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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.
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_Featured image of David Luis “Suave'' Gonzalez by Julieta Martinelli.
Latino Rebels Radio was produced by Harsha Nahata.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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)
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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 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.
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