Culture Chat Episode: 61 Today I sit down with Julio Ricardo Varela (cohost In the Thick, LatinoUSA) to discuss the […]


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Culture Chat Episode: 61


Today I sit down with Julio Ricardo Varela (cohost In the Thick, LatinoUSA) to discuss the devastation after Hurricane Maria that still plagues the island today.  We also go deeper into the underlying problems that the island has faced for decades. Julio hopes that the attention Hurricane Maria has brought to Puerto Rico will result in real action and changes being made that are long overdue.  We also talk tostones and dominoes, so listen on as we delve into the culture of Puerto Rico.


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Discussed in this episode:


Hurricane Maria


Puerto Rico


Today Explained, VOX interview


Colonialism


Puerto Rico Baseball


In the Thick Podcast



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