The Hallaca Rant
One more Pueblo People episode before the year ends. This is perhaps the most controversial episode of this podcast to date
Life
How Vicente Emilio Sojo Rescued ‘Niño Lindo’
This beloved aguinaldo and many others would be totally unknown to us, if Maestro Sojo and his disciples wouldn’t have collected and transcribed them a century ago
The Perks of Being a Second-Generation Venezuelan
How I found my truest identity by immersing in the Latino community in Florida after my Midwestern childhood
How Venezuelan Preschools Turned into a Problem
Social and economic collapse, in addition to the lockdowns, have made early schooling another source of trauma and inequality
The Arepa Emoji Is Venezuelan
This week on the VDP: Sebastian Delmont AKA @sd tells the story of his life in tech and we learn why he's a national hero
Gaita: the Ultimate Venezuelan Holiday Music
Every December, a musical genre specific to Zulia state spreads to the rest of the country and its diaspora. But for Zulianos, it’s way more than Christmas songs
Mr. Comedia Explains the Comedy Monsters Club
The Venezuela Diaspora Project talks comedy and NFTs with Bobby Comedia
Se arregló Minnesota
Pueblo People returns with a special episode where Oswaldo and Raúl try to answer the question of the gazillion lochas
How Patricia Van Dalen Trapped the Colors of the Tropics
This Miami-based visual artist strayed away from the kinetic art path, in order to explore the light in public and private works of art that see the world with Venezuelan eyes
How a Sinatra Song Told the Story of the Venezuelan Diaspora
When David Calcaño and Ala Nulu made the annual Christmas animated video for the Old Blue Eyes’ YouTube channel, they chose an angle that goes directly into our hearts
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