#1296 Decolonizing the Puerto Rican Mind
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🗓️ 13 August 2019
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Summary
Air Date: 8/12/2019
Today we take a look at the recent rebellion in Puerto Rico that unseated the governor as well as plenty of the context of what led us to this point
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: The Truth About Puerto Rico A U.S. Colony - News Beat - Air Date 10-7-18
U.S. colonialism decimated Puerto Rico long before Hurricane Maria, and its legacy of physical, psychological and socioeconomic destruction resonates on through today.
Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela explains the political history and dynamics of Puerto Rico and what pushed people to take to the streets and demand a change in leadership.
Ch. 4: The Boricua Spring - On the Media - Air Date 7-19-19
Brooke speaks with Jay Fonseca, a prominent Puerto Rican journalist, who was one of many mocked in the chats.
Ch. 5: Ed Morales on Puerto Rico Protests - CounterSpin - Air Date 7-26-19
We’ll talk about Puerto Rico with Ed Morales, author of the forthcoming, Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico.
Ch. 6: Puerto Ricans Stand Up - Code Switch - Air Date 7-30-19
It took less than two weeks for Puerto Ricans to topple their governor following the publication of unsavory private text messages. We tell the story of how small protests evolved into a political uprising unlike anything the island had ever seen.
Ch. 7: Puerto Rico, in the middle of something big - This Is Hell! - Air Date 7-27-19
Our Man in San Juan, Dave Buchen reports on the rollercoaster that might become a revolution in Puerto Rico.
The protests in Puerto Rico have served to lift up the voices of groups that were typically underrepresented on the island: LGBTQ people, women, and members of the diaspora.
Ch. 9: Why Ricky Resigned: Centering women in the Puerto Rican Revolution - Latino USA - Air Date 8-1-19
We examine how the post-Hurricane María death count, the island's debt crisis, and its colonial legacy all contributed to pent-up resentment against the government and the crisis reaching a boiling point.
We speak with Democracy Now! co-host Juan González on the significance of Rosselló’s resignation.
Ch. 11: Decolonizing the Mind - In The Thick - Air Date 7-25-19
Maria and Julio discuss this week's news about Puerto Rico. After weeks of massive protests from the people, governor Ricardo Rosselló finally announced his resignation.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 12: Final comments on illness
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by members and donors, so huge thanks to everyone who contributes |
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| 0:12.1 | Now welcome to this episode of the award-winning best of left podcasts in which we shall learn |
| 0:17.0 | about the recent rebellion in Puerto Rico that unseated the governor as well as plenty |
| 0:22.3 | of the context of what has led us to this point. |
| 0:26.0 | Now I'll admit right up front that this episode is a few days late, but not a dollar short, |
| 0:32.8 | I don't think. |
| 0:33.8 | I'll be explaining at the end of the show for those who are interested why this episode |
| 0:38.3 | is a few days late. |
| 0:40.0 | But before we get started, I wanted to touch on one point which is the concept of the colonial |
| 0:46.2 | mindset. |
| 0:49.1 | This gets talked about in today's episode and I just wanted to touch on that before we |
| 0:55.8 | get into it. |
| 0:58.0 | It's an emerging phrase. |
| 0:59.8 | I think it's getting used more and more. |
| 1:01.9 | It's sort of, well, yeah, it's an emerging phrase. |
| 1:06.7 | People are beginning to come to terms with it. |
| 1:11.1 | Maybe slowly over the last several decades, but it's getting more traction these days. |
| 1:16.5 | It goes hand in hand, I would say, with the concept of decolonization, which we've also |
| 1:21.7 | talked about on the show, at least in bits and pieces now and then another emerging phrase |
| 1:28.1 | that is gaining traction. |
| 1:30.4 | So I just wanted to see if I could address this. |
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