In The Thick

Julio and guest co-host Renée Graham , opinion columnist at The Boston Globe, discuss the release of the affidavit for the search warrant at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. They also unpack this week’s primaries and President Biden’s announcement of a student loan debt relief plan. And, they get into Louisville Metro Police detective Kelly Goodlett pleading guilty to a federal conspira...

In this special collaboration with Latino USA, Maria and Julio are joined by Sonja Diaz , founding director of the Latino Policy & Politics Institute at UCLA, and Jazmine Ulloa , national politics reporter for the New York Times, to talk about the complexity of Latino voters ahead of the midterm elections. They get into what they are hearing from voters on the ground, and the key races we shou...

Julio and guest co-host Renée Graham , opinion columnist at The Boston Globe, get into the latest CDC guidance and the investigations into former President Donald Trump, including the FBI’s search at Mar-a-Lago and the investigation into 2020 election interference in Georgia. They also recap this week’s primaries, from Representative Liz Cheney’s loss in Wyoming to former Alaska Governor Sarah Pal...

Julio and guest co-host Terrell Jermaine Starr , journalist and host of the Black Diplomats podcast, are joined by Imani Gandy , senior editor for the Rewire News Group and co-host of the podcast Boom! Lawyered, and Nathalie Baptiste , senior reporter at HuffPost, and they get real . They discuss the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, and the spike in threats of violence toward law enforcement officials. T...

Maria and guest co-host Terrell Jermaine Starr , journalist and host of the Black Diplomats podcast, discuss the investigation into former President Donald Trump, including the FBI’s search at his Mar-a-Lago home and some of the mainstream media coverage on the raid. They also get into the Biden administration’s announcement that they are ending the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols, or Remai...

Maria and Julio talk with Heather McGhee , activist, author and host of the new podcast “The Sum of Us,” produced by Higher Ground and Futuro Studios. They get into Heather’s journey covering multiracial solidarity movements across the United States. They also talk about the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, and the results of Kansas’ ballot initiative on abortion rights. ITT Staff Picks: El...

In this rebroadcast episode from 2021, Maria and Julio are joined by Kendra Pierre-Louis , climate reporter with Gimlet, and Dallas Goldtooth , organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network. They discuss how communities of color are the most impacted by climate disasters globally, and also how they are at the forefront of pushing for climate justice. ITT Staff Picks : To combat this summer’s...

Julio and guest co-host Harsha Nahata, producer for In The Thick, are joined by Anoa Changa , a southern-based movement journalist for NewsOne, and Karen Attiah , columnist for The Washington Post. They hear from Maria on her reporting out of North Dakota and discuss multiracial organizing ahead of the midterms. They also get into the harmful narratives around immigration, and how the climate cris...

Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King , managing editor at BuzzFeed News, unpack the Monkeypox virus and its impact on the LGBTQ+ community. They also get into the latest on the Justice Department’s investigation into January 6, and the upcoming Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever.  ITT Staff Picks: There is widespread fear and anxiety about the Monkeypox virus among gay and bisexual men, a commu...

Julio is joined by Wajahat Ali , Daily Beast columnist, author and co-host of the podcast Democracy-ISH, and Christian Paz , senior politics reporter at Vox. They get into the midterms and what both parties are doing to rally voters. They also talk about January 6 and the ongoing investigations into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. And, they talk about the record-breaking heat waves...

Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King , managing editor at BuzzFeed News, talk about the final January 6 hearing of the summer, the bills passed in the House to protect same-sex marriage and the right to contraception, and the recent racist attacks against South Texas Representative Mayra Flores. This episode was mixed by Rosana Cabán. ITT Staff Picks: Trump’s “idleness, the committee sought to pro...

Julio is joined by Errin Haines , editor at large for The 19th, and Elie Mystal , justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation. They discuss the Supreme Court and the impact of their decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. They also get into a new Texas House Committee report, which found systemic failures in law enforcement’s response to the mass shooting in Uvalde. And, they unpack the January 6...

Maria and guest co-host Jamilah King , managing editor at BuzzFeed News, discuss President Biden’s trip to the Middle East, including his visit to Israel and his meeting in Saudi Arabia with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. They also get into the latest January 6th hearing, and the recent protests in Uvalde, Texas.  This episode was mixed by Rosana Cabán. ITT Staff Picks: “Rather than announcing...

In this special collaboration with Latino USA, Maria and Julio are joined by Carlos Odio , co-founder of EquisLabs, and Tanzina Vega , award-winning journalist, to talk about the lasting impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on Latino communities across the United States ahead of the 2022 midterms. They get into the immense losses experienced by Black, Indigenous, and Latino communities from COVID-1...

Maria and Julio reflect on the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, that killed at least seven people. They also get into the police killing of 25-year-old Jayland Walker, in Akron, Ohio. And, they remember the 53 migrants who died after a tractor-trailer crash in San Antonio, Texas. This episode was mixed by Rosana Cabán. ITT Staff Picks: “I was sure that pundits, writers, the media and our...

Maria and Julio are joined by Julissa Arce , immigration rights advocate and author of the new book “You Sound Like A White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation.” They discuss the issues of assimilation in the United States and the complexities of Latino identity. They also get into the history of racism against Latinos in this country, and why it’s important to learn that history. This episo...

Maria and Julio are joined by Kim Kelly , author and labor journalist, to talk about her new book, "Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor". They get into the history of labor organizing in the United States and how women of color and Black and brown workers have been at the forefront of these movements. They talk about the current labor movement in the U.S. and the multiple strikes...

Maria and Julio are joined by Kimberly Atkins Stohr , senior opinion writer for The Boston Globe and The Emancipator, and Jessica Mason Pieklo , senior vice president of Rewire News Group and co-host of the podcast Boom! Lawyered. They unpack the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade and how this will affect people throughout the country. They also get into other recent decisions and discus...

Maria and guest co-host Christina Greer , political scientist, professor at Fordham University and co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast, talk about the latest on the House Committee’s January 6 hearings. They also discuss new details on the law enforcement’s response to the mass shooting in Uvalde. Plus, Maria shares her thoughts on the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. ITT Staff Picks: Fo...

Maria and Julio are joined by Ibram X. Kendi , founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, for a conversation about his new book “How to Raise an Antiracist.” They discuss the evolution of his antiracist scholarship, the rise in mass shootings and white supremacist attacks, and how Black and brown communities can work together in solidarity. This episode was mixed by...

Maria and Julio discuss the latest House committee hearing on the January 6 attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol. They also get into a commemorative coin that’s been circulating, which shows Border Patrol agents chasing Haitian migrants on horseback, and they reflect on the 10 year anniversary of DACA. Finally, they unpack the special election in South Texas, where Republican Mayra Flores won the co...

Maria and Julio are joined by Josiah Neville Bates , staff writer at TIME, and Gisela Pérez de Acha , an investigative reporter with UC Berkeley who focuses on extremism, to unpack the epidemic of gun violence in the United States. They talk about what a meaningful response might look like, the nuances of gun control legislation in Black and brown communities, and the intersection of policing and...

Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King , deputy inequality editor at BuzzFeed News, talk about the first public hearing on the January 6 attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol. They also get into the Congressional hearing in response to gun violence and the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde last month. And, they discuss the media coverage of a migrant caravan traveling to the U.S. through Mexico, and...

In this special collaboration with Latino USA, Maria and Julio are joined by Camilo Montoya-Galvez , immigration reporter at CBS News. They dive deep into immigration policy in the United States and where the Biden administration stands on fulfilling campaign promises on immigration reform. They talk about the continuation of Trump-era policies like Title 42 and Remain in Mexico, and the detention...

Maria and Julio talk about the law enforcement’s mishandling of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. They get into the efforts to advance gun laws in this country. And, they talk about how the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general covered up reports of abuse by DHS agents under the Trump administration. ITT Staff Picks: For the Texas Tribune , reporter Karen Brooks...