Latinos Who Lunch

Episode 101: The Second Coming of JuanGa

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

JuanGa is risen! For the next couple of episodes FavyFav and Babelito are taking a little break and diving into the archives to bring you some of thei...

Episode 100: Thank You

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Turkey Day a todos!!! In this episode, LWL breakdown their favorite recipes for this holiday and their family traditions which range from Guatem...

Episode 99: The ABC's of Latinidad

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week los chicos de LWL bring you the ABC's of Latinidad, inspired by one of Favy's favorite podcasts, Jade + XD. From A to Z they go over the alp...

Episode 98: The Art People Podcast with Dr. Emmanuel Ortega Rodríguez

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Guess what Mimi?!? FavyFav is starting a new podcast and decided to invite Babelito to be the first guest and air the episode here on Latinos Who Lunc...

Episode 97: Myte la Chingona

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our dear friend Myte, better know as the badass Chingona from the popular podcast Cabronas y Chingonas, graces FavyFav and Babelito with her presence ...

Episode 96: Latinos Who Have Feelings

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we get all up in our feelings! In this Guara Guara episode FavyFav and Babelito get deep and reveal some of the issues of being away from ho...

Episode 95: Tea with Queen and J.

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Favy brings us another NYC edition of LWL and interviews your favorite womanist race nerds from the podcast Tea with Queen and J. Listen in ...

Episode 94: FavyFav Teleports Us To RuPaul's DragCon NYC!

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this very special episode FavyFav teleports us to RuPaul's DragCon in New York City and interviews un chingo de dragas! Desde la Jiggly Caliente ha...

Episode 93: Latinos Who Travel

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Corre corre por las big cities!!!! El FavyFav y Babelito discuss their experiences in two of the largest cities in the U.S., New York and Chicago, the...

Episode 92: Let There Be Luz!

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

She is a warrior and she is here to tell us her journey as a podcaster, mother, entrepreneur and all around badass. Linda Garcia, aka Luz Warrior is a...

Episode 91: The House of the Lunches

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week FavyFav and Babelito catch up on the last few weeks of their busy lives. They talk about their lunches, their travels and talk about the TV ...

Episode 90: Queer Xicano Chisme

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rubén aka Queer Xicano Chisme graces the LWL studio to give us all the details behind his social media career, his podcast, and all the rest of his s...

Episode 89: Alondra and Remi of BlankTag.co

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Latinos Who Lunch chat with the creators of BlankTag.co, a rad Latinx inspired sticker company based out of LA. Alondra and Remi reveal how ...

Episode 88: Rosa Mamá

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Todo en familia. Para continuar con el internet influencer theme we started two weeks ago, we now have the famous Rosa Ramos aka Rosa Mamá from Mom's...

Episode 87: Guara Guara the Messiest of the Cucharas

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

LWL return with their bi-weekly Guara Guara "free-form" episode, but this time, FavyFav is in Pennsylvania and Babelito's in Chicago. They catch up on...

Episode 86: Emmanuel Ramos-Barajas

16 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, FavyFav and Babelito interview video producer Emmanuel Ramos-Barajas, and they get into everything, from food in Boyle Heights to the...

Episode 85: Babelito, Wild and Free!

09 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week los chicos de LWL talk to the wonderful Las Vegas based show, Wild and Free: A Battle Born Podcast. They talk conchas, activism y mucho mas!...

Episode 84: Dr. Denise Sandoval, The Lowrider Scholar

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Denise Sandoval, aka The Lowrider Scholar, sits with LWL to talk about the politics, philosophy, aesthetics and the high art of riding low. Denise...

Episode 83: Summer Recap

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With their busy schedule, FavyFav and Babelito haven't been able to catch up for quite a while. Listen in as they talk about their summer experiences ...

Episode 82: Mujer Fiera

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Anita Tijerina Revilla is an Associate Professor and Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). Anita,...

Episode 81: SAN CHA

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

San Cha has new music and she is celebrating with LWL! As a queer Chicanx musician based in Los Angeles, she takes mariachi music and other Latinx gen...

Episode 80: Xuanito de la Puente from Gordaztlan con una Diet Coke

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Xuan Carlos Espinoza-Cuellar joins FavyFav and Babelito in one of the funniest and most inspiring conversations in LWL history. Xuanito is a curanderx...

Episode 79: LALIFF Gave Us VIDA!

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

LWL went to Hollywood last weekend and in this episode they talk about their participation in LALIFF (Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival)....

Episode 78: Disney's Coco Revisited with Dr. Irene Mata

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week FavyFav and Babelito welcome back their favorite scholar, Irene Matta from Wellesley College to deconstruct the 2017 animated Disney feature...

Episode 77: Alaska de Luxe

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode LWL talk about their encounters with some important Latinx icons, Favy's adventures on the other side of the world and Babelito's obse...

Episode 76: Quinceañera Problems with Babelito's Sisters

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Babelito's sisters, Osiris and Bianca, grace the LWL studio with their quinceañera stories, which couldn't be more different from each other. While O...

Episode 75: Guara Guara La Cucharation

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered how LWL collaborate outside of the podcast? This Guara Guara episode is dedicated to breaking down the process of putting toget...

Episode 74: Live from RuPaul's DragCon with Cynthia Lee Fontaine

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready for this CUCU?! In this very special episode of Latinos Who Lunch FavyFav and Babelito return to RuPaul’s DragCon for a second time to...

Episode 73: From DragCon to Beyoncé and Beyond

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Vanjie…Miss Vanjie…Miss…Vaaanjie. On this episode FavyFav and Babelito recap their amazing weekend at RuPaul’s DragCon and chat about wha...

Episode 72: Richardtina

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Simply the best! Richard Villegas, aka Richardtina, visited LWL to talk about his journey of becoming a prominent Latinx indie music journalist. He wr...

Episode 71: Lunch Mess

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

LWL are on SONGMESS!!!! This week les traemos una sorpresa! We asked our dear friend Richardtina to let us air an episode of Songmess in which FavyFav...

Episode 70: Erika Gets The Job Done

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Erika Abad aka the Ph.Diva is an Assistant Professor-in-residence in Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at UNLV. Sh...

Episode 69: Latinos Who Work

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered where LWL started their careers? Bueno, pues preparense to hear all about FavyFav and Babelito's first jobs. This episode is de...

Episode 68: La Llave

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week FavyFav and Babelito are joined by the brand new podcast hosts Joelly Favela-Medina and George Anthony Garcia of La Llave Podcast. From find...

Episode 67: Miss Vanjie

05 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Miss Vanjie….Miss Vanjie….Miss……Vanjie. In this episode FavyFav and Babelito talk about Miss Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and the history of Latinx dr...

Episode 66: Nos Vemos en We All Grow Latina

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we bring you the audio from the panel "Como se podcast?!" from We All Grow Latina Network Summit thanks to our friend Luis from Nos Vemos En...

Episode 65: We All Grow

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Every year a summit of badass Latinas get together in California to celebrate their greatness, their growth and to demonstrate how they thrive in the...

Episode 64: Oscars So Brown???

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This year's Oscars where notably brown in comparison to years past. The presence of Latinx actors and political causes were felt throughout the awards...

Episode 63: Listener Letters IV

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's finally here! A new listener letter episode. FavyFav and Babelito discuss everything in this episode, the ways Chicanx people may fall into the t...

Episode 62: Colorismo en Latin America

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Inspired by one of our listener letters, LWL develops a discussion on colorism, its complex history in Latin America and in the United States. From th...

Episode 61: Podcasts in Color with Berry

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Berry, creator of Podcasts In Color, has always been an avid podcast listener and The Read’s #1 fan. She put her passion for the medium to the test ...

Episode 60: The One About Denver

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Otra semana y otro espisodio face to face, mano a mano. Los chicos de LWL are busy but once in a while they get together to “guara guara la cuchara”...

Episode 59: Miriam Zoila Pérez

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you have been waiting to hear a los chavos de Latinos Who Lunch get all vulnerable, pues ahi les va! In this week's episode, FavyFav and Babelito s...

Episode 58: Caught Up

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Latinos Who Lunch visited D.C. and recorded an episode with the guys from Caught Up Podcast! This topical and conversational podcast digs into the pol...

Episode 57: From Reno to Baltimore

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Los chicos de LWL take a breather, eat neighborhood supermarket Cuban food and reflect on the nonstop activities of the past two weeks. From Reno to B...

Episode 56: Ed Fuentes

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our dear friend and colleague Ed Fuentes sits with LWL to talk about his career as an advocate for Chicanx arts. Through his blog, Paint this Desert, ...

Episode 55: New Year, Old Us

11 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Y'all know that FavyFav and Babelito are busy AF, and for that reason they are introducing a new format in which every other week they will simply cat...

Episode 54: Radio Lonchea 2017

04 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the great tradition of one of their favorite music podcasts, Radio Menea, LWL record their music year in review episode! Favy Favela Perez and Babe...

Episode 53: Que Show in 2017!?

28 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We did it! What a year! FavyFav and Babelito get together and recount the year's greatest moments starting from holiday times with their family to som...

Episode 52: Yosimar Reyes

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Yosimar Reyes joins us this week and we GET INTO IT! The nationally acclaimed poet, educator, performance artist and public speaker tells FavyFav and ...

Episode 51: Live from Wellesley College

14 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this very first live episode of LWL, Irene Mata, Associate Professor in the department of Women's and Gender Studies at Wellesley College, joins us...

BONUS Episode: Nostalgia

09 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David B. Smith Gallery is proud to put forward the “Latinos Who Lunch” podcast for Untitled, Radio in Miami Beach. In a special segment catered sp...

Episode 50: Coka y Greñas

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Latinos Who Lunch cierran el ciclo of Austin interviews con broche de oro! La Coka y el Greñas sit down with FavyFav and talk about ...

BONUS Episode: Pigmentocracy

06 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David B. Smith Gallery is proud to put forward the “Latinos Who Lunch” podcast for Untitled, Radio in Miami Beach. In a special segment catered sp...

Mordida 21: mjvc.rocks

03 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this mordida FavyFav and Mario Villanueva, a loyal LWL listener, talk about social media, Mario's art, the power of Instagram and what it means to ...

Episode 49: El Corazón de Elier

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this very special episode of LWL, FavyFav has a conversation with our new friend Elier Rodriguez about his coming out process and the insecurities ...

Mordida 20: SomarATX - #SupportLatinxBusiness

24 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sorpresa!!! To kick off the holidays the right way we offer this bonus Moridida. As part of Favy's series of interviews in TX, he sat down with his pr...

Episode 48: Podcasterio Fest!

23 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What a weekend!!! Podcasterio Fest was not a dream but a magical reality and in this episode, FavyFav and Babelito break down their weekend, which sta...

Episode 47: Michael Anthony Garcia

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Y que sigan las entrevistas! This week we take you back to Austin, TX and talk to our friend Michael Anthony Garcia. Michael talks about his awesome w...

Episode 46: Pensando en Tejas

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

La Xochi came through again! As a member of Chulita Vinyl Club's Austin chapter, Xochi Solis, together with her husband George Pasterk have amassed an...

Episode 45: Xochi and George

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Back in September, Babelito and Favy were in Austin, Texas and got to hang with their friends Xochi Solis and George Pasterk. From Chulita Vinyl Club ...

Episode 44: Favy Does Dallas

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, LWL catch up over some fake-ass sushi and discuss the importance of art spaces including Latinx artists for their talent and not just...

Episode 43: Julio Salgado

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get it poppin'! In this hilarious episode FavyFav and Babelito chat with their comadre Julio Salgado about his artwork, drag queens, Jenni River...

Episode 42: Meli Earth

12 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Respira profundo... This week FavyFav and Babelito slow down, take a breath and take the time to talk to their favorite landscape designer, Melissa Go...

Mordida 19: Vegas Strong

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Babelito and FavyFav talk about the terrorist attack on the Las Vegas Strip. They discuss their feelings about the tragedy, the social med...

Episode 41: The Youths

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Latinos Who Lunch are joined by FavyFav's younger cousins, Aliah (age 13) and Angel II (Age 12). They talk about growing up in Las Vegas, po...

Mordida 18: LWL in ATX

21 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Last weekend Babelito joined FavyFav in Austin, Texas and met up with an amazing group of listeners! In this Mordida, you'll hear a conversation betwe...

Episode 40: Listener Letters III

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Babelito and FavyFav dedicate an entire episode to their listeners. That's right!!! It's another listener letter episode! As LWL grows, so does the aw...

Mordida 17: Yvette Mayorga

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

¡NO POS WOW! For this Mordida minisode, FavyFav and Babelito call Chicago artist Yvette Mayorga. They talk about her upcoming exhibitions, the Baroqu...

Episode 39: Not My Monument

31 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

You wanna talk about monuments!? Well guess what, Mimi...WE DID! This week FavyFav and Babelito discuss the terrorist attack in Charlottesville throug...

BONUS Episode: LWL on Morado Lens Podcast!

24 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For this very special bonus episode, LWL rebroadcast their guest-spot on Morado Lens, one of their favorite Latinx podcasts. Cindy and Nat created ...

Episode 38: Rudy Bleu

17 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rudy Bleu has been creating spaces for the queer punk Latinx youth in Cali for many years, and after some bomb tacos he sits with LWL to talk about hi...

Mordida 16: Nueva Yorkz

10 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

El Favy no se cansa de viajar and in this Mordida he shares his adventures in la manzanota, aka Nueva Yorkz, with Babelito. Y aprovechando la vuelta, ...

Episode 37: Maria Elena Ortiz

03 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Favy chats with art curator Maria Elena Ortiz from the Perez Art Museum in Miami. They talk about Latinx identity, "pigmentocracy," the Real...

Mordida 15: FYF 2017 Recap

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this special Mordida minisode, Babelito recaps FYF Fest, Favy complains about not getting enough attention and very important listeners are given a...

Episode 36: The Doctor Is In

20 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

REUNITED and it feels so GOOD! Dr. Babelito and Favy are finally in same room after months of being apart. They catch up, get into Mexican art history...

Episode 35: Zhiwan Cheung

13 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

AZUCAR! This week Favy hangs out with artist Zhiwan Cheung to dish about their experience in Miami, Florida. They chat about art, family, empanadas an...

Mordida 14: La Judy

06 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this Mordida Babelito chats with his roommate, La Judy, and discusses her legacy as a leader in the New Mexico community. La Judy was the secretar...

Episode 34: The Sunken Place

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week FavyFav reports from an artist residency in Miami, Florida. Join him as he chats with artist Zhiwan Cheung and Kori Newkirk about the sunshi...

BONUS Episode: ¡Felicitaciones Doctor Babelito!

24 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Babelito is in the house! That's right.... we have doctor in the family! In this very special SURPRISE episode of Latinos Who Lunch, Favy put toge...

Mordida 13: Que Show?

22 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this Mordida los muchachos de LWL catch up on how busy and hot their summers have been so far. FavyFav has been hanging out at Calle Ocho in Miami ...

Episode 33: The Interns

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Pizza time! Jess Alvarez and Karla Lagunas join LWL to talk about the pressures of performing identity as two young brown artists from Las Vegas. They...

Mordida 12: Tia Julie

08 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For this Mordida, FavyFav sits with his Tia Julie to talk about chile verde con papas, her husband, his role in building Las Vegas and the reasons why...

Episode 32: Guilty Pleasures

01 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Cutie patooties FavyFav and Babelito share their guilty pleasures and it was LIBERATING! They confess their love for Marranold's, minimalist art, day...

Mordida 11: All About Valentina

25 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Favy calls Babelito to talk about Valentina's time on RuPaul's Drag Race. They get into the lip sync debacle, Chicanx mis/represention on...

Episode 31: RuPaul's DragCon

18 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

LWL went to RuPaul's DragCon...asi que preparense! FavyFav and Babelito talk about their experience moderating the panel "The Art of Resistance," gush...

Mordida 10: Anniversary Numero Uno!

11 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It has been one year y estamos de puro pinche pari! To celebrate, we dug into the LWL archives and found our very first recording. Listen as we practi...

Episode 30: Stay Shining

04 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Graphic designer and photographer Pam Covarrubias, aka Pam of the podcast Cafe con Pam, joins us in the studio for a delicious lunch and a heartfelt c...

BONUS Episode: Contemporary Art of Nevada

27 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week FavyFav discusses the exhibition "Tilting the Basin: Contemporary Art of Nevada" with the artists, to la señora de los BLTs, to the museum'...

Episode 29: Radio Menea

20 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Remezcla declared Radio Menea the "woke Latinx music podcast you should be listening to," and we couldn't agree more! La Vero y Pérez from Radio Mene...

Mordida 9: Grecia Lima

13 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Our prima from another tia, Grecia Lima from Choices and Chismes, visits FavyFav in the LWL studio to kick-off her fabulous twenty-nine birthday celeb...

Episode 28: No Mas White Tears

06 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

FavyFav and Babelito are joined by Erika Castro and Karla Rodriguez from PLAN (Progressive Leadership Alliance Nevada) to inform us about immigration ...

Episode 27: Mordidota

30 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

LWL are joined by Luis from Tamarindo Podcast and his partner Fernando. Listen as they attempt to record a Mordida that instead turned into a MORDIDOT...

Episode 26: Listener Letters II

23 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's finally here! Another hour dedicated to our loyal listeners! FavyFav and Babelito dig into their emails and read some of their favorites. They re...

Mordida 8: Cafe con Pam

16 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Pamela Covarrubias from Cafe con Pam podcast joins FavyFav for a cafecito and talk about their favorite podcasts, Vegas clubbing and #SupportBrownPod...

BONUS Episode: Gordita Supreme Part II

09 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

FavyFav continues the body positive conversation from Episode 24 with best buddies Jennifer and Christie. Listen in as they make confessions about gro...

Episode 25: Latinos in Las Vegas

08 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week FavyFav and Babelito are joined by Jazmin Garcia and Alfredo Lopez from mitú. We talked about Latino visibility in Las Vegas and get into ...

Episode 24: Gordita Supreme

02 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Why are you so obsessed with me? LWL invited their dear friends Christie and Jennifer to talk about their struggles with weight. If unwanted thyroid ...

Mordida 7: FEA

23 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this Mordida, Babelito is feeling his rock journalist fantasy as he interviews the Chicanx punk band FEA. The members of the band talk about Gloria...

Episode 23: Chamoy Fountain

16 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a hot minute! Favyfav and Babelito catch up on everything they have been up to from chamoy fountains, coliaderas and gay bars on the border...