June 23, 2020

Black Trans Resistance

This year’s Pride month lands during a global pandemic and a national uprising to defend Black lives, which means the LGBTQ community of color is on the frontlines, as always. Maria and Julio speak with Elle Hearns, the executive director of t…

June 19, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Fighting for Freedom

On Juneteenth, Maria and Julio take time to honor and reflect on what today has meant for Black Americans for decades. They hear from Futuro Media’s Amanda Alcántara, who shares her reflections on the historical significance of this day. They …

June 19, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Fighting for Freedom

On Juneteenth, Maria and Julio take time to honor and reflect on what today has meant for Black Americans for decades. They hear from Futuro Media’s Amanda Alcántara, who shares her reflections on the historical significance of this day. They …

June 16, 2020

A World Without Police

Maria and Julio talk about police and prison abolition with Charlene Carruthers, author and founding member of Black Youth Project 100, and Ejeris Dixon, director of Vision Change Win. They imagine a world without police, dive into community s…

June 16, 2020

A World Without Police

Maria and Julio talk about police and prison abolition with Charlene Carruthers, author and founding member of Black Youth Project 100, and Ejeris Dixon, director of Vision Change Win. They imagine a world without police, dive into community s…

June 12, 2020

This Is Not a Game

Maria and Julio get into how race and activism show up in sports – historically and in the current Black Lives Matter movement – with Howard Bryant, a senior writer for ESPN and correspondent for NPR’s Weekend Edition. They talk about Bryant’s…

June 12, 2020

This Is Not a Game

Maria and Julio get into how race and activism show up in sports – historically and in the current Black Lives Matter movement – with Howard Bryant, a senior writer for ESPN and correspondent for NPR’s Weekend Edition. They talk about Bryant’s…

June 9, 2020

Systemic Exhaustion

As thousands of protestors fill the streets, Maria and Julio talk about the #BlackLivesMatter movement, performative allyship, and what it means to abolish the police with Karen Attiah, global opinions editor for the Washington Post and ITT Al…

June 9, 2020

Systemic Exhaustion

As thousands of protestors fill the streets, Maria and Julio talk about the #BlackLivesMatter movement, performative allyship, and what it means to abolish the police with Karen Attiah, global opinions editor for the Washington Post and ITT Al…

June 5, 2020

ITT Sound Off: National Uprising

Protests continue across every state in this country, and in countries around the world, in the fight for racial justice for Black lives. Maria and Julio talk about the different ways people have been organizing, the gaslighting they have seen…

June 5, 2020

ITT Sound Off: National Uprising

Protests continue across every state in this country, and in countries around the world, in the fight for racial justice for Black lives. Maria and Julio talk about the different ways people have been organizing, the gaslighting they have seen…

June 2, 2020

Palpable Pain

Maria and Julio process this historic moment in the fight for racial justice and defending Black lives with Julieta Martinelli, Futuro Media producer who is on the ground covering the ongoing protests in Atlanta. Then, they dive into conversat…

June 2, 2020

Palpable Pain

Maria and Julio process this historic moment in the fight for racial justice and defending Black lives with Julieta Martinelli, Futuro Media producer who is on the ground covering the ongoing protests in Atlanta. Then, they dive into conversat…

May 29, 2020

ITT Sound Off: We’re Not Okay

As protests continue in Minneapolis and spread across the country, Maria and Julio talk about anti-black racism and violent policing in the United States. They reflect on the ways in which white supremacy shows up in police interactions, as we…

May 29, 2020

ITT Sound Off: We’re Not Okay

As protests continue in Minneapolis and spread across the country, Maria and Julio talk about anti-black racism and violent policing in the United States. They reflect on the ways in which white supremacy shows up in police interactions, as we…

May 26, 2020

Forever Foreign

Maria and Julio are joined by James Boo, showrunner at Self-Evident, a podcast telling Asian America’s stories and Erika Lee, award-winning author and professor of history and Asian American studies at the University of Minnesota. They focus o…

May 26, 2020

Forever Foreign

Maria and Julio are joined by James Boo, showrunner at Self-Evident, a podcast telling Asian America’s stories and Erika Lee, award-winning author and professor of history and Asian American studies at the University of Minnesota. They focus o…

May 22, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Lost POC Lives

Maria and Julio discuss how the Latinx community is being affected by the COVID-19 crisis. They highlight the latest Latino USA episode which looks inside a New York City hospital’s ICU. Also, they continue to dive into the cruel, inhumane con…

May 22, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Lost POC Lives

Maria and Julio discuss how the Latinx community is being affected by the COVID-19 crisis. They highlight the latest Latino USA episode which looks inside a New York City hospital’s ICU. Also, they continue to dive into the cruel, inhumane con…

May 19, 2020

Psychology of a Pandemic

May is Mental Health Awareness month, so Maria and Julio discuss the psychological and emotional toll of living through a global pandemic. They are joined by Dr. Patrice Harris, child and adolescent psychiatrist and president of the American M…

May 19, 2020

Psychology of a Pandemic

May is Mental Health Awareness month, so Maria and Julio discuss the psychological and emotional toll of living through a global pandemic. They are joined by Dr. Patrice Harris, child and adolescent psychiatrist and president of the American M…

May 15, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Epidemic of Violence

Maria and Julio discuss Dr. Anthony Fauci’s and Rick Bright’s congressional testimonies on the pandemic response. They also dive into the Supreme Court’s pending decision around DACA which could strip protections from hundreds of thousands. Fi…

May 15, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Epidemic of Violence

Maria and Julio discuss Dr. Anthony Fauci’s and Rick Bright’s congressional testimonies on the pandemic response. They also dive into the Supreme Court’s pending decision around DACA which could strip protections from hundreds of thousands. Fi…

May 12, 2020

Learning in Quarantine

This week Maria and Julio are talking about education during the time of this pandemic. They hear from Dr. Elizabeth Farfán-Santos, professor of anthropology at the University of Houston, and Dr. Pedro Noguera, professor of education at the Un…

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