Best Redonda Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 27: "I Hotel" by Karen Tei Yamashita, w/ special guest Josh Cook 1:01:25

1y ago1:01:25

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We’re joined today by Josh Cook. Josh is a bookseller and co-owner at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he has worked since 2004. He is the author of the critically acclaimed postmodern detective novel An Exaggerated Murder and most recently of The Art of Libromancy: Selling Books and Reading Books in the Twenty-First Century, …

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Episode 26: "Wild Milk: Stories" by Sabrina Orah Mark, w/ special guest Lara Ehrlich 55:27

1+ y ago55:27

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We’re joined today by Lara Ehrlich, a writer, editor, and longtime friend (she and Tom go back 20 years, which seems impossible). Her first story collection, Animal Wife, was published by Red Hen Press back in 2020, and her first novel, Bind Me Tighter Still, will publish in 2025, also from Red Hen. She also hosts a conversation series, Writer Moth…

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Episode 25: "Austerlitz" by W.G. Sebald, translated by Anthea Bell, w/ special guest Mark Haber 56:32

1+ y ago56:32

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We’re joined today by Mark Haber of Coffee House Press (formerly of Brazos Bookstore in Houston). Mark is the author of two novels, Reinhardt’s Garden and Saint Sebastian’s Abyss, and the forthcoming novel Lesser Ruins, as well as a forthcoming novella, Ada. We chat about his work as well as Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald, translated by Anthea Bell. A q…

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Episode 24: "The Tanners" by Robert Walser, translated by Susan Bernofsky, w/ special guest Spencer Ruchti 1:04:00

1+ y ago1:04:00

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Today Spencer Ruchti of Third Place Books joins to chat about The Tanners by Robert Walser, translated by Susan Bernofsky. We actually recorded this back in November and are glad to get it out into the world. Early on Spencer dips out momentarily due to an alarm in the store, but all ended up being right with the world. At least in that instant. Th…

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Episode 23: "Being Here is Everything" by Marie Darrieussecq, translated by Penny Hueston, w/ special guest Tara Cheesman 1:02:28

1+ y ago1:02:28

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Kicking off 2024 we welcome Tara Cheesman to the podcast with her recommendation, Being Here Is Everything: The Life and Times of Paula Modersohn-Becker by Marie Darriussecq, translated by Penny Hueston. Tara is a freelance critic, former judge of the Best Translated Book Award, and she brings us our first work of nonfiction. We have an absolutely …

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Episode 22: "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" by Muriel Spark 1:06:11

1+ y ago1:06:11

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is upon us and it does not disappoint. Too much to say about this one and, as always, we could have gone an hour longer and still not covered it all. An absolutely fantastic novel and one that certainly lives up to the hype and praise that surrounds it. Titles/authors mentioned: The Secret History by Donna Tartt O Cale…

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Episode 21: "The Bachelors" by Muriel Spark 57:17

1+ y ago57:17

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We stand on the precipice, one episode away from THE PRIME! Before that, though, we discuss The Bachelors, a fantastic novel chock full of some of the strangest characters Spark has written, which is really saying something. Mediums, epileptics, blackmail, criminality, and much, much more abound in this one. And one of the funniest scenes yet invol…

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Episode 20: "The Ballad of Peckham Rye" by Muriel Spark 51:47

1+ y ago51:47

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We’re edging closer to THE PRIME, but today we chat about The Ballad of Peckham Rye. Spark’s novels are incredibly fun, but this might be the wildest, featuring an incredible character name (Dougal Douglas), a lot of absenteeism, a textile factory, a Nun Tunnel, and dancing. Lots of dancing. Click here to subscribe to our Substack and find us on th…

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Episode 19: "Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants" by Mathias Énard, translated by Charlotte Mandell 53:03

1+ y ago53:03

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This week we discuss Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants, an absolutely wonderful gem of a novel from French author Mathias Énard, translated by Charlotte Mandell. In 150ish pages Énard recreates the Constantinople of the early 16th Century and the brief time Michelangelo resided there to build a grand bridge. If you’ve not read Énard before…

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Episode 18: "Memento Mori" by Muriel Spark 56:07

2y ago56:07

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This week we discuss Memento Mori, Spark’s third novel and, as we’ve come to expect, it’s a really fun ride. This go-round she brings us into the lives of septuagenarians and octogenarians as they fume, backbite, explore their sexual proclivities, and all come to terms (or not) with their impending deaths. And, of course, it’s very, very funny. Cli…

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Episode 17: "Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko w/ special guest Robin McLean 1:04:53

2y ago1:04:53

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Episode 5 of Season 2: we get to chat with Robin McLean about Ceremony by Leslie Marion Silko. And, yeah, this is probably our best episode so far, which isn’t shocking because we’re talking about talking with Robin McLean. So, all that aside, it’s a great conversation and one that could have gone on for hours and hours yet. We could have gone deep…

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Episode 16: "Robinson" by Muriel Spark 58:22

2y ago58:22

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In Episode 4 of Season 2 we dig into Muriel Spark’s sophomore effort, Robinson. Gotta say: it’s incredible and we couldn’t be more excited to keep on keeping on with her work. This time around we trade London (mostly) for a lonely island in the Atlantic and a story that is funny, tense, clever, whimsical, and just an all-around masterclass in write…

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Episode 15: "The Conqueror" by Jan Kjærstad, translated by Barbara Haveland w/ special guest Chad Post 1:12:45

2y ago1:12:45

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Having sorted some annoying technical issues, herewith Episode 3 of Season 2 (our way of apologizing for the delay in uploading this episode) in which we discuss The Conqueror by Jan Kjærstad, translated by Barbara Haveland and published by Open Letter Books. And to kick off our series of guest hosts, Chad Post of Open Letter Books (and Dalkey Arch…

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Episode 14: "The Comforters" by Muriel Spark 1:04:27

2y ago1:04:27

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We kick off our season-long read of Muriel Spark's novels this week and what a start! The Comforters is Spark's debut, published in 1956, and is, quite simply, magnificent. Lori and Tom wax heavily on how impressive this novel is and how incredibly fun it is, too! It's going to be quite a great season judging by this title alone. Click here to subs…

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Episode 13: "Chronicle of the Murdered House" by Lucio Cardoso, translated by Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson 1:13:26

2y ago1:13:26

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And we’re back! Welcome to Season Two of Lost in Redonda. We kick things off with a backlist conversation on Chronicle of the Murdered House by Lucio Cardoso, translated by Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson, published by Open Letter Books. It’s probably one of the fastest moving 600 page sagas of a Brazilian family you’re likely to encounter.…

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Episode 12: "Your Face Tomorrow, Volume Three: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell" 1:24:59

2y ago1:24:59

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Here it is, folks, our final episode on Your Face Tomorrow and the last part of our Marías project. It's a longer one, but very worth it if we do say so ourselves. Our next season and new project will kick off in a couple weeks' time, but before that a thank you for listening along. It's a fun project and one we hope folks are getting as much out o…

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Episode 11: "Your Face Tomorrow, Volume Two: Dance and Dream" 55:05

2y ago55:05

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It's very strange to be this close to the end of our Marías focus, but that's rather how time moves, ever forward (unless you're Marías and can make time a rather fungible thing in your novels...). This is a fun episode, touching on East End gangsters, Spandau Ballet, the Spanish Civil War, swordplay, and more. And a couple of characters from the p…

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Episode 10: "Your Face Tomorrow, Volume 1: Fever and Spear" 1:01:57

2y ago1:01:57

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And now we enter the homestretch. Over the next few episodes we'll tackle Marías' masterpiece, Your Face Tomorrow. Starting, of course, with the first volume, Fever and Spear. Once we wrap up the Marías project we're going to take a week or so off and then we'll be back with more backlist dives and a new author whose work we'll spend some time digg…

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Episode 9: "Imperium" by Christian Kracht, translated by Daniel Bowles 1:18:17

2y ago1:18:17

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This week we dive into Christian Kracht's Imperium, and boy do we ever go deep (sorry/not sorry). It's an incredible piece of historical fiction (one of Tom's favorites and, now, one of Lori's) that follows one man's attempts to manifest his destiny to live in the tropics and subsist only on the noble coconut. And walk around nude. In the German So…

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Episode 8: "The Infatuations" and "The Man Of Feeling" 58:44

2y ago58:44

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A fun discussion this week of two novels published almost 30 years apart in The Infatuations and The Man of Feeling. We walk down some interesting paths and may get ourselves into a moral quandary or two (wouldn't be a discussion of Marías without some moral murkiness, now would it?). These are the last two Marías novels we discuss before wrapping …

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Episode 7: "My Heart Hemmed In" by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump 1:05:16

2y ago1:05:16

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We're going weekly! As the episodes have grown longer we've decided to split them up so instead of discussing two titles per episode (and delivering a 2+ hour podcast) every other week we're switching to one title every week. A guide to the next few episodes will be up on the Substack shortly. This week we dig into Marie NDiaye's My Heart Hemmed In…

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Episode 6: backlist spotlight: "Gob's Grief" by Chris Adrian; "Thus Bad Begins" 2:26:40

2y ago2:26:40

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In our sixth episode we discuss Gob’s Grief by Chris Adrian for our backlist deep dive. In the Marías portion we dig into Thus Bad Begins (spoiler alert: it’s phenomenal). This is a doozy of an episode, so stay hydrated and do be a hero: listen to the whole 2+ hours in one go! Books mentioned in this episode: Names on the Land: A Historical Account…

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Episode 5: an ending in the middle, "Tomas Nevinson" 1:16:58

2y ago1:16:58

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Lori and Tom discuss Marías' final novel, Tomás Nevinson, just published in the US on May 23rd. A warning that spoilers do occur, especially after the 37 minute mark, so listener beware. Next episode we will return to discussing backlist in addition to our Marías deep-dives. Click here to subscribe to our Substack and do follow us on the socials, @…

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Episode 4: a very special episode devoted to "Berta Isla" 1:23:00

2y ago1:23:00

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To mark the publication of Marías final novel, Tomás Nevinson, we're spending this episode and our next episode diving into the twinned works of Berta Isla and Tomás Nevinson. On this episode we dive deep into Berta (warning: we do rather go into the plot in a more significant manner than we have with other titles discussed thus far). And in two we…

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Episode 3: backlist spotlight: "House of Splendid Isolation" by Edna O'Brien; "Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me" and "A Heart So White" 1:38:22

2+ y ago1:38:22

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Welcome back! In our third episode we discuss House of Splendid Isolation by Edna O’Brien for the backlist deep dive. In the Marías portion we dig into Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me and A Heart So White. We really hit it out of the park in both sections, if we do say so ourselves. Books mentioned in this episode: The works of Edna O’Brien, spe…

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Episode 2: some literary news; backlist spotlight: "Kornwolf" by Tristan Egolf; "All Souls", "Dark Back of Time", and Redonda 1:27:43

2+ y ago1:27:43

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Welcome back! In this second episode we discuss some literary news, specifically the passing of Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe and the US/Canada edition of the Republic of Consciousness Prize (chaired by our Lori Feathers) before moving onto a conversation on Tristan Egolf’s Kornwolf. In the Marías portion we chat some more about Redonda and dive into…

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Episode 1: a welcome; backlist spotlist: "John Crow's Devil" by Marlon James; an introduction to Spanish author Javier Marias 1:20:16

2+ y ago1:20:16

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Welcome to Lost in Redonda from Lori Feathers and Tom Flynn. Over the course of this podcast we will explore backlist gems and discuss the career of the late Spanish novelist Javier Marías, King of Redonda. In this introductory episode we say hello, spend a good while chatting about Marlon James' debut novel, John Crow's Devil, and begin our discus…

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Mesa Redonda del Barcelona Beer Festival 2022 1:20:00

3y ago1:20:00

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Audio de la Mesa Redonda sobre Fermentaciones Salvajes, celebrada en el marco del Barcelona Beer Festival 2022, el 16 de octubre, en La Farga de l'Hospitalet. Grabación de Dani Ruiz (CerveTV). Cerveceras invitadas: Ales Agullons, Santa Pau, Màger, Lo Vilot, La Calavera y La Salvatge. Moderador: Joan Villar-i-Martí.…

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De San Isidro al Vedado: la Cuba que duele 11:11

4+ y ago11:11

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“Somos mucho más fuertes cuando nos tendemos la mano y no cuando nos atacamos, cuando celebramos nuestra diversidad [...] y juntos derribamos los poderosos muros de la injusticia.” Cynthia McKinney, política y activista estadounidense --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/latiradelpellejo/message…

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Trump y la emasculación republicana 10:30

5y ago10:30

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Una reflexión sobre el nuevo panorama político del país en la era Post-Trump, el desafío demócrata de gobernar respetando la polarización política generada por más de 140 millones de votantes y los peligros que el populismo aún puede presentar a la democracia norteamericana. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/latir…

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Covid19: Ley de la selva o el regreso a cuarentena 11:21

5y ago11:21

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La indisciplina social y la ignorancia están pasando factura nuevamente a la población occidental. España, Alemania e Italia vuelven a cuarentena y en nuestros Estados Unidos los casos aumentaron en medio millón en siete días. La catástrofe humana y de salud, va dejando también un desgaste social e institucional con consecuencias aún por calcular. …

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Murillo, Mesa Redonda y economía de bodega 12:25

5y ago12:25

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La economía cubana vuelve a ser noticia con nuevas medidas y transformaciones, pero no son noticias nuevas. En este episodio hacemos un recuento de la historia de la dualidad monetaria cubana, los intentos por la unificacion y las razones por las que, 30 años después, nadie se atreve a retornar al peso cubano como única moneda. --- Send in a voice …

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USA, las elecciones y las republicas bananeras. 11:43

5y ago11:43

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Nada que ya no sepan... pero comenten!!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/latiradelpellejo/message

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Trailer 0:02

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By João Graça

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O REGRESSO 1- Desculpas 5:04

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By João Graça

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"Mi historia, mi identidad"- Xiomara Fortuna 49:31

6y ago49:31

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En #lasalatalks recibimos a una cantautora, investigadora y productora. Mejor conocida en la República Dominicana como la reina de la fusión musical y quien celebra 40 años de carrera artística...Xiomara Fortuna. Xiomara Fortuna es una cantante y compositora dominicana. De voz profunda, tomando como punto de partida elementos de la música folclóric…

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Conversaciones sobre la dominicanidad y la cultura tóxica del machismo con JP Infante 1:23:35

6y ago1:23:35

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Nuestro invitado John Paul Infante es un maestro y escritor dominicano-americano. Es profesor de bachillerato y talleres de escritura en toda la ciudad. Su ficción, no ficción y poesía se pueden encontrar en Kweli Journal, The Poetry Project, Uptown Collective, Dominican Writers y Manhattan Times. Y hablamos de el signifcado de la identidad dominic…

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"El Abuelo y su guitarra"- Gioel Martín 35:57

6y ago35:57

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En #lasalatalks recibimos a Gioel Martín "El Abuelo", quien nos habló del fruto de la experiencia que él ha acumulado a través de los años como músico y productor. Y de su rol como director y co-fundador de "Escuelitas de Requinto". Un programa piloto en la República Dominicana de enseñanza musical a jóvenes de escasos recursos, que hace énfasis en…

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"La música como luz para escapar de la oscuridad"- Jessica Medina 36:02

6y ago36:02

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En #lasalatalks recibimos a la vocalista Jessica Medina, quien nos hablo sobre su música y su deseo de inspirar a otros con sus canciones. Con su nuevo álbum titulado "Black", Jessica Medina fue citada por el resumen de la música Alt Latino de NPR como una "vocalista súper talentosa que une sin esfuerzo el jazz, el soul e incluso partes de la músic…

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Episodio 3- Marketing das Bolas, Vendedores de rua, Pep talk 15:04

6y ago15:04

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Episodio 3- Marketing das Bolas, Vendedores de rua, Pep talk by João GraçaBy João Graça

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"Pensamiento, Reflexión y Accionar Cultural"- Pepe Coronado 1:21:48

6y ago1:21:48

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Nuestro invitado Pepe Coronado nos presentó diversas reflexiones sobre las prácticas artísticas contemporáneas y como su propio arte analizan las tensiones que afectan nuestra sociedad, desde una dimensión transversal y interdisciplinario. Así con el objetivo de elaborar propuestas que nos permiten nuevas orientaciones en temas sociales que son muy…

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"Si No Existe, Crearlo- Welcome to Dominican Writers"- Angela "Angy" Abreu 1:27:43

6y ago1:27:43

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Nuestra invitada la escritora y fundadora de Dominican Writers Association, Angela "Angy" Abreu, compartió con nosotros su experiencia como escritora que la conllevó a formar una organización de una nueva generación de escritores Dominicanos en la cuidad de New York. Angela "Angy" Abreu es madre dominicana-estadounidense, escritora y organizador de…

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"Aprendizajes de idiomas, viajes y lifestyles" - Stephen Williams- "American Boy" 41:56

6y ago41:56

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En #lasalatalks recibimos a Stephen Williams, un creador de contenido digital que tiene un canal de YouTube con mas de 194,000 suscriptores que lleva el nombre de "American Boy". Stephen es una persona bilingüe de los EEUU, que investiga las intersecciones entre idiomas, cultura, viajes, y la música. Stephen está motivado por ayudar a los demás a q…

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"La lucha de la comunidad LGTBQ en el caribe y Suramérica"- con Deivis Ventura 54:00

6y ago54:00

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En nuestro primer episodio de #tbt compartimos nuestro primer video en YouTube en La Sala Talks en Febrero 24 del 2018. En #lasalatalks recibimos al activista y politico Devis Ventura, quien nos hablo sobre la lucha de la comunidad LGTBQ desde su experiencia como unos de los lideres del colectivo. Siéntense, acomódense y disfruten este #TBT de La S…

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¡Arrancamos con el nuevo segmento el #tbt de la semana! 0:16

6y ago0:16

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Arrancamos con un nuevo segmento semanal: "El #tbt de la semana" Siéntense, acomódense y disfruten del #tbt de #lasalatalks! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edwin-rosario/message

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¡Levente no...es Dominicanish! - Josefina Báez - parte 2 25:27

6y ago25:27

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En #lasalatalks recibimos a una artista y escritora independiente que difunde su obra a nivel local, nacional e internacional de manera autónoma. Una mujer de multiples talentos; artesana, cuenta cuentos, performera, escritora, directora de teatro. Además es fundadora y directora del Ay Ombe Theatre, la domínico-americana Josefina Báez. Nuestra inv…

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¡Levente no...es Dominicanish! - Josefina Báez - parte 1 42:37

6y ago42:37

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En #lasalatalks recibimos a una artista y escritora independiente que difunde su obra a nivel local, nacional e internacional de manera autónoma. Una mujer de multiples talentos; artesana, cuenta cuentos, performera, escritora, directora de teatro. Además es fundadora y directora del Ay Ombe Theatre, la domínico-americana Josefina Báez. Nuestra inv…

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¡Bienvenidos a La Sala Talks! 0:31

6y ago0:31

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¿Qué es La Sala Talks? La Sala Talks es un espacio que rompe con la línea tradicional de los "talk shows". Esparciremos sobre nuestra mesa redonda una gran variedad de temas con el propósito de provocar el pensamiento crítico sin dejar de divertirnos. Siéntense, acomódense y disfruten de La Sala Talks! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster…