, 2019•59 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 297: Hosts Ray Collazo and Yashira “Yaya” Rivera discuss what Black History Month means to Latinos and their take on the ongoing controversies in Virginia. In their “Stacking 20s” segment on the 2020 Presidential elections, Collazo breaks down Cory Booker’s chances. Yaya analyzes what to make of the Demi Lovato/21 Savage controversy while the crew also reveals the message of this week’s #SOTU. Apparently, white people should be terrified. Respect for our family incarcerate...
Feb 09, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 296: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Executive Producer Vanessa Maria Graber and Vanguardia Arizona’s James Garcia to discuss Tom Brokaw’s comments on Latinos on Meet the Press. How does Brokaw’s non-factual opinions about Latino assimilation impact immigration debate and nation’s overall understanding of U.S. Latino history? How do Latinos raise their voice in these debates with little access to corporate media channels? Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz is rattling Democrats w...
Feb 02, 2019•58 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 295: Host Ray Collazo is joined by guest Christina Vega. Vega shares her journey to found Philadelphia based “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” initiative to support Latina domestic violence survivors raise their voice. Vega shares what tragic event compelled her to share her story and what she has learned from other survivors in "Love Shouldn’t Hurt" network. Cindy Y. Rodriguez of Morado Lens Podcast joined us to share her experience at National Indigenous People’s Day and her reactio...
Jan 24, 2019•49 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 294: Hosts Ray Collazo and Yashira Rivera ponder when the Government will end and provide analysis on Hamilton in Puerto Rico, relevancy of Women's March in 2019 and why Cardi B is just awesome. Border activist Tricia Cortez joins show to share the real life consequences of border shutdown and the environmental issues already impacting the Rio Grande and South Texas.
Jan 18, 2019•50 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 293: Hosts Ray Collazo and Yashira “Yaya” Rivera are joined by Delilah Dee to kick off 2019. The crew discusses how to infiltrate 2019 with your voice despite current political and cultural environment. Delilah Dee is the founder of Delilah & Company, a digital content and events agency that pushes positive messages to move people from dreamers into doers. Collazo and Rivera update everyone on the Government Shutdown, the R Kelly documentary aftermath and where the #AO...
Jan 10, 2019•55 min
Ray Talk Show Episode 292: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Democratic strategist Abe Amoros to discuss the future of the Democratic Party. Is the anchor institution of the resistance movement ready to take on the challenges that lay ahead in 2019? What is the Legislative Agenda for the Democratically controlled Congress? How will the intra-party battle between Progressives and establishment Democrats play out? Is Labor dying off or can it rebound as a more powerful force for Democrats? Collazo and...
Dec 21, 2018•56 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 291: Host Ray Collazo is joined by activists Dwight Bullard of New Florida Majority, Natalia Salgado of Center for Popular Democracy and WPPM’s Vanessa Maria Graber to discuss what’s next for progressive movement. How did 2018 Election results impact progressive movement? What do Progressives do now? How is the #AOC effect impacting progressives? How do we organize in this current political environment? Collazo also shares his thoughts on what Democratic leaders missed wit...
Dec 13, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 290: Rays Talk Show kicks of It’s “What Next” Series to get us ready for what to expect in 2019. And Rays Talk Show also kicks off this series on a new platform! This episode was recorded and originally aired on WPPM 106.5FM Community Radio Station in Philadelphia. Look out for the “What’s Next” Radio series on WPPM. On this episode, Host Ray Collazo is joined by Mikhel Harrison of Indivisible and Analilia Mejia, the New Jersey Executive Director of the Working Families Or...
Dec 05, 2018•47 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 289: Host Ray Collazo is grateful to be joined by Grecia Lima of Community Change Action and Tomas Kennedy of the Florida Immigrant Coalition to discuss the electoral gains made by Latinos in Nevada and Florida. What are the lessons learned from their organizing this cycle and ‘what’s next’ for their work in 2019. Collazo also shares his thoughts on the Nancy Pelosi’s battle to maintain her hold on the House speakership and the “Three M’s” of the 2020 Presidential Election...
Nov 21, 2018•50 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 288: Host Ray Collazo shares what the results and emotions of the last few days mean to our politics, including the significance of the 'Chase Utley moment' and the 70 yard bombs thrown by Andrew Gillum and Stacie Abrams. Collazo then reveals his initial reflections on what should be next for House Democrats and the overall progressive movement. Hint: The Future is female.
Nov 08, 2018•20 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 287: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Michell Tremillo of the Texas Organizing Project and Florida political analyst Elbert Garcia to share their thoughts on the upcoming mid-terms. Collazo also shares his predictions for Tuesday. Go Vote Familia!
Nov 02, 2018•51 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 286: Host Ray Collazo joins Vanessa Maria Graber’s “Power Hour” Radio Show on WPPM 106.5FM PhillyCAM Radio. Graber is a progressive media activist who is also the General Manager of PhillyCAM Radio. Collazo and Graber discuss their lessons learned in community organizing, the mid-term elections and the future of online media. Collazo also shares his thoughts on how we could approach the next few weeks as we organize people for the ongoing mid-term elections and why so many...
Oct 23, 2018•54 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 285: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Puerto Rican author Dr. Ivelisse Rodriguez to discuss her new book “Love War Stories.” Dr. Rodriguez shares how the complicated relationship many women have with love led to the making of “Love War Stories.” Rodriguez and Collazo discuss the importance of raising alternative narratives of Puerto Ricans from throughout the diaspora and how blackness needs to celebrated by all Latinos. Buy “Love War Stories” and meet Dr. Rodriguez at a book...
Oct 05, 2018•38 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 284: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Yashira 'Yaya' Rivera to discuss how the identity politics debate impacts Latinos, Yaya's passion for women's healthcare advocacy, social media activist survival and her amazing summer trip. Ray is also joined by Elbert Garcia on a late night conversation the night of the historic victory of now Florida Democratic Gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. Ray and El B share raw reaction to Gillum's historic victory and what the next two months...
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 283: Host Ray Collazo is joined by urban media star Mina “Say What” Llona. Mina is one of the leading Latinas in hip-hop media on platforms such as The Heat Sirius Hip-Hop Channel, Fox 29 Philadelphia and her own #MinasHousePodcast. Mina shares the lessons from her career and her hottest takes on today’s hip-hop superstars. Mina also provides us a few insider tidbits about her beloved Philadelphia 76ers. Support Mina at MinaSayWhat.com and check Mina out on her own #MinasH...
Aug 14, 2018•57 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 282: Julio Ricardo Varela of the In the Thick Podcast and Latino Rebels joins Host Ray Collazo to discuss the 'white tears 101' of a recent Washington Post article that turned heads and brought to question cultural competence in mainstream media. Collazo and Varela go into depth on the problems that sprouted out of this article: from invisibilty of Latinos in media to ignorance of Latino history as part of working class America. Varela also gives us an update on the lavish...
Aug 03, 2018•36 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 281: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Immigration Reporter and Author Jo Napolitano to report on the continued separation of families on our Southern Border. Joe shares the atmosphere on the border and the immigrants literally waiting on a bridge for their chance at the American Dream. Ray shares the biggest lesson from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning victory of NY Congressional District 14th’s Democratic primary. He also shares what the biggest impediment has been in urb...
Jul 06, 2018•47 min
Rays Talk Show 280: Ray takes a break from the serious issues of the day to preview the World Cup with Futbol Analyst Andrea ‘Soccer’ Canales. Canales and Collazo analyze the legacies that are on the line for Lionel Messi, Christian Ronaldo and Neymar. Collazo and Canales also compare the careers of Lionel Messi and Lebron James. Canales breaks down her thoughts about the fates of Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. Collazo admitted to his optimism towards Uruguay’s chances and placed the Ci...
Jun 12, 2018•38 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 279: Host Ray Collazo is joined by journalist and political commentator Adriana Maestas to break down this week’s California primary elections. What do the results mean for California, Latino political power and the battle for control of Congress. Maestas and Collazo also speculate if this is the end of former Los Angeles’ Mayor Antonio Villaraigoza’s political career and the November prospects of Senate candidate Kevin De Leon. Collazo provides political updates from Puer...
Jun 08, 2018•44 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 278: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan of Latino Justice and the Lawyers Guild to discuss the attack on our children by the Federal Government. Bannan details the continued negligence in Puerto Rico and the endangerment of children on the Southern Border through hateful immigration enforcement. Hip-Hop Philosopher Mario Collazo joins to discuss what the Drake vs. Pusha T beef means for Hip-Hop and how burner accounts are heating up Philly sports. Colla...
Jun 01, 2018•52 min
Episode 277 of Rays Talk Show: Host Ray Collazo shares a choc full episode that includes the latest updates from Capitol Hill on the attack on Latino wealth and Immigrant policy ‘discharges.’ Collazo also shares what the primary election wins in Texas, Georgia and Pennsylvania mean for our politics. Hartford City Councilwoman Wildaliz Bermudez and Ohio leader Victor Leandry join Rays Talk Show to discuss how they are mobilizing the Puerto Rican vote throughout the diaspora. Collazo interviews Me...
May 25, 2018•58 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 276: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Hip-Hop artist and Philly Sports Superfan Mario Collazo aka Planetary of Outerspace and Army of the Pharoahs to discuss how sports, music and politics are merging to make Philly center of our culture right now. The brothers talk about Meek Mill, Kanye, Kevin Hart, the Process, and the next generation of the Collazo musical legacy. Ray Collazo provides updates on how the courts have given President Trump another DACA bodyblow, what Puerto ...
Apr 27, 2018•56 min
Rays Talk Show Episode 275: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Mikhel Harrison of Indivisible in an interview recorded in front of the Starbucks in Philadelphia where the highly questionable arrest of African-American patrons took place last week. They spoke about the link between the Starbucks incident and the hyper-aggressive ICE office in Pennsylvania as well as why Republicans are now attacking us with food and medicine. Ray shares what his oldest son taught him this week and how that is changing...
Apr 20, 2018•1 hr
