Latino Rebels Radio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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