Cuban By Accident

Happy New Year! Superfan Ed C. from Florida wrote in a few days ago to see if his list of Cuban New Year’s Eve traditions matched up with Rita’s. Black-eyed peas? Resolutions? Gunfire? Not for our favorite 92 year old Cuban mom! Find out what Rita did or does to celebrate New Year’s Eve in this special episode. We eventually get around to talking politics but not before you learn all sorts of family- and Cuba New Year's Eve weirdness from Rita and Jorge. The ¡Ay,Jorge! Podcast is brought to you by Jorge's Band-Project, The Cuban Cowboys. Visit us, drop us a line sometime .. or just check out la música and writing. https://www.cubancowboys.com https://www.instagram.com/cubancowboys https://www.facebook.com/cubancowboys

2 Jan 202437min

It's gotten to the point where Florida's Governor deserves nothing more than to return to governing his state back in to the ground or toward new heights of Christian (in name only) Glory (depending on your political or personal persuasion. Funders backing out, PAC CEO's backing down (i.e. resigning), arguments among what remains of his campaign staff, and, well, stupid looking cowboy boots. The guy can't catch a break like he can't catch fire - on the campaign trial, and, possibly, as life in general. He's come across as so stiff and un-relatable that he simultaneously makes a a solid case for the downsides of robotics and the upsides of AI. Rita and I aren't sure what to do with the guy anymore - Pity? Deride? We are sure, however, that he seems to be fading fast in Nikki Haley's wake. Could it have happened to a nicer guy? Oh, wait, it did already (see: Asa Hutchinson or Dougie Fresh Burgum). All of that said, and in the words of a late 90's one-hit wonder, "you get what you give," Ron. Here's your episode. Yo! Follow Us on Facebook or Insta https://www.facebook.com/cubancowboys https://www.instagram.com/cubancowboys OR check out our guebsite (LOTS of Rita/Family Pics): https://www.cubancowboys.com

26 Nov 202329min

You decide. Nikki Haley's recent surge in the polls leading up to the first round of primaries has been impressive enough to (further) derail DeSantis while also revealing her to be notably deft in regards to finding ways to strike a balanced, nuanced tone on hot-button topics such as abortion and assorted idiocies that (misin)form Trump's MAGA base. Whatever else, she manages to do something that not even Trump can do: come across as sane, or, at least, reasonable. Will that get her the GOP nomination? Lots of Republican mega-donors are starting to think so. Let's hear what Rita thinks about Ajit and Raj's daughter, Nimarata. Hey! Follow Us on Facebook and Insta: https://www.facebook.com/cubancowboys https://www.instagram.com/cubancowboys Or Visit us at Home, Here: https://www.cubancowboys.com/

26 Nov 202327min

Conspiracy theorist? Anti-Vaxxer? Crackpot? Embarrassment? Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been called all that and more - by the mainstream media and members of his family. He's also been called a supremely gifted litigator, environmental lawyer and defender of our nation's natural resources, waterways and citizens impacted by greedy, unconscionable corporate polluters. His campaign could best be described as quixotic. But he poses a threat -- to greedy corporations, the pharmaceutical industry, the banking system, Joe Biden and his Democratic Party. Listen as Rita and Jorge discuss the man, the campaign, and, of course, RFK Jr's chiseled body. The ¡Ay,Jorge! Podcast is brought to you by The Cuban Cowboys Follow us here! Follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram

2 Okt 202349min

BioTech Billionaire. Entrepreneur. Trump cheerleader-apologist and smooth-talking GOP Presidential candidate who's star has begun shining more brightly along the winding road to the primaries. Whatever else, you have to admire his speaking abilities and, dare we say, verve. Rita says he is to be feared. Jorge calls bullshit. What say you? Give this episode a listen and let us know! This podcast is brought to you by The Cuban Cowboys. Checkit: https://www.cubancowboys.com/ Follow Us! https://www.instagram.com/cubancowboys/ https://www.facebook.com/cubancowboys Listen to this season's theme song: https://open.spotify.com/track/0mrjKkrZAeDMSpRz4u9yOb?si=342293a39ec54d0d

15 Sep 202334min

Given the growing number of octogenarian politicians in the U.S., the two frontrunners in the 2024 Presidential election being foremost, we're not sure what kind of erection can be achieved, so we're likely better off settling for an election. Season 3 starts off with Rita surveying the current state of the Democratic party, Cuba's mild obsession with FDR (and old-school Democrats), before getting in to the first GOP debate, abortion policy, term limits and the lamentable loss of Francis Suarez to our Season 3 agenda or theme: discussing each candidate so you don't have to (not yet, anyway). This episode is brought to you by The Cuban Cowboys' song, 'The Check's in the Mail', available for streaming everywhere. Wanna get in touch or learn more about Jorge, the Podcast, or The Cuban Cowboys? Visit us online, yo. https://www.cubancowboys.com/ https://www.facebook.com/cubancowboys https://www.instagram.com/cubancowboys/

7 Sep 202335min

Her granddaughter's 15th birthday sends Rita ready down memory lane, recounting her first quinceañera back in Cuba, and lamenting (just a bit) the production the coming-of-age tradition has become for Miami latinos. Of course, what would an ¡Ay, Jorge! grand finale episode be without discussions on race, racism, term limits, Trump indictments, her (latest) physical ailments and, um, being pressed in to deciding between 2, um, corpulent political opponents for the sake of world peace. Enjoy!

20 Aug 202355min

I recently read a book review in The Atlantic entitled “What It Feels Like When Fascism Start.” The book was written in the late 1930’s by Lion Feuchtwanger, one of Germany’s best-known historical fiction writers. The book recounts a family’s time during the Nazi’s ascent just before World War II. The book, The Oppermanns, has just been translated anew, and, apparently, the new translation being released during our world’s current geopolitical climate merits fresh consideration in The Atlantic and otherwise. Like the story’s Oppermanns, many an exile and immigrant, like, say, Ukranian and Central American families nowadays, have a set of tough choices many of us can only imagine. Should they leave their homes, all they know and have, and flee to a new country with nothing but the shirts on their backs? Or should they stay and hope things get better before they get worse. The central choice could be cheekily surmised by the Clash’s ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’ but, for the sake of this episode we’ll go ahead and quote the book review by saying “Identifying the point at which all is lost is not that easy.” Neither is identifying the right time to leave, if leaving is what one wants to do. This episode recounts the story of my mother’s stepbrother, Tomas Honan - otherwise known by me and my sister as “Tío Junior” Tio Junior had come to the U.S. well before Castro’s revolution took hold, but he decided that life in New York City did not suit him so he returned…just in time to watch many of his friends and relatives head the way he came from, leaving Cuba for the U.S. because Fidel’s revolution did not seem all that it had been cracked up to be during its triumphant early days. Junior eventually managed to get himself out of Cuba in one of craziest ways possible: by way of Newfoundland and on the Cuban Communist Party’s dime. Now let Rita go ahead and tell you more. Visit Our Guebsite! https://www.cubancowboys.com/ This Episode is Brought to you by the Song "Gaviota Prisionera" https://open.spotify.com/album/6V8kTtVmAm292TU2FVe6nQ Follow The Cuban Cowboys on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/4CHd70lHwOLcpp3AWaPt8T Follow TCC on Insta https://www.instagram.com/cubancowboys/ Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cubancowboys

16 Jan 202338min