A Podcast About Belonging
A Podcast About Belonging
Maria Garcia was 9 years old and living on the U.S.-Mexico border when Selena was murdered. Twenty five years later, Mar... Read more
9 Oct 2020
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4mins
Selena and Me
Selena and Me
Growing up along the US-Mexico border, Maria Garcia felt torn between her two identities as Mexican and American. But th... Read more
12 Jan 2021
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29mins
Selena and Abraham
Selena and Abraham
Maria knows that to truly understand Selena as a person and not just an icon, she needs to go to Corpus Christi. Maria’s... Read more
12 Jan 2021
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43mins
Birth of a Symbol
Birth of a Symbol
In her life, Selena was a symbol of hope. She became a role model for how Latinos could achieve the American dream and ... Read more
19 Jan 2021
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41mins
Big Butt Politics
Big Butt Politics
Nearly 30 years ago, Sir-Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back (I Like Big Butts)” hit the airwaves to the delight and shock of lis... Read more
26 Jan 2021
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44mins
Tejano Tension
Tejano Tension
Episode 5. Selena is often called the "Queen of Tejano music." In the 1990s, she brought this underdog genre to internat... Read more
2 Feb 2021
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38mins
Spanglish
Spanglish
Selena Quintanilla may have built her career singing Spanish songs, but she didn’t grow up speaking Spanish at home. She... Read more
9 Feb 2021
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43mins
Selena and the Internet
Selena and the Internet
A quarter century after her death, Selena is breaking the internet. Online, Selena’s image and music have taken on new l... Read more
16 Feb 2021
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42mins
Selena and Race
Selena and Race
After the premiere of Selena: The Series on Netflix, some fans claimed Selena had been "whitewashed" in the show. In th... Read more
23 Feb 2021
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45mins
Selena and Us
Selena and Us
In the series finale of Anything for Selena, Maria reflects on what her year-long examination into Selena’s legacy revea... Read more
2 Mar 2021
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35mins