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Casa San Jose - La fortaleza de la comunidad latina en Pittsburgh

Ciudad de Puentes, Episodio 2 https://soundcloud.com/ziggy-sheynin/episodio-2-casa-san-jose-ciudad-de-puentes?si=6da45717d9a64b4991b81ee7080222f7&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Casa San Jose es un centro de recursos que promueve la auto suficiencia e integracion para los inmigrantes latinos en Pittsburgh. Monica Ruiz, directora ejecutiva, y Constanza Henry, Case Manager, nos hablaron de sus experiencias apoyando a la comunidad latina en Pittsburgh durante la pandemia .

Dr. Diego Chavez-Gnecco - La fortaleza de la comunidad latina en Pittsburgh

 Ciudad de Puentes, Episodio 1 https://soundcloud.com/ziggy-sheynin/episodio-1-dr-diego-chaves-gnecco-ciudad-de-puentes?si=bce72b1d5f734297a411e5164a972af5&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing El Dr. Diego Chaves-Gnecco, originalmente de Bogotá, se especializa en la pediatría. Se mudó a Pittsburgh en 1998 y luego recibió su maestría en la salud pública de la Universidad de Pittsburgh. Fundó el programa “Salud Para Niños”, que incluye programas bilingües y clínicas gratis para los hispanohablantes. Dr. Chaves-Gnecco generosamente nos dió unos minutos de su tiempo valorable para una entrevista sobre su trabajo y el impacto de la pandemia a la comunidad latino.

Arepittas-La fortaleza de la comunidad latina en Pittsburgh

Ciudad de Puentes, Episodio 3 https://soundcloud.com/ziggy-sheynin/ciudad-de-puentes-episodio-3    |    La historia de Danielle Figueroa y Carlo Antela es una historia de resiliencia y valor.   En febrero de 2019 ellos abrieron un restaurante venezolano que se llama Arepittas.  Nosotros les entrevistamos para el episodio 3 de Ciudad de Puentes y ellos nos contaron la historia de su salida de Venezuela, los desafíos para establecerse en Pittsburgh y lo que hicieron para seguir en pie durante el transcurso de la cuarentena.

Taste of Italy

https://soundcloud.com/nicole-monaco-299247495/cooked-media-rare-taste-of-italy

What's Your Story

What's Your Story: Episode 1 - Polish and Russian Immigration   https://soundcloud.com/sn0w-stylez/whats-your-story-episode-1-polish-and-russian-culure On this week's episode of What's Your Story, we invite guests from Poland and Russia to share their stories of immigrating to America. Text us questions you'd like to have featured in the next episode (412) 944-4830.

The Cookie Jar

The Cookie Jar: Episode 1 - What's Your Hometown Like?   https://soundcloud.com/sn0w-stylez/cookie-jar-ep-1 On the first ever episode of The Cookie Jar, Thomas, Nick, and Oliver discuss their hometowns and how unique each of their upbringings have been. They are students at Carnegie Mellon University and have fascinating stories to share. Text us questions you’d like to have featured in the next episode (412) 944-4830. The Cookie Jar: Episode 2 - Family Dynamics https://soundcloud.com/sn0w-stylez/the-cookie-jar-episode-2-family-dynamics On today’s episode of The Cookie Jar, Cody Farkos joins Thomas, Nick, and Oliver to discuss family traditions and how we can learn from each others’ family cultures. Cody is Thomas’ older brother and life mentor. The two are best friends and each have fascinating stories to share. Text us questions you’d like to have featured in the next episode (412) 944-4830.

Group 2, Podcast 3: Culture Chats

Michael · Culture Chats - Richard Hua    Welcome back to another episode of Culture Chats. This week's podcast is a special one, as we have our wonderful guest Richard Hua, a Lyft driver that our interviewer Nicole had a chance encounter with. From there Richard continued to tell us the story of his life and how coming to America had many struggles. Whether it be his initial cultural and linguistic adaptation, or coming to terms with the fact he wasn't the same person, culturally, as he had been years prior when discussing with his wife, Richard had a wonderful story to tell, and we are excited to share it with you here!

Podcast in the Pandemic Episode 1

Welcome to the Podcast in the Pandemic Podcast. In this podcast series we're going to explore how the Covid-19 pandemic has upended different facets of our lives. In this episode, we specifically focus on school and educational changes brought by the pandemic. We explore these themes by talking to our 2 guests: Mauricio (a CMU student from Puerto Rico) and Christian (a political science student from Jamaica)  For more information visit our website: https://podcastinthepandemic.wordpress.com

Podcast in the Pandemic Episode 2

Welcome to the Podcast in the Pandemic Podcast. This second episode is a continuation of the our pandemic podcast series where we explore how the Covid-19 pandemic has upended different facets of our lives. In this episode, we specifically focus on the work-culture changes brought by the pandemic. We explore these themes by talking to our 2 guests: Tim (an MIT grad who runs a fully remote startup) and Ivan (a NYC & SA real-estate manager)  For more information visit our website: https://podcastinthepandemic.wordpress.com

Learning Our Language (LOL) Podcast

Hello and welcome to LOL: Learning Our Language. This is a podcast that explores how the worlds within social media are redefining our culture and language. In this episode, the hosts (Saral, Sarah, and Nick), welcome our guests Iris and Adarsh to take a deep dive into the media trends that inevitably influence the world beyond our screens.

Hometown Horrors

By Sommer Schneller, Samara McCallum, Trento Von Lindenberg, and Natalie Nankervis What does home mean to you? Does it bring back warm memories? A sense of comfort? Or maybe even a wave of nostalgia? What if I told you that your hometown was hiding something? That tucked just underneath the covers… was something terrifying? Gruesome accidents, untold stories, and even… murders. True crime is defined as the examining and retelling of actual crimes with details of the actions of real people. In recent years, this genre has become exceptionally popular. Audiences love to listen to retellings of everything from gruesome murders to strange disappearances. We thought it would be pretty cool to figure out how true crime could tie to the ways we live our everyday lives. How do we talk about it? How do we react to it? What does our interest in it say about us? To answer some of these questions we found some people directly affected by two very different “true crime” experiences. One witnes...

We Are What We Eat

By Sommer Schneller, Samara McCallum, and Trento Von Lindenberg On this episode of Straight Outta Podsburgh, our hosts Sommer and Samara delve into the topic of “food:” What differentiates food from one region vs another? How do we use food to open up a dialogue between each other? And most importantly, what does our food say about us and our culture? Featuring interviews with a resident of Chicago as well as a native Pittsburgher, talking points include: Favorite foods and the memories they evoke How Chicago and NY-style pizza differ How the cultures of NYC and Chicago are reflected in how their pizzas are made History behind how the styles developed What the food culture is like in Pittsburgh How foods in Pittsburgh differ from their origins Hosted by: Sommer Schneller, Samara McCallum Guests: Intro music from Club Penguin, and theme song/other music by Joseph McDade.

Greetings and Music

By Sommer Schneller, Samara McCallum, and Trento Von Lindenberg On the very first episode of Welcome to Podsburgh, Samara and Sommer dive into the deep cultural experiences within music. The two find similarities and differences within their own musical interests and seek outside experiences when talking with guest and radio host, Char Pyle. Through this episode, the hosts hope to determine just how important to culture a person’s musical taste it, and how it can say so much more as an introduction to one’s self that even words can sometimes. Listen in to hear this for yourselves.