Pina Soul Podcast

Episode 8: Interview with Brandi Morin

In this episode of the Piña Soul Podcast, we sit down with Indigenous journalist, author, and human rights advocate Brandi Morin. Known for her courageous reporting on In

Episode 7: I Carry My Ancestors in My Bones

In Episode 7 of Piña Soul, we are joined by Dr. Hortencia Jiménez, professor, sociologist, author, podcaster, and activist for a conversation about healing, identity, anc

Episode 6: Daughters of the Forest

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Piña Soul Podcast! 🎙️ In this episode, we speak with Otilia Portillo Padua, director and producer of Daughters of the Forest, an immersive sc

Episode 5: Healing Through Ancestral Memory

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Rocio Rosales Meza, a Xicana/Mexicana seer, mother, spiritual guide, and initiated medicine woman with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychol

Episode 4: Pretty, A Memoir

In this episode, we explore Pretty by KB Brookins, a powerful, award-winning memoir that confronts identity at the intersections of race, gender, and perception. Drawing

Episode 3: Poppy State - A Labyrinth of Plants and a Story of Beginnings

In this episode, we step into the winding, layered world of Poppy State: A Labyrinth of Plants and a Story of Beginnings by Myriam Gurba. Blending memoir, botany, and sha

Episode 2: When Trees Testify - Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy

In this powerful episode, Dr. Beronda Montgomery invites us to reimagine the relationship between science, history, and the living world. Drawing from her book When Trees

Episode 1: When We Are Kin- Rethinking Reparations, Land Back, and Justice

Welcome to the Piña Soul Podcast with Dr. Jessica Hernandez. Today’s episode features a powerful conversation with Dr. Kyle Mays, an Afro-Indigenous writer and scholar w