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The De Los Podcast
by L.A. Times Studios
From the Los Angeles Times and Sonoro comes the De Los Podcast — a weekly conversation where music, pop culture and Latinidad collide. Hosted by De Los editors Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito, the show pulls back the curtain on the stories, people and cultural moments shaping the Latino experience in the U.S. and beyond. Every episode is a front-row seat to conversations with the artists, actors, filmmakers and thinkers who are moving the culture forward — not just talking about it. Guests include Leslie Grace, Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, Xolo Maridueña, Fabrizio Guido, producer and singer Empress Of, among others. Think of it as the cultural conversation that major American media rarely makes room for — a space where Latinos get to talk, unfiltered, about what they create and who they are. Produced by Los Angeles Times, L.A. Times Studios, and Sonoro. New episodes every week — available on YouTube and all major podcasts.
Episodes
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LA Times Columnist Gustavo Arellano on the Latino Vote, Trump Voter Regret & the Taco Stand Karen
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times columnist and their resident Latino voter guru, to ask where the Latino vote stands ahead of the midterms and why we’re still the last true swing voters. They start with Gustavo’s column on the taco stand...
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Gabriela González on Not Speaking “Perfect” Spanish, Language Shame & Spanish Con Joy
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito are joined by Gabriela González, host of the Spanish Sin Pena Cafecitos, a conversation group where Latinos learn Spanish in community. Suzy, Fidel and Gabriela sit down for a conversation about what it means to be Latino in the U.S. when your Spanish isn’t...
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Why Latinos Love Horror: La Llorona, Guillermo del Toro & "Chupacabra Versus Everybody"
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito kick off spooky season with a simple question: why do Latinos show up for horror like it's a religious obligation? They start with the data. According to UCLA's 2026 Hollywood Diversity Report, Latinos made up 29.1% of theatrical horror audiences. Fidel and...
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Cheech Marin on Dodging the Vietnam Draft, Born in East LA & Why Chicano Art Is American Art
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Cheech Marin —comedian, actor, filmmaker, and one of the foremost champions of Chicano art in the world— for a conversation that spans Vietnam draft resistance, topless improv theaters in Vancouver, the birth of an era-defining comedy act, a…
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Alice Bag: “I Helped Invent This” — LA Punk, Chicana Identity & Embracing Her Weirdness | De Los Podcast
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Alice Bag, founding member and frontwoman of The Bags, one of the pioneering bands of the LA punk scene for a wide-ranging conversation about five decades of fighting for space, staying loud, and refusing to ask anyone's permission to belong....
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AOC Is Freezing Her Eggs — Fidel & Suzy on Family Planning, Latino Birth Rates & the Latino Sex Ed Problem
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito dig into family planning: what it means for Latinos in 2026, why it's still taboo in our communities, and how much has changed in one generation. The conversation starts with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez openly sharing her process of freezing her eggs on...
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Empress Of on Dream House, Blood Orange & Going to Her First Hardcore Festival Alone
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Lorely Rodriguez –aka Empress Of– indie pop singer, songwriter, and producer, for a conversation about identity, resilience, and her new album Dream House, made while simultaneously rebuilding an actual house in Altadena alongside her mom.…
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Dr. Vanessa Díaz on Bad Bunny, P FKN R & Why the Latin Crossover Is Officially Dead
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Dr. Vanessa J. Díaz, professor of Chicano and Latino Studies at Loyola Marymount University and co-author of P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance, for a wide-ranging conversation about what Bad Bunny's…
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Pedro Tovar: The Story Behind Ella Baila Sola — And Why He Bought a Golden Corral
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Pedro Tovar, songwriter and frontman of Eslabón Armado, fresh off the release of Nocturno — their latest album, which debuted at number six on the Billboard 200. Pedro traces everything back to a car ride to elementary school when Ariel Camacho...
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Álvaro Díaz on OMAKASE, Tainy & the Song He Finished for His Late Friend MC Milkman
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Puerto Rican rapper and composer Álvaro Díaz, fresh off the release of OMAKASE — his third album, a genre-defying concept record that debuted at number one globally on Spotify and is charting in 16 Latin American countries. Álvaro traces it all...
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The Latino Vibe Check: Gwenda Lupe Stefani, ICE Raids & Why They'll Never Put Out the Latino Fire
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito run the Latino vibe check — inspired by a newsletter from their colleague Carlos De Loera asking a simple but loaded question: Is there any advantage to being Latino in the United States? They start with the data. A Pew Research Center study found that one...
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LA Times Food Editor Daniel Hernández on Tacos, Latino Kitchen Labor & LA's Food Identity
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Daniel Hernández, food editor at the Los Angeles Times and author of Down and Delirious in Mexico City, for a wide-ranging conversation about LA's culinary identity — who's cooking it, who's fighting for it, and what it says about the city's...
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Telemundo Won the World Cup and Why Latino Hollywood Is Still Losing
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito go head-to-head on the state of Latino representation in Hollywood — what's winning, what's failing, and who's been getting away with both for too long. They start with the biggest media story of the summer: Telemundo's historic World Cup win, how half of…
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Fabrizio Guido on Running Point, World War Z & His First Night Doing Stand-Up
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with actor and stand-up comedian Fabrizio Guido — currently starring in Netflix's Running Point — for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up all over Los Angeles, making his film debut alongside Brad Pitt in World War Z at age 12, and what it...
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Bad Bunny, Karol G & Some Hot Takes About Latin Music In 2026
Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito ditch the guest chair and go head-to-head on the state of Latin music. They break down the year's biggest milestones: Bad Bunny's historic solo Super Bowl halftime show, Karol G becoming the first Latina to headline Coachella, and Fuerza Regida making…
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Xolo Maridueña on Blue Beetle, Cobra Kai & Being the First Latino DC Superhero
For this episode of the De Los Podcast, hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Xolo Maridueña — actor, podcaster, and the first Latino to headline a live-action DC superhero film — for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up on the east side of Los Angeles, building a career…
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Cypress Hill's Sen Dog: From Cuban Refugee to Hip-Hop Icon
For this episode of De Los Podcast, hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Sen Dog, founding member and rapper of Cypress Hill — one of the first Latino hip-hop groups to break into the American mainstream. Born in Pinar del Río, Cuba, Sen Dog came to the U.S. as a refugee with his...
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Leslie Grace Gets Real About Batgirl, Bachata & Being Dominican-American
Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito sit down with Dominican-American singer, actress, and Latin Grammy-nominated artist Leslie Grace for a wide-ranging conversation about music, movies, and what it means to be Latino in Hollywood today. Leslie traces her journey from recording a Christian album in…
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Introducing: The De Los Podcast
From the Los Angeles Times and Sonoro comes the De Los Podcast — a weekly conversation where music, pop culture and Latinidad collide. Hosted by De Los editors Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito, the show pulls back the curtain on the stories, people and cultural moments shaping the Latino…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
From the Los Angeles Times and Sonoro comes the De Los Podcast — a weekly conversation where music, pop culture and Latinidad collide. Hosted by De Los editors Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito, the show pulls back the curtain on the stories, people and cultural moments shaping the Latino experience in the U.S. and beyond. Every episode is a front-row seat to conversations with the artists, actors, filmmakers and thinkers who are moving the culture forward — not just talking about it. Guests include Leslie Grace, Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, Xolo Maridueña, Fabrizio Guido, producer and singer Empress Of, among others. Think of it as the cultural conversation that major American media rarely makes room for — a space where Latinos get to talk, unfiltered, about what they create and who they are. Produced by Los Angeles Times, L.A. Times Studios, and Sonoro. New episodes every week — available on YouTube and all major podcasts.
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From the Los Angeles Times and Sonoro comes the De Los Podcast — a weekly conversation where music, pop culture and Latinidad collide. Hosted by De Los editors Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito, the show pulls back the curtain on the stories, people and cultural moments shaping the Latino experience...
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