Port of Entry
These are cross-border stories that connect us. Border people often inhabit this in-between place. From KPBS “Port of Entry” tells personal stories from this place — stories of love, hope, struggle, and survival from border crossers, fronterizxs, and other people whose lives are shaped around the wall. Rooted in San Diego and Tijuana, we are a transborder podcast for transborder people. We live life on la linea. Hosted by Alan Lilienthal and Natalie Gonzalez, written and produced by Julio C. Ortiz Franco, mixed and sound designed by Adrian Villalobos.
Episodes
Seguro has oído hablar de Dungeons & Dragons. Sí, ese popular juego de rol de mesa en el que los participantes crean personajes, construyen historias y colaboran para explorar un mundo de fantasía.
En este episodio, el equipo de Port of Entry se aventura en el universo de los juegos de rol de mesa con una misión: descubrir qué los hace tan fascinantes para quienes los juegan.
Antes de emprender el viaje, Leslie González, producto...
Rewriting the Quest: How tabletop role-playing games took on a life of their own south of the border
You’ve probably heard of Dungeons & Dragons, right? You know… the popular tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) where players create characters, build stories, and work together to navigate a fantasy world.
Well, in this episode, the Port of Entry team ventures into the world of tabletop role-playing games on a quest to find out why people love these games so much.
KPBS web producer Leslie Gonzalez prepares the team by ...
Escribiendo la frontera: el poeta Adolfo Guzmán-López sobre Tijuana, San Diego y California Southern
¿Cómo convertimos las experiencias y memorias que nos han marcado en arte?
En este episodio, grabado en vivo durante el San Diego Book Festival de KPBS, platicamos con Adolfo Guzmán-López sobre lo que significó crecer entre Tijuana y San Diego y cómo esas experiencias terminaron encontrando un lugar en su escritura.
Adolfo creció siendo testigo de dos mundos muy distintos: los vecindarios de clase trabajadora de la Tijuana de los año...
How do we turn the experiences and memories that shaped us into art?
In this episode, recorded live at the KPBS San Diego Book Festival, we talk with Adolfo Guzman-Lopez about growing up between Tijuana and San Diego and how those experiences found their way into his writing.
Adolfo grew up witnessing two very different worlds: the working-class neighborhoods of 1970s Tijuana and the middle- and upper-class neighborhoods of Pacific B...
La protesta no siempre se ve como la imaginamos. A veces toma la forma de una canción, una pintura o una marcha. Y otras veces, de un chiste.
En este episodio de Port of Entry, grabado ante un público en vivo durante el evento KPBS Podcasts Live: The Art of Protest (el arte de protestar), conversamos con Lourdes Ayón, tijuanense, comediante, activista y cabildera.
Creciendo en Tijuana, Lourdes encontró inspiración en la comedia tanto...
Protest doesn’t always look the way we expect. Sometimes it’s a song, a painting, or a march. And sometimes, it’s comedy.
In this episode of Port of Entry, recorded before a live audience at KPBS Podcasts Live: The Art of Protest, we talk with Lourdes Ayon, a Tijuana native, comedian, advocate and lobbyist.
Growing up in Tijuana, Lourdes watched comedy in both English and Spanish. Over time, she discovered that humo...
Hola Friends!
Revisiting this episode from 2024, our host Natalie Gonzalez and sound designer Adrian Villalobos plunge into the heart of the pop culture phenomenon known as Comic-Con, experiencing it through the eyes of its devoted fans in Tijuana who make the annual journey across the border to attend the convention ...
¡Hola, amigos! Julio, productor de Port of Entry, es un apasionado aficionado del fútbol y está decidido de convencer a Alan y Nat de por qué este torneo merece su atención, mostrándoles todo lo que lo hace tan especial.
Para empezar, hablamos con Luis Daniel Rodriguez, ex conductor de un pódcast deportivo y ferviente entusiasta del Mundial, justo cuando se prepara para asistir un juego del torneo de este año.
Hi, folks!
Port of Entry producer Julio is a passionate fútbol fan (soccer for Americans), and he’s on a mission to convince Alan and Nat why they should care about this tournament by showing them what makes it so special.
First, we talk to Luis Daniel Rodriguez, a former sports podcast host and devout World Cup enthusiast, as he prepares to leave for this year’s tournament.
Hola, friends!
In this episode of Port of Entry, our team traces the origins of a groundbreaking U.S. university graduation ceremony held in Mexico — an initiative that has left a lasting legacy in the California/Baja Mexico border region.
For the first time in U.S. history, the "Building Bridges" graduation ceremony, organized by San Diego State University’s Imperial Valley satellite campus, broug...
Estamos en medio de una crisis ambiental y nuestros estilos de vida urbanos a menudo chocan con los sistemas naturales que nos sostienen, especialmente en la gestión de nuestros residuos.
Detener el flujo de contaminación transfronteriza puede parecer una tarea interminable, ya que la basura parece reaparecer tan pronto como se limpia. Abordar esta crisis en la frontera requiere un enfoque multifacético, desde barreras para detener ...
En este episodio, el equipo de Port of Entry se sienta a platicar con Jorge Meraz, tijuanense y conductor del programa de viajes de PBS “Crossing South”.
Desde hace más de una década, Jorge ha estado contando otra cara de la región fronteriza — una que casi no sale en los titulares.
Nos platicó cómo fue crecer en Tijuana y cómo, con el tiempo, la vida entre dos países fue moldeando su forma de ver el mundo e inspirá...
In this episode, the Port of Entry team sits down with Tijuana native Jorge Meraz, host of the PBS travel show “Crossing South.”
For more than a decade, Jorge has been documenting a different side of the border region — one often overlooked by headlines.
He shares what it was like growing up in Tijuana, and how, over time, cross-border life shaped his perspective and inspired him to showcase the vibrant color...
En el episodio de hoy, el equipo de Port of Entry recuenta el camino que llevó a la creación del Proyecto de Ley AB 91 en California. Analizamos la importancia de esta nueva legislación y los retos a los que ahora se enfrenta.
Conversamos con los pioneros que ayudaron impulsar este proyecto y dejaron una huella en la en el sector educativo en la region: Mitzi Salgado, educadora y fundadora del Transfronterizo Ins...
In today’s episode, the Port of Entry team follows the journey of how California Assembly Bill 91 came to fruition. We explore the importance of the law and the challenges it now faces.
We meet with influential community members who pushed this bill and impacted regional education: Mitzi Salgado, educator and founder of the Transfronterizo Institute; California Assemblymember David Alvarez, ...
En el episodio de hoy, exploramos la trayectoria cinematográfica de Emilio Montiel, fundador de Producciones Montiel. Emilio es cantante, actor y productor de cine a sus 71 años,
Su historia es tan adictiva como su obra.
Si te topas con una de sus películas sin ver el número de visitas o leer los comentarios, te sorprendería saber que ha producido más de 200 películas y ha cautivado a audiencias de todo el mundo con sus l...
In today’s episode, we explore the filmmaking journey of Emilio Montiel, a 71-year-old singer, actor and film producer — and founder of Producciones Montiel.
His story is as binge-worthy as his work.
If you stumbled upon one of his films without seeing the view count or reading the comments, you might be surprised to learn that he has produced more than 200 movies and captivated audiences worldwide with his di...
Estamos en medio de una crisis ambiental, y nuestros estilos de vida urbanos a menudo chocan con los sistemas naturales que nos sostienen, especialmente cuando se trata de los materiales que usamos para construir.
Ese fue el enfoque de los primeros dos episodios de esta serie "La Escala Planetaria", Parte 1 y Parte 2.
En esta tercera edición, seguimos a Itamar “Ita” Lilienthal, un bio diseñado...
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