German tango pioneer Brigitta Winkler shares what she’s most passionate about 40 years into her tango journey and why she believes in tango’s ability to unite.

Almost 4 years after making the case for why we should all be dancing tango, Simona Ciampi is back to share her experiences with healing through art and how she’s using skills learned through tango to improve her everyday life.

Co-founder of Oxygen Tango School and Awaken Tango Mitra Martin talks about her Persian heritage and the value of research, innovation, acceptance, and attention in tango.

Since Scott Boddye became a digital nomad, he’s traveled on 4 continents and counting, learned to dance in heels, and created a social media platform for tango dancers that he hopes to launch any day now.

After a youthful stint in a rock band, Matías Mauricio turned his artistic inclinations to tango. / Luego de un paso juvenil por una banda de rock, Matías Mauricio volcó sus inclinaciones artísticas al tango.

Aja Fenn on the significance of the yin-yang symbol to tango, how performances have changed since she started, her philosophy on social dancing, and what’s inspiring her 24 years into her tango journey.

Singer. Producer. DJ. Argentine woman on a mission. Camila Arriva is working in multiple ways to bring women’s voices to modern tango.

Michael Lavocah danced tango for 20 years before writing his first book. He hasn’t stopped since...

What does environmental psychology have to do with tango? Quite a lot, it turns out. Tango DJ, teacher, organizer, and social dancer Avik Basu lays it out for us.

A lot has changed in the 25+ years since Sol Orozco started dancing tango in Buenos Aires. Luckily, Sol is a big believer in change - in her own life and in the world around her.

“...so many people in this world, within their own cultural frames, are not able to do everything with their body they could do. And that's a pity.” Austrian dancer and academic Arno Plass shares what he's learned while talking and dancing his way around Europe and South America for a PhD project on the transformative power of queer tango.  Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: “Flor de Montserrat,” composed by Juan Santini with lyrics by Vicente Planells del Campo and arranged and recorded by Sexteto Cristal with Guillermo Rozenthuler | Image Credit: Martín Pérez Show Notes Watch Arno's "Una Tanda Queer Con..." series and visit his website to learn more about his work.  Check out Chamuyo Queer's website or follow on Facebook / Instagram to see what's planned for 2024 - including an online Conversatorio like the one that inspired Arno's PhD project! Listen to the Humans of Tango episode featuring Alex Pacheco Castillo. Watch Arno's "Una Tanda Queer con..." interview with Gonze E.  Watch Rocío Lequio (of Rocío and Bruno, the couple Arno mentions visiting Vienna) queering her tango with Gaby Mataloni. Read a transcript of Arno's episode here.

Yolanda Romero Hume gives new meaning to the aphorism YOLO.

South Korean honorary New Yorker London Hong thought he was too old to become a professional dancer. Then he fell in love with tango.

Aníbal Dominguez was on the verge of quitting tango when he discovered contact improv. Since then, dancing has only gotten better...

When Ayano Yoneda moved from her native Japan to San Francisco for a job in finance, she never imagined that a chance encounter with a Halloween ”Cinderella’s ball” would change her life forever...

Anthea Okereke’s tango journey has had plenty of highs and lows - but her passion keeps her making a heart with her hands, even when she has to roll her eyes through it.

Nel Mastrodomenico fell in love with tango music in the tango bars of his native Colombia - but it took an international move in pursuit of the Australian dream to get him dancing and DJing. Today, Nel lives his own Argentinian dream in Buenos Aires. Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: “Toda mi Vida” written by José María Contursi y Aníbal Troilo and performed by Aníbal Troilo y su Orquesta Típica with Francisco Fiorentino | Image Credit: Dos Orillas Practica de Tango Buenos Aires Show Notes This episode includes clips of Carlos Gardel singing "Tango Argentino" by Alfredo Bigeschi and Juan Maglio "Pacho" and Juan D'Arienzo y Su Orquesta Típica performing "El Pollito" by Francisco Canaro. Get familiar with Colombia’s history with tango legend Carlos Gardel (en español). Read more about the International Day of Tango and Argentina’s National Bandoneon Day. Nerd out about how records are made. Learn how political strife and rock n' roll affected tango in Argentina and Uruguay. Follow Nel on YouTube, Instagram, or Facebook. Read a transcript of Nel's episode here.

Queer tango teacher and change maker Alex Pacheco Castillo talks about why inclusion is not the same as belonging and what she’s doing to foster community in her hometown of Mexico City.

Classical guitarist and recording artist Craig Einhorn on the joys and struggles of life and music-making and how a song first intended as ”filler” for a CD became a modern tango classic.

Spain-born, San-Francisco-based teacher, DJ, and organizer Felipe Martinez explains why he believes art is for everyone and how tradition can nurture the evolution of tango.