Local Fruit
By Ash Aranda + Paola Ramírez
Local FruitMay 22, 2023
OCEAN
FIGS
NOPAL
Long time, no hear darlings. Welcome back to season two, with NOPAL, as dedicated to our many therapists, chicken alfredo, tenderness and our cousins.
PEACH
This one's dedicated to bell hooks, peach cobbler, courage, and our youngest siblings.
JÍCAMA
We made it to the end of szn 1 fruits. Thank you for all your ears in these last 10 sessions of us figuring out what we care about (what’s this podcast even about?). In this episode we talk rest, how we do it, what makes it hard, and encourage you to clock out and quit your job (what else is new?) We’ll be back in November with new eyes and the same thicc ass hearts. Season 2 coming soon! 10 reviews and we might be back faster, who knooooowwwws.
BLACK CHERRY
Anthony’s Recommended Reading List:
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Black No More by George Schyuler
More sci-fi ish:
Dirty Computer Emotion Picture
Tron Legacy
Beasts of the Southern Wild
STRAWBERRY
Can oversharers keep a secret? Turns out, they can’t. In episode 9 we spill our guts. Listen to the Local Fruit figure out when lying is okay and what purpose secrets serve in their lives. We also share some of our lovely listener's juicy submitted stories and secrets! Show notes are still under construction, but rate and review while you're here! Need even more? Check out localfruit.carrd.co for more ways of keeping up with and supporting us! Stay secretive, stay sexy.
KIWI
i say a little prayer - aretha franklin This reminds Pao of Ash.
peridot and lapis
abbi and ilana
molly and issa
the buzzfeed quiz we took
an Atlantic article on folks who lead lives with their besties
come over - the internet This reminds Ash of Pao.
@emolina.art
precious friendship moment on the internet
cayendo - frank ocean (sango remix) This reminds J of the two of us.
MANGO
Support our work by purchasing merch at bonfire.com/localfruit or listening to the first five episodes of this season! Find us on Instagram @localfruit.pod or on Beyoncé’s internet at localfruit.carrd.co .
PAPAYA
Is laughing at your trauma jokes a love language? We get meta on every episode but this one’s for those of us who like to open our friends' fridges and fall asleep on their floors and furniture after eating their food and flirting! We talk about our models for intimacy and realize language is what showed us our hearts. We bring honor to the intimate spaces we’ve been a part of. Who or what are your guiding stars when it comes to intimacy of any kind? Who reminds you of intimacy in your own ecosystem and how can you tenderly connect today? Write to us amores, we welcome ballads at 2localfruit@gmail.com. Our invitation to healing poetry this week is brought to you by Angel Nafis, with “Ode to Shea Butter”. Remember, rhythm over time!
appetizerz:
The shared solo in I Care at Beychella
Hanif in the middle of the goddamn theater
the feast:
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraquib
All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation) by bell hooks
Your furniture is not gonna fucking teach you how to Dougie.
como la flor & sabor a mi by Jasper Bones
after party:
Fran Tirado with the bath selfies
Love poem to a butch woman, deborah a miranda
Mystic Soul: Queer Witchy Conference Where Pao got the Words
BLUEBERRY
So what is motherhood beside someone telling you they had a premonition in a dream that you shouldn’t go out dancing this weekend and you consider not going because it sounds like- really serious. This week the Local Fruit chat to you about motherhood. We share the wax and wane of our relationships to our mothers, what makes us feel nurtured, and what gifts we hope to extend to our mothers within their lifetime. We leave you with the poem Amor eterno by Yesika Salgado.
appetizerz:
Sheena is a Punk Rocker x The Ramones
the feast:
#blackmaternalhealth & #maternalmentalhealth are very active tags on different social media platforms.
England Smith / @the_england_smith
@bassonthefloor + @ayy.punk on Instagram
after party:
Kehlani wants to get you pregnant
DRAGONFRUIT
A good story starts at the beginning: for our sophomore episode, we take you home. This episode covers the rematriation of Indigenous land, the movies in our minds, creating homes within ourselves through the internet, and our commitments to care for the land and other living beings. Our poet of choice this week is Tommy Pico who writes streams of consciousness like no other, especially in this section here from Junk. You can find @localfruit.pod news, pao and ash on Instagram.
Please take care before indulging in some content, sites like doesthedogdie provide a trigger warning search engine - put in what you’re thinking of watching and it mindfully lists possible triggers.
Quick Smoothie:
Tovaangar - City of Ghosts Ep4
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Neymar! trailer
The Juice:
Reading Nanook’s Smile by Michelle H. Raheja
Issuma Igloolik Productions + Issuma Summary
@artista_celeste for Samantha's art
Indigenous Tiktok Comp Account
Juan Gabriel's El Noa Noa + Hasta Que Te Conocí
After Party Bites:
Sogorea te Land Trust Recommended Reading
Waterways Throughout Indigenous Los Angeles
A Celebration of Friendship NYT
HONEYDEW MELON
Join the two local fruit as they introduce themselves, renew their vows, and invite you into their imagination playground. Send us some love @localfruit.pod on Instagram and leave us a kiwi emoji on our latest post if you like what you hear or make it to the end!
We leave you with this wonderful piece from Danez Smith, entitled my bitch! in celebration of each other. Obviously, listen to SZA's CTRL after this.