Carolina Acosta didn’t grow up speaking Spanish or doing family game nights. Then she made a Spanglish drinking game. And it blew up.

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Luis Antonio Perez
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

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Obed Manuel remembers the best taco he ever had: the ones his parents sold, walking door-to-door in their Dallas neighborhood. With long drives, some sorrow, lots of joy and a little smoked meat, those memories shaped him into the father he is now.

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Luis Antonio Perez
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

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Artist Jasmine Dillavou fights for space in a mostly-white profession, fueled her passion for art that highlights Latino joy.

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Emily Williams
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

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We'll be back next week with a new episode. In the meantime, we're excited that our friends at Off the Walls are taking over the feed this week – with the people and the stories behind Denver's street art.

Listen to all five episodes of Off the Walls on CPR.org or wherever you listen to podcasts.

To see photos of the mural “Huitzilopochtli,” visit CPR.org.

Credits for “The Hummingbird Warrior” from Off the Walls:

Hosts: Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams
Editor: Jo Erickson
Written and reported by Emily Williams and Kibwe Cooper
Mixed by Kibwe Cooper
Denverite editor: Obed Manuel
Additional editorial support: Kevin Beaty, Erin Jones, Rebekah Romberg, Luis Antonio Perez
Theme music by Kibwe Cooper. Additional music via Universal Production Music.
Executive producer: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale
Thanks also to Kevin Beaty, Hart Van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Kyle Harris, Desiree Mathurin, Kim Nguyen, Maria Juliana Pinzón, Clara Shelton, Rebecca Tauber, Isaac Vargas, Arielle Wilson.

This show was produced with support from PRX, and is made possible in part by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and a grant from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation.

Off the Walls is a production of Denverite and Colorado Public Radio — part of the NPR Network.

Credits for ¿Quién Are We?:

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Emily Williams
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Cover art: Mia Rincón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

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Jennifer Serrano and Veronica Vasques are former enemies, turned lovers and business owners of a design company called JZD. But being Latina and queer can come with both opportunities and obstacles – including from one of the biggest corporations of all: Target.

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Emily Williams
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

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Growing up in beautiful, tropical Costa Rica led anthropologist Fernando Villanea to fall in love with the biology of nature. And it’s led him down a path of passion, success and a yearning for home as he studies one of the most interesting animals of all: us.

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Emily Williams
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

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A family trauma expert, Mariel Buque, guides us through her own path of acceptance and healing. Her perspective was shaped by her family's difficult transition from the Dominican Republic to New Jersey.

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Luis Antonio Perez
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

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Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

Get ready for a new season of ¿Quién Are We?, a podcast about being Latinx, Hispanic, Chicana – or however you identify – and the beautiful things that make us who we are.

Host and journalist May Ortega is back with more everyday stories of incredible people who are exploring their heritage through their personal passions.

You’ll hear from an artist, an anthropologist and a game-maker. You’ll hear about the relationship between two enemies, turned lovers and the connection between a father and son. Most importantly, you’ll hear yourself in these stories.

Season 2 of ¿Quién Are We? from Colorado Public Radio debuts April 5. Follow us on your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss an episode.