Marbella Figueroa is an afro descendant who has experienced racism and fat phobia. She studied Arts and Design in UNAM university. She was born in Mexico City, where she currently lives. Marbella has expressed herself through art and is trying to sublimate her condition of being black in a big body.
Meanwhile she is spreading awareness in Mexican society, aiming to decolonize the minds of the people who see white race and slim bodies as better than don't look like that. Marbella also writes for Malvestida, a digital magazine and have her own project called @afrochingonas, she also have her own podcast available in Spotify.
Follow her in Instagram (@marbellabrilhinho) and check her latest work.
Note: The interview was recorded in Spanish .
In today's episode we will talk to the Mexican artist Kykyz1313. At the age of 33 and with more than 10 years as a profesional painter, "she studies the afflicted wretchedness of humanity, her work is neither despondent nor gory, but rather presents an aestheticized nightmare of sublime abhorrence; ambiguously gorgeous despite its agonizing discomfort" (kikyz1313, n.d)
Kikyz1313 studied Art in Queretaro and completed an artist residency at the Nordic Watercolor Museum in Skärhamn,Sweden.Her work has been exhibited in art galleries of Denmark, America, London, Hong Kong, Ireland, Australia and of Course Mexico. In this episode you will learn about her work, her inspiration/motive and most importantly, you will discover a bit about her life.
In today's episode we will be talking with Sol Ángel Hernández, she has hew own YouTube program #Elpalodelapinata and her own Podcast, –all her content in Spanish. She is a great communicator & talks about big variety of topics: racismo, feminism, religion, depression, happiness, food and more.
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Instagram: solhdz11
In today's episode our guests is Ernesto Gallardo León. The interview will be in spanish. As you may know,sometimes we have episodes in spanish, others in English.
We will be talking about today's idea of happiness and satisfaction from the philosophical perspective. What does happiness means in the western perspective? Are there other perspective? Is reaching for happiness a realistic aim? How can we define satisfaction? What do we need to be happy? Do we need to lower or increase our personal standars? This and more questions will be reflected in today's episode.
Ernesto Gallardo has a Phd in Philosophy by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He has more than 20 years working as a university proffesor in many important universities in the country.
Nuestra invitada es la periodista y freelance argentina, Cecilia Bona, fundadora del sitio web Por qué leer, de acuerdo a su perfil de LinkedIn, Bona es una apasionada de la comunicación con más de diez años de experiencia laboral. Es productora y creadora de contenidos. Desde su página web promueve el placer por la lectura. Trabajó en Radio Mitre y Vorterix, desempeñándose como parte del directorio de una fm comunitaria de CABA.
En este capitulo Cecilia Bona hablará de su amor por la lectura, su contribución cultural en el mundo digital, su experiencia laboral y, sobre todo, te convencerá de por qué leer es esencial para la gente aventurera, aquellos que viajan no solo una, sino dos o tres veces más que los demás. Porque viajar leyendo es viajar dos veces.
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In this first Episode we will be talking about ecology, the climate change, pollution and how as individuals and as society we can address this urgent humanitarian crisis. The guest is Alma Delia Palacios Reyes, a lawyer and PhD candidate that has dedicated years to look for solutions and contribute to tackle ecological issues. Get to know her in: