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Neuro-Inclusivity, Belonging and Radical Hospitality

Latino Rebels Radio goes on the road for a live podcast recording at Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut. Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes seven students to discuss how a college such as Mitchell is creating more welcoming, accessible living and learning environments in a world that continues to get more and more diverse.

  • Sep 30, 2023
  • 3:06 PM

American Homeboy

We welcome The Daily Chela founder Brandon Loran Maxwell to discuss his new film, American Homeboy, for a nuanced discussion of Cholo culture and how it still influences pop culture today.

  • Sep 6, 2023
  • 1:00 PM

Democracy in Doubt

Following a historic election victory by the progressive Semilla Party in Guatemala, Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernandez steps in as guest host to welcome Marco Fonseca, Instructor of Latin American and International Studies at York University in Canada, to discuss how this election almost didn’t happen.

  • Aug 25, 2023
  • 9:15 AM

All the Other Barbies

Host Julio Ricardo Varela is joined by Futuro Media editorial director Fernanda Santos for a roundtable discussion with Dr. Aria Halliday, an associate professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Kentucky, for a breakdown of the legacy of Black Barbie.

  • Aug 10, 2023
  • 5:03 PM

A Conversation with Esmeralda Santiago

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes acclaimed Puerto Rican author Esmeralda Santiago for a lively discussion about her latest book ‘Las Madres’ and the power of becoming visible in the United States through literature.

  • Jul 27, 2023
  • 4:52 PM

Hotel Workers Strike Back

Senior editor Hector Luis Alamo steps in as guest host to speak with Ada Briceño, co-president of Unite Here! Local 11, and Diana Rios Sanchez, a hotel worker, about the hotel workers’ strike in Los Angeles and its importance for other labor actions taking place across the country.

  • Jul 20, 2023
  • 5:02 PM

Supreme Court of Politics

Affirmative action struck down in college admissions. LGBTQ rights limited. Student loan relief blocked. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Vanity Fair legal affairs contributor Cristian Farias to discuss the latest round of Supreme Court rulings plagued by shaky evidence, questionable plaintiffs and the lack of legal standing.

  • Jul 6, 2023
  • 2:12 PM

En Español (A Latino USA Podcast)

On the latest Latino USA, Anita Flores decides to reconnect with her family, and with the language that holds the key to her father’s fading memory.

  • Jun 23, 2023
  • 2:54 PM

Uvalde Rising (A Latino USA Podcast)

In this episode, a collaboration with Futuro Investigates, Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa follows this young survivor and her family in their journey to healing.

  • Jun 3, 2023
  • 12:05 PM

Boycotting DeSantis

With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launching his presidential campaign this week after passing a slew of anti-immigrant measures, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes freelance writer and LR contributor Arturo Domínguez to discuss how some Latino truckers are pushing back with a proposed boycott of the Sunshine State.

  • May 25, 2023
  • 5:22 PM

30 Años: An Oral History of Latino USA

On May 5, 1993, the first episode of Latino USA aired on more than 50 public radio stations across the country. Today, we are celebrating 30 years of Latino USA with something we’ve never done before: an oral history of the show.

  • May 5, 2023
  • 4:05 PM

Chief Drug Smuggler

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes investigative journalist Jonah Owen Lamb from the San Francisco Standard to discuss a wild story out of San Jose, California, where the head of the police union was charged with smuggling fentanyl into the country.

  • Apr 27, 2023
  • 5:10 PM

Head Down: Part II (A Latino USA Podcast)

In the second and last episode of “Head Down,” a two-part special from Futuro Investigates and Latino USA, in collaboration with Prism, we shift the focus to look at the systems put in place by the U.S. government and why they’re constantly failing workers in the H-2A visa program, even when they speak up.

  • Apr 21, 2023
  • 1:25 PM

Leguizamo Does Latino Rebels

Entertainment correspondent Cristina Escobar steps into the host seat for a conversation with actor and comedian John Leguizamo to discuss his passion and activism in Hollywood as well as his new show on MSNBC, ‘Leguizamo Does America.’

  • Apr 20, 2023
  • 5:06 PM

Latino Rebels Sports Special

On a special episode of Latino Rebels Radio, sports correspondent Bryan Fonseca turns the tables on host Julio Ricardo Varela as they discuss the impact of this year’s World Baseball Classic, the controversy around Twitter Blue, and more.

  • Apr 13, 2023
  • 6:37 PM

Labor Victory in L.A. Schools

Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Roosevelt High School teacher Jason Torres-Rangel to explain the plight of service workers in L.A. schools that led them to strike last month and why educators followed their lead.

  • Apr 6, 2023
  • 5:05 PM

Protect Children, Not Guns

Julio welcomes Oscar Juarez-Luna, the communications manager for Movimiento Poder in Denver —where earlier this year a high school experienced two shootings in two months— to discuss preventative measures and the importance of protecting kids, not guns.

  • Mar 30, 2023
  • 5:26 PM

Quiara Alegría Hudes on Writing Through Grief and Joy (A Latino USA POdcast

In this episode of Latino USA, playwright and author Quiara Alegría Hudes talks about her memoir ‘My Broken Language,’ adapting it for the stage, and how joy and grief intertwine in the stories she tells.

  • Mar 29, 2023
  • 12:42 PM

‘Argentina, 1985’: History And Memory (A Latino USA Podcast)

Antonia Cereijido interviews former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo about his real-life experience that inspired the Oscar-nominated film ‘Argentina, 1985.’

  • Mar 24, 2023
  • 10:36 AM

Migrant Child Labor Exposed

Following a series of reports on migrant children being exploited in the meatpacking industry, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Rose Godinez, legal and policy counsel for the Nebraska chapter of the ACLU and the child of meatpacking workers herself, to break down an industry rife with exploitation and retaliation under unsafe conditions.

  • Mar 16, 2023
  • 5:08 PM

‘Suavemente’: The Merengue War (A Latino USA Podcast)

Reporter Ezequiel Rodríguez Andino tells the story of merengue’s rise in Puerto Rico, the ripple effects of this “musical war,” and what it all tells us about the relationship between Puerto Rico and the people from its sister island, the Dominican Republic.

  • Mar 10, 2023
  • 12:54 PM

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