We thought it would all go away. It didn’t. We thought by the Summer, we’d be in the clear. We aren’t. We pull up in a car, doing a pod, which is so pandemic of us. Danny, Wayne, Ralph and Sofia talk about the pandemic and our frustration and f

Episode 11, Broken Language: Happiness Is...

Oct 24th, 2020 38m 13s

Happy. Adjective. Definition 1. Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. Definition 2. Fortunate and convenient. Transitioning from the previous episode, Sofia & Ralph speak on the opposite of what sadness. Being happy. What makes you happy?

Episode 10, Broken Language: Sadness

Oct 13th, 2020 41m 32s

Sadness is an emotiponal pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, or lethargic, and withdraw themselves from others. An example of severe sadness is depression, a mood which can be brought on by

Episode 9, Broken Language: Listening to It was Good Until it Wasn’t.

Sep 30th, 2020 1h 2m

May 8th, 2020. The day this seminal work dropped. Ralph, Sofia, and Wayne talk about the album in full, smack. Enjoy!

Episode 9, Broken Language: Listening to It was Good Until it Wasn't.

Sep 30th, 2020 8m 10s

May 8th, 2020. The day this seminal work dropped. Ralph, Sofia, and Wayne talk about the album in full, smack. Enjoy!

Episode 8: Phone Etiquette

Sep 17th, 2020 31m 3s

On one of the last days of the beach, Sofia and Ralph go back and forth on phone etiquette, now, back in the day how it was once was, and it’s how it’s even more of a necessity, now. This is Broken Language.

Episode 7, Broken Language: Interracial Relationships

Aug 27th, 2020 32m 9s

In all my years of living, I’ve never not been in an interracial relationship. I’m Filipino American, and my wife is North African. How’s that for a mix? In this pod, joined with my co-host Sofia Lopez, we discuss interracial relationships, in

Episode 6, Broken Language: Listening to Yeezus, Imbibing with Joey Mandarino.

Aug 18th, 2020 1h 4m

The year was 2014; it took me over 365 days to embrace the raging work of art that is Yeezus. Acerbic, cascading, vociferously violent, Yeezus is an all time artistic masterpiece, for me, when listened to it alone. In this episode of Broken Lan

Episode 5, Broken Language: Sofia Lopez

Aug 10th, 2020 35m 45s

It’s been months since we’ve posted, but now we’re back. I want to formally introduce Sofia Lopez, my new co-host, which brings a new flavor to the pod. Expect us to drop each week starting now. The pandemic put us on pause, but now we press pl

Episode 4, Broken Language: Bizz Bigness

Apr 17th, 2020 25m 24s

We discuss his influences, his upbringing, and how he perceives language and what’s happening to day to make him who he is. This is, Broken Language

Episode 3, Broken Language: Stephen Richards

Mar 14th, 2020 1h 20m

I met Stephen Richards as a precocious young mind, before a teenager. I was always astounded by his calmness, his sense of still. Almost 2 decades later, we converge on the block and finding out what it was like being an Only Child, growing u

Broken Language, Episode 2 - Tara Movafagh

Feb 26th, 2020 34m 1s

It’s been 3 years since I met Tara, I always found her interesting, because when id di meet her, I found out that she was Iranian and Italian, and now she’s in America trying to figure out things. Without further ado, my conversation with Tara

Episode 1, Broken Language: Mrs. Von, English Teacher.

Mar 28th, 2019 52m 28s

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Broken Language! I’m your host Ralph the Ref. This is another pet project that’s a reflection of my reality everyday - a mixture of English, Arabic, Tagalog, Ebonics, and Baldwin Bonics - my own home brewed

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