Announcer: This is a Getty podcast.

Jaime Roque: Cultural heritage doesn’t keep itself alive; it’s carried by people who refuse to let it fade.

Tune in to season two of ReCurrent, a Getty podcast, as we follow the caretakers of culture.

The artists:

Alma Lopez: ’cuz I was just like, wait a second—I’m Mexicana!

I grew up with this image.

The Virgen de Guadalupe and I—we’re practically homegirls.

Roque: Activists:

Nico Avina: Once the demographics of a community change, so does the art.

Roque: New storytellers finding their voice:

Etzli De Jesus: To me, it became about documenting real-life events and real-life stories.

Roque: And everyday people:

Danny Scher: I kept the tape in a box for 50 years.

Music, to me, unites people.

Roque: Through the drama of keeping cultural heritage alive.

Listen to season two of ReCurrent, wherever you get your podcasts and on getty dot edu slash podcasts slash recurrent.