PODCAST · society
What Dichos?
by Belen & Co.
Sharing our family wisdoms and cultivating our legacies through storytelling, dichos, y mas!
Episodes
-
Episode 37: Quien mucho abarca poco aprieta
Quien mucho abarca poco aprieta Translation: Whoever takes a lot of space, the less he/she tightens up Aaannd we're back, again. Took some time away because sometimes not doing big projects is ok. Have you ever felt that dread and weight of taking on so much and then realizing that you might not…
more -
Episode 36: Ay que reconocer con Lydia Gomez (Guest)
Ay que reconocer Translation: We have to recognize Are you self-aware of your actions? How often do you stop yourself to think and realize what you are doing or saying? In this episode, Lydia Gomez joins in to discuss the dicho her dad shared with her throughout her childhood. Ay que reconocer is...
-
Episode 35: Amor con amor se paga con Savannah (Guest)
Amor con Amor se paga Translation: Love is repaid with love How do you love? Como desmuestras el amor? In this episode, Savannah joins in after weeks and weeks of asking to be a guest. We recap her birthday and transition into the double digits, 10! Savannah also shares her perspective on the...
-
Episode 34: Mete amor al caos con Sandra Hinojosa-Ludwig (Guest)
Mete amor al caos y veras como to se arregla Translation: Put some love in the chaos and you'll see how everything fixes itself How often do you start thinking about the negative side of any situation before the situation happens? What if you put love and intention into the situation before it...
-
Episode 33: I'm back! Dios Ayuda quien se ayuda si mismo
Dios ayuda quien se ayuda si mismo Translation: God helps those who help themselves. I'm back from my month long break. Gosh, it was amazing! Creating weekly is tough, exhausting, and stressful. But, that doesn't not mean I am giving up. If anything, it made me realize why I want to continue…
more -
Episode 32: Con Ganas con Meemz (Guest)
Con Ganas! Translation: With effort! or "You can do it!" What is your motivational saying, in spanish? Have you ever tried translating that into English? It's a little off, isn't it? In this episode, Meemz, the host of Swatch of Horrors joins in to discuss her favorite dicho, Con Ganas! They...
-
Episode 31: El hubiera no existe con Ashley Leon-Vazquez (guest)
El Hubiera no existe Translation: The should have doesn't exist How often do you tell yourself you plan on doing something but don't actually do it? Then think back, darn, I should have done that thing! Well, doesn't matter at that point, because "that thing" doesn't exist. In this episode, Belen...
-
Episode 30: Amorcito Corazon
Amorcito Corazon Translation: Little loving heart Happy Valentine's Day! Yes, we know. That was days, weeks, months, or however long ago, but, we wanted to mark this holiday with its own special feature. February 14, 2013 is the birthday of my son, Sebastian Romeo. Unfortunately, he passed away…
more -
Episode 29: Lo cortés no quita lo valiente con Viviana Maldonado (Guest)
Lo cortés no quita lo valiente Translation: Politeness does not remove the bravery In this week's episode, Viviana Maldonado joins in to talk about politeness, bravery, and the wonderful in the unexpected. Viviana is the founder of The Jefa Life, a career blog aimed to creating a space where...
-
Episode 28: Las leyendas nunca mueren con Dré (Guest)
Las Leyendas nunca mueren Translation: Legends never die In this episode, Belen is joined by Dré, co-host of a Cup of Joe with Dré and life-coach, to discuss the value of legends in our society. This week marks the 1 year anniversary of the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, Gianna, and the additional...
-
Episode 27: El que tiene boca, se equivoca con Laura Lopez Williams (Guest)
El que tiene boca, se equivoca Translation: He/she who has a mouth with make errors How many times have you said something totally confident only to later realize that you may have been wrong? Probably many times. To make errors is completely a human experience. But when does saying the wrong...
-
Episode 26: Año Nuevo, Vida Nueva
Año Nuevo, Vida Nueva Translation: New Year, New Life Happy New Year! Welcome to 2021, please walk in, take a seat and keep your hands and feet inside your house until we are all cleared to do so because we are still in a pandemic....! We have all heard the saying #NewYearNewME, but how cliche is...
-
Episode 25: A mal tiempo, buena cara con Cristina & MJ (Guests)
A mal tiempo, buena cara Translation: In bad times, a good face Do you like laughing? Well, get ready for the final episode of 2020 where all you will hear is laughter, because at this point in the 4th decade of quarantine, we may have lost it and all we can do is laugh. This week's guests are…
more -
Episode 24: Virgen Vieja, Puta Segura con la Futura Doctora Ana (Guest)
Virgen Vieja, Puta Segura Translation: Old Virgin, Definite Whore In this episode, La Futura Doctora Ana joins in to discuss the dicho Virgen Vieja, Puta Segura and the dichotomy of Madonna-Whore complex. We discuss the topic of sexuality, sex education in the Latinx Community, and why we are all...
-
Episode 23: Mejor sola que mal acompañada con Vanessa (Guest)
Mejor sola que mal acompañada Translation: Better off alone than in bad company In this week's episode, Vanessa Graves, host of Hija de Tu Madre Podcast, joins me for a conversation on the infamous dicho, Mejor sola que mal acompañada. We discuss how this dicho was introduced to Vanessa by her…
more -
Episode 22: Amor Eterno, parte 2 - In memory of Sebastián
Amor Eterno, parte 2 Eternal Love, part 2 Thank you all for your outpouring of love. After last week's episode was released, I received so many beautiful messages. In this week's episode, I recap the story about the loss of Sebastián. Realizing that many things were left unsaid about feelings and...
-
Episode 21: Amor Eterno - In memory of Sebastián
Amor Eterno Eternal Love In this episode, I recap a little about my mini break. Anxiety, time change, election, pandemic, etc all contributed to the peak stress I was feeling over the course of the month. As a Thanksgiving Special I want to Thank all of the listeners, guests, back-end support and...
-
Episode 20: ¿Eres superstitious?
¿Eres Superstitious? In this episode, I recap the last 3 weeks where I have been M.I.A. The break was much needed and I have no regrets, but sorry if you missed me. Spooky Szn has techincally passed, but who says that Fall (Autumn for you fancy folks) isn't filled with more suspenseful spooky...
-
Episode 19: Las historias de La Llorona
La Llorona Translation: Wailing Woman Have you heard the story of La Llorona? How old were you when you first heard it? Was it used to make you behave? La Llorona is such a big part of our Latinidad as much as we breath air to survive. The origins of La Llorona are unknown due to the lack of...
-
Episode 18: Cuando se quiere, se puede con Geraldine Estevez (Guest)
Cuando se quiere, se puede Translation: When there is a will, there is a way In this episode, Geraldine Estevez joins me all the way from New York! Well, she joins in virtually. I'm super excited (as always) to have her as a guest because we talk about the chaos of our lives and how we are…
more -
Episode 17: De tal palo, tal astílla con Jorge Narvaez (Guest)
De tal palo, tal astílla Translation: From the wood, such a splinter English Variation: Chip off the old block In this episode, Jorge Narvaez from Reality Changers, joins me to discuss the dicho, de tal palo, tal astílla, and how it reflects onto the influence of our parenting of our children…
more -
Episode 16: Story time with Savannah
Story time with Savannah In this episode, Savannah, my first born daughter, has gracefully decided to join me on an episode to talk about silly things, how she broke her arm, being a sister to only brothers, homeschooling, living in a dual household and her advice for us grumpy adults. I'm so…
more -
Episode 15: ¿Que privilegios tienes tu?
¿Que privilegios tienes tu? What privileges do you have? In this episode, I discuss the levels of privilege that I have. Privilege is a word that is being tossed around back and forth to indicate this higher status of opportunities. But despite the “affluent opportunities,” many benefit for...
-
Episode 14: Cria cuervos y te sacaran los ojos
Cria cuervos y te sacaran los ojos Translation: Raise ravens and they will poke your eyes out This is a gratitude episode, despite the mega doom-like title. I discuss how this dicho has intended to guilt gratitude and appreciation from parents and the symbolism of a cuervo (raven) and how it...
-
Episode 13: ¿Que fregados es un Millennial? con Juancarlos (Guest)
¿Que fregados es un Millennial? What the heck is a Millennial? In today's episode, I do some research about Millennials and share this information with my beau. I've been reading so many headlines about millennials and how they are confusing us with the wrong age group. I ask Juancarlos to join…
more -
Episode 12: Dios las cria y ellas se juntan con Yadira, Pamela, & Sohany (Guests)
Hey! It's the long weekend, why not listen to another episode of 'What Dichos? Podcast'?! Dios las cria y ellas se juntan Translation: God makes them and they find each other (Birds of a feather flock together) Yadira, Pamela, & Sohany join in on a fun conversation about growing their friendship...
-
Episode 11: Estas son las mañanitas (It's my BIRTHDAY!)
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! Las mañanitas is a popular Mexican song that is typically played on birthdays. In this episode, I did some research and put together some information about the origin of the song and the references to the "old world." In this episode, you'll hear the most recent life update…
more -
Episode 10: Camaron que se duerme con Julian (Guest)
Camaron que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente Translation: The shrimp that falls asleep will be swept by the current Today's guest is none other than my son Julian! After weeks of asking (borderline begging) and coordinating time, we finally sat down and talked about what it means to get old. We...
-
Episode 09: El que nada debe, nada teme con Crystal (Guest)
El que nada debe, nada teme Translation: S/he that doesn’t owe anything, doesn’t fear anything “To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.” -―...
-
Episode 08: Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres con Gidelvia (Guest)
Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres Today's guest is very special to me because I have seen her grow up and transform herself into a very capable and mindful woman. Over the past 10 years, I have seen changes in her character, her mindset, and a new focus; all while still keeping her sense…
more -
Episode 07: Uno pone y Dios dispone con Lee Hughes (Guest)
In this episode, Lee Hughes joins us to discuss a popular Spanish dicho, "Uno pone, Dios dispone, viene el diablo y lo descompone." Lee Hughes is co-creator and co-host of the popular podcast, Wildly Wealthy Life. He shares his take of this dicho and how it has resonated with his own personal...
-
Episode 06: De todo hay en la vida con Will (Guest)
De todo hay en la vida Translation: There’s a little bit of everything in life In this episode, you will hear a lot of laughing. Not going to lie, at least every 5 seconds. Don’t believe me? Count it. Will Rush is a business man, coach, father, friend, and “therapist.” A Jack of all Trades. In…
more -
Episode 05: Busca con las manos y no con los ojos con Carol y Cynthia (Guests)
Busca con las manos y no con los ojos! Translation: Look with your hands and not with your eyes How many times have you heard your parents tell you this? Another favorite of mine is, “Si fuera culebra, ya te hubiera mordido” Translation: If it was a snake, it would have already bitten you. In…
more -
Episode 04: La vida es una aventura con Jesse S (Guest)
La vida es una adventura! My first guest is a dear friend of mine, Jesse S! In today's episode we explore Jesse's childhood in Hawai'i as a Filipina-Jew, her two main goals in life, how she ended up in Baja California, and what motivated her to continue on adventures. Encouraged from an early age...
-
Episode 03: ¿Y tu, quien eres?
Looking back, I can say that my identity has definitely been shaped and morphed by my family, friends, peers, and my own self realization. Trying to piece it all together, I came up with levels of identities that have defined me and how I hope they continue changing me, for the better. IG:...
-
Episode 02: No seamos egoistas
Don’t be greedy! During this Covid-19 pandemic the world turned into panic and we noticed some of the greediness and all types of hoarders. In this episode I tell my favorite story my mom used to teach us about sharing, kindness, and giving. Latina Mother Guilt Challenge: Can you do one self-less...
-
Episode 01: All About Me
It’s here! After a few months thinking, researching and thinking some more, I locked myself inside a closet with my sister Rocio and my daughter Savannah to introduce myself and talk forever about who I am and why I started this project. You may hear 99.9% laughter and if you’re lucky enough to...
-
Episode 00: Hellooooo…!!
I am soooooo excited to finally get this started. Starting What Dichos? has been in the works for a few months and after research and thinking and talking and more thinking, I got it all together. I want to thank everyone that listed to my brainstorming banter to help me put this together. I love...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
Loading similar podcasts...