474 - Manu Chao - Proxima Estacion Esperanza - Felipe Esparza
When life is bleak and times are tough, there's often no choice but to look for an escape through whatever means are available. For Felipe Esparza, who immigrated from Mexico as a child and grew up poor in a crime-ridden neighborhood of east LA, that escape came in the form of watching the likes of Richard Pryor and George Carlin tell jokes and fantasizing of one day following in their footsteps. After many years and no small number of barriers to overcome, that fantasy became reality: Esparza eventually won NBC's\xa0Last Comic Standing\xa0competition and has gone on to appear in television shows such as\xa0Superstore\xa0and\xa0The Eric Andre Show, as well as launch his own podcast\xa0What's Up Fool. All the while, he has managed to stay positive by keeping in mind how far he's come and drowning out the darkness of the world with a soundtrack to his life that includes the beautifully eclectic, multilingual Latin stylings of Manu Chao's 2001international hit record\xa0Proxima Estacion: Esperanza.\nThe 500 is a production of Native Creative Podcasts.\nFor show notes, guest playlists, complimentary documentaries, and audiobooks about the music go to The500Podcast.com.\nNew Artist/Song influenced by Manu Chao:\xa0\nVictizzle\xa0"Osh\xe9 Gan Gan"\xa0(Spotify)\xa0(YouTube)\nJoin. The. Movement.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices