Hard Shell Tacos
by LVX Media
Being the first generation born in the US can be complicated in a Hispanic family. In our case, you have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans but also be more American than the Americans…and it still wasn’t enough. So how did the Black Sheep of the family turn out? Let’s taco 'bout it.
Episodes
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Recipe 26: Gut microbiome and your brain
Call/text anonymously: 833.LVX.PODS https://shop.lvx.be/ https://patreon.lvx.be/ ~ We have an honest to goodness biologist (that's Doctor Biologist to you) join to talk over some the effects of the gastular micriobiome on overall health, but most specifically mental health. Remember, this is not…
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Recipe 25: WE'RE [not] BACK
Call/text anonymously: 833.LVX.PODS Subscribe: https://lvx.at/tacos ~ A long delay, I know. Apologies. We start off with a bit of a catch-up, what have we been up to? Then we jump right into Lili's topic of Emotional Attachment Styles. Leo mentioned a site from Cleveland Clinic...
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Recipe 24: Shadow Work, embarrassing moments, and tough breaks
Call/text anonymously: 833.LVX.PODS Subscribe: https://lvx.at/tacos ~ It's a bit of a hodgepodge today. We goofed the audio to start, but it cuts in pretty well with talking about the "Shadow Work" journal and other types of guided journals we've tried. We throw in a few cards from "Where Should…
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Recipe 23: Where Should We Begin?
Call/text anonymously: 833.LVX.PODS Subscribe: https://lvx.at/tacos ~ The saga has come to an end, the Twilight viewing party is done. We discuss the points that stood out from the final film in the franchise, most of which aren't good. Then we move into the movie Her and draw some parallels in…
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Recipe 22: An angry rant glitches out, what if you were alone one Earth?
Call/text anonymously: 833.LVX.PODS Subscribe: https://lvx.at/tacos ~ This one is kinda dark. We start first with talking over The Exorcist franchise before moving on to "Quiet on the Set" and the personal attachments we have to those shows and actors. After that Leo gets a little heated and…
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Recipe 21: AI companions, younger or older self, and favorite songs in sad times
Call/text anonymously: 833.LVX.PODS Subscribe: https://lvx.at/tacos ~ Today is a good day! We talk over some of our "Hard Shell" media commitments, his dating woes, and the rise of "AI companions". We then shift into the crux of the episode, which were a few questions regarding how we would...
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Recipe 20: Pets, migraines, and movies
Call/text anonymously: 833.LVX.PODS Subscribe: https://lvx.at/tacos Music used with express permission from the artist. Questions: [email protected] ~ It's a somber beginning, as we discuss our pets that have passed on. After 14 years of love and fun, Brea is no longer with us. Next, we talked…
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Recipe 19: Candy, Cake, and Gifts
Call/text anonymously: 833.LVX.PODS Another fun chat where we got into some of our favorite candies, our favorite kinds of cakes, and the best gifts we have ever gotten. It takes a quick turn into the bizarre where it gets very serious.
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Recipe 18: Our lives as books and what drives our choices
~ Call/text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS ~ Subscribe: https://lvx.at/tacos ~ We are back with some fresh guac for your asses. Lili brought some good openers to the table, framing our lives as books. Then we shift a bit into self-awareness and understanding how and why we make the choices we do. We...
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Recipe 17: Dilemmas, Dating, Dating Dilemmas, and Movies
Call/text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS Subscribe: https://lvx.at/tacos ~ It's time for a great time spent meandering through topics, just a collection of riffs and rants. The warmup is a few "Deep Dilemma" cards, some of which highlight how dumb most of the cards are. That was the segue that took…
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Recipe 16: Creativity redux and Space Ghost
Call/text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS Subscribe: https://lvx.at/tacos FunkyBundtCake: https://lvx.at/FBC ~ We had a special guest this time! He was inspired by our creativity episode before that we did it again. We talk the creative process for writing, music, drawing, and even some unconventional...
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Recipe 15: Dysfunctional childhoods, gatekeeping, and altruism
Call or text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS (833.589.7637) ~ Is this the first time you're hearing from us ALL YEAR???? Hiyoooo ~ We get together to talk about growing up in dysfunctional families and how that drove us into dysfunctional relationships. Some hot tea in the middle there before we go…
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Recipe 14: Regression, Christmas, and New Year
Call or text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS (833.589.7637) ~ We start off discussing some regression we've had in the last few weeks and some some strategies that help ease that feeling. Then we get into Christmas talk where caroling is at the forefront of the non-existent war on Christmas. Last…
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Recipe 13: Artsy Taco talks
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: call or text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS (833.589.7637) ~ We get together to talk about art! What is art? What constitutes good or bad art? What does it mean to be creative? What kinds of art do you make? What kinds of art do you (dis)like? What gets your creative energy...
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Recipe 12: Thankful Turkey Tacos
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: call or text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS (833.589.7637) ~ Did you expect anything different? We recorded day before Thanksgiving, I finished recording earlier today and completely forgot to publish it. Sue me! We talk through some more unsavory topics that revolve around...
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Recipe 11: Spiritual taco journey
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: call or text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS (833.589.7637) ~ We talk through our spiritual journeys from wee tots to where we are now.
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Recipe 10: One last card reading to end the month
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: call or text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS (833.589.7637) ~~ Am I late? Yes. Worth listening to anyway? Also yes. We recorded on October 30th and life, uh, finds a way...to keep me away from editing these sweet sweet tacos you know and love. I'm sorry boobear.
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Recipe 9: Spooky Tacos! Concert life, dating woes, and Halloween fun
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: call or text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS (833.589.7637)Spooky season is almost over, so we had ourselves a bit of fun with tarot cards and discussing the outcome, concert lover's life, dating woes, and general Halloween fun.~Outro song is with the express permission of…
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Recipe 8: Journaling after a Taco Parade
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: 833-589-7637 (LUX-PODS), call or text ~ it's anonymous and unattended! Our first half consists of us answering some questions we found on the Parade website before doing some quick one-word answer lists. Lots of fun.
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Recipe 7: A movie about tacos called "Taco Journals"
A bit of fun and fuego in this one ~ we unlock core memories and ditch the cards for some structured journal prompts. We want to hear from you!
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Recipe 6: Cats, relationship positives and negatives, and burning questions
An important note:: our phone line (+1-833-LVX-PODS) is ANONYMOUS and UNATTENDED! Leave us any questions or comments and we'll have them on the show next time! Back again with another great show for you to feast your earballs on ~ we talk about some hard questions we would want to ask to…
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Recipe 5: Pigskin, villains, and authentic tacos
It's a doozy ~ we recorded this on Sept 11th, so apologies for the delay. But also, you love us, so I'll pretend it's okay. I have another in the chute, so enjoy this bad mammyjammy while I get the other one prepped for your earballs.
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Recipe 4: A taco is never late, nor is it early...
...a taco arrives precisely when it means to! Speaking of tacos arriving, hopefully you put the queso in the bin where it belongs. Lots of deep chatter about parental relationships as they relate to hobbies, among other things. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: call/text+1-833-589-7637
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Recipe 3: Tacos for pets, bad habits, and hard conversations
This was a good one for us. We talk through dealing with pets and their sadly short lives, some bad habits that we struggle(d) with, the meat of the conversation is over what difficult conversations we need to have, and we wrap it up with talking about getting older - the bad and the, believe it…
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Recipe 2: Existential taco meat with all the queso your heart could ever want
Our next recipe has arrived! We're still getting a rhythm and structure going, so have fun with us as we figure those things out. Dropped the "Am I The Asshole" segment and instead we have warm-up questions that get pretty deep! Towards the end, we had some fun that we definitely want your input...
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Recipe 1: It's our grand opening!
It's our first recipe of Hard Shell Tacos ~ We play the old Reddit game Am I The Asshole to set up the tortilla before moving into the meat of the taco: We discuss some generational difficulties and how they've shaped our lives to date. We finish off with some light cilantro and onion before we…
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About this show
Being the first generation born in the US can be complicated in a Hispanic family. In our case, you have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans but also be more American than the Americans…and it still wasn’t enough. So how did the Black Sheep of the family turn out? Let’s taco 'bout it.
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