Kairos

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Bilingual radio chaos with caller-fueled momentum.

The gist

Kairos moves fast, switching between Spanish and English as callers, panel voices, jokes, and station bits collide. Episodes swing from Uber ratings and avocado trivia to Puerto Rico politics, mass shootings, Selena Gomez debate, and prank-call chaos.

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About Kairos

Kairos arrives in the feed with a fiction description, but the sampled episodes tell a very different story. They sound like fast, bilingual live radio. The format is caller-heavy, promo-heavy, and built around quick turns. Enrique Santos is the central named presence in the excerpts, while Gina and Xavier recur as part of the on-air exchange. The show rarely stays still. It opens with music, news, a joke, a complaint, or a station beat, then immediately moves into reaction. Some segments are pure radio silliness. Uber ratings become a courtroom, avocado trivia becomes an Instagram moment, and a badly assembled burger turns into a riff about buns. Other segments carry real weight. The show talks through mass shootings, Puerto Rico’s governor resigning, North Korea missile tests, and a caller’s account of political repression in Cuba. That tonal whiplash is part of its identity. Serious subjects do not get sealed off from comedy; they are handled inside the same messy room where callers, jokes, corrections, and interruptions are already flying. Celebrity and pop culture threads also show up. The show is blunt about bodies, relationships, ride-share behavior, politics, and gratitude. It can be funny, impatient, warm, and abrasive within the same minute. Its most distinctive quality is participation: listeners are not background decoration, they are fuel. Prank calls, ratings, listener complaints, and live reactions shape the pace as much as the panel does. Kairos suits people who like lively Spanish-English radio with argument, teasing, news reaction, and chaotic everyday debate. It is not tidy. It is built to keep moving.

Made for: For listeners who like Spanish-English radio, fast banter, prank calls, listener reactions, and topical arguments that can turn serious without losing pace.

What sets it apart: Its edge is the collision of formats: news reaction, comedy bits, callers, celebrity talk, station promos, and moral debate all packed into one live-radio current.

In their own words

A super hero radio drama set in Vancouver, Canada! Set in a world parallel to our own, Kairos tells the tale of a world where Superheroes are commonplace and super powers are old news. Join Lilly, Grant, his brother Aiden and other members of the illustrious Heroes Corp as they battle the forces of evil and prevent the destruction of their hometown, the world, and the very fabric of reality! Will our heroes continue to make the world a better place? Or will all the efforts be for naught? The fate of the world may hang on a single moment...

As heard by us

Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Kairos turns bilingual morning-radio chatter, prank calls and comic impressions into brisk scenes driven by voice and misunderstanding.

Kairos comes through as a bilingual morning-radio collage led by Enrique Santos. Spanish and English trade places mid-conversation as current affairs, callers, jokes and prank calls arrive in quick succession.

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Serious headlines can become upside-down burger buns before your coffee cools.

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  • bilingual morning-radio energy that carries you from gun-policy arguments into a prank-call meltdown
  • listener conversations where lived experience can challenge an easy political take
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Kairos Episode 7: PilotMar 14, 2026

North Korea, Enriquito, and a burger-bun detour give the episode its uneasy, caller-driven edge.

North Korea's reported test of a new tactical weapon gives the episode its pulse, with two short-range missiles launched into the sea and a string of clipped exchanges that move between Spanish and English.

Kairos Episode 2: PilotMar 14, 2026

Gun debate, prank-call chaos, and barbershop banter keep Enrique Santos moving.

Enrique Santos starts the morning with El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, and the conversation lands as a blunt pass at gun violence, money, and the Second Amendment.

Kairos Episode 10: PilotMar 14, 2026

Bilingual radio chaos turns errands, ratings, and prank calls into a fast, lively set.

The show leans into fast radio energy, moving from reggaeton and iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina ticket sales to a back-to-school tax break, Uber ratings, and a prank light-company call.

Kairos Episode 5: PilotMar 14, 2026

A body-image joke, a kidney-donation dispute, and a distracted Lyft ride keep this live call-in hour messy and lively.

The segment settles quickly into live-radio friction, beginning with Aliuska objecting to a joke about fajas and barriga before widening into a sharper dispute over Selena Gomez, a kidney donation, and whether a donor can feel hurt when the recipient keeps drinking and going…

Kairos Episode 4: PilotMar 14, 2026

Fast bilingual radio blends politics, hospital talk, and flirtation.

A brisk, radio-style mix keeps politics, a prank-call bit, and hospital rankings in constant motion. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Sanders, Biden, Hialeah, New York hospitals, and a mother's knee operation fold into the same comic churn, giving the piece its snap.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Kairos Episode 9: Pilot

    Ricardo Rosselló announced his resignation effective August 2, 2019, after two weeks of protests in Puerto Rico.

    Mar 14, 2026·1h 17m·2 clips
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    Kairos Episode 5: Pilot

    Hidden gem

    The episode opens in a rush with Enrique Santos on the mic with Aliuska, who says a joke about fajas and barriga landed a little too hard, and the show keeps letting that mix of hurt and laughter breathe instead of sanding it down.

    Mar 14, 2026·1h 6m·4 clips
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    Kairos Episode 6: Pilot

    A podcast episode with repeated sponsor breaks and no substantive content.

    Mar 14, 2026·58m
  4. 4

    Kairos Episode 8: Pilot

    Enrique Santos and Gina Ulmos open Kairos Episode 8 with National Avocado Day banter and a playful claim about the Nahuatl word for avocado.

    Mar 14, 2026·1h 17m·2 clips
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    Kairos Episode 3: Pilot

    Enrique Santos and Gina Ulmos discuss Bugha’s $3 million Fortnite World Cup win at age 16 and whether parents should support gaming.

    Mar 14, 2026·1h 8m·2 clips
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    Kairos Episode 4: Pilot

    Hidden gem

    The episode opens on a long sign-off loop.

    Mar 14, 2026·1h 3m·4 clips
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    Kairos Episode 2: Pilot

    Enrique Santos opens on El Paso and Dayton, Ohio.

    Mar 14, 2026·1h 9m·4 clips
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    Kairos Episode 7: Pilot

    The show opens on North Korea saying it tested a new tactical weapon with the launch of two short-range missiles.

    Mar 14, 2026·1h 8m·5 clips
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    Kairos Episode 10: Pilot

    The show opens at full volume.

    Mar 14, 2026·54m·4 clips
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    Kairos Episode 2: Meta Mystery

    After a mysterious accident, a group of friends discusses the sudden emergence of superpowers and the science behind them.

    Mar 1, 2025·17m
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    Kairos Episode 1: Pilot

    Jan 31, 2025·15m