Hey Bay Curious listeners, I have got a treat for you today. KQD Studios has launched its first

ever video podcast called hyphenation. It's a spanglish ode to the hyphenated identities that so many

Latinos hold. In this unscripted chat show, my colleague Jorge Olivares dives into topics like

religion, citizenship, and monogamy with other Latinos.

Definitely go check them out, but first, we have a little sneak peek for you right now.

Enjoy.

Hey, what I'm Jorge Andres Olivares, and I'm the host of a new show called Hyphenation, where conversation and culture meet.

Each week, I'll bring together other hyphenated Latinos to talk all about our personal

life choices. Now, you might be wondering, what kind of no sable word is hyphenation?

For me, it's about living within a hyphenation, like being Mexican-American.

I'm third-gen from the Texas border, now living that Bay Area Chicano life. about living within a hyphenation, like being Mexican-American.

I'm third-gen from the Texas border, now living that Bay Area Chicano life.

Everything I do is a byproduct of all of my identities coming together to navigate this helic complicated existence. My feelings about money, music, even my masculinity.

Much of it comes from being bilingual and

bicultural. And this is true for many Latinos living in the U.S. Our cultures and our communities

inform our choices for better. Can we talk about bad bunny? Or for worse. My decision to leave

was always tied to this sense and that I could only be an openly gay man

if I lived away from my family.

Look, I may be grown,

but I've still got some questions on how to do this whole life thing properly,

which is why I'm inviting folks over to share their own unique approaches.

So here, we'll talk all about the choices and the tensions of living within our hyphenation.

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