https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruben-in-the-center--4858494
The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road.

That’s where the action is — in the center.
On the basketball court, the chessboard, or the boxing ring, the center is where you want to be.

Now more than ever, our country needs to be centered. While other journalists lurch to the right or left, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette keeps it one hundred by writing —
and fighting — in the center.

Here’s your host, Ruben Navarrette]]>enPoliticsCopyright Cloudcasthttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b66589859de48387bdaf2e3dc1be2ad0.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ruben-in-the-center--4858494Sun, 24 May 2026 08:44:38 +0000CloudcastCloudcastbrandon@cloudcastmedia.usThe extremes have it all wrong. Naturally. On every issue, they only see half the picture. The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road. That’s where the action is — in the center. On the basketball court,...
The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road.

That’s where the action is — in the center.
On the basketball court, the chessboard, or the boxing ring, the center is where you want to be.

Now more than ever, our country needs to be centered. While other journalists lurch to the right or left, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette keeps it one hundred by writing —
and fighting — in the center.

Here’s your host, Ruben Navarrette]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-158-marcela-aviles-davidson--72094883https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72094883Thu, 21 May 2026 19:00:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a timely and entertaining conversation with his friend and fellow Harvard graduate Marcela Davison Avilés. A Stanford-educated lawyer-turned-filmmaker Marcela grew up in Southern Arizona -- specifically Nogales and Tucson --...3313falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-157-arnold-torres-policy-analyst-political-commentator-spanish-language-radio-host--69958711https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69958711Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a timely and critically important conversation with his old friend of nearly 40 years, Arnold Torres, a Sacramento CA-based policy analyst, political commentator & Spanish-language radio host. As a lifelong observer of...4992falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-156-roman-navarrette-son-of-ruben-g-navarrette-sr--69734496https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69734496Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:08 +0000CloudcastIn this special episode, host Ruben Navarrette has a very personal and heartfelt conversation with his brother, entertainment marketing specialist Roman Navarrette. The two talk about their father, Ruben G. Navarrette Sr., who passed away on Dec. 7 at...2525falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-155-mark-madrid-ceo-founder-of-breakthrough-mavens-llc-former-associate-administrator-of-u-s-small-business-administration--69585426Host Ruben Navarrette has an interesting and wide-ranging conversation with Mark Madrid, an Austin TX-based  author, consultant and expert on business excellence, entrepreneurship, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The two talk about the challenges and opportunities facing Latino-owned small businesses, what entrepreneurship means to Latinos, and what U.S. companies do right or wrong in term of attracting Latino customers.  They also discuss the media, and the ways in which the coverage of Latinos in the United States seems to be inaccurate or incomplete. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69585426Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:00:11 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has an interesting and wide-ranging conversation with Mark Madrid, an Austin TX-based  author, consultant and expert on business excellence, entrepreneurship, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The two talk about the...Host Ruben Navarrette has an interesting and wide-ranging conversation with Mark Madrid, an Austin TX-based  author, consultant and expert on business excellence, entrepreneurship, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The two talk about the challenges and opportunities facing Latino-owned small businesses, what entrepreneurship means to Latinos, and what U.S. companies do right or wrong in term of attracting Latino customers.  They also discuss the media, and the ways in which the coverage of Latinos in the United States seems to be inaccurate or incomplete. ]]>3321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-154-rene-alegria-media-executive-cultural-innovator-and-digital-media-entrepreneur--69525448https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69525448Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a great conversation with Rene Alegria, the Atlanta-based Chief Innovation Officer at Neuvo Network. The former president and CEO of MundoNow, and founding CEO of Mamiverse Media, Alegria also guided the launch of the...4265falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-153-pedro-rios-director-of-the-u-s-mexico-border-program-for-the-american-friends-service-committee-afsc--69177967https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69177967Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a great conversation with Pedro Rios, who -- like him -- has been intimately acquainted with the immigration issue for more than 30 years. The San Diego native, and graduate of the University of San Diego, is the director of...3759falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-152-esther-valdez-clayton-san-diego-based-immigration-attorney--68924545https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68924545Sun, 07 Dec 2025 20:00:09 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a great conversation with Esther Valdez Clayton, a San Diego-based Mexican American immigration attorney and evangelical Christian who is also a pro-Trump Republican. The two discuss the ICE raids and the reasons for the drop...3005falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-151-elsa-sevilla-documentary-filmmaker-host-of-public-television-historic-places-w-elsa-sevilla-and-author--68025338https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68025338Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:00:09 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a great conversation with Elsa Sevilla, Tijuana-born television journalist and host of the KPBS documentary series, “Historic Places w/ Elsa Sevilla.” She is also a San Diego-based filmmaker, professional speaker and author...3207falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-150-alfredo-estrada-publisher-of-austin-tx-based-latino-magazine-lawyer-and-novelist--67399461https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67399461Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:00:08 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a candid and far-reaching conversation with his old friend, Alfredo Estrada, the Harvard-educated trailblazing magazine publisher and chronicler of the experience of U.S. Latinos over the last four decades.  They talk about...3465falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-149-mike-madrid-republican-political-consultant-co-host-of-the-latino-vote-podcast-author--66920023https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66920023Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:00:07 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a spirited conversation with Sacramento CA-based GOP Political Consultant Mike Madrid, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project, Co-Host of "The Latino Vote" Podcast & Author of "The Latino Century: How America's Largest...4745falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-148-dr-jose-angel-gutierrez-jd-phd--66235520https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66235520Sun, 25 May 2025 19:00:07 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, Dr. Jose Angel Gutierrez, a retired professor of political science at University of Texas at Arlington, a former civil rights attorney, and the author of more than 30 books on history, politics, race...2593falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-147-dr-kristina-lopez-phd-professor-of-social-work-arizona-state-university-school-of-social-work--66235204https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66235204Sat, 24 May 2025 19:00:07 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Dr. Kristina Lopez, PhD, Professor of Social Work. A graduate of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with a degree in social work and psychology, Lopez explores disparities in early diagnosis and subsequent...1774falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-146-dr-ron-granieri-professor-of-history-templeton-education-fellow-at-the-foreign-policy-research-institute--65402218. Given that Dr. Granieri's speciality is European history, with an emphasis on the study of allies and adversaries, the conversation could not be better timed. The two old friends talk about America's place in the world, and the changes in the U.S.-E.U. partnership in the era of President Trump. They also discuss Russia and Ukraine, trade and tariffs, immigration and global economics. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65402218Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:00:07 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend and former Harvard classmate, Dr. Ronald J. Granieri who is a history professor at the United States Army War College, as well as a Templeton Education Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute..... Given that Dr. Granieri's speciality is European history, with an emphasis on the study of allies and adversaries, the conversation could not be better timed. The two old friends talk about America's place in the world, and the changes in the U.S.-E.U. partnership in the era of President Trump. They also discuss Russia and Ukraine, trade and tariffs, immigration and global economics. ]]>3567falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-145-rev-samuel-rodriguez-pastor-author-filmmaker-and-president-of-the-national-hispanic-christian-leadership-conference--65095684https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65095684Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:00:07 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend and spirtual adviser Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, one of the nation's most prominent Latino evangelical leaders. They discuss faith, social activism and impactful storytelling. They also talk about the moral soul...2640falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-144-marisa-calderon-ceo-of-prosperity-now-and-bob-friedman-founder-of-prosperity-now--64313760https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64313760Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:00:08 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Marisa Calderon, CEO of Prosperity Now, and Bob Friedman, the organization's founder. They discuss social activism, racial justice, and prosperity for all. They also talk about what the political parties have done...2322falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-143-chris-salcedo-newsmax-tv-host-radio-talk-show-host--63597367https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63597367Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:00:08 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a great conversation with his old friend, Chris Salcedo, a fellow professional communicator and broadcaster who traded living in California for Texas about the same time that Navarrette did the opposite. The two talk about...3248falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-142-emiliano-limon-veterano-radio-producer-podcast-developer--63425777https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63425777Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:00:08 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a great conversation with his old friend, Emiliano Limon, about the new media and what went wrong with the old media. They talk about Limon's long career in talk radio and how that medium changed America -- and then went off...3802falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-141-michael-fisher-former-chief-of-the-u-s-border-patrol--62732801https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62732801Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:00:08 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a great conversation with his old friend, and former Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, Michael Fisher. They discuss immigration enforcement policy, and the most effective methods of securing the nearly 2000-mile long border...3515falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-140-tavis-smiley-author-radio-host-media-entrepreneur--62509749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62509749Sat, 26 Oct 2024 19:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a great conversation with Tavis Smiley, his old friend of 30 years and former LA radio co-host. They talk about Smiley's new book, which offers a fresh look at a project he started two decades ago -- "The Covenant With Black...2985falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-139-lupita-castaneda-liles-maria-soco-castaneda-ph-d--62310112https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62310112Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:00:04 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a great conversation with powerhouse mother-daughter team, Lupita Castañeda-Liles & Maria Soco Castañeda about their lives, their partnership, and their shared passion for their exciting social media platform, "Becoming...2185falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-138-dr-max-cuevas-ceo-of-clinicas-de-salud-del-valle-de-salinas--61010650https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61010650Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:00:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Dr. Max Cuevas, CEO of Clinicas de Salud del Valle de Salinas, a string of non-profit and low-cost medical clinics sprinkled throughout the central coast and Salinas valley. They talk about the lack of health care...1835falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-137-neal-griffin-wisconsin-based-novelist-reporter-and-retired-law-enforcement-officer--60881621https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60881621Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:00:04 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Neal Griffin, about the retired police lieutenant's latest career enhancement -- going from peace officer to crime novelist to beat reporter for a local Wisconsin newspaper. They talk about storytelling,...2724falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-136-arnold-torres-sacramento-based-policy-analyst-spanish-language-radio-host-and-political-commentator--60681342https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60681342Sat, 13 Jul 2024 19:00:18 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his longtime friend, Arnold Torres, about the state of American politics, the various challenges facing the country's 62 million Latinos, and the dangerous times in which we live now that Donald Trump has promised mass...5709falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-135-bob-harrison-director-of-command-college-researcher-for-rand-corporation-former-police-chief-and-co-host-of-a-podcast--60315660https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60315660Sat, 08 Jun 2024 19:00:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Bob Harrison, director of Command College, researcher for RAND Corporation and former police chief in three different California cities. They discuss policing in the modern era, the recent round of protests...2960falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-134-martin-mares-founder-and-executive-director-of-the-ivy-league-project-parlier-unified-school-board-member--60157316https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60157316Fri, 24 May 2024 19:00:04 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his longtime friend, Martin Mares, founder and executive director of the Ivy League Project -- a unique leadership initiative that has taken thousands of high school students from migrant and working-class backgrounds...2535falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-133-ray-suarez-author-radio-podcast-tv-host-former-senior-correspondent-for-the-pbs-newshour--60040827https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60040827Wed, 15 May 2024 19:00:04 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, veterano Latino journalist Ray Suarez, about his new book on immigration, "We Are Home: Becoming American In The 21st Century." Touching on history and politics, they discuss all that immigrants from all...2636falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-132-melissa-vela-williamson-san-antonio-based-public-relations-specialist-and-author--59383901https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59383901Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:00:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Melissa Vela Williamson, a San Antonio-based public relations specialist. She is the author of “Smart Talk: Public Relations Essentials All Pros Need to Know.” They discuss the science of communications,...3373falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-131-dr-yasmin-davidds-ceo-founder-of-the-dr-yasmin-davidds-leadership-institute--59145254https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59145254Sat, 23 Mar 2024 19:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Dr. Yasmin Davidds, a Los Angeles-based organizational psychologist with additional certification in emotional intelligence. A popular speaker, negotiating specialist, and expert on women and leadership, Davidds is the...3470falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-130-veronica-navarrette-speech-language-pathologist-slp-certified-academic-language-therapist-calt-montessori-trained-teacher--58975655https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58975655Sat, 09 Mar 2024 20:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Veronica Navarrette -- his Mexican-born wife, and better 7/8 -- about her long career helping kids on the margins as a bilingual Montessori-trained, certified academic language therapist, dyslexia specialist and speech...2463falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-129-david-telisman-communications-and-marketing-specialist-founder-and-ceo-of-david-telisman-communications-llc--58644289https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58644289Sun, 11 Feb 2024 20:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews David Telisman -- his cousin through marriage -- about branding, messaging, and storytelling about issues ranging from mental health awareness to the experience of being Jewish in America post Oct 7.2917falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-128-jean-twenge-phd-professor-of-psychology-at-san-diego-state-university-and-author--58390100https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58390100Sun, 21 Jan 2024 20:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews fellow Generation X'er Jean Twenge, PhD -- a renowned national expert, speaker, and consultant on the generations -- about some of what she has learned over 30 years of looking at generational differences, her new...2666falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-127-julio-ricardo-varela-writer-journalist-founder-of-latinorebels-com-and-msnbc-opinion-columnist--58235089https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58235089Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:00:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Julio Ricardo Varela -- a Harvard-educated Latino journalist, with roots in Puerto Rico -- about the media, politics, the Latino community and the issues surrounding the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay.3561falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-126-jeff-hall-sam-taylor-and-tania-ruedas-ortiz-from-our-national-conversation-a-digital-media-organization-run-by-generation-z--58013963https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58013963Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:00:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Jeff Hall, Sam Taylor, and Tania Ruedas-Ortiz from "Our National Conversation" -- a new digital media organization run by Generation Z that aims to fix what's broken in the Fourth Estate and get Americans talking in a...2906falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-125-nely-galan-independent-tv-producer-former-tv-network-executive-podcast-host-author--57793202https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57793202Fri, 24 Nov 2023 20:00:04 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Nely Galan -- a Latina powerhouse who he first met 29 years ago, and whose remarkable life and career he has followed ever since. Born in Cuba, Galan arrived in the United States at age 5. She's been striving and...3105falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-124-wendy-patrick-attorney-tv-commentator-speaker-and-author--57535919https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57535919Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:00:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Wendy Patrick -- a prosecutor, TV commentator, speaker and author -- about the topic of her new book: how to use the Bible's teachings to make better choices in life, love and friendship.1771falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-123-russell-contreras-race-justice-reporter-for-axios-com--57261459https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57261459Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:00:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a conversation with his friend, veteran reporter Russell Contreras about how he sees digital media. race, justice, Latino culture, politics and journalism from his unique perch -- Albuquerque, New Mexico.3624falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-122-jimmy-sengenberger-denver-based-radio-host-and-columnist-for-the-denver-gazette--56898606https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56898606Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has a conversation with his friend, Jimmy Sengenberger about his experience as a veteran of talk radio and the world view it gives him as a young independent-minded conservative who prefers Reagan to Trump.2502falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-121-angel-mendez-corporate-board-member-and-former-c-suite-executive--56654176https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56654176Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Angel Mendez, a member of several boards and former c-suite Silicon Valley tech executive about his unique upbringing as a Cuban raised in Puerto Rico, how corporate America sees Latinos, and the various...2693falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-120-kristina-lopez-phd-associate-professor-of-social-work-arizona-state-university--56594080https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56594080Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Dr. Kristina Lopez, a trained psychologist based in Arizona who specializes in autism, especially in Latino and other at-risk children.2852falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-119-julia-clasby-lieutenant-seal-beach-police-department-cop-mom--56594071https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56594071Sat, 26 Aug 2023 19:00:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews cop mom & police lieutenant Julia Clasby about the challenges of juggling the separate worlds of law enforcement and motherhood.3114falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-118-alberto-gonzales-former-u-s-attorney-general--53723680https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53723680Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:11:00 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Al Gonzales, the dean of the Belmont University School of Law and former U.S. Attorney General about the crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border, the legal back-and-forth over Title 42, and whether Donald Trump is...1733falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-117-rudy-carrasco-program-director-mj-murdock-charitable-trust--53926668https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53926668Fri, 19 May 2023 19:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his longtime friend, Rudy Carrasco, about racking up a lifetime of achievements, succeeding against the odds, following God's path, and using charitable giving to make a difference in people's lives.2375falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-116-linda-lopez-phd-in-policy-and-political-science-ceo-of-impact-strategies--53116912https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53116912Mon, 08 May 2023 19:30:01 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Dr. Linda Lopez, CEO of Impact Strategies, a consulting firm providing advice to foundations, government and corporate sector on social and economic investments. She is a former Associate Dean at USC, former Chief of...1987falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-115-kathy-murillo-cano-aka-the-crafty-chica-entrepreneur-author-speaker-creator-and-successful-self-made-brand--53116910https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53116910Mon, 08 May 2023 19:00:01 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his longtime friend, and former co-worker at the Arizona Republic, Kathy Murillo Cano, aka "The Crafty Chica" about personal branding, building a successful business and her lifelong love affair with creativity and...1041falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-114-arnold-torres-california-based-policy-analyst-and-political-consultant--52122604https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52122604Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:00:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend Arnold Torres about the 2022 midterm elections, the future of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a leading Democrat, and what happened with the Latino vote.1330falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-113-carlos-sanchez-texas-based-journalist-editor-and-commentator--52122605https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52122605Thu, 05 Jan 2023 19:00:01 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend Carlos Sanchez about the path forward from the 2022 midterm elections and what the future may hold for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, one of the nation's most prominent Republican elected officials.1577falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-112-rep-joaquin-castro-d-texas--51806692https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51806692Wed, 09 Nov 2022 03:55:09 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his longtime friend, Rep. Joaquin Castro D-Texas, about the lack of Latino representation in media and Hollywood and the Latino vote in the 2022 midterm elections.1407falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-111-enrique-morones-activist-ceo-founder-of-gente-unida-author-of-the-power-of-one-the-story-of-the-border-angels--51711494https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51711494Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:03:12 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend and compadre, Enrique Morones, about the San Diego's advocate's quest to change the name of the Texas Rangers and about the Latino vote in the 2022 midterm elections.1990falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-110-how-mexicans-italians-got-to-be-paisanos-rick-amato--51189451Guest: Rick Amato, Media Personality]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51189451Sat, 24 Sep 2022 02:14:13 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette talks with his friend, Rick Amato, a longtime San Diego-based conservative TV/radio/podcast host about his upbringing in Pittsburgh, his early work in finance, his Italian-American heritage, and the lessons learned from his...Guest: Rick Amato, Media Personality]]>2103falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-109-the-power-of-resilience-jesse-leon--51189450
Guest: Jesse Leon, Social Policy Consultant & Author of "I'm Not Broken"]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51189450Thu, 15 Sep 2022 21:03:24 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette catches up with his grad school friend, Jesse Leon, about his incredible life, surviving trauma and perseverance -- and hears all about his powerful new memoir, "I'm Not Broken" (Penguin/Random House). Guest: Jesse Leon,...
Guest: Jesse Leon, Social Policy Consultant & Author of "I'm Not Broken"]]>1919falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-108-a-conservative-and-a-liberal-meet-up-in-college-and-30-years-later-both-wind-up-in-the-center-ron-granieri--50668779
Guest: Ron Granieri, PhD, Associate Professor of History at US Army War College]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50668779Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:38:41 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette catches up with his old college friend, Dr. Ron Granieri, about growing up and out growing the politics of your youth, and whether Americas can find common ground in the center of the road. Guest: Ron Granieri, PhD, Associate...
Guest: Ron Granieri, PhD, Associate Professor of History at US Army War College]]>1609falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-107-the-road-less-travelled-the-path-to-a-full-life-with-still-miles-to-go-david-iglesias--50661475
Guest: David Iglesias, Professor at Wheaton College and Director of the Wheaton College Center for Faith, Politics and Economics]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50661475Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:47:20 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette talks about the law, politics, the Supreme Court, and current events with his good friend, David Iglesias, U.S. Navy Captain, former JAG lawyer, former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, and currently professor of law and politics at...
Guest: David Iglesias, Professor at Wheaton College and Director of the Wheaton College Center for Faith, Politics and Economics]]>2097falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-106-the-hate-toward-black-america-tavis-smiley--50668781
Guest: Tavis Smiley, Radio Host at KBLA-1580 AM and Media Entrepreneur]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50668781Fri, 22 Jul 2022 20:07:33 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette talks with his old friend, Tavis Smiley, about the recent anti-Black hate crime in Buffalo, NY -- and whether Black people are safe in America, as long as there are so many White people with AR-15's who think they're being...
Guest: Tavis Smiley, Radio Host at KBLA-1580 AM and Media Entrepreneur]]>1107falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-105-can-the-awesome-power-of-curiosity-save-america-monica-guzman--50454086https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50454086Sun, 17 Jul 2022 19:24:52 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Monica Guzman, author of "I Never Thought Of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times" about the power of curiosity and the value of talking to people whose...1805falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-104-what-city-folks-don-t-understand-about-california-farming-al-stehly--50454172https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50454172Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:39:48 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette unpacks the challenges and opportunities of being a California farmer -- specifically, a Southern California farmer -- where land goes for a premium, costs are higher, and creativity is an essential survival tool.2678falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-103-a-cartoon-is-worth-10-000-words-steve-breen--50454083https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50454083Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:39:31 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette discusses journalism, commentary and editorial cartoons with one of the best in the business and his former colleague -- Steve Breen, San Diego Union-Tribune editorial columnist & two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.1712falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-102-why-do-latinos-struggle-with-wealth-creation-gary-acosta--50454076https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50454076Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:30:50 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette talks with his friend, Gary Acosta, about the difficulty that Latinos have had in building wealth -- for themselves and their communities, and how to change that and create a new reality.1871falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-101-it-s-a-small-world-after-all-john-manzella--50112559
Guest: John Manzella, speaker, author and expert on U.S. trade policy & labor force]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50112559Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:57:07 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette talks with his friend, John Manzella, about the interlocking nature of several items in the news these days: trade, immigration, globalization, automation and the global supply chain. Guest: John Manzella, speaker, author...
Guest: John Manzella, speaker, author and expert on U.S. trade policy & labor force]]>1473falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-100-it-ain-t-easy-coming-of-age-in-the-2020-s-santiago-navarrette-jacqui-navarrette--50112558https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50112558Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:13:56 +0000CloudcastTo mark his special 100th episode, host Ruben Navarrette interviews two American teenagers -- his son, Santiago Navarrette, and daughter, Jacqui Navarrette-- about the challenges and opportunities of coming of age in the 2020's.1195falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-99-introducing-the-garcias-why-is-it-so-hard-for-hollywood-to-tell-a-normal-story-about-latinos-jeff-valdez--49469501
Guest: Jeff Valdez, Producer & Writer of Most Recently, "The Garcias" on HBO-MAX]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49469501Fri, 06 May 2022 06:03:20 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Hollywood writer and producer Jeff Valdez about his long and unconventional personal journey from Pueblo Colorado to Beverly Hills, and his new series on HBO-MAX: "The Garcias" in which the Mexican-American...
Guest: Jeff Valdez, Producer & Writer of Most Recently, "The Garcias" on HBO-MAX]]>2130falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-98-race-affirmative-action-the-supreme-court-laura-gomez--49469481
Guest: Laura Gomez, UCLA Law School Professor]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49469481Wed, 04 May 2022 05:26:19 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, college classmate, and UCLA law professor Laura Gomez about Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown, affirmative action in college admissions and the state of race in America. Guest: Laura Gomez, UCLA Law...
Guest: Laura Gomez, UCLA Law School Professor]]>1698falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-97-so-you-want-to-make-a-film-telling-the-latino-story-one-frame-at-a-time-phillip-rodriguez--49469493Guest: Phillip Rodriguez, Documentary Filmmaker]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49469493Fri, 29 Apr 2022 22:20:41 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette talks with his friend, Phillip Rodriguez, about his long career of making more than a dozen documentary films -- including many for PBS -- about various aspects of the Latino experience in America, and why that road has been so...Guest: Phillip Rodriguez, Documentary Filmmaker]]>1406falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-96-why-latinos-need-to-leave-the-left-chris-salcedo--49323630
Guest: Chris Salcedo, Radio Host & Newsmax-TV Host]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49323630Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:59:50 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, Chris Salcedo, about why neither political party has done right by Latinos and other Americans -- and why, from Salcedo's point of view, Latinos should definitely avoid Democrats like COVID-19....
Guest: Chris Salcedo, Radio Host & Newsmax-TV Host]]>1253falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-95-the-ever-evolving-latino-experience-in-america-macarena-hernandez--49323625
Guest: Macarena Hernandez, Journalist & Former Journalism Professor]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49323625Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:52:27 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, and fellow journalist Macarena Hernandez, about the Latino Experience, and how America's largest minority is doing in its constant pursuit of the one thing it craves most of all: respect. Guest:...
Guest: Macarena Hernandez, Journalist & Former Journalism Professor]]>1977falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-94-cops-101-the-era-of-policing-dangerously-neal-griffin--49323621
Guest: Neal Griffin, Retired Police Detective Lt and Bestselling Crime Novelist]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49323621Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:44:42 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette talks with his friend, Neal Griffin, about the serious challenges of policing America's streets after the murder of George Floyd, in the midst of a global pandemic, and against the backdrop of a new crime wave. Guest: Neal...
Guest: Neal Griffin, Retired Police Detective Lt and Bestselling Crime Novelist]]>1707falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-93-the-war-in-ukraine-and-how-it-links-together-russia-europe-china-and-the-us-dr-ronald-granieri--49323594
Guest: Dr. Ronald Granieri, Associate Professor of History in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49323594Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:37:13 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette talks with his old friend, and college classmate, Ron Granieri -- who is now Dr. Ronald Granieri, Associate Professor of History at the US Army War College -- about his specialty: Europe, NATO and US-European relations, all in...
Guest: Dr. Ronald Granieri, Associate Professor of History in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College]]>2183falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-92-ukraine-tyranny-freedom-albert-pando--49323593
Guest: Albert Pando, Journalist & Media Innovator]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49323593Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:41:39 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, Al Pando, a lifelong journalist and news executive who was born in Havana, Cuba about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and something a lot of Americans don't understand: the true meaning of freedom....
Guest: Albert Pando, Journalist & Media Innovator]]>1704falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-91-the-uncivil-war-between-the-blue-and-the-black-brown-cid-martinez--48985663
Guest: Cid Martinez, Sociology Professor at the University of San Diego]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48985663Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:49:16 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Cid Martinez, Sociology Professor at the University of San Diego, about the deteriorating relationship between police and people of color -- and why President Biden's preferred remedy of "community policing" will only...
Guest: Cid Martinez, Sociology Professor at the University of San Diego]]>1544falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-90-the-state-of-the-chicano-union-nancy-maldonado--48985661
Guest: Nancy Maldonado, President & CEO of The Chicano Federation of San Diego County]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48985661Tue, 22 Mar 2022 01:57:40 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Nancy Maldonado, President & CEO of The Chicano Federation of San Diego County about the term "Chicano" and the condition of the Mexican-American community in the United States. Guest: Nancy Maldonado, President &...
Guest: Nancy Maldonado, President & CEO of The Chicano Federation of San Diego County]]>951falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-89-ukraine-the-vantage-point-of-a-marine-trace-deneke--48985652Guest: Trace Deneke, Marine Corps Colonel (ret.), Teacher & Coach]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48985652Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:16:43 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette talks with his friend, Marine Corps Col. Trace Deneke about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the startling possibility that the world order may be changing before our eyes. Guest: Trace Deneke, Marine Corps Colonel (ret.),...Guest: Trace Deneke, Marine Corps Colonel (ret.), Teacher & Coach]]>1299falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-88-irish-american-heritage-month-tim-o-leary--48985651Guest: Tim O'Leary, Journalist]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48985651Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:41:59 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, Tim O'Leary, about the historical experience and valuable contributions of Irish-Americans in celebration of Irish-American Heritage Month. Guest: Tim O'Leary, JournalistGuest: Tim O'Leary, Journalist]]>1151falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-87-a-black-history-month-special-affirmative-action-in-2022-jay-stewart--48819848
Guest: Jay Stewart, Howard University Instructor and Former Civil Rights Attorney]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48819848Thu, 24 Feb 2022 03:45:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette celebrates Black History Month by having a passionate discussion with his old friend of nearly 40 years, and former college roommate, Jay Stewart. An African American graduate of Harvard College and Georgetown Law School, Stewart...
Guest: Jay Stewart, Howard University Instructor and Former Civil Rights Attorney]]>1942falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-86-stuck-in-the-middle-with-esther-esther-valdes-clayton--48777003Guest: Esther Valdes Clayton, Immigration Attorney & Coronado School District Board Member]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48777003Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:02:24 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Esther Valdes Clayton about her dual roles as an immigration attorney fighting to prevent individuals from being deported, and an outspoken school board member for the Coronado School District -- all from her unique...Guest: Esther Valdes Clayton, Immigration Attorney & Coronado School District Board Member]]>1834falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-85-latinos-leadership-in-america-linda-caballero-sotelo--48440391
Guest: Linda Caballero Sotelo, Executive Director of New Americans Museum]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48440391Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:19:37 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Linda Caballero Sotelo, Executive Director of New Americans Museum, about leadership, public service, Latinos in America and the contributions of immigrants to our nation. Guest: Linda Caballero Sotelo, Executive...
Guest: Linda Caballero Sotelo, Executive Director of New Americans Museum]]>1816falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-84-at-the-intersection-of-education-technology-anna-maria-chavez--48440390
Guest: Anna Maria Chavez, Chief Impact Officer at Encantos & President of Encantos.org]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48440390Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:19:31 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend Anna Maria Chavez, Chief Impact Officer at Encantos & President of Encantos.org, about K-12 education, technology as a tool to reach students, the generation gap and what women leaders bring to the...
Guest: Anna Maria Chavez, Chief Impact Officer at Encantos & President of Encantos.org]]>1971falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-83-thinking-outside-the-box-finding-a-third-option-marty-chavez--48440380
Guest: Marty Chavez, Partner & Vice Chairman of Sixth Street and Former Goldman Sachs CIO & CFO]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48440380Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:16:59 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Marty Chavez, Partner & Vice Chairman of Sixth Street and Former Goldman Sachs CIO & CFO, about his remarkable story — from Albuquerque to Harvard to Stanford to Silicon Valley to Goldman Sachs — and lessons learned...
Guest: Marty Chavez, Partner & Vice Chairman of Sixth Street and Former Goldman Sachs CIO & CFO]]>1066falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-82-what-s-up-with-texas-carlos-sanchez--48335508
Guest: Carlos Sanchez, Director of Public Affairs for Hidalgo County TX and former journalist]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48335508Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:06:38 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Carlos Sanchez, director of public affairs for Hidalgo County, TX, and a former journalist who worked — over 37 years — in several newsrooms including those at the Washington Post and Texas Monthly. Guest: Carlos...
Guest: Carlos Sanchez, Director of Public Affairs for Hidalgo County TX and former journalist]]>2187falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-81-race-in-america-the-view-from-2022-laura-gomez--48335507
Guest: Laura Gomez, UCLA Professor of Law and director of the law school’s Critical Race Studies Program]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48335507Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:06:32 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, UCLA law professor Laura Gomez, about the state of race relations in America including the current national outcry over so-called critical race theory. What is it? And why the ruckus? Guest: Laura Gomez,...
Guest: Laura Gomez, UCLA Professor of Law and director of the law school’s Critical Race Studies Program]]>1231falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-80-the-road-less-traveled-with-guest-raoul-lowery-contreras-columnist-author--48335504https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48335504Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:49:17 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Mexican-American writer, author and columnist Raoul Lowery Contreras about his life’s journey and 30-year career in newspapers, radio and TV.2011falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-79-using-the-power-of-curiosity-to-fuel-greater-empathy-more-understanding-monica-guzman--47910486
Guest: Monica Guzman, journalist, storyteller, and author of the forthcoming book, "I Never Thought of It That Way"]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47910486Tue, 14 Dec 2021 03:26:05 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Monica Guzman, journalist, storyteller and author of the forthcoming book, "I Never Thought of It That Way" about the power of curiosity and the value of being able to see even the most divisive issues from the point...
Guest: Monica Guzman, journalist, storyteller, and author of the forthcoming book, "I Never Thought of It That Way"]]>1990falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-78-the-comeback-rick-sanchez--47910483
Guest: Rick Sanchez, journalist, former CNN & RT America anchor, media entrepreneur and co-founder of Cano Health]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47910483Tue, 14 Dec 2021 03:23:26 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend Rick Sanchez, former CNN and RT America anchor, media entrepreneur, and co-founder of Cano Health about the real "art of the comeback" and how to live your best life after television. Guest: Rick...
Guest: Rick Sanchez, journalist, former CNN & RT America anchor, media entrepreneur and co-founder of Cano Health]]>1265falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-77-the-latino-experience-jose-angel-gutierrez--47910477
Guest: Jose Angel Gutierrez, civil rights activist, retired UT Arlington political science professor and author of "Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin: My Story of Cinco de Mayo"]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47910477Tue, 14 Dec 2021 03:20:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Jose Angel Gutierrez, civil rights activist, UT Arlington political science professor (emeritus), and author of the new children's book, "Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin: My Story of Cinco de Mayo" about the Latino experience...
Guest: Jose Angel Gutierrez, civil rights activist, retired UT Arlington political science professor and author of "Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin: My Story of Cinco de Mayo"]]>1707falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-76-gop-senators-gone-wild-attack-ag-merrick-garland-for-the-24-campaign-video-clips--47295167https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47295167Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:46:30 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette goes after a band of GOP senators who unfairly attacked Attorney General Merrick Garland over — they said — sending the FBI and federal prosecutors after parents. Nonsense. Here’s how Garland should have responded.1227falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-75-vaccine-mandates-yep-you-betcha--47295162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47295162Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:45:05 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette defends the use of vaccine mandates — especially in the case of public servants and public service employees such as police, nurses, and members of the military.1232falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-74-distant-relatives-spain-mexico-and-the-united-states-luis-razo-bravo--47295161
Guest: Luis Razo Bravo, author & founder/director of The European Institute of Science in Management (EISM)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47295161Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:43:56 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Harvard classmate Luis Razo — who grew up in Southern California but now lives in Barcelona Spain — about the “Hispanic Triangle”: Spain, Mexico and the United States. Guest: Luis Razo Bravo, author &...
Guest: Luis Razo Bravo, author & founder/director of The European Institute of Science in Management (EISM)]]>2224falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-73-ruben-gets-schooled-on-race-in-america-by-his-former-law-school-professor-randall-kennedy--47105906
Guest: Randall Kennedy, Harvard Law School Professor and author of “Say It Loud: On Race, Law, History, and Culture”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47105906Mon, 25 Oct 2021 03:48:40 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy — his former professor, as a Harvard undergraduate — about race in America in 2021 and his new book: “Say It Out: On Race, Law, History, and Culture.” Guest: Randall...
Guest: Randall Kennedy, Harvard Law School Professor and author of “Say It Loud: On Race, Law, History, and Culture”]]>2254falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-72-decoding-dyslexia-dr-kelli-sandman-hurley--47065808
Guest: Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley, co-founder of the San Diego-based Dyslexia Training Institute and author of “The Adult Side of Dyslexia”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47065808Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:36:17 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette marks Dyslexia Awareness Month by interviewing Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley, co-founder of the San Diego-based Dyslexia Training Institute and author, most recently, of the forthcoming book: “The Adult Side of Dyslexia.” Guest:...
Guest: Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley, co-founder of the San Diego-based Dyslexia Training Institute and author of “The Adult Side of Dyslexia”]]>1428falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-71-hispanic-heritage-month-what-s-it-worth-ana-valdez--47065799Guest: Ana Valdez, Executive Director of the Los Angeles-based Latino Donor Collaborative]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47065799Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:34:59 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Ana Valdez, Executive Director of the Los Angeles-based Latino Donor Collaborative, about the significance and value of the now concluded Hispanic Heritage Month. If there is any. Guest: Ana Valdez, Executive Director...Guest: Ana Valdez, Executive Director of the Los Angeles-based Latino Donor Collaborative]]>1247falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-70-haitians-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-this-is-a-test--46806197https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46806197Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:56:49 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette decries our nation’s broken promise: to the Haitians, who took literally the idea that “huddled masses” are welcomed in this country, only to be deported after traveling thousands of miles and spending their life savings. Shame...1260falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-69-california-republicans-honor-the-man-who-damned-them-with-latinos-pete-wilson--46806196https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46806196Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:55:50 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette tears into clueless California Republicans, who play dumb and pretend they don’t know why Latinos hate them, and then turn around and throw a party for 300 conservatives to honor he whose name shall not be spoken: Pete Wilson.1265falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-68-hispanic-heritage-month-and-other-media-creations-arnold-torres--46806191Guest: Arnold Torres, Policy Analyst, TV Commentator and Radio Host]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46806191Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:47:54 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, Arnold Torres, about the predicament that Latino voters face in choosing between two terrible political parties and explores whether Latinos are better off today than they were 50 years ago. Guest:...Guest: Arnold Torres, Policy Analyst, TV Commentator and Radio Host]]>1788falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-67-why-ca-republicans-still-don-t-get-why-latinos-hate-their-guts--46604107https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46604107Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:15:50 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette dives into the extreme level of denial that many CA Republicans have about the events over the last 25 years that have driven away Latinos, and forced them into the waiting arms of Democrats who abuse and neglect them1201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-66-the-ca-recall-the-truth-the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth--46604102https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46604102Tue, 21 Sep 2021 01:39:54 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette unpacks the ins-and-outs of the wacky CA recall election that kept failed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in office, and kept hapless Republicans out of power once again.1240falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-65-america-meet-the-62-million-latinos-that-help-define-you-ray-suarez--46604100
Guest: Ray Suarez, television journalist and author]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46604100Tue, 21 Sep 2021 01:38:22 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, and fellow Latino journo and author, Ray Suarez about the enormous Latino community in the United States, and where it stands in the year 2021. Guest: Ray Suarez, television journalist and author
Guest: Ray Suarez, television journalist and author]]>1481falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-64-larry-elder-lawyer-radio-host-republican-california-gubernatorial-candidate--46446126https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46446126Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:32:45 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend of 27 years, Larry Elder, a lawyer, syndicated radio talk show host, and the leading Republican candidate to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 recall election.1500falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-63-the-latest-on-the-california-recall-here-are-10-takeaways--46419556https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46419556Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:08:28 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette dives back into the biggest political story in the country: the too-close-to-call Sept 14 recall election that will decide the fate of beleaguered California Gov. Gavin Newsom.1425falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-62-leaving-afghanistan-what-went-wrong-here-are-10-insights--46419554https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46419554Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:07:36 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette unpacks the recent desmadre of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and explains why the blame for the entire episode — including the deaths of 13 members of the U.S. military — belongs exclusively to the Biden administration.1149falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-61-introducing-mexico-to-the-u-s-and-the-u-s-to-mexico-alfredo-corchado--46419549
Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, and fellow Latino journo and author, Alfredo Corchado about his fascinating beat covering Mexico, the United States and the border that lies in-between.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46419549Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:06:47 +0000CloudcastGuest: Alfredo Corchado, journalist and author Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, and fellow Latino journo and author, Alfredo Corchado about his fascinating beat covering Mexico, the United States and the border that lies in-between.
Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, and fellow Latino journo and author, Alfredo Corchado about his fascinating beat covering Mexico, the United States and the border that lies in-between.]]>1561falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-60-ca-gov-gavin-newsom-what-went-wrong--46027229https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46027229Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:21:55 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette explores why California’s Democratic governor Gavin Newsom — who was elected handily — is fighting a recall effort in a dark blue state, and explains why polls show the race to be a toss-up. Newsom would win the recall battle,...1288falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-59-when-the-pro-cop-conservatives-condone-threatening-cops--46027226https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46027226Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:16:07 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette — the son of a retired cop — unpacks the paradox of pro-cop, back-the-blue conservatives refusing to condemn the Jan. 6 melee at the U.S. capitol which resulted in Capitol Police Officers and DC Metro Police Officers being tased,...1016falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-58-biden-administration-speeds-up-removal-of-refugee-families-while-promising-to-fix-immigration-system--45955427https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45955427Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:40:36 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette breaks down a couple of bizarre recent events on the immigration front, where the Biden administration has taken a hardline against admitting refugee families while promising to be more accommodating to immigrants and refugees.1083falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-57-the-simone-biles-lesson-when-it-s-ok-to-quit--45955426https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45955426Wed, 04 Aug 2021 03:01:45 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette unpacks one of the exceptions to the "never quit, don't give up" rule: knowing when to get off the hamster wheel or change course or make a u-turn or stop and breathe. That's what gold medal Olympic gymnast Simone Biles did in...929falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-56-how-the-media-make-latinos-latinas-disappear-macarena-hernandez--45941947Guest: Macarena Hernandez]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45941947Mon, 02 Aug 2021 23:20:09 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette chats with his friend, and fellow journalist, Macarena Hernandez about the magical power of American journalism to make the country’s largest minority, and its stories, disappear into oblivion. Guest: Macarena HernandezGuest: Macarena Hernandez]]>1330falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-55-school-daze-california-public-schools-do-an-embarrassing-flip-flop-over-masks--45837887https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45837887Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:50:35 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette examines the public relations mess that California officials created with their on-again, off-again, on-again policy about whether students who return in the Fall will be required to wear masks.1057falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-54-coronavirus-comes-back-to-la-but-then-it-never-really-left-did-it--45837886https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45837886Mon, 26 Jul 2021 22:40:57 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette tackles Americans’ arrogance toward COVID-19, which may be one reason why Los Angeles — a city which was a virus hotspot throughout 2020 — recently went back to mandatory masking for the vaccinated and unvaccinated alike.1138falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-53-who-s-afraid-of-american-muslims-arsalan-iftikhar--45837883
Guest: Arsalan Iftikhar, human rights lawyer, writer and author of “Fear of A Muslim Planet: Global Islamophobia in The New World Order”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45837883Sun, 25 Jul 2021 20:49:56 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Arsalan Iftikhar, about his new book detailing the history and present-day reality of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim bigotry in the U.S. and around the globe. Guest: Arsalan Iftikhar, human rights lawyer,...
Guest: Arsalan Iftikhar, human rights lawyer, writer and author of “Fear of A Muslim Planet: Global Islamophobia in The New World Order”]]>1241falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-52-when-the-going-gets-tough-a-lot-of-cops-quit--45741560https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45741560Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:09:15 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette, the son of a retired cop who was on the job for 37 years, bemoans the fact that so many police officers are quitting and hanging up their badges amid the low morale in the profession following the murder of George Floyd.1168falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-51-espn-s-diversity-controversy-the-imposter-syndrome--45741556https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45741556Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:37:22 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette delves into the controversy at ESPN, over remarks by host Rachel Nichols who griped about the fact that her colleague, Maria Taylor, got a hosting gig she didn’t. Nichols is White, Taylor is Black. And yet, there is no racism here.1225falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-50-the-black-brown-thing-from-left-right-tavis-smiley--45741557
Guest: Tavis Smiley, TV/Radio Host/Author & Media Entrepreneur]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45741557Sun, 18 Jul 2021 19:11:36 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, and former LA radio co-host, Tavis Smiley about his career, his canceling, his comeback, and his take on the state of Black Americans in the post-George Floyd era. Guest: Tavis Smiley, TV/Radio...
Guest: Tavis Smiley, TV/Radio Host/Author & Media Entrepreneur]]>1590falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-49-why-gop-always-succumbs-to-anti-immigrant-pandering-and-why-it-always-blows-up-in-its-face--45645842https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45645842Wed, 14 Jul 2021 21:00:12 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette explains — in blunt and clear language — exactly what Republicans do wrong when they talk about immigration, and why they can’t help themselves from screwing this up.1243falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-48-the-real-solution-to-the-worker-shortage-treat-workers-better--45645840https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45645840Mon, 12 Jul 2021 20:58:02 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette reflects on President Biden’s solution to the worker shortage: “Pay them more” and suggests the real solution is not monetary but to treat workers as equals deserving of respect and dignity.1144falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-47-today-s-media-the-good-the-bad-and-the-un-reparable-alberto-pando--45645839Guest: Alberto Pando, Journalist & Media Executive]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45645839Sat, 10 Jul 2021 02:20:13 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews Alberto Pando, his friend and fellow lifelong journalist — and a media executive who has worked in news, sports and scripted entertainment over the last three decades — about the lack of public trust in the modern...Guest: Alberto Pando, Journalist & Media Executive]]>1211falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-46-latinos-101-does-biden-think-all-latinx-people-are-undocumented-and-why-does-he-call-us-latinx--45574636https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45574636Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:48:23 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette explores the interesting phenomenon of a Democratic administration (Biden/Harris) that got 2/3 of the Latino vote — and yet, still, seems to not know the first thing about Latinos.1079falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-45-an-independence-day-special-america-love-it-or-lose-it--45574635https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45574635Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:22:03 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette reflects on what America means to him and his family, at a time when this country appears to be stuck somewhere between lockdown and freedom.1201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-44-coronado-h-s-basketball-team-stripped-of-championship-title-over-tortilla-toss-enrique-morones--45574634Guest: Enrique Morones, human rights activist, immigrant advocate, and founder/executive director of the organization "Gente Unida."]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45574634Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:17:38 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette visits with his friend — and compadre -- Enrique Morones, who was at the heart of the public protests and pressure campaign over the recent tortilla tossing incident that led the Coronado High School basketball team to be...Guest: Enrique Morones, human rights activist, immigrant advocate, and founder/executive director of the organization "Gente Unida."]]>1170falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-43-the-power-and-value-of-centrists-in-the-senate--45450485https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45450485Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:48:09 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette applauds two members of the U.S. Senate who refuse to go along with their Democratic colleagues just to get along: Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. They’re not the problem. They’re the solution.1083falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-42-how-the-tortilla-became-a-symbol-of-racism-hatred-and-ignorance--45450483https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45450483Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:08:55 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette looks at the so-called “tortilla toss” near San Diego, where White fans and high school basketball players tossed tortillas at the players of an opposing team who just happened to be Latino. I’m sure that’s just a coincidence.1228falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-41-can-republicans-retake-the-california-governor-s-office-like-ever-kevin-faulconer-gop-candidate-for-ca-governor--45450480https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45450480Sat, 26 Jun 2021 00:14:29 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette visits with Kevin Faulconer about the former San Diego mayor’s bid to become the first Republican governor of California in 15 years, and only the second one in the last 23 years.1074falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-40-the-prospects-for-police-reform-one-year-after-george-floyd-s-murder--45362403https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45362403Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:49:50 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette examines whether police reform could be in the cards as more cities and communities begin to “reimagine” what policing in America could look like if it had a much-needed overhaul.1072falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-39-texas-which-was-built-by-immigrants-builds-a-wall-to-keep-out-immigrants--45362401https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45362401Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:27:08 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette roasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for creating his own immigration policy and build a border wall, in violation of both the Constitution and Republican rhetoric about how states can’t go rogue and sidestep the federal government.1185falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-38-biden-european-union-call-truce-in-trade-war-to-focus-on-china-john-manzella--45362399
Guest: John Manzella, columnist, author, and expert on U.S. trade policy]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45362399Sat, 19 Jun 2021 01:12:37 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend John Manzella, a Buffalo NY-based columnist, author, and expert on U.S. trade policy about this week’s NATO meeting in Brussel’s and the decision to end a trade war in the West — to focus on the East....
Guest: John Manzella, columnist, author, and expert on U.S. trade policy]]>1181falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-37-the-great-worker-shortage-it-s-not-just-the-money-employers-need-to-treat-employees-better--45284956https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45284956Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:43:59 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette returns to the timely and controversial subject of the current worker shortage and explores the reasons for it beyond low wages and higher-than-usual unemployment benefits.1126falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-36-the-war-on-mexicans-why-a-north-carolina-h-s-student-was-denied-a-diploma-for-wearing-mexican-flag--45284962https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45284962Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:38:41 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette examines the bizarre case of a North Carolina high school student who decided to celebrate his ethnic heritage by wearing the Mexican flag on his high school graduation gown and was denied his diploma because of it.1134falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-35-kamala-harris-heads-to-guatemala-and-mexico-and-takes-a-wrong-turn-jean-guerrero--45284960https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45284960Sun, 13 Jun 2021 17:53:14 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews San Diego-based journalist Jean Guerrero about her recent piece in the LA Times about Vice President Kamala Harris’ ill-fated trip south of the border, and the turmoil it caused.1171falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-34-the-current-war-over-democracy--45181318https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45181318Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:19:30 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette looks at the so-called “Democracy Reform” movement, which has been taken up by both Republicans who want to stop their ideological enemies from voting, and Democrats who are hell-bent on stopping Republicans.1264falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-33-journalists-can-t-handle-the-truth-about-a-broken-media--45181353https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45181353Mon, 07 Jun 2021 19:12:27 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette takes a critical look at his own profession in light of the scandal/non-scandal involving CNN’s Chris Cuomo advising his brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, about how to get out of a scape of his own. But that’s just the beginning.1344falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-32-who-s-afraid-of-critical-race-theory-white-men-of-course-laura-gomez--45181309Host Ruben Navarrette welcomes back his friend, and former college classmate, UCLA Law Professor Laura Gomez to discuss one of her specialties which also happens to be the latest boogeyman for white male conservatives: critical race theory.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45181309Sat, 05 Jun 2021 23:19:28 +0000CloudcastGuest: Laura Gomez, Author and UCLA Professor of Law Host Ruben Navarrette welcomes back his friend, and former college classmate, UCLA Law Professor Laura Gomez to discuss one of her specialties which also happens to be the latest boogeyman for...Host Ruben Navarrette welcomes back his friend, and former college classmate, UCLA Law Professor Laura Gomez to discuss one of her specialties which also happens to be the latest boogeyman for white male conservatives: critical race theory.]]>1379falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-31-buenos-dias-america-don-t-you-know-us-latinos-are-your-native-sons-and-daughters--45140838https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45140838Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:22:11 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette explores America’s blind spot with Latinos (aka “The other non-white meat”) who — according to a new survey — are less like African-Americans than they are the Italian and Irish immigrants of 100 years ago.1204falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-30-the-new-story-of-farming-chris-valadez--45082983https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45082983Fri, 28 May 2021 21:17:54 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette speaks with his friend Chris Valadez, CEO of The Grower-Shipper Association of Central California about a new vaccination project aimed at farmworkers and a new California drought as well as old challenges over labor and trade as...1368falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-29-are-straight-white-men-being-systemically-oppressed-canceled-and-silenced-are-you-kidding--45036265https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45036265Wed, 26 May 2021 17:43:39 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette discusses how mega-podcaster Joe Rogan — a straight white male who recently signed a $100M deal with Spotify — believes that straight white men are being oppressed, canceled, and silenced. Seriously.1246falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-28-an-average-american-s-take-on-the-middle-east--45029297https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45029297Tue, 25 May 2021 22:03:06 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette reflects on his own visit to Israel in 2012 and offers his analysis on what’s causing the latest round of Middle East violence — and the one before that. Hint: It’s not land, politics or religion. It’s hate, bigotry, and revenge.1265falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-27-california-politics-where-the-pacific-meets-the-crazy-arnold-torres--44958658Guest: Arnold Torres

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his longtime friend and foil, Sacramento-based policy analyst and political consultant Arnold Torres about the strange happenings in California politics: including the attempted recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom and whether a Latino Democrat couldn’t be the party’s best chance of keeping the governor’s mansion.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44958658Sat, 22 May 2021 00:25:18 +0000CloudcastTopic: “California Politics: Where the Pacific Meets the Crazy” Guest: Arnold Torres Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his longtime friend and foil, Sacramento-based policy analyst and political consultant Arnold Torres about the strange happenings...Guest: Arnold Torres

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his longtime friend and foil, Sacramento-based policy analyst and political consultant Arnold Torres about the strange happenings in California politics: including the attempted recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom and whether a Latino Democrat couldn’t be the party’s best chance of keeping the governor’s mansion.]]>1319falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-26-aoc-meet-mtg-in-congress-what-goes-around-comes-around--44909928https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44909928Wed, 19 May 2021 13:55:52 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette delves into the hilarious episode of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being harassed and harangued by the GOP’s version of AOC: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who recently chased the Democratic congresswoman through the halls of...1204falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-25-how-woke-became-a-joke-and-why-no-one-is-laughing--44909923https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44909923Wed, 19 May 2021 13:53:37 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette unpacks the recent criticism of “woke-ism” by some liberal Democrats — some White liberal Democrats — who fear that it is driving voters away from the Democratic Party. Latinos aren’t fans of the woke movement because it runs...1241falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-24-is-there-really-jihad-on-the-u-s-mexico-border-todd-bensman--44821883
Guest: Todd Bensman, Author of “America’s Covert Border War: The Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration” and Texas-based Senior Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44821883Fri, 14 May 2021 21:52:22 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Todd Bensman -- an ex-journalist and now senior fellow at the Washington DC-based anti-immigrant group The Center for Immigration Studies -- about the refugee border crisis and his new book on how Islamic...
Guest: Todd Bensman, Author of “America’s Covert Border War: The Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration” and Texas-based Senior Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies.]]>1341falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-23-california-is-not-dying-it-s-not-even-sick-it-s-just-mismanaged-and-it-s-still-home-to-way-too-many-people--44795502https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44795502Thu, 13 May 2021 18:12:08 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette debunks the rumored demise of the Golden State, which is still home to 40 million people, controls 10% of the U.S. economy, and holds 20% of the electoral votes necessary to elect the president of the United States. California is...1165falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-is-it-true-that-americans-don-t-want-to-work-anymore--44757416https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44757416Tue, 11 May 2021 19:20:24 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette explains the real takeaway from a depressing April jobs report that came in at only about a quarter of what economists had predicted. The problem is not that U.S. workers don’t want to work. I suspect it's that they don’t want to...1270falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-2020-census-why-are-so-many-latinos-who-are-now-1-5-of-us-population-otherizing-themselves-laura-gomez--44705373
Host Ruben Navarrette has a conversation with author and UCLA Law Professor Laura Gomez about the 2020 Census and what it’s likely to tell us about 60M Latinos and the “other.”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44705373Sat, 08 May 2021 15:36:31 +0000CloudcastGuest: Laura Gomez Host Ruben Navarrette has a conversation with author and UCLA Law Professor Laura Gomez about the 2020 Census and what it’s likely to tell us about 60M Latinos and the “other.”
Host Ruben Navarrette has a conversation with author and UCLA Law Professor Laura Gomez about the 2020 Census and what it’s likely to tell us about 60M Latinos and the “other.”]]>1535falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-biden-s-first-100-days-has-him-dancing-in-circles--44648572https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44648572Wed, 05 May 2021 19:00:43 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette gives a fair, honest, down-the-middle assessment of President Joe Biden’s first 100 days — the good, the bad, and the indefensible.1213falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-tim-scott-liberal-racism-and-the-real-racial-tokenism--44626076https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44626076Tue, 04 May 2021 15:28:45 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette discusses the attack by White liberals on Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, as a sellout, an Uncle Tom, and an “oreo” for daring to think for himself.1209falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-what-the-hell-is-happening-on-the-u-s-mexico-border-jean-guerrero--44483708https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44483708Fri, 30 Apr 2021 21:49:54 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette speaks with San Diego author/journalist Jean Guerrero about the hottest story in the country, which also happens to be the most divisive issue since slavery: immigration.1217falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-amlo-s-migration-plan-good-for-mexico-environment-but-is-it-good-for-the-u-s--44501940https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44501940Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:23:22 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette breaks down a plan offered up by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that intends to solve two problems at once: climate change and the refugee crisis.1156falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-another-look-at-killing-of-adam-toledo-and-why-media-didn-t-dwell-on-it--44501938https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44501938Tue, 27 Apr 2021 01:56:24 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette hammers the media for not covering the killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo by Chicago police like they have the killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant by police in Columbus, OH.1171falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-ex-minneapolis-cop-derek-chauvin-convicted-of-murder-but-what-was-the-verdict-on-policing-bob-harrison--44445476https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44445476Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:12:57 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette speaks with Bob Harrison, director of California Command College, a three-time former chief of police and co-host — with Ruben — of the podcast “Comm4Cops.”1215falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-newsom-recall-is-not-blue-red-it-s-gray-and-in-the-center--44401043https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44401043Tue, 20 Apr 2021 02:20:43 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette unpacks the likely recall election for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and why Newsom — master politician but a lousy leader — is likely to win the battle but lose the war.1156falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-who-s-afraid-to-acknowledge-anti-asian-racism-just-about-everyone-lee-ann-kim--44366084https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44366084Sat, 17 Apr 2021 00:01:19 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette speaks with Lee Ann Kim, a first-generation Korean American, former award-winning television journalist, and founder of the San Diego Asian Film Festival.1197falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-you-build-a-wall-you-build-a-wall-every-president-builds-a-wall--44336328https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44336328Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:13:55 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette digs into the deliciously ironic story about how President Biden — who once campaigned against Donald Trump’s border wall — may just now finish it.1220falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-is-covering-derek-chauvin-s-trial-hazardous-duty-for-black-journalists--44321893https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44321893Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:24:15 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette talks about the ongoing trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and whether the details might be triggering PTSD among black journalists covering it.1222falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-the-she-cession-how-the-pandemic-crushed-working-moms-cathy-areu-the-liberal-sherpa--44297814
Host Ruben Navarrette has an engaging conversation with Cathy Areu, Cuban-American writer, publisher of Catalina Magazine, TV commentator, and host of the podcast, “The Liberal Sherpa.”]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44297814Mon, 12 Apr 2021 03:32:05 +0000CloudcastGuest: Cathy Areu, Cuban-American writer, publisher of Catalina Magazine, TV commentator, and Host of the Podcast, “The Liberal Sherpa.” Host Ruben Navarrette has an engaging conversation with Cathy Areu, Cuban-American writer, publisher of Catalina...
Host Ruben Navarrette has an engaging conversation with Cathy Areu, Cuban-American writer, publisher of Catalina Magazine, TV commentator, and host of the podcast, “The Liberal Sherpa.”]]>1218falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-why-are-public-school-teachers-in-san-diego-teaching-refugee-kids--44245594https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44245594Wed, 07 Apr 2021 19:29:44 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette steers into the intersection of two explosive topics: the refugee crisis involving children and teens & the teacher-union orchestrated lockdown of CA’s public schools.1166falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-baseball-voting-rights-from-the-center--44209512https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44209512Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:19:52 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette uses centrist common sense to explain why Major League Baseball is pulling the All-Star Game out of Georgia over a voter restriction law.1175falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-immigration-the-border-americans-have-seen-this-movie-before-angela-kocherga-el-paso-public-radio--44175637
Host Ruben Navarrette speaks with his good friend, fellow journalist Angela Kocherga, who — like the host — has covered immigration for 30 years. Angela is the News Director of KTEP, El Paso Public Radio and has a front-row seat to the latest flare up in the border immigration challenge.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44175637Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:18:26 +0000CloudcastGuest: Angela Korcherga, News Director of KTEP — El Paso Public Radio Host Ruben Navarrette speaks with his good friend, fellow journalist Angela Kocherga, who — like the host — has covered immigration for 30 years. Angela is the News Director of...
Host Ruben Navarrette speaks with his good friend, fellow journalist Angela Kocherga, who — like the host — has covered immigration for 30 years. Angela is the News Director of KTEP, El Paso Public Radio and has a front-row seat to the latest flare up in the border immigration challenge.]]>1229falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-anti-asian-hate-it-s-the-racism-stupid--44200402https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44200402Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:12:49 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette takes a hard look — from the center — at the scourge of anti-Asian violence in America, and why many Americans are in denial.1201falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-when-the-center-gets-political--44122778https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44122778Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:11:26 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette looks at issues ranging from abortion to gun control to explain why the center is the only sensible place to be.1184falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-searching-for-the-purple-with-guest-anthony-butler--44122820https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44122820Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:09:39 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette has an engaging conversation with Anthony Butler, an African-American millennial podcaster who camps out in the middle of the road regularly on his "Where's The Purple Podcast."1153anthonybutler,democrats,purple,republicans,rubennavarrettefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-why-the-middle-matters--44175710https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44175710Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:04:12 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette breaks down the importance of being in the middle of the road, and why it matters in everything from politics to media to everyday life.1095falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-introduction-welcome-to-the-center--44175691https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44175691Tue, 06 Apr 2021 04:52:57 +0000CloudcastHost Ruben Navarrette introduces himself and explains the mission behind this unique podcast, an overdue journey to where the action is: the center.1236falsefull