About this episode
<p>It was January 24, 2022. The King of Spain was coming to Puerto Rico. But everyone woke up to unexpected news: the statue of the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León in Old San Juan had been toppled. When the mayor promised to restore it that same day, it raised questions: Who deserves to be put up on a pedestal? Who are our champions? </p> <p>Today, we bring you the first episode of the newest season of La Brega, a podcast from our own Futuro Studio. This season looks at Puerto Rico through the people who represent boricuas and asks: What does it take to champion Puerto Rico?</p> <p>Original episode art by Tania M. González. You can find her Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/petupetin/</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 </strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@futuromedia"><strong>TikTok</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LatinoUSA"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>. Subscribe to our </strong><a href="https://www.futuromediagroup.org/subscribe/"><strong>newsletter</strong></a><strong>.</strong> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
