When assimilation meets brown and proud, you get Pocha; two borderland mujeres digesting politics, pop culture, and everything in between while nursing a 90’s hangover.
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Las Pochas are back at it in the October wiri wiri all about women in charge... of nations. Mexico has a new president and the U.S. in the process of electing one. Plus the east coast west coast World Series means it's on between Las Pochas.Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas skip the lime and salt and go right for the tequila in this episodio. The Pocha alum head to the campus of New Mexico State University with a live audience to taste their newest collaboration: Los Aggies Tequila. Join Las Pochas to learn the agave roots of Tepozan tequila and how it's helping Aggie Athletics.…
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In this month's wiri wiri, Las Pochas follow their gut and talk about the ties between cultura and intuition. We've got a feeling you'll enjoy this convo.Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas at the pochifcation and also the latinification of food. Ways we've lost it and ways we've added it to other recipes. Plus Kat takes on green chile cheeseburgers across New Mexico and in the Que Hay de Nuevo, No Sabo The Game! Let's play!Por Borderland Pochas
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Bonus Content - July 2024 Wiri Wiri - Olympics and Elections
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2024 means elections and olympics and Las Pochas are ready for both. This month they wiri wiri about what it means for a Harris campaign and the fun and fabulousness of the Olympics.Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 59 - July 2024 - Silence, rules and shopping
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Las Pochas are breaking the silence on how silencing is breaking us. Plus they count down some of the rules of life and chat about freaky finds online in the Que Hay de Nuevo.Por Borderland Pochas
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This month's wiri wiri is outside of the normal. So far in fact that it delves into the paranormal. Las Pochas stay at a haunted hotel and talk mental health, and of course ghosts.Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas revisit adulting in this "Best Of" wiri wiri. Freedom, responsibility, accountability... being an adult has some perks, but is overrated. Join in on the conversation!Por Borderland Pochas
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It's the end of May and that means Las Pochas wiri wiri about life!!! Join Las Pochas on a journey into the wilderness to choose between bears and men and as they defend the latchkey generation.Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas kick off a new season talking about colonizing in retirement and how a restaurant in Mexico reacted plus how do we make friends as an adult? The trials and tribulations of creating bonds later in life.Por Borderland Pochas
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It's March and we're back on track! Las Pochas are talking about the premise of the new movie, The American Society of Magical Negroes, and when country music gets upset over a song. In Que Hay de Nuevo, it's about the Oscars and not who's winning, but who's losing. Plus.... a throwback that's a surprise for Charlene and a new find for younger gene…
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Las Pochas owe the fans big time. Why? Because they skipped an episodio. And this means a longer wiri wiri with more topics and more laughter. This month it's about the power of lenguaje and the power of Selena fans taking zero tomfoolery from Yolanda.Por Borderland Pochas
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Adulting... zero stars right? But how do you know when you're adulting as a human, a GenXer, a Pocha? Las Pochas evaluate their adulting skills and luckily, aren't getting graded.Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 56 - January 2024 - Las Pochas are BACK!!
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New year, new episodio. The borderland duo is back getting you caught up with life and taking on big issues and big blockbusters. Get the year of the dragon into gear with the newest episodio!!Por Borderland Pochas
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Nothing else would bring Charlene back to the mics like shopping!! You waited long enough to have the duo back and to get your Pocha Picks for the holidays!!Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas are on recovery hiatus but still historically relevant, of course. We reach into the archives to talk about extra dinero with side hustles.Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas are on hiatus, but this means a best of wiri wiri just for you! Right in the middle of Latine Heritage Month, we revisit the history of Chavez Ravine and the legacy of forcibly moving Latine families for a stadium.Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 53 - Best of Las Pochas September 2023
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Las Pochas are resting while Charlene heals so this episodio is a "Best of" - two Reinas, the queen of England and Selena. Plus Las Pochas talk self sabotage. Both Pochas will be back soon, don't join team dramatica yet!!Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas get personal in this wiri wiri and with that comes a trigger warning - we talk personal past and podcast future which does include references to SA.Por Borderland Pochas
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Not only is the weather hot, but Las Pochas are on fire this episodio talking about school districts and states changing school curriculum with an even more racist lens and then doing a 180 to talk the language of love. And in the Que Hay de Nuevo, a Pocha's take on the Alabama Brawl.Por Borderland Pochas
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One Pocha has been listening to Hamilton for years and one hasn't, but they both went to see the musical in El Paso. Now they dish on Hammy - worth a shot or wait for it?Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 51 - July 2023 - Justice, just kicks, and is Barbie just a movie
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This episodio, like life, had some hangups and came late. But it's here! Las Pochas digest what justice means after sentencing and what justice is for the Women's World Cup players. Plus in the wiri wiri Las Pochas take out their dolls and talk about Barbie.Por Borderland Pochas
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This month's wiri wiri is Las Pochas about primos. The new Disney show Primos got plenty of critiques. So Las Pochas unpack the baggage about the cartoon of a little girls' summer vacation with family.Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 50 - June 2023 - How you feeling? Hot hot hot.. Flamin’ Hot
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This episodio Las Pochas are bringing the HEAT! With warm weather comes weddings and vacations, plus they get spicy about the legend behind Flamin' Hot Cheetos and the movie it inspired.Por Borderland Pochas
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It's the 30th and that means a new wiri wiri! This month, Las Pochas explore the history of Chavez Ravine and the growing movement for reparations to the families removed before the Dodgers called it home.Por Borderland Pochas
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Disney vs DeSantis - Las Pochas put the fight in Florida in pocha perspective. Plus a squabble of another kind: the online pelea that went on between Jackie La Bonita and the two baseball game video bombers.Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas put on their hindsight glasses and talk breakups: theirs, celebrities, and non-traditional breakups. Plus some ultimate breakup songs.Por Borderland Pochas
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After a podcast break, Las Pochas get caught up on life and talk about the anti-trans wave happening in some states. Plus in Que Hay de Nuevo, it's all about Papi Pedro Pascal.Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas are taking a look back at one of the things they do best: chisme. Let's revisit the value of chisme juntas!Por Borderland Pochas
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In this episodio, Las Pochas talk about Brown noise, both scientific and social. They also take on the love holiday and loving flag football player, Diana Flores.Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas are catching a breather this month! But no worries, let's all revisit what it is to get our side hustle on. Quien sabe, this could be the year a side hustle turns into the main entree.Por Borderland Pochas
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In this best of the Pocha Podcast, Las Pochas revisit whether or not they're sliding into the señora life gracefully. Plus spa water and street corn salad... as food appropriation continues, Las Pochas have a take on it.Por Borderland Pochas
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The last of '22 is upon us all and Las Pochas are wrapping up the with traditions, rituals, and resolutions for the new year. Don't worry, they're staying away from new gym memberships and 30 day cleanses.Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 45 - December 2022 - True crime, a new novel and socials gone good
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We've reached the end of 2022 and in the final episodio of the year, Las Pochas unpack their obsession with true crime and talk about the novel, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water. Plus, between the trolls and the scrolls, what happens when socials do good for our gente.Por Borderland Pochas
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In this Wiri Wiri Las Pochas discuss the culture of grief in the Latine community with a healthy dose of humor and wit.Por Borderland Pochas
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The holidays are coming up and that means Pocha Picks! Las Pochas are sharing 12 places to go for gifts that are from BIPOC and/or LGBTQ businesses online. And go early so you can get some shopping for familia and yourself.Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas get to the heart of chisme: fijate que chisme has value! They also unpack how it's different from gossip, tea, or talking $hit. Grab café and pull up a chair for chisme with Pochas.Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 43 - October 2022 - Voting and Banned Books
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November is almost here, but voting season is already upon us. Las Pochas talk about your voto being your voz. Plus who decides what we can read and how proximity to whiteness and power turns BIPOC folx against each other.Por Borderland Pochas
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Las Pochas are reaching back in the archives for a best of wiri wiri. Revisit the politics of passing in the dominant culture.Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 42 - September 2022 - Pochas Gone Royal with two queens and a princess
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In this episodio Las Pochas talk about self-sabotage and take on reactions, retakes, and remakes that include Queen Elizabeth, La Reina Selena, and (gasp) Black Ariel.Por Borderland Pochas
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On this month's wiri wiri Las Pochas talk to elected officials, Johana Bencomo and Angelica Rubio, who also double as judges for the Pocha margarita throw down. This time, it's better than the tortillas. Grab your tequila and join them!Por Borderland Pochas
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We're in our 40s... in episodes and age. This month, Las Pochas get into whether now in their 40s, they are seeing signs of señora life. They chat about zip code and social capital research. Also Latine food is getting appropriated once again. Now there's a reactive twist.Por Borderland Pochas
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This month's wiri wiri is sparked by a TikTok creator. Las Pochas talk about passing in the dominant culture specific to the Latine community.Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 40 - July 2022 - Shortages, short summers, and space bound
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It's July, but in some parts school is about to begin. Las Pochas talk shortened summers, early school starts, and shortages. Plus in Que Hay de Nuevo, they go to space with Kat Voltage - the first Mexican-born woman in space.Por Borderland Pochas
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New name, same hustle - For many of us, our parents or extended family had more than one job to make ends meet... we called it living. Now you can't scroll through the socials without an ad for a lucrative side hustle. Las Pochas talk making extra money, MLMs, and doing that hustle.Por Borderland Pochas
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Admittedly there's a lot going on in our lives so Las Pochas do a mental health check in and unpack what brings them solace and joy. Plus can you guess the movie title based on a one sentence movie plot? Neither could Kat. And in Que Hay de Nuevo, Las Pochas talk jabon as brand ambassadors for Nopalera bath and body products.…
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Las Pochas hit the road for this wiri wiri and they take on Bill Maher's comments on the trendiness of being trans. Plus Las Pochas chat about what it's like driving while Pocha on a roadtrip.Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 38 -Road trips, getting inked and the Pocha perspective on overturning Roe
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It's almost summer time and Las Pochas take a trip down memory lane about packing up la familia and going on a vacay. Plus they talk about the art and stigma of tattoos and in the Que Hay de Nuevo, the Pocha view on overturning Roe.Por Borderland Pochas
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Recreational use of cannabis is legal in New Mexico and Las Pochas talk about the history of high and the future of fumando with a Pocha perspective.Por Borderland Pochas
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Episodio 37 - Getting a limpia, getting educated, and getting a new Justice
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In this episodio, Las Pochas are all about the gettin'. First it's a limpia then they move on to gettin' schooled... or at least paying for school. And in the Que Hay de Nuevo, they celebrate a new Supreme Court Justice but lament the process.Por Borderland Pochas
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