Alt.Latino: Where we've been and what's next

Alt.Latino

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4.5 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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After an extended hiatus, Alt.Latino returns with longtime host Felix Contreras and new co-host Anamaria Sayre. On this reintroduction to the program, the two talk about how the landscape of Latin music and culture has changed since Alt.Latino started more than a decade ago, and what it means for the show going forward.

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0:00.0	Does the idea of listening to political news freak you out?
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0:25.8	From NPR Music, this is Alt Latino. I'm Felix Contreras. Okay, it's been a while. It's been a while
0:31.3	since you heard from me. After over 10 years, we decided we needed to take some time to
0:36.9	reconsider what we do here on Alt Latino.
0:40.1	I mean, after hundreds of shows, just about as many interviews, artist profiles, and countless
0:45.2	shows dedicated to sharing new music with you, we decided to zero in on my favorite part of
0:52.0	this show, the conversation.
0:58.6	The conversations we've had with artists, thinkers, locos, chingonas.
1:02.2	It's all about the free flow of ideas and deep thinking.
1:04.1	But in a fun way, okay?
1:07.5	We didn't want to be that cousin at the wedding who just wants to stand by the keg and talk about serious stuff instead of enjoying the party.
1:10.2	We don't want to be that, dude.
1:12.2	All right?
1:13.0	And who is this we that I speak of?
1:15.5	I want to officially welcome Anna Maria Sayer as the new Alt-Latino co-host.
1:21.4	Anna, welcome to Alt-Latino.
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