Hey in the thick family what's up. It's me Maria no Rosa. I miss you. I do but we're working on it. Okay. I promise but right now I'm here to talk to you about something we're dropping in this feed. It's a special episode from our new podcast called My Devo. It's a podcast about Roots. It's an Apple original podcast

produced by our very own Futura Studios. You know, some of the people that

brought you in the thick have been working on this show and it's out now. It's about

the legacy of one of the biggest stars in Latin America and the Spanish-speaking world,

yes, Juan Gagriel.

And if you don't know who he is, well you're going to want to listen because this isn't just a bio series.

Our show is about what it means to be Mexican, what it means to be queer,

what it means to choose love everyday hope, despite hardships and pain.

It's hosted by our very own Maria Garcia,

executive editor of Futuro Studios,

and the host of one of my favorite podcast series,

Anything for Selinaina which we produced at

Frutto Studios. You're gonna hear Marius's personal journey

connecting with her roots through Juan Gabrielle and you know what? There's plenty of Mexican history, lots of politics too, so you're going to appreciate that my dear ITT listeners.

So here it is, a special episode of My Devo.

It's out now wherever you listen to podcasts,

not a bias and enjoy.

Where I'm from, the sun shines a particular bright wash of gold.

You see the brightness and angle of sunlight depends on your place on Earth. My home lies about 32 degrees latitude, a position that allows for soft, glowy mornings, blazing noons, and sunsets that look like they're made out of

caramel and lavender.

When the warmth of this light blankets my skin, my body knows I'm home.

That's because my mother and her mother and her mother have all been cloaked by this same light.

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