Latino USA Folgen

This week Latino USA shares an episode of The In Thick podcast.Maria is joined by co-host Paola Ramos, author of “Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America,” to examine the growing support for extremism in America and why Latinos can be especially susceptible to far-right ideologies.Follow us on TikTok and YouTube. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage. 

This week, Latino USA shares the conclusion of Futuro Investigates podcast series USA v. García Luna. The day finally arrived. Genaro García Luna, one of Mexico’s former most powerful government officials, has been sentenced to serve more than 38 years in prison by a court in New York. In the last episode of our series, Maria Hinojosa and Peniley Ramírez tell us what happened inside the courthouse and also reveal to us that this isn’t the end of the judicial problems for García Luna in the United States, as he faces other cases in the country.

Ever since he can remember, music has been part of Paquito D’Rivera’s life. The 76-year old jazz pioneer has played on stages across the world and is still winning awards across genres. In 2023, he received Latin Grammys for Best Latin Jazz Album and Best Contemporary Classical Composition.In this conversation with Maria Hinojosa, Paquito talks about the places music has taken him, the people he’s met along the way, and the ways he’s improvising his way into the next chapter of his life.Follow us on TikTok and YouTube. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage.