Marvin Tapia is a chairman of the Miami-Dade County Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board and a community representative working with multiple local organizations. He recently appeared in the Miami episode of the “Leguizamo Does America" show, where he shows the actor around Little Havana.

WLRN’s Carlos Frías is joined by author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. In his new novel, he imagines a not-too-distant future where people convicted of violent crimes can fight to the death for their freedom – on pay-per-view TV. We talk about how he blends fiction and facts to reveal the real horrors of our current criminal justice system.

WLRN’s Carlos Frías is joined by Julia Longoria, the host and managing editor of the podcast “More Perfect” from WNYC. The series is about “how the Supreme Court got so supreme.” She got her start in radio at her hometown public radio station — WLRN.

WLRN’s Carlos Frías is joined by Portia Dunkley, who has made it her mission to spotlight Black composers and bring their music to the South Florida community. She’s the founder of the New Canon Chamber Collective ensemble and Teeny Violini, a mobile music education program for preschools and afterschool programs.

WLRN’s Carlos Frías is joined by Lucy Lopez. The writer, actor and former radio personality is one of the actors in the world premiere of the play “#GRACED” now showing at the Arsht Center. We’ll talk about her impact on South Florida during her time as an iconic radio personality on Power 96 and the projects she’s working on since leaving radio.

Grammy-Award-winning producer and an authority on cinema, Nat Chediak, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to discuss his career and legacy in South Florida. He describes himself as the black sheep of his family, having to fight to be able to pursue the arts. Chediak is also the founder of the Miami Film Festival.

Houston Cypress joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about how plant medicine and translation from Miccosukee to English made him a poet. His work combines art and environmentalism with the Love the Everglades Movement. He’s also an artist in residence at Oolite Arts.

Suzy Batlle, the owner and founder of Azucar Ice Cream Company, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about starting the iconic business after the 2008 economic crisis and her kids' suggestion to go into the confections business.

Journalists Ana Arana and Oz Woloshyn, the hosts and reporters behind the podcast “Silenced: The Radio Murders,” join WLRN's Carlos Frías. The series is about the murders of local Creole radio journalists in Little Haiti in the 1990s.

Dr. Armen Henderson is the founder of Dade County Street Response, an organization that combines medical care with social justice. They treat those with barriers to healthcare and meet them where they are. He joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about how and why he started doing this work.