ITT Sound Off: Counter-Narratives
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2019
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
This week William Barr, another immigration hardliner, had his Senate confirmation hearings to replace Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. Maria and Julio talk about a new report that shows that thousands more children than originally reported, may have been separated from their relatives under the Trump administration's Zero Tolerance policy and the importance of thoughtful immigration coverage during these times. ITT wants to hear from you! We're headed to the Rio Grande valley in Texas, for a series of live shows on February 22nd and we want your voices to be part of this. Call our In The Thick hotline at (505) 226-8973 and let us know...
- If you’re from the border, we want to hear what’s one thing that people don’t understand about the region?
- If you’re not from the border, what’s one question you have for people who live there.
ITT Staff Picks:
- The new report that says family separation may have hit thousands more migrant children than reported by the Trump administration.
- A profile of William Barr’s that analyzes his record on immigration policy, by The Intercept.
- Are you up to speed with the Trump- Russia timeline? Take this Quiz by the New York Times.
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| 0:00.0 | Yo, what's up, welcome to In The Fick, I'm Maria Inu Hosa, and I am not in New York City. |
| 0:09.0 | And I'm Julio Riccalo Barela, and I am not in New York City or Boston or on the East Coast. |
| 0:16.6 | Where are you Maria? |
| 0:18.6 | Well first of all this is ITT sound off our regular Friday edition talking politics from a POC perspective as usual |
| 0:27.1 | So yeah, no, I'm in Mexico City again. I'm in the city of my birth, yo |
| 0:32.2 | Nice and I am in the city of my birth, yo. Nice, and I am in Los Angeles, in downtown LA. |
| 0:37.0 | Yeah, because it's kind of important what you're doing in downtown LA. |
| 0:40.0 | Can you just tell everybody what you're doing in downtown LA, |
| 0:43.2 | because I'm super proud of you, Julio Ricardo Guarela. |
| 0:45.5 | Oh my God, yeah, we, you know Latino rebels radio, |
| 0:49.1 | the thing that we created, I created like five years ago. |
| 0:53.2 | Internet alternative podcasting got nominated for an I-Heart |
| 0:57.9 | best multicultural podcast. |
| 1:00.0 | And we're going to I-Heart Radio Theater tonight, |
| 1:03.0 | a two-in-awards event on the red carpet. |
| 1:04.8 | And Amanda Al-Kantara, digital media editor, |
| 1:07.5 | and Fluturo media is with me. |
| 1:08.8 | So I am so excited. |
| 1:10.5 | Oh my God, please take pictures on the red carpet, you silly people in Hollywood. |
| 1:14.0 | Oh my God! |
| 1:15.0 | Hell yeah, I will. |
| 1:16.0 | But congratulations, Julio, we're super, super proud of you, and you better look good in those photos and I hope you win. |
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