The Podcast

All the episodes here . . .

Pardon the Chingona dust as we migrate the episodes to the new website. For now, you can catch up directly over on Spotify!

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S03.E03. Palabras in Preservation

Have you ever felt welcomed and out of place at the same time? In this week's solita, solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on that very dynamic as she unpacks her recent experience in being recognized as an awardee for her work in historical preservation as carried out in her writing, publishing, teaching, and performing.

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S03.E02. Uncompromising Recalibrations

In this solita, solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on the dysfunctional expectation of compromise. She explores the collective salve of enabling our abundant creativity and comments on the power of this beautiful messy journey beyond narratives of aspiration and becoming. Lets reclaim our lives y'all, and lets ground it in the power of our creative flow!

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S02.E03.Standard Rumblings in Disruption

In this solita, solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on the standards we engage with and take for granted as ideas about acceptability. She invites us to think about how we show up with our whole selves as buffers, extensions, and sometimes challengers of those poblematic standards for the benefit of our collective humanity.

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S02.E01. Showing Up for Me

In this solita, solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez reflects on her struggles with self-silencing, touching on several areas of vulnerability that include family and unresolved traumas as she recommits to her platform and voice. 

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Be That Poetry

In this solita solita episode, Rosanna Alvarez talks about how she navigates imposter syndrome while acknowledging the limitations of one-size-fits all approaches.

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But Like, Why Hella Chingona?

In this episode, Rosanna Alvarez talks a little bit more in depth about her motivations for creating and hosting the Hella Chingona Podcast. She also covers why the naming of the podcast is intentional and why that matters. Listeners also get a quick description of what to expect from future episodes.  

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Hosted & Created by Rosanna Alvarez

Created with the intent to build on an archive of stories where Chingonas thrive. The idea is to create an on-going conversation that uplifts through testimonio (our personal story telling) in a way that brings folks together across space and time anchored in sincerity, power, and community.