In The Thick
A podcast about politics, race, and culture.
inthethick.orgIn The Thick is a podcast about politics, race, and culture, hosted by Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela, selected as the #2 and #9 most influential national Latino political commentators for the 2016 presidential election in a survey of Latino opinion leaders conducted by the National Institute for Latino Policy. Born out of the need for diverse representation during the 2016 election coverage, In The Thick examines the week’s politics through a lens of unique and varied perspectives.
Featured Guests Include
| Michelle Wu, Boston City Council President | Lakeith Stanfield, actor |
| Jason Johnson, The Root | Daniel Garza, Libre Initiative |
| Daniella Gibbs Léger, Center for American Progress | Jimmy Williams, host of podcast DecodeDC |
| Terrell Starr, Fusion | Jamil Smith, MTV News |
| Basil Smikle, New York State Democratic Party | Tara Houska, Bernie Sanders campaign |
| Amanda Terkel, Huffington Post | Hadas Gold, Politico |
| Marcela García, The Boston Globe | Steve Cortes, On-Air Broadcaster at CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg TV |
| Tarini Parti, BuzzFeed News | Darren Sands, BuzzFeed News |
| Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News | Liz Llorente, Fox News Latino |
| Jeff Yang, CNN Featured Contributor | Jane Coaston, MTV News |
| Izzy Ortega, Opportunity Lives | Tim Mak, The Daily Beast |
| Bettina Inclán, political strategist | Wajahat Ali, journalist |
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