012. Imitating Life - Race, Identity, & Being Weird

alAndar w/ Marcos & Jim

Childhood often asks more questions than it answers. Who am I? What am I? Some of us struggle to find clarity. In this episode, Jim reads from an autobiographical short story, “Imitating Life.” Marcos and he discuss the significance of race and identity growing up as an inner-city, "light-skinned" minority. The story was published in 2014 in SNReview. Read rewrite here.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Preview

1:02 - Intro theme

1:27 - Introduction

5:16 - On the story's title

9:05 - Story context

10:59 - First section context

11:41 - First section reading

13:37 - Discussion of first section

19:22 - Second section context

20:14 - Second section reading

25:11 - Discussion of second section

38:38 - Last section context

39:08 - Reading of last section

39:56 - Discussion of last section

44:50 - Conclusion: Reflecting back

45:44 – Outro theme

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MARCOS' LINKS

- Instagram: @marcos_de_la_guagua

- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua

- Twitter: @delaguagua

- Website: MarcosdelaGuagua.com

JIM'S LINKS

- Instagram: @jimnog

- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27

- Twitter: @jimnog

- Website: JamesNoguera.com

CREDITS:

- Art: James Noguera

- Music: Marcos de la Guagua & Jim Nog

- Episode edit: James Noguera

- Show notes: James Noguera

DISCLAIMER:

While Marcos and Jim may opine on political or religious topics during their discussions, the main focus of the podcast is to talk about and share art. Silence or absence of opinion from one of us doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of the other's stance.