Episode 59: Dana Gioia
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Poet Dana Gioia, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, talks about his roots in Los Angeles, his Catholicism, and his latest collection, “Meet Me at the Lighthouse.”
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Episode 58: Fernando Saldivar, S.J.
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Fernando Saldivar, S.J., who works on human rights at the LMU Loyola Law School International Human Rights Center, talks about the Catholic Church's stance on immigration, current U.S. immigration policies, and human rights issues.
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Episode 57: Linda Dakin-Grimm
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Asylum seekers, refugees, and others seeking safety and a home in America are facing new hurdles in the sweeping changes in the U.S. immigration system. Linda Dakin-Grimm, a lawyer who works with separated families, discusses the changes taking place.
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Episode 56: Kevin Sarabia
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Immigration raids in Los Angeles have kept migrants from work, food shopping, and even atttending Sunday Mass. Kevin Sarabia, with the LMU Loyola Law School Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic, talks about the impact on the city's local communities.
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Episode 55: Fernando Guerra
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The January 2025 wildfires likely are the biggest natural disaster in the history of the Los Angeles area. Fernando Guerra, professor and director of LMU’s Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles, talks about the immediate and future impacts of the fires on the L.A.’s people, services, and budget.
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Episode 54: Nathan Sessoms
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Freeways both connect and divide the Los Angeles region. Nathan Sessoms, professor in the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, describes the impact of building the 10 freeway through L.A.’s West Adams community.
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Episode 53: Trent Kersten
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Trent Kersten, LMU head volleyball coach, talks about the increased popularity of women’s sports, volleyball strategy and recruiting, and the impact of the transfer portal on building a D1 program.
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Episode 52: Cheryl Grills
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Cheryl Grills, professor in the LMU Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, was appointed to the California state task force tasked with proposing reparations to the state’s Black descendants of enslaved people. She talks about the long-term harms of slavery and possible steps to repair the wrongs.
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Episode 51: Donegal Fergus
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Donegal Fergus, LMU baseball head coach, talks about the impact on NCAA baseball of the transfer portal and NIL issues, as well as how he hopes to develop players for a major league future.
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Episode 50: Mary Agnes Erlandson ’82
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Homelessness has many causes, and Mary Agnes Erlandson ’82 directs a social services center in Lennox, near LMU and LAX, that offers programs addressing many of them. Erlandson describes how focusing on people’s needs, especially housing, can change people’s lives for the better. She has seen it happen.
info_outline“The Republican Party has made little to no attempt to historically appeal to Black voters since the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act,” says Prof. Chaya Crowder in describing why Black voters, especially Black women, are the backbone of the Democratic Party.