Following the 2023 Miss Universe pageant in El Salvador, the LMC speaks with professors Ana P Rodriguez and Jorge Cuellar on how the pageant was used to whitewash Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele’s authoritarianism.
Ana P Rodriguez is an Associate Professor in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures @ the University of Maryland in College Park. Jorge Cuellar is a Assistant Professor, Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies @ Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
How serious is the Republican party about a military invasion of Mexico? The LMC searches for answers by speaking with freelance writer and playwright Kurt Hackbarth about the possible catastrophic consequences of a US invasion of Mexico.
As migration from Venezuela continues to increase, the LMC spends the hour with freelance writer Leonardo Flores to discuss the impact of US sanction on Venezuela and how it has led to more Venezuelan migration.
The Latino Media Collective is a grassroots Latino public-affairs program that airs on Pacifica station WPFW 89.3fm on Fridays @ 1pm EST in Washington DC.