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Ricardo Chavira is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Mexican American journalist from California, with decades of experience covering Latin America and the U.S.-Mexico border for Time magazine, the San Diego Union, and the Dallas Morning News. His memoir, 'We Were Always Here: A Mexican American's Odyssey (https://artepublicopress.com/product/we-were-always-here-a-mexican-americans-odyssey-2/) ,' is ava...

Carlos Eduardo Espina is an immigrant rights advocate and community organizer with over 2.4 million followers on TikTok, where he answers questions and gives advice concerning the U.S. immigration system. He is the founder and director of the Detained Refugee Solidarity Fund (https://www.migrantesdetenidos.org) . He has a degree in political science from Vassar College, and is currently studyin...

Susanne Ramirez de Arellano is an esteemed journalist and writer with decades of experience, having worked at UPI under the famed Lucien Carr, the Associated Press office in London, and ABC News, before becoming the news director for Univision Puerto Rico. She writes for NBC Think, The Guardian, Latino Rebels, El Nuevo Dia, and BE Latina, among others. Follow her on Twitter at @DurgaOne (https:...

Hector's mom Yeni was born in a mountain village outside the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa and immigrated to Chicago when she was six. She later joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the...

Dean Huertas is a Puerto Rican activist and TikTok star, born in the Bronx and currently living in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Follow him at @deanhuertas. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hectorluisalamo ---...

Hector chats with his brother Chris Alamo, an actor and Marine based in Chicago. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hectorluisalamo ----------------------------------------- Find Hector     Instagram: htt...

Mala Muñoz is a writer, podcast producer, and co-host of Locatora Radio (https://locatoraradio.com) and host of Marijuanera. Follow her at @mala_munoz (https://www.instagram.com/mala_munoz) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! h...

Constanza Eliana Chinea is a Puerto Rican activist and educator whose work focuses on anti-racism and decolonization. Follow her on Instagram at @eliana.chinea (https://www.instagram.com/eliana.chinea) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show o...

Pablo Manríquez is the Washington correspondent for Latino Rebels. Follow him on Twitter at @PabloReports (https://twitter.com/PabloReports) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hectorluisalamo ----------...

Javier A. Hernández is a Puerto Rican scholar, activist, hyperpolyglot, and the author of 'PREXIT: Forging Puerto Rico’s Path to Sovereignty (https://sites.google.com/view/prexitbook/home) .' Follow him on Twitter at @PRexitBook (https://twitter.com/PRexitBook) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ...

Inarú Guara is a Puerto Rican activist and community organizer, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Follow her on Instagram at @brooklynstorm (https://www.instagram.com/brooklynstorm/?hl=en) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreo...

Aidé Hernandez is a PhD candidate in sociology and the co-founder of Academic Amigas, an account on Instagram and TikTok where she and her Latina friends share their experiences as doctoral students. Aidé was born and raised by Mexican immigrants in Chicago, and is the first college graduate in her family. Follow them on both platforms at @Academic_Amigas (https://www.instagram.com/academic_ami...

Baybeh RicHHH is a Honduran-American rapper from Anaheim, California, and a member of The Mighty Tribe, whose music you can find on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/MightyTribeZone) . Follow him on Instagram at @baybehrichhh (https://www.instagram.com/baybehrichhh/) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly...

B. is a DominiRican poet, born and raised in Brooklyn but now based in Florida. His first book of poetry B. Notes will be out soon. Follow him on Instagram at @bran.arei (https://www.instagram.com/bran.arei/) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the...

David Sosa is a Puerto Rican singer based in Queens, New York. His 2020 album, Journey to Love (https://music.apple.com/us/album/journey-to-love/1532714911) , debuted at number 3 on iTunes' Top 100 R&B chart. Follow him on Instagram at @davsos (https://www.instagram.com/davsos/?hl=en) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (...

Jessica Muñoz is a poet, activist, and the owner of LSC Swag (https://www.lscswag.com) , an ethically sourced clothing brand based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Follow @LSCSwag (https://www.instagram.com/lscswag/) on Instagram. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------...

A. B. Lugo is a playwright, poet, actor, director and producer born in New York City and based in Colorado. Follow him on Instagram at @ablugoig (https://www.instagram.com/ablugoig/?hl=en) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! ht...

Alejandro A. Riera is a long-time film critic and publicist based in Chicago, and is the Movies & TV Editor at MANO (https://manomagazine.com/author/alejandroriera/) magazine. He's written for a number of outlets and publications, and has worked with the Chicago International Film Festival, the Chicago Latino Film Festival and the Gene Siskel Film Center's Panorama Latinx initiative. You can fo...

Mayra Gaona is a first-generation Mexican American pursuing her doctorate in psychology, with plans of becoming a school psychologist. Follow her on Instagram at @becomingadoctora (https://www.instagram.com/becomingadoctora/?hl=en) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ------------------------------...

Alberto Ferreras is an author, screenwriter, playwright, photographer, and director. He is the creator and director of the HBO series Habla (https://www.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GX4Wr8AbjTcPCwwEAAAAH) , as well as the writer and director of The Lessons (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwfDEhJb8ep2X1oTtqQu6Mg) , a series of short films which screened at a number of film festivals and ...

Chef Javier Chavez is the owner and operator of Kitchen Table (http://www.kitchentablelv.com) , a social eatery in the Las Vegas Valley. Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, he studied at the Culinary Institute of America in San Antonio, before graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris with The Grand Diplôme, widely revered as the epitome of culinary training. In this episode, Hector chats with Ch...

Sandra Treviño is the music editor at MANO (https://manomagazine.com) magazine. She is a music journalist and radio host in Chicago, where you can hear her on Friday afternoons on 91.1FM Vocalo and every second and fourth Monday at 6 PM CST on 105.5FM Lumpen Radio. Sandra is also one half of the deadly female selecta duo The Ponderers. Follow her on Twitter at @sandratrevino (https://twitter.co...

Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua is an organizer and activist in the Hawaiian independence movement, as well as the labor movement and campaigns to protect and preserve Hawai'i's sacred places. He lives on the island of O'ahu. Follow him on Twitter at @Kue_Kawena (https://twitter.com/Kue_Kawena) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq...

Todd Miller has covered the border and the border-industrial complex as a journalist for the past 20 years. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, Guernica, and NACLA Report on the Americas. He is the author of Border Patrol Nation (https://www.amazon.com/Border-Patrol-Nation-Dispatches-Homeland/dp/0872866319) (2014), Storming the Wall (https://www.amazon.com/Storming-Wall-Mig...

Pabel Martinez is Global Account Director at TikTok and the founder and CEO of Plurawl (https://plurawl.com/) , whose mission is to redefine professionalism by empowering Latinos to be their authentic selves in the workplace. Follow Plurawl on Instagram at @plurawl (https://instagram.com/plurawl) and follow Pabel at @pabiceps (https://instagram.com/pabiceps) . ----------------------------------...

Ramón Lagos is a teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born and raised in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, the son of an Afro-Honduran father and an Sicilian mother. Follow him on Twitter at @LenguaDulceLago (https://twitter.com/LenguaDulceLago) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) -----------------------...

Julio Cotto is senior vice president of the National Hispanic Institute, which works with Latino youth to develop future leaders. He lives in Austin, Texas, where he teaches a class of high-school students receiving college credit at Austin Community College. Follow him on Twitter at @NHIJulio (https://twitter.com/nhijulio?lang=en) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the sh...

Dr. Kim Potowski is a professor of Spanish linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (https://hip.uic.edu/profiles/potowski-kim/) , with appointments in Latin American and Latino studies. Her 2016 book, IntraLatino Language and Identity: MexiRican Spanish (https://benjamins.com/catalog/impact.43) , discusses the differences between Mexican Spanish and Puerto Rican Spanish, the Mexica...

Tootie Alvarez is a poet and truck driver in Chicago. He writes for Latino Rebels (https://www.latinorebels.com/author/aalvarez/) . Follow him on Twitter at @TootieAlvarez (https://twitter.com/TootieAlvarez) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the ...

Aaron E. Sánchez is a history professor at Dallas College whose new book, Homeland: Ethnic Mexican Belonging Since 1900 (https://www.amazon.com/Homeland-Mexican-Belonging-Directions-History/dp/0806168439/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) , discusses the political and cultural aspects of Mexican identity in the United States. Follow Aaron on Twitter at @1stworldchicano (https://twitt...

Arturo Dominguez is an anti-racist activist and journalist based in Texas. He's also the founder of The Antagonist (https://www.antagonistmag.com) , a platform for marginalized voice to discuss issues of race, culture, identity, politics and society.  Follow Arturo at @extremearturo (https://twitter.com/ExtremeArturo) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Po...

Andre Lee Muñiz is the editor of Remembering Don Pedro (https://rememberingdonpedro.com) , a site dedicated to the life and legacy of the Puerto Rican independence leader, Pedro Albizu Campos. Visit RememberingDonPedro.com for more information, and follow the Instagram account at @rememberingdonpedro (https://www.instagram.com/rememberingdonpedro/) . ----------------------------------------- Su...

Sharis Delgadillo is a journalist, videographer and producer whose recent claim to fame is as the researcher for Netflix's 'Selena the Series.' Follow her on Instagram at @noredtape (https://www.instagram.com/noredtape/?hl=en) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) -----------------------------------...

Edil Sepúlveda is an earth scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, Mr. Sepúlveda is also co-founder of Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora (https://www.budpr.org) , a network of professionals looking to tackle the many crises facing Puerto Ricans on the islands and around the world. Follow the group at @BUDPR on Facebook (https://ww...

Jordana Timerman is a freelance reporter and public policy researcher based in Buenos Aires, and the editor of Latin America Daily Briefing (http://latinamericadailybriefing.blogspot.com) . Follow her on Twitter at @TimermanJordana (https://twitter.com/timermanjordana) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3...

Jared Trujillo is president of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys. He also serves on the steering committee of Decrim NY (https://www.decrimny.org) , an organization which looks to decriminalize and destigmatize the sex work in New York. Follow him on Twitter at @JaredTruEsqueer (https://twitter.com/JaredTruEsqueer) . ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple...

Alan Thompson is a music therapist working with Veterans Affairs. He is the founder of MusicShapes Creative Arts Therapy, a music therapy consulting agency in New York City. Visit MusicShapes.net for more information. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Supp...

Henry Cadena is a brand strategist and cultural researcher born in New Mexico but based in Houston, Texas. Follow him on Instagram at @off_the_cadena. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hectorluisalamo --...

Jose Alicea is an artist producer, event curator and the man behind Souletri, which has been streaming live performances across its social media channels throughout the pandemic. Follow Jose on Instagram at @kiko_nyc. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Supp...

William Garcia-Medina is a PhD candidate in the Department of American Studies at the University of Kansas, with a focus on black public humanities. He was born in Puerto Rico but now lives in Dallas, Texas. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the sh...

Hector chats with Mike McNamara, an old friend from middle school who started the year as a liberal but is now a Trump supporter. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hectorluisalamo -----------------------...

Dr. Lillian Gorman is an assistant professor of Spanish sociolinguistics and U.S. Latino cultural studies and the director of the Spanish as a Heritage Language Program at the University of Arizona. She is also a proud Chicana and Nuevomexicana from Albuquerque, New Mexico. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.l...

Jaime Lozano is a Mexican-born theatre composer, director, arranger, orchestrator, and vocal coach. His album, 'Songs by an Immigrant,' is available now. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hectorluisalamo...

Chris Caresnone is a social commentator, podcaster, and social media content creator. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hectorluisalamo ----------------------------------------- Find Hector     Instagram...

Dan Cady teaches history and California studies at Fresno State. His essay, "Rise, Fall, Repeat: El Monte's White Supremacy Movements," is featured in the new book 'East of East: The Making of Greater El Monte.' ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support th...

Ellin Jimmerson is a historian and filmmaker whose 2013 documentary 'The Second Cooler' centers on illegal immigration and labor rights. She is also the first Baptist minister to officiate a same-sex marriage. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the ...

Cesar Lopez is a deported Marine now living undocumented in the United States. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hectorluisalamo ----------------------------------------- Find Hector     Instagram: https...

Jason is a professor of anthropology and Chicano, Chicana & Central American Studies at UCLA. He is also executive director of the Undocumented Migration Project, and author of the book 'The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail.' ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ------------...

Julian works for a heavily Latino school district in the Chicago area. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hectorluisalamo ----------------------------------------- Find Hector     Instagram: https://www.i...

Benjamín Buendía teaches English at the University of Chile and is a journalist and activist from Santiago. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts! https://apple.co/2IRbpTq (https://bit.ly/3gBDASJ) ----------------------------------------- Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hectorluisalamo ----------------------------------------- Fin...