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Highly Relevant with Jack Rico

‘Highly Relevant' is a Latino pop culture podcast. Jack Rico - TV host, journalist, film critic, and podcaster - talks with actors, musicians, journalists, and media executives about how they are infl... Read more

Ranked #1

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Episode 42 - Romeo Santos' 'GOLDEN' Album Review, Can J Balvin's 'Mi Gente' Become #1? Cáthia Talks Prince Royce FiveWorld Tour

Episode 42 - Romeo Santos' 'GOLDEN' Album Review, Can J Balvin's 'Mi Gente' Become #1? Cáthia Talks Prince Royce FiveWorld Tour

On this episode, we talk J Balvin's 'Mi Gente'. Many people are already calling it the next 'Despacito' phenomenon for i... Read more

28 Jul 2017

42mins

Ranked #2

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Ep 81- Best Movies of 2018 So Far and Why We Urgently Need Black and Latino Film Critics

Ep 81- Best Movies of 2018 So Far and Why We Urgently Need Black and Latino Film Critics

Mike Sargent from FOX Business News, PBS and WBAI Radio in NYC visits the show to discuss the best movies of 2018 so far... Read more

22 Jun 2018

40mins

Ranked #3

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Ep 64 - Natalia Lafourcade discusses Coco's "Remember Me", R&B star Miguel, "Musas Vol. 2"

Ep 64 - Natalia Lafourcade discusses Coco's "Remember Me", R&B star Miguel, "Musas Vol. 2"

Natalia Lafourcade, 33, is a highly acclaimed Mexican singer/songwriter who was recently nominated for Best Latin Pop Al... Read more

2 Feb 2018

17mins

Ranked #4

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Ep 55 - Vanity Fair's 'J-ROD' Cover With Writer Bethany McLean, Walter Perez On Eating Good with 'EATGUD'

Ep 55 - Vanity Fair's 'J-ROD' Cover With Writer Bethany McLean, Walter Perez On Eating Good with 'EATGUD'

The new Vanity Fair December issue is out and two Latinos are on the cover - Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, also now... Read more

3 Nov 2017

32mins

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Ranked #5

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Ep 99 - Broadway's Michael Longoria Talks New 'Merry Christmas Darling' Album and Mexican Heritage

Ep 99 - Broadway's Michael Longoria Talks New 'Merry Christmas Darling' Album and Mexican Heritage

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Thanks for taking the time out to listen this week. This week we had a lot fun talking to M... Read more

22 Nov 2018

34mins

Ranked #6

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Ep 46 - Dolores Huerta & Carlos Santana, 'Narcos' Season 3, NY Times Simon Romero on Spanish, #HispanicsBreakTheInternet

Ep 46 - Dolores Huerta & Carlos Santana, 'Narcos' Season 3, NY Times Simon Romero on Spanish, #HispanicsBreakTheInternet

On this week's show, we talk to Latina icon Dolores Huerta and music legend Carlos Santana. They spoke to me about their... Read more

Ranked #7

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Ep 74 - Eugenio Derbez on Accents, Clicks and Culture in Hollywood, 3 Problems with "Avengers: Infinity War"

Ep 74 - Eugenio Derbez on Accents, Clicks and Culture in Hollywood, 3 Problems with "Avengers: Infinity War"

Comedian Eugenio Derbez stops by the show to discuss his new movie "Overboard," but we really talk about his struggles o... Read more

27 Apr 2018

42mins

Ranked #8

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Ep 93 - Miguel Sirgado Talks ¡HOLA! USA's Bilingual Strategy, Alonso Ruizpalacios on "Museo"

Ep 93 - Miguel Sirgado Talks ¡HOLA! USA's Bilingual Strategy, Alonso Ruizpalacios on "Museo"

Miguel Sirgado is the editor-in-chief of ¡HOLA! USA, one of the most important Hispanic magazines in the US. We discuss ... Read more

21 Sep 2018

51mins

Ranked #9

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Ep 57: 'Coco' Director Adrian Molina On Celebrating Culture, Guillermo Arriaga On Writing A Good Story, Aimee Garcia Discusses FOX's 'Lucifer' S3

Ep 57: 'Coco' Director Adrian Molina On Celebrating Culture, Guillermo Arriaga On Writing A Good Story, Aimee Garcia Discusses FOX's 'Lucifer' S3

Happy Thanksgiving! On this episode, we chat with Adrian Molina (2:34), he is the first Latino director of a Pixar and i... Read more

22 Nov 2017

57mins

Ranked #10

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Ep 90 - Why There Is No Latino "Crazy Rich Asians," 'Rotten Tomatoes' Focuses On Minority Critics

Ep 90 - Why There Is No Latino "Crazy Rich Asians," 'Rotten Tomatoes' Focuses On Minority Critics

RottenTomatoes overhauled their eligibility rules to allow more diverse critics to be heard. What sparked the idea behin... Read more

31 Aug 2018

31mins

Ranked #11

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Ep 62 - COCO's Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson on Multicultural Animated Films; 2018 Awards Season Discussion; 2018's Best Movies and TV Shows Preview

Ep 62 - COCO's Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson on Multicultural Animated Films; 2018 Awards Season Discussion; 2018's Best Movies and TV Shows Preview

We’re starting 2018 off on the right foot with perhaps the most influential people in animation with Pixar's COCO direct... Read more

12 Jan 2018

44mins

Ranked #12

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Ep 95 - The Disaster That Was 'Venom' and Why 'A Star Is Born' Is Top 5 Movie of 2018

Ep 95 - The Disaster That Was 'Venom' and Why 'A Star Is Born' Is Top 5 Movie of 2018

Film and culture critic Mike Sargent joins us to discuss two recent movie releases - VENOM and A STAR IS BORN. One we lo... Read more

14 Oct 2018

34mins

Ranked #13

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Ep 54 - Stephanie Beatriz Discusses Sexual Assault On Film, Arthur Kade On Paco Fuentes Red Carpet Slap, 'Suburbicon' Movie Review

Ep 54 - Stephanie Beatriz Discusses Sexual Assault On Film, Arthur Kade On Paco Fuentes Red Carpet Slap, 'Suburbicon' Movie Review

On this week’s episode, we talk to Hispanic actress Stephanie Beatriz (3:00) from FOX’s Brooklyn-Nine-Nine who has a new... Read more

27 Oct 2017

39mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 7 - Mark Consuelos On Breaking Hispanic Stereotypes, Anthony Mendez On Emmy Love, Tanzina Vega On Media Diversity

Episode 7 - Mark Consuelos On Breaking Hispanic Stereotypes, Anthony Mendez On Emmy Love, Tanzina Vega On Media Diversity

In this seventh episode, actor Mark Consuelos (1:27), whose new show PITCH premiered this week on FOX, talks to me a... Read more

23 Sep 2016

1hr 17mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 8 - David Zayas on 'The Lennon Report,' Kent Jones on NYFF, Linda Ong on the Future of Hispanic TV

Episode 8 - David Zayas on 'The Lennon Report,' Kent Jones on NYFF, Linda Ong on the Future of Hispanic TV

On this eighth episode, I welcome one of the quintessential NY Latino character actors in Hollywood, David Zayas (1:... Read more

16 Oct 2016

39mins

Ranked #16

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Ep 56 - Latin Grammys, 'Justice League' Movie Review, Gil Robertson on Multicultural Film Critics

Ep 56 - Latin Grammys, 'Justice League' Movie Review, Gil Robertson on Multicultural Film Critics

We talk Latin Grammy Awards with music journalist Isabela Raygoza from Rolling Stone Magazine. We break down the top cat... Read more

18 Nov 2017

1hr 3mins

Ranked #17

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Ep 49 - Andres Muschetti Talks 'IT' Success, 'Bodega' Discussion with Liz Segran, 'NBCLatino20' with Sandra Lilley

Ep 49 - Andres Muschetti Talks 'IT' Success, 'Bodega' Discussion with Liz Segran, 'NBCLatino20' with Sandra Lilley

On this week's episode, we are psyched to have Andres and Barbara Muschetti, the Argentinian siblings who directed and p... Read more

15 Sep 2017

55mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 39 - 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' RottenTomatoes Review, Angélica Celaya on Telemundo's New Jenni Rivera Biopic, Can the NYLFF Return Better Than Before?

Episode 39 - 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' RottenTomatoes Review, Angélica Celaya on Telemundo's New Jenni Rivera Biopic, Can the NYLFF Return Better Than Before?

On today’s episode 39, we talk Spider-Man Homecoming with Grae Drake, Senior Editor of Rottentomatoes.com, who joins us ... Read more

7 Jul 2017

57mins

Ranked #19

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Ep 88 - Marysol Castro on Becoming MLB's First Latina PA Announcer, Rejection and Resilience

Ep 88 - Marysol Castro on Becoming MLB's First Latina PA Announcer, Rejection and Resilience

Marysol Castro was recently named Major League Baseball's first Latina PA announcer and the first female PA announcer in... Read more

17 Aug 2018

50mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 10 - FX Atlanta's Brian Tyree Henry Reacts To Donald Glover 'Han Solo' Casting News

Episode 10 - FX Atlanta's Brian Tyree Henry Reacts To Donald Glover 'Han Solo' Casting News

On this 10th episode, I chat with the one and only Brian Tyree Henry (a.k.a. Paper Boi) of one the most acclaimed TV... Read more

29 Oct 2016

34mins

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