Hiatuses aren't great, especially unplanned ones. But we're bouncing back from ours now and have some things for you to look forward to!

Today's guest is Rev. Dr. Marilyn Pagán-Banks, who shares her experiences of Puerto Rican identity and culture here in the States as well as the fraught history of colonialism and Christianity that formed Puerto Rico and Latin America as we know it today.

Taylor's guest today is our podcast logo designer Yadi Martinez-Reyna and we chat about everything from growing up in the borderlands between the United States and Mexico to authenticity in telling stories to the cool work they’re doing at First UCC Seco.

In our first episode, Rev. Edwin Perez Jr. shares memories of growing up in Puerto Rico and his tumultuous journey accepting his sexuality in light of his Pentecostal upbringing. He and Taylor also discuss latinidad and the fraught attempts at trying to .