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Image by: Juan Torres 

Calexico Episode III: Imperial Valley Reality

From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands
Length: 59:04

Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series. Read the full description.

Borders_neon_23x24_small Calexico: True stories of life in California's borderlands.  This radio documentary features the stories of people affected by immigration on a daily basis - those who live and work on our borders.  This hour, the curator of the Pioneers’ Museum, Norm Wuytens; EPA pollution border expert Tomás Torres; Bud Lite sales expert Juan Torres; Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera; and pollster Sergio Bendixen.

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Piece Description

Calexico: True stories of life in California's borderlands.  This radio documentary features the stories of people affected by immigration on a daily basis - those who live and work on our borders.  This hour, the curator of the Pioneers’ Museum, Norm Wuytens; EPA pollution border expert Tomás Torres; Bud Lite sales expert Juan Torres; Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera; and pollster Sergio Bendixen.

Timing and Cues

One minute breaks at 23:18 and 46:43

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Calexico Various Pieces 00:00

Additional Credits

Washington Monthly on the Radio anchors Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis. Sound Design, edit and mix by James McKee

Related Website

washingtonmonthly.net