ReCurrent
Episodes
Jaime Roque Host of ReCurrent on Immigrantly
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an invitation to slow down, find meaning in the quiet moments, and celebrate the fullness of our identities. To learn more abou...
Central American Art and Resistance in 1980’s LA
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we go back to 1980s Los Angeles, when civil wars in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua sent hundreds of thousands of people north ...
Motown of the West: Before Motown
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before the Supremes, before Berry Gordy, a Los Angeles record label run out of a garage was shaping the future of American music.Founded by Dootsie Wi...
Monk at Palo Alto: The Tape That Slept 50 Years
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jaime Roque follows a lost concert that almost never happened—and the homemade tape that kept it alive.The story begins in 1968 with a teenager who ...
Behold & Belonging: From Getty to Boyle Heights
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A community photo classroom opens the door to a different way of entering a museum.Inside Las Fotos Project—part classroom, part studio, all communi...
Backlot & Barrio
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jaime Roque follows photographer George Rodriguez through two LAs at once—red carpets and street marches.Hollywood assignments put him beside movie ...
Roses & Pixels
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jaime Roque follows the life of a familiar image across LA, beginning with the 2001 backlash to Alma López’s digital artwork Our Lady.What looked l...
ReCurrent Season Two Trailer
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In season two of ReCurrent: Stories about What We Gain by Keeping the Past Present, host Jaime Roque explores how culture builds community—how a cam...
Recording Artists: Robert Rauschenberg
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Check out the newest season of Recording Artists, hosted by actor, artist, and futurist Ahmed Best. Explore the Getty archives and learn about the inn...
Maverick and Rebel: Julius Eastman
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jaime dives into the compelling story of Julius Eastman, a Black, openly gay composer who revolutionized minimalist music in the 1970s and ’80s.
Legacy of the Land: Wupatki National Monument
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode highlights the ongoing efforts to protect Wupatki National Monument's legacy, ensuring that the stories, traditions, and spiritual connec...
Stories From the Chair: Cuts and Heritage in a Haircut
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode illustrates the vital role barbershops play in maintaining cultural continuity and supporting community identity.
Resonance of the Codex: Exploring Mesoamerican Music Then and Now
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of ReCurrent, Jaime Roque explores the music and instruments of the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century manuscript that recorded the life...
América Tropical: Art, Activism, and Los Angeles’s Hidden Story
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Recurrent, Jaime Roque explores the hidden story of América Tropical, a mural painted by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros in ...
The Recipe of Us: Food, Family, and Memory
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this inaugural episode of ReCurrent, host and producer Jaime Roque shares a heartfelt journey through his family's history and the role of food in ...
ReCurrent Trailer
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jaime Roque as he uncovers the profound impact of keeping the past alive in the present, and discovers the treasures of our heritage. ReCurrent i...