Episode 69: LUMA Energy & Blackouts in Puerto Rico
Joshua Smyser-DeLeon Joshua Smyser-DeLeon

Episode 69: LUMA Energy & Blackouts in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico residents are PISSED over consistent power outages happening in Puerto Rico since LUMA Energy - a private Canadian-American company - took over la Isla's electricity on June 1, 2021. We welcome Nicole Acevedo, NBC News and NBC Latino reporter, and Carlos Berríos Polanco, a freelance independent journalist focused on covering extremism, political corruption and civil unrest in Puerto Rico, to the show to discuss what the heck is going on.

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Episode 58: The Murder of Keishla Rodríguez & The University of PR's Budget Cuts
Joshua Smyser-DeLeon Joshua Smyser-DeLeon

Episode 58: The Murder of Keishla Rodríguez & The University of PR's Budget Cuts

We welcome Victoria Leandra to the show. She's the Editorial Director for The Americano and Floricua, a news outlet for and by Latinas in the US. We’re going to talk about her work at Floricua, the fiscal oversight board's proposed cuts to the University of Puerto Rico’s budget and how that is affecting the student population, and the murder of Keishla Rodríguez and her unborn child at the hands of Puerto Rican Boxer, Félix Verdejo, who was charged with her murder by a federal grand jury.

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Episode 4: PR Agenda + The Day of Action
Joshua Smyser-DeLeon Joshua Smyser-DeLeon

Episode 4: PR Agenda + The Day of Action

Co-Chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda, Jessie Fuentes, discusses the PROMESA Act & National Day of Action in Washington D.C. to advocate for a resolution of Puerto Rico's debt.

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