Which scenes from the first half of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter resonated with us the most? Listen to part 2 of our discussion to find out!
Mar 22, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In our first recording on I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez, we talk about our experience at AWP 2020 & COVID-19; the themes, characters, allusions, & connections we made to our previous books-of-the-month; as well as the YA label, the writing style, & the differences between the paperback & hardcover editions of this National Book Award finalist.
Mar 18, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 8
We are joined this show by Kali Fajardo-Anstine via phone to interview her about her short story collection, Sabrina & Corina. Many thanks to Kali for allowing us the honor of talking to her!
Mar 02, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 7
For this episode, we discuss strong lines that struck us from the latter half of Kali Fajardo-Anstine's compelling collection, Sabrina & Corina, that being "Galapago," "Cheesman Park," "Tomi," "Any Further West," "All Her Names," and "Ghost Sickness."
Mar 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Our second look at Kali Fajardo-Anstine's Sabrina & Corina focuses on the first half of the short story collection: "Sugar Babies," "Sabrina & Corina," "Sisters," "Remedies," & "Julian Plaza."
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Our first dive into Kali Fajardo-Anstine's Sabrina & Corina, the short story collection, includes a conversation of the National Book Award finalist's themes, and connections to previous works we have discussed.
Feb 17, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
From the second half of Patron Saints of Nothing, we finish Randy Ribay's novel by pausing over passages that highlight the tension that has been built between the truth Jay seeks, and the one he ultimately grapples with, along with the way his character finds a way to keep a piece of not only Jun's memory, but his own heritage.
Feb 16, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In our second part on Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay, we talk about important moments we found from the first half of the novel, including Jay sharing his cousin Jun's letters, his grappling with his hybrid identity, digging up the truth about the Philippines in relation to Pres. Duterte's drug war (and parallels to Mexico's war on drugs), and investigating what happened to Jun, in part by scrutinizing his uncle and police chief, Tito Maning.
Feb 04, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In our opening discourse on Randy Ribay's Patron Saints of Nothing for season 2 of our podcast, we give our synopsis on the novel, and some of the threads that tie in to the previous works we have reviewed.
Jan 19, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 1
We finish discussing Sáenz's collection by covering what struck us about "Brother in Another Language," "Sometimes the Rain," "Chasing the Dragon," & "The Hurting Game."
Jan 17, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Benjamin Alire Sáenz joins us for an interview in this episode to talk about the border, politics, his writing style, the stories in Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club, & news on the film adaptation for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.
Jan 03, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In our second part on Everything Begins & Ends, we cover our strong lines from the first half of the collection, including the stories, "He Has Gone to be with the Women," "Art of Translation," & "Rule Maker."
Dec 23, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 11
For our last book of the year, we open Benjamin Alire Saenz's Everything Begins & Ends at the Kentucky Club, covering some of the themes from this PEN-Faulkner-award-winning short story collection, as well as the setting, the style, the role of food, & part of the first story, "He Has Gone to be With the Women."
Dec 17, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 10
We conclude Angie Thomas' novel by highlighting some differences with the film adaptation (focusing especially on DeVante and Khalil), the significance behind the names, and the differences between the two protests we see in the story.
Dec 09, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In our second look at Hate U Give, we analyze some of the themes of the novel, point out its pop culture allusions, & highlight what makes it so relevant.
Dec 01, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In our first round on the Hate U Give, we cover the setting and main characters in Angie Thomas’ novel, as well as tie in some threads to Poet X and Black Klansman.
Nov 12, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This episode, Ron Stallworth joins us to talk about his memoir and its film adaptation as part of the events of the EPCC Literary Fiesta.
Oct 28, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, we discuss the second half of Ron Stallworth's memoir, Black Klansman, highlighting our most salient passages.
Oct 21, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This episode, we begin Ron Stallworth's memoir, Black Klansman , which details his undercover work as a police officer passing as a member of the KKK. We highlight moments that stayed with us from the first half of the book, but on Saturday Oct. 19 at El Paso's downtown library, join us at EPCC's Literary Fiesta for a live interview with Mr. Stallworth, preceded by a free screening of the Academy-award-winning film adaptation, BlaKkKlansman , by director Spike Lee.
Oct 14, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
As we close the book on Poet X, we highlight our favourite pieces from Part III, and bring in special guest and EPCC English Professor Reyna Muñoz to talk about the audiobook too.
Oct 07, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In our second part of Poet X, we dive into our favourite pieces from parts I and II of the book.
Sep 24, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 2
On our first episode of Literally Literary, we summarize the general plot of Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X, as well as discuss some of its themes, its style, and its allusions. Jorge Gomez & Vanessa Zuñiga are joined by Richie Marrufo to engage in a dialog about Acevedo's work. This podcast is brought to you by the Humanities Collaborative at EPCC-UTEP. Big thanks to our guest and colleague, Richie Marrufo, for all the sound mixing and editing!
Sep 18, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1
This trailer gives you a taste of what our literary podcast is all about!
Sep 17, 2019•39 sec
