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Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the immigration debate and what it means for women.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Photo from Wall Street Journal, October 12, 2009. Cesar Chavez (third from right) and Coretta Scott King (fourth from right) lead a lettuce boycott march in New York City. circa 1973., Credit: Getty Images
Los Frutos del Movimiento The Fruits of the Movement

  • Added: Jun 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:00
Caption: Kuumba Lynx, Credit: (WBEZ/file)
Kuumba Lynx is a team comprised of poets Jahleigh Bullie, 16, Tanya Smith, 18, Sejahari Saulter-Villegas, 14, and Jaremiah Perry, 18. Their group p...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
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LatinoAltROCK was created with the goal of sharing the music that is part of our cultural experience, with a wider audience.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 53:27
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President Obama has rightly honored activist Dolores Huerta.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:58
Caption: Javier Sicilia in 2011, Credit: Flickr user: sarihuella
On this edition, political science professor David Shirk sheds light on the history and politics of the war on drugs in Mexico. And an emerging mov...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Poet Ashley Gonzalez
Poet Ashley Gonzalez, 18, is a senior at Northside College Prep. This is the second year she has represented her school at Louder Than a Bomb, whi...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:53
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One year ago, Ben and I wrote a song about Vladimir Guerrero, trumpeting what I viewed to be his inevitable destiny as Savior of the Baltimore Orio...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 13:01
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Today we hear stories by two giants of Mexican literature, Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes. The former is read by actor Tony Plana; the latter by th...

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 52:59
  • Purchases: 1
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A radio program featuring author Julia Alvarez along with Neko Case, Edwidge Danticat, and Junot Diaz, among others.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:55
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Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima is about pride and assimilation, faith and doubt. This half-hour program includes readings by actor Cheech Marin a...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
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A discussion on the history of race and the American Media, from the 2011 National Conference on Media Reform, featuring Democracy Now’s Juan Gonza...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sarah Bruno
Poet Sarah Bruno, 18, is a senior at Walter Payton College Prep and competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 as a member of team Youmedia Chicago. Expl...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:46
Caption: Carmen in Mexico
In this 1999 essay, Carmen Delzell talks about smuggling toys and gifts across the US border into Mexico to give to the people in the village where...

Bought by KUT, WAMC, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Dec 18, 2010
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Carmen Delzell, c. 2000
Carmen Delzell talks about what her life is like living in Mexico, how she's happier than ever, but in ways she never imagined. This essay was rec...

Bought by KUT and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 2
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It's Hispanic Heritage Month, an excellent time to honor three of the most important Hispanic labor leaders in US history - Cesar Chavez, Dolores H...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2010
  • Length: 08:04
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Backpack vs. Gangsta, Rap vs. Hip-Hop, Church vs. Secular. This episode will explore the ever changing labels that have divided our culture and why...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 11:49
  • Purchases: 1
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Boom! Bap! Biff! The CornerCast cruises from Los Angeles to La Ciudad Gotham with the lo-fi, lowrider soul of Chicano Batman.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:39
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The murders of young Women in Juarez Mexico.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2009
  • Length: 05:59
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Action Speaks looks at contemporary issues through the lens of history by using under-appreciated dates of the twentieth-century that have changed ...

Bought by KFAI, WRNC-LP, WRVO, KUT-HD, WDCV and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2009
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 6
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Carlos Santana explores his extensive catalog to highlight tracks that reflect his deep spirituality.

Bought by CBC Inside the Music, KREV-LP, KRZA, WDET, Detroit Public Radio, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
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Common errors made in polling of Hispanics

  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:18
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An exploration of the language of strength and power.

Bought by KFAI and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 2
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Summer's heat is posing serious dangers for the farmworkers who harvest most of our fruits and vegetables.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:19

  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 01:45