La Brega
5.0/5
Critic Rating
There’s no direct translation of “la brega” in English, but for Puerto Ricans, it’s a way of life. To bregar means to struggle, to hustle, to find a way to get by and get around an imbalance of power. It’s got a creative edge, a bit of swagger; as Puerto Rican scholar Arcadio Diaz has observed, it’s a word that belongs to the underdog. Hosted by New York-born Puerto Rican journalist Alana Casanova-Burgess, La Brega tells stories of an island and a people trying to cope with too many challenges, and who deserve and demand better.Season 1: “S...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Sarah Larson • New Yorker • Dec 13, 2021
"...feels like a step forward in the podcast medium...Elegantly written, grounded in sensate detail, and surprising at every turn..."
Score: 5
Reggie Ugwu • New York Times • Dec 1, 2021
"“La Brega” creates a transporting sense of place. Rich and under-examined American histories abound in its stories of pothole fillers, political activists and basketball heroes who navigate their own versions of the struggle..."
