We Get SAD During the Holidays!

Joanna and Jenny discuss whether or not shows like the new series GRISELDA are good for Latinos in Hollywood or just perpetuate harmful stereotypes, why the limited number of Latino TV shows and movies mean that nobody is ever happy with what’s being released, and if the real harm to Latino representation in the entertainment industry is being done by the Latinos who are currently in power. (PLUS it’s raining in L.A. and everybody is freaking out!)

Jenny and Joanna chat about Joanna’s move to L.A. (for good this time) and share fun facts and anecdotes behind the reasons why various cities around the world are iconic. Originally recorded in February 2023 (and meant to be the relaunch of the podcast after a short break that ultimately lasted 9 months), please enjoy this previously unreleased episode that was thought to be lost to the ages by historians! (But it was just on a different hard drive.) 

Joanna welcomes her friend and colleague Filip Jeremic, as they discuss his hyphenated experience as a Serbian-Canadian, the similarities between Latin America and the Eastern European Balkans, and share some bonkers curses from each other’s cultures (PLUS Joanna says a dirty word she’s never said on the podcast before, which just happens to rhyme with something she has said a lot on the podcast… “um”)

Joanna and Jenny discuss how the end of the year always makes them sentimental, how weird it is that time seems to pass faster the older you get, the different things that make each of them cry, and how they would like to be reincarnated as the ducks at Disneyland (PLUS they breakdown the plot of John Wick!)

Jenny and Hyphenated producer Kevin chat about all things “Sangiving”, how the Thanksgiving experience is different (and important) for immigrant families, and why the yearly big holiday episode of their Abuela’s Family web-series is not about Noche Buena. 

Joanna welcomes her friend (and colleague at Hamster & Great) comedy writer Alex Estrada, as they talk about when Alex found out that his father might’ve committed murder in the 70s, how that secret shapes his childhood, and the podcast he produced (The Estate) to unravel it all.

Jenny and Joanna discuss all things Spooky Season, including haunted houses, scary movies, Latino monsters, and they share the times when they've been touched by the supernatural... specifically when Joanna was hit on my a ghost (plus Jenny gives a tour of all her Halloween decorations, a great activity for an audio only medium like a podcast).

Joanna and Jenny talk about the current crisis in the Middle East involving Israel and Palestine, particularly how social media makes everybody feel like they have to have a black & white hot take on current events, and how that spreads misinformation and animosity.

In this  abbreviated-Hyphenated episode, Joanna explains to Jenny how she figured out that the codes in the bills from her therapist were actually secret diagnoses, and they discuss whether or not everything needs a special label.

Jenny and Joanna tell stories about the times when they were scammed: Joanna just recently by a plumber wannabe kid named Ben; and Jenny when she was younger and had to go to court over it (and Kevin shares the time that the scammers felt too bad for him to scam him). PLUS, they try to scam the scammer!