Chancleta Generation
We, the Latinos, Latinas, Latinx, and Latines of the US are here to stay. Y juntos, echamos pa’lante! So why navigate the choppy waters of our shared experience alone? Join Clemencia, Cecilia, and many Latino/a/x guests every Monday for a convo cultural y de corazón that digs into our unique issues. Let’s unpack those tricky topics with a fun twist, sin pelos en la lengua.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 88
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
These are the people most affected by a downturn
A recent report by the Federal Reserve shows Latinx were more affected financially by the pandemic than any other ethnic group. In this episode we'll analyze the systemic issues that cause this, and …
What the new voting rul...eh…suppression will affect Latinx
47 states have now passed new voting rules each with a different flavor. We’ll go over what these are and what this means to our communities. We’ll also discuss what we can do to change these laws, b…
What the Colombian unrest means for US Latinx voters
There are some scary parallels between what’s going on in Colombia right now and some of the things that have been happening in the US. We’ll be discussing how situations like these are affecting wha…
Yanking the assimilation veil off and voting for what matters
After going all the way back to the history of assimilation, we bring it around to what us Latinx can start doing to heal, and seeing ourselves for who we are. Because when we’re inside the voting bo…
Systemic Assimilation: How did it all start?
Where are you in the assimilation scale? The way we vote many times depends on the level of assimilation we have. But assimilation doesn't just happen from one day to the other, it starts in many dif…
Voting for the American Dream: Systemic assimilation
There's something that has been lurking in the shadows for generations, and that permeates the lives and political choices of Latinx everywhere... Find out what level of assimilation we're all in, in…
We're not your (political) booty call - Part 2
We continue analyzing the reasons why Latinos continue to answer the calls from campaigns at the 11th hour, and give our 2 cents into what we need to start doing to bring some change. If you haven't …
We're not your (political) booty call - Part 1
Why are Latinx only engaged when a political campaign needs them? Hmm, it almost feels like we're a booty call… In this episode we grab a page from the psychology books, and our own lives and explain…