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Podcast: Blockchain For Latinos – Can They All Achieve Middle-Class Or More With It?

For those of you who might have heard of Blockchain, but haven’t necessarily done enough research on it, Oscar Garcia, CEO of Uulala, a technology platform company that uses blockchain technology, helps us understand who should use blockchain, why they should use it and how he believes Uulala can elevate Latinos in this country to a middle-class economy and provide 6 trillion dollars to America. Read More

What The Univision and Telemundo Upfronts Told Us, Deadpool 2 Review

In this new episode of Highly Relevant, it’s Upfronts Week in NYC and all the TV networks are making their annual pitches to sponsors with the intention of obtaining millions of dollars to advertise their programming. We speak with journalist/blogger Laura Martinez, about how Univision and Telemundo are trying to adapt to the demographic growth of US-born Latinos, if we’re ready for English-language novelas and why the next CEO of either network needs to be a woman. Then Mike Sargent joins us to review Deadpool 2 and why he thinks it’s better than the original – from its diversity down to its humor. Read More

PODCAST: How Should “Avengers: Infiniti War” Be Watched, Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”, “Breaking In” Review, Spam Calls

Culture pundit Mike Sargent joins the show to help us discuss “Avengers: Infiniti War” and how it needs to be watched to maximize its experience, then we talk about Childish Gambino‘s “This Is America” music video with over 65M already, a review of Gabrielle Union‘s “Breaking In”. Is it like a Lifetime movie or a nice surprise? And an interruption that detoured the whole conversation onto the topic of spam/robo calls. Read More

PODCAST: Ariana DeBose Talks Donna Summer Musical, Zetna Fuentes on Becoming a Latina TV Director

*Updated March 2026*

This week we speak with triple threat star and Tony nominee **Ariana DeBose** who is currently one of the three stars of *Summer: The Donna Summer Musical* on Broadway. We discuss the intense vocal preparation in becoming The Queen of Disco, why the show cast women in male roles, equal pay, pansexuality, and Hispanic identity on Broadway. Read More

Eugenio Derbez on Accents, Clicks and Culture in Hollywood

*Updated March 2026*

Comedian **Eugenio Derbez** stops by the show to discuss his movie *Overboard*, but we really talk about his struggles of becoming a star in an industry that has not fully embraced his culture, his accent, or his stories. We unspool why he’s making English-language movies now after a successful career in Spanish, how he overcame the “sellout” stigma from Mexican peers, and why he believes Hollywood is afraid of creating Latino movie stars. Read More

PODCAST: Adrian Martinez Talks ‘I Feel Pretty’ and Perseverance, Allison Strong Talks Netflix’s ‘The Week Of’ and Being Bilingual

*Updated March 2026*

**Adrian Martinez** and **Allison Strong** join the show today to chat about going at it in Hollywood as **Latinx actors**. Adrian is in Amy Schumer’s controversial film *I Feel Pretty*, out in theaters now. We talked about why the movie’s premise has angered some women, if he thinks “beauty” is a fact or an opinion, and his #1 advice for any Latinx actor wanting to break into the business. Read More