Laugh Cry Fight

Sonora does a quick solo episode revealing why the podcast has become biweekly, her graduate school application experiences, self-doubt, and writer's block. She dives into self-reflection about why it was so hard to be creative after the first round of graduate school applications and why it is so important to create boundaries at home - ESPECIALLY since we are all at home much more often these days. | Follow the podcast at Instagram.com/laughcryfight - twitter.com/laughcryfight - and send in voice notes on the Anchor app or email directly at [email protected] |

Sonora is joined by Esteban, an avid collector, to discuss types of collections, why we collect, and various theories of collecting. Topics include: Freud's theory of collecting (let's just say toilets are involved...), earliest memories of collecting, is collecting genetic?, and why Funko POPs are addictive. This episode also features listeners like you! Sonora and Esteban listen to and comment on voice notes sent in about collecting, including other peoples methods of collecting and what and why they collect. | Follow the podcast at Instagram.com/laughcryfight - twitter.com/laughcryfight - and send in voice notes on the Anchor app or email directly at [email protected] |

Sonora is joined by her fiancé Esteban to talk about moving in with your significant other. Discussion includes making the decision to live together, communicating expectations, getting engaged, and creating a cohesive lifestyle. | Follow the podcast at Instagram.com/laughcryfight -  twitter.com/laughcryfight - and send in voice notes on the Anchor app or email directly at [email protected] |

Sonora is joined by the podcast’s former co-host Carolina Florez to discuss how COVID, quarantine, and being furloughed affected her mental health; coming to the realization that therapy was a necessity (to help herself and the people around her); and ultimately how and why she made the decision to leave the podcast. | Follow the podcast at Instagram.com/laughcryfight -  twitter.com/laughcryfight - and send in voice notes on the Anchor app or email directly at [email protected] |

Sonora is joined by poet Carolina Hospital to continue the discussion of Cuban culture and identity from Episode 17. Carolina shares her experiences coming from Cuba at a young age, life in Miami pre-1980s, her journey from trying to assimilate into American culture to embracing her Cuban-ness, and how her experiences have greatly influenced her writing. Carolina shares two poems that really encapsulate different aspects of her identity at different moments in her life and writing career. She also asks Sonora follow up questions about Episode 17, and they compare growing up in Miami at very different times. | Follow the podcast at Instagram.com/laughcryfight - twitter.com/laughcryfight - and send in voice notes on the Anchor app or email directly at [email protected] |