Host Ruben Navarrette catches up with his grad school friend, Jesse Leon, about his incredible life, surviving trauma and perseverance — and hears all about his powerful new memoir, “I’m Not Broken” (Penguin/Random House).

Guest: Jesse Leon, Social Policy Consultant & Author of “I’m Not Broken”

Host Ruben Navarrette catches up with his old college friend, Dr. Ron Granieri, about growing up and out growing the politics of your youth, and whether Americas can find common ground in the center of the road.

Guest: Ron Granieri, PhD, Associate Professor of History at US Army War College

Host Ruben Navarrette talks about the law, politics, the Supreme Court, and current events with his good friend, David Iglesias, U.S. Navy Captain, former JAG lawyer, former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, and currently professor of law and politics at Wheaton College as well as director of the Wheaton College Center for Faith, Politics and Economics.

Guest: David Iglesias, Professor at Wheaton College and Director of the Wheaton College Center for Faith, Politics and Economics

Host Ruben Navarrette talks with his old friend, Tavis Smiley, about the recent anti-Black hate crime in Buffalo, NY — and whether Black people are safe in America, as long as there are so many White people with AR-15’s who think they’re being replaced.

Guest: Tavis Smiley, Radio Host at KBLA-1580 AM and Media Entrepreneur

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Monica Guzman, author of “I Never Thought Of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times” about the power of curiosity and the value of talking to people whose ideas you might consider strange.

Host Ruben Navarrette unpacks the challenges and opportunities of being a California farmer — specifically, a Southern California farmer — where land goes for a premium, costs are higher, and creativity is an essential survival tool.

Host Ruben Navarrette discusses journalism, commentary and editorial cartoons with one of the best in the business and his former colleague — Steve Breen, San Diego Union-Tribune editorial columnist & two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.

Host Ruben Navarrette talks with his friend, Gary Acosta, about the difficulty that Latinos have had in building wealth — for themselves and their communities, and how to change that and create a new reality.

Host Ruben Navarrette talks with his friend, John Manzella, about the interlocking nature of several items in the news these days: trade, immigration, globalization, automation and the global supply chain.

Guest: John Manzella, speaker, author and expert on U.S. trade policy & labor force

To mark his special 100th episode, host Ruben Navarrette interviews two American teenagers — his son, Santiago Navarrette, and daughter, Jacqui Navarrette– about the challenges and opportunities of coming of age in the 2020’s.