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#85: Mueller Drops the First Hammer

Oct 31, 2017

Paul Manafort indicted, Rick Gates indicted, and George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to the FBI. What does this mean for the Trump administration? And what comes next?

Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a discussion on this and more with Cristian Farias, Legal Journalist for New York Magazine,...

#84: Undocumented and Unafraid (Live Show at NYU)

Oct 24, 2017

In this special live show recorded at New York University, Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a discussion on DACA, the DREAM Act, and the future for undocumented immigrants with Cristina Jiménez, Executive Director of United We Dream (who was recently named a MacArthur Genius), and Sandra Lilley,...

#83: Puerto Rico, 28 Days Later

Oct 17, 2017

It’s been four weeks since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, and the island is still in crisis. 82% of the island is still without power and 35% is still without clean water. Host Julio Ricardo Varela checks in with two reporters who recently returned from Puerto Rico, Frances Robles of the New York Times...

#82: Indigenous Peoples Day

Oct 9, 2017

Across the U.S., cities and states are starting to call the second Monday in October Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day. Los Angeles just officially changed the name, following in the footsteps of Minneapolis, Seattle, Alaska, and Oregon.

Hosts Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela lead a...

BONUS: Puerto Rico After the Storm

Oct 6, 2017

In The Thick brings you a special bonus episode from our sister podcast, Latino USA, checking in on Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. In The Thick co-host Julio Ricardo Varela has been intensely reporting on the hurricane, so he sat down with co-host Maria Hinojosa to dispel some myths about what's happening on...