Stay ConnectedCommentary, news and analysis of the U.S. Latino world. Engaging traviesos. A 2019 iHeart Radio Podcast Awards nominee for Best Multicultural Podcast hosted by award-wining journalist Julio Ricardo Varela.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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