The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: June 5
The Border Chronicle hangs out with legendary journalist Amy Goodman, plus big tech and the "everywhere border" and a podcast about Latin American art and the borderlands and more!
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
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.
The Everywhere Border: A Podcast with Mizue Aizeki
As widespread election border theater kicks in, the director of the Surveillance Resistance Lab talks about smart borders, border externalization, “identity dominance,” and what can be done about it.
How the Right Wing Hijacked the Border Narrative: A Podcast with Conservative Media Expert AJ Bauer
"We need to be thinking more creatively and less restrictively around border policy and yet we're going in the opposite direction," says Bauer.
Prepare Yourselves for the 2024 Border Chaos Narrative: A Podcast with Erika Pinheiro
Al Otro Lado's executive director discusses what’s to come this election year: more of the CBP One app and open-air border prisons, along with a hyper-distorted fearmongering narrative of overwhelm.
Love Across Borders: A Podcast with Anna Lekas Miller
What happens when you are in love but a massive border apparatus is in your way? Listen here to find out.
Asylum at the U.S.-Mexico Border has Never Been More Complex: A Podcast with Caitlyn Yates
Yates, co-author of a new report on asylum processing, speaks of increasingly fragmented asylum policies at the U.S.-Mexico border as a historic number of people cross the Darién Gap.
Education Instead of Barbed Wire and Walls: A Podcast with Felicia Rangel-Samporano
The co-founder of the Sidewalk School talks about racism and Black migration, border disinformation, and how governments could alleviate suffering at the border.