Author Archives: sshakir
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 PROGRAM # 9454 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. This archival program features a conversation from 1996 with the then emerging political leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who later went on to become the mayor of Mexico City and the president of Mexico. In this interview with Voz Pública’s Paco Huerta, Lopez Obrador […]
US Longest-Serving Political Prisoner.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 PROGRAM # 9453 12:00 PM PDT US Longest-Serving Political Prisoner. A statue of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist imprisoned for 45 years in the US, has traveled to historic sites that are symbols of indigenous resistance. Peltier is serving two life sentences for the murder of two FBI agents during a […]
Extra Edition: Eva Ybarra-The Queen of the Accordion ( A Repeat).
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 PROGRAM # 9452 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Eva Ybarra-The Queen of the Accordion ( A Repeat). In this interview, originally aired on June 13, 1997, leading Texan conjunto figure Eva Ybarra talks about her beginnings in the music and her uphill breakthrough as a master accordionist in a field dominated by […]
First Ranking Alerts for Heat Waves.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 PROGRAM # 9451 12:00 PM PDT First Ranking Alerts for Heat Waves. As extreme heat waves worsen every year, causing more deaths and injuries than all other extreme weather events, California leaders are taking action to stop this “silent killer”. State leaders are proposing to establish the nation’s first ranking system for […]
Extra Edition: Impact of Racism on Immigrants. Migrant Housing.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 9449 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Impact of Racism on Immigrants. Most Latino and Asian immigrants in California experienced discrimination in the workplace due to skin color or accent. Most also feel their access to legal immigration status would be threatened if they use government benefits, such as housing aid, […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 9450 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. A prominent immigrant rights activist who is facing a deportation process went back to her native Mexico after 25 years of separation from her family because of her immigration status in the US. She tells the story of her emotional reunion with her family […]
On Math, Music and Social Change.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9448 12:00 PM PDT On Math, Music and Social Change. 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 course to students […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 PROGRAM # 9447 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Mexico’s President Lopez Obrador met yesterday in Washington with the US Joe Biden and Canada’s Justin Trudeau to discuss the Covid-19 crisis and healthcare in the region, improving conditions to increase investments in the region, combat the opioid crisis and arms smuggling, and discuss […]
Extra Edition: Voting Rights.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 PROGRAM # 9445 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Voting Rights. After Republicans blocked in the Senate a second bill that included voting protections against discrimination at the ballot box that have been struck down by the Supreme Court, activists from minority communities renewed pressure on Congress. Latinx leaders launch a voting rights […]
Historic Broadband Plans.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 PROGRAM # 9446 12:00 PM PDT Historic Broadband Plans. The bipartisan infrastructure bill is good news for small businesses because it will improve our nation’s physical infrastructure, such as highways, bridges, and airports and expand and improve broadband access, critical for small business operations. But small business owners need both the resources […]
