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On Monday, the Senate Democrats agreed to a short-term spending bill ending the three-day government shutdown and stalling a DACA resolution. Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela check in with Suzanne Gamboa, senior writer with NBC News, to discuss the latest. Also, this past weekend marked the first anniversary of the Women's March. We spoke with Jamilah King, race and justice reporter at Mother Jones, and Mónica Ramírez, deputy director for the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement to discuss the future of women's movements. 

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The future of DACA is one of this week's top political stories, and we check in with Cristina Jiménez, executive director of United We Dream, to discuss the latest from Capitol Hill. Then, Maria and Julio speak with attorney Jameel Jaffer of the Knight First Amendment Institute about why his group is suing President Trump for blocking critics on Twitter.

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After President Trump referred to Haiti, El Salvador, and countries in Africa as “shithole countries,” we ask: Could this have legal implications for the president? Maria and Julio have a quick convo about it.

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On Monday, The Trump administration announced the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador. 200,000 Salvadorans who have been living and working here legally for decades will now have to leave. What does the administration have to gain by doing this now? Plus a discussion on Michael Wolff's book, "Fire and Fury," and a check-in on Oprah 2020. Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a discussion with Wajahat Ali, TV host and contributor to the New York Times, and Ed O’Keefe, congressional reporter for the Washington Post. Like what you hear? Give us a follow @InTheThickShow. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  

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Our first show of 2018 asks: With everything that’s been going on in our government, do we still feel hopeful? Can change really happen, and if so, how? Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela talk with Eric Liu, founder of Citizen University, about power and whether in the end, Americans feel powerless under the current administration. But before Eric joins the show, Maria and Julio reflect on the first few days of the year—from Trump's Korea tweets to Steve Bannon's latest comments.

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In The Thick is taking a moment to wish you all a Happy New Year. We will be back with a new episode next week, but in the meantime, here's an encore presentation of one of our most popular shows of 2017.

Allegations of sexual harassment rocked public media newsrooms in December, with WNYC hosts John Hockenberry, Leonard Lopate, and Jonathan Schwartz all accused of inappropriate conduct. But the difficulty of being a woman (and specifically a woman of color) goes way deeper than just dealing with sexual harassment. It's an entire culture. Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a conversation about this and more with Celeste Headlee, host of On Second Thought from Georgia Public Broadcasting, and Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar on WGBH Radio in Boston.    

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Last Friday, President Trump said, "To any member of MS-13 listening, I have a message for you. We will find you, we will arrest you, we will jail you, we will throw you the hell out of the country." With MS-13 back in the news, we wanted to share a rebroadcast of an episode we did earlier this year. Why is Trump drawing attention to MS-13 now? And what is it really like on the inside? Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a discussion with former MS-13 member and current director of Homies Unidos Denver, Gerardo Lopez.

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After a Senate race in Alabama that was divided sharply on the lines of race, we discuss the issue of whiteness. Will the United States really become a majority POC country by 2055, or will more Latinos begin to see themselves as white? Maria Hinojosa discusses this question with Richard Alba, professor of sociology at the City University of New York, Cristina Mora, professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-host Julio Ricardo Varela. Plus, a conversation about Doug Jones' election victory over Roy Moore. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  

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Allegations of sexual harassment have rocked public media newsrooms this week, with WNYC hosts John Hockenberry, Leonard Lopate, and Jonathan Schwartz all accused of inappropriate conduct. But the difficulty of being a woman (and specifically a woman of color) goes way deeper than just dealing with sexual harassment. It's an entire culture. Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a conversation about this and more with Celeste Headlee, host of On Second Thought from Georgia Public Broadcasting, and Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar on WGBH Radio in Boston.

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When do liberal values cross over into racism? After the New York Times published a piece that some say humanizes a white nationalist, host Julio Ricardo Varela leads a conversation about these questions with Jamilah King, race and justice reporter at Mother Jones, and Terrell Starr, senior reporter at The Root. Plus a conversation about Lena Dunham and "hipster racism." For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy  

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