Since it is Women's History Month, let's take a moment to recognize the powerful, intelligent, and resourceful women in our lives. We should be celebrating them each and every day not just this month. There are so many amazing women who have done such great things for the community of Boyle Heights. Martha Ambriz is the leader of Ballet Folklórico Resurrección and an advocate for youth. She talks about her attachment to the neighborhood, and what drives her to make Boyle Heights a better place for its residents.

It’s December and we’re ready to get into the holiday spirit. Earlier this month we participated in the Boyle Heights Christmas parade and we had community members share their holiday traditions with us. Tamales are a big part of holiday traditions in Latine culture. And speaking of tamales in this episode we talked to Boyle Heights resident, Marlene Aguilar, who offers plant based options including vegan tamales to her community.

Happy Halloween! For this episode we have David Fernandez who was born and raised in Boyle Heights. David is here to share his experiences with paranormal activity which he’s had since the age of 7. While his family were looking for homes they discovered that the home he would live in had a hospital bed but didn't think too much of it. Little did he know, he was about to live among the supernatural for three months.

Being that we are in Boyle Heights it’s important that we highlight the accomplishments and work that our people are doing in the community. It’s also important to support small businesses and upcoming artists from our community! In this episode we from Miguel Estrada and Daniel Romo from the band, Ear Ringers and Elianet Romero, from Las Niñas Fresitas.

Highlighting the history of the Self Help Graphics & Art space as they come to their much deserved renovation. Founded in 1970, Self Help Graphics & Art established itself in 1973 as a non-profit art organization dedicated to the production, interpretation, and distribution of prints and other art media by Chicana/o and Latinx artists. In addition, their multidisciplinary and intergenerational programs promote artistic excellence and empowerment of communities by providing access to space, tools, training, and resources. Samantha Nieves will be talking to master screen printer Dewey Tafoya and Executive Directory Betty Marin of Self Help Graphics.

While there was much excitement about the bridge opening in the beginning, it later turned to a safety issue after ongoing cases of illegal and unsafe activity on the bridge. There were numerous street takeovers, graffiti, crashes, parked cars and dangerous social media stunts during the first couple of weeks that it opened. For now things seem to be doing better but there are other safety concerns that the bridge still brings. In this podcast we interview Pablo de la Hoya about the safety concerns he has as a cyclist.

For this episode we will be highlighting and honoring queer folks in the community. Today we will be interviewing youth activists for the Latine/x LGBTQIA+ community, Alex Medina, who also happens to be a former youth reporter.