December 5, 2024

An All-American Tragedy

ITT hosts Maria Hinojosa and Paola Ramos are joined by NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff for a deep dive into the devastating consequences of Donald Trump’s first term immigration policy. They discuss the upcoming film “Separated,” based o…

November 27, 2024

The Elián Effect: How One Boy’s Story Reshaped Latino Politics

Maria Hinojosa is joined by investigative journalist Peniley Ramírez and Producer Tasha Sandoval as they commemorate the 25 year anniversary of the case of Elián González — the six-year-old boy found floating in an inner tube off the coast of …

November 21, 2024

Trump vs. Life on Earth

ITT co-hosts Maria Hinojosa and Dr. Christina Greer are joined by the renowned environmental justice lawyer and executive director of UPROSE, Elizabeth Yeampierre. They dig into the future of the environmental justice movement, Trump’s cabinet…

November 14, 2024

Unpacking American Extremism

A week after the re-election of Donald Trump, Maria Hinojosa is joined by ITT all-stars Imara Jones, journalist and founder of Translash Media, and Karen Attiah, Washington Post Opinion columnist. They dive into the far-reaching implications o…

November 8, 2024

Trump Is Back, Now What?

In The Thick teamed up with Futuro Media’s Latino USA to bring you a special episode, as part of its ongoing 2024 election coverage “The Latino Factor: How We Vote” series. In the election that many Americans said was “the most important of th…

October 30, 2024

Nobody’s Garbage

With less than a week until Election Day, ITT hosts Maria Hinojosa, Judy Reyes, Paola Ramos and Dr. Christina Greer analyze everything from the Trump rally at Madison Square Garden that drew comparisons to an American Nazi Party rally, to the …

October 28, 2024

In The Thick Presents: The Misinformation Web

This week In The Thick shares an episode of Latino USA.The 2024 presidential election has seen a rise in Spanish-language misinformation and in the content creators making a living by pushing out false content. For months, Futuro Investigates …

October 24, 2024

Abortion, Beyond the Ballot

ITT hosts Maria Hinojosa and Judy Reyes are tacking the critical issue of abortion and how it’s shaping the 2024 election. They are joined by Imani Gandy of Rewire News Group and Monica Simpson of SisterSong to discuss the future of the reprod…

October 17, 2024

The Voter Suppression Playbook

ITT hosts Maria Hinojosa and Paola Ramos are joined by LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter and Frankie Miranda, president and CEO of the Hispanic Federation to discuss voter suppression in Black and Latino communities. They break …

October 15, 2024

In The Thick Presents: Chess Piece: The Elián González Story

Introducing a new series that we think you’ll love: “Chess Piece: The Elián González Story,” from Futuro Studios, in collaboration with iHeartRadio’s My Cultura Podcast Network.In 1999, two Florida fishermen found a cherub of a boy named Elián…

October 10, 2024

Solidarity & Resistance In A Year of Devastation

A year after Oct 7, 2023, Maria is joined by Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour and Rabbi Alissa Wise to talk about what this past year of unimaginable loss, rage, and resistance has meant for their communities, and how they are build…

October 3, 2024

Midwest Manners and Mass Deportations: Unpacking the VP Debate

ITT hosts go beyond the Midwest niceties to unpack the authoritarian policies being talked about on the debate stage, and what both candidates reallymean when they talk about their abortion and immigration plans.ITT Co-hosts Judy Reyes, Maria …

September 25, 2024

The Rise of the Latino Far Right

Maria is joined by Paola Ramos, co-host and author of “Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America” to examine the growing support for extremism in America and why Latinos can be especially susceptible to far-righ…

September 18, 2024

Black Woman, White House

Maria and co-host Dr. Christina Greer are joined by Mother Jones Editorial Director Jamilah King for a deep dive into how Vice President Kamala Harris is being portrayed by the right and the left, and what it tells us about our country’s under…

September 12, 2024

ITT Is Back: Decoding the Debate

ITT is relaunching for a popup season to help you break down this unprecedented political moment and what it means for our communities and our futures. In our first episode, Maria Hinojosa is joined by her fellow co-hosts political scientist D…

August 22, 2024

In The Thick Presents: Stars and Stars with Isa

Futuro Studios presents Stars and Stars with Isa in collaboration with Stitcher Studios. Each week our host and astrologer, Isa Nakazawa, sits down with some of the most talented stars and thinkers of our time, to find what their birth chart r…

July 2, 2024

Introducing: My Divo

Introducing “My Divo”For host Maria Garcia, Mexican megastar Juan Gabriel has always held a singular allure. He was a prolific composer and one of the world’s greatest showmen. There was a lightness and a bigness to him—a big queer exuberance….

September 14, 2023

Gov. Wes Moore on Redefining Patriotism, from TIME’s Person of The Week

This week, we’re sharing something special from our friends over at TIME. It’s a preview of their first original podcast, Person of the Week. Each week, TIME Senior Correspondent Charlotte Alter hosts candid conversations with the people who s…

September 13, 2023

A Message for Our Listeners

Maria checks in with an important update about In The Thick. Your favorite political podcast is taking a break for the rest of 2023. While we won’t be releasing any new episodes during this hiatus, all of our previous episodes are still availa…

September 6, 2023

AI Is Not What You Think

In this episode, we’re unpacking AI. Julio is joined by Karen Hao, contributing writer for The Atlantic focusing on AI, to talk about the human impact of the rapidly evolving technology and what it means to decolonize AI. 

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August 30, 2023

A Pivotal Moment in American Labor

Futuro Media is taking a short summer break, so we’re sharing an episode from 2022, where Maria and Julio talk with Kim Kelly, labor journalist and author of “Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor,” about the history of labor o…

August 23, 2023

The Party of Authoritarianism

Julio and guest co-host Fernanda Santos kick off the show with some of the latest news, including the first Republican 2024 presidential debate, and an update on extreme climate across the globe. In our roundtable, Mike German, fellow with the…

August 16, 2023

Oppenheimer’s Nuclear Colonialism

Maria and Julio discuss the indictment of Donald Trump and his allies in Georgia, and the devastating fires in Maui. Then, we share a recent episode of Latino Rebels Radio. Julio talks to Myrriah Gómez, associate professor at the University of…

August 9, 2023

All the Other Barbies

Julio and guest co-host Fernanda Santos discuss the reelection of Tennessee state Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones and the move by New York City Mayor Eric Adams to relocate migrants seeking shelter. In our roundtable, Dr. Aria S. Hallida…

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