Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Inolvidable: Predictions, Politics, and NFL’s Motives

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Inolvidable: Predictions, Politics, and NFL’s Motives

February 1, 2026

30:35

About this episode

<p>The NFL&rsquo;s all-American spectacle is back with its Super Bowl halftime musical extravaganza&hellip;and it&rsquo;ll be mostly en ESPA&Ntilde;OL! Puerto Rico&rsquo;s own Bad Bunny, is one of the biggest artists in the world, and on Feb. 8, all eyes will be on him</p> <p>We speak with Vanessa Diaz, co-author of "P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance"; journalist Tess Garcia, and Antonia Cereijido, host of LAist&rsquo;s "Imperfect Paradise." They talk  about the significance of a Spanish-language artist, speculate about the performance, and question the NFL's motives. Oh, and we play a game too. &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S., centering Latino stories and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa.</strong></p> <p><strong>Follow the show to get every episode.</strong></p> <p><strong>Want to support our independent journalism? </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/joinfuturoplus"><strong>Join Futuro+</strong></a><strong> for exclusive episodes, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts.</strong></p> <p><strong>Follow us on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@futuromedia"><strong>TikTok</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LatinoUSA"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>. Subscribe to our&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.futuromediagroup.org/subscribe/"><strong>newsletter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>