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Tales From Aztlantis

We explore Chicano, Mexicano, and Mesoamerican history, archaeology, and culture, and combat the spread of disinformation about these very topics. Your hosts Kurly Tlapoyawa and Ruben Arellano Tlakatekatl invite you to join them on a fascinating journey through Mesoamerica's past, present, and future!

Episode 94: Death and Loss

65 hours 41 mins; March 31, 2026

Episode 93: Cesar Chavez & The Cult of Synanon!

70 hours 59 mins; March 21, 2026

A Dispatch From The Desert

9 mins; March 03, 2026

Dispatch From Aztlantis: The Aztec-Turkish Connection?

11 mins; February 17, 2026

Dispatch From Aztlantis: Whiskey, Crosses, and Fascists

9 mins; February 10, 2026

Episode 92: The Year Already Sucks!

79 hours 59 mins; January 27, 2026

Special Throwback: Last of the Aztecs!

59 mins; January 20, 2026

Episode 91: The Invention of America

51 mins; January 06, 2026

Throwback: Reason for the Season!

44 mins; December 18, 2025

Episode 90: Decoding Teotihuacan w/ Magnus Pharao Hansen

85 hours 8 mins; December 09, 2025

Throwback: Four Things about the Mexika Calendar

52 mins; December 04, 2025

Episode 89: Rise Up. Walk Out.

69 hours 35 mins; November 25, 2025

Throwback: The Assassination of Kwawhtemok!

59 mins; November 20, 2025

Throwback: Nahuatl Nations!

113 hours 59 mins; November 06, 2025

Episode 88: Inventing New Mexico's Crypto Jews!

75 hours 49 mins; October 28, 2025

Throwback: Subversive Spirituality!

49 mins; October 23, 2025

Episode 87: Trump & The Cult of Columbus

18 mins; October 13, 2025

Episode 86: The Juan Diego Code!

59 mins; September 30, 2025

Throwback: The Second Declaration of Anahuac!

53 mins; September 25, 2025

Throwback: New Mexican Spanish w/ Rob Martinez!

54 mins; September 16, 2025

Throwback: Computer of the Gods!

58 mins; September 11, 2025

Episode 85: Kurly's Latinx Adventure!

17 mins; September 02, 2025

Dispatch: The Chicano Moratorium!

46 mins; August 29, 2025

Extended Throwback: Old California Strikes Back w/ Scott Russell Duncan!

117 hours 20 mins; August 28, 2025

Episode 84: Big Archaeology w/ Dr. Ken Feder!

105 hours 57 mins; August 19, 2025

Throwback: An Aztec False Flag!

68 hours 47 mins; August 14, 2025

Episode 83: The White Natives of Appalachia?

76 hours 42 mins; August 05, 2025

Throwback: Chicano Power!

46 mins; July 31, 2025

Episode 82: Ancient Romans & Jews in the Americas?

70 hours 59 mins; July 22, 2025

Throwback: Aztec Dinosaurs w/ Dr. David Anderson!

84 hours 55 mins; July 17, 2025

Episode 81: How the Hell Did We Get Here

38 mins; July 08, 2025

Throwback: How Old is the Word Chicana?

49 mins; July 03, 2025

Episode 80: The Chicano Moratorium!

43 mins; June 24, 2025

Throwback: Hunab Ku, Ometeotl, & the Vocabulary of Conquest!

45 mins; June 19, 2025

Episode 79: 100 Years of Cosmic Racism!

65 hours 16 mins; June 10, 2025

Throwback: The Strange Story of Dr. Atl!

68 hours 12 mins; June 05, 2025

Episode 78: How Conspiracy Theories Undermine Ethnic Studies!

55 mins; May 27, 2025

Throwback: The Aztec Witches of New Mexico!

73 hours 29 mins; May 22, 2025

Ad-Free & Extended Episode 77: The Miraculous Virgin of New Mexico!

60 hours 50 mins; May 15, 2025

Episode 77: The Miraculous Virgin of New Mexico!

45 mins; May 13, 2025

Throwback: Aztecs VS Samurai Pirates?

54 mins; May 08, 2025

Dispatches From Aztlantis! Cinco de May Day

13 mins; May 01, 2025

Episode 76: National Association for Chicana & Chicano Studies!

44 mins; April 29, 2025

Throwback: The Whiteness of "Latinx"

38 mins; April 24, 2025

Episode 75: Picking Over Kwawhtemok's Bones!

58 mins; April 15, 2025

Throwback: Goodbye Horses!

61 hours 10 mins; April 10, 2025

Episode 74: Operation Wetback

77 hours 49 mins; April 01, 2025

Throwback Thursday: The Mexika Calendar with Ruben Ochoa

76 hours 5 mins; January 23, 2025

Episode 73: Book Suggestions & Listener Questions!

72 hours 21 mins; January 14, 2025

Throwback Thursday: Last of the Aztecs!

60 hours 14 mins; January 02, 2025

Episode 72: The Reason For The Season!

46 mins; December 24, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Nawatl Language Mistranslations!

82 hours 51 mins; December 19, 2024

Episode 71: Bullshit Apocalypse w/ Dr. Andrew White!

74 hours 5 mins; December 10, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Forging Aztecness, Danza Azteca history with Kristina Nielsen

93 hours 51 mins; December 05, 2024

Episode 70: A Day of Mourning

14 mins; November 28, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Maya Apocalypse W/ Dr. John Hoopes!

100 hours 9 mins; November 21, 2024

Episode 69: Chicano Power!

47 mins; November 12, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Dia De Los Muertos is Subversive Spirituality!

52 mins; November 07, 2024

Episode 68: The Aztec Witches of New Mexico w/ Rob Martinez!

75 hours 47 mins; October 29, 2024

EARLY RELEASE "The Aztec Witches of New Mexico W/ Rob Martinez!

75 hours 47 mins; October 27, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Dia De Los Muertos, The Chicano Connection!

50 mins; October 24, 2024

Ep. 67 EXTENDED VERSION: Old California Strikes Back!

118 hours 3 mins; October 16, 2024

Episode 67: Old California Strikes Back w/ Scott Russell Duncan!

81 hours 50 mins; October 15, 2024

Throwback Thursday: The Indians of God!

57 mins; October 10, 2024

Episode 66: Nazca Lines & Chupacabras!

86 hours 59 mins; October 01, 2024

Throwback Thursday: hispanic heritage Month!

49 mins; September 26, 2024

Episode 65: An Aztec False Flag!

71 hours 5 mins; September 17, 2024

Dispatches From Aztlantis! Ranflas y El Modern Art

18 mins; September 10, 2024

Episode 64: The Computer of The Gods!

61 hours 43 mins; September 03, 2024

Episode 63: Nahuatl Nations w/ Dr. Magnus Pharao Hansen!

117 hours 0 mins; August 27, 2024

Throwback Thursday: AZTLAN!

49 mins; August 22, 2024

Episode 62: The Second Declaration of Anahuac!

76 hours 28 mins; August 13, 2024

Episode 61: News From Aztlantis!

78 hours 44 mins; July 02, 2024

UNLOCKED BONUS: Burning Paradise Ep. 6 "The Wanderers"

12 mins; June 25, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Acequias - a Forgotten History!

55 mins; June 20, 2024

Episode 60: Borderland Indigeneity w/Carlos Aceves!

65 hours 17 mins; June 18, 2024

Dispatches From Aztlantis! An Olmec Update

15 mins; June 14, 2024

UNLOCKED BONUS: Burning Paradise Ep. 5 "Class of 1984"

12 mins; June 11, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Aztlan Libre Press w/ Juan Tejeda

75 hours 50 mins; June 06, 2024

Episode 59: Mexican Elections & Right Wing Politics W/ Dr. Luis Herran Avila Part 2!

32 mins; June 04, 2024

BONUS: Burning Paradise Ep. 4 "The Car"

11 mins; May 28, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Peopling the Americas W Dr. Raff!

84 hours 47 mins; May 23, 2024

Episode 58: Mexican Elections & Right Wing Politics W/ Dr. Luis Herran Avila Part 1!

46 mins; May 21, 2024

Dispatches From Aztlantis! Life and Death on the Border

22 mins; May 16, 2024

BONUS: Burning Paradise Ep. 3 "Night of The Comet"

9 mins; May 14, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Rescuing the Tonalamatl Aubin

43 mins; May 09, 2024

Episode 57: Aztecs vs Samurai Pirates?

55 mins; May 07, 2024

Special Throwback: Cinco de Mayo!

27 mins; May 02, 2024

Fear & Loathing at the SAAs with Dr. Marijke Stoll!

21 mins; April 30, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Defending Chicano Indigeneity!

45 mins; April 25, 2024

Episode 56: Four Things to Know About the Mexika Calendar!

54 mins; April 23, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Hijacking History

46 mins; April 16, 2024

BONUS: Burning Paradise Ep. 2 "Fortress"

11 mins; April 16, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Graham Hancock & Atlantis Reborn!

81 hours 16 mins; April 11, 2024

Episode 55: Eclipse Apocalypse!

54 mins; April 07, 2024

Dispatches From Aztlantis! Authentic Aztec Codices and Bad Maya Forgeries

17 mins; April 04, 2024

BONUS: Burning Paradise Ep. 1 "The Warriors"

18 mins; April 02, 2024

Throwback Thursday: Hunab Ku, Ometeotl, and the Vocabulary of Conquest

43 mins; March 28, 2024

Episode 54: Return to Aztlantis!

69 hours 28 mins; March 26, 2024

Episode 53: Hispanic Heritage Month

48 mins; September 26, 2023

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