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Welcome to El Barrio

Welcome to El Barrio

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“Welcome to El Barrio” is a vibrant new podcast about Puerto Rican identity — our stories, finally told by us.

Hosted by award-winning producer Becca Ramos, this series blends laugh-out-loud interviews with artists, scholars, creators, tastemakers, and everyday Boricuas to illuminate the stories the textbooks left out.

Each week, Becca dives into the history, culture, politics, spirituality, and pop-culture moments that shape what it means to be Puerto Rican today — from the roots of brujería and ancestral healing, to the global impact of Bad Bunny, to the hidden history behind Operation Bootstrap, Hurricane Maria’s aftermath, and the evolution of the diaspora.

This show is unapologetically for us. For the kids who grew up “ni de aquí, ni de allá.” For everyone who felt their culture reduced to stereotypes, mispronounced in classrooms, or left out of the narrative entirely. Through humor, heart, research, and community storytelling, Becca invites listeners on a journey of self-discovery — and a celebration of La Isla del Encanto in all its complexity.

Featuring a lineup of powerful Boricua voices across film, music, academia, design, and activism, Welcome to El Barrio is a love letter, an archive, and an invitation. Come learn, laugh, heal, and say it with us. WEPA!

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Episodios
  • "Cafe Entre Amigas" w/ Rachel Nieves

    "Cafe Entre Amigas" w/ Rachel Nieves
    Apr 14 2026

    This week, Becca chats Rachel Nieves of Buddies Coffee! The two chat the weight of going viral, starting a business from the ground up, how to give back to your roots and community authentically, Buddies future expansion, and more.

    Also don’t forget to email us at welcometoelbarrio@gmail.com, or DM the show page @welcometoelbarrio for submissions!

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    1 h y 12 m
  • "Un Boricua En Gaza" w/ Libre Sankara

    "Un Boricua En Gaza" w/ Libre Sankara
    Apr 7 2026

    This week, Becca chats Libre Sankara -- an afro-boricua poet, cultural worker and doula who has been in Gaza for the past two years helping the fight for liberation of Palestine. The two chat life in Gaza, the similarities and history that connects Puerto Rico and Palestine, and more.

    Also don’t forget to email us at welcometoelbarrio@gmail.com, or DM the show page @welcometoelbarrio for submissions!

    And subscribe to the show’s substack for FREE for bonus content!

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    1 h y 2 m
  • “Yo Soy Negra” w/ Djali Brown-Cepeda

    “Yo Soy Negra” w/ Djali Brown-Cepeda
    Mar 31 2026

    This week, Becca chats with THE Djali Brown-Cepeda -- founder of Nuevayorkinos. The two chat El Barrio, the complexity of mixed identities, beautiful lessons in motherhood, race vs ethnicity, vs identity, how Blackness and Puerto Ricanness are intrinsically intertwined, and more.

    Also don’t forget to email us at welcometoelbarrio@gmail.com, or DM the show page @welcometoelbarrio for submissions!

    And subscribe to the show’s substack for FREE for bonus content!

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 h y 3 m
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