Latino Rebels Radio

Don’t Cross Kat

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Kat Torres shows an Instagram-perfect life to her large following. She’s a supermodel turned life coach who seems harmless but is hiding a secret. And when one of her followers goes missing, one woman sets out to bring her best friend. Paty won’t stop until she finds her friend who has fallen under Kat’s spell of this modern-day guru.

Listen to episodes of Don't Cross Kat here.

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Neuro-Inclusivity, Belonging and Radical Hospitality

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:48:40 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio goes on the road for a live podcast recording at Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut. Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes seven students to discuss how a college such as Mitchell is creating more welcoming, accessible living and learning environments in a world that continues to get more and more diverse.

Thanks to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut for making this live show possible.

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From 2022: Long Live Punk

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:26:48 GMT

From Peru to Mexico to the Lower East Side, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela breaks down the Latino and Latina pioneers who influenced punk rock with guests Ceci Bastida and Núria Net, part of the creative team behind the new Audible podcast series, Punk In Translation: Latinx Origins, produced by Fresh Produce Media.

This is episode was originally broadcast on March 31, 2022.

Click here for the full series in English.

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From 2022: Juan González's Harvest of Empire

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:06:12 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela proudly welcomes award-winning journalist and Democracy Now! co-host Juan González to discuss the second revision of his legendary book and how it relates to recent events. They talk about the current Summit of the Americas, the news of a migrant caravan this week and the latest about Puerto Rico.

The second revision of Harvest of Empire was released last summer. You can read more about the updated version at the Penguin Random House site.

This episode was originally broadcast on June 9, 2022.

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American Homeboy

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:21:45 GMT

We welcome The Daily Chela founder Brandon Loran Maxwell to discuss his new film, American Homeboy, for a nuanced discussion of Cholo culture and how it still influences pop culture today.

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¡Viva Mia Zapata!

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:11:48 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernandez steps in to guest host as he welcomes true-crime novelist H. Allegra Lansing to discuss the forgotten legacy of ‘90s grunge rock singer Mia Zapata.

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Democracy in Doubt

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:30:55 GMT

Following a historic election victory by the progressive Semilla Party in Guatemala, Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernandez steps in as guest host to welcome Marco Fonseca, Instructor of Latin American and International Studies at York University in Canada, to discuss how this election almost didn't happen.

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A More Level Playing Field

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:00:00 GMT

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup has featured new stars, new upset victories, and the rise of future title contenders. To discuss the surprise success of non-European teams at the tournament, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes back Brenda Elsey, professor of history and Latin American and Caribbean studies at Hostra University, and the author of 'Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America.'

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All the Other Barbies

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 21:00:00 GMT

In this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio ---originally aired on the Futuro podcast In The Thick--- host Julio Ricardo Varela is joined by Futuro Media editorial director Fernanda Santos for a roundtable discussion with Dr. Aria Halliday, an associate professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Kentucky, for a breakdown of the legacy of Black Barbie.

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Oppenheimer’s Nuclear Colonialism

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:00:00 GMT

With the release of the blockbuster film 'Oppenheimer,' Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Myrriah Gomez, assistant professor at the University of New Mexico and author of 'Nuclear Nuevo México: Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos,' to discuss the movie's omission of New Mexican history in the creation of the atomic bomb.

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A Conversation with Esmeralda Santiago

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:29:53 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela proudly welcomes acclaimed Puerto Rican writer Esmeralda Santiago for a lively discussion about her latest novel, Las Madres, and the importance of becoming visible in the American landscape through literature.

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Hotel Workers Strike Back

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:00:00 GMT

On this episode, Hector Luis Alamo, senior editor of Latino Rebels, steps in as guest host to speak with Ada Briceño, co-president of Unite Here! Local 11, and Diana Rios Sanchez, a striking hotel worker, about the hotel workers' strike in Los Angeles and its importance for other labor actions taking place across the country.

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No Water for You

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:06:37 GMT

Amid a record breaking heat wave throughout Texas that has led to several heat-related deaths, Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill eliminating mandatory water breaks for construction workers. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Daniela Hernandez, state legislative coordinator for the Workers Defense Project, to discuss the cruel and punitive nature of the bill and how they plan to fight back.

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Supreme Court of Politics

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:01:01 GMT

Affirmative action struck down in college admissions. LGBTQ rights limited. Student loan relief blocked. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Vanity Fair legal affairs contributor Cristian Farias to discuss the latest round of Supreme Court rulings plagued by shaky evidence, questionable plaintiffs and the lack of legal standing.

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Sports Con Sazón

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:00:00 GMT

Latino Rebels senior editor Hector Luis Alamo steps in as guest host to welcome sports journalist Bryan Fonseca for a knockout conversation on the future of Puerto Rican boxing, history made at the NBA draft, and Boricua representation in pro wrestling.

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SOS Central America

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:41:08 GMT

This week, Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present the first episode of SOS Central America, hosted by Maria Martin, creator and founding team member of Latino USA.

In this episode, Maria examines the arrest of journalist and president of the Guatemalan newspaper elPeriódico, José Rubén Zamora, and what it means for dissent and a free press in the Central American country.

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After Sacramento and Martha's Vineyard

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:43:36 GMT

Following another series of migrant flights by Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Autumn Gonzalez and Iván Espinoza-Madrigal to discuss the latest political stunt in Sacramento, how it is a carbon copy of what happened last year in Martha’s Vineyard and the unspoken trauma it has caused on people.

Autumn Gonzalez is a volunteer organizer for Sacramemto-based NorCal Resist. Iván Espinoza-Madrigal is the Executive Director of Lawyers for Civil Rights in Boston.

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Flamin' Hot

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:00:00 GMT

Latino Rebels entertainment correspondent Cristina Escobar steps into the host seat again to talk with Linda Yvette Chavez, writer of the upcoming film ‘Flamin’ Hot,’ about the importance of family and community to both the filmmaking process and the extraordinary story of Richard Montañez.

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Ignoring Latino History

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:50:34 GMT

In this episode, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes professors Lilia Fernández and Ana Patricia Rodríguez to discuss why so much U.S. Latino history is missing in textbooks and how it eventually extends to issues of imperialism.

Lilia Fernández is a Professor of History at the University of Illinois in Chicago and Ana Patricia Rodríguez is a Professor of U.S. Latinx & Central American Literature at the University of Maryland in College Park.

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Boycotting DeSantis

Thu, 25 May 2023 21:00:00 GMT

With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launching his 2024 presidential campaign this week after passing a slew of anti-immigrant measures, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes freelance writer and LR contributor Arturo Domínguez to discuss how some Latino truckers are pushing back with a proposed boycott of the Sunshine State.

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Hollywood Writers Strike

Thu, 18 May 2023 18:42:09 GMT

As the Writer's Guild of America goes on strike and brings the entertainment industry to a halt, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes writer and producer Erick Galindo to discuss the importance of fighting for better working wages and fair representation in Hollywood.

For more about the strike, visit the WGA’s site.

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A Nation of Hating Immigrants

Thu, 11 May 2023 20:11:45 GMT

Amid a wave of anti-immigrant rhetoric and violence, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Roberto Lopez, Senior Advocacy Manager for the Texas Civil Rights Project, to discuss the circumstances around the tragedy in Brownsville, Texas, and how the country has become a nation of hating immigrants.

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Trans Voices Silenced

Thu, 04 May 2023 19:31:32 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Pita Juarez, Vice President of Communications for LGBTQ+ Victory Fund and Institute, to discuss Trans voices being silenced by Republicans following the censure of Montana transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr and the importance of having more Trans voices in the democratic process.

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Chief Drug Smuggler

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:09:01 GMT

In the wake of a wild story out of San Jose, California, where the head of the police union was charged with smuggling fentanyl into the country, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes investigative journalist Jonah Owen Lamb from the San Francisco Standard to discuss the importance of a nuanced understanding of the opioid crisis in the Bay Area.

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Leguizamo Does Latino Rebels

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 21:00:00 GMT

Latino Rebels entertainment correspondent Cristina Escobar steps into the host seat for a conversation with actor and comedian John Leguizamo to discuss his passion and activism in Hollywood as well as his new show on MSNBC, "Leguizamo Does America."

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Latino Rebels Sports Special

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:00:00 GMT

On a special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, sports correspondent Bryan Fonseca turns the tables on host Julio Ricardo Varela as they discuss the impact of this year's World Baseball Classic, the controversy around Twitter Blue, and Julio's love and admiration for the New York Knicks in the lead up to the NBA playoffs.

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Labor Victory in L.A. Schools

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 19:06:52 GMT

Many service employees in Los Angeles' school district work two or three jobs to make ends meet, while still living below the poverty line. Some are even unhoused.

For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Roosevelt High School teacher Jason Torres-Rangel to explain the plight of service workers in L.A. schools that led them to strike last month and why educators followed their lead.

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Protect Children, Not Guns

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:00:00 GMT

Another mass shooting, this time in Nashville, has once again raised the issue of gun control and the inaction of lawmakers to do anything about it. In this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Oscar Juarez-Luna, the communications manager for Movimiento Poder in Denver ---where earlier this year a high school experienced two shootings in two months--- to discuss preventative measures and the importance of protecting kids, not guns.

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LGBTQ Rights Under Attack

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:00:00 GMT

"Y'all means all!" goes the pro-LGBTQ slogan in Texas, but judging by the bills being introduced and passed in states across the country, many conservative lawmakers clearly disagree. On this episode, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Karma Chavez, professor of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin and author of 'Queer Migration Politics: Activist Rhetoric and Coalitional Possibilities,' to discuss the current legislative assaults on LGBTQ rights.

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Migrant Child Labor Exposed

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:00:00 GMT

Head splitters. Bandsaws. Exposure to Covid.

Following a series of reports on migrant children being exploited in the meatpacking industry, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Rose Godinez, legal and policy counsel for the Nebraska chapter of the ACLU and the child of meatpacking workers herself, to break down an industry rife with exploitation and retaliation under unsafe conditions.

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Haitian Women Make Soccer History

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:00:00 GMT

Haiti is going to the Women's World Cup! Following this historic achievement last month by Haiti's national women's soccer team, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Brenda Elsey, professor at Hofstra University and co-host of the Burn It All Down podcast, to discuss and celebrate this exciting moment in Haitian fútbol history.

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Miss Coppin State Speaks

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 22:27:37 GMT

On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Keylin Perez, the first Latina to be named Miss Coppin State at the historically Black university in Baltimore, Maryland, to discuss the backlash she has received online versus the supportive and inclusive environment at the school itself.

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Crabs in a Bucket

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:00:00 GMT

Is George Lopez out of touch by disparaging up-and-coming comedian Ralph Barbosa? Latino Rebels’ Senior Editor Hector Luis Alamo steps in as guest host this week to break down the George Lopez/Ralph Barbosa controversy with entertainment correspondent Cristina Escobar and L.A. Times columnist Fidel Martinez.

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Puerto Rico's Land Defenders

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:27:57 GMT

The private seizure of public lands. Regulations that go unenforced. Serious environmental damage. Growing public discontent. One activist shot. On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with Latino Rebels' Caribbean correspondent Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco about the challenges environmentalists face in their fight against land privatization in Puerto Rico.

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Combating Anti-History

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:00:00 GMT

While the fight for African American studies continues in Florida, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Sean Arce, the former co-founder of the Mexican American Raza Studies Program in Tucson, Arizona to draw parallels to the current battle with Arizona's ethnic studies battle over a decade ago.

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Rest in Power

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:00:00 GMT

On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with President and General Counsel for LatinoJustice PRLDEF Lourdes Rosado about the latest shocking example of police violence in Memphis and why the death of Tyre Nichols should be met with an equal measure of outrage by Black and Latino communities.

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The Hollywood Report

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:59:35 GMT

It's award season, which means it's time for Latino Rebels to return to Hollywood to see if real gains have been made by Latinos and Latinas in film during the past year. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes back entertainment correspondent Cristina Escobar for a discussion of representation at both this year's Sundance Film Festival —which Cristina covered for Latino Rebels— and in the Academy Award nominations announced earlier in the week.

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Peru's Failed Democratic Transition

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 22:27:17 GMT

As Peru faces another political crisis following the impeachment of former president Pedro Castillo last month, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Peruvian professor Roger Merino to discuss how the right wing is playing a dangerous democratic game that has led to the deaths of several protesters.

Roger Merino is an Associate Professor at the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima, Peru.

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Brazil, Biden and the Border

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 22:20:36 GMT

Following a week that included a failed coup attempt in Brazil by followers of former president Jair Bolsonaro and U.S. president Joe Biden receiving heavy criticism for expanding Trump-era immigration policy, what parallels can be drawn from these events? Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela searches for answers by welcoming both Sabrina Fernandes and Juliana Macedo do Nascimento to discuss both issues.

Sabrina Fernandes is a São Paulo-based sociologist. Juliana Macedo do Nascimento is the Deputy Director of Federal Advocacy for United We Dream.

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Lula Returns

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 21:41:08 GMT

With the return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Brazil's president and the hope of Brazilian democracy being renewed, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela begins the new year by speaking with Brazil-based freelance journalist Michael Fox on what lies ahead for Lula's second run in office following the right-wing presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.

Michael Fox is also the host of the podcast Brazil On Fire.

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Anti-Black Latino Bias

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 20:00:00 GMT

While Futuro Media remains on holiday break, Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernández steps in once again for another episode of the Latino Media Collective.

Oscar spends the hour with Professor Tanya Katerí Hernández to discuss her recent book, “Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality,” and the inconvenient truth of anti-Black bias within the Latino community.

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Undocumented & LGBTQ: Julio Salgado

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:02:00 GMT

It’s time for the annual holiday break at Futuro Media, which means it’s also time for our producer Oscar Fernández to step in with another episode of the Latino Media Collective.

In this episode, Oscar welcomes visual artist and longtime friend of Latino Rebels, Julio Salgado, in another installment of the LMC’s “Undocumented and LGBTQ” series.

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Journalism Is Not a Crime

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:01:47 GMT

Why is military-grade spyware being used against journalists? Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela searches for answers by speaking with El Faro reporter Nelson Rauda to discuss the use of Pegasus spyware in El Salvador and why it should matter to journalists in the United States.

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The Latino TV Boom

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 20:16:47 GMT

Following the huge success of “Wednesday” on Netflix, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes entertainment correspondent Cristina Escobar to look back on an outstanding year for Latino representation in Hollywood.

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Futuro Investigates

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:19:22 GMT

On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Futuro Media senior producers Julieta Martinelli and Roxanne Scott to discuss the debut Futuro Investigates story about the dangers migrants face in the Arizona desert.

“Death by Policy: Crisis in the Arizona Desert” premieres December 2 on Latino USA.

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Rethinking Thanksgiving

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:00:00 GMT

Latino Rebels Senior Editor Hector Luis Alamo returns as guest host and welcomes Rhonda LeValdo to break away from romanticized narratives of Thanksgiving and deconstruct the facade of turkey day. LeValdo is a citizen of Acoma Pueblo and a professor at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.

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No More Sleeping Giant

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:24:25 GMT

Following a midterm election cycle that defied predictions of a red wave, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Chuck Rocha —president of Solidarity Strategies and co-host of The Latino Vote podcast— to break down the complexity of Latino voters from region to region.

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Messi's Final Shot

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:52:01 GMT

Just days before the start of the 2022 World Cup, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Jasmine Garsd, host of the new podcast The Last Cup, to discuss how the journey of Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi runs parallel to the issues of migration, neoliberalism, and hanging on to your roots.

The Last Cup is a joint production from NPR and Futuro Studios.

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Lula vs. Bolsonaro: Round 2

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:22:20 GMT

Amid a sense of apprehension over the future of Brazilian democracy, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Roberta Braga, director of counter-disinformation strategies at Equis, to break down the contentious and highly competitive second round of Brazil's presidential election and weigh it against the destabilizing threat of disinformation.

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Winning Over Latino Voters

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:02:37 GMT

In the lead-up to the November midterm elections, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Gustavo Sánchez of IZQ Strategies to talk about Futuro Media's first poll of Latino voters and what it could mean for key races in three battleground states.

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Disinfo en español

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 21:02:17 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Danielle Elliott, a civil rights attorney based in Sacramento, California, and Celina Avalos Jaramillo, a graduate student at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC-Berkeley. Danielle and Celina will tell us about their investigation on Spanish-language disinformation and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, part of a project by the Berkeley School of Journalism.

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Racism and the LA City Council

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:00:00 GMT

Latino Rebel's Senior Editor Hector Luis Alamo, our guest host this week, welcomes Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano to discuss the leaked audio of racist comments made by three L.A. City Council members and its aftermath.

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Lula vs. Bolsonaro: Round 1

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:39:34 GMT

On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, Senior Editor Hector Luis Alamo steps in as guest host to welcome Michael Fox, host of the Brazil On Fire podcast, to discuss the elections in Brazil this month and the dark history of the Brazilian right wing movement.

Brazil On Fire is a podcast produced by Michael Fox in collaboration with NACLA and the Real News Network.

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Humanizing Migration

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:27:43 GMT

Lies. False promises. Migrants left high and dry. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with breaking news reporter Raquel Torres from the San Antonio Report about her firsthand conversations with local migrants on how the political stunt by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this month originated in Texas.

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Fiona's Fury

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:51:59 GMT

Five years almost to the day after the devastation of Hurricane María, Puerto Rico was hit by another devastating hurricane—Fiona. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Luis Herrero, co-host of the podcast Puestos Pa'l Problema, to give us an eyewitness account of the storm and the long-term recovery ahead.

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Five Years After María

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:32:39 GMT

Five years ago on September 20, 2017, Hurricane María devastated the island of Puerto Rico, exposing a colonial reality with deep repercussions. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Casa Pueblo executive director Arturo Massol-Deyá for a conversation about perseverance and the importance of self-reliance after a natural disaster.

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The Shadow of D'Aubuisson (Part 2)

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:49:48 GMT

While Latino Rebels Radio takes a break, producer Oscar Fernandez steps up once again with a new episode from the Latino Media Collective.

On this episode, Salvadoran professor Jorge Cuellar returns for part two of a special conversation about the legacy of former assemblyman Roberto D'Aubuisson, the godfather of El Salvador's death squads. Jorge Cuellar is an assistant professor of Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean studies at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

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A Detroit Community Podcast Lab Triple Feature

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:10:46 GMT

This week, Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present three podcasts from Futuro Media’s Detroit Community Podcast Lab. Partnering with WDET, Futuro brought its Community Podcast Lab to Detroit, helping to capture the untold stories from the neighborhoods of the city.

These are the three podcasts featured in this episode:

“Detroit Hustle” by Catalina Rios
A podcast where we honor the stories of hustle by uplifting the culture, creativity, and ingenuity of Detroit and its people! This is a show about putting respect on the hustle by listening to stories from hustlers themselves and their loved ones.

“Hidden in Plain (Site)” by Saundra Little
In a city that is 80 percent Black, we lack the history and storytelling of Detroit Black architects. As a practicing African American architect, I am in disbelief by the large number of Detroit architecture lovers that do not know the significant body of work that is designed by Black architects in our great city. We will take a storytelling journey of hidden in plain sight gems of these overlooked creative giants.

“Tahrir wa al Hurriyah” by Reda Taleb
In Arabic, Tahrir means liberation and Hurriyah means freedom. Using the power of storytelling, we will embark on a journey to cultivate a brave space for sharing our lived experiences. This podcast will amplify the impact of mass incarceration, the carceral state, and CVE policies on Arab-Americans and Muslims, while centering Islamophobia in the U.S.

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Passing the Mic With Maria Hinojosa

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 20:13:00 GMT

Futuro Media founder Maria Hinojosa returns to Latino Rebels Radio to talk to host Julio Ricardo Varela about the upcoming release of the young reader version of her book, “Once I Was You: Finding My Voice and Passing The Mic.”

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The Latest From Capitol Hill

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 02:46:19 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes back Capitol Hill correspondent Pablo Manríquez to discuss the latest on the Inflation Reduction Act, the lack of progress in immigration reform, the stalling of the Puerto Rico Status Act and Democrats voting in favor of Title 42.

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Franco as Castro

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:59:52 GMT

Actor James Franco is set to play Fidel Castro in a movie. Excuse me? Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Cristina Escobar, co-creator of LatinaMedia.Co and LR’s resident entertainment writer, to discuss Hollywood’s latest example of why this one casting move misses the mark. Again.

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Who Was Miguel Gonzáles?

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:26:03 GMT

On a special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes both his producer Oscar Fernández and Washington D.C. activist Vikram Surya Chiruvolu to discuss the death of longtime Adams Morgan resident Miguel Gonzáles and how it serves as a cautionary tale of predatory lending, gentrification and houselessness.

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Lucy and Her Luz

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:00:00 GMT

On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks shop with Lucy Flores, the CEO of Luz Media and former member of the Nevada State Assembly, on the importance of creating digital media spaces and leadership for Latinas.

Luz Media celebrates “Latina strength, creativity, and success through storytelling” and is in the middle of a new crowdfunding campaign to further its mission.

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Suave's World

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 20:00:00 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes back David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Suave podcast to discuss his recent work and how the pitfalls of the criminal justice system still need to be challenged.

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The Paraguayan Left

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:30:00 GMT

While Latino Rebels Radio takes a couple of weeks off for the summer, producer Oscar Fernández steps in the guest host chair with a new episode of his Latino Media Collective show.

On the 10th anniversary of the parliamentary coup against Fernando Lugo, the LMC spends the hour with freelance writer Norma Flores Allende on the historic challenges the Paraguayan left faces in a tightly controlled, one-party state.

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The Shadow of D'Aubuisson

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 18:55:00 GMT

While Latino Rebels Radio takes a couple of weeks off for the summer, producer Oscar Fernández steps in the guest host chair with a new episode of his Latino Media Collective show.

Torturer. Fascist. Murderer. Godfather of the death squads.The LMC speaks with professor Jorge Cuellar about the dark shadow that Roberto D’Aubuisson cast over El Salvador. Cuellar is an assistant professor of Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean studies at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

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Have You Heard

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 20:12:00 GMT

From Futuro Media’s Detroit Community Podcast Lab, Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present an episode of Have You Heard, a happy hour podcast hosted by Arlyssa Heard. In this episode, Arlyssa discusses how reactionary forces both in and out of government are attacking Michigan’s public school system.

Special thanks to WDET and Futuro Media’s Joaquin Cotler.

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Colombia Makes History

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:04:00 GMT

For the first time in its history, Colombia has moved to the left with the election of Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez, the country's first Afro-Colombian vice president.

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes freelance writer Christina Noriega from Bogotá to break down both the victory and the challenges ahead.

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The Latest From DC

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:17:00 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Washington correspondent Pablo Manríquez to break down a busy month on Capitol Hill, which includes the January 6 hearings, Puerto Rico's new status bill and the green card backlog immigration debate.

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Juan González's Harvest of Empire

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:30:00 GMT

The second revision of Harvest of Empire releases on June 14. You can read more about the updated version at the Penguin Random House site.

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Reflections on Uvalde

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 21:26:00 GMT

The May 24 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, will continue to resonate for a very long time. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with LR contributor Arturo Domínguez about gun control, over-policing, community neglect, and how Texas lawmakers skirt around viable possible solutions.

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Puerto Rico's Consensus Status Bill

Thu, 26 May 2022 20:30:00 GMT

Does the newly proposed Puerto Rico consensus status bill pose the most serious challenge yet to the island's colonial status? Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela searches for answers on this historic bill with Rafael Cox Alomar, professor of law at the University of the District of Columbia.

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A Buffalo Tragedy

Thu, 19 May 2022 19:10:00 GMT

Following the tragic domestic terrorist attack in Buffalo that killed 10 Black lives, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with attorney Sophia Hall of Lawyers for Civil Rights about the denial, complacency and normalization of white supremacy in the country.

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The Green Wave

Thu, 12 May 2022 19:00:00 GMT

Following last week’s Supreme Court draft opinion leak that may mark the end of abortion rights in the U.S., Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with journalist Juanita Ramos Ardila to discuss why some countries in Latin America are going in the other direction and how feminist groups in Colombia, Mexico and Argentina are leading the charge.

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Tennessee’s Juvenile Lifers Are Left Behind

Wed, 11 May 2022 18:30:00 GMT

In a series of new audio stories, Futuro Media senior producer Julieta Martinelli will explore Tennessee’s juvenile lifer law, how it has been applied, how it could possibly change due to a pending Tennessee Supreme Court ruling, and how tough-on-crime legislation threatens to dismantle any progress.

Julieta will meet some of those 185 juveniles sentenced to life, currently incarcerated in Tennessee prisons. Over the next few months, she will explore the laws, the potential remedies and those at the heart of them. And she’ll learn how race, economic status, and even politics affect the possibility that they will ever have a chance at redemption, like hundreds of others already have across the country.

This reporting was conducted with the support of a grant from Columbia University’s Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights.

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Cinco de Fallo

Thu, 05 May 2022 17:03:00 GMT

Random sombreros? Not so subtle racism? Cinco de Drinko? Trump on tequila?

It's that time again for Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela to welcome back Gregorio Pedroza for another absurd and cringeworthy installment of “Cinco de Fallo.”

Please cringe responsibly.

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The Legacy of Chavismo

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 18:14:00 GMT

On the 20th anniversary month of a U.S.-supported coup in Venezuela that shook the foundation of Latin American politics, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela examines the legacy of Chavismo with Alejandro Velasco —New York University historian and former executive editor of the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)—to take stock and discuss NACLA’s latest "Chavismo Revisited" April issue.

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A Progressive Case for Puerto Rico Statehood

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 19:42:00 GMT

Can there be an alternative approach to Puerto Rico's statehood vs. status quo vs. independence divide? Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela searches for answers with Jean René Santiago-Cruz and Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán of Estadistas MVC to explore a left-wing progressive stake regarding statehood.

NOTE: The views on the merits of the different status options from Jean René and Victoria are not representative of Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC). Estadistas MVC is an autonomous network that is affiliated with but not institutionally representative of MVC because Estadistas MVC's coalescing element (statehood) is not shared by many MVC members (pro-independence and pro-sovereignty supporters).

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Mafalda Power

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:12:00 GMT

This week, Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernández presents another Latino Media Collective show from Washington, D.C. For this episode, the LMC revisits our childhood as it spends the hour with Professor Isabella Cosse to discuss her fantastic book, Mafalda: A Social and Political History of Latin America's Global Comic.

For more LMC shows, go here.

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Social Control in El Salvador

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:10:00 GMT

Following a recent rise in homicides that led to the Nayib Bukele administration's subsequent declaration of a state of emergency in El Salvador, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with Salvadoran professor Jorge Cuellar about current policies and how they’re connected to previous historical decisions.

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Long Live Punk

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:20:00 GMT

Click here for the full series in English.

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Mala Muñoz, Marijuanera

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:00:00 GMT

On another special episode of Latino Rebels Live from Los Angeles, hosts Julio Ricardo Varela and Melinna Bobadilla welcome Mala Muñoz from Locatora Radio to discuss her Marijuanera podcast along with weed, weed, and more weed.

And you can subscribe to Marijuanera here.

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Ana María Archila Runs for Office

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:30:00 GMT

Low wages. High rent. Lack of affordable childcare. Dwindling COVID-19 relief. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with Ana María Archila who is seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor of New York and letting the state know that the economic struggles for the immigrant community during the pandemic are far from over.

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Besties Forever

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:15:00 GMT

Breaking away from the recent doom and gloom headlines, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with journalist Tina Vasquez and visual artist Julio Salgado on their lasting friendship and how they have supported each other's work over the years.

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A Homage to Elza Soares

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 20:00:00 GMT

This week, Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernández presents one of his latest Latino Media Collective shows from Washington, D.C. Freelance writer and ethnomusicologist Felipe Maia joins Oscar to pay homage to Afro-Brazilian samba legend Elza Soares, who overcame poverty, domestic abuse, sexism, and institutional racism to reach the top of Brazil’s music industry.

For more LMC shows, click here.

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JOH Gets Arrested

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:47:22 GMT

What happens next in Honduras following the arrest of former president Juan Orlando Hernández? Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela searches for answers by speaking with Honduras expert Dana Frank, Research Professor and Professor Emerita in the History Department of the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Exposing the NFL's Racism

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:30:00 GMT

Institutional racism. Fraudulent job interviews. Throwing games. Online gambling. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela tackles the discrimination lawsuit from former coach Brian Flores against the NFL by speaking with Dave Zirin, the sports editor for The Nation.

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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The Happy Land Fire of 1990

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 19:45:00 GMT

Following the January Bronx fire that killed 17 people, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes long-time Garifuna activist José Francisco Ávila to discuss how this tragedy draws parallels to the 1990 Happy Land Fire, which also happened in the Bronx.

Featured image: In this 1990 file photo, news crews report on an arson fire at the Happy Land social club in the Bronx (AP Photo)

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La nota de muerte (The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez)

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:00:00 GMT

Por Futuro Studios y Sonoro

Chalino Sánchez canta sobre el escenario “Alma enamorada” y el público sinaloense canta con él. Es la mejor noche de su carrera hasta que alguien le entrega una nota. Su rostro cambia: está pálido y su sonrisa desaparece. Esa noche, después del show, Chalino será ejecutado. A través del su último conciert, conoceremos quién fue este cantante que se convertiría en el rey del corrido. Y comenzaremos un recorrido para entender por qué su asesinato sigue siendo un misterio sin resolver.

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Death Note (The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez)

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:00:00 GMT

From Futuro Studios and Sonoro

Narcocorrido superstar Chalino Sánchez sings to a sold-out crowd for the first time in Sinaloa. It's the best night of his career until someone hands him a note. His face turns pale and his smile slowly disappears. That night, after the show, Chalino will be executed. But who killed him and why? We begin a journey to understand Chalino's life and impact, and the theories behind his unsolved murder.

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Erick Galindo on Chalino Sánchez

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 22:01:28 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes writer and creator Erick Galindo to discuss the long road to developing his new podcast, “Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez,” produced by Futuro Studios and Sonoro.

To subscribe to “Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez,” click here.

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Being Seen on Screen

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:07:00 GMT

Stacie de Armas, the Senior VP of Strategic Initiatives & Consumer Engagement for Nielsen, joins Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela to discuss what Latino representation looks like in media, what audiences want and what needs to be done for more diverse programming.

To read more about Being Seen on Screen, go here.

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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Live From LA

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:16:00 GMT

On the debut episode of Latino Rebels Live from Los Angeles, host Julio Ricardo Varela and co-host Melinna Bobadilla are joined by actress and filmmaker Nava Mau on the importance of the film industry making serious changes about which stories are being told and by who.

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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The Rise of Chile's Center-Left

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:13:40 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes back Chilean historian and journalist Camila Vergara to discuss Chile's historic elections last month and how new political mechanisms will be required to loosen the grip of reactionary forces in an effort to radically redraft the Constitution.

Featured image: Chile’s President-elect Gabriel Boric, of the “I Approve Dignity” coalition, celebrates his victory in the presidential run-off election in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, December 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Gentrifying Puerto Rico

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:39:12 GMT

In the first Latino Rebels Radio episode of 2022, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks with journalist Bianca Graulau about the challenges faced by Puerto Ricans in a housing market that often favors outside interests instead of long-time residents.

Featured image: AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 13): Disabilities

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:16:00 GMT

This week, Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernández is our guest host with an episode from his own show, the Latino Media Collective, out of Washington, D.C.

For the LMC's latest installment of its "Undocumented and LGBTQ" series, trans Latinx activist Kayley Whalen discusses the challenges faced by LGBTQ Latinx individuals with disabilities and how recent travels to Guatemala served to heighten those struggles.

Featured image by Sofie Dittmann.

Latino Rebels is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Black Lives Matter in Paraguay

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 17:00:45 GMT

This week, Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernández is our guest host with an episode from his own show, the Latino Media Collective, out of Washington, D.C.

In this episode, the LMC speaks with freelance writer Valencia Wilson to examine one of the least known Afro-descendent communities in Latin America and how Paraguay plays by its own set of rules when it comes to race.

Featured image: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Texas Suppression

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:14:38 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela wraps up 2021 by speaking with civil rights advocate Antonio Arellano on the challenges faced by Latino voters in Texas from voter suppression to a legacy of being left out of civic engagement.

Featured image: AP Photo/Eric Gay, File

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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West Side Story: Why Now?

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 20:07:00 GMT

This Friday, December 10, the remake of West Side Story from Stephen Spielberg will hit theaters nationwide. For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Erica González Martínez and Frances Negrón Muntaner, two guests who are part of a new series from the Women's Media Center called "Latinas are not in love with West Side Story. Here’s why."

Featured image: This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Ariana DeBose as Anita, foreground left, and David Alvarez as Bernardo in “West Side Story.” (Niko Tavernise/20th Century Studios via AP)

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Man in the Arena: The Icon

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 16:15:24 GMT

If you are a fan of Latino Rebels Radio, you know that our host Julio Ricardo Varela is a big Boston sports fan (even known as "The Bronx Judas"). For this special bonus drop on our feed, Julio and his family are featured in a new 10-part podcast series called The Man in the Arena from Religion of Sports and ESPN that looks at two decades of Tom Brady through the eyes of the fans and the haters, those in the arena and those outside.

In 2001, Tom Brady became the Patriots’ savior when he helped the franchise win their first Super Bowl. But why did the city embrace a guy that might not have fit the profile of a blue-collar Boston fan? How did Brady help redefine what it means to be a Boston sports fan? And how much do the players we think of as “ours” really belong to the community that roots for them?

Guests: Boston sports fans the Varela family, Seth Wickersham, Playwright and Boston fan Tori Sampson, and a Pats fan who converted to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Brady left.

Thanks to Columbus 81 Productions, ICM Partners, Worldwide Pants, CBS, 60 Minutes and Veritone for the clips used in this episode.

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A New Honduras?

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 22:45:11 GMT

Following a historic election that could mark the return of democracy in Honduras, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with professor Suyapa Portillo on how Xiomara Castro's presidential victory was achieved from the ground up after years of repression.

_Featured image: Xiomara Castro acknowledges her supporters after the general elections, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, November 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Moisés Castillo)

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Latino Media Collective.

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From the Akron Community Podcast Lab

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:05:00 GMT

For this special Thanksgiving 2021 episode, Latino Rebels Radio is proud to feature three of the final podcast productions from Futuro Media's Akron Community Podcast Lab.

The three podcasts are:

Stik n Stones with Charlee Denise Harris
The Aspiring Intellectual with John Smith
Unboxing a Resonant Future with Miss EbaNee Bond

Featured image via Canva.

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The Humans Who Feed Us

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:34:14 GMT

The founder and president of Justice for Migrant Women and Latino Rebels Radio alum Mónica Ramírez speaks with Julio Ricardo Varela about her organization's new project, "The Humans Who Feed Us," and efforts to humanize migrant workers overlooked in the food supply chain discussion.

Featured image of Irma by Sheri Trusty/Justice for Migrant Women

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Colombia and el aborto

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:13:18 GMT

In the lead-up to a potential landmark decision on abortion rights in Colombia, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela has a bilingual discussion with freelance photojournalist Daniela Díaz Rangel on the challenges faced by Colombian women today to decriminalize abortion.

Photo by Daniela Díaz Rangel/Latino Rebels

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Boom and Bust in Puerto Rico

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 18:46:37 GMT

On this episode that explores the economic and political crisis in Puerto Rico, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes retired journalist A.W. Maldonado to discuss his new book, "Boom And Bust: How Politics Destroyed an Economic Miracle."

Protester holds a sign that reads in Spanish, “We want that herd of corrupt officials in prison,” near La Fortaleza in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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Immigration Impasse?

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:01:42 GMT

In the latest installment of #LatinoRebelsDC, host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with Latino Rebels' Washington correspondent Pablo Manríquez on the behind-the-scenes discussions regarding the immigration reform debate happening now with Democrats on Capitol Hill and at the White House.

_Featured image by Pablo Manríquez/Latino Rebels

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Latino Media Collective.

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Latino Thought Makers

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:52:22 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio goes old school as writer and comedian Rick Najera returns to discuss his upcoming Latino Thought Makers conversation with Dr. Cornel West and the importance of shared histories between Black and Latino communities.

Photo courtesy of Latino Thought Makers.

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The Immigrant Community of West Palm Beach

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:06:30 GMT

Invisible in their own city, West Palm Beach’s immigrant community has been devastated by both the pandemic and Florida’s political indifference towards migrant labor. Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with Maricela Torres, executive director of the Esperanza Community Center, about the challenges faced by a community largely ignored in the greater immigration discussion.

Featured image courtesy of the Esperanza Community Center

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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The Tanton Papers

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:27:54 GMT

Who was John Tanton and how deep is his influence in the modern day anti-immigrant movement? Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with immigration attorney Hassan Ahmad in his pursuit of the Tanton papers and their deep roots in racism, xenophobia, white nationalism and eugenics.

Featured image: John Tanton (FredElbel743/CC BY-SA 3.0)

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Fernandomania

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:32:51 GMT

Days before the start of Major League Baseball’s playoff season, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with L.A. Times columnist Gustavo Arellano about the 40th anniversary of Fernandomania and the impact that legendary Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela had on the Latino community in Southern California and the rest of the United States.

Featured image: Fernando Valenzuela sits in the Shea Stadium locker room in New York City, on May 12, 1981. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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A Humanitarian Crisis Rooted in History

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:08:30 GMT

As we see images flash across our cable news and social media feeds this week showing how the United States is treating Haitian migrants, there is a lot of critical context and history missing from the coverage.

In this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, guest Danyeli Rodriguez of the UndocuBlack Network discusses some of what is missing and why it is so important to not ignore.

Featured image: A migrant child runs with food he received from volunteers at an encampment under the Del Rio International Bridge where migrants, many from Haiti, have been staying after crossing the Rio Grande, Thursday, September 23, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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#LatinoRebelsDC

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 18:44:40 GMT

In our debut show for a series of episodes about our Latino political coverage in D.C., host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with Latino Rebels Capitol correspondent Pablo Manríquez about the current immigration reform debate in the budget reconciliation process.

Featured image: (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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A Chilean Awakening

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 18:58:46 GMT

In the lead-up to the 48th anniversary of the U.S. overthrow of Salvador Allende in Chile, Latino Rebels Radio speaks with Chilean journalist and historian Camila Vergara about "the other 9/11" and how Chileans today are taking unprecedented steps to rewrite the Pinochet-era constitution.

Featured image: Indigenous Mapuche Constituent Assembly representative Elisa Loncón, center, raises a Mapuche flag as she embraces fellow representative Francisca Linconao, a "Machi," the name for a spiritual leader from the Mapuche Indigenous community, after Loncón was elected president of the Constituent Assembly during the inaugural session of the Constitutional Convention at the Congress building in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, July 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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Joy for the Journey and Real Women Talk

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:17:35 GMT

This week, Latino Rebels Radio is proud to feature two more podcasts from Futuro Media's Akron Community Podcast Lab: "Joy for the Journey" by Joy Gadson and "Real Women Talk" by Ebony Hill. Enjoy!

The Akron Community Podcast Lab is produced by Futuro Media_. Special thanks to Joaquin Cutler for editing and mixing the podcasts.

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Latino Media Collective.

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Bukele's Gang Negotiations

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:10:35 GMT

Investigative journalist José Luis Sanz of El Faro English speaks with Latino Rebels Radio about their recent report on the administration of El Salvador president Nayib Bukele's apparent cover-up of negotiations with the country's gangs despite past public denials.

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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La entrevista con Juan Francisco Sandoval

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:16:59 GMT

In a Latino Rebels Radio exclusive en español, former Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval speaks with host Julio Ricardo Varela about the challenges faced by Guatemala’s fight against corruption, his investigations on current president Alejandro Giammattei, and his subsequent exile from the country.

Featured image: Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Impunity Juan Francisco Sandoval arrives to a press conference in Guatemala City, Friday, July 23, 2021, after the country’s attorney general removed him from his post due to “constant abuses and frequent abuses to the institutionally” of the ministry, according to a government statement. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

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Back To School

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:05:02 GMT

Are Latino families ready to go back to school during the pandemic? Are schools doing enough to support the unique challenges faced by Latino students? Latino Rebels Radio looks for answers by speaking with Amanda Fernandez, the CEO of Latinos for Education, on the reopening of schools in the age of COVID-19.

_Featured image: AP Photo/Chris O’Meara

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The History of Reggaeton

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:00:00 GMT

This is the true story of the young people from Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico and beyond who beat the odds, refused to be quiet and created an irresistible musical culture that has kept the world dancing. Join Ivy Queen, one of the founders of the genre, for an incredible musical story about sex, race, drugs, censorship, and of course, perreo. First: stop Panama. LOUD: The History of Reggaeton is a new podcast from Spotify Studios and Futuro Studios.

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Peru's Contentious Election

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:29:29 GMT

Following a historic and controversial presidential election victory that could change the direction of Peruvian politics, Latino Rebels Radio speaks with Peruvian sociologist Francesca Emanuele on challenges faced by President Pedro Castillo and the right wing that still contests his victory. Emanuele is also a research assistant at American University in Washington D.C.

Featured image: Peru’s President Pedro Castillo, center, and his Defense Minister Walter Ayala arrive for a military parade in Lima, Peru, Friday, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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Reclaiming Puerto Rico

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:56:34 GMT

What can recent protests in Rincón, Puerto Rico teach us about environmental justice and the right to public beaches? And how are these protests a symbol of a larger discussion about the island-colony in a post-Hurricane María world? Find out on this episode of Latino Rebels Radio as we speak with Paolette Rodríguez, an active Twitter pundit from San Juan who has a passion for the place she calls home.

Featured image: (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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The End of DACA?

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 20:26:34 GMT

With an uncertain future after a Texas federal judge rules DACA as unlawful, Latino Rebels Radio speaks with Juan Escalante on what happens next for Dreamers moving forward. Escalante is a DACA recipient and immigrants rights advocate.

Featured image: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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The Cuba Protests

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:28:14 GMT

After a series of rare anti-government protests in Cuba, Latino Rebels Radio speaks with Professor Michael Bustamante on what’s missing in the narrative and what to look out for as the story continues to develop. Bustamante is an Assistant Professor of Latin American History at Florida International University in Miami and the author of “Cuban Memory Wars: Retrospective Politics in Revolution and Exile.”

Featured image: People protest in front of the Capitol in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Hundreds of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs, amid the new coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Justice for Berta

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:57:07 GMT

Following a guilty verdict against the co-collaborator in the murder of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres, Latino Rebels Radio speaks with journalist Nina Lakhani on the significance of the verdict in the ongoing struggle for social justice in Honduras. Lakhani is an environmental justice reporter for the Guardian.

Featured image: Flyers with the image of slain Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Monday, July 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Elmer Martínez)

Latino Rebels Radio is produced by Oscar Fernández of the Latino Media Collective.

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Black Super Dads!

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 19:41:08 GMT

From the Akron Community Podcast Lab in Ohio, Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present an episode of Black Super Dads!, a podcast hosted by Dominic Moore-Dunson and RaJohn Butler which explores topics in life through the lens of Black fatherhood and comic books.

In this episode, Dominic and RaJohn discuss the importance of resources, representation, and reparations.

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Pride

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 21:26:17 GMT

For this new episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks with guest Giuliani Alvarenga about the whiteness of Pride Month, the stories of LGBTQ migrants at the border, the 5th anniversary of the Pulse Massacre and how toxic masculinity hinders our community's compassion.

Giuliani is a freelance writer for public health platforms. They are a law student focusing on immigration policies in tandem with public health at the border between Tijuana and California.

You can learn more about Nicolette Ibarra here_.

Featured image: With the U.S. Capitol in the background, LGBTQ participants rally at Freedom Plaza, Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/José Luis Magana)_

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On Colorism and 'In the Heights'

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:53:22 GMT

After taking a few weeks off, Latino Rebels Radio is back with a new show and a new producer, Oscar Fernández. In Oscar's production debut, we talk about the latest regarding the film "In the Heights" and how the centuries-old issue of colorism in casting has resurfaced. Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Omaris Z. Zamora, Assistant Professor of LCS and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, to discuss.

Featured image: This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Anthony Ramos, foreground left, and Melissa Barrera in a scene from "In the Heights." (Macall Polay/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)

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Corporate Media vs. Bolivian Democracy

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:57:12 GMT

Until the middle of June, Latino Rebels Radio will be taking a break off from new shows, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective have us covered this week with a show from April of 2021.

Why does corporate media continue to paint Bolivia as a backward country while whitewashing the US-supported coup of 2019?

The LMC spends the hour with Joe Emersberger to set the record straight on the media coverage regarding Bolivia. Emersberger is a freelance writer, engineer, and member of the UNIFOR trade union in Canada.

Featured image by Juan Karita/AP

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Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 8, COVID Edition)

Fri, 28 May 2021 16:05:21 GMT

Until the middle of June, Latino Rebels Radio will be taking a break off from new shows, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective have us covered this week with a show from April of 2021.

In the LMC's latest installment of its Undocumented & LGBTQ series, Alexandra Rodriguez de Ruiz talks about how the pandemic has taken its toll on the Latinx LGBTQ community and the leaders that have been lost. Rodriguez de Ruiz is a transgender activist, scholar, and co-founder of El/La Para TransLatinas.

Featured image by Sofie Dittmann.

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Who Killed Berta Cáceres?

Fri, 21 May 2021 18:12:40 GMT

For the rest of the month, Latino Rebels Radio will be taking a break off from new shows, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective have us covered with a show from March of 2021. The LMC spends the hour with Nina Lakhani to get more details on the assassination of Berta Cáceres. Lakhani is an environmental justice reporter for the Guardian and the author of _Who Killed Berta Cáceres? Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender’s Battle for the Planet.

Featured image by_

Tinaral (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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The Manufactured Debate About LATINX

Thu, 13 May 2021 20:52:09 GMT

For the rest of the month, we will be taking a break off from new shows, which means we are going back to our Latino Rebels Radio archives with a rebroadcast from November 6, 2019.

Here is what that 2019 episode is all about:

We thought the issue of self-identity in the U.S. Latino community when it comes to using LATINX was so 2015, but apparently not? The last few weeks, a debate that some (like us) would say is just manufactured has been front and center. LR Radio's Julio Ricardo Varela talks with guest Giancarlo Sopo, whose USA Today opinion piece from late October has struck a nerve with people, leading to questions about political ideologies and why self-identity is well, so damn personal.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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10 Years of Latino Rebels

Wed, 05 May 2021 21:05:39 GMT

May 5, 2021 is the 10th anniversary of LatinoRebels.com, which was created and founded by Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela. With LR and LR Radio part of Futuro Media since 2018, Julio welcomes Futuro's founder and president Maria Hinojosa (also Julio's co-host on In The Thick) to look back at the last 10 years and what the Rebels have meant to Latino digital media.

Illustrations by Alex Charner

This episode of Latino Rebels Radio was produced by Julio Ricardo Varela and Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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One Month After the Death of Adam Toledo

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 22:18:02 GMT

One month ago, 13-year-old Adam Toledo was killed by Chicago police office Eric Stillman. Reaction to Adam's death sparked new demonstrations and protests against a history of CPD's actions in Black and Brown neighborhoods.

For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Chicago photojournalist Mateo Zapata, who has been chronicling the community response to Adam's death. Recently, Mateo wrote the following piece for Latino Rebels: "Reflections From Chicago, 4 Weeks After the Death of Adam Toledo."

You can follow Mateo's work on his Instagram: @mateoxzapata.

Featured image by Mateo Zapata

This episode of Latino Rebels Radio was produced by Julio Ricardo Varela.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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When Latina Journalists Face Discrimination in Newsrooms

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 03:07:12 GMT

On March 28, journalist Lori Lizarraga wrote a commentary piece for Westword that chronicles discrimination at a local news channel in Denver. Weeks later, the reaction to Lizarraga's piece has been one of praise, as well as a call for real change in media representation. For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Lizarraga to the show.

Featured image courtesy of Lori Lizarraga

This episode of Latino Rebels Radio was produced by Julio Ricardo Varela.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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Hablando del status

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:11:22 GMT

Antes de una audiencia del Comité de Recursos Naturales en el Congreso el 14 de abril sobre el status de Puerto Rico, Julio Ricardo Varela de Latino Rebels Radio habla con dos contribuidores de nuestra página: Alberto Medina (quien apoya la independencia) y José A. Cabrera (quien apoya la estadidad).

Versión en inglés aquí.

Foto principal: AP/Ramón Espinosa

Producido por Julio Ricardo Varela

Música de La Plebe

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It's All About the Status

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:01:32 GMT

The night before a congressional hearing about Puerto Rico's seemingly never-ending debate takes center stage on Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C., Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes remotely two LR contributors to the show: Alberto Medina, who supports independence for Puerto Rico, and José A. Cabrera, who supports statehood for the island territory.

Spanish version here.

Featured image: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Latino Rebels Radio producers: Julio Ricardo Varela and Harsha Nahata

Music courtesy of La Plebe

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Breaking Up a Family

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:15:19 GMT

This week on Latino Rebels Radio, we present an episode from Season 3 of the On Spec podcast, which aired originally on March 20, 2021.

Since the elections in Brazil that brought Jair Bolsonaro to power, Brazilian journalists Giovana Fleck and Carol Grune have been hearing politicians insult women, threaten them with rape, and try to take away their rights as women. For Carol, the polarized politics of Brazil led to a breakup with her father. Giovana helps Carol tell her story as the father and daughter quarantine together in Porto Alegre. Carol and her parents are on different sides of the feminist debate in Brazil, and they hash out their political differences, realizing the divisions are really about their own identities.

On Spec provides unpredictable deep dives in international news through storytelling from places like Brazil to Hong Kong to Malawi. Reporters on the ground will transport you with an intimate, personal look at what’s going on in their communities.

Subscribe to On Spec here.

Special thanks to sound engineer Craig Billmeier.

Art courtesy of On Spec.

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Episodio 7 de LA BREGA: Se acabaron las promesas

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present the Spanish-language versions of the new LA BREGA podcast series from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios.

En este episodio, cuando se le cae el velo... ¿En qué estado queda el Estado Libre Asociado?

Para más episodios en español o en inglés, visita la página oficial de LA BREGA.

Ilustración de Rosaura Rodríguez

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EcoMadres

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 22:54:49 GMT

On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Cinthia Zermeño Moore, field consultant for EcoMadres (part of Moms Clean Air Force). As an environmental justice advocate, Cinthia talks about her family history —from Mexico to North Hollywood to East Las Vegas— and why she is all in on spreading awareness about clean air and climate change to Nevada's Latino community.

Featured image courtesy of Cinthia Zermeño Moore

Latino Rebels Radio producer: Harsha Nahata

Music courtesy of La Plebe

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Episodio 6 de LA BREGA: Las cartas de la quiebra

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present the Spanish-language versions of the new LA BREGA podcast series from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios.

En este episodio, conocemos a la gente de a pie que está en la fila de la quiebra puertorriqueña y su lucha por cobrar lo que les debe el gobierno.

Para más episodios en español o en inglés, visita la página oficial de LA BREGA.

Ilustración de Mya Pagán

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Suni Delight

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:33:55 GMT

Suni Reyes is a Dominican/Puerto Rican bilingual actress and gifted comedian originally from Santurce, Puerto Rico. On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks with Suni about her career and how she found her groove with hilarious and viral parody videos throughout quarantine life.

Latino Rebels has known Suni since 2018, when her West Side Story parody told no lies.

Featured image courtesy of Suni Reyes.

Latino Rebels Radio produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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Episodio 5 de LA BREGA: Guerreros del basket

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present the Spanish-language versions of the new LA BREGA podcast series from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios.

En este episodio, David y Goliat juegan basket en Atenas.

Para más episodios en español o en inglés, visita la página oficial de LA BREGA.

_Ilustración de Mya Pagán

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Hiram Martínez's workplace in 2004 as El Nuevo Día. It was El Vocero. The story has been updated. _

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An Interview With Rep. Nydia Velázquez

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:00:00 GMT

With news that a revised version of the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act will be submitted to both chambers of Congress today (March 18), Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes one of the bill's key sponsors and strongest advocates, Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), to the show.

Born in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, and the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Velázquez talks about the bill, her outreach efforts to statehood proponents and what she tells her more intense critics about her efforts.

_Featured image of Rep. Velázquez (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)

Latino Rebels Radio produced by Harsha Nahata.

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Episodio 4 de LA BREGA: Vieques y la resiliencia que nunca llegó

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:22:48 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present the Spanish-language versions of the new LA BREGA podcast series from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios.

En este episodio, un acuerdo "histórico" entre el gobierno federal y el de Puerto Rico, y cómo se convirtió en el trato que estancó la reconstrucción del país.

Para más episodios en español o en inglés, visita la página oficial de LA BREGA.

Ilustración de Rosaura Rodríguez

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Caribbean Soulmates

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:48:29 GMT

In anticipation of his new ACERTIJOS album premiering on March 19, acclaimed musician Pedrito Martínez talks to Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela about his latest work, his unforgettable appearance in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and how Eric Clapton (and so many others) have influenced his music.

ACERTIJOS drops on March 19. Learn more here. And while you are at it, watch part of Pedrito's performance on Mrs. Maisel here. You can follow Pedrito on Instagram here.

Featured image of Pedrito Martínez by Richard Termine

Music Credits

LOCO AMOR from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 3 (Music From The Amazon Original Series)

_YO SÍ QUIERO: (Mitchell Delgado / Issac Delgado, Jr. / Pedrito Martínez)

Delgado Dynasty (ASCAP in USA, SGAE / Europe) / Kobalt / Eshuni Entertainment, Inc. (ASCAP)

Latino Rebels Radio produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of_ La Plebe.

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Episodio 3 de LA BREGA: Una enciclopedia de traición

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 21:43:46 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present the Spanish-language versions of the new LA BREGA podcast series from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios.

En este episodio, cómo la historia de vigilancia en Puerto Rico está en todas partes y a la misma vez, en ninguna.

Para más episodios en español o en inglés, visita la página oficial de LA BREGA.

Ilustración de Fernando Norat

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Rising to the Moment

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 20:23:59 GMT

It was one of the briefest of scenes in JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, but also one that resonated with many who knew the history of the Young Lords. In this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes actor Nicholas Velez, who played the role of José "Cha Cha" Jiménez in this groundbreaking film.

For more about Nicholas Velez, check out his Instagram page.

Featured image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

_This episode of Latino Rebels Radio was produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of_

La Plebe.

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Episodio 2 de LA BREGA: Levittown, donde la buena vida comienza

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:16:54 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present the Spanish-language versions of the new LA BREGA podcast series from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios.

En este episodio, exploramos como una urbanización existe entre el “sueño americano” y un sueño puertorriqueño.

Para más episodios en español o en inglés, visita la página oficial de LA BREGA.

Ilustración de Fernando Norat

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Episodio 1 de LA BREGA: ¿Qué es la brega?

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:14:53 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present the Spanish-language versions of the new LA BREGA podcast series from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios.

En este primer episodio, Alana Casanova-Burgess nos comparte un ejemplo para explicar qué significa para los boricuas “bregar”.

Para más episodios en español o en inglés, visita la página oficial de LA BREGA.

Ilustración de Fernando Norat

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The Indie Locatoras

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:34:58 GMT

For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Mala Muñoz and Diosa Femme, the two co-hosts of the Locatora Radio podcast. They discuss the state of Latino podcasting, why independent voices need to be part of that world and what does it mean to create a show that is "survivor-centered."

For more about Locatora Radio, visit their show page here.

This episode of Latino Rebels Radio was produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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Immigration Moves

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:34:02 GMT

On the day that the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 is getting formally introduced to the House of Representatives, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes POLITICO immigration reporter Sabrina Rodríguez to talk about where this debate goes next.

Featured image: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Latino Rebels Radio was produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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Suave's Story

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:01:00 GMT

With the first two episodes of the new Suave podcast from Futuro Studios now playing, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Futuro colleague and Suave co-producer Julieta Martinelli to talk about the making of the podcast and how the story of David Luis “Suave'' Gonzalez is the story of one man’s incarceration and redemption and an unusual relationship between a journalist and a man convicted of murder.

Subscribe to Suave here .

_Featured image of David Luis “Suave'' Gonzalez by Julieta Martinelli.

Latino Rebels Radio was produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of_

La Plebe.

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Selena y yo

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 20:26:57 GMT

For this special podcast drop on Latino Rebels Radio, cambiamos al español (y a veces al spanglish). El primer episodio de ANYTHING FOR SELANA, una coproducción de WBUR y Futuro Studios. Sometimes we need to roll in Spanish and if you listen, you will notice someone you know as a guest of Maria Garcia's new podcast: the fabulous Maria Hinojosa of Futuro Media—the company that produces us.

Subscribe to Anything For Selena here .

Art by Iliana Galvez

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The Latinx Files

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 18:17:30 GMT

For this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Fidel Martinez, host of the new Latinx Files newsletter from the Los Angeles Times. Online friends for at least 10 years, Julio and Fidel talk about the importance of telling Latino stories across several outlets and why Tom Flores needs to be in the NFL Hall of Fame.

To subscribe to the Latinx Files newsletter, which drops every Thursday, go here.

This episode was produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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Stay Tuned for SUAVE, a New Podcast From Futuro Studios and PRX

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:57:20 GMT

As a special bonus for our Latino Rebels Radio listeners, we wanted to share the trailer of a new project our friends and colleagues at Futuro Studios and PRX are working on: Suave. This podcast follows the story of David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole as a teenager. Award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa met Suave 27 years ago and has been following his journey of incarceration and redemption ever since. Subscribe to Suave here .

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A Mexican Belonging

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:07:59 GMT

On this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes one of our all-time favorite contributors, Aaron Sánchez, the author of a new book called Homeland: Ethnic Mexican Belonging Since 1900.

Julio and Aaron talk about what "belonging" really means in the ethnic Mexican communities of the U.S. and how identity is so complicated.

If you are interested in learning more about Aaron and his book, catch his virtual book launch here.

_Featured image courtesy of Aaron Sánchez.

This episode was produced by_

Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of La Plebe.

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How Latino Voters Made Electoral History in 2020

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:38:42 GMT

Earlier this week, a data report by the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative (LPPI) estimated that a historic 16.6 million U.S. Latinos voted in the 2020 election, a 30.9% increase from 2016.

For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela breaks down the findings with three members of the UCLA LPPI team: Sonja Diaz, Dr. Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegasand Daisy Vazquez Vera.

For more about the UCLA LPPI, follow them at @UCLAlatino.

Featured image: A supporter of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens to her speak at a campaign event Friday, October 30, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

This episode was produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of Nacional Records and La Plebe.

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Country Before Party

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:51:16 GMT

Minutes after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a historic second time, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela connected with Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) to discuss the vote, his role as an impeachment manager and why Senator Ted Cruz should resign.

Featured image: Impeachment manager Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, January 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

This episode was produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of Nacional Records and La Plebe.

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Argentina Makes History

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 22:05:39 GMT

During the holiday break, Argentina made history when the nation's Congress approved a bill to legalize abortion. On this first Latino Rebels Radio episode of 2021, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Columbia University professor María Victoria Murillo to discuss why this news was so significant. Originally from Argentina, Murillo is also director of the Institute of Latin American Studies and host of the Unpacking Latin America podcast.

Featured image: Abortion rights activists outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, December 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

_This episode was produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of_

Nacional Records and La Plebe.

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A 2020 Desmadre

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 21:31:05 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela wanted to drop one more 2020 show for the feed, and here it is—with guests Jesús Beltrán and Sammy Martínez of the Desmadre podcast.

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The Political Legacy of Diego Maradona

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:52:32 GMT

The Latino Rebels Radio team is off this week for the holiday, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host with a show about the political legacy of the late Diego Maradona.

For this episode, the LMC spends the hour with Dave Zirin, sports editor for the Nation magazine, host of The Edge of Sports podcast and co-host of The Collision with Etan Thomas on WPFW.

Featured image by Cadaverexquisito

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Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 7)

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:15:40 GMT

While the Latino Rebels Radio team is on a break for the holidays, our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over our feed. For this latest LMC episode, the show continues its Undocumented and LGBTQ series.

Guest Oscar Raúl López talks about the challenges faced by the Latinx LGBTQ community in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. López is the CEO and national advocacy director for Poderosos.

Featured image by Sofie Dittmann

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Anything for La Reina

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 13:55:31 GMT

As Netflix's SELENA: THE SERIES continues to elicit both praise and critique, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes WBUR's María Elena García, host and creator of the new ANYTHING FOR SELENA podcast that will premiere in January. The podcast is a collaboration between WBUR and Futuro Studios, the original programming division of Futuro Media. (Latino Rebels is also a part of Futuro Media).

In this interview, María breaks down what she likes about the Netflix series, where it felt short and how her own Selena podcast tries to dig deeper into the legacy of a Latina icon.

Featured art by Iliana Galvez, courtesy of WBUR and Futuro Studios

This episode was produced by Harsha Nahata.

Music courtesy of Nacional Records and La Plebe.

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Central America's Two Tragic Hurricanes

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:40:20 GMT

As the United States continues to focus on electoral politics in the middle of a global pandemic, Central America is trying to recover from two tragic hurricanes that struck the region in November.

On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes two guests who have been closely following the situation:

Saraciea Fennell of The Bronx is Reading — Bronx Book Festival. Saraciea, who identifies as Black and Honduran, is one of many leaders who are raising funds to help the indigenous Garifuna community in Honduras. More at www.givebackgarifuna.org/unidos or @givebackgari.
Journalist Jimena Tavel of the Miami Herald. Jimena has been filing stories about how the hurricanes, including how they have displaced people and created more climate refugees. She was born and raised in Tegucigalpa before moving to Florida as a teenager.

Featured image: AP Photo/Delmer Martínez

This episode was produced by Harsha Nahata.

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Ok, One More 'Latino Vote' Show

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 16:07:59 GMT

As a complement to our two previous shows with Carlos Odio and Giancarlo Sopo, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Kristian Ramos of Autonomy Strategies to continue the conversation about the 2020 election cycle and Latino vote takeaways.

Featured image: AP Photo/Matt Rourke

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Trump's 32 Percent

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:15:26 GMT

Our election analysis continues by looking at the 32 percent of U.S. Latinos who, according to national exit polls, voted for Donald Trump—the incumbent who lost to Joe Biden. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Giancarlo Sopo of the 2020 Trump campaign. During his time with the campaign, Giancarlo played a key role in messaging to certain sectors of U.S. Latino voters.

Featured image: AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

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Owning the Narrative of the 2020 Latino Vote

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:48:50 GMT

Let the 2020 post-election analysis about Latino voters begin. In this new episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Carlos Odio of Equis Labs to discuss one of the country's most misunderstood and voting blocs.

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The Peruvian Crisis (La crisis peruana)

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:00:09 GMT

In the past week, Peru witnessed a political crisis that saw presidents step down from office, violence that led to the death of two protesters and a continued movement that is demanding for accountability.

For this bilingual ( sí, bilingüe ) episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes two Peruvian journalists to share the latest: Diego Jesús Bartesaghi Mena and Fiorella Gil Mena.

Featured image: Local folk artists perform next to a police line outside Congress building in Lima, Peru, Sunday, November 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Back to Nevada

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 03:07:04 GMT

Earlier this year, Latino Rebels Radio was out in Nevada to cover a pre-pandemic caucus. Now months later, we return to the state Joe Biden won (finally). Latino Rebels contributor Hector Luis Alamo joins us to discuss all things Nevada.

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Arizona Blue

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 03:24:18 GMT

The 2020 presidential election results from Arizona tell a story of a state that is changing. Is this the turning point? On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Erika Andiola of RAICES and host of the Homeland Insecurity podcast to talk about what's happening in Arizona.

Featured Image: Supporters of President-elect Joe Biden hold up signs on Saturday, November 7, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Election Analysis With In The Thick

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 19:03:21 GMT

So we are giving you a special bonus here, as the Black Diplomats podcast takes over our Latino Rebels Radio podcast feed.

On Saturday morning, Joe Biden become the next President of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump. In this new election analysis episode of Black Diplomats, host Terrell J. Starr is joined by the two people who got him into podcasting: Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela, hosts of the In The Thick podcast. (Julio is also the host of Latino Rebels Radio. See why we are featuring Black Diplomats on our feed?)

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LIVE: Millennials and Gen Z on the American Dream

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 03:22:32 GMT

On October 29, Latino Rebels Radio went LIVE with a show about Millennials, Gen Z and the American Dream. As a bonus to our listeners, we turned the show into an audio podcast.

Hosts Julio Ricardo Varelaand Melinna Bobadilla are joined by Kristen Soltis Anderson (co-founder of Echelon Insights), Natasha S. Alford (Vice President, Digital Content & Senior Correspondent at theGrio), Antonia Cerejido (Senior Producer at Futuro Media's Futuro Studios), and Layla Zaidane (Executive Director of the Millennial Action Project).

This LIVE show was made possible through support from the Walton Family Foundation. For more about the research we discuss, see the findings here.

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Finding Latinx (and the 2020 Election) With Paola Ramos

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:02:00 GMT

With just two days before Election Day, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes journalist and author Paola Ramos to talk about the 2020 Latino vote and her new book, FINDING LATINX: IN SEARCH OF THE VOICES REDEFINING LATINO IDENTITY.

Ramos is a host and correspondent for VICE and VICE News, as well as a contributor to Telemundo News and MSNBC. She was the deputy director of Hispanic media for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and a political appointee during the Barack Obama administration, also serving in President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.

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Moms With Political Power

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 02:07:26 GMT

Days before Election Day, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Xochitl Oseguera of Moms Risingto talk about what her organization is doing to get Latina moms politically engaged and organized. Will Latinas be a key voting voice in 2020? According to Xochitl, that answer is yes.

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Mucho Mucho Amor With Kareem Tabsch

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:43:20 GMT

Before the pandemic, we made a prediction that a new documentary about the life of Walter Mercado would become "the next great thing."

We were right.

As a follow up, this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio looks at how MUCHO MUCHO AMOR has become a global phenomenon. Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Kareem Tabsch, one of the film's directors, to expand on all things Walter.

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Carlos Vives: La entrevista con Latino Rebels

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:04:02 GMT

A Latino Rebels Radio first—an interview en español. Host Julio Ricardo Varela connects with legendary musician Carlos Vives. They talk about Carlos' career, his love of Colombia (and Puerto Rico) and his latest album, _Cumbiana.

This episode of Latino Rebels Radio was produced by Jeanne Montalvo. Music and photo courtesy of Carlos Vives._

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BONUS: Anything For Selena

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 03:23:41 GMT

Latino Rebels Rebels has a sneak peek for our listeners of a new podcast that Futuro Studios is producing with WBUR: Anything For Selena. Journalist Maria Garcia goes on a quest to understand the cultural impact of the one and only Selena Quintanilla.

The series weaves Maria’s personal story as a queer, first-generation Mexican immigrant with cultural analysis, history and politics to explore how, 25 years after her death, Selena remains an unparalleled vessel for understanding Latino identity and American belonging.

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A Conversation With Maggie Freleng of the 'Unjust & Unsolved' Podcast

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 02:19:12 GMT

For this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes former Futuro Media colleague Maggie Freleng, the host of the new hit UNJUST & UNSOLVED podcast, which premiered this past September. The podcast has inspired a discussion group that seeks to help people who have been unjustly convicted, like Rosa Jiménez and JJ Velázquez.

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The Latino Vote in 2020

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 02:04:48 GMT

With less than a month until Election Day, Latino Rebels Radio checks in on a new PBS documentary called LATINO VOTE: DISPATCHES FROM THE BATTLEGROUND, which premieres October 6. LR Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Bernardo Ruiz to talk about his latest film and what he learned the past few months, even in the middle of a pandemic.

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Once I Was You: A Conversation With Maria Hinojosa

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 03:59:23 GMT

As you may or may not know, Latino Rebels is part of Futuro Media, the independent nonprofit media company founded by award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Earlier this month, Maria published her book ONCE I WAS YOU, and the response has been pretty fantastic. On this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Maria (also his In The Thick show co-host) to talk about her latest work.

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Black Lives Matter In Belize

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:18:14 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over our feed this week with a show that looks at the Black Lives Matter movement in Belize. Guest Nicole Ramsey, a PhD candidate in African American and African Diaspora Studies at the University of California in Berkeley, speaks with the LMC to discuss how the movement challenges the conventions of Central American history and identity.

Featured image: Flag of Belize (Public Domain)

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The Oregon Fires

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 03:03:05 GMT

On Sunday night, Latino Rebels Radio connected with climate change activist Niria Alicia about the recent wildfires in Oregon and how they have decimated communities. Niria was one of the thousands of people who had to evacuate last week's Almeda Fire.

Featured image: Pink fire retardant covers a car at an area destroyed by the Almeda Fire, Friday, September 11, 2020, in Talent, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Black Lives Matter in Honduras

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 18:46:57 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over our podcast feed one more time while we are away on a break. Joining the LMC is guest Gregoria Flores, the former head of OFRANEH (the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras). She shares the latest in the Garifuna struggle for social justice against the Honduran government and what the Black Lives Matter movement means to Afro-Hondurans.

Featured image: Flag of Honduras (Public Domain)

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The 1918 Spanish Flu: Fact vs. Fiction

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 17:30:58 GMT

This week, our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over the Latino Rebels Radio podcast feed with a show from earlier this summer.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, several politicians and media pundits have cited the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, tending to ignore the racism and xenophobia that occurred during that time. The LMC speaks with David Dorado Romo to set the record straight. Romo is the author of Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juarez, 1893-1923.

Featured image: People wait in line to get flu masks on San Francisco's Montgomery Street in 1918. (Public Domain)

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A Conversation With Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 02:32:26 GMT

It has become one of the country's most fascinating elections: the September 1 Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Massachusetts, the state where Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela lives. For this latest episode, Senator Ed Markey, the incumbent running against Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, talks to Julio about Puerto Rico, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and how the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionally impacting immigrant communities in the state.

Photo via the Markey campaign.

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The Losers and Winners of Puerto Rico's Chaotic 2020 Primaries

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 02:50:21 GMT

It took another Sunday to get it done, but the results from Puerto Rico's 2020 primaries are in, and as with any major election, there are big losers (hello, current governor of Puerto Rico) and winners (like the island's fiscal control board). For this special Primary Night episode, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes guest Federico A. de Jesús, a Puerto Rican political commentator who was part of President Obama's Hispanic media team.

Photo via Puerto Rico's official elections commission

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Losing Your Father to COVID-19

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 03:12:15 GMT

If you are a regular listener of Latino Rebels Radio, you know that the Latino Media Collective out of DC at times fills in for us as guest hosts. A few weeks ago, we learned the news that the father of LMC host Oscar Fernández died in late May due to COVID-19. For this episode, Oscar talks to LR Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela about the loss of his dad and how he is dealing with the grief.

Photo of Oscar and his father Danilo (Courtesy of Oscar Fernández)

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Truths Untold in the Quest for Black and Brown Unity

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 03:38:37 GMT

During the global movement for Black lives, what does solidarity and allyship actually mean? In this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela speaks with guests Manny Monterrey and Luis Guzmán about a new Truths Untold campaign that it trying to unite communities of color in the common purpose of racial justice and equality.

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Black Lives Matter in Costa Rica

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:50:27 GMT

For this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, our friends at the Latino Media Collective shared the following show with us about how the Black Lives Matter movement is deconstructing the myth of Costa Rica as the "Switzerland" of Latin America. The LMC speaks with Afro-Costa Rican activist and co-founder of Costa Rica Afro, Pamela Cunningham, about a reckoning on race and history.

Featured image of Costa Rica's flag (Public Domain)

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Talking Politics From the Island Colony of Puerto Rico

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 03:14:31 GMT

A few weeks ago, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela was a guest of Puerto Rico's fan favorite PUESTOS PA'L PROBLEMA political podcast. As the good Puerto Rican journalist that he is, Julio returned the favor and invited the show's hosts, Luis Herrero and Jonathan Lebrón, to discuss the latest political news from the island colony.

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A Confrontation With Ron DeSantis in the Time of COVID-19

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:51:06 GMT

Earlier this week, a Florida man interrupted a COVID-19 press conference by governor Ron DeSantis. That man's name is Thomas Kennedy, a member of United We Dream, a former member of the Bernie Sanders campaign and an opinion writer for LatinoRebels.com. In this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Kennedy to talk about the video and why he did what he did.

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Seizing the Moment With Rosa Clemente

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 02:56:33 GMT

After taking a few weeks off (thank you, Latino Media Collective, for your guest hosting), Latino Rebels Radio is back. Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes organizer, political commentator and independent journalist Rosa Clemente. They discuss the Goya Foods mess and also the #AbajoHamilton petition that Clemente has been promoting since the beginning of July.

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A Queer Jamaican Refugee's Journey

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT

This week our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over our podcast feed. From homophobic violence to racial violence, the LMC spends the hour with Ricardo McKenzie on his journey to the U.S. as a queer Jamaican refugee fleeing from his homeland. McKenzie is an activist, dancer, and queer immigrant.

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A Genocide of Black Brazilians

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT

This week, our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over our podcast feed with their latest show about Brazil.

In a country where the president praises authoritarianism and the police murder nearly seven times more people per capita than the United States, to say that police murders of Black people is a pandemic is almost an understatement. To shed some more light on this issue, the LMC speaks with Brazil-based freelance journalist Kiratiana Freelon.

Featured image: In this June 11, 2020 file photo, people holding a banner that reads “Black Lives Matter” march during a protest against racism and police violence amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)

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Her Name Was Sandy Guardiola

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 03:25:38 GMT

Sandy Guardiola was killed in her home on October 4, 2017 by a Canandaigua (NY) police officer. She was a mother who proudly identified as a Black Puerto Rican woman.

For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks to Andrew Ocasio, Sandy's son, about why he wants to keeping sharing his mother's story to the world.

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Homeland Insecurity: A Conversation With Erika Andiola

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 03:59:22 GMT

In late May, RAICES released the new "Homeland Insecurity" podcast, hosted by immigrant rights leader Erika Andiola. The podcast explores the unwritten history of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Andiola to discuss the why this latest podcast is so relevant today.

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Chelsea Strong

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 03:34:50 GMT

In the middle of a global pandemic, Chelsea, Massachusetts —a majority Latino city right outside of Boston— has been the state's COVID-19 epicenter. It is also a city that has grappled with racial inequality and police brutality. On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks with Damali Vidot, a Chelsea City Councilor and 2020 candidate for State Representative.

Featured image: At the March for Peace in Chelsea, June 7, 2020 (Photo via Damali Vidot)

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Minnesota Grieves

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 02:45:11 GMT

It's been a week since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis. For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks to Rodrigo Sánchez-Chavarría, one of the original members of Latino Rebels and a resident of St. Paul who has been organizing in the community for years.

Featured image: Terrence Floyd, George Floyd's brother visits the location where his brother was killed, now a memorial, at Chicago Ave. and E. 38th St. in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Photo by Lorie Shaull/CREDIT_)

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Summoning the Courage to Change the Power Structure

Sun, 31 May 2020 19:21:28 GMT

On Friday, Dr. Carmen Rojas started her first day as the president and CEO of Marguerite Casey Foundation. For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks to Rojas about how sees her role as a Latino in a position of power and why the push to change current power structures are critical to society.

Featured image: Justice for George Floyd, 30 May 2020. Members of the UCSB community marching from Storke Tower towards Isla Vista, taken from the Pardall tunnel overpass. (Photo by Glenn Beltz/CC BY 2.0)

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Latin America and Reproductive Rights in the Time of COVID-19

Thu, 28 May 2020 01:41:24 GMT

In this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, Amanda Alcántara welcomes back Paula Ávila-Guillén —human rights lawyer and director of Latin America Initiatives for the Women’s Equality Center— to talk about about reproductive rights in Latin America during the time COVID-19. They also discuss how incidents of domestic violence are going up and how women need access to reproductive healthcare resources, even in the middle of a pandemic.

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Fighting COVID-19 From the Frontlines of NYC's Immigrant Neighborhoods

Mon, 18 May 2020 02:49:15 GMT

SOMOS Community Care describes itself as "a network of nearly 2,500 providers in the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn who have come together to ensure better health care for Medicaid members." During the last two months of NYC's COVID-19 fight, SOMOS was one of the many organization working in immigrant communities.

For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Dr. Ramón Tallaj, SOMOS' Chairman of the Board, to talk about the last two months of a global pandemic.

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Venezuela's Ongoing Political Saga

Tue, 12 May 2020 18:22:16 GMT

On Sunday May 3, a failed attack allegedly aimed to topple the government of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro has led to political embarrassment for opposition leader Juan Guiadó. What does it all mean, especially during a global pandemic? On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Gabriel Hetland, Assistant Professor of Latin American, Caribbean & U.S. Latino Studies at the University of Albany to discuss.

Featured image: Security forces guard the shore area and a boat in which authorities claim a group of armed men landed in the port city of La Guaira, Venezuela, Sunday, May 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Matías Delacroix)

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There's a Disturbing Spike in Violence Against Puerto Rico's LGBTQ Community

Sat, 09 May 2020 23:05:50 GMT

In the last few months, Puerto Rico's LGBTQ community has experienced a disturbing spike of violent acts, raising serious concerns that the island's current government is not doing enough. For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes human rights activist Pedro Julio Serrano to discuss.

Featured image: People take part in the annual Gay Pride parade in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 3, 2018. (RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Fight Against the 'Sheriff Joe' of Massachusetts

Wed, 06 May 2020 21:52:44 GMT

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson —a frequent Fox News guest and Trump favorite who some call the Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Massachusetts— is facing a lawsuit from Boston's Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) regarding immigration detention during the COVID-19 crisis. For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks to LCR Executive Director Iván Espinoza-Madrigal about the lawsuit and what comes next.

Featured image via Bristol County Sheriff's Office (Public Domnai)

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Of Earthquakes and Pandemics

Tue, 05 May 2020 02:54:57 GMT

Less than 36 hours after Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez announced that the U.S. territory would gradually reopen in the middle of a global coronavirus pandemic, another earthquake struck the island's southern region.

Crisis response in Puerto Rico continues to be a challenge, and questions still remain if the Vázquez administration is even following the advice of scientists and public health officials. For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Mónica Feliú-Mójer of CienciaPR to discuss.

Featured Image: A resident wears a protective face mask as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus as he looks at damage caused by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Saturday, May 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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A Virtual Livestream Concert to Benefit Farmworkers During the COVID-19 Crisis

Mon, 04 May 2020 01:20:33 GMT

On May 5, Latino Rebels will be a media partner for the Altísimo Live! festival organized by RetroPop Media and iHeartLatino. The concert will benefit farmworkers during this time of the COVID-19 crisis. On this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, Amanda Alcántara interviews Mónica Ramírez of Justice for Migrant Women about the festival and how it will help some of the country's most misunderstood and often forgotten essential workers.

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Sparking Creativity With Gloria Calderón Kellett and ONE DAY AT A TIME

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:03:00 GMT

Even in the middle of global pandemic, there are still moments of joy. Such is the case of the much beloved reboot of ONE DAY AT A TIME, which started its fourth season last month over at Pop TV. For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Gloria Calderón Kellett, one of the show's show runners and executive producers. Julio and Gloria talk about the ODAAT love, and we also learn what songs she used to skate to back in the day.

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Internet Voting Won't Help a Democracy, Even During a Pandemic

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 02:28:44 GMT

Internet voting to elect our leaders, especially in the time of COVID-19. Sounds seductive and appealing, right?

Not so fast.

In this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, guests Kevin Scogland (chief technologist at Citizens for Better Elections) and Mayte Bayolo (legislative and public policy attorney for the ACLU of Puerto Rico) explain to host Julio Ricardo Varela why going digital for elections is just not a good idea.

Featured image: Election officials Britt Bermingham, left, and Terry Perry count ballots as City of Milwaukee Election Commission workers were processing absentee ballots on the fourth floor of an office building in Milwaukee on Monday, April 13, 2020.(Mike DeSisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

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The Head of Puerto Rico's Public Media Station Responds to Allegations of Press Suppression

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:00:16 GMT

On Thursday morning, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela interviewed Erick Delgado, president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting of Puerto Rico. This week, Delgado and his network have been criticized for not allowing the island's press corps to attend the government's COVID-19 task force sessions.

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Suppressing a Free Press in the Time of Corona

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:50:25 GMT

Many have praised Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez for establishing a strict curfew early in the COVID-19 crisis, but at what costs? The last few days have been tumultuous for Vázquez and the island's government, as they try to manage the outbreak while being accused of suppressing a free press that can't cover coronavirus task force sessions on Puerto Rico's government-funded television. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela talks to Armando Valdés of Radio Isla's Sobre La Mesa about this and other events that are clouding the Vázquez administration's attempts to fight COVID-19.

Featured image: A scene from Saturday's coronavirus special on WIPR in Puerto Rico. (Via La Fortaleza)

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Farmworkers and COVID-19

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 21:16:05 GMT

On Thursday night, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela had a Facebook Live conversation with Mónica Ramírez, a former LR Radio co-host and the founder of Justice for Migrant Women. Julio and Mónica talked about how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting the country's farmworkers—essential workers still facing serious challenges. This podcast episode highlights part of that conversation.

Featured image: Field workers harvest onions in the Imperial Valley, El Centro, California (Carol M. Highsmith via Library of Congress/Public Domain)

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One of the Boston Area's Latino Immigrant Cities Is the Epicenter of the COVID-19 Crisis in Massachusetts

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:16:00 GMT

It is just right over the bridge from the city of Boston, but it (sadly) might as well be invisible in the eyes of many Bostonians and Massachusetts residents. It is the city of Chelsea, and according to several reports, it is has become the state's COVID-19 epicenter. A city this is close to 70% Latino, Chelsea is home to a significant Latin American immigrant population. The crisis has hit the city hard, with rates of positive coronavirus cases per 10,000 people similar to those of New York City. For this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks to Chelsea City Councilor Judith Garcia about what is happening in Chelsea and why.

Featured image: The Beacon St exit on the Tobin Bridge heading north towards Chelsea, MA. (Photo by formulanone/CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Discrimination and COVID-19

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:39:39 GMT

A lot is happening in New York during the COVID-19 crisis, and one overlooked issue? Discrimination. In this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Angela Fernandez, Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights.

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Here's to the Vanguardia

Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:53:44 GMT

Recently, Latino Rebels and Latino USA began publishing the weekly Vanguardia America newsletter, created and curated by Phoenix-based journalist James Garcia. In this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks to Garcia about the newsletter and also how the COVID-19 crisis is playing out in Arizona.

Featured image: Arizona's Camelback Mountain (Photo by Adrienne Lahr/CC BY 2.0)

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Immigrant Detention During COVID-19

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:33:00 GMT

In the last week, immigrant detainees and immigration attorneys have been speaking out about detention conditions during the COVID-19 crisis. Most of these detention centers are run by private prison companies that get contracted by ICE. Besides reports of hunger strikes with male detainees in both Louisiana and Georgia, The Intercept reported about women detainees in the South Louisiana Processing Center protesting conditions. For this Latino Rebels Radio episode, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes immigration attorney Mariel Villarreal via phone to discuss what she is seeing in Bay Area detention centers and also what her client told Villarreal last week about an incident at the LaSalle Detention Facility in Jena, LA, which was first reported on March 26 by Mother Jones.

Featured image: Screen grab from a video of immigrant women detainees at the LaSalle Detention Facility in Jena, LA.

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Artificial Intelligence and Immigrant Communities

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 03:10:37 GMT

In this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Andrea Nill Sánchez, Executive Director of the AI Now Institute at New York University, to talk about how artificial intelligence is being used (and misused) in immigration enforcement.

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Free Them All

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 22:19:01 GMT

On Thursday, Latino Rebels published a story from the Southeast Immigrant Rights Network about how immigrant detainees at Richwood Detention Center in Louisiana have gone on hunger strike to protest conditions during the COVID-19 crisis. For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Lorena Quiroz, a Mississippi immigrant rights organizer to talk about the #FreeThemAll movement.

Featured image: Richwood Correctional Center (Public Domain)

TRANSCRIPT OF WHAT F SAYS IN SPANISH

The truth is that we have one request: our freedom. Why? Because of the situation that is happening on a global scale. People are dying from coronavirus. Even in the United States, a world power, a first world power, the hospitals are collapsed. Here we are vulnerable, you understand?

Here for us, if an officer comes in, gives us coronavirus, do you think that for us immigrants, the treatment they’ve given us during this whole time, is an adequate treatment? They’re not going to take a face mask from anyone, from any American, to put it on an immigrant. That means we are going to die. You understand? And ICE doesn’t guarantee us any kind of safety.

What we need, to not go on too long, is our freedom, because this is about humanity. This isn’t about an immigration treaty, this isn’t about a bond, or a parole, or an asylum case. This is about the fact that we are human beings. We aren’t animals.

And everyone is worried, and everyone outside is protecting themselves, and we are vulnerable. Who is protecting us? Who is worried about us? We have families. Mom, dad, siblings, daughters, sons. Our families outside are worried about us.

We’re standing our ground here. We haven’t gone to the dining hall for three days. Right now, in the midst of the repression, I’m guessing it’s the prison that has the televisions turned off. ICE came and told us that the news is all lies. To not believe the news. And right now, I don’t know what time it is. What time is it? At four, three forty in the afternoon, the televisions are still turned off, because since we don’t want to go eat, they’re putting pressure on us by keeping the televisions off, we aren’t taken out to the yard, we’re here in the bunker, walking over here, walking over there, we have nothing else to do.

All the bunkers are like that. Here there are 287 people. That’s how many are here in Richwood. And right now there are 64 of us here. In fact, there are 60 here in this bunker [on hunger strike]. Four people are eating.

Our health up until now is okay. What we don’t want is for the virus to show up and infect us all, and only then to look for a solution. Because what they’re going to do then is they’re going to put us all under quarantine and whoever’s gonna die is gonna die. Because here in this facility they don’t have the means to take care of all of us. Here all they’ve got is four nurses and a doctor who comes once a week.

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This Is Nothing We've Ever Seen Before

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 02:52:59 GMT

The COVID-19 outbreak is unprecedented. How do we begin to process what we are all experiencing? On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we welcome Daniel Colón-Ramos, professor of cellular neuroscience at Yale and co-founder of Ciencia PR, to talk about what the science is saying and what we can learn about the pandemic.

Featured image: In this March 19, 2020 photo, the Manhattan Bridge is seen in the background of a flashing sign urging commuters to avoid gatherings, reduce crowding and to wash hands in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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Raising Arizona's Profile in the 2020 Conversation

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 02:22:28 GMT

For this Latino Rebels Radio episode, we welcome Grecia Lima, the National Political Director for Community Change, to talk about Arizona and electoral politics. Plus, the latest about the COVID-19 crisis in the United States and the new guidelines published Monday evening by the White House and the CDC.

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COVID-19 and Day Laborers

Sun, 15 Mar 2020 22:54:52 GMT

In the middle of the COVID-19 global crisis, we talk with Nadia Marín-Molina of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON). Recently, NDLON released a ‘Worker and Migrant Justice Response to the Coronavirus’ platform.

Featured image: A cleaning crew works at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Show Us Your Puerto Rico Policy

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:47:00 GMT

On Thursday, the Power 4 Puerto Rico Coalition held a press call to discuss an update to #ShowUsYourPRPolicy and why both policy proposals by Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are "still lacking," according to them. We are sharing the full press call for you to decide.

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Checking Out the Michigan Primary From Detroit's Southwest Neighborhood

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 02:52:31 GMT

Our host Julio Ricardo Varela was in Detroit earlier this week for a live In The Thick podcast from the city's Southwest neighborhood, so he took some time to talk with community leaders and journalists about the upcoming March 10 Michigan Primary.

Featured image: Mural on a building in Detroit's Southwest Side (Photo by Lian Chang/CC By 2.0)

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The Dominican Republic Is Protesting Allegations of Election Fraud

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 23:54:26 GMT

On February 16, the Dominican Republic suspended its municipal elections due to what the government said was a software glitch. Many Dominicans were skeptical and took to the streets, resulting in a massive February 27 demonstration on the country's Day of Independence.

For this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks to Futuro Media colleague Amanda Alcántara, a Dominican-American journalist who has been reporting on the story for the last two weeks.

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The Latino and Latina Political Leaders of... New Hampshire

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 03:04:27 GMT

Around two weeks ago, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela was up in New Hampshire to cover the February 7 Democratic Debate. Julio also had a conversation with nine powerful Latinos and Latinas who are working together to change politics in the Granite State. You might have heard some snippets of this discussion on a recent In The Thick podcast, but we wanted more of what the group told Julio.

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BONUS: Hector's First Caucus

Sun, 23 Feb 2020 00:23:01 GMT

So we did a quick BONUS segment from Nevada. Host Julio Ricardo Varela tagged along to observe a caucus site in Henderson, Nevada—the first time LR political writer Hector Luis Alamo has ever caucused in his life.

Featured image: Precinct 1513 caucus in Henderson, Nevada, February 22, 2020 (Photo by Julio Ricardo Varela)

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All Eyes on Nevada

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 03:55:21 GMT

It is less the 48 hours from the Nevada Caucus. In this bonus episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela connects with Hector Luis Alamo, a long-time LR contributor who has recently been filing pieces from Las Vegas about the state's Democratic race.

Featured image: From left, Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, February 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Tom Steyer's Nevada Chances

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:26:33 GMT

In his push to compete in the February 22 Nevada Caucuses, Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer says that an "inclusive" message is the key for him to do well this Saturday. We connect with Jocelyn "Joz" Sida, Nevada state director for the Steyer campaign, about what they're expecting.

Featured image: Tom Steyer on February 16, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo via the Steyer campaign)

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Where Is Latino Political Power Today?

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:02:01 GMT

One week before the Nevada Caucuses and now everyone is talking about Latino voters in 2020. What does this actually mean? In this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Héctor Sánchez Barba of Mi Familia Vota, which describes itself as "a national civic engagement organization that unites Latino, immigrant, and allied communities to promote social and economic justice through citizenship workshops, voter registration, and voter participation."

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ICE Shoots Unarmed Man in the Face

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:19:10 GMT

Last week in Brooklyn, during an attempt to apprehend Gaspar Avendaño-Hernández, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot Eric Diaz in the face. Díaz was unarmed. News of the shooting has led to community calls of accountability. We talk with two people familiar with the case: Carlos J Calzadilla-Palacio and Fabiola Mendieta.

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#DignidadLiteraria Was Never About Just One Book

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 02:07:05 GMT

If the recent American Dirt mess taught us anything, it's this: the community's voices are (and have always been) powerful. Those voices are what's behind a #DignidadLiteraria movement that continues to elevate and celebrate what the community can do. In this new episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Roberto Lovato to the show. Roberto is one of #DignidadLiteraria's co-founders. An award-journalist, author and activist, Roberto has also written several commentary pieces for Latino Rebels.

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The New Voters of Texas

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 04:09:42 GMT

Recently, a coalition of Texas organizations launched what it says is the largest voter registration program ahead of the 2020 election. The goal is to register over 500,000 Texas voters before the February 3 deadline, making them eligible to vote in the March 3 primary. Organizations involved in this effort include Battleground Texas Engagement Fund, Texas Freedom Network, Jolt Initiative, Texas Rising and MOVE Texas. For this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Oscar Silva of Battleground Texas and Ofelia Alonso of Texas Rising.

Featured image: A map of the 2018 US Senate elections in Texas.

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Myriam Gurba on AMERICAN DIRT and a Revolution to Change Publishing

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:12:05 GMT

There is no doubt that with all this controversy behind the publication of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, author Myriam Gurba was the key spark in calling attention to what she feels are major problems in Cummins' novel. In this conversation with Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela, Gurba shares her reasons why and also explains that the fight for representation in publishing shouldn't solely be centered around the American Dirt mess.

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A Film About the Life of Walter Mercado Is About to Become the Next Great Thing

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 01:01:53 GMT

The start of 2020 has already been intense, but Latino Rebels Radio has decided this week that all this news will not get us down. For this latest episode, we discuss a new film about the life of Walter Mercado that is being screened at Sundance later this week and will soon be distributed by Netflix. Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Cristina Costantini, one of the co-directors of MUCHO MUCHO AMOR, which pays tribute to a popular culture legend who took horoscopes to the next level.

Featured image via MUCHO MUCHO AMOR.

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Puerto Rico's Earthquakes

Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:00:57 GMT

On this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks with journalist Dánica Coto of the Associated Press. Coto is an AP Caribbean correspondent who is based in Puerto Rico. She has been covering the recent earthquakes that have been hitting the island since December 28. In this conversation, Coto provides the latest updates as of Sunday, January 12, 12 p.m. local time.

Latino Rebels is an AP member and publishes Coto's work, as well as the work of her AP colleagues in Latin America and the United States.

Featured image: Debris from a collapsed wall of a building litters the ground after an earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, January 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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What FEMA and Other Government Agencies Are Saying About the Puerto Rico Earthquakes

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:46:36 GMT

On Friday afternoon, FEMA scheduled a media call with other government agencies about the current federal response to the Puerto Rico Earthquakes. We are sharing that call here.

Featured image: The inside of 67 year-old William Mercuchi’s home that was destroyed by the previous day’s magnitude 6.4 quake in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, January 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 6)

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 01:06:41 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio will be back next week, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host with Part 6 of its Undocumented and LGBTQ series. In this episode, the LMC talks with Giuliani Alvarenga of The Body about the life and LGBTQ legacy of the late Salvadoran professor Horacio Roque Ramírez.

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279: The Story of How Puerto Ricans Got Denied Driver's Licenses in Georgia

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 01:18:13 GMT

Earlier this year, LatinoJustice PRLDEF and the Southern Center for Human Rights filed a class action lawsuit that challenged what they said was the Georgia Department of Driver’s Services’ (DDS) unlawful and discriminatory treatment of Puerto Ricans living in the state. Last week, there was a major development as a result of the lawsuit. On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we talk with Latino Justice's Jorge L. Vasquez, Jr. about the case.

Featured image: Georgia State Capitol (Photo by DXR/Credit)

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278: Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 5)

Sun, 15 Dec 2019 23:22:45 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective are guest hosting this latest Latino Rebels Radio episode with the fifth part of the LMC's Undocumented and LGBTQ series. Guest Kenyon Farrow talks about the long history of using AIDS/HIV to prevent LGBTQ migrants from entering the U.S., going back to the Reagan administration. Farrow is the senior editor for The Body and The Body Pro.

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277: The Legacy of Selena Quintanilla Is the Focus of a New College Course

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 02:55:09 GMT

A course called "Selena and Latinx Media Representation" is now an official offering at San Diego State University. We talk with Dr. Nathian Shae Rodriguez about why he decided to create the course, what the course will be about and why Selena's story is relevant to issues of media representation today.

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276: The Latin Americans of Australia

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 02:45:50 GMT

We took the holiday weekend off, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective got us covered with one of their shows from earlier this year. In this episode, the LMC proves that you can find Latinos in the most unlikeliest of places. Catherine Travis, Professor of Modern European Languages in the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics at the Australian National University in Canberra, speaks with the LMC about Australia's small Latin American diaspora—a community of between 90,000 to 180,000 people that is mostly comprised of Chileans, Uruguayans, Argentinians, Colombians and Salvadorans.

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275: The Immigrant Rights Organizer Who Confronted Biden About Obama Deportations

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:15:33 GMT

Last Thursday in South Carolina, Carlos Rojas of Movimiento Cosecha was translating questions from Silvia Morreno of Dignidad Inmigrante to presidential candidate Joe Biden. By the end of the exchange about Obama's deportation legacy, Biden was telling Rojas to vote for Trump. We talk with Rojas about what happened and what he thinks it means for Democrats running in 2020.

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274: Regina Romero Makes Tucson History

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:29:22 GMT

Earlier this month, Regina Romero was elected the first woman mayor of Tucson, Arizona, as well as the first Latina or Latino to ever hold that office in the city's history. LR contributor Joseph Paul Wright had a chance to connect with Romero to talk about her win.

Featured image via Regina Romero's official Facebook page.

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273: Political Complexity in Latin America

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:14:47 GMT

The last few months have seen a series of peaceful and violent events in Latin America that have challenged existing governments, elected new leaders and even caused the sudden end of Evo Morales' presidency in Bolivia. As news breaks almost daily throughout the region, we take a moment and try to dissect takeaways with Eli López, Senior Editor of Global Opinions for The Washington Post.

Featured image: Police take cover behind their shields during a march of supporters of former President Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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272: Hanging Out With Latin Grammy Winner Linda Briceño

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 17:05:47 GMT

This summer at the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City, Latino Rebels sat down with singer, producer and songwriter Linda Briceño. In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Latin Grammys, we air a special Latin Grammy themed episode. At the 2018 Latin Grammys, Linda made history as the first woman to win Producer of the Year. The Venezuelan composer, who also goes by Ella Bric, speaks to producer and engineer Jeanne Montalvo about her story and shares advice to the women striving to make it to the top in the music industry. You'll also hear excerpts from her track "Solitude," as well as her acoustic set at Live from Latino USA.

_This episode of Latino Rebels Radio was produced by Jeanne Montalvo.

Featured image of Linda Briceño (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Parsons)_

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271: Puerto Rico's Civil Code Is Being Attacked

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:26:01 GMT

Here is one story out of Puerto Rico you might not be hearing much about. This Wednesday, the island-colony's Senate is planning to vote on changes to the Civil Code. The problem is that some of the changes would severely limit the rights of different groups in Puerto Rico, from women to the LGBTQ community. We talk with activist Pedro Julio Serrano about what is happening and why now.

Featured image: Puerto Rico’s Capitol building (Brad Clinesmith)

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270: Mississippi's Latino Community

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 23:33:46 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective from D.C. guest host this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio. Following one of the largest immigration ICE raids in years, the LMC speaks with Angela Stuesse about the recent history of Mississippi's Latino community and how labor exploitation by the state's food-processing industry brought them there. Stuesse is an anthropologist at the University of North Carolina and the author of Scratching Out a Living: Latinos, Race, and Work in the Deep South.

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269: Why Are We Still Having a Manufactured Debate About LATINX?

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 23:56:56 GMT

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268: The Cristela Alonzo Interview

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 04:22:34 GMT

Around the middle of October, right before the start of Hispanic Heritage Month (of course), we had a chance to chat with the fabulous Cristela Alonzo, who's currently on tour with a new act and a new book called MUSIC TO MY YEARS. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela talks to Cristela about her book, but also about television theme songs, their love of the Avett Brothers and why it's so damn exhausting to break stereotypes.

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267: Chile at the Crossroads

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 02:17:12 GMT

The recent events out of Chile have been historic. What has happened and why did it happen? We welcome Chilean-American journalist Cristian Castro Rossel to talk about the protests and what it all means for a country still feeling the past scars of a military dictatorship.

For Castro Rossel's video explainer about the Chile protests, click here.

Featured image: An anti-government protester displays a Chilean flag during during clashes with police in Valparaíso, Chile, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Matías Delacroix)

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266: What Can We Learn From the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943?

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:36:41 GMT

For this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we're featuring one of the summer shows from our friends at the Latino Media Collective.

What can the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 teach us about anti-immigrant, anti-Latino sentiment in the U.S. today? Before today’s concept of “fake news,” how racist and inflammatory was yellow journalism during this dark period in California history? The LMC speaks with Gerardo Licón on what we can learn from the riots.

Licón is an assistant professor in the Program of Latin American Studies at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire.

Featured image: The Council for Latin American Youth sent this telegram to President Franklin Roosevelt urging his attention to the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles. (Public Domain)

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265: SCOTUS and Puerto Rico's Colonial Status

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:14:56 GMT

This past Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the constitutionality of Puerto Rico's fiscal control board. Some expected the Justices to weigh in more on the island-colony's territorial relationship with the United States, but according to Equally American's Neil Weare, who watched the events unfold, that wasn't what happened. We talk with Neil about what he saw.

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264: Authentically Portraying the Community Through Getty Images' NOSOTROS COLLECTION

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 23:22:01 GMT

As we head into the final hours of this year's Hispanic Heritage Month (did you survive it?), we wanted to end of a positive note by talking about Getty Images' new Nosotros Collection, "an initiative that aims to reimagine the visual representation of the Latinx/Hispanic community within the North America media and advertising landscape." Our latest episode talks about the collection and why it was so badly needed.

Featured image: Portrait of two Brown Latina women during sunset. (Photo by Evelyn Martínez/Getty Images Nosotros Collection)

Editor's Note: Futuro Media, which produces Latino Rebels, has a Getty Images subscription.

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263: Ana María Archila, One Year After Confronting Jeff Flake

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 01:42:16 GMT

Last year around this time, Ana María Archila was one of the women who confronted Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. We connected with Archila this weekend to talk about the moment and its impact on progressive politics one year later.

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262: The Urgency of Julián Castro

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 21:34:03 GMT

This week, Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro let his supporters know that his campaign would be be over if he didn't make the debate stage in November. On this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks with Castro about the challenges he is facing, plus whether the former San Antonio mayor thinks the U.S. Latino community continues to be almost invisible during this current election cycle.

Featured image: Julián Castro looks on in the spin room after the Democratic Presidential Debate at Texas Southern University on September 12, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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261: Two Years After Hurricane María, 'We Still Here'

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 01:47:08 GMT

Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi of Defend PR stops by the Futuro Media studios in Harlem to talk with Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela about the second anniversary of Hurricane María hitting Puerto Rico and a new documentary project that highlights the resiliency of young Puerto Ricans in the town of Comerío.

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260: #ElPasoFirme and the State of Immigration Politics in 2019

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 22:40:40 GMT

Salvador Sarmiento of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) joins Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela to talk about last weekend's #ElPasoFirme event. But first, Julio and Salvador share their thoughts on the Houston Democratic debate and whether Democrats fully understand the politics of immigration.

Featured image: Art installations line the festival grounds at Ascarate Park during El Paso Firme. (Photo by Max Herman)

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259: Welcome to Fantasy Island

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 02:34:17 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio welcomes journalist Ed Morales to talk about his newest book, Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico. As the book's tagline says, "A crucial, clear-eyed accounting of Puerto Rico's 122 years as a colony of the U.S." We agree. Morales tells us why his latest work is so relevant today.

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258: Why Did an ICE Agent Open Fire in an Immigrant Neighborhood?

Sat, 07 Sep 2019 20:34:51 GMT

On Thursday, an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) opened fire in the parking lot of grocery story located in one of Nashville's immigrant neighborhoods, injuring a man who had reportedly refused to show the agent his identification. Local reports say the man is 39 years old and from Veracruz, Mexico. Why did this happen? We talk with Brenda Pérez of the MIX Nashville to discuss the latest. The MIX is a grassroots organization that focuses on community organizing and immigration rights.

Featured image: Law enforcement officers investigate the scene where shots were fired involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the parking lot of a Food Lion store on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, Tenn. (Shelley Mays/The Tennessean via AP)

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257: A Comic Book From the Borderlands Fights Power and Corruption

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 22:42:18 GMT

On this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we talk with Hector Rodriguez, creator of EL PESO HERO, an independent comic book series based in the borderlands of Mexico and the United States. The series focuses on a rogue hero who stands up to the powerful and corrupt with the hope of uplifting the voiceless and putting an end to injustice.

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256: The Brazilian-American Candidate Running Against Nancy Pelosi

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 00:12:38 GMT

Agatha Bacelar is a 27-year-old Brazilian-American who lives in San Francisco. She is also running for U.S. Congress in California District 12—Nancy Pelosi's district. We welcome Bacelar to talk about her background and why she is deciding to run now against the country's most powerful Democrat.

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255: Perspectives on Identity, Belonging and Culture

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:03:47 GMT

This year, Latino Rebels Radio partnered up with the Afro-Latino Festival for the “AfrolatinTalks – Podcast Edition,” powered by Latino Rebels/Futuro Media Group. In this collaboration, we’re bringing you panel-style conversations that happened live during the festival right here on the Latino Rebels Radio podcast.

Today, we're releasing the third and final podcast of the series, titled "Perspectives on Identity, Belonging and Culture." You will hear from Artist and sociocultural critic Zahira Kelly, Trans activist Valerie Summer Herrera Ramirez, Ashley “Venom” Solage of III Points Festival, business owner Mirium Babel of Ode to Babel, and New York City Councilman Raphael Espinal.

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254: Time For Some 'Spanish Aquí Presents'

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:02:55 GMT

This weekend, we connected with two of the hosts of Earwolf's new "Spanish Aquí Presents" podcast. Tony Rodríguez and Carlos Santos join us from LA to talk about what SAP is all about, how it became a smashing success at Upright Citizens Brigade and why the time is now for a new Latinx comedy podcast.

Special thanks to Earwolf for recording from LA while we were at the Futuro Media studios in Harlem.

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253: Privatizing Puerto Rico's Schools

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 23:41:05 GMT

A new Latino Rebels Radio episode will be out later this week, but in the meantime our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host with this LMC show from mid-July. A lot has gone on in Puerto Rico recently, especially in the area of public education. The LMC speaks with Fernando Tormos about long-time efforts by various administrations to privatize the colony's school system. TelegramGate might have taken down a sitting governor, yet with school starting again in Puerto Rico, the privatization of public schools continues. Tormos is a post-doctoral fellow for the Scholars Strategy Network at the University of Missouri in St Louis.

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252: Exposing Hate in the El Paso Domestic Terrorism Attack

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 00:58:39 GMT

On Saturday, the beloved city of El Paso, Texas, suffered an act of domestic terrorism. How will this violence against a U.S. border city be viewed in the eyes of Americans and the world, and how will El Paso respond? We talk with El Pasoan Mario Carrillo of America's Voice in this special episode.

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251: From Mixtapes to Streaming: The Power of Curation

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 01:48:14 GMT

This year, Latino Rebels Radio partnered up with the Afro-Latino Festival for the “AfrolatinTalks – Podcast Edition,” powered by Latino Rebels/Futuro Media Group. In this collaboration, we’re bringing you panel style conversations that happened live during the festival right the on Latino Rebels Radio podcast.

The second talk of the series is called "From Mixtapes to Streaming: The Power of Curation." Panelists were asked to explore the historical and current importance of curation in cultivating and shaping the music stars of the future. You will hear from DJ, culture curator and documentary filmmaker Bobbito Garcia, James Cruz of Cruz Control Management, Marjua Estevez of BET, AJ "El Kallejero" Ramos of Spotify and Dantee Ramos of The Source.

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250: Puerto Rico's CPI Changes History

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 23:47:59 GMT

The greatest political story of modern-day Puerto Rico has resulted in the resignation of embattled governor Ricardo Rosselló, effective August 2. We welcome Carla Minet of the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo to talk about how the CPI's journalism changed history and why this story is so much more than just a group chat.

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249: What's Next?: Media, Marketing and Afrolatinx

Sun, 21 Jul 2019 20:19:53 GMT

This year, Latino Rebels Radio partnered up with the Afro-Latino Festival for the "Afrolatin Podcast Talks" powered by Latino Rebels/Futuro Media Group. In this collaboration, we're bringing you panel style conversations that happened live during the festival right the on Latino Rebels Radio podcast.

During the first talk titled "What's Next?: Media, Marketing and Afrolatinx," panelists seek to dissect the current state of Afro-Latinx representation and provide insights on where the industry is heading. The panelists who you will hear from are marketing strategist Arlene Pitterson, Aint I Latina's Janel Martinez, Cecilia Nelson from L'Oreal, and Blactina Media's Nydia Simone.

Stay tuned for two more episodes as part of this special collaboration.

Featured image: Panelists (L-R) Arlene Pitterson, Cecilia Nelson, Janel Martinez and Nydia Simone. (Photo by Mario Rubén Carrión/AfroLatino Festival)

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248: Finding Value and Change in the 'Puerto Rican Spring'

Sat, 20 Jul 2019 17:56:19 GMT

The greatest political crisis in the modern history of Puerto Rico is not a surprise, although it feels that way to many observers outside the island-colony. On this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we welcome award-winning Puerto Rican filmmaker, writer, and scholar Frances Negrón-Muntaner to discuss what is really behind #RickyRenuncia, and how the "Valor y cambio" project is connected to the current movement happening right now.

Featured image by Natalia Rodríguez Medina.

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247: From the 'Otro Lado' of the Border

Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:52:08 GMT

For this newest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we talk with Al Otro Lado, a bi-national, direct legal services, non-profit organization serving indigent deportees, migrants and refugees in Tijuana and Los Angeles. On July 19, the organization is also hosting a community celebration in LA. Hear why they are doing it, even if they feel as if everything right now is on fire.

Featured image courtesy of Al Otro Lado.

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246: Ricardo Rosselló's Worst Political Week Ever (So Far)

Sat, 13 Jul 2019 16:14:51 GMT

Federal arrests of former government officials, the public disclosure of a private group chat, a Thursday night press conference that didn't go well, and now the Saturday morning publication by Puerto Rico's Centro de Periodismo Investigativo of #TelegramGate's 889 pages. It has not been a great week for embattled governor Ricardo Rosselló and his administration. We talk with Latino Rebels correspondent Natalia Rodríguez Medina, who is covering the latest from San Juan.

Featured image: Ricardo Rosselló during his July 11 press conference (Photo by the CPI)

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245: Right-Wing Racism in Venezuela

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:05:14 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is off until next week, July 14, so our friends at the Latino Media Collective are guest hosting with a show the LMC did in June.

During the course of the Venezuelan political crisis, something has been missing from the conversation: racism. The LMC speaks with James Early about the right-wing racism that is fueling Venezuela's anti-government movement and the country's racial/political divide.

Early the is former Secretary for Education and Public Services at the Smithsonian Institution and the Director of the Cultural Heritage Policy at the Smithsonian Folk Life Center. He is also a Board member for the Institute for Policy Studies.

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244: Canada's Role in the Venezuelan Crisis

Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:03:07 GMT

We took the weekend off, and our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host with an episode from May: How Canada is addressing the political crisis in Venezuela. The LMC talks with Donald Kingsbury, a lecturer in Political Science and Latin American Studies at the University of Toronto.

Featured image: A demonstrator protesters Quebec City, Canada earlier this year. (Photo by The Photographer/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license)

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243: When the United States Wants to Deport Its Veterans

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 16:51:53 GMT

The deportation of U.S. veterans. It's a reality that continues to this day. In this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we talk to Army veteran Mario Martinez about why his deportation hearing this week. It's a complicated story that highlights the issues surrounding immigration enforcement.

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242: Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 4)

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 01:10:34 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective are guest hosting this latest Latino Rebels Radio episode with the fourth part of the LMC's Undocumented and LGBTQ series. María Inés Taracena, journalist from Guatemala and Democracy Now! news production fellow, talks to the LMC about this marginalized group within a marginalized group. A caravan within a caravan.

Image by Sofie Dittmann

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241: How Online Shopping Warehouses Are Polluting California's Inland Empire

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:45:22 GMT

California's Inland Empire is home to a growing logistics industry that serves the online retail world. It's also one of the country's worst areas for ozone pollution. We welcome journalist Justine Calma, staff writer for Grist, to discuss her latest reporting from the IE.

To read Justine's latest cover story, "Family Matters: The town that online shopping built—and women are trying to save," click here.

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240: Isabella Gomez, Edna Chavez and Maria Hinojosa

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 19:38:34 GMT

At the end of May, IN THE THICK was in Chicago, recording two live shows at DePaul University. At the end of the day, the Futuro Media team did one last recording—with Isabella Gomez of One Day at a Time and activist Edna Chavez. Maria Hinojosa hosted the live conversation, along with our very own Julio Ricardo Varela. It was a special moment and we are honored to share it here.

Photo by Jesus J. Montero

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239: When a School Door Closes

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:59:54 GMT

As you may or may not know, Latino Rebels is part of Futuro Media, and recently Futuro celebrated its first Community Podcast Lab out of Boston. For this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we are honored to present the Community Podcast Lab's final production: WHEN A SCHOOL DOOR CLOSES by Paula Elliott.

Paula's podcast explores what happens when a school closes, specifically in a Black and Brown community. We hear the voices of student activists and longtime Boston educators.

The Community Podcast Lab is a collaboration between Futuro Media, MassCreative and WBUR. Special thanks to the PRX Podcast Garage.

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238: Brazil's History of Anti-Blackness

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:07:55 GMT

We took the weekend off (again) but we will be back with new shows next week. In the meantime, our friends at the Latino Media Collective are guest hosting (again) with an episode from this past spring. The LMC spends the hour with João Costa Vargas to discuss how Brazil's institutionalized anti-black racism is crucial to understanding the political rise of Jair Bolsonaro. Costa Vargas is the author of The Denial of Antiblackness: Multiracial Redemption and Black Suffering.

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237: John Leguizamo Talks About His Latest Project, a Musical Comedy Called KISS MY AZTEC!

Wed, 29 May 2019 01:37:26 GMT

The latest project from John Leguizamo is not a one-man show: it's a musical comedy called Kiss My Aztec!, and it premiered on May 28 at the Berkeley Rep. Wait, what? Let Leguizamo explain, as Latino Rebels Radio called him up to chat about it.

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236: Focusing on Southeast Asian Immigration

Sun, 26 May 2019 22:00:03 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio took the holiday weekend, so our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host this episode with one of their shows from the spring.

For too long, the immigration debate has been centered exclusively on the Latino community in the United States. At the same time, millions of Southeast Asians have been left out of the conversation. The LMC speaks with Kham Moua on the struggle for Southeast Asian immigrant rights and the importance of Asian/Latino unity to fight back against racism and xenophobia. Moua is the Immigration Policy Advocate for the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC).

Featured image courtesy of SEARAC

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235: Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 3)

Mon, 20 May 2019 00:40:02 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective are guest hosting this latest Latino Rebels Radio episode with the third part of the LMC's Undocumented and LGBTQ series. For this episode, the LMC talks with Trans activist Jennicet Gutierrez to discuss the case of Roxsana Hernandez, as well as other topics. Jennicet is also the community organizer and advocate for Familia TQLM in Los Angeles.

Image by Sofie Dittmann

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234: Distory: A Podcast About Life With Disabilities

Tue, 14 May 2019 19:53:31 GMT

As you may or may not know, Latino Rebels is part of Futuro Media, and recently Futuro celebrated its first Community Podcast Lab out of Boston. For this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we are honored to present the Community Podcast Lab's third production, DISTORY: A PODCAST ABOUT LIFE WITH DISABILITIES by Maria Cristina Del Valle.

"I didn't get to learn Spanish because the school system didn't recognize my dyslexia and that made me feel disconnected," Maria Cristina says about why she decided to produce this podcast.

The Community Podcast Lab is a collaboration between Futuro Media, MassCreative and WBUR. Special thanks to the PRX Podcast Garage.

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233: Rachel La Loca Out Loud

Mon, 13 May 2019 01:53:01 GMT

Our friends at the Latinos Out Loud podcast are celebrating their 100th episode at The Greene Space this Monday night with guests Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis Miranda Jr. and SNL director Oz Rodriguez. One of the show's hosts, the fabulous Rachel La Loca, joins us to talk the event and the success of Latinos Out Loud.

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232: Cinco De Fallo, 2019

Mon, 06 May 2019 02:38:26 GMT

On this Cinco De Mayo for 2019, we welcome back Gregorio Pedroza to review what he found during the annual Cinco De Fallo quest to find all the desmadre and inherent racism brought found through social media during one of the United States' most exploited holidays.

Featured image of two people celebrating a Cinco De Mayo wedding with a donkey. Yeah, we didn't make that one up.

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231: Julián Castro on the Campaign Trail

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:59:31 GMT

Julián Castro is the only Latino presidential candidate running during this election cycle, and on Monday, the Texas Democrat was in Boston and spoke with Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela about his campaign.

Featured image of Julián Castro speaking at the Heartland Forum in Storm Lake, Iowa (Photo by Lorie Shaull/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)

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230: The Palestinian Diaspora in Latin America

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 20:02:27 GMT

We took the weekend off, but don't worry—we still have a show, thanks to our dear friends at the Latino Media Collective. In this recent LMC episode, host Oscar Fernández talks with Cecilia Baeza, a lecturer at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, about the complicated and complex history of the estimated half-million people of Palestinian descent living throughout Latin America, making them the largest Palestinian diaspora population outside the Arab world.

The Latino Media Collective is a grassroots Latino public affairs program that airs on Pacifica station WPFW 89.3 FM, Fridays at 1pm EST from Washington DC.

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229: The Latino Vote Project

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 18:23:09 GMT

A Thursday press call about the Latino Vote Project did a deep dive into Latino voter turnout of the last three election cycles: 2014, 2016 and 2018. Listen to what the project discovered and the recommendations it made.

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228: From Lovers to Homies

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 20:44:09 GMT

As you may or may not know, Latino Rebels is part of Futuro Media, and recently Futuro celebrated its first Community Podcast Lab out of Boston. For this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we are honored to present the Community Podcast Lab's second production: FROM LOVERS TO HOMES by Vilma Uribe.

Vilma's podcast explores the journeys of love in the LGBT community.

The Community Podcast Lab is a collaboration between Futuro Media, MassCreative and WBUR. Special thanks to the PRX Podcast Garage.

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227: The State of Puerto Rico's Independence Movement

Sun, 21 Apr 2019 22:51:01 GMT

In a post-María, post-PROMESA world, we ask the question: what is the state of Puerto Rico's independence movement? We welcome Andrés González Berdecía of Radio Independencia to talk about it.

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226: Erasing 'Chicano?'

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 18:24:33 GMT

The recent decision by Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán ( MEChA) to drop the word “Chicano” and “Aztlán” from its name has lead to a vigorous discussion in the community. We talk with Mexican American writer Brandon Loran Maxwell about the debate and his latest piece, "The 'Woke' Police Raid Chicano History."

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225: Breaking the Silence

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:09:12 GMT

As you may or may not know, Latino Rebels is part of Futuro Media, and recently Futuro celebrated its first Community Podcast Lab out of Boston. For this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we are honored to present the Community Podcast Lab's first production: BREAKING THE SILENCE by Bernadine Desanges.

Bernadine's podcast looks into how survivors are breaking the silence about sexual assault in the #MeToo movement. The Community Podcast Lab is a collaboration between Futuro Media, MassCreative and WBUR. Special thanks to the PRX Podcast Garage.

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224: An Update on the Idaho Elementary School Teachers Who Dressed Up as a Border Wall for Halloween

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 16:45:22 GMT

Unless you literally did not have the Internet last November, you must know about the Idaho elementary school teachers who decided that a Halloween costume of a border wall would make a great idea. Of course, it wasn't. We catch up on the story with reporter Nicole Foy of The Idaho Press to find out what has happened since this story went global and viral. Well, for one, a Latino astronaut visited the school last week.

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223: From Tamarindo Podcast: Chicano, Latina, Latinx... What's in a Name?

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:18:22 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is proud to cross-post the latest episode from Tamarindo Podcast!

On this episode of Tamarindo, our very own wellbeing-enthusiast Ana Sheila kicks off our new segment on personal challenges or #retos that push us to take note of our habits, identify what's harming vs. helping, and helps us live more intentionally.

Next, we delve into a discussion on #identity as we reflect on I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, the young adult novel by Erika L. Sanchez. Our chat is light on spoilers, so even if you haven't read this story of a #FirstGen Mexican teen named Julia who is grappling with the recent death of her older sister Olga, you'll connect with the themes we discuss. We reflect on labels like #Chicano, #Latina, #Latinx and other terms that we have connected to at different points in our lives. We know #MEChA has made the news recently and both of us talk a bit about our days as part of MEChA in high school and college. We can't wait to hear your thought on this as well!

Finally, we give a big Tamarindo #matraca to the forces behind a growing national community of badass #Latinas who lift each other up, #LatinasWhoBrunch! Tamarindo is teaming up with #TeatroLuna to co-host Latinas Who Brunch LA on Saturday April 6. Learn more about the event on this episode and secure your ticket here!

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222: Catching Up With Librotraficante Tony Diaz in Houston

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 19:32:24 GMT

Earlier this month, Latino Rebels Radio was in Houston, where we got to met up with Tony Diaz, el Librotraficante. Over some very delicious food, Tony shared the latest about Nuestra Palabra's 21st anniversary celebration, why Houston continues to be the next great Latino city and what does he mean by the term "cultural capital."

Special thanks to Cuchara Restaurant for letting us record at their space.

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221: Congressman Darren Soto's Push for Puerto Rican Statehood

Fri, 29 Mar 2019 17:05:02 GMT

On Thursday, Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) led the introduction of the Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2019, a bill calling for Puerto Rico to become the 51st state of the Union. We spoke to him on Friday morning.

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220: The Government's Targeting of Journalists, Lawyers and Activists on the Border

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 14:03:07 GMT

On Wednesday night, Latino Rebels Radio was in San Diego. Contributor Sara Gurling spoke with Mitra Ebadolahi of the ACLU spoke about what rights journalists, activists and lawyers have if they are targeted on the border by the government.

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219: Thoughts on the Paraguayan Film LAS HEREDERAS and an Interview With La Yegros

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:36:15 GMT

Here's another Latino Rebels Radio special: the March installment of the INTELATIN podcast with Sergio Muñoz.

In this episode, Sergio talks about the film LAS HEREDERAS and has a conversation with Argentina's La Yegros.

Music featured by Montoya, Quantic, La Yegros and Dandy Warhols.

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218: Chula

Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:31:58 GMT

We are thrilled to share this latest interview with Amanda Alcántara, digital media editor at Futuro Media, about her debut book, Chula. For more about Amanda's first book and its initial reception, follow #ChulaTheBook.

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217: Rep. Raúl Grijalva on What's Next for Puerto Rico

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 02:27:13 GMT

Democrat Rep. Raúl Grijalva, the new Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, just came back from a committee visit to Puerto Rico last week. He talks with Latino Rebels about what the committee will do in the next few months to address the issues surrounding the island-colony.

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216: Comedian Gabe Pacheco's RISKY BEHAVIOR

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:06:09 GMT

Gabe Pacheco's debut comedy album, RISKY BEHAVIOR, premiered earlier this month, so we invited him on the show to talk about his work, what inspired him and the time he broke his parents' record player after listening to a Cheech and Chong record.

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215: Inside a Hielera Detention Cell Art Exhibit at SXSW

Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:19:21 GMT

This past weekend, Latino Rebels was in Austin for SXSW and visited the #AbolishICEBox art exhibit, organized by RAICES. We talk with Jerry Silguero, one of the artists behind the installation, as well as with Barbara Peña of RAICES. We also record from inside the installation.

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214: The Fight for Abortion in Latin America

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 01:11:42 GMT

In this episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we speak with Paula Ávila-Guillén about the fight to legalize abortion in several Latin American countries and the work that The Women’s Equality Center is doing, gearing up for legislative pushes around abortions rights.

Ávila-Guillén is a Human Rights Legal Expert and Director of Latin America Initiatives for the Women’s Equality Center, an advocacy organization that works with activists and groups across the continent.

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213: Checking In With Maria Hinojosa

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 02:11:44 GMT

As you all may know by now, Latino Rebels is part of Futuro Media, the nonprofit independent media company founded by award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Well, we have good news: Maria makes her Latino Rebels Radio guest debut. She talks about her recent trip on the U.S.-Mexico border, the Jussie Smollett case, and the West Virginia Mexican restaurant viral video.

And don't worry, we will have Maria back on soon.

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212: New Lawsuit Against ICE Raid at East Tennessee Meat Processing Plant

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 22:25:22 GMT

A February 21 lawsuit filed by National Immigration Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the law firm of Sherrard, Roe, Voigt & Harbison alleges that "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained approximately 100 Latino workers, violating their rights against illegal seizures and to equal protection under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution," according to a media release.

Here is a recording of the press call about the lawsuit.

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211: Our Convo With General Manager of West Virginia Mexican Restaurant Berated in Viral Video

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:40:58 GMT

On Monday morning, we gave Sergio Budar a call about the viral video that shows a woman telling him to "get the f•ck out of my country." The video was taken over the weekend at the Tampico Mexican Restaurant in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Sergio is the general manager there as well as at the Tampico location in Marietta, Ohio. He tells about what happened in the video and why he decided to act the way he did.

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210: ICE May Be Using New Enforcement Tactics in North Carolina: Why?

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 03:08:51 GMT

Is ICE ramping up its enforcement tactics in North Carolina? For the past two weeks, it appears so, according to immigrant rights activists who have been tracking recent events. We talk with Tina Vazquez, senior reporter on Immigration for Rewire.News about the latest.

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209: A Major Legal Development in the Fight to Save TPS

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:41:14 GMT

On the eve of a national mobilization in Washington, D.C., Honduran and Nepali Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, as well as representatives from unions, national immigrant rights organizations, and legal groups, held a press conference announcing a major legal development in the fight to save TPS.

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208: Fighting Razor Wire in Nogales

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 02:11:05 GMT

Last week, the City of Nogales unanimously voted to condemn the concertina wire installed by the federal government on the fence between that divides the Arizona border city from its sister city in Sonora, Mexico. We talk with nogalense journalist Joe Wright about why the city is speaking out and what it means to Ambos Nogales.

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207: A Conversation With the Filmmakers of PÁJAROS DE VERANO (Birds of Passage)

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:52:59 GMT

In this special Latino Rebels Radio episode, we feature the latest from Sergio Muñoz's INTELATIN show: a conversation with Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra, the filmmakers behind "Pájaros de verano" (Birds of Passage), which opened at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The film also opened in the U.S. at the Telluride Film Festival and in Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival. A limited run starts in New York on February 13 and in Los Angeles on February 15.

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206: A Latino Rebels Origin Story

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 21:52:09 GMT

A few weeks ago, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela was a guest of Hector Luis Alamo's new podcast, REMEMBER THE SHOW! Hector was once deputy editor for Latino Rebels, so he asked Julio about LR's history and where it will go next.

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205: Venezuela's Latest Political Crisis

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:41:54 GMT

It is perhaps the most important story of the Western Hemisphere right now: the political crisis in Venezuela. We talk with Venezuelan journalist Eli López about what is happening. López is the International Opinions Editor at the Washington Post.

A special thank you to Miguel Macías of Futuro Media for his help on this recording.

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204: Countering the Latest Media Narratives About Puerto Rico

Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:45:31 GMT

When "Hamilton" went to Puerto Rico this past month, there seemed to be more media interest than usual about the U.S. territory (we mean, colony). We talk with Puerto Rican journalist Andrea González-Ramírez of Refinery 29 about the latest media narratives coming and why they just missed the mark.

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203: Suing Trump for Detaining Thousands of Migrant Children

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:44:10 GMT

On Tuesday morning, a media call organized by the Southern Poverty Law Center revealed the news of a class action lawsuit on behalf of 10,000 migrant children detained by the Trump administration. We were on the call and are providing an unedited recording of the press conference.

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202: Being a Latino Conservative in the Age of Trump

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 22:20:31 GMT

We spent a few days in DC last week and had the chance to speak with Mario Lopez of the Hispanic Leadership Fund. Lopez has been an outspoken critic of Trump's immigration policy, but he also shares why he thinks the Republican Party can help the Latino community.

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201: The State of the Immigrant Rights Movement in 2019

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:07:37 GMT

As the federal government partial shutdown continues, we travel to DC and chat with Cristina Jiménez of United We Dream about the current immigration debate and how immigrant rights groups like hers are gearing up for what will appear to be yet another tumultuous political year, both in our nation's capital and on the 2020 election trail.

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200: Steve Treviño, a 21st Century Mexican American Comic

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 00:27:07 GMT

We start 2019 with some comedy, because why not? In the first Latino Rebels Radio of the new year, we talk with comic Steve Treviño, whose new Comedy Dynamics Network special 'TIL DEATH premieres on January 22. The South Texas native tells us why it's ok to be proudly Latino and still connect with audiences from around the country.

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199: The History of Cuban Healthcare

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 00:44:57 GMT

We are finishing up our time off, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective are here to help us with another one of their recent shows. The LMC asks: what does Cuban healthcare actually look like and how does it actually work? Guest Don Fitz talks about the development of Cuba's healthcare system. Fitz is a member of the editorial board for Green Social Thought.

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198: Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 2)

Wed, 02 Jan 2019 16:41:13 GMT

We are still taking a break, but no worries, our friends at the Latino Media Collective are helping us out, with one of their shows from last November.

The undocumented LGBTQ community is a marginalized group within a marginalized group. Freelance writer Giuliani Alvarenga speaks with the LMC about the migrant caravan story and how the LGBQT community continues fighting for rights, both in the U.S. and in Central America.

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197: The Mirabal Sisters of the Dominican Republic

Sun, 30 Dec 2018 20:58:31 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over hosting duties this week. For this episode, the LMC explores the history of the Mirabal sisters, whose assassinations by the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo led the United Nations to eventually recognize the Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Guest Elizabeth Manley talks about the long and rich history of feminist activism in the DR. Manley is the author of The Paradox of Paternalism: Women and Authoritarian Politics in the Dominican Republic.

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196: The Best of 2018 With the Latino Media Collective

Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:22:15 GMT

Back by popular demand, we did a year-end collaboration with our familia at the Latino Media Collective! Hear what the LMC and Latino Rebels had to say about some of the most important stories of 2018. ¡Felices fiestas!

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195: Checking In With Simón Mejía of Bomba Estéreo EN ESPAÑOL

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 03:39:45 GMT

Colombia's Bomba Estéreo was in NYC this past week and Latino Rebels' correspondent Amanda Alcántara caught up with Simón Mejía en español, but first, host Julio Ricardo Varela talks about why everyone seems to be trolling LR this weekend.

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194: Activist Alejandra Pablos Says She'll Keep Fighting

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 22:04:17 GMT

On Tuesday, a federal immigration court ordered the deportation of nationally known reproductive rights and immigrant rights activist Alejandra Pablos. In this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela gives Ale a call to learn the latest about her case.

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193: Trying to Survive the Long Honduran Night

Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:49:22 GMT

It is perhaps one of the most misunderstood and underreported stories from Latin America: the crisis in Honduras and how we got to where we are today. In a conversation that begins to explore the root causes of why so many are leaving Honduras, we chat with Dana Frank, Professor Emerita at UC Santa Cruz's History Department and author of the new book, The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror, and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup.

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192: ICE’s Network of Immigration Detention Facilities

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:29:57 GMT

On Wednesday, the American Immigration Council released a report called "The Landscape of Immigration Detention in the U.S." We share the media call about this report and why the information is so relevant today.

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191: Hurray for the Riff Raff Goes Home to Puerto Rico

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:45:03 GMT

This week, Hurray for the Riff Raff's Alynda Segarra is back in Puerto Rico, visiting schools to donate musical instruments for students and getting ready for HFTRR's island debut at La Respuesta in Santurce. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela gave Alynda a call on Monday to talk about her week in Puerto Rico, what it means to be Nuyorican and where HFTRR goes next. And yeah, the convo gets pretty deep.

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190: Fighting Femicide and Machismo in Puerto Rico

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 21:07:32 GMT

Last weekend in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Colectiva Feminista en Construcción demonstrated in front of the governor's residence to bring more attention to the island's femicide cases. Amanda Alcántara of Futuro Media called up Colectiva Feminista spokesperson Shariana Ferrer via phone to get the latest about the demonstrations and what the collective is hoping to seek.

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189: The Ongoing Challenges to Trump Administration's Asylum Policy

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:45:00 GMT

On Friday afternoon, Latino Rebels attended a media call organized by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The purpose of the press conference was to discuss the current situation at the border and the ongoing challenges to the Trump Administration’s war on asylum seekers.

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188: US Colonialism and Guam

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:13:10 GMT

The Latino Media Collective continues guest hosting for us this week with an October show about Guam, a place that has a lot in common with Puerto Rico when it comes to its colonial status under the United States. On this episode, the LMC speaks with Chamorro rights organizer Leilani Ganser about the latest in Guam's struggle for self-determination.

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187: The Honduran Migrant Caravan: Fact vs. Fiction

Sun, 25 Nov 2018 18:28:16 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host this week while we take a break. In this episode first broadcast on November 16, the LMC tries to shed light on what U.S. corporate media missed or got completely wrong about the migrant caravan story. Suyapa Portillo joins the show to set the record straight. Suyapa is an assistant professor of Chicano & Latino Studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. She also has contributed to Latino Rebels.

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186: Border Angels and Their Allies Vow to Welcome Migrants in Tijuana

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 19:42:29 GMT

The last few days in Tijuana have been tense. Reports of migrants getting targeted by groups of people shouting MEXICO FIRST and being told to go back home has gotten international attention. Nonetheless, organizations like Border Angels and their allies vow to stop the hate they have been seeing, noting that this type of behavior is not reflective at all of Tijuana. We play some of Border Angels' recent press conference about what is going on and we share the latest from our own contributors.

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185: Fighting for Immigrant Rights in Vermont While ICE Targets Your Members

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 18:13:16 GMT

This past week, Migrant Justice in Vermont filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that several of its members were being targeted by ICE, DHS and the state's DMV just for their activism. We speak with Will Lambek of Migrant Justice about the lawsuit and how Vermont is dealing with a changing farmworker community that has literally saved the state's iconic dairy industry.

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184: Are We Finally Seeing the 'Latino Vote' Impacting More and More Elections?

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 02:45:45 GMT

As we look back at Election Day and understand how the national Latino vote is evolving, we share a media call from earlier this week about exit polls and Latinos. Could it be that the "sleeping giant" is starting to rumble?

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183: Debunking Immigration Myths on Election Day

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 17:23:26 GMT

In this special Election Day episode, we run a Tuesday morning media call about a new national poll that challenges the conventional political wisdom that President Trump's immigration propaganda is helping him. It isn't helping him at all, in case you were wondering.

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182: The LA Times Endorsement Gaffe... And What About Latinos in the Midterms?

Sat, 03 Nov 2018 21:40:11 GMT

We connect with the fabulous Pilar Marrero, whose recent Latino Rebels story about why the LA Times published different political endorsements in English and Spanish caused the newspaper to offer a formal apology. In addition, we ask Pilar the question that always comes up during each election cycle: will Latinos show up?

Hey, and don't forget to subscribe to Pilar's podcast, The Pundettes.

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181: Can Latinas Be the Difference for the 2018 Midterms?

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 21:47:10 GMT

A new research brief about the role of Latina voters was released on October 31. The following Latino Rebels Radio features a public media call with UnidosUS and California Civic Engagement Project, the two organizations who shared their findings about Latinas and their impact on this year's midterm elections.

For more about the study, visit LatinoRebels.com

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180: Argentina Women's Futbol

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:23:20 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host this week's show. In this episode, the LMC shines the spotlight on the struggle for gender equality in Argentina women's futbol. Despite a lack of support, institutional sexism, and hazardous training conditions, Argentina's women's national team is still close to reaching next year's Women's World Cup. So we speak with Gabriela Gartón, goalkeeper for Argentina's national team, and Nemesia Hijo, assistant professor of social anthropology at the University of Buenos Aires.

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179: Latinos (Rebels) Out Loud

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 01:36:23 GMT

Last Tuesday, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela made a guest appearance on the Latinos Out Loud podcast. The conversation was unfiltered and real, covering a wide range of topics like how Latino Rebels was formed and the state of Latinx media. It's one convo you don't want to miss.

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178: A Maryland Police Officer Is Charged With Raping an Undocumented Woman

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:07:49 GMT

Last Thursday, a Prince George's County police officer stopped an undocumented woman and allegedly raped her. By this past Monday, the officer was arrested and suspended. By Wednesday, there was a court hearing. We talk with Ingrid Zelaya of CASA Maryland about the case and what it all means.

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177: An LGBTQ Victory in Trinidad and Tobago

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:18:19 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over the hosting chair with its first episode on Trinidad and Tobago. The LMC speaks with Andre Bagoo about a landmark victory for the local LGBTQ community that struck down colonial-era anti-gay laws. Bagoo is a Trinidadian poet and journalist. He will also discuss the significance of the nation's first-ever pride parade after the court ruling.

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176: Don't Forget About Honduras

Sun, 14 Oct 2018 20:11:26 GMT

With all the focus on El Salvador (Romero's canonization) and Nicaragua (Ortega's government), news of a spontaneous migrant caravan occurred in Honduras over the weekend. This comes at a time when Vice President Pence is urging Central American countries to do more so that their citizens don't leave their countries. But, as with anything involving U.S. policy in Central America, it's not so simple. We talk with Martín Pineda of CARECEN in Los Angeles about what is happening in Honduras.

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175: Registering Puerto Rican Voters in Central Florida: Will It Make a Difference?

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 21:22:45 GMT

We wanted to share an October 10 media call that Latino Rebels attended about the efforts to register Puerto Rican voters in Central Florida. On the call are Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL), Frederick Vélez of Respeta Mi Gente, Betsy Franceschini of the Hispanic Federation and Nancy Batista of the Mi Familia Vota Education Fund.

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174: Sahara Libre: The Fight for Independence in Western Sahara

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:32:05 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio this week with several podcasts. For the first show, the LMC revisits the story of the struggle for independence in Western Sahara, one of only two regions in Africa where Spanish is spoken. We speak with Sahra Libre (alias) about the continued fight against Moroccan occupation, which has lasted for over 43 years. Sahra Libre is a Sahrawi refugee and activist living in the United States. She conducted this interview in an undisclosed location in Morocco in order to circumvent the media blockade.

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173: A Federal Judge Just Blocked the End of TPS for Four Countries: What Happens Next?

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:32:33 GMT

On Wednesday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the end of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for people from Sudan, Haiti, Nicaragua and El Salvador. What does this all mean and how will the Trump administration respond? Latino Rebels Radio shares the latest media call with some of the attorneys and plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit that led to the judge's decision.

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172: The Latino Man Who Once Worked for an Anti-Immigrant Hate Group

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 03:17:44 GMT

Joe Gomez used to be the press person for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), an anti-immigrant organization labeled a hate group by the SPLC. After nine months at FAIR, Gomez quit his job because of the racism he experienced. He explains why he worked at FAIR and why he left.

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171: Checking In With Jay Fonseca One Year After Hurricane María

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:32:19 GMT

One year after Hurricane María destroyed Puerto Rico last September, we revisit our conversation with noted Puerto Rican political commentator Jay Fonseca about what is missing in the coverage during the one-year anniversary.

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170: Puerto Rico DOES Matter, President Trump

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 02:30:29 GMT

As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane María nears, the victims of the worst storm in the history of modern Puerto Rico have become political fodder for President Trump. Host Julio Ricardo Varela retracks the origins of how we get here and also speaks to one of the researchers from the Milken Institute School of Public Health about its recent study about the hurricane's death toll.

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169: Brazil's Abortion Debate

Sun, 09 Sep 2018 20:51:00 GMT

The Latino Media Collective continues its guest hosting with another new show.

In this episode, the LMC speaks with Sabrina Fernandes about the struggle for reproductive rights in Brazil. as the religious right continues its plan to eliminate Brazil's limited abortion laws. Fernandes is a PhD in Sociology from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She is also the host of the YouTube channel Tese Onze.

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168: The Canonization of Archbishop Oscar Romero

Sat, 01 Sep 2018 14:36:13 GMT

The Latino Media Collective continues its guest hosting slot this week with another episode.

Thirty-eight years after his assassination, Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero is being canonized for sainthood. The LMC speaks with Michael E. Lee about the significance of this event for El Salvador and Liberation Theology. Lee is an associate professor of Theology and Latin American Studies at Fordham University. He is also the author of "Revolutionary Saint: The Theological Legacy of Oscar Romero."

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167: Last Year's Hurricanes Also Decimated Islands Like Antigua and Barbuda

Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:47:26 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is on vacation but we are thrilled to share an episode from our friends at the Latino Media Collective.

Puerto Rico was not the only country hit hard by last year's hurricane season. The LMC speaks with Dr Matthew Quest about the struggle for social and environmental justice in Antigua and Barbuda. Dr, Quest is a lecturer of Africana Studies at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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166: A Conversation With iLe

Sat, 25 Aug 2018 15:34:20 GMT

A couple of weeks ago, Latino Rebels had a Facebook Live conversation with Grammy winner Ileana Cabra Joglar, also known as iLe. So we decided to share the audio version of the video convo, talking about her latest "Odio" single, Puerto Rican history and how the island is coping since Hurricane María.

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165: The Battle for Reproductive Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:23:06 GMT

Earlier in August, a bill to legalize abortion lost in Argentina's senate, but for Argentine Giselle Carino, the CEO of International Planned Parenthood’s Western Hemisphere region, the bill's defeat means optimism for reproductive rights in Latin America and Caribbean. In this latest episode of Latino Rebels Radio, we talk with Carino.

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164: A Police Officer Is Charged in the Shooting Death of Joey Santos

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 18:43:42 GMT

Last Sunday, we spoke about the July 28 shooting death of 44-year-old Joseph “Joey” Santos in Allentown, PA, at the hands of a South Whitehall Township police officer. This past week, officer Jonathan R. Roselle was charged with voluntary manslaughter. We speak with Manuel Gamiz, crime and breaking news writer for Allentown's The Morning Call newspaper.

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163: The Death of Joey Santos at the Hands of Police in Allentown, PA

Sun, 05 Aug 2018 16:53:16 GMT

On July 28, 44-year-old Joey Santos was killed at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA, after multiple shots from the gun of a South Whitehall Township police officer. Several videos showing the incident were posted on social media, raising questions about how Santos was killed. We speak with Maegan Llerena Muñoz of Make the Road Pennsylvania about Santos' death and why her organization is raising awareness about it.

You can read more about the Santos shooting in The Morning Call.

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162: What Is Happening With UndocuMedia?

Mon, 30 Jul 2018 00:28:12 GMT

On July 23, Karla Estrada wrote a piece on Medium that raised serious allegations against Iván Ceja, executive director and co-founder of UndocuMedia. Karla's very honest and brave words have led to several accountability questions about Ceja and UndocuMedia. We spoke with Karla about what this all means.

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161: 'The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela'

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 01:40:34 GMT

The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela is a book very much for today.

Mandela has left us a rich treasure of letters that document his 27 years in prison. They speak of the anger, the self-control and his love of country and people that led to such a sacrifice. But above all, it speaks of the human toll that the separation from his family —his children especially— took on such a man. This the ultimate and cruelest expression of state control and power.

Sahm Venter was born in Johannesburg and was not a year old when Mandela was sent to prison. She worked as a journalist more than twenty years, 14 of which was with The Associated Press. Most of her reporting focused on the anti-apartheid struggle and South Africa's long road to democracy. She is currently a Senior Researcher at The Nelson Mandela Foundation.

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160: Marisa Franco of Mijente and Why This Immigration Debate Is Way Too Simplistic

Mon, 16 Jul 2018 02:38:28 GMT

We are back from our week-long break, and we wanted to have a more contextual conversation about the nation's current immigration debate Marisa Franco of Mijente breaks it down with us, and no, this conversation won't be as simplistic as what you are hearing on cable news.

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159: Undocumented and LGBTQ

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:37:08 GMT

During our week off, our friends at the Latino Media Collective are guest hosting the podcast.

For this episode, the LMC asks: What is it like to be undocumented and LGBTQ? Does the Latino LGBTQ immigrant community receive support from the rest of the mainstream American LGBTQ community? What is the Latino LGBTQ community's interpretation of Pride? The LMC tries to answer these questions when we spend the hour with Dagoberto Bailon and Crystal Zaragoza from Trans Queer Pueblo in Arizona.

For more LMC shows, visit their page here.

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158: The Deportation Industry

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 14:06:36 GMT

We wanted to share one more episode from our friends at the Latino Media Collective, who guest host for us while we are off.

Something is missing from the migrant crisis that is separating families: MONEY. There is a lot of money to be made off the misery of immigrants in the US. So the LMC speaks with Karina Moreno about the lucrative, billion-dollar deportation industry and how the profit motive undermines democracy and human rights. Moreno is an assistant professor in the school of business, public administration, and information sciences at Long Island University in Brooklyn.

For more LMC shows, visit their site here.

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157: The Secret History of Mexican Women's Fútbol

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 20:35:33 GMT

We are off this week but don't worry: our friends at the Latino Media Collective are guest hosting!

While the boys have their fun at the World Cup in Russia, the LMC dedicates this episode to the secret history of Mexican women's fútbol and the bright future it has ahead following the success of Liga MX Femenil.

We speak with Joshua Nadel, an associate professor in the History Department at North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC. It's a story of perseverance in the face of sexism, homophobia, lack of support and institutional discrimination.

For more LMC shows, check out their site.

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156: A Deeper Look Into How Detained Immigrant Children Are Being Treated

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:00:09 GMT

On Friday morning, a press call with the same co-counsel who filed the 1985 complaint that led to the original Flores Settlement Agreement have filed another lawsuit for five immigrant children "challenging the government’s cruel policies and practices that unlawfully prolong their detention and delay their reunification with their families."

We recorded the entire press call. Take a listen.

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155: Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló on the Hurricane María Death Count

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 20:57:56 GMT

On Tuesday, Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló was in Aspen, Colorado, for the Aspen Ideas Festival and so was our host Julio Ricardo Varela. In this extra LR Radio segment, Julio asks the governor a few questions about the Hurricane María death toll and whether he supports an independent congressional commission to explore the reasons why the death toll continues to be underreported.

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154: The Muslim Ban, White Nationalism and Abolish ICE

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 13:45:59 GMT

Our host Julio Ricardo Varela was out in Aspen, Colorado, this week but he managed to connect with immigration lawyer Hassan Ahmad and discuss the latest Supreme Court ruling, the thinking behind family separation and will the Abolish ICE movement become a national campaign issue in 2018 now that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated incumbent Joe Crowley in a New York City Democratic primary.

Featured image by Amy Pratt.

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153: We Will Always LOVE the World Cup

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 02:26:20 GMT

Every four years, we kind of stop everything we are doing to watch the World Cup, and for some reason, this year's tournament already feels special, especially with Mexico winning Sunday against Germany. We talk World Cup with Ray Collazo of RaysPodcast.com about what we can't ever get enough of this global event.

Featured image of FIFA World Cup 2018 opening ceremony via Kremlin.ru

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152: The Death Count in Puerto Rico After Hurricane María: What's Really Missing

Sun, 10 Jun 2018 23:17:30 GMT

With news of a Harvard School of Public Health study estimating that there were close to 5,000 excess deaths in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María, we wanted to talk with Alexis Santos Lozada, a Penn State assistant professor who was one of the first researchers to explore the death count last year, months before the Harvard study.

What are the bigger questions and what are we missing about this story?

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151: The Guaraní Language in Paraguay

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 19:25:14 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective are back guest hosting this week's Latino Rebels Radio.

Why does it seem that Paraguay is so isolated to the rest of Latin America? The answer may lie in a genocidal war that almost destroyed the country and the Guaraní language that united it during reconstruction.

The LMC speaks with Paraguayan writer Benjamín Fernández Bogado to learn more about the extraordinary Guaraní language. Fernández Bogado is also the program director for Radio Libre and a columnist for 5 días.

For more LMC shows, visit their site here.

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150: Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz on the Puerto Rico Hurricane María Death Toll

Wed, 30 May 2018 16:25:48 GMT

We did a quick recording with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz on Wednesday morning to talk about the new Harvard study which said that the death count in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane María is more than 70 times the official government number of 64 deaths, which would result in a death count of over 4,600 lives.

This is a special unedited version of Latino Rebels Radio.

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149: Nicaragua Revisited

Fri, 25 May 2018 18:02:22 GMT

The political crisis continues in Nicaragua, and Latino Rebels Radio talks with Rita Delia Casco, former Ambassador of Nicaragua to the United States, former Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the Organization of American States (OAS) and former Ambassador of Nicaragua to Mexico.

Ambassador Casco was also a member of the Nicaraguan delegation that negotiated the Central American peace agreements of the 1980s.

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148: Life After Deportation in Guatemala

Mon, 21 May 2018 01:19:21 GMT

The Latino Media Collective continues guest hosting Latino Rebels Radio with this show from earlier this spring.

Is there life after deportation in Guatemala? Willy Barreno, the co-founder of DESGUA, says yes. He speaks with the LMC about his organization—forming job opportunities for the Mayan community, alternatives to migrating north, creating hope for recently deported Guatemalans, and building the Guatemalan dream. A very inspiring episode. Check out Willy's work at desgua.org.

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147: The Panama Canal's Forgotten Victims

Mon, 14 May 2018 12:42:33 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over the Latino Rebels Radio host chair this week with a story about the construction of the Panama Canal, built for the benefit of U.S. imperialism, under the dark cloud of Jim-Crow racism, with little regard to worker's rights, and almost no recourse for disability rights. This is the dark story of the forgotten victims of the Panama Canal. The LMC speaks with Caroline Lieffers, a PhD candidate in the History of Science and Medicine at Yale University.

For more about the LMC, visit their site here.

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146: Latino Rebels Turns 7 Years Old

Mon, 07 May 2018 03:07:45 GMT

On the weekend of our seventh birthday, Latino Rebels founder @julito77 shares his thoughts about the past, present and future of LR.

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145: #CincoDeFallo

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 01:20:29 GMT

One week before Cinco De Mayo falls on a Saturday, we look at the latest #CincoDeFallo fails of 2018 with @GregorioEats, the Oracle of Cinco De Fallo.

For more about #CincoDeFallo, just go here.

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144: What's Happening in Nicaragua?

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 02:02:42 GMT

In the past week, Nicaragua has seen protests that have led to dozens of deaths. What is happening and why does it matter? Latino Rebels Radio talks with Catherine María Rodríguez, a Nicaraguan-American who has been actively sharing what is going on.

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143: Arizona Says No to In-State Tuition for DACA Students

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:48:21 GMT

This past week, Arizona's Supreme Court unanimously struck down in-state tuition for DACA students. We talk with undocumented rights leader and Arizonan Belén Sisa about what this all means to the state's estimated 2,000-3,000 students who will see their tuition increase significantly.

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142: Edna Chávez and Hakim Johnson of Community Coalition

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 03:08:39 GMT

A few weeks after the March For Our Lives in DC and a speech that broke the internet, Latino Rebels' Sharis Delgadillo speaks with Edna Chávez and Hakim Johnson from Community Coalition in Los Angeles.

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141: Puerto Rico as the 51st State: Civil Rights Battle or Just a Charade?

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:11:19 GMT

While Puerto Rico continues to recover from Hurricane María, the island's current pro-statehood government has announced a commission or "shadow" group of representatives who are trying to call more attention to making the U.S. territory the 51st state of the Union. How realistic is that effort? Is it tangible or just political charade? Latino Rebels Radio speaks with Alfonso Aguilar, President of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles and a member of the statehood commission.

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140: Brazil's Unionized Sex Workers

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:46:59 GMT

This week on Latino Rebels Radio, our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over our feed as guest hosts. The LMC asks: Can Brazil's unionized sex workers, through activism and organizing, overcome the stigma and general disdain for their profession to find some degree of dignity, respect and self-identification on their own terms? Amanda De Lisio, a post-doctoral research assistant at Bournemouth University, speaks with the LMC about this incredible story of struggle and perseverance.

For more LMC shows, visit their site here.

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139: Six Months After Hurricane María: Where Is Puerto Rico Now?

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 02:39:49 GMT

This Tuesday March 20 will be the six-month anniversary of Hurricane María devastating Puerto Rico. Julio López Varona of The Center for Popular Democracy joins us to discuss how the island has changed and why what happened last year can never be forgotten.

Featured show image: Fajardo, Puerto Rico a few days after Hurricane María (Photo by Dennis Rivera Pichardo | Center for Investigative Journalism)

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138: Belize vs. Big Oil

Sun, 11 Mar 2018 19:57:10 GMT

The Latino Media Collective guest hosts this week's show and takes us to the Central American country of Belize. Janelle Chanona, cice rpesident of the Belize Committee of Oceana, speaks with the LMC about the extraordinary grassroots efforts to ban future oil drillings in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Belize may be small, but it is front and center in the struggle for environmental justice in Latin America and the West Indies.

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137: Lesly Kahn's 'Rosa Ramirez' Fiasco, 'Oscars So White' Protest and Net Neutrality

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:05:53 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is out early this weekend, as Alex Nogales of the National Hispanic Media Coalition joins us to talk about the Lesly Kahn fiasco that Latino Rebels covered, the NHMC's "Oscars So White" protest and the battle for Net Neutrality.

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136: Migrating to Canada

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 02:40:06 GMT

The Latino Media Collective guest hosts this week's Latino Rebels Radio with an episode Canada's immigration system. For several years, the Canadian immigration system has become more in lockstep with the United States, especially when it comes to asylum seekers and the undocumented. The LMC speaks with Patricia Martin, an associate professor of Geography at the Université de Montreal, about the myths and harsh realities of migrating to Canada.

For more LMC episodes, go to the team's main site.

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135: PTSD and Undocumented Immigrants

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 01:13:49 GMT

This past weekend, HuffPost national reporter Roque Planas wrote a story about Norma Herrera, who in 2016 was put on suicide watch. Roque's reporting noted that Norma's condition "was likely triggered... by the experience of living as an undocumented immigrant in the United States. Her recurring nightmares were a symptom of her illness." Her multiple diagnoses included PTSD. Latino Rebels spoke with Roque about this story and why the issue of mental health in immigrant communities continues to be overlooked.

To read Roque's full story, click here.

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134: A Recorded Live Phone Convo With Tamarindo Podcast

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 04:54:49 GMT

So... our Internet went down tonight and we had issues with a live show, but that didn't stop us from going on with the show and calling up Brenda Gonzalez Ricards of Tamarindo Podcast. Once we got it all squared away, Brenda talked about what's new for Tamarindo, the future of Brown podcasts and what's missing in the news.

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133: BONUS: Austerity in Argentina

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:07:00 GMT

We decided to drop a BONUS show this week, because our friends at the Latino Media Collective are such cool guest hosts, so for this episode, the LMC focuses on what is going on in Argentina and the country's economic policies. Juan Cruz Ferré, a columnist for Left Voice and La Izquierda Diario, speaks with the LMC about austerity measures in Argentina and how people are mobilizing against it.

For more LMC shows, go to latinomediacollective.com

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Featured image by Victoria Batiston

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132: Haiti and TPS

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 16:20:51 GMT

The Latino Media Collective guest hosts in this episode about setting the record straight about the Haitian-American experience and Temporary Protected Status (TPS). What does it mean for a community that has been part of U.S. history since the start the 18th century? Haitian-America Jessicah Pierre of the Institute for Policy Studies talks to the LMC.

For more LMC shows, go to latinomediacollective.com

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131: Providing Humanitarian Aid to Migrants Can Get You Arrested by Border Patrol

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 04:10:52 GMT

What is happening to individuals providing humanitarian aid to migrants? According to Tucson's NO MORE DEATHS/NO MÁS MUERTES, it means getting arrested by Border Patrol agents. Ana Sánchez, one of the organization's volunteers, joins us to share updates about what is happening.

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130: Shutdown

Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:36:28 GMT

What's missing from the current debate about the government shutdown? We talk with Juan Escalante of America's Voice from DC.

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129: A Show About El Salvador With Actual Salvadorans

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 04:30:22 GMT

Earlier this week, the Trump administration said it would eliminate Temporary Protective Status for El Salvador, directly impacting the lives of 200,000 Salvadorans living in the United States. What does it mean to this country's Salvadoran community? We talk with two of our show's resident Salvadorans: Christian Henríquez and Oscar Fernández.

In addition, immigration lawyer Matthew Kolken tells us about the legal implications of TPS ending, as well as whether there will even be an immigration deal in Congress for DACA.

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128: The Mapuches of Chile

Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:27:17 GMT

The Latino Media Collective guest hosts Latino Rebels Radio this week and interviews Daniel Cano, co-founder of the Kuykuitin Project, about the social justice struggle for the Mapuche people of Chile. Cano explains the little-known history of the Mapuche and how to resolve the conflict between the Chilean state that goes back to 1883.

For more LMC episodes, visit latinomediacollective.com

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127: The Best of 2017 With the Latino Media Collective

Sun, 31 Dec 2017 16:19:17 GMT

This week, we did a show with the Latino Media Collective! Hear what the LMC and Latino Rebels had to say about some of the most important stories of 2017. ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Happy New Year!

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126: Black Is Beautiful in Ecuador

Tue, 26 Dec 2017 21:46:14 GMT

Guest host Latino Media Collective is back, and asks: What does it mean to be black and beautiful in Ecuador? And how has the rise of Afro-Latinos in Ecuadorian society changed the country's national identity? Professor Hugo Benavides, chair of the Fordham University's Anthropology Department, is the featured guest.

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125: Melissa Mark-Viverito in a Post-María Puerto Rico World

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 20:14:53 GMT

As she finishes up her time as NYC Council Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito talks with Latino Rebels Radio about Puerto Rico in a world after Hurricane María, why "politiquería" continues to dominate Puerto Rican society and what needs to change.

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124: #NoDreamNoDeal: Getting Arrested for Congress to Act

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 02:43:39 GMT

On Friday, seven DACA recipients and one ally got arrested after two sit-ins at the offices of Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Carlos Curbelo. As of Sunday night, the individuals are in a DC jail, refusing to disclose their names to law enforcement. They are also on a hunger strike. Why are they doing it? We talk with Juan Pablo Orjuela, a spokesperson for the Seed Project—the group supporting these activists.

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123: What's Happening in Honduras and Why It Matters

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:27:50 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host Latino Rebels Radio this week with a very special show about the most important story that nobody is paying attention to: the controversy about the latest presidential elections in Honduras. Amid reports of corruption, voter suppression and violence, the LMC speaks with Suyapa Portillo about what happens next in Honduras. Portillo is an assistant professor of Chicano & Latino studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. She was also an election observer during the election in Honduras.

For more about the LMC, visit their site.

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BONUS: The Best Journalists in Puerto Rico That You Probably Never Knew About

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:28:30 GMT

Last Thursday December 7, Puerto Rico's Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) celebrated its 10-year anniversary. This nonprofit independent media organization has transformed journalism in Puerto Rico. As one of its many media partners, Latino Rebels spoke with Carla Minet, the CPI's Executive Director, about the group's history and what the future of journalism will be like for them and for the island.

For more about the CPI, visit http://periodismoinvestigativo.com/

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122: The Jesuit Murders of El Salvador

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 02:34:10 GMT

On November 16, 1989, US-trained, Salvadoran-backed military forces killed six Jesuits priests, their housekeeper and her daughter in El Salvador. This week, the Latino Media Collective guest hosts Latino Rebels Radio to discuss this atrocity. The LMC speaks with author Robert Lassalle-Klein about the significance of this event as it relates to liberation theology and the history of El Salvador.

Photo from the Fundación Hermano Mercedes Ruíz

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121: A Conversation With Enrique Chi of Making Movies

Mon, 04 Dec 2017 02:36:58 GMT

It has been a breakthrough year for Making Movies, the Kansas City-based band, and Latino Rebels talks with singer/guitarist Enrique Chi about the group's success—from hitting #3 on the Latin Billboard charts to releasing a series of new protest songs and earning some love from THE Rubén Blades. For more about this band we love, go to http://makingmoviesband.com.

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120: Bolivian Cholita Fashion

Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:16:38 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host this week. Documentary photographer Delphine Blast speaks with the LMC about the rise and acceptance of Bolivian Cholita fashion. After generations of being marginalized and denied access to public services, the indigenous women of Bolivia are using the Cholita aesthetic as a symbol of femininity, elegance and dignity. When fashion and social justice collide. Learn more at http://delphineblast.com

Featured images by Delphine Blast

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119: Two Months After Hurricane María and Unity for Puerto Rico?

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 01:42:09 GMT

It's now two months since Hurricane María, and what's life like in Puerto Rico? We speak with Marlena Fitzpatrick and Hector Luis Alamo, who are currently on the island, reporting for Enclave Magazine. Later in the show, host Julio Ricardo Varela shares his thoughts about Sunday's Unity March for Puerto Rico in DC. Where will the diaspora go next?

Show image by Flavio Cumpiano

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118: What's the Future of DACA?

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 04:19:34 GMT

Activist Belén Sisa talks about the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Belén was in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to participate in a massive DREAM ACT demonstration and was one of more than one dozen people arrested during the protest at the Hart Senate Office Building. Thousands of high school and college students had traveled from as far away as Washington state and Arizona in an effort to keep politicians focused on the struggle for immigrant rights.

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117: Rosa Clemente and #PRontheMap

Sun, 05 Nov 2017 23:38:42 GMT

This week our host @julito77 spoke with Rosa Clemente about her latest project: #PRontheMap, an independent grassroots media initiative solely dedicated to authentic storytelling out of Puerto Rico.

For more, visit PRontheMap.com

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116: Michael Manley and Jamaica

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 02:08:48 GMT

Keeping its guest hosting duties going, the Latino Media Collective is back with an episode about Jamaica. The LMC speaks with Brian Meeks about the life and legacy of former Jamaican prime minister Michael Manley and how the struggle for social justice in the 60s and 70s still affects the Caribbean nation to this day. Meeks is the chair of Africana studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

For more about the LMC, visit https://latinomediacollective.com/

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115: Brazil's Prison Industrial Complex

Sun, 22 Oct 2017 22:09:30 GMT

The Latino Media Collective guest hosts this week's Latino Rebels Radio. What is it like to live in Brazil's prison system? Brazilian freelance journalist Fernanda Canofre talks about the dangers of riots, torture, disease, corruption, and racial profiling. All without ever being charged with a crime.

For more about the LMC, go to https://latinomediacollective.com/

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114: Femicide in Mexico

Sun, 15 Oct 2017 20:04:29 GMT

The Latino Media Collective takes over the host chair this week with a conversation about how femicide in Mexico has has gone beyond Ciudad Juarez and the country's northern states. Freelance journalist Nidia Bautista joins the show to explain why the Mexican government continues to blame victims and turns a blind eye to this ongoing problem.

For more episodes from the LMC, visit latinomediacollective.com.

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113: The 'New Normal' of Puerto Rico After Hurricane María

Mon, 09 Oct 2017 02:13:18 GMT

This week, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela got to talk with his cousin Omar, who lives in Dorado, Puerto Rico, about life after Hurricane Maria.

For more episodes, go to LatinoRebels.com

Featured image: Flooding in Carolina, Puerto Rico after Hurricane María (Public Domain)

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112: Why Is María’s Death Toll in Puerto Rico Being Underreported?

Sun, 01 Oct 2017 21:48:59 GMT

The Puerto Rican government says the official death toll from Hurricane María is at 16, but reports from the island contradict that number, and a new story from the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) published news of deaths that the government has not formally acknowledged. Why?

Our host, Julio Ricardo Varela, talks with Omaya Sosa Pascual, the CPI journalist who broke the story about the death toll. Omaya explains what she found and what else she will be publishing this week. Julio and Omaya also discuss why the current CBS News story about the island's death toll didn't dig deep enough.

For more episodes, visit LatinoRebels.com

Featured image: Nilka Fontánez, whose father is bedridden at the Pavía Hospital in Santurce (Photo by Omaya Sosa Pascual)

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111: SPECIAL EPISODE: Puerto Rico Is Destroyed

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 03:11:16 GMT

In this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, host Julio Ricardo Varela calls Jay Fonseca in Puerto Rico about the devastation caused by Hurricane María.

For more episodes: http://www.latinorebels.com/category/radio/

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110: A DACA Update and the Whitewashing of Evita

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 09:58:20 GMT

Where does the debate on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) go next? César Vargas, director of Dream Action Coalition, discusses the politics of Trump's decision and what DACA recipients can do.

We close the show with Luis E. Mora, who shares the latest about a controversial "Evita" casting in Massachusetts.

For more episodes, go to http://www.latinorebels.com/category/radio/

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109: Filipinos, the Latinos of Asia

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:02:35 GMT

We gave the Latino Media Collective another guest hosting slot, and this week, the LMC asks: are Filipinos Asians or Latinos? Anthony Ocampo, author of THE LATINOS OF ASIA, joins the show to discuss. Ocampo is also an associate professor of sociology at Cal Polytechnic University in Pomona.

For more visit, LatinoMediaCollective.com.

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108: Why Guam Should Matter to Latinos

Sun, 03 Sep 2017 16:01:05 GMT

The Latino Media Collective guests hosts Latino Rebels Radio this week with a show about Guam. What does Guam have to do with Latinos and Latin America? What do Guam and Puerto Rico have in common? A lot more than people realize. On this episode, the LMC speaks with indigenous Chamorro rights organizer Leilani Ganser about Guam’s Spanish colonial past and its struggle with US colonialism today.

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107: McDonald's in Latin America

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 13:44:00 GMT

This week the Latino Media Collective guest hosts Latino Rebels Radio. Investigative journalist Jack Werner joins us to discuss the insidious presence of McDonald's in Latin America as a colonial outpost to spread U.S. consumer capitalism. When it comes to McDonald's, the LMC is NOT loving it.

For more, check out LatinoRebels.com and LatinoMediaCollective.com

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106: #Charlottesville and Anti-White Supremacy With UVA's Latinx Student Alliance

Mon, 21 Aug 2017 03:55:05 GMT

Leaders of the Latinx Student Alliance at the University of Virginia discuss the recent events in Charlottesville, where one of their members was hurt during the August 12 "Unite The Right" rally—the same day Heather Heyer was also killed after a car plowed into peaceful protestors.

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105: A History of Lowriders

Sat, 12 Aug 2017 12:57:48 GMT

The Latino Media Collective guest hosts Latino Rebels Radio this week! LMC cruises down the boulevard as we explore the rich and complex history of lowriders and how this once marginalized subculture became an international phenomenon. Our guest for this trip is Denise Sandoval, professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at Cal State University in Northridge, California.

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104: #FreeRomulo, the RAISE Act and MS-13 Hysteria: Where Do We All Go Next?

Mon, 07 Aug 2017 03:16:19 GMT

For this week's Latino Rebels Radio, special guest co-host Brenda Gonzalez of Tamarindo Podcast joined us one more time.

We start with the latest about #FreeRomulo, the campaign to stop the deportation of Rómulo Avelica-González. David Abud, one of the campaign organizers, joins us. Then, long-time Latino Rebels contributor Matthew Kolken shares his insights about the RAISE Act. Later in the show, Elmer from The Hood Digest breaks down the MS-13 hysteria and why it's so important to understand the facts.

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103: Street Vendor Hero Benjamín Ramírez and the Fight Against Gentrification in LA

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 03:11:12 GMT

Special guest host Brenda Gonzalez of Tamarindo Podcast joins us!

We kick off the show with Benjamín Ramírez, whose story went viral earlier this week when a man knocked over his elote cart. Many saw this as a another form of gentrification and sparked a heated online debate. He will tell us what's next for him.

Then we explore the anti-gentrification fight going on in Boyle Heights, where many residents are feeling left out by the decisions made by developers. Ulises Sanchez is a local community organizer who will give us the latest updates.

Finally, María Camila Montañez closes the episode. She has been reporting for LatinoRebels.com on how the community has come together to support Benjamín Ramírez. She will give us her take on the reaction from the streets.

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102: The Only Spanish-Speaking Republic in Africa: PART TWO

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 01:13:20 GMT

The Latino Media Collective is back guest hosting Latino Rebels Radio this week with another episode about Equatorial Guinea, the only Spanish-speaking republic in Africa. Tutu Alicante, the executive director of EG Justice, discusses the influence ExxonMobil has on his country, the strange connection between Equatorial Guinea and current US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and Michael Jackson...yes, that Michael Jackson.

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101: Tony Diaz Talks MAS and Cristina Tzintzun of #15ContraSB4

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 03:14:37 GMT

El Librotraficante, Tony Diaz, updates us on the lawsuit against HB 2281—the Arizona law that bans the Mexican-American studies program. With the case now in the courts, what will happen next? Later, Cristina Tzintzun, founder and director of Jolt Texas tells us all about her organization's #15ContraSB4 protest.

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100: The Helado Negro Conversation

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 03:07:09 GMT

Vacation was great, but now we're back and Helado Negro, the music and performance work of Roberto Carlos Lange, joins us to talk about music, life and the album Private Energy. We play some tracks too.

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99: Queer Latino Culture

Sat, 01 Jul 2017 14:00:05 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio this week. One year after the Pulse nightclub massacre, the LMC speaks w/ Xorje Olivares about the erasure & lack of coverage of Queer Latino culture. Xorje Olivares is a radio personality on SiriusXM radio, a contributing writer for Vice, and the host of the webseries, "Hey Xorje." Learn more @ heyxorje.com/

For more about LMC, go to https://latinomediacollective.com/

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98: MS-13: Fact vs. Fiction

Sat, 24 Jun 2017 17:58:53 GMT

This week the Latino Media Collective is back on Latino Rebels Radio with a new episode. In the latest LMC show, Hector Silva Avalos, a Salvadoran journalist and fellow at American University, discusses the facts and myths about MS-13. For more about LMC, visit their new site at https://latinomediacollective.com/

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97: Trump's Cuba Speech and Latino Anti-Blackness in the Death of Philando Castile

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 03:14:59 GMT

Donald Trump went to Miami last Friday to roll back part of President Obama's Cuba policy. What does it mean now? We chat with Alfredo Estrado of LATINO magazine about it all.

Later in the show, we talk about Mijente's Latinx Anti-Blackness Killed Philando Castile statement, which has led to some necessary and critical conversations about race and justice.

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96: REBROADCAST: Are Those Eligible for DACA and DAPA Getting Deported?

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:32:28 GMT

With all the news about President Trump's positions on DACA, we wanted to share the following 2015 show that gives more context to how DACA was viewed during the Obama administration. Here is our conversation with immigration attorney Matthew Kolken. We will back next week!

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95: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America

Sat, 27 May 2017 13:45:00 GMT

For this holiday weekend, Latino Rebels Radio gives you a BONUS episode from our friends at Latino Media Collective! The LMC goes north of the border to speak with Todd Gordon, author of "Imperialist Canada" and "Blood of Extraction: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America." Todd Gordon is an assistant professor of social justice & community engagement at Wilfred Laurier University in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

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94: Crisis of the Brazilian Left

Fri, 26 May 2017 15:49:52 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is off for the holiday weekend, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over the show with a episode from late March. Sabrina Fernandes returns to speak with the LMC on the internal fragmentation within the Brazilian leftist movements that set the stage to last year's coup against president Dilma Rousseff. You can learn more about her analysis at http://ppesydney.net/crisis-praxis-brazilian-left/

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93: The National Puerto Rican Day Parade and Oscar López Rivera

Mon, 22 May 2017 03:05:45 GMT

The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is facing another controversy after announcing that it would honor Oscar López Rivera, the 74-year-old nationalist whose federal sentence for "seditious conspiracy" was commuted by President Obama earlier this year.

Angelo Falcón of the National Institute for Latino Policy joins us to share the latest.

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92: Texas Passed a New 'Show Me Your Papers' Law: What's Next?

Mon, 15 May 2017 03:32:01 GMT

When Texas governor Greg Abbott went on Facebook Live to sign Senate Bill 4 on May 7, it took many by surprise, including many Texans who have been fighting against the bill. To opponents of SB 4, the new bill is just a more subtle version of Arizona's anti-immigrant SB 1070 bill. Tony Diaz and Celina Moreno join us to talk about SB 4 and what it means for the Lone Star State. Tony is an original Rebelde based in Houston and Celina is an attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).

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91: El Salvador's Mining Ban

Mon, 08 May 2017 00:56:06 GMT

The Latino Media Collective takes over Latino Rebels Radio this week. Laura Embree-Lowry, the program director for CISPES, joins the show to discuss the historic mining ban in El Salvador. She explains how El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban all metallic mining nationwide and about the activists whom risked their lives to fight for social and environmental justice. Learn more at cispes.org/

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90: A Conversation With Ozomatli's Raúl Pacheco & Ulises Bella

Mon, 01 May 2017 19:05:42 GMT

This week two members of iconic LA-based band Ozomatli, Raúl Pacheco and Ulises Bella, join Latino Rebels to talk about the group's upcoming album and what it's like to be musicians in the age of Trump. More at ozomatli.com

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89: The Caravan Against Fear and the Case of Juan Manuel Montes

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 03:25:42 GMT

This week, Latino Rebels Radio talked with Daniel Robelo of the Caravan Against Fear, a grassroots mobilization that is traveling from California to Texas to defend immigrant rights, keep families together, resist Trump and build momentum for the May 1 National Strike. Daniel has been sharing some Facebook Live videos of the Caravan on the Latino Rebels Facebook site.

Later in the show, Greisa Martínez Rosas of United We Dream updated us about the Juan Manuel Montes deportation case.

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88: On the 35th Anniversary of the Falkland Islands War

Sat, 15 Apr 2017 15:00:32 GMT

We are off this week, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio (we call LMC our "third host") with an episode about the Falkland Islands War. April marks the 35th anniversary of the war between Argentina and the UK, James J.A. Blair, a visiting assistant professor in Anthropology at Brooklyn College, joins the show to talk about the complexities and the legacy of this war. More at https://soundcloud.com/latinomediacollective/

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87: Undocumented and Black

Sun, 09 Apr 2017 23:42:47 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio again this week with Jonathan Jayes-Green, the co-founder of the Undocublack Network. Jonathan talks about the immigrant experience from the Afro-diaspora point of view from Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, and all points in between. Learn more at http://undocublack.org/

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86: Yeah, Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes. Why Does That Surprise You?

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 04:30:48 GMT

We bust the myth that undocumented immigrants don't pay taxes with Belén Sisa, who will be talking about her recent viral story and what the reaction has been—both the positive AND the negative.

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85: Sanctuary Cities: Rhetoric vs. Action

Sun, 26 Mar 2017 15:27:12 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio this week with their late February show on sanctuary cities. Cesar Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hernandez speaks with the LMC about recent actions taken against immigrant community in the U.S. and how declarations by mayors about sanctuary cities should be put into actual practice.

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84: Residente at SXSW

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 02:43:15 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio co-host Sharis Delgadillo chatted with Residente at SXSW about his newest documentary and his latest music.

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83: A Convo With John Leguizamo and Our First SXSW Clips (Van Jones, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga)

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 03:52:40 GMT

This is not fake news. This week, Latino Rebels Radio spoke with THE John Leguizamo about his show, LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS, which is at NYC's Public Theater until the end of April.

Later in the show, Sharis joins us from SXSW to share her clips with Van Jones, Wagner Moura (NARCOS) and Alice Braga (Queen of the South).

Photo by Joan Marcus

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82: A Year Since the Murder of Berta Cáceres and the Poetry of Carlos Andrés Gómez

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 04:23:50 GMT

Julito and Sharis are back with a new Latino Rebels Radio episode this week. We start the show with Sharis' recent visit to DC and an independent journalism conference that she attended for the Rebeldes.

Then, we spoke with Silvio Carrillo, nephew of slain Honduran activist Berta Cáceres, who told us how her memory lives on, one year after her death.

Later in the show, we welcomed back Carlos Andrés Gómez, who shared his latest poem, Where Are You Really From?, with us and talked about what it all means in the Age of Trump.

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81: Latina Feminist Activism on the Rise

Sun, 26 Feb 2017 15:00:19 GMT

This week on Latino Rebels Radio, our friends at Latino Media Collective are back with a new show. LMC engineer Abby Roberts takes the lead in speaking with Brujas skateboarder and herbal healing activist Antonia Perez on the importance of Latina feminist activism, defending environmental rights, and how herbal medicine and natural healing can be helpful during these times of political upheaval.

The regular Latino Rebels team will be back with a new show on March 5.

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80: Teachers Mocking 'Day Without Immigrants' at California High School

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 07:07:34 GMT

We start with a story from California that went viral during Thursday's "Day Without Immigrants" protest. At Rubidoux High School, several teachers were put on paid leave after they posted public social media comments mocking students who did not attend school to participate in a the nationwide action. Irene Monica Sanchez, who has been writing about the controversy, shares the latest with us.

Later in the show, THE Juan Bago of the ROOM 28 comedy crew joins us to share what the group is creating in the days leading up to the Oscars. We caught a sneak peek of their latest project and it's flipping hilarious.

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79: Latino Rebels en Sundance: Con el actor Ramón Emilio Calendario de 'Carpinteros'

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:49:03 GMT

¡Tenemos más Latino Rebels en español! Sharis habla con Ramón Emilio Calendario, actor de la película dominicana, 'Carpinteros'.

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78: Latino Rebels en Sundance: Con el actor Jean Jean de 'Carpinteros'

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:41:56 GMT

¡Latino Rebels en español! Sharis habla con Jean Jean, actor principal de la película dominicana, 'Carpinteros'.

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77: Latino Rebels at Sundance: José María Cabral of 'Carpinteros'

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:28:35 GMT

While Sharis was at Sundance this year, she got to talk with writer/director José María Cabral, whose “Carpinteros” (Woodpeckers) is the first feature film from the Dominican Republic to debut at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.

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76: ICE Raids Across the Country

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 04:21:09 GMT

We discuss the news of recent ICE raids with New York immigration attorney Bryan Johnson, Arizona activist Maria Castro, CHIRLA communication director Jorge-Mario Cabrera and NDLON national campaign coordinator Salvador G. Sarmiento.

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75: Ecuador's Struggle for Environmental Rights

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 19:10:11 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective host this week's Latino Rebels Radio. In this episode, freelance journalist Bryan Miranda speaks with LMC about the struggle for environmental justice by the indigenous Shuar community of Ecuador as they fight to prevent the development of a mining project on ancestral lands. LMC also talks about the few similarities this case has with the Standing Rock struggle as well.

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74: Trump's Immigration Ban and Our First Sundance Report

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 04:22:33 GMT

Immigration attorney Matthew Kolken joined us to give us his thoughts about President Donald Trump's immigration ban. He also told us what people can do to protect yourself from deportation.

Later in the show, co-host Sharis Delgadillo introduced us to two special guests from Sundance: guitarist Stevie Salas, who called in from Japan about the award-winning Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, and Nadia Hallgren, whose Motherland film takes us into the heart of the planet’s busiest maternity hospital in one of the world’s poorest and most populous countries: The Philippines.

Featured image by Dennis Bratland (Wikimedia Commons)

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73: Bolivia's Water Wars

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 19:13:32 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio this week to shed light on Bolivia's current drought crisis and lack of accessible water. Is it setting the stage for a repeat of the 2000 Water War? Nasya Razavi tells us the latest on the new struggle for the right to water in Bolivia.

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72: The Latino Rebels Episode Our Host Screwed Up

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 05:18:20 GMT

We were supposed to give you a live show about the end of the "Wet Foot, Dry Foot" policy and the "Here to Stay" protests, but our host had audio issues and we couldn't do the episode. Julito explains what happened.

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71: Calling Out Machismo Culture

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 04:47:00 GMT

On December 23, the Facebook page of Conejo Productions published a video called BOYS WILL BE BOYS. It boldly confronted machismo culture in the Latino community. Since then, the video has been viewed more than 8 million times. Gloria Morán and Kimberly Bautista join us to talk about the story behind the video.

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70: The Best of 2016 with Latino Media Collective

Tue, 27 Dec 2016 17:04:09 GMT

We end the year with one special show! Our friends at the Latino Media Collective interview our co-hosts Julio Ricardo Varela and Sharis Delgadillo about 2016.

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69: Colombia After the NO Vote

Fri, 23 Dec 2016 20:40:19 GMT

This week, Latino Media Collective takes over Latino Rebels Radio with its latest show: Laura Carlsen, executive director of the Americas Program for the Center for International Policy, gives us her analysis of Colombia following its stunning NO vote against ending the almost six-generations-long civil war. Who lost? How did it all happen? Who stands to benefit from more war?

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68: Being Latinx at Cornell

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 05:30:57 GMT

Cornell University student Paola Muñoz discusses her powerful Huffington Post piece, which talks about the emotional labor students of color face on the Ithaca campus. She will tell us why she chose to write this article and what students can do to have their voices heard.

Later in the show, Lis-Marie Alvarado and 11-year-old Leah Cayasso join us to talk about the We Belong Together campaign. Leah is 11 years old and the daughter of undocumented parents and a DACAmented sister.

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67: Eduardo Arenas of Chicano Batman and #FreeOscarLópez

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 04:46:16 GMT

This week on Latino Rebels Radio: Eduardo Arenas (É Arenas), bassist for Chicano Batman, joins us. É will tell us about his new solo effort, Nariz. We'll play a few songs from that album and also talk about Chicano Batman's upcoming Freedom Is Free album.

Later in the show, Erika Andiola joins us to shared the latest from the #FreeOscarLopez campaign.

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66: A Latina Goes to #StandingRock

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 04:54:19 GMT

For this week's Latino Rebels Radio, we discuss the latest from the Dakota Access pipeline protest. Thousands of water protectors were determined to stop the construction of a new petroleum pipeline that they say will poison their water supply and destroy sacred lands. Journalist Wendy Carrillo tells us what she has seen during her stay there and what lies ahead for the water protectors.

Featured image by Shane Balkowitsch

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65: Fidel Castro Is Dead and the Protest in Puerto Rico No One Is Talking About

Mon, 28 Nov 2016 04:20:46 GMT

Fidel Castro died on November 26. He was 90 years old.

Cuban American musician and Latino Rebels contributor Dave Sandoval joins us to talk about the reaction to Castro's death and why this means to the future of Cuba. Later, Luis Marentes adds his thoughts to the conversation.

Later in the show, journalists in Puerto Rico Maritza Stanchich and Carla Minet talk about the Peñuelas protest in Puerto Rico and why people are getting arresting and speaking out against the transport of coal ash.

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64: A Muslim Registry, the Rural Latino Vote & Recreational Marijuana in California

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 04:37:11 GMT

A full house on Latino Rebels Radio.

Donald Trump has talked about registering and tracing Muslims living across the United States. Immigration attorney Matthew Kolken joins us to discuss the legalities of such a registry as well as where we have seen this before.

There was a lot of talk about the importance of the Latino vote in the 2016 presidential election and many Latinos voted for Trump despite his anti-Latino stances for most of his campaign. NBC Latino contributor Stephen Nuño breaks down the myths and facts surrounding this topic.

Finally, we talk with Leslie Otañez, Campaign Program Associate from the Drug Policy Action. Leslie talks to us about Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana in California.

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63: An (Uncomfortable?) Conversation About the 2016 Election

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 04:11:00 GMT

This week on Latino Rebels Radio, we recap the 2016 election. What happened? We start the show with César Vargas (yes, another César Vargas), one of the leading immigrant rights leaders in the country. He will give us his take on the election and tell us what he thinks the Democrats got wrong this time around.

Later, Arizona Public Policy Director for Center for Neighborhood Leadership, Viridiana Hernandez joins us. Viridiana has been part of the fight to oust Sheriff Joe Arpaio out of office for his discrimination practices against Latinos. Arpaio was voted out of office November 8. She will tell us what this means for her and the Latino community and how will they work with Paul Penzone to rebuild trust in Maricopa County.

And yes, we take callers too.

Featured image by Gage Skidmore

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62: César Vargas' Viral Hillary Clinton Piece and the Bazta Arpaio Campaign

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 04:42:36 GMT

We start the show with César Vargas, founder of UPLIFTT, to discuss his Huffington Post op-ed that got a lot of attention this week. He will tell us why he can no longer support Hillary Clinton and what was the turning point for changing his mind.

Later in the show. Maria Castro, Direct Action Organizer with the Bazta Arpaio campaign, shares her thoughts about the why 2016 could be the year Sheriff Joe Arpaio loses his re-election bid.

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61: Live From El Bronx: Will the Borough and Its Puerto Rican Community Survive?

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 02:14:28 GMT

On October 26, Latino Rebels Radio recorded a live podcast from the Bronx Library Center, thanks to the New York Public Library and AudioBoom.

In this latest episode, we discuss the past, present and future of the Bronx with New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, reference librarian Ramon Da Silva and the All-Star Boricua Panel of Bill Aguado, Liza Colón-Zayas and Charlie Vázquez.

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60: Venezuela: Fact vs. Fiction

Sun, 23 Oct 2016 20:11:44 GMT

This week the Latino Media Collective takes over Latino Rebels Radio with its October 7 show about the political crisis in Venezuela. Gabriel Hetland discusses the history of violence by the Venezuelan opposition against the former government of Hugo Chávez and the current administration of Nicolás Maduro. Hetland is an assistant professor of Latin American, Caribbean and US Latino Studies at the University of Albany.

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59: The State of Latinos in Presidential Politics

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 03:23:57 GMT

With about three weeks to go until Election Day 2016, we look back at the state of Latinos and presidential politics in this campaign season, as Erika Andiola joins us. Erika was part of the Bernie Sanders campaign, is now back in DC working at Our Revolution and is considered by many to be a strong voice in the community.

Later in the show, Armando Carmona of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network talks about a special debate night event NDLON and Latino Rebels' Sharis Delgadillo will be moderating via Facebook Live.

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58: US Human Experimentation in Guatemala

Sun, 09 Oct 2016 19:01:31 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio will be back on October 16, but our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over our channel this week. On this episode, LMC speaks with Lydia Crafts about the U.S. history of human experimentations in Guatemala during the 1940's. She discusses how U.S. doctors infected people with STI's, how patient consented was manipulated, and why this history still affects Guatemala's health care system today.

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57: Demanding DHS Cut Ties with Private Prisons & the WVU Letter That Went Viral

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 03:22:11 GMT

On September 28, former immigrant detainees confronted head of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson outside a public speaking event to demand he address the crisis inside immigrant detention centers and cut the department’s contracts with private prisons.

Jacinta Gonzalez, Field Director of Mijente/Not1More Deportation campaign, gave us more details about Secretary Johnson's response to the confrontation.

Later in the show, West Virginia University student, Kasey, who recently wrote a "controversial" letter to the university's president asking him to begin a discussion addressing the cultural issues on campus. Kasey will give us an update on the situation.

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56: Latino Pioneers in Skateboarding

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:52:26 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio once again with a topic we have covered in the past.

Independent journalist and skateboarder Juan Ramirez chronicles the contributions and innovations made by Latinos to the creation of modern skateboarding. He includes punk rock connections, the rise of skateboarding as a future Olympic sport and why people still perceive the sport as mostly white. Learn more at correlavoz.wordpress.com/

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55: #Ayotzinapa Two Years Later and #CharlotteUprising

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 04:07:48 GMT

We speak with activist Meztli Yoalli Rodríguez, who shared her thoughts about the two-year anniversary of the 43 students who disappeared in Iguala. Two years later and there are still no answers. Where do we go from here?

Later in the show, organizer Elena Hernández calls in from Charlotte with the latest about #CharlotteUprising.

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54: Women in Mexico's Prison System

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 01:42:29 GMT

This week, our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio.

Recently, an Amnesty International report revealed institutional sexual abuses and torture against women in Mexico's prison system. LMC talks with freelance journalist Nidia Bautista about the report's findings.

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53: No Latino Moderators at Presidential Debates

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 03:20:40 GMT

National Association of Hispanic Journalists president Brandon Benavides talks about what NAHJ is doing to raise awareness about why the upcoming presidential debates don't have a Latino moderator.

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52: Taco Trucks on Every Corner?

Mon, 05 Sep 2016 03:19:27 GMT

During a week that saw Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump visit Mexico and then give an immigration speech in Phoenix, the Latinx digital media world has been obsessed about taco trucks ever since Marco Gutierrez of Latinos for Trump went on MSNBC on September 1 and said the United States should fear "taco trucks on every corner." Gutierrez joins us at the top of the show to discuss.

Later, Latino Rebels contributor and immigration lawyer Matthew Kolken breaks down exactly what Trump was talking about in his Phoenix speech. Finally, we talk with Dr. Frances Negrón-Muntaner, who will be featured in HBO Latino's Habla y Vota special.

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51: Our Little Podcast Tribute to Juan Gabriel

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 04:31:00 GMT

On our first show back from our break, we opened our phone lines and had callers pay tribute to Juan Gabriel, who died on August 28, 2016 in Santa Monica, California.

Main image via www.vivaiquique.com

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50: A Historic LGBTQ Victory in Belize

Sat, 27 Aug 2016 16:07:46 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio with a new show.

Our long-neglected neighbors in Belize achieved a major court victory this month as the Belize courts overturned a colonial-era anti-gay law called Section 53. Caleb Orozco, the founder and executive director of United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) talks to us about this proud moment in his country's history. Learn more at unibam.org

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49: Remember What Happened in Murrieta? (REBROADCAST)

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 00:12:00 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is on vacation for one more week, so we decided to rebroadcast this show from 2014, when we we covering what was happening in Murrieta, California.

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48: When We First Talked About Donald Trump's Racism (REBROADCAST)

Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:59:13 GMT

Latino Rebels Radio is on vacation until late August, so we wanted to share our show from last June, just days after Donald Trump announced his candidacy for President. Remember those anti-Mexican comments and how everyone except for a small group of Latinos spoke out against it? We revisit that time. Not that we are saying, "We told you so," but "We told you so."

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47: Oscar Fernández and Why His Stories Challenge Your Worldview

Sun, 07 Aug 2016 20:54:08 GMT

For the past few months, Latino Rebels Radio has been featuring the work of Oscar Fernández and the Latino Media Collective. This week from Washington, D.C., we spoke to Oscar about why focuses on stories that many Latinos know very little about.

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46: Undocumented Mexicans vs. Undocumented Irish

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 22:02:41 GMT

This week Latino Rebels Radio decided to do something different: our host was in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention and talked immigration with a Donald Trump delegate from Quincy, Massachusetts. Here is their conversation.

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45: Black Lives Matter in Brazil

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:44:29 GMT

This special Latino Rebels Radio episode features (once again) our friends at the Latino Media Collective as they discuss the Black Lives Matter movement in Brazil with Professor Jaime Alves from the College of Staten Island.

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44: The Fight for Independence in Western Sahara

Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:36:07 GMT

Much like Equatorial Guinea, the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara is almost non-existent in the consciousness of Latinos in the US. This week our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio to interview Stephen Zunes on the fight for independence in Western Sahara.

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43: Al Madrigal and Peace and Dignity Journeys 2016

Mon, 18 Jul 2016 03:35:11 GMT

We welcome comedian and actor Al Madrigal! He will be speaking to us about the Latino Comedy Festival: a celebration of the Latino community and its impact on the comedy world. He'll also tell you how you can volunteer!

On the second half of the show, we are joined by José Malvido, the North and Central America coordinator for the Peace and Dignity Journeys 2016. The Peace and Dignity run occurs every four years to preserve indigenous traditions and spiritual practices. José will give us an update on the progress so far.

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42: A Conversation with Rosa Clemente

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 03:26:54 GMT

Rosa Clemente is one of the most honest, political, social and cultural voices in the country, having dedicated her life to scholar activism. She joins us to discuss the recent events in Baton Rogue, Falcon Heights, Dallas and others parts of this nation.

Later in the show, Latino Rebels contributor William García joins us to give his take.

BlackLivesMatter

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41: DAPA/DACA Update & Why Teens Are Going to Flint to Help Undocumented Immigrants

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 03:20:27 GMT

Viridiana Hernandez, public policy director at the Center for Neighborhood Leadership, joins us to discuss the Supreme Court's decision to block Obama Administration's executive order on DAPA and DACA. She will tell us what this means to the Latino community and what can still be done.

Also joining us will be Bryan Martinez, Carizma Brown and Dr. Cesar A. Cruz. They are in Flint, Michigan, in an effort to distribute clean water to undocumented immigrants.

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40: The Young Man Who Recorded Racism Against Latinos (REBROADCAST)

Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:35:50 GMT

We took another week off because of summer, so we are running a 2015 rebroadcast of our talk with Carlos Steven Vazquez, whose video of an older woman telling his family to stop speaking Spanish in a Los Angeles Koreatown IHOP in LA went viral on Facebook.

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39: Brownface Minstrelsy (REBROADCAST)

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 03:07:44 GMT

We took the weekend off for Father's Day, so we're rebroadcasting this 2015 show. First up, Raúl Pérez, author of "Brownface Minstrelsy: ‘José Jiménez,’ the Civil Rights Movement and the Legacy of Racist Comedy." In the second half of the show, Alex Alvarez and Juan Vidal discuss their appearance on a HuffPost Live segment about Latin@ stereotypes and diversity in media.

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38: Valedictorian Larissa Martinez and Orlando's Tragedy

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 03:34:17 GMT

We're honored to have high school valedictorian Larissa Martinez, who recently made a bold statement at her graduation speech. She will tell us what the reaction has been and what she plans to do in the future.

Also joining us will be Pedro Julio Serrano, a Puerto Rican human rights activist and senior advisor for the New York City Council. Pedro Julio will share his thoughts about the tragic mass shooting in Orlando.

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37: A History of US Latino Riots

Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:45:12 GMT

We are happy to present another episode from the Latino Media Collective. For this show, Aaron Fountain, a PhD student in the department of American History at Indiana University-Bloomington, discusses the surprisingly extensive history of urban Latino riots. He also talks about how the "Black-White Binary" of racial injustice makes these moments in history largely forgotten and how they can happen again.

Featured image: Rioting at Roosevelt Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 1971 (Guy Bralley/Albuquerque Journal)

Latinos #History

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36: The Tamarindo Podcast and Remembering Muhammad Ali

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 03:29:31 GMT

Meet Tamarindo, a socially conscious podcast with a Latino vibe. Luis Octavio and Brenda Gonzalez tell us all about their podcast and what lies ahead for their show.

Then our very own Omar Cruz shares his thoughts about the death of the great Muhammad Ali. And we close the show with a special song.

MuhammadAli #Ali

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35: War Against All Puerto Ricans: A Conversation with Nelson A. Denis (REBROADCAST)

Tue, 31 May 2016 15:10:43 GMT

We took the weekend off for Memorial Day, so this week we are replaying a 2015 interview with Nelson A. Denis, author of War Against All Puerto Ricans.

PuertoRico #History

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34: What Does ‘Hispanic’ Look Like?

Mon, 23 May 2016 09:40:15 GMT

We talk with Carlos Andrés Gómez, an HBO Def Poet, actor, speaker and author. He will be talking to us about his latest spoken word poem, which has gotten a lot of traction on the internet and asks the question: What does "Hispanic" look like? He'll give us his take.

Also joining us was Shannon K. Rivers. Shannon is a delegate at the United National Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) and the former Co-Chair of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) Global Caucus. He recently helped the parents of the Ayotzinapa victims, asking the UN Special Rapporteur to visit Mexico.

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33: Fabian Debora's Redemption

Tue, 17 May 2016 12:22:38 GMT

We are honored to feature once again our friends at Latino Media Collective. In this show, the LMC team speaks with Fabian Debora, a former gang member turned artist. Fabian talks about his incredible story of his descent into gang land and drug use to his rebirth and redemption with art and community work.

Fabian currently works for the East L.A. organization called Homeboy Industries, which helps from gang members with education, job training and other social services.

eastla #losangeles

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32: Inside the Mind of a Latino Trump Supporter

Mon, 16 May 2016 03:48:59 GMT

Jorge Herrera is a Mexican-American Donald Trump supporter from California who explains why he thinks Latinos are all wrong about Trump.

New York-based immigration lawyer Matthew Kolken shares his thoughts about how the recent announcement of planned raids by ICE will affect the already backlogged immigration court system.

Finally, we wrap up the show with Arizona news. The state can't seem to get their ballot issue in order and this is causing havoc yet again. Adrian Fontes joins us. Adrian is an Arizona native, former U.S. Marine and attorney with more than 10 years experience in criminal prosecution, law enforcement and issues of constitutional rights. He's also a candidate for Maricopa County Recorder.

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31: A Mexican Flag on the Lawn (2014 REBROADCAST)

Sun, 08 May 2016 21:27:32 GMT

We took this weekend off to celebrate Mother's Day, so we shared a September 28, 2014 show that we believe is very relevant to the debate about identity, culture and the 2016 presidential election. When is freedom of expression, one of this country's greatest strengths, seen as "anti-American?" And why does it matter if someone flies a Mexican flag on their lawn?

trump #mexico #flags

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30: Latino Rebels Turns Five Years Old: Where Do We Go Next?

Thu, 05 May 2016 04:22:51 GMT

For this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, our founder Julio Ricardo Varela looks back at our past five years and asks our community: where do we go next?

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29: The 'Frisco Five' Hunger Strike and 'Make America Mexico Again'

Mon, 02 May 2016 03:55:02 GMT

Do you know why there's a hunger strike going on in San Francisco right now? Marce Graudinš joins us to discuss the efforts by activists to have the police chief step down after a series of racist text were discovered by officers.

Later, Anna Gold talks about her parody "Make America Mexico Again" cap that has gone viral, the very same cap that Jerónimo Saldaña tried to customize unsuccessfully at a local Lids.

FriscoFive #Frisco5 #Trump

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28: Tribeca's 'Latino Problem' and the Most Racist Ad Ever

Mon, 25 Apr 2016 03:27:13 GMT

Louis E. Perego Moreno, founder and executive producer of Prime Latino Media, joined us to discuss his "A Latino Call to Arms in Not Supporting the Tribeca Film Festival" opinion piece.

Later in the show, we spend some time telling you all about the most racist campaign ad of 2016.

Featured image: Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival (Brianga/Wikimedia Commons)

tribeca #hollywood #latinos

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27: Veteranas and Rucas: The East L.A. Party Crews of the 1990s

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 14:16:39 GMT

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective have taken over our channel once again and we are happy to have them. In their latest episode, LMC talks with Guadalupe Rosales, indie artist and creator of the Instagram account entitled, "Veteranas and Rucas."

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26: Why Are Progressive Groups Slamming Julián Castro?

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 03:23:59 GMT

This past week POLITICO reported that several progressive groups have targeted HUD Secretary Julián Castro, questioning his vice presidential qualifications if Hillary Clinton were to win the Democratic presidential nomination. That campaign led to dissension among Latino organizations, according to BuzzFeed. Others have weighed in on the story, claiming that Castro being Latino is just irrelevant. The chatter keeps getting stronger, so much so that Castro had to address it with NBC News.

We talk with Matt Nelson, Managing Director at Presente.org, one of the groups who is criticizing Castro for "selling our neighborhoods to Wall Street." An online petition has generated close to 100,000 signatures in just a few days.

Later in the show, Brent Wilkes, the National Executive Director for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), will join us as well. LULAC and other Latino organizations have been critical of the campaign against Castro.

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