Latino USA

This week we take a look at comedy – who tells the jokes, who writes the shows, how to use comedy to fix problems like the pothole on your street, and activists trying to take racial caricatures out of comedy.

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This week we take a look at comedy – who tells the jokes, how to use comedy to fix problems like the pothole on your street, and activists trying to take racial caricatures out of comedy.

Who Ya Gonna Call? ¡Los Supercívicos!

Who Ya Gonna Call? ¡Los Supercívicos!

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From High School Hallway to Prince's Mansion

From High School Hallway to Prince's Mansion

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Painting Out Blackface

Painting Out Blackface

8:59

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The Man Behind Your Favorite Guilty Pleasure TV Shows

The Man Behind Your Favorite Guilty Pleasure TV Shows

10:28

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Late-Night Laughs with Grace

Late-Night Laughs with Grace

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Latino USA

Friday May 13, 2016

We talk about immigration on Latino USA, usually to the U.S. But what about global migration? This week we look at other migration stories, from Latin America to West Africa to Qatar.

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A World Uprooted

We talk about immigration on Latino USA, usually to the U.S. But what about global migration? This week we look at other migration stories, from Latin America to West Africa to Qatar.

Friday May 6, 2016

Latino USA Episode #1516 - Reprise

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Reprise

This week, we focus on the idea of the reprise: A repeated, but changed passage of music. We hear from Lin-Manuel Miranda about his new Broadway show, composer Tania León and up-and-coming band Ibeyi.

Friday April 29, 2016

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American Flag (Credit: KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images); Trump for President: (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images); Choose Cruz (Joe Raedle/Getty Images); Rosario Dawson: (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images); Dolores Huerta: (Todd Oren/Getty Images for NWHM; Hillary Clinton (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Latino USA hide caption

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Whatever Floats Your Vote

We take another look at the 2016 election and explore the Latino identity of Ted Cruz, why there's a generation gap with Latinos, and report on Hillary Clinton's relationship with a coup in Honduras.