On this episode, Yvette interviews Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly-- the first Native American to win the countywide seat. Cázares-Kelly breaks down barriers to voting in the rural areas of the Tohono Oodham nation, how her campaign honored her belief in the importance of paying indigenous women for their labor, and shares-- what does the county recorder really do!? 

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On this *UNLOCKED patron-only episode, Yvette interviews Denisse, one of the “Arizona 3,” a group of U of A students criminalized for protesting the presence of Border Patrol on campus. She shares the political context of her criminal charge occurring simultaneous to Trump’s Executive Order “protecting free speech,” sheds light on the violent rhetoric from the Border Patrol Union leader of Tucson towards her, and expresses why she wants Border Patrol off campus.

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Valeria, undocu organizer with the California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance to unpack the legislative coup that occurred recently in Peru. They debate the factors present in a coup, provide context for the legislative ousting of Vizcara, and express support for the Peruvian demands for a new constitution.

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On this *Spanish-language episode*, Yvette interviews Karla, the liberation coordinator with Trans Queer Pueblo, an organization led by queer, undocumented, formerly and currently detained migrants in AZ. They discuss TQP's organizing and empowerment model, how Karla got looped into TQP's work, and the importance of LGBTQ medical service providers. 

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Laiken, the borderlands campaigner at the Center for Ecological Diversity. Laiken and Yvette discuss the devastating ecological effects of border wall construction in the Sonoran desert, the horrific desecration of sacred Tohono Oodham sites done in the name of the xenophobic wall, and why it is important for politicians to listen to border residents and the true violence they face.

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On this *unlocked lit review*, Tina host of the Tohono Oodham Young Voices podcast, and Yvette discuss the work of science fiction “A Legend of the Future” written by Cuban writer Agustin de Rojas. They debate the pros and cons of living in a Dream Palace, point out how radical it is for people of color to write themselves into the future during a time where the state is trying to kill them, and express the difficulties of translation and capturing emotional nuance.

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On this episode, Yvette interviews professor Carla Guerron-Montero about the racialized history of the start of the Panamanian nation-state. They discuss the history of Afro-Antillean presence in Bocas Del Toro, the ways that tourism shaped Panama’s self-understanding, and how US imperialism in the region impacted the country's origin myths. 

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Yaneli, a No More Deaths humanitarian aid volunteer who shares the frightening militarized raids that Border Patrol engaged in this summer and a few weeks ago when targeting and destroying the NMD desert medical camp. They discuss the history of mutual aid at the border, how the attack on humanitarian aid workers reflects an escalating hatred of migrants, and the future of humanitarian aid work at the border.

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On this episode, Yvette and Pedro Rolón, Puerto Rican academic and longtime friend discuss his dissertation research exploring how Puerto Ricans have utilized literature as a means of political identity building dating back to the 19th century. They unpack the ways in which Eugenio María Hostos’ novel “La Peregrinación de Bayoan” perpetuates a mythical origin story of a “new man” that parallels the anti-Blackness in mestizaje discourses across Latin America and how subsequent authors like Manuel Ramos Otero and Angela Maria Davila expanded and imagined the contours of the Puerto Rican condition such that it has existed and continues to exist “without, within, and beyond the postcolonial scheme.”

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Stefanie Arteaga, a Salvi activist who fought to end ICE collaboration with Sheriffs’ departments in North Carolina. They discussed the ripple effects of deportations, historicized Department of Homeland Security agents usage of unmarked cars for enforcement actions as seen in Portland, and emphasized that community power is the true agent of change.

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