The Libros Schmibros Podcast

Latinidad Beyond Borders, episode 11: Alberto Sahagún talks with Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Professor in the School of Policy and Government at George Mason University specializing on U.S-Mexico relations, international security, and illicit networks. They discuss the impact of the death of “El Mencho” on Mexican cartels and US involvement in Mexico’s drug war.

Latinidad Beyond Borders, episode 10: Alberto Sahagún talks with April Tellez, Professor of History at Mt. San Antonio College and author of Dolores Huerta: A Life in American History (2025). They discuss Dolores Huerta’s life and work in light of revelations about Cesar Chavez’s sexual abuse.

Latinidad Beyond Borders, episode 9: Alberto Sahagún talks with Jennifer Chacón, Bryce Tyson Mitchell Professor of Law at Stanford University, who researches immigration and constitutional law. They discuss legal challenges to the Trump administration’s immigration policies and attempt to end birthright citizenship.

Latinidad Beyond Borders, episode 8: Alberto Sahagún talks with Miguel Tinker Salas, Emeritus Professor of History at Pomona College and a specialist in Venezuelan history. They discuss the historical background behind recent US intervention in Venezuela to remove President Nicolas Maduro.

New on the Libros Schmibros Podcast, the Carribean Fragoza Interview.

Vickie Vertiz in conversation with Carribean Fragoza, writer and artist from South El Monte. Her debut collection of stories Eat the Mouth That Feeds You was recently published by City Lights.
Vickie Vertiz is a poet, educator, and frequently collaborates with Carribean Fragoza. 

Learn more about Ms. Fragoza, and purchase her books here:

• Buy Eat the Mouth That Feeds You
• Buy K-12, at Eohippus Labs
• Buy East of East: The Making of Greater El Monte

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New on the Libros Schmibros Podcast, the John Freeman Interview.

David Kipen in conversation with writer and literary critic John Freeman. Freeman is the editor of The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story, a selection of short fiction from 1970 to 2020. 

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The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs’ presents David Kipen in conversation with Rick West, President and CEO of the Autry Museum, who will be retiring from his position at the end of the month. Rick is also the founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. This (admittedly loooong) interview appears as part of the Cultural Affairs department’s Big Read of Louise Erdrich’s novel The Roundhouse.

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New on the Libros Schmibros Podcast, the Juan Felipe Herrera Interview.

Vickie Vertiz has a conversation with Juan Felipe Herrera about his new book of poetry Everyday We Get More Illegal. Written while traveling around the country as the first Latino United States Poet Laureate, his book is dedicated to migrant people and working people. Vickie Vertiz is a poet, educator, and former student of Mr. Herrera’s.

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New on the Libros Schmibros Podcast, the Kim Stanley Robinson Interview.

David Kipen in conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson about his work and the work of poet Kenneth Rexroth. Robinson’s new book Ministry for the Future, is a science fiction novel set in the near future, about coping with the effects of climate change in the next 30 years.

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Artist Shizu Saldamando talks with Cuauhtemoc Hernandez about her art and inspirations, her recent exhibition “L.A. Intersections” at Occidental College, her personal and educational background, collaborations with other artists and much more.

Shizu Saldamando Interview – the latest episode of our Podcast is now available on YouTube, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.