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Bryan Torresdey: Two Latinx Comedians Talk Identity

KEY MOMENTS

0:00 – Intro and sponsors
1:00 – Bryan Torresdey and his first TikTok takedown
2:21 – Facebook warnings and missing single life
6:35 – Meeting on Tinder and watching House Hunters
9:35 – Music tastes and the Batman Forever soundtrack
12:54 – Maná and old Mexican artists
14:20 – Salsa radio and the Latin explosion
15:30 – Oscar De La Hoya's album and boxing career
18:20 – A Selena joke flagged as hate speech
20:09 – Navigating platforms and an Instagram takedown
24:12 – The Nosotros monologue slam
26:12 – Latino representation in Hollywood
29:48 – De La Hoya, Félix Trinidad, and Latino rivalries
31:46 – Boxing at a Spanish Harlem butcher shop
32:56 – Héctor Camacho and Julio César Chávez
35:41 – Identity, heritage, and immigrant parents
39:43 – Mexico City and the Virgin of Guadalupe
42:55 – Warmer cultures and family affection
44:54 – Racism among minority groups
48:22 – Vicente Fernández and the kidney transplant
50:35 – Why almost no one says Latinx
56:21 – Growing up on a Texas ranch and going vegan
59:57 – Dairy subsidies and school milk programs
1:02:26 – Getting started on a vegan diet
1:04:55 – Joe Rogan, Rich Roll, and the carnivore diet
1:07:28 – Jordan Peterson and nutrition claims
1:10:05 – Wrap-up and where to find Bryan

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Fellow "Latinx" comedian Bryan Torresdey joins Lou to talk about identity and immigrant parents, Ricky Martin and the Latin explosion, Mexican and Puerto Rican boxing rivalries, and why almost no one says Latinx.

We also get into his first TikTok takedown, the Batman Forever soundtrack, Maná, a Selena joke flagged as hate speech, the Nosotros monologue slam, Latino representation in Hollywood, boxing at a Spanish Harlem butcher shop, Héctor Camacho and Julio César Chávez, the Virgin of Guadalupe, racism among minority groups, growing up on a Texas ranch and going vegan, and dairy subsidies.

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