We're kickstarting 2023 with a semi interview featuring co-host Senator Anavitarte who became Georgia's 1st ever Latino legislator in Senate leadership. We also have a new speaker of the house, a new LG, and more fresh electeds than I've ever seen. It's a brave new world under the gold dome, but also some things remain the same. Governer Kemp, aka my old boss, is moving into his second term where he can do what he likes without fear of reelection...
We're back after a loooooong break due to career updates and the legislative session. Thanks for keeping up with our passion project! Join us for as we recap Latino political victories, thoughts on the Supreme Court and the growing importance of our community in Georgia...
Happy New Year! One last episode for 2021. We discuss the very active and visible role of Hispanic leaders in the Atlanta Mayor and City Council President races. Our community was highly engaged, present, and active in these campaigns. We tipped the scales. Then we "read the tea leaves" to explore the future of Hispanic political leadership in 2022. Also a quick mention of all the Hispanic candidates running in 2022... there's at least 7!!!
We know OUR listeners will absolutely love some data analysis directly from the source. Our guest, Mark Hugo Lopez - director of Pew's Hispanic Research, did NOT disappoint. We touch on the topic of racial identity, digital learning, and more as it affects our Hispanic community.
It's been a minute. Our bad. Joel and Jason had a stellar year in the legislative session. Chris was on loan as a senior executive for a state gov't agency. In this episode we play catch up and promise a return to a regular schedule. :) Happy Hispanic Heritage Month ya'll!!!
It's a new season and we're joined by the famous (infamous) Greg Bluestein! We shared an open dialogue about the violence at our nation's capitol, the historic US Senate Runoff and some thoughts as we start Georgia's legislative session. Enjoy! :)
It's been a full year of LosPols after a rough COVID launch. We've grown and matured as a podcast. Join us for closing thoughts on 2020 and the dramatic end of the this campaign season. The eyes of the nation are on Georgia and our growing Hispanic electorate!
Senator Marco Antonio Rubio joins us for a brief conversation before we do our "What's on your political mind" segment solo. Join us as we discuss the future of partisan Latino voters, LatAm geopolitics and thoughts on Latino voter outreach.
Get to know Georgia's first Latino constitutional officer overseeing all forms of insurance in Georgia and more! Commissioner "Juan Reyes" is 100% American, 100% Georgian and 100% Mexican.
Governor of Puerto Rico Luis G. Fortuño joins us for one of our bonus Hispanic Heritage Month episodes! Listen in as we talk about Latino prosperity, voter engagement and the future of PR as a commonwealth or state. You’ll have to listen to the very end to find out!
An early kickoff to Hispanic Heritage month featuring our new intro music. Representative elect, Zulma Lopez, joins us for current topics and some Q&A. Don't mind the occasional static. She graciously made time over the weekend during her beach vacay car ride. In this episode we talk about various items before focusing on the state of virtual education.
We're back! Our co-host, Jason Anavitarte, is freshly rested and now officially the 1st Latino GOP senator in Georgia. Join us and our special guest former State Representative Brenda Lopez Romero as she shares some of her experiences from the congressional campaign trail.
Long format, mostly live and uncut... get to know our special guest, and Atlanta school board president, Jason Esteves. Hear from him and our host, Joel Alvarado, as they share the Black Latino experience and growing up in Georgia. PS. Chris' audio is high and we are still learning to edit. Thanks for your understanding :)
Heading back to the Capitol for the 2020 session! New norms, hate crime bills, budget cuts (again) and more. Covid 19 in the Latino community. Census. Vote by mail.
Our first remote recording.... because life is on the move.
This is our 1st recording. We'll be sharing this with friends and peers for feedback.
We're back after some busy months full of professional political obligations, but we're working on a consistent schedule! 😁 In this episode we talked about new and returning Latino candidates, leaders, and happenings. I go on a rant about not dying on "political hills" and Senator Anavitarte shares his thoughts on DAs. Ya'll wanna host a live forum talking about the use, the issues, and the feelings around the term "Latin-X?" If so, tell us!
The dean of the Gwinnett house delegation and OG Latino elected official joins us to talk about some political memories. Thanks for tuning in! We talked about Rep. Marin's public service history, the work of the LatinX Alliance, GOP Hispanic outreach efforts, and more. And yes, at times we sound like old friends... because we are. Ha!