This Episode is personal.
It's about being told you're "too much." About learning to translate yourself so you don't threaten the room.
About watering down wisdom and asking permission before trusting your own voice.
In Episode 20 of Fluent AF, I share why this project exists in the first place.
Because language isn't neutral.
Accents carry power.
And belonging is often policed through tone, grammar, and who gets listened to.
This episode is about reclaiming authority over your voice; not to fit in, but to stand where you already are and speak from there.
This is a closing-of-the year episode.
A shedding.
A return.
Because Fluency was never the goal.
AUTHORITY WAS.
Listen slowly.
Feel what your body remembers.
Share is with someone who needs their voice back.
After 18 Episodes Fluent AF has quietly built its own universe. This time we're stepping into the dreamworld. The Sandman side of language, to explore the languages we dream in, the ones we wish we spoke, and the ones we lost along the way.
Mythology, Psychology, Miami energy, identity, memory, and desire...all in five minutes.
Only on Fluent AF
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#podcast #new #dreams
Take a ride in our Y2K time machine as we (my brother David and I) breakdown how culture, technology, nightlife and music evolve and why some things never die.
From Snoopy still flying in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to Goku becoming a cross-generational icon, from Kpop Demon Hunters, to Miami dive-bars. We explore what every generation remembers, what they forgot, and what got remixed into something new.
If you ever burned a CD, lost your chunky camera or flip phone or grew up in the early 2000's, this one's for you.
Hit play, share with your millennial peeps and Dale!
We live in a world that worships speed. Fast talk, fast thoughts, fast mornings powered by coffee and panic disguised as productivity. But what if the rush isn't natural? What if we've been taught to speak in anxiety, breathe in urgency, and perform fluency like a race?
In this episode, I break down how stimulation, stress, language, and culture overlap. Why women's bodies process caffeine differently, why English feels more caffeinated than other languages, and why wealthy people treat coffee as a ritual instead of a lifeline.
This is a slow sip. A breath. A reminder that fluency isn't just how well you speak, but how calmly you live.
Take a seat. Take a breath. Take it slow.
#slow #podcast #luxury #language #anxiety #coffee #easy
#breathe
There are emotions English can't name, but Spanish, Italian, and beyond? they've gotchu!
In this episode, we explore vergüenza ajena, tocaya/o/x, and abbiocco; the feelings that prove langauge isn't just communication...it's identity.
Tune in to Fluent AF, where words travel and feelings translate.
#abbiocco #podcast #new #fluentAF #emotions #words #language #vibes
In this episode of Fluent AF, we break down the IV Stages of Culture Shock, from that first honeymoon rush, to the full-body cringe of realizing your habits don't translate.
From Miami's " five minutes late is fashion" to "La siesta". This one's for anyone whose rhythm's ever been reset abroad.
Fun, curious and just pure traveler vibes!
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#podcast #culture #shock #travel #language #food #soul #new #ep15
From ancient Greece to the algorithm, nothing's changed. Power doesn't sit in palaces anymore; it lives behind a paywall. In this episode of Fluent AF, we dive into how desire, attention and influence shape the modern world. From rings lights to revolutions, we explore why the real global language isn't English, Spanish, or Mandarin... it's visibility.
Bold and dangerously honest.
What happens when the people who hold attention decide to go silent?
Listen.
#podcast #influencers #Lysystrata #comedy #language #global
Before grammar was rules on a page, it was a manual for magic.
Before spelling meant writing letters, it meant casting energy into form.
In this episode, we step into the shadows to explore the ancient link between language and brujeria. From latin roots of grammar and grimoire to the sacred tongues that spoke the universe into being.
We trace how "Let there be light" became the first spell even spoken, how Abracadabra literally mean "I create as I speak" and how our midern affirmations and slogans still follow the same rhythm of ritual.
It's spiritual. It's linguistic alchemy.
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remember: every word is a spell.
#magic #spells #language #words #abracadabra #etymology #fluentaf
Words can cut. Words can heal. In this episode of Fluent AF, we explore the power of healing language; from forgiveness and silence to breaking generational cycles and choosing not to pass pain forward.
We unpack aggressive language, the weight of words inherited from our families, and how mirroring shapes the way we speak to partners, children and ourselves. Healing language isn't about being perfect. It's about choosing restraint, reflection, and courage.
Because forgiveness isn't forgetting; it's deciding to heal and not bleed on the people who didn't cut us. <3
Tune in, reflect, and share with someone who needs it.
#healing #language #podcast
Accents are passports. They can open doors or slam them shut. From Latin American Spanglish in Miami to British RP in the boardroom, accents aren't just sounds; they're social keys that unlock cultural currency. In this episode of Fluent AF, we break down how accents shape identity, power and access. Funny, Sharp, and hella entertaining, this is language stripped to its essence.
In just 4 minutes, we’re diving headfirst into the unexpected wisdom of the animal world, from the flutter of a butterfly’s wing to the skitter of a roach, the stillness of a spoonbill, and even the quiet codes of grasshoppers, mice, and more.
What do these creatures really symbolize?
We’re talking transformation, survival, intuition, and emotional clarity, all decoded through nature’s original language.
It’s weird. It’s wild. And it might just rewire how you hear the world around you.
Fast. Symbolic. Fluent AF.
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#animals #language
Time is undefeated but how we measure it, fight it, and flow with it depends on where we come from.
From Swiss punctuality to Miami “5 minutes,” from Indigenous cycles to Scandinavian survival, this episode of Fluent AF explores how cultures bend the clock and how we try to Botox, filler, and filter our way out of aging.
Language plays its part too: English says we “waste” or “kill” time, Spanish lets it pass, French invites us to take it. The words we use literally frame how we live, and how we see our faces change in the mirror.
Join me for Episode 9: The Fight Against Time; where culture, language, and a little Miami glow meet.
Beyond Hemmingway takes you south of the tourist trail-into Huila's ( Colombia) forgotten novels, Eustasio Rivera's (writer) haunted death in New York, and the voices of women and ancestors who rewrote the continent in silence. From St. Augustine, FL to San Agustin, from hummingbirds to herons, this is Latin America's underground canon; waiting to be read, remembered, and reborn.
Ever forget a word, a recipe, or your own voice in a room? Same. In this soul-soaked episode, we’re talking language loss across generations, the ancestral memory simmering in your abuelas rice, and the power (and struggle) of neurodivergent brains in a loud, forgetful world. It’s giving storytelling with ASMR edges, language, identity, memory, abuela’s rice as time travel and a sprinkle of real-talk from the polyglot trenches.
If you’ve ever felt “too much”, too sensitive, or like your brain runs a different software—this one’s your mirror.
Slang isn’t how we speak…it’s how we know who we are.
In this follow-up to Pt. Uno, we go deeper into slang as code, culture, and straight-up survival. From immigrant roots to prison walls to viral scrolls, slang keeps us safe, seen, and spicy; we’re talkin’: Spanglish + Miami AF (dale).
Slang as a compass, a shield and a clapback. And yes, why “he gave me the ick” is elite linguistics
It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s Fluent AF.
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#slang
7,000 languages. 7,000 ways to scream, whisper, or roll your eyes in “WTF.”
From “no mames” to “mais c’est pas possible,” this one’s for anyone who’s ever felt lost in translation… or gloriously found.
Welcome to Fluent AF, Episode 5.
If you’ve ever said “jit,” “yo fam,” “that slaps,” or “it’s giving…welcome home.
This episode’s for anyone who’s ever been confused, felt cool for a second, or just wants to know why their 12-year-old cousin calls everything mid.
Slang ain’t just talk…it’s home, identity, and a little bit of disrespect in one word.
We're breaking down where slang comes from, who gets to use it, and why it hits different depending on where you're from and who you're with. Miami, youth culture, code-switching...It's all in here.
From Zoom calls with your professional voice to dropping Spanglish and shade at brunch, this episode spills the tea on why we switch up how we talk and who we're doing it for. We're talking identity, power, protection, and the art of linguistic shapeshifting.
Plus, a little chisme (gossip), and straight-up sass!
Let's decode the code-switch.
#codeswitch #work #language
In this episode we’re diving into what science says about multilingual minds. Turns out, your brain on languages is pretty Fluent AF.
From childhood language exposure to adult code-switching superpowers, we're talking memory, identity, and how your brain throws a little party every time you roll your Rs.
This one's for anyone who's ever forgotten a word in every language they speak.
Let's get into it!
Your accent, your slang, your worldview…it’s all connected. Let’s unpack it!
In this very first Episode of Fluent AF, we're diving into the intersections of language, culture and identity.
Why do you sound different around your abuela than around your coworkers? What does your language say about where you're from or where you're headed?
From Spanglish to subtle shade, this episode sets the vibe for everything to come.
Let's talk that shapes us.