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Philadelphia Community PodcastInsight Pt. 2: National Reentry Month – Philly Resources & Support, Suave Season 2 – Life After IncarcerationThis April, we recognize National Reentry Month by spotlighting the work of the Philadelphia Office of Reentry Partnerships and Executive Director Assata Thomas. We discuss the city's commitment to supporting justice-impacted individuals, along with several key events happening throughout the month—from job fairs to expungement clinics.🗓️ Upcoming Events:April 25: Investafest (9AM–3PM) – Energy Hall, 2301 Market St.April 25: Know Your Rights Seminar w/ PLSE (11AM–1PM) – 1425 Arch St.April 26: Expungement Clinic w/ PLSE & Enon Tabernacle (11AM–2PM) – 2800 W. Cheltenham Ave.April 30: Reentry Job Fair w/ Temple University (1...2025-04-1829 min
Shone boy's podcast"Suave" Returns: Maria Hinojosa and Suave on Freedom, Breakdown & Redemption After 31 Years in PrisonAs the Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast Suave returns for its second season, we continue our conversation with journalist Maria Hinojosa and David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, the subject of the series. Gonzalez was sentenced to life in prison at age 17, but got an unexpected second chance when he was paroled in 2017 following a Supreme Court ruling that found sentences like his unconstitutional. The first season of the podcast followed Gonzalez’s case, his decadeslong friendship with Hinojosa and his eventual release from prison. The second season looks at his struggle to reintegrate into society.2025-04-1429 min
El podcast de Jeny Mejía Aguirre"Suave" Returns: Maria Hinojosa and Suave on Freedom, Breakdown & Redemption After 31 Years in PrisonAs the Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast Suave returns for its second season, we continue our conversation with journalist Maria Hinojosa and David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, the subject of the series. Gonzalez was sentenced to life in prison at age 17, but got an unexpected second chance when he was paroled in 2017 following a Supreme Court ruling that found sentences like his unconstitutional. The first season of the podcast followed Gonzalez’s case, his decadeslong friendship with Hinojosa and his eventual release from prison. The second season looks at his struggle to reintegrate into society.2025-04-1429 min
In The ThickThe Elián Effect: How One Boy’s Story Reshaped Latino PoliticsMaria Hinojosa is joined by investigative journalist Peniley Ramírez and Producer Tasha Sandoval as they commemorate the 25 year anniversary of the case of Elián González — the six-year-old boy found floating in an inner tube off the coast of Florida after his mother died attempting to flee from Cuba. The custody battle that ensued led to a media firestorm and an international controversy that changed the course of history. Maria, Peniley and Tasha talk about what this case can teach us about today’s political landscape, the rightward shift in Miami-Dade, and the Republican party’s strategy to pull L...2024-11-2832 min
Chino Y ChicanoEp 127 Political Scientist Maria Chavez on the Latino Vote and its shift to the right.Send us a textDr. Maria Chavez is the chair of the political science department at Pacific Lutheran University where she specializes in American government, public policy, Latino as well as racial and ethnic policies. She has published four books about Latinos in America. Chavez shares her insights on the Latino vote in the 2024 Presidential Election. Recent polling by NBC News and Telemundo finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump among Latino voters. But when you compare her numbers to Latino support for past Democratic presidential candidates , there is a noticeable decline. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is sh...2024-10-0835 minChino Y ChicanoEp 123 Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven GonzálezSend us a textChino Y Chicano host Enrique Cerna talks with Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven González about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on Presidential immunity, ethical questions involving justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, declining public trust of the court, and President Biden's proposed reforms for the high court. González updates the efforts of the Washington's Supreme Court to address institutional racism. There is also talk of earrings. Yes, earrings. Listen and find out why that became a topic of conversation. Read: https://www.24thst...2024-07-2639 minChino Y ChicanoEp 114 Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Maria HinojosaSend us a textPulitzer Prize winning journalist Maria Hinojosa joins the Chino Y Chicano. Maria talks about her upcoming visit to Washington State University’s Pullman campus where she will be honored with the Edward R.Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award from the Murrow College of Communication. She will receive the award and give the keynote address at the 48th Annual Murrow Symposium. Maria is the first Latina/ Latino to receive the distinguished honor. Maria Hinojosa is the longtime host of Latino USA on NPR. She is the founder of Futuro Media , a journalism non-profit that...2024-03-0334 min
Encounter CultureDusty Mesas & Accessible Art: Introducing Our New Host, Emily WithnallMeet Emily Withnall, the new editor of El Palacio Magazine and your new podcast host of Encounter Culture. As a journalist and writer—and New Mexican, first of all—Emily is acquainted with all facets of the magazine publishing process. In conversation with Andrea Klunder, producer and story editor for Encounter Culture, Emily talks about her love of audio storytelling that goes all the way back to growing up on radio. With Encounter Culture, she strives for captivating storytelling with just the right amount of wandering. Emily is passionate about artists experimenting with public spaces, making...2023-10-1823 minChino Y ChicanoEp 90 Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven GonzalezSend us a textWashington Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Gonzalez joins the Chino Y Chicano to share his perspective on the declining trust in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Clarence Thomas controversy, racial bias in the courts, the importance of civics, and how the late artist Alfredo Arreguin left his mark in our state's Temple of Justice. Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"2023-05-2640 minChino Y ChicanoEp 70 Victory in Seattle's Chinatown International DistrictSend us a textAfter strong pushback from the Seattle Chinatown International District community, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced the county will scrap its plans to expand a homeless shelter near the area. It was a major grassroots victory for the community which says it is not against helping the homeless but felt the C-I-D is housing more than its share of homeless services. The Chino, Matt Chan was active in leading the community efforts. He talks about the county's decision to pull back and how the community came together to make it happen. R...2022-10-1818 minChino Y ChicanoEp 69 Estela Ortega, El Centro de la RazaSend us a textSeattle's El Centro de la Raza, the center for people of all races, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. We celebrate as well with Executive Director Estela Ortega who has been there since the beginning. We talk about El Centro's past, present and future in a candid conversation about this iconic institutionRead: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"https://www.forbes.c...2022-10-1447 minChino Y ChicanoChino Y Chicano Ep 68 Matt Chan Has Cancer Part 4Send us a textThere is good news to report in Matt Chan's battle against kidney cancer. Immunotherapy is working. While the battle is not over, there is progress and hope.Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/a...2022-10-1210 minChino Y ChicanoEp 67 The History Behind the Outrage in Seattle's Chinatown International DistrictSend us a text In Seattle's Chinatown International District, there is outrage over King County plans to construct a homeless shelter complex adjacent to the CID. Community members say the CID is already overwhelmed by crime from homeless encampments. They want the county to pause the project. On this episode, we talk with Seattle University Professor Emerita Marie Wong about the controversy. She says there is history, and racism behind the outrage in the CID. Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Ha...2022-09-2345 minChino Y ChicanoEp 66 King County Sheriff Patti Cole-TindallSend us a text Patti Cole-Tindall made history when she became King County Sheriff. She is the first person of color in the county’s history to land the job. Cole-Tindall is also the first Black woman to serve as a sheriff in the state of Washington. The new sheriff joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about her non-traditional journey to the post and the challenges ahead with the need for more officers, rising gun violence, concerns about use of force in communities of color, and why she has to return to state’s police training acade...2022-09-1540 minChino Y ChicanoEp 65 Seattle Interim Police Chief Adrian DiazSend us a textSeattle Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk crime, gun violence, homeless encampments, staffing, and his desire to be selected as the city's full time top cop. Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei Chronicle of Higher Education h...2022-09-0942 minChino Y ChicanoEp 64 Matt Chan Has Cancer Part 3Send us a textAfter finding out in May he had a cancerous tumor on his right kidney, Matt Chan has endured a rollercoaster ride of emotions. His oncologist changed his treatment plan after tests found cancer in the lymph nodes and a lung. In early August, Matt started immunotherapy, a treatment aimed at shrinking the tumor and curbing the spread of the cancer. This week, Matt tells us there is positive news to share as his cancer journey continues. Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:...2022-09-0211 minChino Y ChicanoEp 63 Seattle Times Columnist Naomi Ishisaka on Media, Missing Women, and RaceSend us a textDoes the mainstream media give more coverage to missing white women than missing women of color? Is it a matter of white privilege? What are the stakes involved? The Chino Y Chicano take up that topic and more race related media issues with Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka. Along with her column, Ishisaka is the Times’ assistant managing editor for diversity, inclusion, and staff development. Her column on race, culture, equity and social justice appears weekly on Mondays in the Seattle Times. Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Rea...2022-08-2931 minChino Y ChicanoEp 62 Discovery Institute's Jonathan Choe on Homelessness in SeattleSend us a textJonathan Choe joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about his coverage of homelessness in Seattle. Choe is a veteran broadcast journalist who now covers homelessness as a senior fellow for the Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth & Poverty. A major project of the Center is the Fixhomelessness.org website which focuses on and reports about the root causes of homelessness and recommends public policies that address those causes, not just surface needs. Choe's reporting can be found on the site. https://www.discovery.org/2022/05/discovery-institute-welcomes-jonathan-choe-as-senior-fellow/Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/b...2022-08-1834 minChino Y ChicanoEp 61 Washington Post Health Reporter Fenit Nirappil talks MonkeypoxSend us a textFenit Nirappil joined the Washington Post health & science team in 2020 to cover the government response to the coronavirus pandemic and vaccine distribution. Recently, his reporting has focused on the monkeypox outbreak and the Biden Administration's decision to declare a public health emergency. He joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about the concerns and challenges in dealing with this virus.Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A...2022-08-1228 minChino Y ChicanoEp 60 Activist Betty Lau speaks out against light rail expansion in Seattle's Chinatown International DistrictSend us a textSound Transit is considering several options for a second light rail station in Seattle’s Chinatown International District. Activist Betty Lau opposes anything that will harm the people, the businesses and the regional legacy of the C-I-D. Lau joins the Chino Y Chicano to explain her concerns and what she sees as a lack of respect for the Chinatown International District. https://southseattleemerald.com/2022/08/05/sound-transit-will-do-more-study-before-recommending-where-to-build-second-cid-light-rail-station/?fbclid=IwAR2VX_WOLnzdRs0CGISLz5sUenY2hcvh4iidT_bUvdIutOZ11SQ6JCJYLDo& https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/seattles-chinatown-seeks-to-push-a-future-light-rail-station-farther-away/ Read: http...2022-08-0925 minChino Y ChicanoEp 59 Matt Chan Has Cancer. Part 2Send us a textIn May, the Chino, Matt Chan was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on his right kidney. Since then, his life has been a roller coaster ride of doctor visits, CAT scans, blood draws, anemia, on and off surgery plans, and uncertainty. On this episode, Matt shares dramatic news about his condition and what is ahead as he faces cancer. Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on A...2022-07-2813 minChino Y ChicanoEp 58 Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, WSU Health Sciences on Healthcare InequitiesSend us a textThe Covid-19 pandemic revealed that healthcare inequities related to race and economics are widespread in communities of color. But Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, PH. D, and Vice Chancellor of Research at Washington State University Health Sciences in Spokane, says those inequities were present long before the pandemic took hold. Barbosa-Leiker joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about healthcare inequities and how their negative impact will be felt even more with the recent U. S Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs Wade, reversing abortion protections for women. Read: https://www.24t...2022-07-1732 minPhiladelphia Community PodcastWhat's Going On: Pulitzer Prize Winning Podcast "Suave"I speak to members of the team that received a Pulitzer Prize for “Suave” - a seven-part podcast series about the criminal justice system that sentences juveniles to life in prison —particularly young men of color— and what happens when, decades later, they’re suddenly granted one more chance at freedom. The story follows David Luis ‘Suave’ Gonzalez from boy to man, exploring incarceration, redemption, and the often-unusual relationship between a journalist and a source (in this case Executive Producer Maria Hinojosa.) I talk with Suave along with host and producer Maggie Freleng and reporter and producer Julieta Martinelli.https://www.fu...2022-07-0829 minPhiladelphia Community PodcastInsight Pt. 2: Pulitzer Prize Winning Podcast "Suave"I speak to members of the team that received a Pulitzer Prize for “Suave” - a seven-part podcast series about the criminal justice system that sentences juveniles to life in prison —particularly young men of color— and what happens when, decades later, they’re suddenly granted one more chance at freedom. The story follows David Luis ‘Suave’ Gonzalez from boy to man, exploring incarceration, redemption, and the often-unusual relationship between a journalist and a source (in this case Executive Producer Maria Hinojosa.) I talk with Suave along with host and producer Maggie Freleng and reporter and producer Julieta Martinelli.https://www.fu...2022-07-0829 minChino Y ChicanoEp 57 Journalist/Author/Podcaster Ray SuarezSend us a textVeteran Journalist and author Ray Suarez joins the Chino Y Chicano with excellent analysis of the January 6th House Committee Hearings, the recent controversial rulings of the conservative dominated Supreme Court, and the state of our fragile democracy. Suarez also talks about the professional and health challenges he endured in recent years as he faced ageism and colon cancer. He details his fight against cancer in the podcast The Things I Thought About When My Body Was Trying to Kill Me.https://evergreenpodcasts.com/the-things-i-thought-about-when-my-body-was-trying-to-kill-me Read: https://w...2022-07-0553 minChino Y ChicanoEp 56 Matt Chan Has CancerSend us a textIn May, the Chino, Matt Chan learned he had a cancerous mass on one of his kidneys. On this episode, Matt talks with the Chicano, Enrique Cerna about the diagnosis, his upcoming surgery to remove the mass and how he is preparing himself mentally as he faces cancer. Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/t...2022-06-1817 minChino Y ChicanoEp 55 Joël Barraquiel Tan, Wing Luke Executive DirectorSend us a textJoël Barraquiel Tan is the new guy at Seattle's Wing Luke Museum. On this episode of the Chino Y Chicano podcast, Tan talks about his journey from the Philippines to the U.S., to California, Hawaii, and Seattle where in April he became the new executive director of the Wing Luke Museum. What prompted him to seek the job and what does it hope to accomplish? Join us as we find out. Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 2022-05-2133 minChino Y ChicanoEp 54 Friends of Little Saigon Executive Director Quynh PhamSend us a textSeattle's Little Saigon and the Chinatown-International District have been battered over the past two years by the Covid-19 pandemic, homelessness and crime. On this episode, the Chino Y Chicano talk with Quynh Pham, executive director of the Friends of Little Saigon and co-chair of the Seattle Chinatown-International District , Public Safety Council. We talk about the economic and safety challenges for business owners as well as those who frequent Little Saigon and the CID. Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/15864240172022-05-1240 min
Suave8. Suave Wins the Pulitzer!It's been a year since we released Suave into the world, and so much has happened. Including some really, really big news: this week our podcast won the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting. We bring you a special recording of Maria Hinojosa and Luis "Suave" Gonzalez reflecting on what this means for them, and for criminal justice reform.2022-05-1207 minChino Y ChicanoEp 53 Remembering Our MomsSend us a textThe Chino and Chicano celebrate Mother's Day as they reminisce about their mothers Rosie Chan and Josephine Lopez Cerna.Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-go Read:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017 Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios...2022-05-0822 minChino Y ChicanoEp 52 Washington State’s Alert System for Missing Indigenous WomenSend us a textOn March 31st, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into a law a bill that created the first in the nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people. State representative Debra Lekanoff sponsored the bill. Lekanoff is a Democrat, who represents the 40th legislative district. She joins the Chino Y Chicano for a powerful conversation about the importance of the legislation for native women. The alert system will be similar to the state’s “silver alert” for missing vulnerable adults. It will help identify and locate missing Indigenous people, especially women, that go missing at disp...2022-04-2236 min