¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?

Series produced by WNIN

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QPM is a bilingual podcast telling the stories of Latinos chasing their dreams from the Corn States to the Great Lakes of Minnesota.

¿Qué Pasa, Midwest? is a bilingual podcast that creates a sense of community for Midwestern Latinx who are missing an essential piece of their cultural identity. We do that by sharing their stories to create a sense of hope and alliance. We also foster education on divisive issues.


Additional Files

57 Pieces

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¿QPM? 1: Pulque en América
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Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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Pulque, an ancient Mexican drink is seen as a cultural resistance to today’s political divide by those from the native land of the drink of the god...

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 2
¿QPM? 2: Loyalty por la patria y la familia.
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Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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Because Pedro is a U.S. citizen, he was able to sign up for eight years of service and in return, his parents can stay in this country after living...

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  • Added: Jan 15, 2018
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 2
¿QPM? 3: Being Afro Latina en el Medio Oeste
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Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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After Trump's election, Lydia got punched in the face at the mall because of her dark skin and afro-like hair.

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1
¿QPM? 4: Cooking Sofrito en el Midwest
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Finding the ingredients to feel close to home is always a hassle. Here's my journey finding achiote for my Puertorican Sofrito in the Midwest, how ...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
¿QPM? 6: Navidades en Latinoamérica
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Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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Celebrating Christmas as a Latino, today means that celebrations pour over borders and become part of our own traditions. Is not just about celebra...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 2
¿QPM? 5: Undocumented sin saber. Finding DACA.
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Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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In this episodio we meet DACA recipient Laura. Una Latina that didn’t know about her legal status until she wanted to apply for college and about t...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 09:24
  • Purchases: 2
¿QPM? 7: Crossing the US/Mexico border for the 8th time
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Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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Amalia got caught by border patrol and in a split second she had to make the decision; give her baby to the coyote and hope he’ll get the infant sa...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 12:01
  • Purchases: 2
¿QPM? 8: Año Nuevo, Musica Buena.
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Para despedir el año, ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest? programmer Mareea Thomas and host Paola Marizán shared their favorite songs of 2017 and some of what's co...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 10:48
  • Purchases: 1
¿QPM? 9: Arte, cultura and the conservative Midwest.
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A casual conversation about Latino art and culture and its influence the Midwest and how it's celebrated where it's people may not feel welcomed.

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 07:50
  • Purchases: 1
¿QPM? 10: Cubans in the Midwest and the end of the Castro regime.
From: WNIN
Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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In this episodio, relations with Cuba have backpedaled after the last administration begun dialogue and trade with the island. Hoy día, el presiden...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 13:01
  • Purchases: 1
¿QPM? 11: A proposed Immigration Detention Center in Latino Indiana
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Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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An Immigration Center proposed to be built in Elkhart, Indiana, a city big on agriculture, mainly built on manufacturing and close to big areas wit...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 10:09
  • Purchases: 1
¿QPM? 12: Feeling displaced and dealing with depression. A personal story.
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In this episode, our host Paola Marizán shares with co-producer Mareea Thomas how moving from her home country at age 6 made her feel displaced, ho...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 12:15
  • Purchases: 2
¿QPM? 13: Searching for Identidad.
From: WNIN
Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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After an abusive childhood in Mexico, Amy's grandfather started telling people he was Italian. He says, “nothing good comes out of Mexico. Nothing....

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2018
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
¿QPM? 14: Bilingual kids on being translators and growing up too fast y el Midwest bilingüe.
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Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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Many times, I found myself talking about things that I didn’t understand because I was translating for my mom, por que no sabia Ingles. So there I ...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 2
¿QPM? 15: Fin de temporada, Recap and Next Season
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Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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It was a great season! Listen to our top five episodes and a sneak peek of next season in our last episodio. Share with us the topics you want us t...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2018
  • Length: 09:25
¿QPM? Cinco de Mayo in Liberal, Kansas.
From: WNIN
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Non-Latinos are not the only ones confused about why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated. I’m from the Dominican Republic, and I have to admit that I didn’...

  • Added: May 09, 2018
  • Length: 07:00
¿QPM? S2 EP 1: Kidnapped by the FARC; Ahora un Latino en el Midwest.
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Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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Alfonso was kidnapped in Venezuela and later taken to Colombia by the FARC. The FARC sustains their estilo de vida by kidnapping and ransom, illega...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2018
  • Length: 10:53
¿QPM? S2 EP 2: Huracán Maria changed my family's life.
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After not being able to talk to my family for six days, my mom finally called me from the Island. Hurricane Maria had just passed and she couldn't ...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2018
  • Length: 12:53
¿QPM? S2 EP 3: The effects of deportation in families and comunidades.
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Aquí la historia de Janeth Vazquez. She grew up in Liberal Kansas and her father was deported when she started her first year of college. Ella dice...

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  • Added: Jul 05, 2018
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 2
¿QPM? S2 EP 4: Los del 1.5 Generation reconnect with their roots.
From: WNIN
Series: ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?
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The experience of 1.5 generation immigrants, a term used to describe people who arrived in the U.S. as children and adolescents, is a unique one. U...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2018
  • Length: 10:15

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