Author Archives: sshakir
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 9485 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Advocates and experts on immigration law come together to review the first year of Biden’s immigration policies, the bumpy ride for immigration reform in a divided congress, and the prospects for immigrant communities in the months ahead, leading to the midterm elections. Guests: Ariadna […]
Kwanzaa.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27 PROGRAM # 9483 12:00 PM PDT Kwanzaa. On the second day of Kwanzaa, a leading promoter of AfroLatino culture talks about the roots of this African-American celebration and its growing presence in Latino families in the US and Caribbean countries. In this year-end, non-religious ritual, families pledge to honor their ancestors and […]
Mexico Edition. Pozole: A Feast for the Season.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24 PROGRAM # 9482 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Pozole: A Feast for the Season. Pozole, a traditional hominy-and-pork broth widely popular in the Mexican state of Guerrero, is being served for breakfast, lunch and dinner during the holiday season in many homes. Our correspondent in Mexico City spoke with several restaurant cooks […]
Extra Edition: Coro de Niños Cantores del Valle de Chalco.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 9480 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Coro de Niños Cantores del Valle de Chalco. In 1990, the opera singer of Polish nationality Leszched Zabadka was appointed to direct the musical reception to Pope John Paul II, and for this he prepared a group of children who sang to the Supreme […]
The Tradition of Villancicos Navideños.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 9481 12:00 PM PDT The Tradition of Villancicos Navideños. Maestro Juan Pedro Gaffney, director of the first chorus ensemble in the US featuring medieval and contemporary songs from Ibero-American baroque and indigenous origins, talks about their then newly-released album dedicated to the celebrations of the feasts of the Nativity cycle. […]
On Math, Music and Social Change: A Program Repeat.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9479 12:00 PM PDT On Math, Music and Social Change: A Program Repeat. A Colombian mathematician and DJ who researches combinatorics, a new area of mathematics that is highly utilized in physics and computer science, was honored as an “Emerging Scholar” in the US. He teaches an innovative online math […]
Extra Edition: “Experts in their Fields.”
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 PROGRAM # 9477 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: “Experts in their Fields.” Farmworkers, and most of all Indigenous farmworkers, have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic. As essential workers, they constantly run the risk of getting infected when they show up to work during the pandemic, they lack access to […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 PROGRAM # 9478 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. The Senate parliamentarian rejected the third Democratic proposal on immigration. What’s next? In other news, New York City became the largest city in the US to allow non-citizen residents to vote in local elections. The councilmember sponsor of the bill has been invited to […]
Jan 6 Probe Revelations.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20 PROGRAM # 9476 12:00 PM PDT Jan 6 Probe Revelations. New details emerging from the House committee on the Jan 6 attack on Capitol Hill shed new light on the role of former president Trump and members of Congress in the plot to disrupt the certification of the presidential election results. The […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 PROGRAM # 9475 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Latino leaders react with outrage after the Senate parliamentarian rejected the third immigration plan submitted by the Democrats as part of the social spending package. Top advocates outline the road ahead. On other news: our correspondent in Mexico City files a report on the truck […]
