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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 here: https://elfaro.net/en/202106/columns/25579/USAID-Bitcoin-and-the-Long-Fight-over-El-Salvador%E2%80%99s-Sovereignty.htm Support Radio Cachimbona here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook 

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 literature and art tend to have some proximity to whiteness, and express appreciation for Belli's descriptions of divine femininity. Buy the book here: https://www.palabrasbookstore.com/book/9781400034390 Support Radio Cachimbona here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

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 more about critical race theory and Lat Crit visit: https://latcrit.org/ To support Radio Cachimbona, visit https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

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 in knowledge, and talks through the framework of “Salvadoran ignorance” as a state-sanctioned policy of disinvestment. Read more about Cracky Rodriguez here: https://terremoto.mx/revista/introduccion-a-la-ignorancia/?fbclid=IwAR2qEKOTAcUf1G1_TGypSHC7hjQjRBGPhs_pBMhtKMq3iR0J_yrV1_kZpOw (https://terremoto.mx/revista/introduccion-a-la-ignorancia/?fbclid=IwAR2qEKOTAcUf1G1_TGypSHC7hjQjRBGPhs_pBMhtKMq3iR0J_yrV1_kZpOw) and Alberta Whittle here: http://amlatina.contemporaryand.com/es/editorial/alberta-whittle/ (http://amlatina.contemporaryand.com/es/editorial/alberta-whittle/)

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 debunks the far-right myth that Arizona's electoral system is fraudulent and untrustworthy.  To support Radio Cachimbona: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook!

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-telling and how our stories do not begin and end with us. To support Radio Cachimbona go here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

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 

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 would join a space expedition to a moon of Saturn. To become a patron and here more episodes like these: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

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 unpack contemporary anti-union sentiment. Support Radio Cachimbona here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook

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?fan_landing=true Follow @radiocachimbona on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

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 que migrantes detenidos se organizan entre si mismos para mejorar condiciones de detención mientras hay diferencias de lenguaje entre ellos. Donen a TQP aqui: https://secure.everyaction.com/Q-0y634IKkG5yesD9p3k7g2 (https://secure.everyaction.com/Q-0y634IKkG5yesD9p3k7g2) Sigan a TQP en Facebook aqui: https://www.facebook.com/transqueerpueblo (https://www.facebook.com/transqueerpueblo) y Twitter: @tqpueblo

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 Radio Cachimbona visit: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @RadioCachimbona on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook 

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: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow @radio.cachimbona on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook 

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 judge who implied that the death penalty can be executed in a "humane" way.  To support Radio Cachimbona, go here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona Follow @Radio.Cachimbona on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to continue the conversation. 

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 of women living in San Salvador, and meditate on how Salamanca's works are both specific and universal. To support Radio Cachimbona and get first access to episodes like these, go here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true 

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 Radio Cachimbona, become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true Follow/Like Radio Cachimbona on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter

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 towards her, and expresses why she wants Border Patrol off campus. To become a Radio Cachimbona patron: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true

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://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8uFBS6rLon Become a Radio Cachimbona patron here: https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true 

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 annual fundraiser Más Perra Que Coronavirus, buy your ticket for the 12/5 event here: https://secure.everyaction.com/xe3NxfrrKECvevu-nDyj8A2?fbclid=IwAR11-2H-ZCPKjrsATKSw3fRAmnxzMSVacXGg1Lh_9cRjtXg3C60D0Wg7PC4 To become a patron of Radio Cachimbona and get exclusive access to more dope conversations, visit https://www.patreon.com/radiocachimbona?fan_landing=true