The Irish Aunts
Rita had five Irish aunts. Her father’s sisters, like her father, Thomas Honan Jr., grew up under the watchful eye of the OG Irishman who’d stayed in Cuba after fighting alongside Teddy Roosevelt as a...
31 Loka 202234min
Nobody Told Her (or Maggie Chapman) - Two Cuban Girls' Arrival in the U.S.
My mother got off the plane from Cuba in 1959, landing at LaGuardia with her best friend and one small suitcase. That suitcase contained all she was allowed to take with her out of Cuba. Except for a ...
1 Syys 202238min
Forget Cuba. But Don't Forget Bebita and Marrero!
Have you ever weedled your parents or one of your parents or grandparents in an attempt to get the real stories behind family lore? Well, if you’ve listened to any ¡Ay, Jorge! episodes, then you know ...
17 Heinä 202234min
El Dichoso Navarrito
Jorge's grandfather, Jose "Pepe" Navarro, aka El Dichoso, worked for 9 Cuban presidential administrations. He was all of 16 years in 1921, when a man who'd just been appointed as President Alfredo Zay...
4 Touko 202237min
Special Russian Invasion Episode: A Threesome for Peace
After receiving no less than 62 emails demanding a revisiting of Season 1's 'Baby-Making' segment, Rita's hard choices return with a vengeance! Your favorite 90 year-old Cuban mom* once again drops co...
10 Maalis 202244min
Doubting Thomas Honan
Thomas Honan was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1900. He was the son of my Cuban family's patriarch, the 'OG Irishman' Thomas Patrick Honan (my maternal, great grandfather ... the one who'd emigrated from I...
6 Maalis 202241min
Liberace Afternoon: The Life and Times of Irene Zón
I remember watching the Liberace show with my grandmother and great grandmother when I was a little kid. I loved his flamboyance while my grandmother always remarked on his piano playing. In a sort of...
13 Tammi 202237min
