Octavio Blanco

Octavio Blanco


Appears in 4 Episodes

Mino Lora of The People's Theater: Bravely Empowering Immigrants to Tell Their Own Stories

Mino Lora of The People's Theater: Bravely Empowering Immigrants to Tell Their Own Stories

Episode 4 · · 01:10:34

In this episode Mino Lora, Artistic Director of The People's Theater Immigrant Cultural Center's Executive Artistic Director & Co-Founder, joins Led and Octavio in conversation about...

Franck de las Mercedes: On identity, processing loss and artistic resilience

Franck de las Mercedes: On identity, processing loss and artistic resilience

Episode 3 · · 01:21:45

Franck de Las Mercedes joins Led and Octavio to discuss his latest project: You Are Here. He also takes us on his journey, from leaving Nicaragua with nothing and landing in Washingt...

"We Want Tenants To Own Their Own  Property"

"We Want Tenants To Own Their Own Property"

Episode 2 · · 44:42

In this episode Avi Garelick, of the Northern Manhattan Community Land Trust joins Octavio and Led to discuss how the NMCLT is helping tenants become owners of the buildings their la...

How the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) is thriving in an era of vulnerability on the eve of the 23rd-annual Uptown Arts Stroll

How the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) is thriving in an era of vulnerability on the eve of the 23rd-annual Uptown Arts Stroll

Episode 1 · · 01:05:50

In this debut episode Led and Octavio introduce their new podcast: Uptown Voices and then interview the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) Director Niria Leyva-Gutierrez and Up...