Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFronteras: ‘Educating the Enemy’ — How Nazi and Mexican children were educated in the Cold War-era borderlands
The book explores the disparities in education between the children of Nazi scientists and the ethnic Mexican children who attended segregated school…
7 months ago
Fronteras: ‘Detention is everywhere’ — Photo series highlights impact of private ICE facilities on rural landscapes
Photographer Marni Shindelman's series, "Restore the Night Sky" documents the effects of light pollution at 45 private ICE detention centers across t…
7 months, 1 week ago
Fronteras: ‘Drought Does Not Know Sanctions’ — Essay dives into complex issues at play in binational 1944 water treaty
University of Michigan PhD candidate Vianey Rueda wrote about the ongoing water conflict between Mexico and the U.S.
7 months, 2 weeks ago
‘Difference doesn’t mean deficient’ — Children's book celebrates neurodiversity, inclusion, and culture
The picture book, "Franky(sito)'s World," highlights the story of a young boy with autism growing up in a multigenerational Latino household.
7 months, 3 weeks ago
‘Mexican Americans experienced segregation’ — New exhibit breaks down the long fight to desegregate Texas schools
Cisneros v. Corpus Christi ISD: The Long Fight to End School Segregation details what came before, after, and during the historic court case.
8 months ago
Fronteras: Evangelizing the New World — Exploring the legend of the 17th-century ‘Lady in Blue’
Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda was believed by many to have bilocated hundreds of times from her monastery in rural Spain to parts of what’s now the Am…
8 months, 1 week ago
Fronteras: ‘Tacos of Texas’ podcast dishes out another season of food, culture, and community
The podcast's fifth season dives into taco culture, from the women who serve as the backbone of Mexican cooking, to the role that food can play in po…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
San Antonio’s Mexican cookbook collection the ‘beating heart’ of Mexican cuisine and culture
Mexican chef Pati Jinich and UT San Antonio's Amy Rushing talk about the signficance of the food and history highlighted in the collection.
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Fronteras: From churches to barrios — 13 endangered Latinx landmarks embody culture, resilience, and migration
The national nonprofit Latinos in Heritage Conservation released a list of landmarks that hold cultural and historical significance, and face demolit…
9 months ago
Fronteras: A deep dive into the Spanish conquest of Texas, New Mexico
Archeologist Jorge Luis García Ruiz documents the movement north of Spanish explorers in his book, Presidio: Soldiers of the King in New Mexico.
9 months, 1 week ago