Ruben in The Center

Episode 72 | Decoding Dyslexia | Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley

Host Ruben Navarrette marks Dyslexia Awareness Month by interviewing Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley, co-founder of the San Diego-based Dyslexia Training Institute and author, most recently, of the forthcoming book: “The Adult Side of Dyslexia.” Guest: Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley, co-founder of the San Diego-based Dyslexia Training Institute and author of “The Adult Side of Dyslexia”

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Episode 71 | Hispanic Heritage Month: What’s It Worth | Ana Valdez

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Ana Valdez, Executive Director of the Los Angeles-based Latino Donor Collaborative, about the significance and value of the now concluded Hispanic Heritage Month. If there is any.Guest: Ana Valdez, Executive Director of the Los Angeles-based Latino Donor Collaborative

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Episode 70 | Haitians at the U.S.-Mexico Border; This Is A Test

Host Ruben Navarrette decries our nation’s broken promise: to the Haitians, who took literally the idea that “huddled masses” are welcomed in this country, only to be deported after traveling thousands of miles and spending their life savings. Shame on us!

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Episode 69 | California Republicans Honor The Man Who Damned Them With Latinos — Pete Wilson

Host Ruben Navarrette tears into clueless California Republicans, who play dumb and pretend they don’t know why Latinos hate them, and then turn around and throw a party for 300 conservatives to honor he whose name shall not be spoken: Pete Wilson.

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Episode 68 | Hispanic Heritage Month — And Other Media Creations | Arnold Torres

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, Arnold Torres, about the predicament that Latino voters face in choosing between two terrible political parties and explores whether Latinos are better off today than they were 50 years ago.Guest: Arnold Torres, Policy Analyst, TV Commentator, and Radio Host

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Episode 67 | Why CA Republicans Still Don’t ‘Get’ Why Latinos Hate Their Guts

Host Ruben Navarrette dives into the extreme level of denial that many CA Republicans have about the events over the last 25 years that have driven away Latinos, and forced them into the waiting arms of Democrats who abuse and neglect them

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Episode 66 | The CA Recall: The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth

Host Ruben Navarrette unpacks the ins-and-outs of the wacky CA recall election that kept failed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in office, and kept hapless Republicans out of power once again.

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Episode 65 | America, Meet The 62 Million Latinos That Help Define You | Ray Suarez

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, and fellow Latino journo and author, Ray Suarez about the enormous Latino community in the United States, and where it stands in the year 2021. Guest: Ray Suarez, television journalist and author

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Episode 64 | Larry Elder, Lawyer, Radio Host & Republican California Gubernatorial Candidate

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend of 27 years, Larry Elder, a lawyer, syndicated radio talk show host, and the leading Republican candidate to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 recall election.

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Episode 63 | The Latest On The California Recall. Here are 10 Takeaways

Host Ruben Navarrette dives back into the biggest political story in the country: the too-close-to-call Sept 14 recall election that will decide the fate of beleaguered California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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