Found In Translation With Ray Collazo

Found In Translation Episode 341: Host Ray Collazo was joined recently for his birthday by many of his compadres Elbert Garcia, Jorge Martinez, Danilo Rodriguez, Luis Cerros and Leo Prieto for a raucous discussion on the lighter side of his life.

New York ‘90s Music Scene: As college students at Columbia University, Collazo and his homies rubbed shoulders with Hip-Hop and Latino music legends such as Tribe Called Quest, Cypress Hill, Stretch and Bobitto, The Fugees, Brand Nubians, Minya Oh, Marc Anthony, La India, Antony Santos and countless others. The crew discusses how these moments weaved into their lives as part time club promoters with their famous alias “CocoRico” Productions, being mentored by the legendary John “Gungie” Rivera.

The crew shares with the Millenials/Generation Z how the “Salsa/Merengue” scene morphed into “Reggaeton/Latin Trap/Bachata” through groups like Aventura who broke barriers for their generation.

Sports: Collazo is a life long sports nut and kicks it with his buddies to talk about some of their favorite sports memories. Hear how Collazo was surrounded by Dominican Blue Jays fans during his lowest baseball memory, an update from MLS Executive Danilo Rodriguez on the Beautiful Game in the United States, the state of Latino Kansas City Chiefs Nation and what is Strat-O-Matic?

Enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend with this latest segment of #CompadreTalk.

Direct download: RP341_Fun_And_HipHop.mp3
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Found In Translation Episode 340: Host Ray Collazo is joined by Co-Host Elbert Garcia to make a major announcement. Nationally recognized activist and commentator Ray Collazo reveals his personal candidate endorsement for President of the United States. Collazo reveals how he came to his very recent decision, the other candidates he has considered and what people can do to have their voice heard during the rest of the Democratic Presidential Primary. 

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Direct download: RP340_The_Big_News.mp3
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Found In Translation Episode #339. Host Ray Collazo is joined by Elbert Garcia of "Que Lo Que Podcast" and James Garcia of "Vanguardia Arizona" to discuss a historic day in Washington featuring Ambassador Gordon Sondland's impeachment testimony. Does 'Tekashi Sondland" testimony change the game? 

In Atlanta, the vibe didn't feel nearly as electric. The panel ponders on outcomes of last night's Democractic debate. Did anyone rise to occasion? Is Mayor Pete riding the momentum of recent Iowa poll? Needless to say, we missed Julian Castro on stage.

In new #TengoBochinche segment, Collazo shares inside scoop on Latinos working on Presidential campaigns and the Garcias update us on Arizona and Dominican chisme.  

Direct download: 112019PostDebateAudio.mp3
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Found In Translation Episode #338: Host Ray Collazo is joined by compadres Elbert Garcia, Jorge Martinez and Edwin Desamour to discuss Fatherhood on premiere of #CompadreTalk segment. Panel shares lessons on raising girls, monitoring technology and holding other men accountable because “fatherhood is not a side hustle.”

Collazo also shares the Four Priorities To Crush Crooks that advocates need to have in 2020 and beyond to preserve our democracy. Collazo also reflects on the legacy of the First Lady of Puerto Rico and Major League Baseball. #RIPDonaVera

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Direct download: RP338_Fatherhood_Aint_A_Side_Hustle.mp3
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Found In Translation Episode 337: Host Ray Collazo is joined by special guest Puerto Rican activist David Galarza to discuss his recent confrontation with Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Jennifer Gonzalez. How did this moment make Galarza a viral sensation in the Puerto Rican community and what organizing lessons can we learn from this recent event in Camden, New Jersey? Galarza shares organizing updates on issues impacting Puerto Rico and the latest political ‘bochinche’ in New York.

Collazo also stacks truth about the latest political/news headlines:

1) The fallacy of Republicans arguments against the formally beginning impeachment inquiry
2) The issue with recent attacks against administration witnesses we should be most concerned about.
3) The pie chart of reasons why Beto O’Rourke’s Presidential campaign sputtered out
4) The true legacy of Latino icon Walter Mercado

Direct download: RP337_Que_Bochinche.mp3
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