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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Breaking Barriers & Traveling the World with Bi...
Bianca and I chime about breaking barriers with the stigma of traveling, especially growing up in the Latin culture. She shares her adventures in traveling solo and future possibilities. It's time that the world sees more Latinas traveling!
60 min
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Operation Growth with Brandi Richard Thompson
Brandi is a longtime friend who has lived many lives. In this episode she shares her journey of motherhood, healing invisible scars and black girl magic.
59 min
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When the Wine Calls with Pedro Rodriguez
Sonoma vintner, Pedro Rodriguez shares his story of how he immigrated to the U.S. at six years old with his family and became the Owner of his own brand with his wife before 40 years of age.
63 min
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Modern Money Management with Alejandra Rojas
This native Colombiana shares her story of finding out she was sick (from being chased by from a dog, no less) and having to travel to Bogotá frequently by plane, to making the trips by bus and how money impacted her family at such a young age. After moving to the states, she thought she had found her "dream" until money burnout reactivated that sickness and she had to re-evaluate her entire life including her finances which led to her create a program that helps others take control of their finances and create wealth.
79 min
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Celebrate Your Journey with Jasmine Star
It's our 100th EPISODE Y'ALL!!! And I'm so honored to welcome Jasmine Star to the Wine & Chisme table. Jasmine shares her journey from growing up in a Mexican/ Puerto Rican household as a preacher's kid to building her business and the milestones that have impacted her journey.
54 min
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End of the Year Girl Talk with Maureen Locus
Let the girl talk commence! My good friend Maureen and I share our peaks and valleys of 2021 and have some good old fashion girl talk.
75 min
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Flailing with Purpose with Francesca Smith
Francesca shares how Casa Brixe came to life (during the pandemic no less) and how she is striving to share the beauty of Mexican home decor and uplift the women from Mexico who weave the beautiful rugs she imports.
62 min
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Fashion, Trendsetting and Not Feeling Enough wi...
Sisters, Mabel and Alejandra discuss their move from Mexico to Dallas as young children, their constant feelings of not being "enough" and their individual journeys that led them to start Cadena Collective together.
67 min
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The Unexpected Journey into Immigration Law wit...
Pedro and I discuss his upbringing in Texas, going to a private school where he was one the the few Latinos. We also chat about his journey into law and how immigration wasn't his intended focus but now can't see himself doing anything else.
53 min
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The Systematic Erasure of Mexican History with ...
Profesora Marissa Lopez shares her journey in her Latinidad as well as the erasure of Mexican history in the United States and the impact of indigenous Mexicans have had specifically in California.
74 min
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Girls, Curls and Chisme with Leysa Carrillo
Leysa and Jessica have a candid conversation about their identities and how it was tied to their curly hair. They chat about the lack of diversity within the hair industry growing up and how different their families talked about their hair taught them how to view themselves and impacted their confidence.
51 min
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Watts, NYC and Navigating Education in the Time...
Leticia and I chat about her upbringing in Watts, CA, moving to NYC and becoming and educator. She also talks about parenting in the times of COVID and how parents can put some systems in place now to help their children transition back to school.
62 min
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The Power of Words with Liz Hernandez
Liz Hernandez talks about her childhood in Riverside, CA and how she went from an intern at a San Diego radio station to morning radio personality on Big Boy in the Morning, one of LA's most popular morning shows and eventually into television and her own company, Wordaful.
57 min