Ruben in The Center

Episode 79 | Using The Power of Curiosity To Fuel Greater Empathy & More Understanding | Monica Guzman

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Monica Guzman, journalist, storyteller and author of the forthcoming book, “I Never Thought of It That Way” about the power of curiosity and the value of being able to see even the most divisive issues from the point of view of someone else. Guest: Monica Guzman, journalist, storyteller, and author of…

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Episode 78 | The Comeback | Rick Sanchez

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend Rick Sanchez, former CNN and RT America anchor, media entrepreneur, and co-founder of Cano Health about the real “art of the comeback” and how to live your best life after television. Guest: Rick Sanchez, journalist, former CNN & RT America anchor, media entrepreneur and co-founder of Cano Health

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Episode 77| The Latino Experience |Jose Angel Gutierrez

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Jose Angel Gutierrez, civil rights activist, UT Arlington political science professor (emeritus), and author of the new children’s book, “Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin: My Story of Cinco de Mayo” about the Latino experience in America. Guest: Jose Angel Gutierrez, civil rights activist, retired UT Arlington political science professor and author of “Ignacio…

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Episode 76 | GOP Senators Gone Wild, Attack AG Merrick Garland — For the ’24 Campaign Video Clips

Host Ruben Navarrette goes after a band of GOP senators who unfairly attacked Attorney General Merrick Garland over — they said — sending the FBI and federal prosecutors after parents. Nonsense. Here’s how Garland should have responded.

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Episode 75 | Vaccine Mandates? Yep, You betcha!

Host Ruben Navarrette defends the use of vaccine mandates — especially in the case of public servants and public service employees such as police, nurses, and members of the military.

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Episode 74 | Distant Relatives: Spain, Mexico, and the United States | Luis Razo Bravo

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy — his former Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Harvard classmate Luis Razo — who grew up in Southern California but now lives in Barcelona Spain — about the “Hispanic Triangle”: Spain, Mexico, and the United States.

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Episode 76 | GOP Senators Gone Wild, Attack AG Merrick Garland — For the ’24 Campaign Video Clips

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy — his former professor, Host Ruben Navarrette goes after a band of GOP senators who unfairly attacked Attorney General Merrick Garland over — they said — sending the FBI and federal prosecutors after parents. Nonsense. Here’s how Garland should have responded.

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Episode 75 | Vaccine Mandates? Yep, You betcha!

Host Ruben Navarrette defends the use of vaccine mandates — especially in the case of public servants and public service employees such as police, nurses, and members of the military.

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Episode 74 | Distant Relatives: Spain, Mexico, and the United States | Luis Razo Bravo

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Harvard classmate Luis Razo — who grew up in Southern California but now lives in Barcelona Spain — about the “Hispanic Triangle”: Spain, Mexico, and the United States. Guest: Luis Razo Bravo, author & founder/director of The European Institute of Science in Management (EISM)

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Episode 73 | Ruben Gets Schooled on Race in America — By His Former Law School Professor | Randall Kennedy

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy — his former professor, as a Harvard undergraduate — about race in America in 2021 and his new book: “Say It Out: On Race, Law, History, and Culture.” Guest: Randall Kennedy, Harvard Law School Professor and author of “Say It Loud: On Race, Law, History,…

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