The Existential Static Podcast
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IMMIGRATION RESOURCES - https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/doc/Immigration%20Resources_English.pdf
Hi. I host a podcast. Why? Great question. Mostly because talking to myself in a room without recording it started to seem a little... sad.
This podcast is where I try to make sense of the world or at least pretend I can through semi-coherent rambling, unsolicited opinions, and the occasional guest who actually knows what they're talking about. Think of it as therapy, but without the copay. Or the healing.
I’m not here to change your life, solve your problems, or pretend I have it all figured out. I’m here because microphones are cheaper than therapists, and people seem to listen more when you call it “content.”
Episodes
15 episodes
Brooklyn to Vegas. Culture Shock, Concrete, and Cactuses.
What happens when you trade corner stores for cacti? In this episode of Existential Static, I’m spiraling about the culture shock of moving from Brooklyn to Las Vegas because apparently, I wanted to know what overstimulation feels like...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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Why Does Everything Have a Membership Now?
Remember when you could just buy something?Like, walk into a store, grab your stuff, pay, and leave?Yeah. That’s over.Now you need a membership, subscription, rewards card, login, and a free trial you’ll forget to cancel.&...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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Test Subjects. The Dark History of Birth Control Trials in Puerto Rico.
Before the pill was approved for women in the U.S., it was tested on poor Puerto Rican women.In the 1950s, researchers ran large scale trials of the first birth control pill on women in Puerto Rico. They were told it would prevent pregna...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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Classrooms Without Futures. Puerto Rico’s Broken Education System
Puerto Rico’s education system is collapsing, and it’s not an accident.In this episode of Existential Static, we break down the brutal truth of what’s happening inside classrooms across the island. We talk about shuttered schools, underp...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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Lights Out, Power Up. Puerto Rico’s Energy Crisis and the Fight for Control.
In this episode of Existential Static, we dig deep into Puerto Rico’s ongoing power crisis and the people who are taking the light back.We unpack the decades long neglect of the island’s electrical grid, the devastation of Hurricane Marí...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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When Silence Feels Unsafe. Growing Up in Chaos.
Welcome to one of my many random mini rants. Some of us weren’t raised on calm.We were raised on chaos. On background noise. On yelling that didn’t always mean anger and silence that almost always meant something was wrong.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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8:46
From Taíno Roots to The Young Lords to Act 60. Resistance Isn’t New.
Link to Pa'Lante Newspapers - https://dlib.nyu.edu/palante/This episode isn’t soft. It isn’t curated. It’s real. Because what's happening in Puerto Rico is nothing new, it's just wearing new clothes.We talk about the Taín...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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23:39
Born here, tied there. Puerto Rico, Identity and What's Being Taken. Part 1.
In this episode of Existential Static, we’re talking about Puerto Rico, beyond the beaches and beyond the branding.What does it mean to grow up Puerto Rican in the States? To be raised with culture, music, and pride, but still feel like ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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From Corner Stores to Condos: Growing Up in Bushwick Before the Rebrand.
New episode just dropped. This one’s different. It’s about Bushwick. It’s about Brooklyn. And it’s about what happens when the place that raised you gets rewritten by money and marketing.We’re talking: – Corner stores...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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I Need a Script for Everything. Why Casual Conversation Feels Like an Audition.
If you’ve ever spent 45 minutes drafting a two-line text or rehearsed saying “here for pickup” on loop in your head, this episode is for you.In this spiral, we unpack the daily emotional labor of speaking like a normal human. Texting anx...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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14:41
Oh. That Wasn't for Me? Awkward Everyday Moments We Just Don’t Talk About.
In this episode of Existential Static, we spiral through the unspoken, awkward chaos of daily life, those moments that aren’t exactly traumatic but still haunt your soul at 2 a.m.From waving at someone who wasn’t waving at you… ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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ICE, Vegas, and What You Need to Know.
ILRC Cards - https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojasImmigration Resources - https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/doc/Immigration%20Resources_English.pdfIn this special episode of Existential Static...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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You ain't a man unless you're Keith Hernandez
In this episode of Existential Static, we unravel the chaos of outdated masculinity, starting with a single statement from my grandmother:“Now Keith Hernandez… he was a real man.”From there, we spiral beautifully into soc...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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9:20
Don't Touch Me, I'm Just Trying to Exist. Also, the Mets lost again.
In this episode of Existential Static, we continue spiraling! this time through the sensory horrors of everyday life. We’re talking aggressive vacuuming, betrayal by wet things, and the absolute psychological warfare of paper straws.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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