The Media Gap: Latinos Behind and In Front of the Camera

This week, Diosa and Mala discuss Latino representation in media, sparked by backlash over white actress Odessa A'zion being cast as a Latina character in an upcoming A24 film. Together, they review a study conducted by USC's Norman Lear Center, which highlights that Latino-led/Latino-created shows…

Housing, Equity, and the Future of L.A: Rae Huang For LA Mayor

This week, Diosa and Mala  interview Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Rae Huang, a community organizer, coalition builder, and pastor. She details a platform centered around the needs of everyday Angelenos, like permanent affordable housing, a public bank, and free and fast transit. Rae Huang shares d…

Inside Nithya Raman’s Campaign: Can She Transform LA? | Capítulo 264

This week, Diosa and Mala interview LA City Councilmember and mayoral candidate, Nithya Raman about her sudden entry into the race, her approach to stronger disaster preparedness, and a more aggressive city response to ICE actions, including prosecutorial strategies and safeguards during the upcomi…

Why We Must Always Believe Survivors | Capítulo 263

This week on Locatora Radio, Diosa and Mala respond to New York Times investigative reporting that reveals that Cesar Chavez, civil rights leader and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, groomed and sexually abused young girls. Dolores Huerta, feminist leader and co-founder of the N…

Latinx Futurism: How We’re Building a Living Audio Time Capsule | Capítulo 262:

This week, Diosa and Mala discuss Latino/Latinx futurism and its roots in Afrofuturism and Indigenous futures. They breakdown how Octavia Butler was a major inspiration for Herederxs in Space, a joint-project with Pizza Shark, a Latina-led production company. Herederxs in Space is an audio-phonic t…

From Puerto Rico to the World: Bad Bunny's Half-Time Performance | Capítulo 261

This week Diosa discusses the remarkable performance by Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl halftime show, from the cultural and historical symbolism embedded in his act to the significance of his Grammy Award Winning album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos. In the second half of this episode, journalist and podcast h…

Capítulo 260: How Reyna Maldonado Is Taking Up Space At Levi's Stadium

This week, we interview Reyna Maldonado, the force behind Las Guerreras Kitchen, a family owned and women led kitchen in Oakland. Reyna shares with us her journey bringing comida costeña, a style of cuisine from La Costa Grande, Guerrero, Mexico. Learn about her mother’s journey as a street vendor …

Capítulo 259: How We Keep Hope Alive

While traveling through Colombia, Mala witnessed the growing opposition of U.S. intervention in Latin America, following the capture of Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro. Together, Diosa and Mala review U.S. intervention in Latin America, ongoing state sanctioned violence in Minneapolis, and how t…

Capítulo 258: Why Influencers Should Be Taken Seriously

Happy New Year, Locamores! In this episode, we discuss the attention economy and why we think influencers, especially women, get so much hate. Influencers can impact what we buy, how we think, and even how we vote. Diosa and Mala break down why we should pay attention to all sides of the influencer…

ARCHIVES: Advice To Our Younger Selves

From the archives, tune into Oye Locas, a segment where we answer listener questions, like how to stop taking things personally, what we're letting go of, and advice to our younger selves.