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.

Gunfights Gunfights Gunfights: A Podcast with Poet Logan Phillips

Logan Phillips was born in Tombstone, Arizona—a town best known for Old West-themed gunfight tourism. In his new book, Reckon, Phillips explores his relationship to the unusual setting of his childhood through themes of masculinity, history, and land.

Latest in The Border Chronicle Podcast
Abolishing Just ICE Misses the Point: A Podcast with Melissa and Todd
An Autopsy of the Biden Years at the Border: A podcast with Andrea Flores

For years, Flores has served as an immigration policy advisor to Democrats at the national level, including President Biden. She talks about what went wrong, and what Democrats should be doing now.

A discussion with former agent Jenn Budd on Border Patrol and ICE impunity

Budd has investigated Border Patrol fatalities for years and the agency's efforts to cover up its crimes. Her work is now highlighted in a new documentary "Critical Incident: Death at the Border."

This Immigration Judge Loved His Job. But Then He Was Fired: A Podcast with Jeremiah Johnson

Morale is low among judges, says Johnson, as the Trump administration ignores due process and the immigration case backlog grows.

Kafka’s Merry-Go-Round of Hell: A Podcast with Laura St. John

Dive into the delusions of detention and deportation under the Trump administration. The Florence Project’s legal director offers a new way to understand and challenge them.

From Impunity at the Border to Illegal Boat Strikes: A Podcast with Jonathan Blitzer

"The border has always been a laboratory for authoritarian policies. Now they're being unleashed into the interior of the country," he says.

“Telling the Truth about Immigration”: A Podcast with Isabel Garcia

“What we allow them to do on the border, is what they will do to you.”

Humanitarian Aid Is Never a Crime: A Podcast with Scott Warren

How did the first Trump administration crack down on providing water and aid for migrants? And what insights can we gain from that now?

Filmmaker Alex Rivera on his Cult Classic “Sleep Dealer”, and Creating a New Cinema for the Border

See Sleep Dealer at the Fox Theater in Tucson on October 15 with a panel, featuring Alex Rivera, and an audience Q&A afterward.