Episodes

  • 101 - In the Ashes or in the Stars

    101 - In the Ashes or in the Stars
    Apr 20 2024
    Our project begins. I sit down with my mom to hear her story from the beginning. We talk about her sister Lupe, who helped her to grow as a young woman, and we discuss what life was like for her parents, Paula and Ismael.
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    43 mins
  • 102 - Love is Letting Be

    102 - Love is Letting Be
    Apr 20 2024
    We focus in this episode on my grandfather, Ismael. My mom remembers her dad for his kindness, fairness, and empathy. A serious coffee drinker, he worked hard for the family his entire life. He loved others by withholding judgment and letting them be.
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    50 mins
  • 103 - Alma, Corazon y Voz

    103 - Alma, Corazon y Voz
    Apr 20 2024
    My mom shares a poem that she wrote for her sister Lupe before her death, "Alma, Corazon y Voz." We discuss its meaning for her, and what it means to accompany one another in life. See the next mini episode for an English translation of the poem. Full text of the poem in Spanish: https://shorturl.at/abs08
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    48 mins
  • 104 - Mini Episode: Soul, Heart and Voice

    104 - Mini Episode: Soul, Heart and Voice
    Apr 20 2024
    We present an English translation of "Alma, Corazon y Voz." Full text is available here: https://shorturl.at/bhmyF
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    12 mins
  • 105 - They Do Not Leave Us

    105 - They Do Not Leave Us
    Apr 21 2024
    My cousin, Rosa Robledo, joins us to talk about her father Anselmo. My mom remembers her brother for his kindness, and we learn some things we did not know!
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    55 mins
  • 106 - Shattering Images of God

    106 - Shattering Images of God
    Apr 22 2024
    My mom describes her spiritual journey, starting from her upbringing in a Catholic family in Laredo. We talk together about what it means to imagine God and also to shatter our images of God as we walk path of life.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 108 - All Children are Valuable; None is Expendable

    108 - All Children are Valuable; None is Expendable
    Jun 27 2024
    My mom discusses her professional life and the course of her career. She remembers what it was like to transition from her childhood in Laredo to young adulthood as a college student in San Antonio. We talk about the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), which fights for fairness and justice for all children in public schools.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 109 - Ancestors at My Back

    109 - Ancestors at My Back
    Jun 27 2024
    My mom and I talk at length about her grandparents, my great-grandparents, both on her father Ismael's side and on her mother Paula's side. I learn a lot about her aunts and uncles, her cousins, and our family's history of faith, fidelity, and hard work. We discuss naming, language, and ancestry.
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    1 hr and 21 mins