Mangonada

Vane and Caro come back from DNF'ing the first Season of the podcast to start Season 2! They get down to what they have been up to with all the high's and low's of the summer of 2026.

Vane and Caro catch up holding the weight of newly revealed ICE violations, deaths, and warehouse purchases while refusing to let that be the only story. They celebrate the brilliance of Bad Bunny’s halftime show as a cultural love letter to our latinidad. They chat diversity representation at the Olympic Games, and shout out the powerful field at the Black Canyon Ultra (Jenn Lichten te amamos ) . Together, they explore how they’re each deepening their commitment to mutual aid and Know Your Rights activism, while practicing how to hold grief and joy, urgency and celebration, all at once.

Vane and Caro talk about ICE budgets and community organizing. They give us a landscape of how we got here and why we need EVERYONE to lean into community. No action is too small as we need all forms of resistance and actions that will HUMANIZE our immigrants. They talk about why runners NEED to feel like they have skin in the game. Let's get uncomfortable, lets go!

In this episode, Vane and Caro unpack recent news of US intervention in Venezuela, ICE activity, and how we can best stay energized and brave for the coming year.

In this Episode, Vane and Caro continue to dive into immigration policy changes because they affect our running community. While Caro had a challenging experience at TRE (The Running Event), Vane had a sweet experience in Albuquerque at the screening of "Across together" film, being validated by auntie Deb Halaand. It's a sweet and sour episode (agridulce)!

Join Vane and Caro as they dish into the Truthsgiving Tea: the interconnectedness of Indigenous liberation, immigration, and climate justice. They talk about holiday consumerism, and how to stay engaged instead of checking out during these next few months.

In this Episode Vane and Caro ride the energy of HOPE with the democratic socialist and democratic wins this election cycle! They talk about the NYC marathon and the magic it brings to the city. They share their latest training and their joys.

In this Episode, Caro and Vane talk the latest news in running and ICE RAIDS. They chat about local contracts and what we can do as runners and members of community to melt ICE with resistance and joy. Darkness might bring fear and uncertainty but it also brings immense possibilities.

On this episode, Vane and Caro recap their events with POW.org (Protect Our Winters) in Vermont and Salt Lake City. They talk about ICE surveillance online and in Portland, Chicago and their communities. The magic of folks showing up in costumes with instruments and creatively becoming part of the resistance. Proving the interconnectedness of our collective struggles.

In this episode, Caro and Vane catch up on their outdoor and life adventures! They talk about detention centers and how having an emergency plan of action is as important as planning for a multi-day hike in the back country. The wilderness that many of us immigrants know too much about.

In this Episode Vane shares her journey racing the Leadville 50 mile race in Colorado and Carolina reflects back with her experience running UTMB 100 in Europe. They share what racing is for them as immigrants and why sharing and amplifying the space is so important for them.

In this episode Vanessa and Carolina get real with what is happening in the U.S. right now. They talk about the realities and risks of being an immigrant in today’s world. They talk Alligator Alcatraz, the Reconciliation Budget, Climate change and defunding of NOAA. Immigrants don’t have the privilege to dissasociate, so we are experts at crisis handling and resilience. They discuss resistance, organizing, and finding resilience and joy while holding the fear at the same time.

Meet your podcast hosts, Carolina Rubio-MacWright and Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada. The two get into their origin stories, how they became runners, and what fuels them to continue fighting for immigrant and climate justice.

Carolina and Vanessa dive into a Mangonada, embracing all of the flavor in one bite. They explain the origins behind their podcast, the importance of telling their own stories, and the beauty and resilience in immigrant communities. They share their love for being out on the trails and why connection to the outdoors is a necessary part of the worlds they are building.