Alt.Latino
The global Latinx community is evolving and growing fast. Alt.Latino is here to celebrate it and all of its nuances through music. Each episode, NPR Music's Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with a different living legend or rising star to discuss Latinx culture, heritage, and the shared borders of our experiences. Let the chisme begin!
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Latest Episode
What's in our mailbag? The beauty of simplicity (22.10.2025)
Previous Episodes
- A Tiny Desk chat with Silvana Estrada
- A conversation with Gloria Estefan
- The return of El Tiny
- Latin honky tonk and imaginary collaborations
- Bad Bunny Closes Out His Residency
- A Tribute to Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras
- Felix's healing soundtrack and new love songs
- Ecuadorian-American indie pop, 2010s Tumblr-core and bedroom pop cumbia
- Flaco Jimenez and Eddie Palmieri: Why Their Music Mattered
- Latin summer anthems
- The decline of corridos tumbados? Plus, more jazz from Felix
- It's a Bad Bunny summer in Puerto Rico: Ana recaps 2 of his Residency shows
- Bad Bunny residency prep, new guitar tracks and Latin genre benders
- Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
- 'Our joy is our resistance.'
- Bad Bunny gets political, Brazilian grooves from Brooklyn, Reparto Cubano and more
- Vintage cumbia, Ecuadorian folk, guitar jamming and Mexican rap
- Karol G goes Pan-Latin, Argentine rock reimagined, Mexico now and then
- Best music of the year (so far)
- New Tracks: Bruce Springsteen (yes, that Bruce Springsteen), pablopablo and more
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Living Influence with Bill Thrall and Scott Boyd
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The Wonder of Stevie
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Unpacking Israeli History
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Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA
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Training Data
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Political Breakdown
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Sister Wives: Love Should Be Multiplied Not Divided
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On Air with Brandon Jay
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Classical Breakdown
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Sarah's Bookshelves Live
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Berner Phone
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Drama Queens
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Teaching Hard History
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Paws & Tales
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Effective Immediately w/ DJ Hed & Gina Views ❗️
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The Mello Millionaire with Tommy Mello
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The Money with Katie Show
