THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 PROGRAM # 9410 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: “La Rola del Dia.” This is a conversation between mariachi virtuosos about the tradition and evolution of this Mexican music genre in Boyle Heights, an East Los Angeles community known for its Mariachi Plaza. This program, titled “La Rola del Dia,” is part of […]

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 PROGRAM # 9407 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: “La Rola del Dia.” Two artists talk about the love songs they composed to Boyle Heights, a community in East Los Angeles known for its rich Latino cultural roots. In their creations, the artists sing about gentrification and cultural loss. This program, titled “La […]

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 PROGRAM # 9403 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: A Repeat. Los Dos Gilbertos – This program, originally aired on June 2000, featured an interview with veteran Conjunto music expert and practitioner Juan Tejeda, discussing the evolution of Tejano music. Also, members of the “Los Dos Gilbertos” group talk about their musical roots […]

MONDAY, JULY 26 PROGRAM # 9328 12:00 PM PDT Betita Martínez: A Tribute. In this interview aired on March 8, 2006, in coincidence with International Women’s Day, legendary Chicana activist Betita Martínez talks about her then-yet-to-be-published book “500 Years of Chicana Women’s History,” a photo collection and narrative about “extraordinary but forgotten” women in history. […]

MONDAY, JULY 5 PROGRAM # 9307 12:00 PM PDT “Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cuba.” A new documentary features a musical genre emerging in the streets of Santiago, Cuba’s cultural capital, a sound that has roots in Cuba traditions and contemporary Africa. The filmmaker follows pioneers and performers of the new musical sound, called Bakosó, and showcases […]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 PROGRAM # 9296 12:00 PM PDT “Our Grandfathers Were Braceros…” Survivors of the Bracero or guest worker program of the 1940s, 50s and 60s between the US and Mexico tell their stories of their experience with exploitation and racism and their current quest for compensation for the money that was held from their […]

THURSDAY, JUNE 10 PROGRAM # 9283 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Lucha Corpi. This is a repeat of a conversation with award-winning poet and writer Lucha Corpi about her book “Where Fireflies Dance,” her first one for children. The book captures memories of her childhood listening to her grandma’s stories and her father’s ballads growing […]