Episodes
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Episode 65: Predatory Gentrification in Puerto Rico
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
On today’s show we welcome Nicole Alvarez. She's the Co-Founder & Coordinator of Actívate PR, which is a collective dedicated to bringing awareness to the importance of Puerto Rican independence from a present day lens. We’re going to discuss predatory gentrification in Puerto Rico today. There’s been a number of news stories over the years bringing attention to the policies contributing to the pushing out of Boricuas on the island in favor of affluent individuals, mostly white, to move to Puerto Rico. Some examples include the Jones Act, la Junta, privatization, tax laws like Act 60 and others. So, we’re going to talk to Nicole about some of these policies and how they are impacting the island as well as what the Puerto Rican government is doing to combat gentrification...HINT - NOT MUCH!
Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon
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★ About Our Guest(s) ★
Actívate PR Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/activate.pr
Actívate PR Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/activate_pr
★ Partners + Additional Credits ★
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org
CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315
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Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Episode 64: Puerto Rican & Palestinian Solidarity w/ Dr. Sara Awartani
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
On today’s show we welcome Dr. Sara Awartani. We're going to talk about settler colonialism and armed struggle within the context of Puerto Rico and Palestine, examples of Puerto Rican and Palestinian solidarity, and hear some of her literary suggestions on where people can begin to educate themselves on Puerto Rico and Palestine independence. She is a Global American Studies Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History. An interdisciplinary U.S. social movement historian, her research, publications, and teaching interrogate twentieth century Latinx and Arab American radicalism, interracial solidarities, policing, and American global power.
Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon
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★ About Our Guest(s) ★
Dr. Sara Awartani ★ https://saraawartani.com
★ Partners + Additional Credits ★
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org
CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315
Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion
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Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Episode 63: Multi-Medium Artist, Ali Six
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
On today’s show, we welcome Ali Six. He is a multi-medium artist from Chicago. Among other things, in today’s episode we’re going to discuss the role Aladdin & Michael Jordan played in his name, his 3 key takeaways for aspiring artists he’s learned in his career, what getting arrested meant for his trajectory in the Chicago art scene and where in the diaspora the Jibarito was first created.
Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon
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Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH
★ About Our Guest(s) ★
Ali Six's Instagram ★ https://www.instagram.com/ali_six_/?hl=en
Ali Six's Website ★ https://ali6chicago.bigcartel.com
★ Partners + Additional Credits ★
Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org
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Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Episode 62: 8 Actions the Executive Branch Should Take to Aid Puerto Rico
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
On today’s show we welcome returning guest, Federico A. de Jesús. He is an advisor for the Center for American Progress. You may remember him from the last time we had him on the show to discuss the PR Self-Determination Act and his work with Power 4 Puerto Rico. We also welcome Laura Rodriguez, she’s the Vice President for Government Affairs at the Center for American Progress. She’s worked for members of congress in the past, one being U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, who she advised on Latino policy, outreach, and media.
We’re going to discuss their recent essay for the Center for American Progress, titled An Urgent Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico. In the piece, one section was dedicated to the 8 actions the executive branch should take to aid Puerto Rico. We’re focusing on that part of the article in this episode. Make sure you stay tuned till the end when we discuss obsessions and favorite PR food spots. We don’t know how we managed to do it, but we got a Bennifer mention in there.
Host, Joshua Smyser-DeLeon's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/jsdeleon
Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org
Podcast Website ★ https://www.paseomedia.org
YouTube Channel ★ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiErkggr7eqspgCfR9jUOZA
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Pitch A Story ★ https://www.paseomedia.org/contact
Block Club Chicago Feature on the Podcast ★ http://ow.ly/MWu550COMH
★ About Our Guest(s) ★
An Urgent Rescue Plan for Puerto Rico (Center for American Progress) ★ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2021/04/28/498841/urgent-rescue-plan-puerto-rico
Federico's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/fdejesusfebles
Laura's Twitter ★ https://twitter.com/ThisIsLRod
★ Partners + Additional Credits ★
Chicago Public Library Paseo Podcast Discussion Group ★ https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=paseo%20podcast
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org
CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315
Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion
Donate: https://www.savechicagomedia.org