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Broadcasting from Occupied Territories, War of the Flea Media, it’s The Reality Dysfunction podcast. A space where diverse a group of brown folk from across the nation explore the political experiences and the social future of our Xicano/Latino community. #Control the Narrative. #Resist the Dysfunction.
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Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
This week we're back with a conversation on media, Latina reporters and how important it is to fight for responsible brown voices in our mass media.
On March 27 of this year Lizarraga published a piece about her two year's working as a reporter at Denver's Channel 9 (an NBS affiliate) . The opinion piece, which unfortunately is more likely the rule to the exception starts like this, "It was during my second week as a new reporter in Denver that I remember first feeling concerned about discrimination in my newsroom." In this episode Dr. Ernesto and Alex Lozada talk with Lori about her experiences at Channel 9 and what has happened since then. You can read Lizarraga's opinion piece at the link below.
https://www.westword.com/news/9news-latina-reporter-kusa-media-discrimination-diversity-11925702
Update on this situation
"The fallout continues from former 9News reporter Lori Lizarraga's essay detailing the exit of three Latinx reporters from the station in a year — including her. Now, following a federal filing from a major investor in TEGNA, 9News's parent company, alleging "a broad pattern of bias and racially-insensitive behavior" at its outlets, TEGNA has issued guidance to news directors telling them to stop using the term "illegal immigrants" in their reporting."
https://www.westword.com/news/9news-denver-tegna-illegal-immigrants-latinx-bias-update-11946253
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
#83 -Tales from Aztlantis - Kurly Tlapayawa and Ruben Arellano
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
In this segment of The Reality Dysfunction Dr. Ernesto talks with Mexica internet sensation Kurly Tlapoyawa and Dr. Ruben Arellano about their new podcast Tales from Aztlantis where they talk about their own experiences within the contemporary Mexica movement, and the need to question "tradition."
They're smart, they're skeptical, they know what they are talking about, and they are down for their people. Please listen in to this very interesting conversation and definitely check out Tales from Aztlantis.
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
#82 - Aztlan Report 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Greetings Dysfunctionals, we're back with a special episode of The Reality Dysfunction. Today we have the first every Aztlan Report, a state of the Xicana/o/x union presentation from Xicana/o/x organizations around the country. This recording was made on March 31, 2021, an originally ran live on Facebook. This presentation was sponsored by Mexicanos 2070, Partido Nacional de la Raza Unida, La Mesa Brown Berets, Union del Barrio, Centro Community Service Organization/Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Servicios de la Raza and other community organizations. This presentation brought organizations throughout Aztlan and the diaspora together to report on the state of the nation, the state of resistance and as a call for unity.
Speakers in order of appearance:
Tonatzin Alfaro Maiz - Moderator
Dr. Vanessa Bustamante (5:36) - La Raza Unida Party
Maria Zavala Paredes (8:54) - La Raza Unida Party
Rafael Avitia (16:10) - La Mesa Brown Berets
Scott Russel Duncan Fernandez (21:05) - Mexicanos 2070
Ernesto Mireles (24:01) - Mexicanos 2070
Matt Sedillo (26:52) - Poet
Marisol Marquez (33:20) - Centro Community Service Organization/Freedom Road Socialist Organization
Lupe Carrasco Cardona (38:46) - Union Del Barrio/ Ethnic Studies
Patrick McKenna (50:10) - Barrio Hollywood, Tucson
Rudy Gonzalez (56:41)- Servicios de la Raza
Tanya Villalobos (1:01:00) - LRUP Youth Representative
Vanessa Mazon (1:08:04) - Poet
Ernesto Ayala (1:11:27) - La Raza Unida Party Chair Pro Tem
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
#81- Among other things, Fuck Rush Limbaugh
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
This episode of The Reality Dysfunction is actually the second half of the How Do We Get Power discussion. But lets face it, Francisco Lopez's logic and passion won the day. So, the second half the conversation dealt with how the crew felt about Limbaugh's death (take a wild guess) and how the white trash hate mongering industry that walking piece of shit helped create has impacted the Xicano Latino community.
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
#80 - How do we get power?
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
In this episode of The Reality Dysfunction the Dysfunctionals get jiggy with the question of how do we get power? They also get a little jiggy with each other over the issue of immigration and how Xicana/o/x's should pick the top political issues facing the Xicano Latino community. It is an interesting discussion.