Baruch Prof. Lizbeth de la Cruz on her El Paso del Norte mural project. Chef Jorge Cardenas of Maya Ix Restaurant was selected by NY Times 100 best recipes. Artist Alberto Ferreras presents his stunning traveling video exhibit, AmericanLatinos 1935-1945

Feminist Theater of the Oppressed: What is it? How can its philosophies and methods transform our approaches to critical pedagogy? How does Feminist Theater of the Oppressed help us reflect on improvisation, experimentation, and power in our teaching and organizing contexts? Our June 2024 guest, Bárbara Santos, takes up these questions as a portal …

Carmen Boullosa interviews Afro-Cuban poet Nancy Morejon. For Pride Month, we highlight trans LaGuardia student Nirvana Garcia and musician/veteran Maya Garcia. Nuyorican writer Giannina Braschi reflects on the cultural impact of Puerto Ricans in NY.

What is anarchist pedagogy? What does it have to do with so-called “alternative” schools, where mainstream educational systems often send students they have expelled, suspended, or otherwise excluded? How can working at the intersection of anarchist pedagogical philosophy and marginalized educational spaces open up new layers for how we rearrange p…

Mardonio Carballo is a Nahua poet/ activist sharing his cultural heritage and passion for social change. Carlos Hernandez on teaching adults in the literacy program at La Jornada; Carmen Linares on being a role model for other women in Flamenco.

Writer/professor Rojo Robles of Baruch College explores Afro-Latinos and Spanglish. Havana Film Festival NY celebrates 24 years. Loisaida Center discusses Puerto Rican cultural preservation. Musicians honor legendary flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia

What does critical pedagogy offer when it comes to texts entangled with histories of oppression and disenfranchisement? How might we approach these texts so as to ask new questions and bring out different stories? In this episode, we discuss these questions with three scholars from the Institute for Signifying Scriptures. These scholars discuss how…

We celebrate Women's History Month with remarkable women who have surpassed the standards in their careers and attitudes toward life: Craig Newmark School Dean Graciela Mochkofsky, CCNY Valedictorian Darresa Rodriguez; CFDA's honoree Maria Cornejo

How can we align our pedagogies with the Palestinian freedom struggle and other anti-colonial movements? How do we tune our minds and imaginations toward just futures--even and especially when facing retaliation for liberationist stances? In light of the reinvigorated global struggle for a free Palestine, and as we witness the state of Israel's ong…

Honoring BHM: Nuyorican Ed Morales and his book Latinx: The New Force in American Politics & Culture. Hip hop duo Dawer x Damper on their music honoring their Afro-Colombian roots. Angel Gil Teatro Thalia's director of the only bilingual theater in Queens

Chilean novelist Roberto Brodsky on writing and the Latino voters in 2024; filmmaker/Hunter grad Melissa Montero brings light on being Puerto Rican from NY; LaGuardia College provides non-traditional education at the Center for Immigrant Education CIET

What does it mean to “teach in and for freedom”? What does it look like to create liberatory spaces centered around the lives and needs of faculty and students of color? How do we sustain and defend such feminist and anti-racist teaching against threats of institutional cooptation, censure, and exploitation? To ring out 2023, we welcome Professor L…

Carmen Boullosa interviews Mario Obrero a laureate poet from Spain; La Jornada, an organization led by Pedro Rodríguez that offers humanitarian aid in Queens; Ecuadorian designer/activist Leo Cerda on the Hakhu Project that empowers women from Amazon

Many of us think of public libraries primarily as places to read and check out books—but this is only the beginning of their role in our communities. What else do libraries do? What roles do libraries and librarians play in broader movements for social democracy and educational access? How can we collectively defend our libraries from right-wing at…

In this episode: Carmen Boullosa interviews the award-winning Argentine writer Claudia Piñeiro; we explore City College's Continuing Education Program for GED preparation; and we delve into the career of the extraordinary Mexican jazz singer Magos Herrera

What might educators learn from practitioners of conflict mediation and transformative justice? What does it look like to enact “beloved community” in our classrooms, organizations, and movements? What should teachers and learners do to better align our ideals of justice and equity with our day-to-day practices? Peace educator and nonviolence pract…

El Museo del Barrio's director Patrick Charpenel on its future; CWE's 10 The Americas Poetry Festival; Nuyorican Councilwoman Carlina Rivera on housing; Musicians Gale (Puerto Rico), K-efe, (Chile,) and Lia Kali (Spain) on the #metoo in the music industry

Multi-awarded Mexican writer Carmen Boullosa on "The Book of Eve", her most recent book. Richard Sáenz is an attorney of the legendary organization Lambda Legal. Alberto “Beto” and Ernesto are two members of the famous trio, the Villalobos Brothers.

Carmen Boullosa talks with the renowned journalist María Hinojosa about the importance of the immigrant community. Rose, a trans woman, on her journey to cross the border. FIT' curator Tanya Meléndez-Escalante speaks about FIT's exhibit ModaHoy!

What does transformative justice look like in practice? What does it mean to teach transformative justice, so that we destroy the cops in our heads and hearts, and begin to build something new? In this episode, Mia Mingus -- visionary movement builder, transformative justice organizer, and human rights + disability justice educator -- dives into th…

Historian and best-selling author Felipe Pigna about his book Gardel; MoMA PS1 in Queens brings the Aymara cosmogony to the Museum; Mexican-American Aliza Nizenbaum on her exhibit Queens Lindo y Querido. Cousins Ivan y Leonardo on crossing the border.

Nueva York celebrates #earthday and the #UNSpanishLanguageDay with a line-up of amazing guests from the #LatinoCommunity: Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award-winner journalist Maria Hinojosa, Cuban Artist Esterio Segura; Mexican designer/artisan Lalo Estrada

What is the role of education within radical and revolutionary movements? Is the classroom a political space? How do traditions of Marxian thought and pedagogy frame those questions? In this episode, Derek R. Ford offers a crash orientation to the terrain of Marxist educational theory and practice, with a focus on its dynamic expressions in resista…

Celebrating Women’s History Month, NYU’s King Juan Carlos Center visiting professor Veronica Gago, a specialist in gender issues/feminism; Latina women speak about women's rights at this moment; Independent filmmaker Marta Bautís on her creative process.

Is universal design even possible? What does harm reduction look like in a classroom or on a syllabus? What role have university centers for teaching and learning played in supporting radical pedagogy--and when and where have they interrupted projects of liberation? We address these questions in the second part of our series with Sarah Silverman. S…

Cuban Raymel Casamayor shares his reflections on his Afro-Latino roots. Frankie Miranda, president of the Hispanic Federation, tells us about its many programs to help our community nationwide. Guido Colzani on he creation of his alter ego Magic Sandwich.

Lorine Padilla, godmother of the Bronx, ex-gang member, CUNY alumni and a women's rights advocate Filmmaker Catalina Santamaría on her film about NY Squatters in the '80s; DJ/Drummer Rosa Marín on their relationship with music, immigration and NY at night

How can we prioritize multiplicity and accessibility when designing learning activities? What does an “inclusive” pedagogy entail? Can design ever be universal? And how can teachers and learners make the most of digital tools while also resisting the creep of academic surveillance technologies into our classrooms, homes, and bodies? Sarah E. Silver…

Katherine Jimenez was the 1st instructor to teach mambo NY style at the Ailey Extension. Trans Latina Elisa Crespo on education and trans rights; Cristian Peña and his idea of the American Dream and Mafer Bandola on how it is to play a "man's instrument."

What becomes possible when we anchor our pedagogical praxes in frameworks of reproductive justice and intersectional feminist care? What coalitions grow? What visions are revealed, and what worlds emerge? Teacher, organizer, storyteller, and freedom-fighter Loretta Ross shares her wisdom on these questions and so much more. Topics include: attacks …

In Lower Manhattan, plastic artist and philanthropist Cristóbal Gabarrón and his son Juan, CEO of The Gabarrón Foundation, talk about their evolution worldwide and the project "Ámbito," with which they celebrate their 30th anniversary. In the subway, Julio Díaz tell us how he became the first artist to invent salsa dancing with a doll tied to his f…

How can we ground our classrooms in praxes of environmental justice? How can teachers and learners build ethical connections to local communities mobilizing against climate emergency and structural abandonment? Scholar-activist Ellen Spears joins us to discuss these questions and more. Prof. Spears is a Professor of American Studies at the Universi…

Colombian dancer and choreographer Alvaro Restrepo on El Colegio del Cuerpo as a way to educate low income children; Chef Eduardo Cuenca in what Latin cuisine fusion means. Carmen Boullosa talks to writer Elena Poniatowska and Mexico mayor Claudia Sheinbaum.

As calls to decolonize education multiply across contexts and institutions, we must push this issue beyond optics and return to the question: what does commitment to decolonization demand? What risks and struggles? What experiments and solidarities? Leigh Patel guides us as we embark on a deep dive into these urgent questions as they ramify across …

Makeup artist Barbara Kent on volunteering for 9/11; Toñita Cays and her social club for Latinos in Williamsburg; photographer Gabriel Garcia Roman a voice for the Latino and afro queer community; Isabella Ramirez salsa dancer in breaking stereotypes

Amid the newest wave of attacks on public education and inclusive learning, there are stories of hope and resistance. In this episode we talk with a high school social studies teacher at the front of the fight for antiracist, liberatory K-12 classrooms. Anthony Downer teaches Africana Studies, social studies, and civics at Frederick Douglass High S…