January 1, 2021

2020 Reflections

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…

December 29, 2020

Protecting Each Other

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 …

December 25, 2020

Happy Holidays From ITT!

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…

December 22, 2020

Can’t Deport a Movement

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…

December 18, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Bah Humbug

In the last Sound Off of 2020, Maria and Julio get real about the media. They talk about mainstream coverage of Donald Trump and where the news will go from here. They also dig into the latest news on the COVID-19 vaccine and the inequities in…

December 15, 2020

The Glass House of Immigration

This week we’re talking about what immigration policy could look like under the incoming Biden-Harris administration. Maria and Julio are joined by immigrant rights activist Erika Andiola, chief advocacy officer for RAICES (Refugee and Immigra…

December 11, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Selena

Maria and Julio dive into some of the biggest stories of the week! They give an update on the latest with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. and talk about how President-elect Joe Biden’s latest nominations will impact the current health cri…

December 8, 2020

Georgia Spirit

With a January special election for two senate seats approaching, this show is all about Georgia. Maria and Julio welcome Aimée Castenell, southeast region communications director for the Working Families Party, and Anjali Enjeti, co-founder o…

December 4, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Reimagining Our Country

Maria and Julio dive into the latest in White House political chaos, including Attorney General William Barr’s statement that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the election. They also talk about President-elect Biden’s transit…

December 1, 2020

The Fight After

Maria and Julio welcome Zerlina Maxwell, host of “Zerlina” on Peacock, and Nathalie Baptiste, a reporter with Mother Jones. They talk about the latest on the coronavirus, President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks, and the havoc Trump is wreaki…

November 27, 2020

Revolutionary Love

Maria and Julio are joined by Valarie Kaur, renowned Sikh activist, civil rights lawyer, and author of the new book See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. They reflect on Valarie’s activist roots and her experience writ…

November 24, 2020

Normal Sucked Too

Maria and Julio are joined by co-hosts of ITT’s cousin podcast, Politically Re-Active: W. Kamau Bell, stand-up comedian and host and executive producer of the CNN docu-series United Shades of America, and comedian and writer Hari Kondabolu. Th…

November 20, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Political Crises

Maria and Julio give an update on America’s political crisis and discuss Republican efforts to stall the transition. They also talk about the political crisis in Peru and hear from special guest Ana Lucía Mosquera Rosado about what organizing …

November 17, 2020

Change Will Come

Julio is joined by guest co-host Jamilah King. They talk with ITT All-Stars Andrea González-Ramírez, senior writer at GEN by Medium, and Dr. Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University and co-host of the pod…

November 13, 2020

ITT Sound Off: America Showed Up

Maria and Julio discuss the Republican Party’s efforts to undermine the election results. They also give updates on the Biden-Harris transition process and the country’s COVID-19 surge.  ITT Staff Picks – “There’s no saving America’s soul. The…

November 10, 2020

Donny, You’re Done

Maria and Julio are joined by Anoa Changa, a freelance journalist based in Atlanta covering movements and electoral justice, and Aída Chávez, a journalist at The Intercept covering Congress and the impact of public policy on diverse communitie…

November 6, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Election Week

Maria and Julio discuss the ongoing 2020 election results and the BIPOC vote. They hear from Grecia Lima, national political director for Community Change Action, on Latino electoral power in Arizona. They also unpack the historic wins in down…

November 3, 2020

An Election Day Message

Join us for our Live Election Night Show tonight at 6pm ET! Maria and Julio will be joined by ITT All-Stars to provide live election analysis and coverage from a Black, Indigenous and POC perspective. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this one!…

October 30, 2020

ITT Sound Off: FTW

Maria and Julio break down the electorate in the final ITT show before election day. They also hear from Astrid Silva, former ITT guest and immigration activist in Nevada, on voting in her state. RSVP for ITT’s Live Election Night Show: Join u…

October 27, 2020

The Latino Vote

Maria and Julio are joined by Mike Madrid, co-founder of The Lincoln Project and partner at the public relations firm GrassrootsLab, and Lili Gil Valletta, CEO and co-founder of the big data analytics firm Cien+ and CulturIntel. Together, they…

October 23, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Dazed and Confused

Maria and Julio unpack the final presidential debate of 2020. They talk about each candidate’s response on immigration policy and the Black Lives Matter movement. They also hear from U.S. Representative Sylvia Garcia on voting and voter suppre…

October 20, 2020

LIVE From Home: The Final Countdown!

Maria and Julio are back with the second virtual live show of 2020! They’re joined by ITT All-Stars Imara Jones, creator of TransLash Media and host of the new TransLash podcast, and Jenni Monet, journalist and founder of the new weekly newsle…

October 16, 2020

ITT Sound Off: Dueling Town Halls

Maria and Julio discuss Biden and Trump’s competing town halls and the start of early voting. They hear from Anoa Changa, an electoral justice reporter for Prism who is leading the As The South Votes video series for Scalawag Magazine. Maria a…

October 15, 2020

Coming Soon: Anything For Selena

ITT has a sneak peek for our listeners of a new podcast that Futuro Studios is producing with WBUR: Anything For Selena. Journalist Maria Garcia goes on a quest to understand the cultural impact of the one and only Selena Quintanilla. The seri…

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