cuban american

Just lamp out with the Pupos as we catch you up all that we've done since we last talked to you! So excited to be back with this 90 minute special, can't wait to get back into the podcast together. Thanks for tuning back and for new listeners, welcome!! Hope you enjoy!

Ruben Rabasa, who just played Uncle Walter in the 2022 remake of Father of the Bride, alongside Andy Garcia, is about to take the stage in his one person show, at 84-years-old. The show tells us the story of his spectacular life. Ruben has been in more movies to mention, sharing the screen with the likes of Adam Sandler and Colin Firth. Vanessa is the co-writer of his one-person show and Victoria Collado, who is also a guest in this episode, directs it. This is a beautiful work nest. A theatrical one. We talk about friendship, love, trust, birds, moms, and so much more.

Happy 1st birthday to Lampin'!!!!! Thank you listeners for your love and support on each of our episodes; without you we would not have continued recording.  
We hope you missed us because we missed you and we're excited to be back(even tho it is later than expected.  
Find Nini on Instagram and other social media @Alexandra.Pupo.Official and find Gaby @GJ_Pupo ! 
We hope you love it, and happy listening :D

Media we mentioned:
Grimm and House MD on Prime Video
Teachers Off Duty Podcast ( specifically this episode- https://youtu.be/WrunWVvyWgQ)
Gravity Falls, Paul Blart Mall Cop,  Alvin and the Chipmunks, Austin and Ally

If you feel that running an online shop isn’t a solid long-term plan, today’s guest is about to blow your mind! In this episode, I chat with Cuban-American illustrator Danny Brito, who has run a successful and sustainable online shop for over a decade.

Danny originally went to college for Graphic Design, but eventually dropped out to pursue illustration independently after “the universe told” him he wasn’t good at academics. Once he realized you could sell prints of your illustrations instead of only originals, he opened an Etsy store and has kept it running ever since.

After 38,000 online sales, Danny has learned to design products as he goes, as opposed to developing entire collections, in order to get a sense of how his customers receive the new merch. With this method, he’s been able to create a variety of products that make his online shop more sustainable in the long term.

Tune into this episode to hear Danny and I chat about his experience as an alt-Cuban in Miami, the intricacies of Cuban politics, how he’s made his online shop sustainable, and exactly how he feels about online art theft.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, or on your favorite podcast platform.

Guest Links: Danny’s online shop, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

Host Links: Follow Fabiola on Instagram, Youtube, and TikTok

Free Download: Listeners of the podcast can get a free, undated weekly and monthly planner inspired by the show from our website here.

Topics Covered:

1. Growing up in Hialeah aka “Little Cuba”
2. How his family immigrated from Cuba
3. Facing culture shock when you leave Miami
4. Trying to fit in with American “white” culture
5. Reconnecting with his Cuban roots with his Cuban boyfriend
6. His experience of losing his connection to the Spanish language
7. Avoiding racism by staying in the Miami bubble
8. The politics of Cubans in Miami
9. Why he chose to drop out of Graphic Design school
10. How he started his merch career with custom painted tote bags for clients from Livejournal
11. How he started an Etsy shop in a different era (2009)
12. Fundraising with sticker sales and matching donations for charities
13. Dealing with artistic theft
14. Whether he thinks art theft is ultimately preventable in an online era
15. Struggling with imposter syndrome as an artist
16. How finding community can help you cope with imposter syndrome
17. Rolling with the punches when it comes to the ever-changing social media trends

Where does real theology and spirituality happen? Should we continue looking to the academy and pulpits or might we find a more embodied and lived theology and spirituality in the kitchens and homes of marginalized women? Kat Armas calls us and our theology to the marginalized and colonized women in her book Abuelita Faith. It's a powerful book that is delightfully decentering and challenges our theology and spirituality that has been formed by people in power. She draws us to the forgotten and overlooked people in the Bible, letting them teach us and form our faith.

The whiskey we tasted in this episode is Whistle Pig's 10 Year Rye Whiskey.

The beverage tasting is at 2:40. To skip to the main segment, go to 6:30.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Content note: this episode contains some mild profanity.

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Have you ever felt like you don't belong? Is it because of your roots and culture? well dive in with a conversation on how it was growing up being Cuban/American in South Florida. Guest is Vivian from @artelunamiami - www.artelunamiami.com

Listen along as The Story Seeds Podcast host Betsy Bird chats with Carlos Hernandez, author of Rick Riordan Presents' Sal and Gabi series and winner of 2020 Pura Belpré Author Award. They go behind the scenes of  Episode 6: The Paintbrush of Doom  and talk about what it was like working with twins Siri and Zarana and growing their story seed (a girl who receives a magic paintbrush from her kooky aunt that turns whatever you paint, real! Things are going great as she creates dozens of hybrid creatures until ... upset by her friends' disbelief of the power of her paintbrush, she unleashes her anger on her canvas and paints a monster who comes alive!) 

On this bonus episode, Carlos also talks to Betsy about how his work as a board game and video game designer helped him write the SAL AND GABI books as well as the importance of being your truest, most kooky self. 

Books mentioned in this episode: Sal and Gabi Break the Universe and Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe by Carlos Hernandez Clockwork Phoenix Five by Mike Allen. 

Games mentioned in this episode: Dear Reader, Dungeons and Dragons

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Show credits

Matt Boynton and Ania Grzesik of Ultraviolet Audio for the sound mixing, design, and score of our bonus episode. Theme music is composed and performed by Andrew VanWyngarden. And, our host is Betsy Bird. 

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