Hosted and co-created by award-winning journalist Alana Casanova-Burgess, “La Brega” is a podcast that has won best-of accolades for its reportage into various aspects of under-examined life in Puerto Rico. Now halfway through its second season, “La Brega,” which translates roughly to “the struggle,” is exploring Puerto Rican — and Caribbean — life and history through music. Specifically, through eight songs over eight episodes. Casanova-Burgess joins us this week to discuss her podcast, the process behind it, her life in Brooklyn, identity, music, journalism and more.

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