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Hyphenated with Joanna Hausmann and Jenny Lorenzo

Hyphenated with Joanna Hausmann and Jenny Lorenzo

Comedy stars Joanna Hausmann and Jenny Lorenzo host an English-language podcast about living in the hyphen that connects American and Latin culture. As American Latinas, they have crafted their comedy around what it means to be bicultural. Every week, Joanna and Jenny have hilarious and thought-provoking conversations about the particularities of being hyphenated. New episodes every Thursday.

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Episodes

Is ADHD a Superpower?

Joanna and Jenny compare notes on their ADHD diagnoses, the differences between being diagnosed as a child versus as an adult, how it specifically affects women, and whether it can be a superpower.

2021-09-23
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Haters, Burn-out & Algorithms: The Negative Side of Creating for the Internet

Jenny and Joanna discuss what it takes to make a living being a creator on the internet while dealing with unreasonable followers and the demand of the digital platforms.

2021-09-16
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Weird Latino Superstitions

Joanna and Jenny chat about the superstitious rituals from Latin American and the U.S. that they grew up with, as well as some others from around the world, and why superstition is prevalent in all cultures.

2021-09-09
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Siblings and Cousins

Jenny and Joanna share their experiences growing up with their brothers and sisters, the important significance of cousins to Latinos, and the problematic sibling hierarchy in Latin culture.

2021-09-02
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Miami?s bizarre past & present

Joanna and Jenny chat about Jenny's hometown of Miami, FL, the weird history that shaped its culture, how it's still trying to figure out what it wants to be when it grows up, and why it's the quintessential 'hyphenated' American city.

2021-08-26
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Anti-"Anti-Vaxx" Talk with Dr. Stacy De-Lin

Joanna and Jenny are joined by board-certified physician Dr. Stacy De-Lin to talk about the current state of the pandemic, what people should know about the vaccine, and how to deal with anti-science sentiments.

Dr. Stacy De-Lin, MD is a board-certified physician whose specialty and area of practice is gynecology and family planning. She worked through the height of the COVID pandemic in the spring of 2020 in New York City, and one of her roles as Associate Medical Director at her clinic during that time was to follow all of the emerging evidence on COVID-19 in order to keep staff and patients safe. Since then, she has continued to stay up-to-date on the evidence and works to combat online misinformation on both COVID and the vaccine through her Instagram account, @stacydelin_md

2021-08-19
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Feminism, marriage and parenthood in Latin culture

Joanna and Jenny discuss marriage and parenthood through the lens of feminism, and how women can be revered or dismissed in Latin culture.

2021-08-12
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Orthodoxy, Paparazzi, Conspiracies & Porn Parodies with Eitan Levine

Joanna and Jenny chat with comedian and writer Eitan Levine, whose comedy grew out of his Jewish Orthodox upbringing and led him to the most bizarre jobs, from Kardashian conspiracy theorist to award-winning pornography writer.

2021-08-05
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Exile, war planes, and stand up with Jose Sarduy

Jenny and Joanna are joined by comedian Jose Sarduy to discuss his fascinating journey from son of a Cuban political prisoner to Air Force pilot to stand up comedian.

2021-07-29
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The crisis in Cuba

Joanna and Jenny discuss the situation in Cuba and the difficulties of living in the hyphen when your homeland is in turmoil.

2021-07-22
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American vs. Latino TV

Joanna and Jenny talk about Spanish-language television, the shows they grew up watching, which ones inspired their comedy, the differences between programs produced in Latin America versus the United States, and the current trend they see in English-language TV that is purportedly made for Latinos.

2021-07-15
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Comedy in times of crisis with Akilah Hughes

Writer, comedian, and YouTuber Akilah Hughes joins Joanna as a special guest co-host. Joanna and Akilah discuss the serious illnesses they've both faced, how being sick impacted their sense of identity, and the ways in which comedy has helped them cope during difficult times.

2021-07-08
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Food culture: Are we what we eat?

Joanna and Jenny discuss food, their different approaches to diet, and how culture and identity are shaped by cuisine.

2021-07-01
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How Jenny and Joanna feel about the term "Latinx"

Joanna and Jenny discuss the origins of the term "Latinx," why it's so polarizing in the Latino community, and how they feel about the word and the controversy that surrounds it.

2021-06-24
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Spanish words that are secretly English words

Joanna and Jenny discuss the phenomenon of English-to-Spanish words, their history, and what their prevalence says about Latino culture.

2021-06-17
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Not fitting into boxes: A conversation with LP

Joanna and Jenny are joined by singer/songwriter LP for a wide-ranging discussion about her life and career, her unexpected success outside of the United States, and the power of being true to yourself.

2021-06-10
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Traveling in the U.S.

Joanna and Jenny take you on a whirlwind tour of the United States, from a family zoo in South Carolina to Dollywood.

2021-06-03
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Looking back on school

Joanna and Jenny compare their experiences in middle school and high school. Joanna discusses the differences between going to school in Venezuela versus the U.S. and Jenny talks about the peculiarities of the Christian schools she attended in Miami.

2021-05-27
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Dog Culture

Joanna and Jenny discuss the differences between the way dogs are treated in the U.S. versus Latin America.

2021-05-20
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Music and identity with Camilo Lara

Joanna and Jenny are joined by Mexican Institute of Sound founder Camilo Lara. They discuss his latest album, Distrito Federal (D.F.), Camilo's take on why Latin music has become so popular in recent years, and the connection between music, culture, and identity.

2021-05-13
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Joanna and Jenny's hyphenated weddings

Joanna and Jenny talk about their weddings and how they reflected who they are. They also discuss the differences between American and Latin weddings.

2021-05-06
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The elusive Latino vote

Joanna and Jenny talk about the misconception that Latinos vote as a monolith and how the diversity within the Latino community makes it so hard to campaign for the Latino vote.

2021-04-29
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What curse words say about culture

Joanna and Jenny discuss curse words, their origins, the differences and similarities they have across languages, and what they reflect about different cultures.

2021-04-22
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What it's like to be Asian-Latino

Joanna and Jenny are joined by Korean-Peruvian artist and educator Ren Fernández-Kim. They discuss the history of Asian Latinos, how Asian and Latino culture have influenced one another, and the evolution of Kim's hyphenated sense of identity.

2021-04-15
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Identity policing on social media

Joanna and Jenny talk about their love-hate relationship with social media. On the one hand, social media has given them a platform to share their content and reach millions of people who can relate to their unique perspectives. On the other, it has made them vulnerable to criticism and personal attacks, often from members of the Latino community who do not see themselves reflected in their content and who question their identity as Latinas...

2021-04-08
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Why are Latinos so dramatic?

Jenny is joined by special guest co-host Curly Velasquez. They discuss why Latinos tend to be very competitive, the influence of Spanish-language TV on the Latino community's penchant for drama, and the unexpected reaction Curly got hot from his family when he came out to them.

2021-04-01
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How our grandparents shape who we are

In this episode Jenny and Joanna talk about their grandparents, what they've learned from them, and how they've influenced their comedy, including Jenny's famous abuela character.

2021-03-25
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Sarah Cooper on identity, comedy, and her multi-hyphenate career

In this episode Jenny and Joanna speak with comedian, best-selling author, and viral Trump lip-syncing sensation Sarah Cooper.

2021-03-18
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Health update from Joanna

In this episode Joanna updates us about her health and her road to recovery after what started as a routine removal of a spot on her face last week became something much more complicated and scary. Joanna and Jenny discuss how health impacts identity and the importance of advocating for yourself with your doctors.

2021-03-11
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Mental Health

In this episode Jenny and Joanna talk about their mental health, how attitudes towards mental health have evolved over time, and the stigma around discussing mental health in the Latino community.

2021-03-04
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Why beauty standards are bull****

In this episode Joanna and Jenny discuss how they've been affected by the beauty standards of their cultures, the sexist and racist aspects of Latino beauty standards, and why beauty standards are socially constructed bull****.

2021-02-25
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Telenovelas: nostalgia, stereotypes, and evolution

Joanna and Jenny reminisce about the telenovelas of their childhood, they discuss why they think telenovelas are popular around the world, and they point out the problematic ways in which telenovelas have typically portrayed race, class, and women.

2021-02-18
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Dating, sex, and double standards

In this episode Jenny and Joanna talk about dating, sex, double standards, and the things their grandmothers told them not to do if they wanted to get married.

2021-02-11
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How Latinos Party

Joanna and Jenny discuss children's birthday parties, extravagant quinceañera traditions, and different ways of saying hangover in Spanish.

2021-02-04
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Spanglish

Welcome to Hyphenated! In this first episode, Joanna and Jenny discuss the connection between language and identity, the variety of accents and regionalisms that exist in Spanish, and their thoughts on Spanglish.

2021-01-28
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How religion shapes culture and identity

In this episode Joanna and Jenny discuss the link between religion and identity, the influence of religion on Latino culture, Joanna?s experience growing up Jewish in Venezuela, Jenny?s Catholic upbringing in Miami, and brujería.

2021-01-28
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Hyphenated with Joanna Hausmann and Jenny Lorenzo

Comedy stars Joanna Hausmann and Jenny Lorenzo host an English-language podcast about living in the hyphen that connects American and Latin culture. As American Latinas, they have crafted their comedy around what it means to be bicultural. Every week, Joanna and Jenny have hilarious and thought-provoking conversations about the particularities of being hyphenated.

2021-01-08
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