The newest season of a Spanish-language podcast exploring the intersection of LGBTQ+, Latino, and Roman Catholic identities premiered online February 8. "De Pueblo, Católico y Gay" is the brainchild of Eder Díaz Santillan, a 35-year-old gay man who is a lecturer at California State University, Northridge.
He spoke with the Bay Area Reporter on the occasion of the sixth season's launch. The podcast has had 99 episodes since 2018 (the seasons align with the semesters of the academic year) wherein Santillan has interviewed dozens of people about how the LGBTQ, Latino, and Catholic communities have shaped their lives.
Santillan came to the United States almost two decades ago as a high school sophomore from Encarnación de Díaz, a town in the