Latino USA

Kate’s Summer ( A Latino USA Podcast)

Bustamante had recently started her new part-time job as a cashier at a local organic grocery store when reality hit: her parents lost their jobs.

  • Nov 24, 2020
  • 12:23 PM

Portrait Of: Gloria Estefan (A Latino USA Podcast)

In this Portrait Of: Gloria Estefan, Latino USA‘s Maria Hinojosa sits down with the icon to discuss her life, her relationships, how she overcame trauma, and how she manages to be excited about everything she does.

  • Nov 20, 2020
  • 11:21 AM

How I Made It: From Foster Kid to Judge (A Latino USA Podcast)

In this edition of “How I Made It,” Judge Torres shares how she overcame the hurdles of the foster system and made her way to the Oregon Circuit Court.

  • Nov 17, 2020
  • 12:33 PM

The Myth Of The ‘Latino Vote’ (A Latino USA Podcast)

On this episode of Latino USA, we take a closer look at two key states and the crucial Latinx voters that swung the results towards their respective candidates’ favor.

  • Nov 13, 2020
  • 8:54 AM

How I Made It: Las Cafeteras (A Latino USA Podcast)

Latino USA sat down with members of the group (Denise Carlos, Hector Flores, and Daniel French) to discuss how they got started, their efforts to tell and preserve brown stories, and one of their songs “I’m Not Your Puppet.”

  • Nov 10, 2020
  • 10:53 AM

Reclaiming Our Homes (A Latino USA Podcast)

In the 50’s and 60’s, the California Department of Transportation, better known as Caltrans, bought the house that Martha occupied —and hundreds of other houses— in order to demolish them and build the 710 freeway.

  • Nov 6, 2020
  • 11:34 AM

The American Dream Daughter: A Conversation With Author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (A Latino USA Podcast)

In this episode of Latino USA, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio sits down with Maria Hinojosa to talk about intergenerational wounds and how to begin to heal them.

  • Nov 3, 2020
  • 11:58 AM

A Third of the Latino Vote (A Latino USA Podcast)

We sit down with Cadava and with longtime Latino Republicans to explore the history of Latinos in the Republican Party, and talk about what President Trump might mean for their future.

  • Oct 30, 2020
  • 11:21 AM

Breaking Down the U.S. Deportation Machine (A Latino USA Podcast)

Professor Goodman gives a crash course on the history of migrant exploitation and expulsion in the United States, and lays out how the deportation machine still keeps the country running today.

  • Oct 27, 2020
  • 6:23 PM

Why Campaigns Fail to Get Latinos to Vote (A Latino USA Podcast)

A record 32 million Latinos are eligible to vote this election. But research suggests that in battleground states, 57% of them are not going to cast ballots.

  • Oct 23, 2020
  • 12:31 PM

Portrait Of: Danny Trejo (A Latino USA Podcast)

Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa sits down with Trejo to discuss his trajectory and how he’s making the most out of life these days.

  • Oct 20, 2020
  • 1:12 PM

How I Made It: Buscabulla (A Latino USA Podcast)

Buscabulla expands on their Caribbean synth-pop sound marked by a variety of rhythms and influences—from marching band drums to R&B vocals.

  • Oct 14, 2020
  • 5:16 PM

From Latino USA: The Matter Of Castro Tum

Roland, who was born in Haiti and lived for decades in the U.S. as a legal permanent resident, had been in and out of immigration court since 2012 over a minor criminal conviction, a process that had torn apart his marriage.

  • Oct 9, 2020
  • 5:53 PM

The Parents Are Not Alright (A Latino USA Podcast)

Latino USA sits down with a group of parents —from California to Texas to Florida to New York— to hear how they have coped and found a silver lining to parenting during the pandemic.

  • Oct 7, 2020
  • 10:13 AM

From Chicago to Oaxaca (A Latino USA Podcast)

In this story, Lili takes us on her family’s emotional journey as one of the many devastated by COVID-19.

  • Oct 2, 2020
  • 12:23 PM

How I Made It: Chicano Batman (A Latino USA Podcast)

We catch up with Arévalo and Arenas to learn more about how they broke away from the Latino label and how they’ve reinvented themselves on their latest album while staying true to themselves.

  • Sep 29, 2020
  • 11:09 AM

Latino USA Presents: Estrella, Revisited

Maria Hinojosa and Estrella’s weekly phone calls have continued and their friendship has flourished. In this episode, we pick up the story of Estrella, and all that has happened to her since she’s been incarcerated.

  • Sep 25, 2020
  • 11:11 AM

‘Hatemonger’: Author Jean Guerrero On Stephen Miller (A Latino USA Podcast)

On this episode of Latino USA, Jean Guerrero joins Maria Hinojosa to discuss Miller’s California roots, the mentors who shaped his ideology and career as a young man, and his lasting impact on the U.S. immigration system.

  • Sep 18, 2020
  • 2:57 PM

Latino USA and Weekend Edition Present: A Conversation With Maria Hinojosa And Lulu Garcia-Navarro

September 15 marks the launch of Maria Hinojosa’s new book, “Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America.”

  • Sep 15, 2020
  • 5:09 PM

Latino USA and Black Public Media Present: Alzheimer’s In Color

In this intimate portrait, journalist Yvonne Latty takes us through her and her mother’s Alzheimer’s journey, and the value of memories in keeping those we love alive.

  • Sep 11, 2020
  • 2:28 PM

How I Made It: A Trip To Sesame Street With Rosita (A Latino USA Podcast)

In this installment of Latino USA’s How I Made It series, Osbahr and Rosita discuss their journeys to Sesame Street and revisit their greatest adventures after almost 30 seasons on the friendliest block on television.

  • Sep 8, 2020
  • 1:43 PM

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