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No More Deaths Oct 26, 2020

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Yaneli, a No More Deaths humanitarian aid volunteer who shares the frightening militarized raids that Border Patrol engaged in this summer and a few weeks ago when targeting and destroying the NMD desert medical camp. They discuss the history of mutual aid at the border, how the attack on humanitarian aid workers reflects an escalating hatred of migrants, and the future of humanitarian aid work at the border.

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Wanting to Be Recognized Oct 12, 2020

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On this episode, Yvette and Pedro Rolón, Puerto Rican academic and longtime friend discuss his dissertation research exploring how Puerto Ricans have utilized literature as a means of political identity building dating back to the 19th century. They unpack the ways in which Eugenio María Hostos’ novel “La Peregrinación de Bayoan” perpetuates a mythical origin story of a “new man” that parallels the anti-Blackness in mestizaje discourses across Latin America and how subsequent authors like Manuel Ramos Otero and Angela Maria Davila expanded and imagined the contours of the Puerto Rican condition such that it has existed and continues to exist “without, within, and beyond the postcolonial scheme.”

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We Created Community Power Sep 28, 2020

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Stefanie Arteaga, a Salvi activist who fought to end ICE collaboration with Sheriffs’ departments in North Carolina. They discussed the ripple effects of deportations, historicized Department of Homeland Security agents usage of unmarked cars for enforcement actions as seen in Portland, and emphasized that community power is the true agent of change.

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*UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* Lo Que Se Ve No Se Pregunta Sep 22, 2020

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On this *UNLOCKED* #litreview episode, Yvette dissects “Zigzagger” Manuel Munoz’s collection of short stories with her friend and law student Yesenia. They discuss the ways in which Munoz challenges stereotypical depictions of queerness, debate over the paranormal (or not?) aspects of the stories, and critique the influence of Catholicism in promoting homophobia.

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I Can't Collect That Data Sep 14, 2020

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Afro-Salvadoreña Danny Parada about her research into her own family's history and surrounding anti-Blackness in El Salvador generally. They discuss the ways in which anti-Blackness has shown up in government policies surveilling and criminalizing MS-13 gang members, the historical efforts of the nation-state to erasure the presence of Afro-descendientes in El Salvador, and how Danny's prior research into academic outcomes of "Black and Latinx" students inspired her project re: Afro-Salvadoran history.

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The Impossibility of the Archive Aug 31, 2020

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On this episode, Yvette interviews good friend, former housemate and Latinx academic Chris Rodelo on his dissertation research focusing on 19th century Latinidad and performance. They discuss the impossibility of the archive that scholars must always contend with in attempting to reconstruct marginalized histories, why analyzing performance gives us particular insight into BIPOC experiences, and tell the tale of 73 Edgewood.

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*UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* The Place Where You Can Be Most Honest And Free Aug 24, 2020

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On this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW * episode, Yvette brings back Denise Rebeil (of the criminalized for defending education episode) to chat about the poetry of Roque Dalton. Dalton was a revolutionary Salvadoran poet. They share their gratitude for having been exposed to Central American poets, explain how creative endeavors are always political, and praise Dalton for putting his body on the line to expound his anti-capitalist views.

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Incarceration Is Itself traumatic Aug 17, 2020

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Professor and OBGYN Carolyn Sufrin about her book “Jailcare: Finding the Safety Net for Women Behind Bars,” an ethnographic study of the healthcare experiences of incarcerated women at San Francisco County jail. Sufrin outlines society’s over-reliance on prison and jails to serve healthcare needs of women of color who are mentally-ill, poor, or addicted to a substance, how prisons and jails are sites of dehumanization, and the effect of Brown v. Plata on over-crowding in CA jails.

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#AZFreeThemAll Teach-In Jul 24, 2020

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This special episode is a recording of the #AZFreeThemAll virtual teach-in hosted by the #Arizona3 coalition and Gloria Negrete-Lopez. Yvette, Ale Pablos and Tiera Rainey joined for a roundtable discussion featuring some of the most vibrant abolitionist organizing in Arizona--work that challenges the hegemonic narrative of Arizona as solely a red, conservative state. Importantly centering the voices and leadership of those directly impacted, the roundtable discussion highlighted the efforts of local groups such as the Tucson Second Chance Bail Fund, #KeepAleFree Deportation Defense Campaign and the #AZFreeThemAll action coalition against cages. Tiera, Ale, and Yvette spoke to their community-based defense strategies, including political storytelling surrounding the oppressions faced by Ale Pablos and all others trapped in the crimmigration and prison industrial complex.

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Manifest Destiny That Was Extended Jun 08, 2020

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Alicia Ivonne Estrada, Karina Alvarado and Ester Hernandez about their anthology “US Central Americans: Reconstructing Memories, Struggles, and Communities of Resistance.” The three Central American scholars share the 19th century US imperialist presence in the isthmus, break down the categorization of Salvadoran and Guatemalan asylum seekers as “economic migrants,” and trace the links between Maya and Nahua-Pipil ethnocides, communist fear-mongering, and the indigenous fight for land rights.

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