We continue cracking podcast list recommendations! It could be overwhelming to dive into the podcast world, so being recognized and acknowledged is what we’re here for. For their most recent list, Raven + Lily says, “A podcast from award-winning journalists Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela, In the Thick tackles race, identity and politics head-on.” “Born out…
Our very own Julio Ricardo Varela joined Alex Witt on MSNBC to explain his most recent op-ed on the growing calls within the Latino community to boycott Goya Foods after the company’s CEO Bob Unanue called President Trump a ‘blessed’ leader. Julio minced no words in delving into the disconnect that Goya has with the…
We made it on another podcast list and this one means a lot. Recently, in an effort to elevate Black voices and to show commitment to their audience in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, RADIO.COM provided an expansive list of resources that can help better educate, open up the conversation, bring awareness, and contribute…
ITT made it on another podcast list! This time, it hails all the way from the UK. As its Twitter and Instagram accounts say, Pod Bible is the UK’s only publication dedicated to podcasts. Check out what Louise Jenkins writes about us: What’s its vibe? This podcast is co-hosted by award-winning journalists Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo…
As COVID-19 data begins to become clearer, public health experts are warning that the COVID-19 outbreak is disproportionately impacting communities of color across the country. “It doesn’t surprise me that, disproportionately, the impact of COVID-19 has hit traditional black and Latino communities,” says Varela. He found that there has been an explosion of cases in Chelsea, Mass., a community…
As all of you know, aside from being a co-host for In The Thick, Maria also anchors our sister podcast Latino USA. You may think you know her —she’s always opening up to us, just check out her Twitter!— but with her new book “Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in…
In The Thick begins the year right! We made it on Vulture! “As the global coronavirus pandemic rolls on, so, too, does the American presidential election season and its associated universe of news products covering its developments. The podcast world is not immune to this, and the subgenre of politics and election podcasts is an ever-growing one….
