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Season 1

Episode 30 – Diana Leon-Boys

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Diana Leon-Boys (University of South Florida). Among many topics, they talk about managing academic transitions during COVID. This is episode thirty of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 29 – Isabel Molina-Guzmán

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Isabel Molina-Guzmán (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). Among many topics, they talk about leading coalitions for change. This is episode twenty-nine of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 28 – Vanessa Díaz

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Vanessa Díaz (Loyola Marymount University). Among many topics, they talk about questioning celebrity systems in academia. This is episode twenty-eight of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 27 – Natalia Aruguete & Ernesto Calvo

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Profs. Natalia Aruguete (Universidad de Quilmes) and Ernesto Calvo (University of Maryland). Among many topics, they talk about thinking from disagreement. This is episode twenty-seven of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 26 – Yonaira M. Rivera

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Yonaira M. Rivera (Rutgers University – New Brunswick). Among many topics, they talk about communicating with different constituencies. This is episode twenty-six of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 25 – Teresa Correa

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Teresa Correa (Universidad Diego Portales). Among many topics, they talk about building community in academia. This is episode twenty-five of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 24 – Magdalena Saldaña

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Magdalena Saldaña (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Among many topics, they talk about challenging the dominance of English in academia. This is episode twenty-four of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 23 – Eugenia Mitchesltein

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Eugenia Mitchelstein (Universidad de San Andrés). Among many topics, they talk about addressing power and inequality in academia. This is episode twenty-three of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 22 – Lourdes M. Cueva Chacón

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Lourdes M. Cueva Chacón (San Diego State University). Among many topics, they talk about choosing research topics. This is episode twenty-two of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 21 – Ulises A. Mejias

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Ulises A. Mejias (State University of New York at Oswego). Among many topics, they talk about engaging academia in public dialogue. This is episode twenty-one of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 20 – Silvio Waisbord

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Silvio Waisbord (George Washington University). Among many topics, they talk about developing a bifocal view of research in the globalized academia. This is episode twenty of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 19 – Víctor García-Perdomo

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Víctor García-Perdomo (Universidad de La Sabana). Among many topics, they talk about emphasizing teaching in academic life. This is episode nineteen of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 18 – Clemencia Rodríguez

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Clemencia Rodríguez (Temple University). Among many topics, they talk about imagining alternative media and understanding associated community practices. This is episode eighteen of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 17 – Yeidy M. Rivero

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Yeidy M. Rivero (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor). Among many topics, they talk about the representation of voices within the canon of communication and media studies. This is episode seventeen of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 16 – Mari Castañeda

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Mari Castañeda (University of Massachusetts Amherst). Among many topics, they discuss how the field of communication studies can be a positive force for social change. This is episode sixteen of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 15 – Jillian Báez

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Jillian Báez (City University of New York). Among many topics, they discuss how communication studies scholars explain the scope and worth of the field to other academic communities. This is episode fifteen of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 14 – Mary Beltrán

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Mary Beltrán (University of Texas at Austin). Among many topics, they discuss ways in which academia can shape more equitable futures. This is episode fourteen of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 13 – Arcelia Gutiérrez

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Arcelia Gutiérrez (University of Kentucky). Among many topics, they discuss ways in which junior faculty can think about tenure and promotion in academia. This is episode thirteen of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 12 – Sebastián Valenzuela

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Sebastián Valenzuela (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile). Among many topics, they discuss about the existence of an identity crisis within the field of communication and media studies. This is episode twelve of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 11 – Hernan Galperin

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Hernan Galperin (University of Southern California). Among many topics, they discuss the importance of learning the craft of grant application writing. This is episode eleven of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 10 – Mireya Márquez-Ramírez

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Mireya Márquez-Ramírez (Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City). Among many topics, they discuss the construction of intellectual identities in global academia. This is the tenth episode of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 9 – Hernando Rojas

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Hernando Rojas (University of Wisconsin-Madison). Among many topics, they discuss contextualization as a norm. This is the ninth episode of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 8 – Claudia Mellado

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Claudia Mellado (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso). Among many topics, they discuss the art of collaboration in academia. This is the eighth episode of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 7 – Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Texas A&M International University). Among many topics, they discuss resilience in scholarly production. This is the seventh episode of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 6 – Ignacio Siles

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Ignacio Siles (Universidad de Costa Rica). Among many topics, they discuss double standards in academia. This is the sixth episode of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 5 – Jairo Lugo-Ocando

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Jairo Lugo-Ocando (Northwestern University in Qatar). Among many topics, they discuss the labor practices of knowledge production in the Global South. This is the fifth episode of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 4 – Rachel R. Mourão

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Rachel R. Mourão (Michigan State University). Among many topics, they discuss globalization and its discontents concerning scholarly opportunities. This is the fourth episode of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 3 – Angharad N. Valdivia

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Angharad N. Valdivia (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). Among many topics, they discuss ways to reimagine scholarly productivity in the field of communication and media studies. This is the third episode of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 2 – Hector Amaya

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Hector Amaya (University of Southern California). Among many topics, they discuss the emphasis put on numbers instead of ideas as signals of academic promise in the field of communication and media studies. This is the second episode of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.

Episode 1 – Jessica Retis

Host Pablo Boczkowski interviews Prof. Jessica Retis (University of Arizona). Among many topics, they discuss the power of mentorship in academia, which has enabled her to succeed in her scholarly journey. This is the first episode of El Café Latinx, podcast produced by the Center for Latinx Digital Media at Northwestern University.