It's our last episode of the season! Juanita and Grecia review their favorite moments of the past 17 episodes and look ahead to next season. On a more serious note, Grecia discusses the recent spike in hate crimes across the country since the

Episode 17: We're not going anywhere

Nov 14th, 2016 30m 38s

Juanita and Grecia try to come to terms with the election of Donald Trump, and talk about where we go next. They also take time to celebrate some of the biggest wins from the election, from Catherine Cortez Masto, the first Latina to be elected

Episode 16: Participate November 8th and be ready for the fight November 9th

Nov 6th, 2016 36m 32s

Just days before the election, Juanita and Grecia take a moment to reflect on what has been a crazy, anxiety-inducing, sometime heart-wrenching, sometimes wonderful, and always surprising year. They talk with canvassers and first-time voters ab

Episode 15: I'm still scared of the dark

Oct 31st, 2016 24m 44s

We've made it this far in the worst presidential election in our collective memory. Today, we want to have some Halloween fun! And maybe get a little election-y too because, how can we not? Come celebrate with Juanita and Grecia as they discuss

Episode 14: Trump's own worst enemy

Oct 20th, 2016 25m 36s

Juanita is back from her Italian vacation and the presidential debates from hell are finally over-- it's time to celebrate! Catch up on the best and worst moments from the third and final debate, from the wall of taco trucks to the name-calling

Episode 13: I want to report a mad white guy on stage in St. Louis

Oct 10th, 2016 22m 53s

This week, Grecia is joined by guest cohost Carlos Vogel while Juanita finishes her jaunt through Europe. In this episode, Grecia and Carlos look back at one of the wildest nights of the 2016 election season. Just days after audio of Donald Tru

Episode 12: The Selena makeup backlogs

Oct 6th, 2016 31m

Grecia and guest host Marisol Bello cover a ton of ground in this episode, starting with the highs and lows of the vice presidential debate before moving into a rapid-fire discussion on the week in review. Next, Grecia and citizenship expert Em

Episode 11: Leave Britney Spears alone

Sep 28th, 2016 23m 30s

This week, while Juanita jet sets to Italy, the Choices & Chismes team recruits policy expert and overall amazing person Jaimie Worker to fill in to discuss different aspects of the presidential debate-- from some of our favorite mic-drop momen

Episode 10: Grecia and Juanita's fireside chat

Sep 22nd, 2016 23m 55s

This week, Grecia and Juanita talk through all of the crazy things that happened over the past seven days. From the wildly unexpected, to the utterly unsurprising, JAM and G give their take on everything from the Emmy's, to Jimmy Fallon's hair-

Episode 9: The care to my bear

Sep 12th, 2016 23m 26s

After a brief hiatus (don't lie, we know you guys definitely noticed and missed us), Juanita and Grecia are back with stories to tell! Juanita, whose absence was the reason for the break, explains where she went and why, starting a discussion o

Extended cut: Conversation with Congressman Grijalva

Aug 9th, 2016 18m 43s

In episode 8, we sampled a powerful part of a conversation we had with Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) where he talks about the importance of voting in this election. In today's episode, we provide you with the extended cut of this conversatio

Episode 8: Stand up for yourself, stand up for your family

Jul 28th, 2016 19m 12s

Does your vote actually matter? This is the question we’re exploring today. We talk to Valeria Rodriguez, a 21-year-old college student from Nebraska who came a long way to gain the right to vote, and will cast her first ballot in a presidentia

Episode 7: NASA, the National American Science Airline

Jul 11th, 2016 25m 1s

Acclaimed astronaut and engineer Jose Hernandez joins the Choices & Chismes crew to talk about his life growing up as a migrant farmworker, and how his father, a man with only a third grade education, helped him believe in himself and pushed hi

Episode 6: Today's not going to break us

Jun 28th, 2016 27m 51s

On Thursday, the Supreme Court tied in a 4-4 decision on the United States v. Texas case, preventing President Obama's executive action on immigration from moving forward. As a result, the more than 5 million immigrant families awaiting impleme

Episode 5: Vote for Maritza if you want more pizza

Jun 16th, 2016 24m 40s

This week on Choices & Chismes, we’re joined by the lovely Diane Guerrero, actress from the hit shows Orange Is the New Black and Jane the Virgin and author of the new book “In the Country We Love: My Family Divided.” Ahead of the release of th

Episode 4: Reinas and sexicans

Jun 2nd, 2016 21m 48s

This week on Choices & Chismes, hosts Grecia Lima and Juanita Monsalve break down the serious topic of hate speech and how the normalization of hate speech can lead to hateful action and even physical violence. They speak with 15-year-old Giane

Episode 3: Close your eyes, take a breath

May 20th, 2016 25m 55s

In lieu of our regularly planned episode, we took this week to respond to the Obama administration's recent immigration raids targeting Central American mothers and children seeking asylum in the United States. Deportation raids have traumatic

Episode 2: For the mamacitas

May 6th, 2016 28m 15s

In honor of Mother's Day, we're bringing you an episode on the important roles our moms play in our lives, the ways they inspire us, and the unique and sometimes challenging roles we’re often asked to play as the children of immigrants. In addi

Episode 1: I'm just here for the chismes

Apr 22nd, 2016 16m 30s

Choices & Chismes talks to a few of the thousands of people who showed up Monday at the steps of the Supreme Court to show their support for President Obama's executive action on immigration reform. Hosts Grecia and Juanita reflect on some of t

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