Linea Abierta Programming: December 23, 2024

We wish you holidays filled with joy, love, health and peace!

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23

PROGRAM #10631 12:00 PM PT

A Century of Educational Radio in Mexico. Radio Educación, an institution of Mexico’s Culture Department, is celebrating the 100 years of its foundation in 1924, as the first public media in the country. Radio Educación was born as a single radio station with the purpose of serving as “A great spoken library” and through the years has now become a growing radio network across Mexico. Its news service Noticiarios Pulso is broadcast in more than 30 US stations through the Radio Bilingüe network. Leaders of Radio Educación reflect on the rich history and the challenges in the future of the eminent cultural organization.

Guests: Jesus Alejo Santiago, Outgoing Executive Director, Radio Educación, Mexico City, MX; Adriana Solórzano, Production and Program Director, Radio Educación, Mexico City, MX.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24

PROGRAM #10632 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: Green Holidays. (Program Repeat). Climate change is threatening the world’s food supply and the way growers are producing food is contributing to climate change. To help minimize environmental impact, many are calling to celebrate the holidays with sustainable holiday meals. Chefs and restaurant owners who practice plant-based dishes and sustainable dining join this program to talk about their environment- and health-conscious gastronomy, their healthy, sustainable menu and how they encourage sustainable farming. This program was originally aired on December 19, 2024.

Guests: Miriam Martínez, Founder and Owner, La Jacka Restaurant, Fresno, CA; Eduardo Antonio, Chef and Owner, Cafe de Olla Restaurant, Mission District, San Francisco, CA; Peter Platt, Founder Owner, Andina Restaurant, Pearl District, Portland, OR.

PROGRAM #10633 12:00 PM PT

Immigration Edition. The novel “The World We Saw Burn” tells the story of a Peruvian journalist who returns to Spain to rebuild his life and who investigates the life of another Peruvian, a young man who experienced the issues of migration after he moved to the US and was a witness and actor in major episodes of World War II. The novel explores the impact of migration, the transformation of migrants, the loneliness, isolation and loss that many migrants face, the feeling of uprooting, and the pervasive effects of politics and war.

Guest: Renato Cisneros, Journalist, Writer, Author of “The World We Saw Burn,” Miami, FL.

La Doña. La Doña is an artist, music educator and activist from San Francisco, CA. In her compositions, La Doña combines traditional music like bolero, cumbia and mariachi with contemporary music genres like reggaeton, hip-hop and jazz and as a queer Latina tells stories not often found in the mainstream music industry, with a call for political action. She also talks about her debut album, a collection of songs about pressing issues, including the bombing in Gaza and displacement of Latino neighborhoods.

Guest: Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea, “La Doña,” Artist and Music Educator, San Francisco, CA.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25

PROGRAM #10634 12:00 PM PT

Mariachi Has Been Here Forever. Mariachi music today headlines the most exclusive halls of the fine arts as an unquestionable cultural ambassador of Mexico to the world. The mariachi tradition was named to UNESCO’s list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. But this recognition has not always been the case. The mariachi had humble beginnings. An internationally renowned expert on mariachi culture discusses findings published in his recent books.

Guest: Alvaro Ochoa Serrano, Historian, Professor Emeritus, Colegio de Michoacán in Zamora, Member of the National Commission for the Preservation of Mariachi, Author of “Manual del Mariachi” and “Cancionero Michoacano 1830-1940 Canciones, Cantos, Pirekuas, Coplas y Corridos,” Fresno, CA.

Rodrigo y Gabriela. This is a conversation with Gabriela Quintero, from the Mexican acoustic guitar duo better known as Rodrigo y Gabriela. In this interview produced by Kent Paterson and hosted by Mercedes Mejia in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gabriela talks about the life and the outstanding and creative work of Grammy winners Rodrigo and Gabriela, influenced by diverse genres, such as flamenco guitar, rock and heavy metal.

Guest: Gabriela Quintero, Member, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mexico City, MX.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26

PROGRAM #10635 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: Radio Educacion at 100. On the 100th anniversary of Radio Educación, Mexico’s premier public radio station, leading figures of the radio’s news services discuss the importance of public media in Mexico and the critical role audiences play in shaping its programming content. They also talk about the challenges ahead to continue airing voices that are often hardly heard in the media and recount their experience in the cross-border collaboration with Radio Bilingüe.

Guests: Manuel Bobadilla, Deputy News Director, Radio Educación; Lenica Avila, News Anchor and Producer, Pulso Newscast, Radio Educación; Graciela Ramirez, Producer, “El Fin Justifica los Medios,” Radio Educación, Mexico City, MX.

PROGRAM #10636 12:00 PM PT

Stress worsens during the holiday season. The holiday season can be the most stressful time of the year. According to a new study, one in three Latinos say their stress is worse this time of year than it was last year. Why do so many feel so bad in an environment associated with festivities and merriment? The national leader of the nation’s psychiatrists describes the findings of the study and gives recommendations to reduce the risk of stress and emotional crises during these celebrations.

Guest: Dr. Theresa Miskimen-Rivera, President Elect, American Psychiatric Association, Chair and Medical Director, Department of Psychiatry, Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, NJ.

Young people in emotional crisis. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, cases of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts among Latino children and adolescents are on the rise. New studies reveal that more than half of teens and young adults have mental health problems. A psychology expert and spokesperson for the program describes the seriousness of the problem, talks about a campaign aimed at helping parents support their children, and explains the importance of being aware of the reality of the lives of our youthful loved ones.

Guest: Dr. Regina Miranda, Professor of Psychology, and Director, Laboratory for the Study of Youth Cognition and Suicide, Hunter College; Professor, Health Psychology and Clinical Sciences, Graduate Center of the City University of New York-CUNY, New York, NY.

Violence and homicides among Latino couples. A pioneering study on homicides related to violence among Latino couples in the US shows that almost half of the violent deaths of women were perpetrated by their intimate partners. One of the authors of the research talks about the characteristics of this scourge within Latino families. Why does this happen? What are the risk factors that lead to intimate partner violence? What are the warning signs to detect to prevent a troubled relationship? How can Latinas and their loved ones who are vulnerable to violence find help?

Guest: Dr. Yanet Ruvalcaba, Researcher, Mental Health and Gender Violence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-CDC, Co-Author of the study “Intimate Partner Violence–Related Homicides of Hispanic and Latino Persons— National Violent Death Reporting System, United States, 2003–2021”, Atlanta, GA.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27

PROGRAM #10637 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition: Seafood for the Holidays. This program explores the gastronomic wealth of the Mexican coasts and the typical fish and seafood dishes of the New Year’s holidays. Restaurateurs share recipes with traditional flavors of Mexican cuisine, such as seafood pozole, ceviche tostadas, seafood soup, dried shrimp tamales, sardine sopes and more. They talk about how they make sustainable purchases of seafood and how they support sustainable fishing. Additionally, an expert of the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium in California explains the forward-looking Seafood Watch program, an initiative to assess top US fisheries and rate seafood based on environmental sustainability and help inform consumers’ seafood purchasing decisions. He discusses what is sustainably-caught fish and the Seafood Watch list.

Guests: Miguel Castellanos, Senior Aquaculture Researcher, Seafood Watch Spokesperson, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA; Hector Palacios, Chef, La Paz, Baja California Sur, MX; Guillermo Echeverria, Chef, Co-Owner, Arrecife Grill & Mar y Arrecife Cine, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, MX.