The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: February 13
How exactly do we get out of this apocalypse? The artists might just know. And why we need to be concerned about how U.S. military tactics abroad find their way home.
The Border Chronicle Podcast
The Border Chronicle podcast is hosted by Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller. Based in Tucson, Arizona, we interview fascinating fronterizo/as, community leaders, activists, artists and more at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Episodes
What to Make of the U.S. and Mexican Elections: A Podcast with Alexander Aviña
Take a ride on the electoral rollercoaster--and how it impacts the border and U.S.-Mexico relations--with one of the most insightful historians out there.
Unbuild Walls: A Podcast with Silky Shah
With tonight’s debate, it's the exact right time to learn more about the enforcement-prison-deportation nexus. And how Shah’s vital new book offers a vision out of this mess.
Fix the Asylum System, Protect Human Rights: A Podcast with Adam Isacson
The longtime migration expert talks about solutions, and what's missing in the debate around Biden's executive order to restrict asylum.
Water Is Running Out in the Rio Grande. This Report Has Solutions, but Will Stakeholders Act?
A Q&A with Water Policy Expert Kathy Robb on her solutions-oriented report that builds off successes of Colorado river basin negotiations.
The Walls Have Eyes: A Podcast with Petra Molnar
If you want to learn about border technology, listen to this conversation about a new book on surviving migration in the age of artificial intelligence.
On a Far-Right Movement Beyond Trump: A podcast with Heidi Beirich
The longtime expert in extremism warns that far-right networks are being built globally and across borders.
The Case for Open Borders: A Podcast with John Washington
The longtime border journalist talks about his new book on open borders and the quest for a more just and open world.
A Love Letter to the Samaritans: A Podcast with Shura Wallin and David Damian Figueroa
The codirector and star of the short documentary Shura discuss what happens when the spirit of kindness—in this case in the form of an 82-year-old woman from Illinois—meets the U.S.-Mexico border.
What's Missing in the National Debate About the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Podcast with Melissa and Todd
Water, climate change, and the right-wing disinformation ecosystem...the Border Chronicle founders discuss what should be on everyone's radar when we talk about the borderlands.
A Map of Future Ruins: A Podcast with Lauren Markham
Join us for an illuminating conversation about borders, belonging, myths, and oracles. She warns, “What we have created is a ruinous map for a ruinous future.”
Jaguars and Resilience in the Borderlands: A Podcast with Russ McSpadden
The recent sighting of a new Jaguar in southern Arizona bodes well for the borderlands, says McSpadden of the Center for Biological Diversity.
Eagle Pass Residents Shocked by News that Governor Abbott Will Build Operation Lone Star Base
We are being used as political pawns by our own governor, says Jessie Fuentes, an Eagle Pass business owner.