Minerva talks about her first dining experience in a COVID world. Fredo tells us the history of the word Latinx. Episode Sources: htt...

Minerva and Fredo are honored to share with you the civil rights story of Mendez V. Westminster told by the documentarian herself, Sandra Robbie. Sandra briefly shares this story and we follow up with some interview questions. We hope you are a...

Trigger warning, this episode contains violent content.Fredo and Minerva discuss the circumstances surrounding  Adam Toledo's murder. Minerva tells us the story of the murder of Santos Rodriguez, a 12-year-old boy murdered by a pol...

Fredo and Minerva mourn the loss of legendary rapper, DMX  and celebrate the impact of his music. Minerva tells us some myths and legends from Ecuador, Venezuela, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and all over Latin America. <...

Minerva and Fredo get excited about the vaccine. Fredo tells us about las soldareras. Episode Sources: https://scholarworks.gv...

Fredo wants to understand why people can't appreciate Cardi B and Megan thee Stallion. Minerva just wants people to leave them alone. In solidarity with our Asian Fam, Minerva tells the story of Arlen Siu, a Chinese - Nicaraguan Ac...

Minerva and Fredo chit-chat about what they're obsessing about on the phones. Fredo tells us about Dolores Huerta. Happy Women's History Month! Sources: https://doloreshu...

Fredo wants to know what Minerva wore in the early 2000s. Minerva kicks off Women's History Month with the inspiring story of Rigoberta MenchuEpisode Resources: 

Minerva thinks the BMI is a lie. Fredo shares part 2 of our many-part exploration of African influence on Latino music. This week we cover punta, palo de mayo, bomba, and salsa.  Bomba

Minerva and Fredo talk about the rules of watching TV in a relationship. Fredo tells us about Black influence on Latinx music. Since our African ancestors have had an inextricable and vast influence on our music, this episode focuses mostly on ...

Fredo and Minerva briefly discuss mental health in the Latino community.  We highly recommend watching Judas and the Black Messiah on HBO! and Minerva tells the Story of Mama Tingo, an Agricultural Activist from the Dominican Republic.&nbs...

Minerva talks about surfing social media pages. Fredo tells us the story of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.Show Notes:Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg by Vanessa K. Valdes“One of the Fat...

Fredo talks about streaming TV series V the traditional week by week roll out. Minerva tells us about Afro-Cuban film director Sarita Gomez.It's Black History (every) Month ! This month we will be focusing exclusively on Afro-Latinos an...

Minerva misses french fries and other things her aging body can't process. Fredo tells us about Latinos in the US Civil War. Episode Notes: Sources for this episode: 

Fredo and Minerva discuss their fascination with Murder shows. Minerva shares the story of Lolita Lebron and the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party's attack on the capital in 1954.Episode Notes: Investigation Discoveryhttps://ww...

Minerva and Fredo discuss Covid Brain and the new Disney Pixar movie, Soul. Fredo shares a brief overview of Charles Ramírez Berg's "Latino Images in Film Stereotypes, Subversion, and Resistance.Episode Notes: Soulhttps://m...

Fredo B. and Minerva Angeles chat about Selena the TV series before getting into the inspirational leader behind the 1780 Incan Rebellion. Let us know what Latino history you want to hear about! Email: AFAAKPOD@gmail.com

As far as anyone knows is a mostly Latino history podcast where each week, your hosts Minerva Angeles and Fredo B take turns sharing some Latino history, bad jokes, and ancestral love. Our podcast starts Tuesday, January, 5th, 2021 with a new e...