As the one-year mark of quarantine approaches, Maria and Julio hold space for grief and reflection. They talk with Alua Arthur, a death doula and founder of Going With Grace, and Sarah Chavez, a death positive activist and executive director o…

Maria and Julio get into the latest with the coronavirus pandemic, including states like Texas and Mississippi that are lifting their mask mandates and moving to reopen. They also dive into the Senate hearing on the Capitol attack, and reflect…

Maria and Julio welcome two new ITT guests: Josie Duffy Rice, president of The Appeal and host of the podcast “Justice in America,” and Michael Harriot, a senior writer at The Root. They talk about the latest in criminal justice, including the…

Maria and Julio unpack the tough week of news from the United States surpassing a half million COVID-19 deaths to the Biden administrations’ bombing of Syria. They also talk about the continued detention of migrant children, and Maria and Juli…

Maria and Julio welcome Alana Casanova-Burgess, reporter and producer for WNYC’s “On The Media”, and Cristina del Mar Quiles, reporter for the Center for Investigative Journalism (Centro de Periodismo Investigativo) to talk about Puerto Rico a…

In this week’s Sound Off, Maria and Julio unpack the latest in Texas as the state and its vulnerable communities have been devastated by a winter storm and freezing temperatures. They also talk about the official announcement of Biden’s immigr…

Maria and Julio are joined by Charles Blow, columnist for The New York Times and author of the new book, “The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto.” They talk about Black political power and Charles’ call for a reversal of the Great Migrati…

Maria is back to join Julio in her first ITT Sound Off in 2021! They break down the latest with the Senate impeachment trial for former president Donald Trump and process just how horrifying the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6th was. Maria and…

Maria and Julio reconnect with David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, an artist and former juvenile lifer, who they talked to during a 2018 ITT Live show in Chicago. Maria reflects on meeting Suave over 20 years ago, and how their journalist-source rela…

To end the week, Julio is joined by guest co-host Jamilah King, reporter and host of the Mother Jones podcast. They talk about President Biden’s latest executive orders on immigration and the confirmation of Alejandro Mayorkas as the Secretary…

ITT has a sneak peek for our listeners of a new podcast that Futuro Studios is producing with PRX: Suave. This podcast follows the story of David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole as a teenager. This pod…

Maria and Julio break down the week’s news with two ITT All-Stars. They are joined by Wajahat Ali, contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and Jenni Monet, founder of the newsletter Indigenously. They talk about how white supremacy…

In this week’s Sound Off, Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King, reporter and host of the Mother Jones podcast, talk about the latest in impeachment news following the Capitol Hill attack. They also dig into the complications of vaccine rollout…

Maria and Julio are joined by Akela Lacy, who is a politics reporter at The Intercept and returning ITT guest Mike German, who is a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program and author of the book, “Dis…

Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King, reporter and host of the Mother Jones podcast, break down President Joe Biden’s first days. They cover some of the highlights from Inauguration Day, and unpack the slew of executive orders he introduced. I…

We’re taking a little break from the news to share something that our colleagues at Futuro Studios and WBUR have been working hard on. Listen to the first episode of “Anything For Selena,” where host Maria Garcia takes us on an intimate journe…

Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King, reporter and host of the Mother Jones podcast, talk about the continued threats of white supremacist violence leading up to next week’s inauguration and the escalating COVID-19 crisis. They also hear from …

Maria and Julio are back to process last week’s events, including the white supremacist violence at the U.S. Capitol. They are joined by ITT All-Star and contributing opinion writer at The New York Times, Wajahat Ali, and national politics rep…

We are back with the first Sound Off of 2021! Julio is joined by guest co-host Jamilah King, reporter at Mother Jones and host of The Mother Jones Podcast. They process this week’s events, including the mob attack by Trump supporters at the U….

Maria and Julio ring in the new year with two ITT All-Stars! They’re joined by Renée Graham, columnist for The Boston Globe, and Terrell J. Starr, senior reporter at The Root and host of the Black Diplomats podcast, to talk about the latest in…

Happy New Year fam! Maria and Julio reflect back on 2020 and how we all found joy and hope amidst the pain and intensity of the past year. They revisit some of the top ITT moments from interviewing power couple Wajahat Ali and Dr. Sarah Kuresh…

To end 2020, Maria and Julio talk with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, epidemiologist and author of “Healing Politics: A Doctor’s Journey Into the Heart of our Political Epidemic.” They reflect on a year with the coronavirus, how politics and politicians …

While Futuro Media is off for winter break, Maria and Julio check in to wish our dearest ITT listeners a safe, loving and peaceful holiday. And remember to stay tuned to your feeds, because fresh episodes will still be dropping in the next wee…

Maria and Julio are joined by Alina Das, professor at the New York University School of Law, co-director of the NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic, and author of the new book, No Justice In The Shadows: How America Criminalizes Immigrants. They unpac…