Author Archives: sshakir
Sodas Endanger Latino Kids. Also, Underutilized Health Care Services.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 PROGRAM # 9844 12:00 PM PT Sodas Endanger Latino Kids. Sodas and sugary drinks are the leading contributors to the high prevalence of childhood and teen obesity and tooth decay, and type 2 diabetes. In a new report coinciding with National Diabetes Month, Los Angeles County public health authorities warn that Black […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 PROGRAM # 9843 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Radio Educación, the station owned by Mexico’s Culture Secretariat, is celebrating 98 years since it was founded by then Education Secretary Jose Vasconcelos in 1924. At the anniversary event, Radio Educación is recognizing Radio Bilingüe with the Jose Vasconcelos Public Radio Award. Officials reflect […]
Challenges of Cities and Neighborhoods. Mixed-Status Families and Stimulus Checks. Beware of Holiday Scams.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 9842 12:00 PM PT Challenges of Cities and Neighborhoods. More than 3,000 local leaders from across the country recently met in Kansas City to discuss solutions to a wide range of issues facing cities, including public safety, homelessness and housing affordability, mental health, immigration, infrastructure investments, and the threat of […]
Extra Edition: Alfredo Rolando Ortiz. (A Program Repeat.)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 9841 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Alfredo Rolando Ortiz. (A Program Repeat.) In this archival interview, originally aired on July 5, 1996, internationally acclaimed harp virtuoso Alfredo Rolando Ortiz talks about his then newly-premiered “South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra,” performed with Tulare’s Philharmonic Orchestra at that time. The […]
“The Land of the Great Promise.”
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9840 12:00 PM PT “The Land of the Great Promise.” This novel by acclaimed author Juan Villoro tells the story of a Mexican documentary filmmaker who talks in his sleep. He moves to Barcelona, but, after the visit of an old acquaintance, the past catches up with him like a […]
Extra Edition: A Covid Winter Wave? (Program Repeat.) Liver Cancer. Alarming Wildlife Decline.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9838 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: A Covid Winter Wave? (Program Repeat.) The top leader of California’s health system joins this edition to warn people that as we head into the winter, the state should prepare for a spike in Covid cases because more people gather indoors. He advises about […]
Immigration Edition. Also, Georgia Runoff: Early Voting.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9839 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Calling it a “catastrophic disrespect for human rights,” a senator from Georgia released the results of a bipartisan investigation into medical abuse of women detainees in a federal immigration detention center. The investigators found that women detained in Georgia were subjected to abuse and […]
Covid Booster. Flu Season. Triple Virus Threat for Kids.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 9837 12:00 PM PT Covid Booster. As we enter the winter and holiday weeks, Covid cases and hospitalizations are rising. And while people have higher levels of immunity and Covid treatments available, many have lowered the guard. In this program, a medical expert discusses the benefits of getting the bivalent […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 PROGRAM # 9836 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Thanksgiving, the US national celebration, is also known as Turkey Day, and is generally associated with family turkey dinners. Few know that this bird, Guajolote, was originally domesticated by the ancient Aztecas and Mayas in Mexico. As it traveled through the world, it became […]
Extra Edition: “The Book of the Sun.” (Program Repeat)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24 PROGRAM # 9834 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: “The Book of the Sun.” (Program Repeat) Known for centuries as the Aztec Calendar, the old monolith of Mexica culture is now being called the Sun Stone. As a researcher explains, the basaltic disc is not a calendar, it’s a history book. This archival […]
