December 31, 2019

2019, We Outta Here

Maria and Julio look back at the most unforgettable moments of 2019 for In The Thick, from incredible live shows across the country, to their continued investigations into immigration and White House politics. They also discuss why joy and lau…

December 27, 2019

Texas Politics With Cristina Tzintzún Ramírez

Maria and Julio are joined for a second time by Cristina Tzintzún Ramírez who is now running for US Senate in Texas. They discuss her candidacy in a crowded Democratic field and the Republican response to Democrats’ rising popularity in the st…

December 24, 2019

Border Brutalism 

Maria and Julio are joined by Greg Grandin, professor of history at New York University and author of the book, The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America. They discuss the history of the U.S.-Mexico borde…

December 20, 2019

ITT Sound Off: Debates of My Childhood

In the final ITT Sound Off of the year, Julio is joined by guest co-host Jamilah King to talk about the impeachment of President Trump as well as Thursday’s Democratic Debate in Los Angeles. They discuss male whiteness on the debate stage and …

December 17, 2019

Malignant Narcissist 

This week Maria and guest co-host Jamilah King welcome Molly Woodstock, journalist and host of the Gender Reveal podcast, and ITT All-Star Imara Jones, creator and producer of Translash Media and 2019 Soros Equality Fellow. They discuss The Af…

December 13, 2019

ITT Sound Off: Local Cable Access Impeachment

In this ITT Sound Off, Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King talk about the latest in the impeachment proceedings and the Democratic primary race. They also discuss the recent UK elections and Golden Globes nominations.   ITT Staff Picks:

The…

December 10, 2019

The Racial Hamster Wheel

Maria and Julio welcome two ITT All-Stars, Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., the department chair of African American Studies at Princeton University, and Terrell Jermaine Starr, senior reporter at The Root. They talk about the latest with impeachment and…

December 6, 2019

ITT Sound Off: Debates So White

Maria and Julio are back with an ITT Sound Off! They give updates on the impeachment inquiry and the 2020 Democratic primary race. They also discuss the latest reporting on immigration and border detention facilities.    ITT Staff Picks

Demo…

December 3, 2019

Take Care of Home First

Maria and Julio are joined by Esther Wang, senior staff writer with Jezebel, and LaTosha Brown, cofounder of Black Voters Matter and 2019 Harvard IOP Fellow, to talk about Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s struggle with Black and Latino support, and how …

November 29, 2019

Homewreckers

In this episode we get into the issues of wealth when it comes to land/home ownership and the perils of capitalism. Maria and Julio talk with Aaron Glantz, senior reporter with Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting about his new b…

November 26, 2019

The Domestic Care Movement

Maria and Julio are joined by Ai-jen Poo, senior advisor to Care in Action, executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the co-director of Caring Across Generations, and Alexsis Rodgers, Care in Action’s Virginia state dir…

November 22, 2019

ITT Sound Off: Smash the Bro-y Macho Quid Pro Quo

Julio is joined by guest co-host Jamilah King for this week’s ITT Sound Off. They discuss highlights of the fifth Democratic debate and how some candidates have been talking about immigration. Plus, they give the latest on the public impeachme…

November 19, 2019

Prop 187: Blue State, Red Country 

In 1994, a ballot measure aimed at targeting undocumented immigrants in California by denying families public services —from barring children from public schools to access to non-emergency public health care— was passed 59 percent to 41 percen…

November 15, 2019

ITT Sound Off: Home Is Here

In this week’s Sound Off, Maria and Julio talk the latest with the now televised impeachment proceedings and what it all means for our democracy. They also discuss the complexities and history of political turmoil in Bolivia with Evo Morales n…

November 12, 2019

Creating a Better World Through Comedy

Maria and Julio are joined by L.A. based comedian, Charla Lauriston to talk about representation, the importance of comedy and the impact of political satire. Originally from Haiti, Charla has written for shows like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, …

November 8, 2019

ITT Sound Off: Time To Lawyer Up

In this week’s ITT Sound Off, Maria and Julio talk about the results of Tuesday’s elections and give an update on the latest with the impeachment proceedings. They also discuss the recent massacre of LeBaron family members in northern Mexico. …

November 5, 2019

LIVE From Connecticut: Immigration 

Maria and Julio travel to Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, CT for a live show to discuss the state’s immigrant and Latinx communities. Connecticut provides many protections to the over 100,000 undocumented immigrants, but t…

November 1, 2019

ITT Sound Off: Tiptoe Into the Trump Administration

Maria and Julio discuss a major step on the impeachment front that formalizes the inquiry. They also talk about the class disparities that are at the undercurrent of the wildfires raging in California, and cover the latest in immigration heari…

October 29, 2019

Power, Sashay Away

Maria and Julio are joined by All-Stars Wajahat Ali, New York Times contributing Op-Ed writer and CNN commentator and Aisha Moodie-Mills, a political strategist and CNN commentator. They talk about the latest in the impeachment proceedings and…

October 25, 2019

ITT Sound Off: Ghost of Chile’s Past

Maria and Julio are back with another Sound Off! They discuss the civil unrest in Chile and how history is repeating itself. Plus, the latest in Trump impeachment coverage, and a new ACLU report that sheds light on how many children have been …

October 22, 2019

LIVE from Connecticut: Addiction in POC Communities 

Maria and Julio travel to Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, CT for a live show to discuss addiction and mental health in POC communities. They’re joined by guests Kelvin Young, sound healer and certified recovery coach, Kenyatta Thomp…

October 18, 2019

ITT Sound Off: Dancing With the Angels

On this week’s ITT Sound Off, Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King discuss Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney’s surprise press conference and the Freudian slip that has everyone talking. They also discuss the fourth Democratic debates and the…

October 15, 2019

LIVE From Cambridge: POC Vote in 2020

For this live show from Cambridge, Mass. Maria and Julio discuss 2020 and the POC vote with guests IOP Resident Fellow LaTosha Brown, award-winning organizer and co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, and Renée Graham, associate editor and co…

October 11, 2019

ITT Sound Off: Only Basketball Questions

In this ITT Sound Off, Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King discuss the pivotal SCOTUS cases that could affect LGBTQ rights for the foreseeable future. Plus this week, CNN and the Human Rights Campaign hosted the Power of Our Pride Equality to…

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