Author Archives: sshakir
Millions Urge Clemency for Truck Driver.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 PROGRAM # 9495 12:00 PM PDT Millions Urge Clemency for Truck Driver. Millions have signed a petition for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to grant clemency to Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, a 26-year-old Cuban American truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for a crash that killed four people. Mederos stated his […]
Giving Emotional Help. Also, A Stressful Holiday Season for Latinos.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 PROGRAM # 9493 12:00 PM PDT Giving Emotional Help. California’s leading mental health agency launched a new campaign encouraging people to take steps to check in, learn more, and get support for their own mental health and the mental health of their loved ones. This effort takes place at a time of […]
Extra Edition: Repeat Program: Abortion Rights Hearing. Parkinson’s Disease Stigma. Historic Election in Honduras.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 PROGRAM # 9491 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Repeat Program: Abortion Rights Hearing. The Supreme Court heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, on a Mississippi law that makes abortion illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This is one of the most important cases challenging the constitutional right to an […]
New Year’s Resolutions for Immigrants.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 PROGRAM # 9492 12:00 PM PDT New Year’s Resolutions for Immigrants. Making a list of New Year’s resolutions is a tradition for people who look to the incoming year. An immigration law expert gives tips and ideas that immigrants could use when planning for the new year, from staying healthy to filing […]
A New Covid-19 Vaccine. Covid and Health Insurance. Shorter Covid Isolation.
MONDAY, JANUARY 3 PROGRAM # 9490 12:00 PM PDT A New Covid-19 Vaccine. As the Omicron variant surges to record-level COVID-19 infections in the U.S. and the world, scientists in Texas developed a new vaccine. Called CORBEVAX, the new vaccine has received emergency approval in India and other underserved countries have shown interest. The vaccine […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31 PROGRAM # 9489 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. As the year comes to a close, journalists look back into events that left an indelible mark in Latino communities. Amid a turbulent ending to the 2020 election, a new administration took office with promises of vaccines for all and full recovery from the […]
Extra Edition: Repeat Program – Prescription Drug Prices, Diabetes. Also, Coronavirus: An Update.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9487 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Repeat Program – Prescription Drug Prices, Diabetes. US consumers pay the highest prices in the world for the drugs they need. In response, the House of Representatives recently included in the Build Back Better Bill a provision that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug […]
Casa de los Sabores.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9488 12:00 PM PDT Casa de los Sabores. This is a conversation with Pilar Cabrera, a cultural activist who celebrates the culinary tradition of her native Oaxaca. She learned the family recipes of her cuisine from her grandmother. She works with farmers and local organic producers to recreate those dishes […]
The Mysteries of Coronavirus.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9486 12:00 PM PDT The Mysteries of Coronavirus. This is a conversation with an award-winning op-ed writer about his new book, where he examines the unprecedented times that we are living in. In this collection of opinion articles, he explores the mysteries of Covid-19, life after the pandemic, the impact […]
Extra Edition: Eviction Hotspots. Homemade Tamales on Tik Tok. Using Humor to Curb Coronavirus Myths.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 9484 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Eviction Hotspots. While CDC banned most home evictions due to Covid-related hardships, many tenants were still forced to leave. That’s what a news reporter found after reviewing data and talking to people in a four-county area in California’s Central Valley. In this conversation, she […]
