Episode 129: Dr. Alberto Villamandos
I'm very excited to share that Dr. Alberto Villamandos joined me for Episode No. 129, and we talked a little bit about life as Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages & Cultures at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Go, Roos!
We also talked about him being the recipient of the 2024 Chancellor's Award for Community Engagement.
Dr. Villamandos was kind enough to share a portion of his evening with me amidst busy end-of-semester pressures, travel plans, and the many other things that keep his plate full, so I must extend some heartfelt gratitude for his generosity.
We touched on his undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate studies, as well as growing up in Pamplona, Spain. And of course we had a peek at a few of his favorite albums, which were these:
Radio Futura's La Ley del Desierto (1984)
Enemigos de lo Ajeno (1986), El Último de la Fila
Pixies' Doolittle (1989)
Galore (1997), The Cure
The Best of Depeche Mode, vol. 1 (2006)
You can find Dr. Villamandos' book, El Discreto Encanto de la Subversión: Una Crítica Cultural de la Gauche Divine on Amazon or you can check it out at the UMKC library. Oh, and shouts out to the Dr.'s honorable mentions, Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture as well as Bram Stoker's Dracula: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
Thanks to any and all that support the show.
Cheers.
copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio clips contained within this episode. They are snippets from a Talking Heads tune called, "Two Note Swivel," from their 1983 release, Speaking in Tongues (c/o Sire Records (manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Group - A Warner Music Group Co.)).