My Mexican Mistake(s)

May 14 2020 5
My Mexican Mistake(s) Podcast artwork

Five years ago, I was a Gang Prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. One winter night, I decided to try an experiment: Could I learn Spanish from watching a telenovela? Five years later, I left my job and Chicago, to move to Mexico City, to write the telenovela of my dreams. I don’t understand Spanish or The Metric System. Just like in a great telenovela,, anything can happen... Stay tuned!

RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


“The Bold & The Beautiful Cry Too” A Mini- RadioNovela in 8 Episodes!

May 14 2020 13 mins  
Last month I created a mini- Radio Novela called “The Bold & The Beautiful Cry Too.” After a Bold Chief of Police arrests a Beautiful, Mysterious Woman for a Murder she committed right in front of him, you will wonder who running this Interrogation... The B&B was originally part Small Fish Radio’s podcast, “The Approximately Five Minute Shelter In Place Show!” Thank you t

“Bernardo, Flaquito & Chip!”

Apr 20 2020 33 mins  
No, they are not a new folk group! They are the three men/dogs in my dog Shyla’s life! She continues to be more popular here than I am, but I don’t care, because between the two of us, I’m the one that can buy Valium without a prescription.

“It’s Easier To Buy Valium Than Hand Sanitizer In Puerto Vallarta! (Which May Not Be A Bad Thing...)

Mar 22 2020 31 mins  
The adventure continues as my dog Shyla and I decide to ride out the Coronavirus here in Vallarta!! And what’s the story with The Mystery Of The Missing Canadians??

“I Did Not Move To México To Learn To Speak English With A Canadian Accent!”

Mar 07 2020 31 mins  
It’s a new town (Puerto Vallarta), with a new dog (“Shyla”), and a new challenge crossing the big street that I need to cross to get anywhere. And a month in Sayulita did not improve my Spanish, but I do sound more like Bob & Doug McKenzie from “The Great White North” than I used to...

“I Didn’t Move To Mexico To Make Chicken Soup Three Times A Week, And Yet, That’s What’s Happened...

Feb 23 2020 31 mins  
If you know the movie “Baby Boom,” you’ll know what happens when I’m adopted by a street dog in Sayulita!!

“I Have Never Seen A Chicken Out In Public Before.”

Feb 09 2020 30 mins  
Join me in Sayulita, on the Riviera Nayarit, where I am learning that I may not be a beach town person, and that I definitely need to learn more about animals.

“Adios, Mexico City!! Hasta Pronto!!” The Gran Finale of Season 1!

Jan 02 2020 40 mins  
As my days in Mexico City wind down, I become very nostalgic for the gigantic streets that are impossible to cross, the tiny sidewalks and miniature toilets, and everything I love here! And I read the revised Introduction to my book “La Gringa Novelera: Prosecutor By Day, Novelera By Night!”

“13 Televisions”

Dec 21 2019 30 mins  
A quick visit back home, a warm welcome back to Mexico City, Christmas plans in my adopted city, and my (newly-published) story about growing up with 13 Televisions! FELIZ NAVIDAD!!

“Miami Is No Longer My Favorite Latin American Country”

Nov 29 2019 38 mins  
Mexico City has created a monster! Since moving here only five months ago I have grown SUPER-accustomed to the kindness and generosity of the strangers who help me every day here! Plus, I finally figure out how to hard-boil eggs.

“CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE (AKA REFORMA”

Nov 15 2019 37 mins  
For my birthday in my adopted home, nothing is more delicious, or makes me appear more pathetic, than my desire for a cheeseburger with extra pickles and unlimited ketchup.