Jotxs y Recuerdos
A podcast and archive that documents queer life from the Rio Grande Valley and other borderlands. Created and hosted by Alexandra Nichole Salazar, a queer Chicana from Pharr, a border town in South Texas. She is also a PhD Candidate in the Mexican-American/Latinx Studies department at the University of Texas at Austin, where her research focuses on queer and anti-colonial borderland archives, memory making practices, and theories.
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Est 2016.
Episodes
30 episodes
Andrea Casares
In this episode of Jotxs y Recuerdos, Andrea Casares, a bisexual Indigenous-Chicana with Black ancestry from the Rio Grande Valley and a caretaker of the land, pays tribute to her Tía/Tío Mike (1961-2019), a queer elder whose influence...
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1:13:49
Michael Jones
Michael Jones is a Black gay artist and poet with a background in philosophy from the northeast but relocated to the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) in 2006, where he discovered both creative freedom and a sense of belonging. In this episode, he reflec...
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1:09:20
Kandi Kasket
In this episode of "Jotxs y Recuerdos," host Alexandra Salazar interviews Kandi Kasket (also known as Roxanna), a non-binary/asexual Latina. Kandi discusses her journey of self-discovery, including her experiences with asexuality and drag, and ...
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37:22
Esteban Silva
Esteban Silva, a queer Latino from Pharr, Texas, discusses his journey growing up in the Rio Grande Valley, where he faced challenges hiding his identity due to religious and societal pressures. He recounts a pivotal moment at age seven when hi...
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44:39
Kimberly Sanchez
Kimberly Sanchez, is a trans woman from San Juan, Texas. She aspires to become a physical therapist, motivated by her mother's 1999 accident. Kimberly shares how she came out at 17, initially hiding her identity due to bathroom access issues an...
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26:54
La Otra Taller Nepantla Artist Residency
Anel Flores, a queer/lesbian Chicana story maker, discusses her inception and impact of La Otra Taller Nepantla Artist Residency, held February 2021 in Arroyo City, a town in the Rio Grande Valley. Inspired by Gloria Anzaldua's 1995 residency, ...
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1:30:28
Noe Gonzalez-Schwenneker
Noe Gonzalez-Schwenneker, a queer woman from Pharr, Texas discusses what it is was like being queer along the border. Noe describes various queer spaces in the Rio Grande Valley (Montrose, Trade Bar, and Jackie O's), including bars across the b...
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34:30
Dolissa Medina
Dolissa Medina is a filmmaker, home-maker, writer, and organizer whose art practice centers around queer world mending in borderland spaces. Exploring themes of belong and home, she’s been making experimental films for the past 25 years inspire...
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57:44
Esther Martinez
In this episode, Esther Martinez, a non-binary Chicana/Puerto rican punk discuss the importance of representation, particularly in the music industry, and addresses issues of sexism and misogyny within the local punk scene. They also shar...
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39:30
Ayden Castellanos
Ayden Castellanos, is queer a Chicano activist and podcaster. In this episode, he emphasizes the importance of the deconstructing HIV/AIDS stigma and educating the public about prevention and treatment, including the use of PrEP. In addition, h...
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41:50
Allyson Duarte
Allyson Duarte is a queer Latina from McAllen, Texas. She is also a DACA recipient, activist, and graduate student in Philosophy at Texas A&M University. In this episode, she highlights the intersectionality of issues like immigration, quee...
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33:36
Angela Garza
In this episode, host, Alexandra Salazar sits down with Angela Garza, a Chicana dyke from McAllen, TX, who played a pivotal role in shaping the Rio Grande Valley punk scene. As a member of bands like Angela & the X's, Inkbag, Dykes Interrup...
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1:03:06
Joy - Viva Palestina
Back from hiatus to discuss the ongoing genocide in Palestine. Join us for an urgent and critical conversation with Joy where we discuss settler colonialism in The Rio Grande Valley and Palestine. *edit: at 25min it is 5 generat...
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55:09
Rubén Garza
Rubén Garza, a Non-Binary Trans poet and artivist from Edinburg, TX, discusses their work with Voces Unidas, a collective that fosters community in the Rio Grande Valley through healing justice and capacity building and Las Imaginistas, a...
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1:08:10
Hilda and Tee
Hilda and Tee, are a Black lesbian couple who have been married for 29 years and counting. Hilda, born in Louisiana, moved to California at 17 and came out there. Tee, from Detroit, also came out in California and faced challenges reconciling h...
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1:12:18
Danielle Small
Danielle Small, a writer based in Atlanta, discusses their journey from Jamaica to rural Wisconsin, highlighting their experiences as a queer, non-binary individual. They also recount the challenges of growing up in a conservative Christian cul...
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42:22
Eddie Piña
For this episode, we interview Eddie Piña, your favorite gay Tio. Join us as he recounts his journey to accepting his HIV diagnosis in 2013, emphasizing the importance of safe sex and regular testing. He also talks about the impact of machismo,...
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56:36
Adrian Melgar
In this episode, host of the queer podcast "Jotxs y Recuerdos," interviews Adrian Melgar an organizer and teacher from the RGV. Join us as he talks to us about being trans in the borderlands, creating resources for the community, and teaching d...
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1:02:15
Fighting Anti-Blackness in the Rio Grande Valley
This live podcast is presented by the UTRGV Center for Mexican American Studies' Cafecito y Charla series. Join Alexandra Nichole Salazar as she moderates a conversation with Judy R. Pryor-Ramirez, Aimaloghi Eromosele, and Alexandra Hu...
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1:22:42
Vickie Vértiz
Join us for our Bonus Episode where we explore Nepantla, Borderlands, and Queerness with Vickie Vértiz, a Queer Chicana Poet and Professor from California. "Vickie Vértiz was born and raised in Bell Gardens, a city in southeast Los ...
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50:03
Fish Fiorucci
Fish Fiorucci, a non-binary supermodel from Brownsville, TX who modeled for Balenciaga, Lady Gaga, Madonna and more, shares their story with us. TW: Depression, Suicide, and Anorexia.--Recorded and released 2019
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37:00
Anel Flores
"In this episode, Anel Flores—a butch lesbian Chicana writer and artist whose roots span the Valley, San Antonio, and everything in between—reflects on her experiences as a queer individual who was raised in a Catholic family, the gift of paren...
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53:12
Runiper George Longoria
Runiper George Longoria a non-binary, pansexual Latinx brujx from Edinburg, Texas, who works as a sex educator and sex toy artist, advocating for inclusive sex education and safe sex practices. They highlight their experiences with queer ...
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