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Fluent AF is a cultural language podcast exploring bilingual identity, code-switching, accents, power, and emotional literacy.
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- Aug 26, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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Ep. 39: When Humanity Interrupts the Argument (opens the original)
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What happens when something interrupts everything we think divides us? We spend so much time hearing about how divided we are; politically, culturally, religiously, linguistically. Then the ground moves. Someone needs help. And suddenly. nobody cares who you voted for or what language you speak. After witnessing the aftermath of the Colombia earthquake that happened on August 12, 2026, I came home thinking less about the earthquake itself and more about what happened around it: People checking o
Episode 38: Our First School is our Home (opens the original)
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Before the world taught us how to behave, love, communicate, spend money, argue, celebrate, grieve or even what “normal” was, our families did. In this episode of Fluent AF, we’re talking about the culture before culture: home. From immigrant-family chaos and showing love through errands, food, and acts of service, to the things we thought every family did until we grew up and realized… oh. Apparently not. Because your first language isn’t just the one you speak. It’s also the way you learned to
Episode 37: The People We Almost Meet (opens the original)
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What if life is less about CASUAlidades and more about CAUSAlidades. Years before Tony and I ever spoke, we found ourselves in the same room at a roller derby party in Bogotá. Same night. Same place. Different lives. We never met. Years later, we got married. In this episode of Fluent AF, we explore the difference between casualidad (coincidence) and causalidad (cause and effect), why language shapes the way we recognize people, and how the smallest, most ordinary moments often become the bigges
Episode 36: What Your Walls Are Saying: How Color, Space, and Design Shape the Way We Feel (opens the original)
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Before anyone speaks, a room has already said something. Every color carries meaning. Every space influences behavior. Every building tells a story. From hospitals and classrooms to luxury boutiques, fast-food restaurants, and the homes we return to every day, design quietly shapes how we think, feel, and connect. In this episode, we explore the hidden language of color psychology, environmental design, and the messages embedded in the spaces we inhabit. Along the way, we ask a bigger question:
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