The Rick Sanchez Podcast

Rick Sanchez analyzes the current situation in news media and comments on the mind-boggling lack of Latino representation on network television and cable.  It seems that news outlets have every subgroup represented on television except for Latinos.  Why?  Sanchez is joined by show producer Scotty Mednick and they break down the possible reasons for this situation, as well as what it says about the state of journalism today.  Sanchez is brutally honest about why he was fired from CNN and details the humiliation and stigma that he felt in the aftermath, especially when he received no support from his former colleagues, and instead was criticized and ridiculed.

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Rick Sanchez welcomes his old friend, comedian Carlos Mencía to the show, and they cover a variety of Latino truths and topics. From the negative stereotypes in Hollywood to being excluded from the national conversation, and even to the lack of Latino Superheroes. Mencía is very forthcoming and honest about the joke-stealing scandal that rocked, and almost ended his career 16 years ago and how he struggled and fought to overcome it. Sanchez and Mencía conclude that Latinos always seem to land on their feet after setbacks like this because it is a part of their DNA to have to fight and work hard for everything they have.  

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Florida's Lieutenant Governor, Jeanette Núñez declared recently that undocumented Cubans in Florida were considered “illegals” and should all be sent to Delaware.  The following day, Florida’s Governor Desantis refuted her statement and said that undocumented Cubans were considered refugees and would not be going anywhere.  All while, simultaneously, sending Florida state troopers to Texas to aid in the profiling of Latinos in border towns.  Why?  Rick Sanchez claims it to be 100 percent political.  Sanchez is joined by attorney Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel of The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and they both agree that being anti-immigration is a short-sighted political strategy with long-term consequences.

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In 1983 there was a massive radiation leak in Juarez, Mexico that was never reported by the media and was covered up by the governments of Mexico and the US. Rick Sanchez is joined by journalist Isabel Carrazco who helped to uncover the story in Mexico. Carrazco tells an incredible story about how it happened and the role that the US played in the coverup. Sanchez proclaims that it was one of the world's biggest radiation leaks with repercussions still being felt today, and yet no one knows about it.

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The Alex Jones trial revealed a lot about the dreadful state of journalism that we have today. Jones was recently sued for 45.2 million dollars by the parents of victims of the Sandy Hook mass shooting that occurred in 2012. Jones claimed repeatedly on his show that the deadly school shooting that took the lives of 28 children and teachers was all an elaborate hoax and that it never happened. During the trial, when Jones and his producers were under oath, they admitted that they did zero fact-checking, zero research, and did not vet any of the information that was put in front of them. Rick Sanchez goes off on the state of journalism in this country and insists that the majority of the people reporting the news today are not real journalists. Sanchez points to another bogus story that appeared on Fox News recently where a fake photo of Bruce Reinhart, the judge who approved the search warrant of former President Trump's home in Mar-a-Lago, was presented and reported as being authentic. The fake photo depicted Judge Reinhold in a very compromising position, and when the photo was proven to be fabricated, the Fox "Journalist" who reported it took to Twitter and stated that he was only joking. Sanchez insists that audiences need to stop listening to these non-journalists and make sure that what they are hearing is true. 

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On a recent episode of his television show, Bill Maher weighed in on the James Franco-John Leguizamo controversy. Maher contended that Leguizamo should not be complaining about a non-Latino playing Castro because Leguizamo has played other ethnicities in movies in the past. Rick Sanchez fires back saying that Maher is completely missing the point, is oversimplifying the problem, and deceiving his audience just to get laughs. Latinos aren't upset because a non-Latino is playing a Latino role; Latinos are upset because they continue to be represented in negative, stereotypical ways on screen and then the moment a plumb role like this comes around, it goes to a non-Latino. Sanchez is joined by show producer Scotty Mednick and independent filmmaker Edwin Pagan as they break down the problem of Latino type-casting in Hollywood. They conclude that Latinos aren't insisting that they get all the top roles in movies, but rather that the power players in Hollywood need to be open to new ideas and begin casting Latinos in other types of roles besides criminals, gardeners, and, maids. It's not about owning, it's about sharing. 

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Arizona State Representative Rusty Bowers was recently attacked by Donald Trump during a speech the former President was giving at a rally. Trump called him a RINO (Republican In Name Only) and a coward for his refusal to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona. Bowers, who also serves as Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives and is a life-long Republican, fired back during an interview and said that there was absolutely no proof of any kind of tampering or election fraud found in the state of Arizona. Bowers went on to say that Trump has no clue what the average American goes through every day in order to make ends meet and has no idea what real courage is. Rick Sanchez is joined by Podcaster and life coach Pam Covarrubias as they discuss different ways to not allow outside negative influences to affect your day-to-day attitudes and performance. Sanchez and Covarrubias agree that it is always good to stand up and defend yourself against bullies who try to disparage or denounce you. Even if the bully in question happens to be a former President of the United States. Score one for the "little guy."

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That’s the podcast. As the world reacts to FBI agents raiding the ostentatious home of former president Donald Trump, another accused sex predator is making news. James Franco is being cast as Fidel Castro in the upcoming movie about the Cuban leader’s daughter Alina Revuelta. Latino actors feel betrayed once again by Hollywood as they are passed up for a role they seemed to covet. Renowned Hollywood casting director Carla Hool joins Rick to explain why Latinos are treated differently than all other minorities when it comes to movie and TV roles. 

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Fidel Castro may have died almost six years ago, but he is still casting a large shadow over the Latino community in the United States. Why? Because his estranged daughter Alina has a movie coming out. “Alina of Cuba,” could be a Hollywood blockbuster that is already garnering tons of attention because of the Castro name. James Franco, presently involved in his own sexual controversy, is now the target of Latinos who are angry that he has been cast as Fidel. Why is actor and activist John Leguizamo and so many other Latinos outraged? This podcast answers the questions revealing yet another Latino truth about Hollywood.  

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Ultra-conservative, and controversial cable news channel OAN is asking liberals for help. It seems that Verizon has decided to drop them from their platform and they don't think it's fair. Rick Sanchez calls out one of OAN's anchors, Alison Steinberg for having the audacity to ask the American public for help after everything that she has done to promote hate and divisiveness in the past. She has gone after Latinos, the LGBTQ community, President Biden, and even the Pope! Sanchez concludes that Steinberg is nothing more than a "Karen" that has made it to the big time and found a job as a news anchor. Sanchez also informs us that recent polls reveal that more Americans are voting Democrat than Republican. The reason?  Donald Trump. Republicans fear that if Trump runs for President in 2024, it will rile up Democrats and drive them to the polls in large numbers. Ironically, it appears that Trump has become the best tool in the democrat's tool shed. 

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