Latino Rebels Radio

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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)_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Featured image by Michael Rivera (CREDIT) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. And for all of you who are interested in the politics of climate change, subscribe to Climate 2020 today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Featured image by David Dugan/CREDIT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.