Ruben in The Center

Episode 52 | When The Going Gets Tough, A Lot of Cops — Quit

Host Ruben Navarrette, the son of a retired cop who was on the job for 37 years, bemoans the fact that so many police officers are quitting and hanging up their badges amid the low morale in the profession following the murder of George Floyd.

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Episode 51 | ESPN’s Diversity Controversy & The Imposter Syndrome

Host Ruben Navarrette delves into the controversy at ESPN, over remarks by host Rachel Nichols who griped about the fact that her colleague, Maria Taylor, got a hosting gig she didn’t. Nichols is White, Taylor is Black. And yet, there is no racism here.

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Episode 50 | The Black-Brown Thing, From Left & Right | Tavis Smiley

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his old friend, and former LA radio co-host, Tavis Smiley about his career, his canceling, his comeback, and his take on the state of Black Americans in the post-George Floyd era.

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Episode 49 | Why GOP Always Succumbs to Anti-Immigrant Pandering — And Why It Always Blows Up In Its Face

Host Ruben Navarrette explains — in blunt and clear language — exactly what Republicans do wrong when they talk about immigration, and why they can’t help themselves from screwing this up.

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Episode 48 | The Real Solution to the Worker Shortage: Treat Workers Better

Host Ruben Navarrette reflects on President Biden’s solution to the worker shortage: “Pay them more” and suggests the real solution is not monetary but to treat workers as equals deserving of respect and dignity.

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Episode 47 | Today’s Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Un-Reparable | Alberto Pando

Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Alberto Pando, his friend and fellow lifelong journalist — and a media executive who has worked in news, sports, and scripted entertainment over the last three decades — about the lack of public trust in the modern media.Guest: Alberto Pando, Journalist & Media Executive

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Episode 46 | Latinos 101: Does Biden Think All ‘Latinx’ People are Undocumented? And Why Does He Call Us Latinx?

Host Ruben Navarrette explores the interesting phenomenon of a Democratic administration (Biden/Harris) that got 2/3 of the Latino vote — and yet, still, seems to not know the first thing about Latinos.

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Episode 45 | An Independence Day Special: America: Love It or Lose It

Host Ruben Navarrette reflects on what America means to him and his family, at a time when this country appears to be stuck somewhere between lockdown and freedom.

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Episode 44 | Coronado H.S. Basketball Team Stripped of Championship Title Over Tortilla Toss | Enrique Morones

Host Ruben Navarrette visits with his friend — and compadre — Enrique Morones, who was at the heart of the public protests and pressure campaign over the recent tortilla tossing incident that led the Coronado High School basketball team to be stripped this week of their championship title.Guest: Enrique Morones, human rights activist, immigrant advocate,…

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Episode 43 | The Power, and Value, of Centrists in the Senate

Host Ruben Navarrette applauds two members of the U.S. Senate who refuse to go along with their Democratic colleagues just to get along: Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. They’re not the problem. They’re the solution.

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