Red Rice & Fina'denne'

About Red Rice & Fina'denne'

A storytelling podcast where your host, Jay Castro, navigates connection to his CHamoru heritage and the people from the Mariana Islands. Red Rice and fina’denne’ sauce is a staple to the CHamoru cuisine, and it's been part of our people for a long time. The rice is stained with achiote, and the finadene sauce gives traditional dishes like red rice, a pop—a taste that has you going back for more. And that’s the pop of this podcast, a tall story that’ll have you coming back for more. https://hafaadai.org/

Publisher

Jay Castro

Category

arts · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Oct 2022

Latest episode

12 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Mar 2026

   House of Tåga: A CHamoru Legend from Tinian

   Send a text On the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands, one ancient latte stone still stands—fifteen feet of coral limestone raised centuries ago. In this episode, we revisit the CHamoru legend of Chief Tåga, the Måga’låhi said to have built twelve towering pillars without steel, without machines, and without surrendering his people’s connection to the land. This is a story of strength, fear, balance, and endurance. The pillars fell. One remains. And in its shade, so do we. ...

2. 

   1 Dec 2025

   Låna's Pregnancy: Told by Påle' Eric Forbes

   Send us a text Round belly or point belly? What happens when your pregnancy shows both. Check out this short story told by Påle' Eric Forbes. Read more stories by Påle' Eric Forbes: https://paleric.blogspot.com/

3. 

   20 Nov 2025

   Kolas Tambot: Told by Påle' Eric Forbes

   Send us a text When tricksters turns humor into a tool of resistance, from the legend of Juan Malo to Kolas Tambot’s confessional sleight of hand. Short story told by Påle' Eric Forbes. Read more stories by Påle' Eric Forbes: https://paleric.blogspot.com/

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

206

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

37

Social presence

0

YouTube

63

Engagement

71