Latino Rebels Radio

Latino Rebels Radio

Commentary, news and analysis of the U.S. Latino world. Engaging traviesos. A 2019 iHeart Radio Podcast Awards nominee for Best Multicultural Podcast hosted by award-wining journalist Julio Ricardo Varela. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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April 4, 2025 35 mins

Kat Torres shows an Instagram-perfect life to her large following. She’s a supermodel turned life coach who seems harmless but is hiding a secret. And when one of her followers goes missing, one woman sets out to bring her best friend. Paty won’t stop until she finds her friend who has fallen under Kat’s spell of this modern-day guru.

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Latino Rebels Radio goes on the road for a live podcast recording at Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut. Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes seven students to discuss how a college such as Mitchell is creating more welcoming, accessible living and learning environments in a world that continues to get more and more diverse.

Thanks to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut for making this live show possible.


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September 21, 2023 30 mins

From Peru to Mexico to the Lower East Side, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela breaks down the Latino and Latina pioneers who influenced punk rock with guests Ceci Bastida and Núria Net, part of the creative team behind the new Audible podcast series, Punk In Translation: Latinx Origins, produced by Fresh Produce Media.

This is episode was originally broadcast on March 31, 2022.

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September 14, 2023 30 mins

Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela proudly welcomes award-winning journalist and Democracy Now! co-host Juan González to discuss the second revision of his legendary book and how it relates to recent events. They talk about the current Summit of the Americas, the news of a migrant caravan this week and the latest about Puerto Rico.

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September 6, 2023 22 mins
We welcome The Daily Chela founder Brandon Loran Maxwell to discuss his new film, American Homeboy, for a nuanced discussion of Cholo culture and how it still influences pop culture today.

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August 31, 2023 31 mins
Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernandez steps in to guest host as he welcomes true-crime novelist H. Allegra Lansing to discuss the forgotten legacy of ‘90s grunge rock singer Mia Zapata.

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August 24, 2023 29 mins
Following a historic election victory by the progressive Semilla Party in Guatemala, Latino Rebels Radio producer Oscar Fernandez steps in as guest host to welcome Marco Fonseca, Instructor of Latin American and International Studies at York University in Canada, to discuss how this election almost didn't happen.

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August 17, 2023 21 mins
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup has featured new stars, new upset victories, and the rise of future title contenders. To discuss the surprise success of non-European teams at the tournament, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes back Brenda Elsey, professor of history and Latin American and Caribbean studies at Hostra University, and the author of 'Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America.'

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August 10, 2023 28 mins
In this special episode of Latino Rebels Radio ---originally aired on the Futuro podcast In The Thick--- host Julio Ricardo Varela is joined by Futuro Media editorial director Fernanda Santos for a roundtable discussion with Dr. Aria Halliday, an associate professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Kentucky, for a breakdown of the legacy of Black Barbie.

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August 3, 2023 27 mins
With the release of the blockbuster film 'Oppenheimer,' Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Myrriah Gomez, assistant professor at the University of New Mexico and author of 'Nuclear Nuevo México: Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos,' to discuss the movie's omission of New Mexican history in the creation of the atomic bomb.

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Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela proudly welcomes acclaimed Puerto Rican writer Esmeralda Santiago for a lively discussion about her latest novel, Las Madres, and the importance of becoming visible in the American landscape through literature.

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July 20, 2023 21 mins
On this episode, Hector Luis Alamo, senior editor of Latino Rebels, steps in as guest host to speak with Ada Briceño, co-president of Unite Here! Local 11, and Diana Rios Sanchez, a striking hotel worker, about the hotel workers' strike in Los Angeles and its importance for other labor actions taking place across the country.

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July 13, 2023 20 mins
Amid a record breaking heat wave throughout Texas that has led to several heat-related deaths, Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill eliminating mandatory water breaks for construction workers. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Daniela Hernandez, state legislative coordinator for the Workers Defense Project, to discuss the cruel and punitive nature of the bill and how they plan to fight back.

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July 6, 2023 25 mins
Affirmative action struck down in college admissions. LGBTQ rights limited. Student loan relief blocked. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Vanity Fair legal affairs contributor Cristian Farias to discuss the latest round of Supreme Court rulings plagued by shaky evidence, questionable plaintiffs and the lack of legal standing.

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June 29, 2023 24 mins
Latino Rebels senior editor Hector Luis Alamo steps in as guest host to welcome sports journalist Bryan Fonseca for a knockout conversation on the future of Puerto Rican boxing, history made at the NBA draft, and Boricua representation in pro wrestling.

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June 22, 2023 29 mins

This week, Latino Rebels Radio is proud to present the first episode of SOS Central America, hosted by Maria Martin, creator and founding team member of Latino USA.

In this episode, Maria examines the arrest of journalist and president of the Guatemalan newspaper elPeriódico, José Rubén Zamora, and what it means for dissent and a free press in the Central American country.


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Following another series of migrant flights by Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Autumn Gonzalez and Iván Espinoza-Madrigal to discuss the latest political stunt in Sacramento, how it is a carbon copy of what happened last year in Martha’s Vineyard and the unspoken trauma it has caused on people.

Autumn Gonzalez is a volunteer organizer for Sac...

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June 8, 2023 24 mins
Latino Rebels entertainment correspondent Cristina Escobar steps into the host seat again to talk with Linda Yvette Chavez, writer of the upcoming film ‘Flamin’ Hot,’ about the importance of family and community to both the filmmaking process and the extraordinary story of Richard Montañez.

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June 1, 2023 27 mins

In this episode, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes professors Lilia Fernández and Ana Patricia Rodríguez to discuss why so much U.S. Latino history is missing in textbooks and how it eventually extends to issues of imperialism.

Lilia Fernández is a Professor of History at the University of Illinois in Chicago and Ana Patricia Rodríguez is a Professor of U.S. Latinx & Central American Literature at the Univer...

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May 25, 2023 25 mins
With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launching his 2024 presidential campaign this week after passing a slew of anti-immigrant measures, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes freelance writer and LR contributor Arturo Domínguez to discuss how some Latino truckers are pushing back with a proposed boycott of the Sunshine State.

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