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Alt.Latino

Bad Bunny gets political, Brazilian grooves from Brooklyn, Reparto Cubano and more

Alt.Latino

NPR

Music

4.5673 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Ana and Felix break down Bad Bunny's latest political video. Hear their failed attempt at a blindfold listening game.

Artists and songs featured in this episode:

• Cheo, "Amor A Primera Vista"
• babas tutsipop, "antonio banderas" and "cursi"
• Pedazo De Carne Con Ojo, "Sirens" and "Tiralo"
• Ryuichi Sakamoto "DOLPHINS"
• Frank Zappa "While You Were Art II"
• Pink Pablo, "ALL I DREAM," "OJOS AZUL" and "HORSES IN HEAVEN"
• Wampi, "La Última" ft. Leoni Torres
• Wampi, "La Diferencia" ft. Orlenis 22K, Ernesto Loso
• Silvana Estrada, "Lila Alelí"

Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Noah Caldwell. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed.

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0:00.0

The House of Representatives has approved a White House request to claw back two years of previously approved funding for public media.

0:08.0

The recisions package now moves on to the Senate.

0:11.2

This move poses a serious threat to local stations and public media as we know it.

0:16.6

Please take a stand for public media today at goacpr.org.

0:22.6

Thank you.

0:24.1

Okay, Anna, before we start the show, there's a video we have to talk about.

0:28.4

Oh, that video.

0:31.2

So Bad Bunny released the video on July 4th for his song, Nueval.

0:40.0

And he specifically decided to make it, is it fair to say Felix, like pretty blatantly,

0:45.3

very political?

0:46.7

Yes, it is.

0:47.4

I mean, obviously we've talked about this album already a ton on the show.

0:51.3

It's something that we come back to again and again and again because it is

0:54.8

brought up again and again and again. For one, the man is a marketing genius. He comes in at the

0:59.4

exact right moment, releases at these exact perfect points. And this is no exception. He did this

1:06.0

whole music video that was centered around the Puerto Rican experience in New York. And specifically,

1:10.8

he did things like showed Puerto Rican occupation in New York. And specifically, he did things

1:12.1

like showed Puerto Rican occupation of the Statue of Liberty, did like an AI version of President

1:18.1

Trump apologizing to immigrants. Honestly, Felix, it really took me back to watching him in our

1:25.7

office, actually, because it's this brand of satire.

1:30.0

And we talk all the time, Felix, about, like, the two truths and the two places to really

1:34.0

authentically say what's happening and to speak out about things are in music and in comedy.

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