Ruben In The Center
Ruben In The Center
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The extremes have it all wrong. Naturally. On every issue, they only see half the picture. The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road. That’s where the action is — in the center.On the basketball court, the chessboard, or the boxing ring, the center is where you want to be.Now more than ever, our country needs to be centered. While other journalists lurch to the right or left, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette keeps it one hundred by writing — and fighting — in the center.Here’s your host, Ruben Navarrette
Episode 99 | Introducing: The Garcias. Why Is It So Hard for Hollywood to Tell A 'Normal' Story About Latinos? | Jeff Valdez
Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Hollywood writer and producer Jeff Valdez about his long and unconventional personal journey from Pueblo Colorado to Beverly Hills, and his new series on HBO-MAX: "The Garcias" in which the Mexican-American protagonists -- living in Mexico -- are delightfully normal. Guest: Jeff Valdez, Producer & Writer of Most Recently, "The Garcias" on HBO-MAX
May 6, 2022
35 min
Episode 98 | Race, Affirmative Action & The Supreme Court | Laura Gomez
Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, college classmate, and UCLA law professor Laura Gomez about Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown, affirmative action in college admissions and the state of race in America.Guest: Laura Gomez, UCLA Law School Professor
May 4, 2022
28 min
Episode 97 | So You Want to Make a Film? Telling The Latino Story, One Frame At A Time | Phillip Rodriguez
Host Ruben Navarrette talks with his friend, Phillip Rodriguez, about his long career of making more than a dozen documentary films -- including many for PBS -- about various aspects of the Latino experience in America, and why that road has been so difficult to travel. Guest: Phillip Rodriguez, Documentary Filmmaker
Apr 29, 2022
23 min
Episode 96 | Why Latinos Need to Leave the Left | Chris Salcedo
Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, Chris Salcedo, about why neither political party has done right by Latinos and other Americans -- and why, from Salcedo's point of view, Latinos should definitely avoid Democrats like COVID-19.Guest: Chris Salcedo, Radio Host & Newsmax-TV Host
Apr 26, 2022
20 min
Episode 95 | The Ever Evolving Latino Experience in America | Macarena Hernandez
Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, and fellow journalist Macarena Hernandez, about the Latino Experience, and how America's largest minority is doing in its constant pursuit of the one thing it craves most of all: respect. Guest: Macarena Hernandez, Journalist & Former Journalism Professor
Apr 21, 2022
32 min
Episode 94 | Cops 101 -- The Era of Policing Dangerously | Neal Griffin
Host Ruben Navarrette talks with his friend, Neal Griffin, about the serious challenges of policing America's streets after the murder of George Floyd, in the midst of a global pandemic, and against the backdrop of a new crime wave.Guest: Neal Griffin, Retired Police Detective Lt and Bestselling Crime Novelist
Apr 19, 2022
28 min
Episode 93 | The War in Ukraine -- And How It Links Together Russia, Europe, China and The US | Dr. Ronald Granieri
Host Ruben Navarrette talks with his old friend, and college classmate, Ron Granieri -- who is now Dr. Ronald Granieri, Associate Professor of History at the US Army War College -- about his specialty: Europe, NATO and US-European relations, all in the context of the current crisis in Ukraine. Guest: Dr. Ronald Granieri, Associate Professor of History in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College
Apr 12, 2022
36 min
Episode 92 | Ukraine, Tyranny & Freedom | Albert Pando
Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, Al Pando, a lifelong journalist and news executive who was born in Havana, Cuba about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and something a lot of Americans don't understand: the true meaning of freedom.Guest: Albert Pando, Journalist & Media Innovator
Apr 7, 2022
28 min
Episode 91 | The Uncivil War Between The Blue and The Black/Brown | Cid Martinez
Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Cid Martinez, Sociology Professor at the University of San Diego, about the deteriorating relationship between police and people of color -- and why President Biden's preferred remedy of "community policing" will only make things worse. Guest: Cid Martinez, Sociology Professor at the University of San Diego
Mar 24, 2022
25 min
Episode 90 | The State of the Chicano Union | Nancy Maldonado
Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Nancy Maldonado, President & CEO of The Chicano Federation of San Diego County about the term "Chicano" and the condition of the Mexican-American community in the United States. Guest: Nancy Maldonado, President & CEO of The Chicano Federation of San Diego County
Mar 22, 2022
15 min
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