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Covid Updates. Also, Stimulus Package. Trump Impeachment Debate.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 PROGRAM # 9144 12:00 PM PST Covid Updates. After the US deadliest Covid-19 week, the healthcare system is being overwhelmed in California and other states. Why are Covid deaths on the rise? Who is spreading the virus? What do we know about the new virus mutations? Who is getting the vaccine and […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 PROGRAM # 9143 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. An automotive mechanic was incarcerated for more than a year and a half over his immigration status. He is now reunited with his wife and four kids after being released from detention due to high risk of Covid-19. What were the consequences of separation […]
The Presidential Transition.
MONDAY, JANUARY 11 PROGRAM # 9142 12:00 PM PST The Presidential Transition. After violent riots by Trump supporters at the US Capitol ended with five deaths, House Democrats introduce articles of impeachment today. A news correspondent files a report on the latest about the criminal investigation into the Capitol attack and the swift action in […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 PROGRAM # 9141 12:00 PM PST Mexico Edition. Mexicans living abroad could cast their vote online in this year’s midterm elections after voting for almost 15 years by mail. This year, Mexico will hold 13 gubernatorial races and hundreds of congressional races. Eight of the states in which a new governor will […]
Stimulus Package. California School Reopening. The Social Bridging Project.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 PROGRAM # 9140 12:00 PM PST Stimulus Package. The first coronavirus aid checks are on the way and unemployment programs are set to be restarted as part of the new Covid-19 relief package as the fight for larger payments continue in the senate. The stimulus bill also provides protections against evictions and […]
Presidential Election: Final Step. Also, Georgia Senate Election Results.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 PROGRAM # 9139 12:00 PM PST Presidential Election: Final Step. In a move seen as a political circus, a Republican U.S. Senator pledges to challenge the electoral vote count, when Congress convenes today for the Electoral College certification. A similar objection to the results will be raised in the House. Political experts […]
Georgia: Senate Elections Day.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 PROGRAM # 9138 12:00 PM PST Georgia: Senate Elections Day. Georgia Senate runoff election is underway. The twin contests between Sen. David Perdue (R) and journalist Jon Ossoff (D) and Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) and the Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) will determine which party controls the Senate. Both races are tight. If […]
Covid: Hospitals in Crisis. Ricardo Lara. Georgia Runoff: The Eve.
MONDAY, JANUARY 4 PROGRAM # 9137 12:00 PM PST Covid: Hospitals in Crisis. Hospitals in Los Angeles County and other areas in California are hitting the breaking point and turning away ambulances. Very sick patients are having to wait long hours after a massive, worst-in-nation Covid surge, as a new Covid strain is found in […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 PROGRAM # 9136 12:00 PM PST Mexico Edition. From the signing of the USMCA trade deal, to the sudden spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing crisis, to the capture and release of Gen. Cienfuegos in the US, to the US election, radio colleagues from Mexico comment on the stories that […]
Maestro Lorenzo Trujillo.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 PROGRAM # 9135 12:00 PM PST Maestro Lorenzo Trujillo. This is a conversation with a master musician and culture bearer who comes from a family that settled northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado over four centuries ago. Denver’s Lorenzo Trujillo, a professor of music, keeps alive the folk music of his ancestors […]
