Wine & Chisme
The Wine & Chisme 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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Ándale, Prieta! with Yasmín Ramírez
Yasmín shares her journey of growing up in El Paso, the struggle of moving away, and what drew her back to El Paso and her passion of writing. We also get to discuss her latest book, Ándale, Prieta!
68 min
152
Call Your Sister with Alex and Astrid
Hola, mi gente. Sooooo- this is a halfway throwback episode. It was actually recorded last year and I honestly thought I had lost the file. Low and behold as I was choosing the episodes to feature this throwback July, I realized I had the file and still wanted to share it with you. I don’t want to spoil it too much, but here are Alex and Astric, sisters and the hosts of Call Your Sister Podcast.
70 min
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Throwback: Behind the Scissors with Joshua Sant...
Hola, mi gente! Welcome to another throwback episode of The Wine & Chisme Podcast. This week I get to highlight Joshua Santiago. I found Joshua through the shade room instagram account and I was blown away by his passion for helping those less fortunate. He has a fascinating story and he truly deserves to be recognized for his efforts to help the unhoused community. I hope you’re as inspired by his story as I was. Enjoy!
59 min
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Throwback: The Birth of Muchacha Coffee with Di...
Hola mi gente! Welcome to this throwback episode of The Wine & Chisme Podcast. I choose to highlight this episode because I admire this woman and her dedication to bring women to the forefront of the coffee industry. Diana Hoyas is the Founder of Muchacha Coffee. Diana knew she not only wanted to bring delicious coffee from her native Colombia to the masses, but wanted to ensure that the entire process from picking the beans to roasting and delivery was done for women, by women. I hope you enjoy her story and share your thoughts with me.
62 min
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Throwback Episode - Becoming El Cholo's Kid wit...
We all need a loch right now. I choose this episode as Daisy and I go off the rails and not only discuss how she become El Cholos Kid but her trademark 'chongo' or bun. Her humor and our ridiculousness kept me laughing not only throughout our interview but as I went back to edit this episode as well.
72 min
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From Queens to Award Winning Author with Meg Me...
Meg Medina shares her experience growing up in Queens, her complicated relationship with her mother and how she "failed up" into becoming an award winning author of books featuring Latinos.
74 min
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Breaking Boundries & Finding Home with Santé Pr...
66 min
158
Vintner Voices: Encanto Vineyards
Owner of Encanto Vineyards, Enrique Lopez, shares his journey from Michoacán, Mexico to working the garlic fields in Nevada and eventually owning his own wine brand.
56 min
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Protecting & Preserving Memories with Juan Medina
Juan Medina joins me and shares what drove him to begin the Lalo app- an app that allows people to design their own digital scrapbook of arts to share ONLY with friends and family who the user invites to be a part of the group.
53 min
160
Equity, Diversity and Emotional Intelligence wi...
Luz and I discuss how she discovered the need to teach companies not only the need for equity, diversity and inclusion but how it can help their employees and not be performative.
69 min
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All About Valle Wines with Veronica Carillo
Veronica and I chat about her foray into wine and all about wines from the Valle de Guadalupe region in Baja Caifornia, Mexico.
54 min
162
Rewind Episode - Machismo & Toxic Masculinity w...
I often get asked which of the podcasts are my favorite. My answer...it depends on the day! So let's take a rewind listen at the conversation I had with Mozo Cruz. We discuss machismo in the Latino community and how he is trying to address toxic masculinity in this household and community.
62 min
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Embarrassed and Scared with Jessica Yañez
In this solo episode I share my journey of losing my job, dealing with my mom's breast cancer diagnosis, and trying not to lose my ish while my bank account was draining quicker than I anticipated.
27 min
164
Learning to Live Fit with Vicky Loza
I speak with Vicky Loza aka "Vicky the Fit Chick" about her journey not only in fitness but her life's journey that led to her finding fitness and the launch of her fitness app.
55 min
165
Vintner Voices: RGNY Wine
In November 2021, I hosted RG|NY Wine for a virtual wine tasting. Maria Rivero González shares the journey of the ONLY Latiné owned winery based in New York. Listen in as we share our experience tasting these wines as Maria shares the RG|NY story.
70 min
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Keep Calm and Curl On with Julissa Prado
I have wanted to interview Julissa Prado since before I started the podcast. In this episode Julissa share her curly hair and entrepreneurial journey which led her to creating Rizos Curls.
57 min
167
Uplifting Community through Mezcal with Rosalin...
Rosalinda share 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 and eventually led her to create a Latina owned mezcal company with her sister. She also shared the specific mezcal journey to source the agave and makes Mocel so special, including the handmade bottles.
59 min
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Mindful, Wineful and Dealing with Stress with S...
Sergio shares his story of growing up in a gang prominent area and how he was able to us their mistakes to drive him to another path. He also shares how he discovered meditating and he combines his love for wine and mindfulness to create his own path.
61 min
169
Vinos Unidos with Bob Jauregui & Gerry Martinez
Founders of Vinos Unidos, Bob and Gerry, share their story of how they met and formed a friendship that allowed them to share their passion for wine, community and giving back.
63 min
170
From the Hood to the White House and Beyond wit...
Rebecca and I chat about her new book, Lost Girl: From the Hood to the White House to Millionaire Entrepreneur, which recounts this journey from getting off welfare to advising a sitting U.S. president to eventually founding a thriving 100+ person company.
60 min
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Growing & Evolving in Fatherhood with Jorge Nar...
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.
62 min
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Elevating la Cultura with Karina Mora
Karina and I chat about how she found her passion of helping other POC move past assimilation to reclaim their legacy.
58 min
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Funding Your American Dream with Eva Melgarejo
Eva and I discuss her unlikely journey to become a loan officer but how that has allowed her to help other Latinos to purchase homes and achieve their own version of the American Dream.
61 min
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Finding Passion through Art with Maria Alquicira
Maria and I discuss her life in Mexico, how she gave up her corporate job to study art and found her passion in creating art and living art in Dallas, TX.
52 min
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Creating a Calm, Confident, and Competent Minds...
Christine and I discuss strategies and mindset work to apply to life’s decision making situations to help listeners feel calm, confident and competent to face all that life throws our way.
53 min