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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Redefining Professionalism with Pabel Martinez
Pabel and I discuss the intricacies of what defined as "professional" and how we can redefine that to include ALL people.
68 min
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A Passion for Fashion and Surviving the Pandemi...
Lidia Ferrufino joins in and discusses coming here as an undocumented immigrant as a child, dropping out in high school and eventually finding her place and purpose in fashion.
77 min
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Let's Talk About Sex with Ana Lopez
Sex Coach and podcast host, Ana Lopez joins me for a discussion on sex, culture and answers listener questions.
70 min
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Perseverance, Laughter and TikTok Fame with Jen...
Jenny Solares, AKA "Sad Girl", shares what drove her social media usage and how the pandemic and a man on a skateboard inspired her most popular character "Sad Girl".
54 min
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Finding Purpose Through Failure with Talia Lopez
Talia shares how health issues prevented her from her original dream of serving in the military to shifting her view and finding purpose through a series of "failures".
62 min
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Latina Podcasters with Rita Bautista
Rita Bautista, Founder of Latina Podcasters Network shares what drove her to start the network and how Latines across the world are changing the podcast game.
47 min
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Saved by Soccer with Lizzy Rivas
Lizzy Rivas share her journey as a child of teen parents and how soccer saved her life during some of the most difficult times.
63 min
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Machismo and Toxic Masculinity with Mozo Cruz
Mozo Cruz shares how toxic masculinity, whether conscious or subconscious, played a part in his life and how he is works with himself, his kids and those around him to bring it to stop perpetuating it.
66 min
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The Birth of Muchacha Coffee with Diana Hoyos
Founder and Owner of Muchacha Coffee, Diana Hoyos discusses her coffee journey. Her mission is to support female leadership by organizing and promoting women owned companies, through the entire coffee supply chain; from cultivation, exporting, importing, roasting to brand.
64 min
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El Camino del Amor and Meditation with Yvonne H...
Yvonne Hernandez joins me and we chisme on everything from growing up in South Texas, long distance relationships and how she got into holistic healing.
64 min
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Behind the Scissors and Helping the Homeless wi...
Joshua Santiago shares his story of growing up with addicts as parents, being in and out of jail from the age of 13 and how becoming a barber changed the trajectory of his life.
59 min
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J Spills the Chisme
My friend Pam Covarrubias takes the reins and PUT ME into the hot seat as we discuss my journey to the podcast and what I'm looking forward to next.
71 min
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Holding Brands Accountable with Kimberly Barnes
Kimberly Barnes shares why it's so important that we hold brands accountable, her journey into Veganism and being the first Black Woman to start a movement addressing food instability across the nation.
78 min
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STEM, Social Justice and Other Hot Girl Sh*t wi...
Hair, wine, STEM and social justice. Aly Wood and I chisme on ALL the things in this episode.
74 min
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Resilience, Growth and Taking Over with Veronic...
Veronica Torres Hazley discusses her journey from teen mom, emotional and physical abuse to Dallas powerhouse and leading the Latina community with her organization Hey Chica!
67 min
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The Journey From Gang Member to Nonprofit Found...
Jesse Herrera discusses growing up in Fort Worth, TX, joining a gang and how he pivoted his life to get his degree in architecture and starting a nonprofit that addresses college student home and food insecurity.
68 min
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Women Gone Wild Over Wine with Dani & Malou
Sometimes you just need a good girl chisme session. So join me as I talk entertainment, celebrities and wine with Danielle Nottingham and Malou Nubla from NBC's California Live.
60 min
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Talking Naturopathic Medicine with Dr. Marilyn ...
Marilyn shares how she got into naturopathic medicine and the misconceptions people hold.
76 min
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Surviving & Thriving with Geena The Latina
It's our 50th episode!! And I'm happy to share it with Geena Aguilar, aka Geena the Latina to San Diego radio listeners. We talk about her ascension to becoming one of the few women leads on morning radio in the country and the journey that led her to where she is today.
83 min
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The Year That Was 2020 with Jessica Yañez
2020 has been a year. Join me as I chat about the good, bad and my hopes as we get ready to enter 2021.
31 min
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Living in Your Gifts with Wil Murphy
Wil shares his experience growing up in Houston, TX during the uptick of crack cocaine in the hood and how neighborhood parenting affecting is trajectory in life. He also discusses what prompted him to 'retire' from corporate America at age 40 and how he's never turned back.
82 min
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Two Latinas y Las Amigas with Lola Llamas & Mir...
Lola Llamas and Miriam Puentes share their passion for wine, women's empowerment and how they became the first Latinas in the Unites States to create a sparkling wine...Las Amigas.
55 min
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Special Announcement by Jessica Yañez
Our host, Jessica Yañez has a short message for Thanksgiving week and a special Black Friday announcement.
6 min
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Learning to Take Up Space with Cole Franklin
Cole shares her story of growing up "blessed" in a suburb of Dallas, TX and how she saw the dynamics change dramatically from elementary to high school. She speaks on how finding her history has allowed her to connect with her son in a new way and want him to know his African roots as well.
76 min
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Overcoming Abuse and Beating the Odds
Rocky Kandola opens up about his traumatic childhood where he suffered emotional and physical abuse. He also discusses his experience with selling and abusing alcohol and drugs which eventually led him to be arrested, convicted and sent to prison and how his move to India after he got out changed the trajectory of his life forever. WARNING: This episode deals with mental, physical abuse as well as drug use and could be triggering.
66 min