The Bodega Start Up, Insecure Soundtrack, Junot Diaz (#19)

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09/18/17 • 22 min

On this week’s episode I discuss the “Bodega” start up, fan girl over the Insecure Soundtrack and Lorde’s “Homemade Dynamite Remix” single. I also spotlight Dominican American author Junot Díaz for National Hispanic Heritage Month and answer a listener question! If you liked this episode and the others, please be sure to review and rate if you’re listening on iTunes! It helps The Wonder of Ivy Podcast grow! The RDG Soul Speak: https://thewonderofivy.com/2017/07/08/rdg-soul-speak-the-new-open-mic-night/ http://www.readingeagle.com/life/article/my-2-cents-rdg-soul-speak-provides-hope-for-a-brighter-tomorrow https://goo.gl/jzR8FZ The “Bodega” Start Up: https://www.fastcompany.com/3056142/36-interview-questions-that-are-actually-fun-to-answer http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/15/549606636/nobody-takes-the-bodega-out-of-the-corner-not-even-a-startup http://nypost.com/2017/09/13/this-startup-wants-to-kill-your-bodega/ Insecure Season Two Soundtrack: http://smarturl.it/InsecureS2 http://theboombox.com/insecure-season-2-soundtrack-tracklist-revealed/ Lorde’s Homemade Dynamite Remix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LONIThD7vO8 https://genius.com/Lorde-homemade-dynamite-remix-lyrics Junot Díaz: http://www.junotdiaz.com/ https://www.facebook.com/junotdiaz.writer/

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Kenneka Jenkins, DACA, and Lending Money (#18)

On this week’s episode I discuss the Kenneka Jenkins story, go into detail of what DACA is and isn’t and why we should all be trying to help, and I review the discussion based on lending money! If you liked this episode and the others, please be sure to review and rate if you’re listening on iTunes! It helps The Wonder of Ivy Podcast grow! The RDG Soul Speak: https://thewonderofivy.com/2017/07/08/rdg-soul-speak-the-new-open-mic-night/ http://www.readingeagle.com/life/article/my-2-cents-rdg-soul-speak-provides-hope-for-a-brighter-tomorrow https://goo.gl/jzR8FZ Kenneka Jenkins: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-woman-found-dead-rosemont-hotel-20170910-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/09/11/a-woman-was-found-dead-in-a-hotel-freezer-her-family-says-the-police-havent-done-enough/?utm_term=.f563d4bba296 http://www.essence.com/news/kenneka-jenkins-case-facts-what-to-know http://www.bet.com/news/national/2017/09/12/viral-facebook-video-reportedly-showing-kenneka-jenkins-hours-be.html DACA: Highly recommend this podcast episode from Angela Rye: https://soundcloud.com/ononewithangelarye/daca-for-dummies-feat-attorney-alida-garcia Articles: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/us/politics/trump-daca-dreamers-immigration.html?mcubz=0 https://www.uscis.gov/archive/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/us/politics/daca-dream-act-congress-trump.html?mcubz=0 https://unitedwedream.org/about/projects/deferred-action/ http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/31/daca-dreamers-donald-trump-215564 Recorded by Lisa Tejada, using Snowball iCE Microphone. Edited using Audacity, www.audacityteam.org/ Music: Carefree Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Lazy Break SliceXbeats (looperman.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Puerto Rico Strong, & Weekly Music Reviews (#20)

On this week’s episode, I cover Puerto Rico, the lackluster of response from the administration and how we can help. I review the Mi Gente remix, Jhene Aiko’s “Trip,” and accidentally reveal my guilty pleasure musician at the moment! I end the show with some great interviews you should check out! If you liked this episode and the others, please be sure to review and rate if you’re listening on iTunes! It helps The Wonder of Ivy Podcast grow! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wonder-of-ivy-podcast/id1224946125?mt=2#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F344957964 https://soundcloud.com/user-67326780/puerto-rico-strong-mi-gente-remix-trip-20 https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=51666105&autoplay=1 How You Can Help Puerto Rico: https://www.facebook.com/RDGJuntosPodemosPR/?hc_ref=ARQqNCFcnQFK-OWt9U9FRKVnXpciWmr3M1U5Zx5zP1MhxhYS7hs5oK0RsY8j--FrlC0 https://www.gofundme.com/uzgrfk-puerto-rico-strong/donate Puerto Rico News: http://fortune.com/2017/09/30/donald-trump-blames-puerto-rico-hurricane-maria/ http://pix11.com/2017/09/20/timeline-hurricane-marias-path-of-destruction-over-puerto-rico/ http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/26/news/puerto-rico-flights/index.html?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/30/politics/trump-tweets-puerto-rico-mayor/index.html https://www.consumerreports.org/charitable-donations/how-you-can-help-hurricane-victims-in-puerto-rico/ Cardi B: The Rise of the “Rachet” and Why People Are So Mad https://thewonderofivy.com/2017/09/27/cardi-b-the-rise-of-the-rachet-and-why-people-are-so-mad/ DeVon Franklin Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_XiXlxOdYQ It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510317/its-been-a-minute-with-sam-sanders CREDITS Recorded by Lisa Tejada, using Snowball iCE Microphone. Edited using Audacity, www.audacityteam.org/ Music: Carefree Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Lazy Break SliceXbeats (looperman.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/