GenXican: The Podcast

If you grew up in California or Texas, your experience of Latinx culture might be a bit different from those of you who grew up in the "The Nuevo South"... in places like Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Alexandra M. Landeros (who grew up in Los Angeles, lived in Austin for almost two decades, and has made Durham home since 2018) shares her thoughts on culture-making in the Nuevo South with David Saldaña (who grew up in Austin and has lived in Los Angeles for just over a decade).
Also, if you've ever wondered what happens to son jarocho from Veracruz when it makes its way to North Carolina, or how Latinx music can intersect with Appalachian music at the border of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, you'll hear all about Alexandra's recent adventures with Fandango de Durham and The Mountain Fiesta.

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” If you know that quote, it’s because you watched Ferris Bueller’s Day Off hundreds of times on a VHS bootleg copy. Was he your hero? Or did you hate him? Did you identify with him, or were you Cameron? Do you find yourself now relating to Rooney? Check out some hot takes by David Saldaña and Alexandra M. Landeros.
And as you get on with your day today, remember that the question isn’t "what are we going to do"...the question is "what aren’t we going to do?"

Dealing with heartburn, bloating, stomach cramps, and less than desirable poops? Well, we don’t have the cure, but the co-hosts of GenXican will tell you that queso, not enough fiber, and the crap food you ate in your youth most likely killed your gut. The good news is that if you were born in 1977 or earlier, you are now old enough for a colonoscopy. Welcome to club! And eat more frijoles.

So, we share the collective identity of being GenXican, which is what you get when you cross a Mexican American with a GenXer. But which VERSION are we? 1.0, 1.25, 1.75, 2.0, 3.0, etc.? Do you start counting with the generation that moved to the U.S., or the generation that was born and raised here? Does your version number indicate how closely you identify with la tierra madre AKA Mexico? Hear what David Saldaña and Alexandra M. Landeros have to say about the matter.

Do you remember back in the day when it used to be fun getting sick? You get to stay home from school, watch daytime soap operas and reruns all day, and raiding the kitchen for Jell-o Pudding Cups and Funyuns, getting special treatment from la mamá y la abuela with the 7UP y los caldos, and of course, the VapoRub. Yeah, as a grown-ass adult, especially with kids, it's not even remotely fun, especially when you're traveling.
Join at David Saldaña and Alexandra M. Landeros for a special episode where they compare notes about getting sick during travels away from home, and whether it's worth it to travel this summer because of el pinche Covid.