The Wine & Chisme Podcast
The Wine & Chisme Podcast is where meaningful conversations flow as freely as the wine. Host Jessica Yañez creates an intimate space for professionals, artists, and changemakers from communities of color to share their unfiltered stories of career, love, and transformation. Each week, guests "spill the wine" through authentic chisme (Spanish for gossip) on their own terms—challenging narratives about whose voices deserve to be heard. More than a podcast, it's a celebration of untold stories that builds bridges and creates lasting change. Grab a glass and join the conversation every Wednesday. #WineAndChismeWednesday
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Connecting to Culture Through Mezcal with Rosal...
Hola mi gente, we wrap women’s history month with the story of Mocel Mezcal - a mezcal company started by 2 sisters, farmed from Michoacán, Mexico. Rosalinda shares her families journey to the Washington area, working the apple and cherry orchards as a child and how that foundation of hard work continued to connect her to her familia.
59 min
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Thriving Through Personal Tragedy with Geena Ag...
We continue to celebrate Women making History with my friend Geena Aguilar. Geena is the host of San Diego’s 93.3 morning show, Geena the Latina and Frankie V Morning Mhow. If you weren’t aware, women being a “lead” name or solo name on a top market morning show or any morning show isn’t very common and we discuss the tragedies in her life that led her to discovering her voice and allowing her to use it to affect so many with raw candidness.
83 min
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Philanthropy through Entrepreneurship with Arzo...
To celebrate Women’s History Month, I wanted to share some stories of women who are truly breaking barriers. I wanted to throwback to some early episodes and we are going to start with Arzo Yusuf, the creator and CEO of Sexy Boss Babe, a press on nail company that donates and educates awareness on human trafficking. This episode original aired on April 1, 2020.
67 min
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La Situación - An Anthem of Self Acceptance wit...
Cuban & Guatemalan song writer, Heidi Rojas shares her journey as a young Latina who never felt she fit in and how she has now used her experiences in her song writing and to create an anthem of self-acceptance, La Situación.
59 min
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Empowering Babes with Diana Contreras and Maria...
Founders of Insightful Babes, Diana and Maria share their journey into entrepreneurship while holding down full-time jobs and breaking barriers beyond their traditional beliefs.
71 min
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Diversity and Empowerment through Travel with J...
Jeannette discusses how she fell in love with discovering other places and her life-long purpose to amplify a strong voice for Latinos and women in travel.
69 min
107
Joy through Filmmaking with Cynthia Ángel
Cynthia and I discuss her journey, life as a Latina, getting an indie film off the ground, trying to open doors and barriers and be seen, the reality of running a business when you don't have intergenerational wealth and the first one to do it in your family.
83 min
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Finding Courage and Purpose with Erika Cruz
Erika and I discuss the path less traveled, especially among Latinos and finding courage to do something different.
70 min
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Feeling Seen, Heard, and Representation in Medi...
Grace and I discuss her career trajectory as a magazine writer and how if you can see it you can be it.
61 min
110
LIVE! From the Latinx Wine Summit in Napa
Episode 150 was recorded live from the 2nd annual Latinx Wine Summit in Napa, CA.
45 min
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The Wine & Chisme 2022 Year End Review
In this solo episode I share the changes that happened with the podcast and my personal life in 2022. And exciting things to come!
25 min
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Rewind Episode: The Power of Words with Liz Her...
As we close out this month of reflection, I thought sharing Liz Hernandez’s journey and the importance of words was vital, And although this didn’t come out in 2022 it did come out at the end of 2021 so I think it counts. She has taken a path that many envy and ultimately changed course by starting her own company, Wordaful. And NOW she is back where it started as the host of 94.7 The Wave’s morning show.
58 min
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Rewind Episode: Growing & Evolving in Fatherhoo...
In this rewind episode, Jorge and I speak of his evolution from teen father to father of three and how his perspective on love, life and family has grown.
66 min
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Rewind Episode: Operation Growth with Brandi Ri...
The first episode of our month of reflection features Brandi Richard Thompson. Brandi helps people examine how the barriers of generational baggage, racial identity and bias, and failure keep us from living their best lives.
62 min
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Race, Politics, and Family Through Stand-Up Com...
TikTok star and comedian Che Guerrero speaks to me regarding his journey from the Dominican Republic to the United States and how that has informed his outlook on life, love, family and using his comedy to bring attention to racial and ethnic disparities.
72 min
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Self Love, Melanated Skincare & Transformation ...
In this week's episode, Brandi and I talk about her childhood, never seeing herself reflected amongst her peers, how she found hair care and skin care and her mission to teach women how to love their melanated skin.
63 min
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Not Broken: The Struggle it took to go from th...
** TRIGGER WARNING** This epsiode contains discussion of sexual assault, drug use , and other mature themes. Jesse and I have a very powerful conversation regarding his life and the circumstances that led him to write his memoir, I'm Not Broken.
66 min
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Wearing Multiple Hats and Changing the Candle G...
Michelle and I discuss her journey of owning an extremely successful event business to having to close during the pandemic and pivoting to start a candle business and become the FIRST Latina-owned owned candle brand to debut at Macy's.
82 min
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Connecting with Culture Through Veganism with V...
Valeria and I discuss her journey into veganism and how she connected with her Mexican culture in a whole new way once she went vegan.
63 min
120
Making Taxes Sexy? with Claudia Moncarz
Let's talk about taxes baby. It's just not something we like to talk about but really should, especially if you're a new business owner or moving into a new phase of your business. Tax attorney Claudia Moncarz shares the ins and outs to avoid an audit and what to do if you get the dreaded letter.
56 min
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Let's Talk About Womb Health with Helen y Jazmin
We recorded this episode during the We All Grow Latina Summit! When it comes to our womb health, so many of us in the Latino community have been told to keep quiet. In this episode Helen, Jazmin, and I talk about all things period and womb related.
54 min
122
Making the Comadre Connection with Laura Lara
Laura shares her journey to help other mujeres find what type of comadre they are and how to find a comadre community that will help them flourish.
70 min
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Echoes of Grace with Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Guadalupe and I talk about her rise to an award winning author and how her familial life contributed to that.
67 min
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Wine and Communities of Color with Sadale McCall
Sadale McCall and I chat about how we got into the wine industry and our mutual mission to amplify wines from communities of color while ensuring people from communities of color know that wine doesn't have to be inaccessible.
61 min
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What NYC Taught Me with Jessica Yañez
Join me as I chat about my recent trip to New York City, my visit to RG|NY Wines and what realizations I had while I was there.
29 min