Over this last year and a half, the world's been through a lot.

So on this season of the StoryCorps podcast, we'll hear stories reminding us that even when times are hard, we can still begin again.

Listen to our new season wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey there, we wanted to give you a heads up that for this episode, due to legal issues, we can only play

30 seconds of each song this week. We apologize for the sonic inconvenience. Hey there, this is Felix.

I'm taking some time off this week and in my stead, I ask an old friend to sit in. Now, long-time

listeners of the show will be pleased to hear this voice.

I know I was, but I had to look high and low for her.

And I found her hanging out on a rooftop in Brooklyn

listening to music with some of her friends.

I'll see you next week, but for now...

For NPR music, this is Alt Latino.

I am Jasmine Garst, and I'm hanging out on a rooftop in Brooklyn and Crown Heights with two of my favorite people.

I am Alana Casanova Burgess.

I'm a reporter and producer and host of La Brega, Stories of the Puerto Rican Experience, from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios.

And I am Veronica Vallette Flores, and I am one of the co-hosts and co-creators of Radio Manea, which is a Latinx music podcast. And we're hanging out.

I finally cooled down.

It's been really bad.

Very hot.

And we're having some wine and just talking about music, which we all love very much.

We're at Veronica Valletti Flores' house.

It's a minimalist arrangement.

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