Radio Cachimbona

On this episode, Yvette interviews legal aid lawyer Matthew Garcia about the SCOTUS Brnovich decision. They discuss how the right to vote is under attack across the country and Arizona in particular, point out the lack of an explicit right to vote in the Constitution, and break down why Alito's opinion is bullshit. Read more about the study Matt references here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers...

On this *unlocked* Patreon episode, Yvette interviews Geoff Boyce, the academic director of the Earlham College Border Studies Program. They discuss Border Patrol's 100 mile jurisdiction, the intermeshing of local law enforcement and immigration enforcement in Detroit, Michigan and Buffalo, New York, and the bullshit behind the "reasonable suspicion" articulation that Border Patrol agents must mak...

On this episode, Yvette interviews Central American journalist Daniel Alvarenga about the President of El Salvador's recent decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. They discuss the context of US intervention into the Salvadoran economy through USAID, how the women of the FMLN kicked Bukele out of their party, and how Bukele's cult of personality has become so successful. Read Daniel's article h...

On this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* Yvette and her Omega Phi Beta at Yale sorority sister Maria Jiménez-Zepeda digest the first 150 pages of Gioconda Belli's memoir "El Pais Bajo Mi Piel". They discuss whether Belli is sufficiently honest about her class positionality and the privileges that brought her in the Nicaraguan Sandinista resistance, critique how the most prominent figures from Latin American...

On this episode, Yvette interviews University of New Mexico law professor Mark-Tizoc González to break down the real intellectual history of critical race theory, where CRT stands in law school curricula today, and the troubling recent anti-union decision from SCOTUS. Read more about the SCOTUS decision here: https://newrepublic.com/article/162836/cedar-point-nursery-labor-farm-workers To learn mo...

On this episode, Yvette interviews Jasmine Magaña, a Salvi femme PhD student at Duke University who studies the artistic interventions of Cracky Rodriguez and the Fire Theory collective of Salvadoran artists. Jasmine breaks down the zones of silence created from the trauma of the Salvadoran civil war, explains how Fire Theory uses collective corporeality to disrupt these zones of absence and gaps...

On this episode, Yvette interviews Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly about recent Arizona GOP efforts to undermine the right to vote. Cázares-Kelly breaks down the systematic efforts of the Arizona GOP during this legislative session to undermine the right to vote after historic turnout during the 2020 election, clarifies the effect of SB 1485 on people who vote by mail in Arizona, and...

On this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW*, friend of the podcast Laura Barrera joins to chat about "The Yellow House," a memoir by Sarah Broom. We break down how Broom unveils New Orleans East and the ways in which it has been historically neglected as compared to the French Quarter and the slew of mayors who have tried to make the city better. We share how we relate to Broom's inter-generational story-t...

Yvette interviews lawtinas Sophia Gurulé, Stacy Villalobos and Cynthia Amezcua to discuss the racism and sexism they experience as lawyers, emphasize the importance of unionizing, and share how they survive in a profession designed to exclude them. Support Radio Cachimbona here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook&nbsp...

On this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* from Season 1 of Radio Cachimbona #litreview, Yvette interviews friend of the podcast Tina from T.O. Young Voices to discuss Part 2 of Agustin De Rojas' "A Legend of the Future." They debate the limits and boundaries  between humans and machines, discuss the implications around consent re: the characters who agreed to emotional rewiring, and share whether we woul...

On this episode, Yvette interviews professor, author and criminal defense lawyer Dean Strang about his book "Keep the Wretches in Order: America's Biggest Mass Trial, the Rise of the Justice Department, and the Fall of the IWW." They discuss the connection between the federal government's dismantling of the IWW union and the growth of the Department of Justice, the Bisbee deportations of 1917, and...

On this #litreview, Yvette and reproductive and immigrants' rights organizer Ale Pablos discuss Undoing Border Imperialism by Harsha Walia. They consider the relationship between decoloniality and migrant justice, tear apart the tiered meaning of “citizenship,” and expound upon the links between the right to move and the right to stay. Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?...

En el segundo episodio de Radio Cachimbona en *español*, Yvette entrevista a Carla Bautista, una mujer trans y Guatemalteca que trabaja como la coordinadora de liberación para el grupo "Trans Queer Pueblo." Carla comparte parte de su historia migratoria buscando asilo en los estados unidos, critica las condiciones de centros de detención de ICE, particularmente para gente LGBTQ y explica como es q...

On the first episode of Season 4 of Radio Cachimbona, Yvette interviews Berkeley Law Professor Ian Haney López about his new book "Merge Left." They discuss how interest convergence theory informs the analysis in his book, debate whether Latinx is a race, and breakdown the 2020 electoral outcomes and what they say about race.

On the Season 3 Finale, Yvette and fellow lawtina Laura Barrera process the U.S. coup and Arizona's unfortunate prominent role in the situation. They discuss the repercussions they believe should occur for elected officials found to have been involved in the coup, our predictions for the future of the GOP and whether or not the Democrats need a left equivalent of the "Freedom Caucus." To support R...

On this episode, Yvette interviews Lina and Estephanie of the BagLadiez! They discuss the history of "Latinx," the problems with the term, and if it is worth saving. Lina and Yvette discuss their experiences as WOC lawtinas navigating civil rights litigation and make suggestions for how the profession could be more welcoming for Black indigenous women of color.  To become a patron, go here: h...

On this episode, Yvette interviews fellow WOC lawyer Meghna Sridhar regarding the federal executions that SCOTUS has allowed the Trump administration to undergo and the massive farmer protest movement in India. They break down the legislation that sparked 3% of the world's population to strike, explain the difficulties the US has in procuring lethal drugs for executions, and challenge the federal...

On this *UNLOCKED LIT REVIEW* episode, Yvette and Salvi lawtina Yesenia (from the Keep Your Heart Soft episode!) dissect the book of poetry "Family or Oblivion" written by Salvadoran author Elena Salamanca. They share their joy in reading a Salvadoran woman author who writes in a way that forces you to sit, grapple with the text, and reflect, share their interpretations of Salamanca's descriptions...

On this episode, Yvette interviews Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly-- the first Native American to win the countywide seat. Cázares-Kelly breaks down barriers to voting in the rural areas of the Tohono Oodham nation, how her campaign honored her belief in the importance of paying indigenous women for their labor, and shares-- what does the county recorder really do!?  To support R...

On this *UNLOCKED patron-only episode, Yvette interviews Denisse, one of the “Arizona 3,” a group of U of A students criminalized for protesting the presence of Border Patrol on campus. She shares the political context of her criminal charge occurring simultaneous to Trump’s Executive Order “protecting free speech,” sheds light on the violent rhetoric from the Border Patrol Union leader of Tucson...

On this episode, Yvette interviews Valeria, undocu organizer with the California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance to unpack the legislative coup that occurred recently in Peru. They debate the factors present in a coup, provide context for the legislative ousting of Vizcara, and express support for the Peruvian demands for a new constitution. Support Peruvian organizers on the ground here: https:/...

On this *Spanish-language episode*, Yvette interviews Karla, the liberation coordinator with Trans Queer Pueblo, an organization led by queer, undocumented, formerly and currently detained migrants in AZ. They discuss TQP's organizing and empowerment model, how Karla got looped into TQP's work, and the importance of LGBTQ medical service providers.  To support Trans Queer Pueblo's biggest ann...

On this episode, Yvette interviews Laiken, the borderlands campaigner at the Center for Ecological Diversity. Laiken and Yvette discuss the devastating ecological effects of border wall construction in the Sonoran desert, the horrific desecration of sacred Tohono Oodham sites done in the name of the xenophobic wall, and why it is important for politicians to listen to border residents and the true...

On this *unlocked lit review*, Tina host of the Tohono Oodham Young Voices podcast, and Yvette discuss the work of science fiction “A Legend of the Future” written by Cuban writer Agustin de Rojas. They debate the pros and cons of living in a Dream Palace, point out how radical it is for people of color to write themselves into the future during a time where the state is trying to kill them, and e...

On this episode, Yvette interviews professor Carla Guerron-Montero about the racialized history of the start of the Panamanian nation-state. They discuss the history of Afro-Antillean presence in Bocas Del Toro, the ways that tourism shaped Panama’s self-understanding, and how US imperialism in the region impacted the country's origin myths.  Support Radio Cachimbona here: https://www.patreon...