What happens when a cookbook becomes a vessel for cultural memory, not just recipes, but grief, migration, and resistance? Today, Salvi Soul’s Karla Vásquez returns to the podcast to break down the emotional labor behind documenting a community’s untold stories and why finishing a project can change the way you walk through the world.
En la cuna misma de nuestra cultura, los salvadoreños aún nos seguimos preguntando: ¿quiénes somos? Amaru, conductor de Proyecto Chachalaca, explora esta pregunta a través de la historia, la música, la ciencia, y mucho más.
Mental health matters, but for many in our community, it’s still a tough conversation. Maria Alfaro, founder of One Paso, is changing that. Inspired by her own journey as a first-gen Salvadoran-American, she created a non-profit dedicated to destigmatizing mental health through culture, education, and healing spaces
Exploramos la importancia del idioma náhuat y el esfuerzo por revitalizarlo con Héctor Martínez, docente y activista salvadoreño. Héctor es fundador de Timumachtikan Nawat y Ne Ichan Safoura, lidera proyectos como la Biblioteca Virtual Náhuat y Wikipedia en Náhuat, y fue reconocido en 2024 como Héroe de la Resistencia Indígena por el Parlamento Centroamericano.
We chat with award-winning filmmaker Lucy Morales Carlisle about her journey from creative beginnings to making Del Mar, a powerful documentary that explores Salvadoran surf culture and immigration. Lucy also shares how she’s navigating the ever-changing world of digital filmmaking—and why great storytelling never goes out of style.