Cuban-American banter with bite and heart.
Pero Let Me Tell You runs on fast banter, Spanish-English code-switching, and affectionate argument. Recent episodes bounce from fair food, wedding dress codes, and old Telemundo memories to Cuban representation, charity work, and the ethics of loving complicated art.
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Pero Let Me Tell You feels less like a polished panel show than a standing conversation that happens to have microphones nearby. Its shape is quick, reactive, and proudly Cuban-American. A cold open can begin with reflux, toronja, teal, or a botched episode number, then somehow build toward a larger point before anyone has fully agreed on the pronunciation. That looseness is the appeal. The show lets jokes breathe, lets interruptions stand, and trusts the shared rhythm between speakers to carry the listener through. Recent episodes show its range clearly. One minute the conversation is about Mediterranean chic wedding outfits and why pastels should not be difficult. Another minute it is about whether good art can survive the damage done by the artist. Fair food becomes an argument about what belongs on a stick. Scarface becomes a doorway into Cuban accents, Marielito stereotypes, and the way movies can freeze a community in somebody else’s imagination. Old television clips, Meta and Booty Girls nostalgia, Casa de los Famosos chatter, and Yolanda Saldivar curiosity all fit inside the same cultural memory box. The show also makes room for more grounded interviews, including Soraya Rivera-Moya speaking about Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida and the families it serves. The tonal trick is that sincerity rarely arrives wearing formal clothes. It shows up after teasing, callbacks, side-eyes, and small domestic details. Food is everywhere: croquetas, pastelitos, wicked bread, cheesecake, turkey legs, grilled cheese, and the eternal question of bitter versus sour. Spanish and English switch places naturally, often inside the same thought. The result is warm but not tidy, nostalgic but not trapped in nostalgia, and funny without pretending every topic is light. It is especially good when pop culture, Miami specificity, and personal history all hit at once.
Made for: Best for listeners who like fast, conversational comedy rooted in Cuban-American culture, Miami references, food arguments, and pop culture memory. It also suits anyone comfortable with code-switching and loose, reactive pacing.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its lived-in Spanish-English rhythm and its ability to move from absurd food debates to serious cultural reflection without changing into lecture mode. It sounds casual because the chemistry does real work.
A podcast about the rants and musings of 2 Cuban-American guys discussing news, politics, culture, arts, celebrity interviews and anything else that pops up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Pero Let Me Tell You makes Cuban memory and Miami culture vivid through comic argument, personal detail, and alert pop-culture conversation.
Darian Gorges and Ismael Llano turn casual conversation into a lively record of Cuban cultural memory, Miami life, and pop culture. Their talk moves easily from family stories and high school rivalries to Spanish-language television, food traditions, celebrity scandals, films,…
Teal turns into a palindrome debate before you've decided what color teal is.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Roger's return turns wedding dress codes and old inside jokes into a lively study in friendship.
Roger's return after six months gives episode 384 its spark, turning the reunion into the subject as much as the occasion. The host frames the absence as something felt, and the renewed rapport shows in the easy inside jokes that have formed among the three of them.
A teal-tinted, uneasy riff on palindromes, problematic art, and the trouble with songs that still sound good.
Teal, palindrome confusion, and the lure of a breadstick send the episode into a loose, funny opening before it settles on a thornier question: what to do with art made by people whose conduct or views are hard to square.
A loose Miami pop-culture conversation finds memory tucked inside old television, movies, and local identity.
This single-episode review treats pop-culture memory as a way into Miami, Cuban identity, and old television. The hosts move from Oscura Pero Encendida and the Meta and Booty Girls into Scarface as a time capsule, lingering on Miami locations and on the movie accent they feel…
A Miami fair-food debate turns snacks on sticks and a turkey leg into a funny study of everyday appetite.
A Miami fair segment turns into a lively argument about how food is meant to be eaten once cheesecake, grilled cheese, and a huge turkey leg enter the picture.
A Miami-flavored episode turns everyday frustration into a small lesson in patience, consideration, and sandwiches.
Episode 379 starts with a false-start joke, then eases into the kind of loose Miami conversation where small social choices carry more weight than they first seem.
A Cuban family's 1967 exit opens a candid conversation about exile, political distance, and daily consequences.
Ana Evra Flaster's family move from La Habana to a New Hampshire mill town gives the episode a clear path into revolution, exile, and the private cost behind public politics.
A loose reunion turns ambition into a warm, practical conversation about changing goals, food, and the nerves that stay with the work.
Chef Chris Valdez returns to a friendship that started at Croqueta Palooza, and DJ and Ish keep the reunion casual without losing sight of what gives it weight.
Tiny debates, treated with heroic seriousness.
The hosts welcome back DJ Darian after a long absence, joking about his return and the time he missed.
The hosts of 'Better Let Me Tell You' interview Annette Jose, director of Miami-Dade Animal Services, discussing their love for animals and plans to bring office pets to the show.
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Hosts DJ and Ish interview Ana Hebra-Flaster about her memoir 'Property of the Revolution,' which traces her family's 1967 exodus from Havana to a New Hampshire mill town.
Chef Chris Valdes returns to Pero Let Me Tell You after a long hiatus, discussing his recent mental health break and career reflections.
Frank Hernandez recounts a woman calling him relationship-averse after only two or three days of knowing him.
Episode 384 of Pero Let Me Tell You opens with Roger Borges back in the studio after Darian cannot make it, and the first stretch is built around how the show keeps handing him the same seat.
Episode 383 of Pero Let Me Tell You opens with teal jokes, a 383 palindrome bit, and Eddie Diaz from Wicked Bread Company bringing cinnamon bread and April-only Guavaween.
Pero Let Me Tell You Ep 382 opens with a Meta and Booty Girls reunion pitch tied to Oscura Pero Encendida and the Cultura Media House Studios setting.
The hosts banter about wildfires, Chuck Norris, and personal health issues in a casual podcast episode.
Interview with Soraya Rivera-Moya, Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida, discussing the organization's mission and impact.
Episode 380 of Pero Let Me Tell You is recorded live at the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair and Exposition, with regular hosts joined by guest Junior.
Hosts Darien (DJ), Ishmael, and Junior of Pero Let Me Tell You explore the hidden origins of everyday Cuban Spanish words, discovering that 'guajiro' — a term for a backward, uneducated rural person — traces to American soldiers calling Cuban independence fighters 'war heroes' during the Cuban War of Independence, a revelation that triggers a genuine 'my entire life didn't matter' reaction.
The hosts introduce guest co-host Roger Borges and joke about his resemblance to Darian, setting a lighthearted tone for the episode.
The hosts celebrate Lucy Lopez Day with guest Lucy Lopez, discussing her recent proclamation making June 27th officially Lucy Lopez Day.