Show overview
Attention, ALVA! has been publishing since 2023, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 9 episodes. That works out to roughly 6 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence, with the show now in its 4th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 52 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.2 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2024, with 7 episodes published. Published by Danny Vargas.
From the publisher
Podcast of the American Latino Veterans Association (ALVA)www.alvavets.orgHosted by ALVA Chairman/CEO Danny Vargas
Latest Episodes
S4 Ep 1Attention, ALVA! Podcast: Guest Olga Custodio
Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guest Olga Custodio. Olga is the first Latina to complete USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training, she served for 24 years and retired as a Lt Col. Olga was also the first American Airlines Latina commercial airline pilot and retired a Captain with a 20 year career. Now a STEM advocate, speaker, author, and community leader, she advocates for inspiring and empowering students, especially in underserved communities, to pursue STEM careers in aviation and aerospace. Olga continues to fly in general aviation. We discuss her upbringing, her career and her community service and her book "FLIGHTPATH OF FORTITUDE" Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture #military #veteran #hispanic #latina #history #service
S3 Ep 6Attention, ALVA! - Jean Ibañez-Payne
Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guest Jean Ibañez-Payne. We discuss her upbringing in Colombia, her time in the Navy (surviving military sexual trauma), her business career, and her new book "Reclaim Your Worth". For more information, visit www.reclaimyourworthnow.com and www.tiverbatim.com Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture
S3 Ep 5Attention, ALVA! - Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino
Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guests from the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino; President/CEO Estuardo Rodriguez and Chair Lili Gil Valletta. We discuss the initiative to create a new Smithsonian American Latino museum, from origins to current status. For more information, visit www.americanlatinomuseum.org or follow them on social media @latinomuseum Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture
S3 Ep 4Attention, ALVA! Podcast - Alberto Gonzales
The latest episode of the Attention, ALVA! podcast (hosted by ALVA Chairman/CEO Danny Vargas) is available! Our special guest is former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.Alberto R. Gonzales served as the 80th Attorney General of the United States during the George W. Bush administration. Before entering public service Gonzales practiced business law at the Houston law firm of Vinson & Elkins. In 1995 he resigned his law partnership to serve as General Counsel to the Governor of Texas. After three years the Governor appointed Gonzales as Texas Secretary of State. He was subsequently appointed as a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court and elected by the citizens of Texas to serve a full six-year term in the November 2000 general election. He served in the White House as Counsel to the President from 2001-2005.Gonzales is an Air Force veteran and attended the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a graduate of Rice University and Harvard Law School. Presently he is the Dean and Doyle Rogers Distinguished Professor of Law at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, Tennessee.Podcast Sponsors:JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture
S3 Ep 3Attention, ALVA! - Roberto Clemente, Jr.
Attention, ALVA! Podcast with special guest Roberto Clemente, Jr. - philanthropist, entrepreneur, producer, former broadcaster, and professional baseball player. And the son of legendary baseball Hall of Famer, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves veteran and humanitarian Roberto Clemente. www.robertoclementefoundation.org www.robertoclementejr.com Podcast Sponsors: JPMorganChase, PMI, Wells Fargo, AT&T, T-Mobile, Accenture
S1 Ep 1Attention, ALVA! July 4, 2022
Attention, ALVA! podcast on July 4, 2022. With guests Marie Robles and Alfredo Sandoval
S3 Ep 2Attention, ALVA! - Cassandra Alvarez NYC DVS
Conversation with Cassandra Alvarez with NYC Department of Veterans Services on the services they provide as well Fleet Week in NYC. NYC DVS - https://www.nyc.gov/site/veterans/index.page Fleet Week - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/
S3 Ep 1Attention, ALVA! - Harm Reduction
Jessica Shortall joins ALVA to discuss harm reduction. Harm reduction has applications from opioids to sexual health to tobacco to cannabis, psychedelics and beyond. Overarching policy goals include equitable access to harm reduction information and tools. While we do not condone or encourage risky behavior, we acknowledge people do, and there are ways to mitigate harm.
S2 Ep 2Attention, ALVA! Podcast. Guest: Roy Love
Attention, ALVA! Episode 2 - August 2023. American Latino Veterans Association (ALVA) www.alvavets.org. Host: Danny Vargas Guest: Roy Love.Capt. Roy Love, USN (ret), was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the U.S. in 1983. He deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2009. He Commanded the Fast Frigate USS BOONE in June 2010. He Commanded Naval Base San Diego (NBSD), the second-largest Naval Base in the U.S., and was the first Hispanic/Afro Latino to lead the installation. He led the base in winning the Commander in Chief Installation Excellence Award in 2019. He is the President of the Association of Naval Services Officers (ANSO) - www.ansomil.org