It’s time for the annual holiday break at Futuro Media, which means it’s also time for our producer Oscar Fernández to step in with another episode of the Latino Media Collective.

In this episode, Oscar welcomes visual artist and longtime friend of Latino Rebels, Julio Salgado, in another installment of the LMC’s “Undocumented and LGBTQ” series.

Undocumented & LGBTQ: Julio Salgado

Commentary, news and analysis of the U.S. Latino world. Engaging traviesos. A 2019 iHeart Radio Podcast Awards nominee for Best Multicultural Podcast hosted by award-wining journalist Julio Ricardo Varela.

Society & Culture

Personal Journals

History

Philosophy

Places & Travel

Latino Rebels Radio goes on the road for a live podcast recording at Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut. Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes seven students to discuss how a college such as Mitchell is creating more welcoming, accessible living and learning environments in a world that continues to get more and more diverse.

Thanks to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut for making this live show possible.

Neuro-Inclusivity, Belonging and Radical Hospitality

From Peru to Mexico to the Lower East Side, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela breaks down the Latino and Latina pioneers who influenced punk rock with guests Ceci Bastida and Núria Net, part of the creative team behind the new Audible podcast series, Punk In Translation: Latinx Origins, produced by Fresh Produce Media.

This is episode was originally broadcast on March 31, 2022.

Click here for the full series in English.

Click here for the full series in Spanish.

From 2022: Long Live Punk

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela proudly welcomes award-winning journalist and Democracy Now! co-host Juan González to discuss the second revision of his legendary book and how it relates to recent events. They talk about the current Summit of the Americas, the news of a migrant caravan this week and the latest about Puerto Rico.

The second revision of Harvest of Empire was released last summer. You can read more about the updated version at the Penguin Random House site.

This episode was originally broadcast on June 9, 2022.

From 2022: Juan González's Harvest of Empire

We welcome The Daily Chela founder Brandon Loran Maxwell to discuss his new film, American Homeboy, for a nuanced discussion of Cholo culture and how it still influences pop culture today.

American Homeboy

Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernandez steps in to guest host as he welcomes true-crime novelist H. Allegra Lansing to discuss the forgotten legacy of ‘90s grunge rock singer Mia Zapata.

Undocumented & LGBTQ: Julio Salgado

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