El Progreso

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• How Immigration Is Still Under Assault: Conversations with Border Angels, Latinx in Tech and Soltrón

  September 25, 2021 · 1 hr 52 min

  In this episode of the El Progreso podcast, we discuss the latest news from the US-Mexico border. With undocumented people applying for asylum and crossing the border at record rates, we talk to immigration experts about what the Biden…

• One Year Under Quarantine, Part II: Grubhub Worries, Trans Discrimination, and Creating Music In Peru

  June 9, 2021 · 46 min

  In the second part of the latest episode of the El Progreso podcast (formerly Techqueria), reporter Jose Fermoso continues to speak to Latinx people in tech about how they've handled the last year of the pandemic. Featuring the following…

• One Year Under Quarantine, Part I: Zoom Weddings, Raising Kids, and Connecting Poor Communities to Health Tech

  May 29, 2021 · 1 hr 17 min

  In this week's episode of the newly renamed El Progreso podcast (formerly Techqueria), reporter Jose Fermoso speaks to a series of Latinx people in the tech industry about how the last full year of dealing with the pandemic under…

• The Importance of the Census Count and How Trump Tried to Undermine It

  February 25, 2021 · 1 hr 54 min

  In this episode of the Techqueria podcast, Jose Fermoso talks to lawyers and academics about the United States Census, one of the most important civic events in the country. As we prepare to learn about the full results of the 2020 Census…

• Growing Up Afro Latinx In New York: A Battle To Get Educated and Stay Healthy In the Face of Racism

  December 4, 2020 · 1 hr 46 min

  In this week's episode of the Techqueria podcast, our host Jose Fermoso speaks to Matthew Zayas, a young father who has spent a lot of his adult life reconciling with the racism he experienced as an Afro Latino child in New York's Staten…

• The 2020 Election Jumbo-sized Pod with U.S. Rep. Escobar, Berkeley Dean Garcia Bedolla and More

  November 5, 2020 · 1 hr 51 min

  In this mega-episode of the Techqueria podcast, our host Jose Fermoso speaks to experts on the Latinx vote, tech workers volunteering for political campaigns, a reporter digging deep into the gig industry and how it might affect the future…

• A Miami Local Builds Killer Apps for Financial Freedom and an AV Pro Levels Up to Coding Via Bootcamp

  September 3, 2020 · 1 hr 23 min

  In the second episode of the Techqueria podcast, Jose Fermoso speaks to two software engineers still new to the profession. First, Jose speaks to Gabriel Lujan, a Bay Area native who worked on the electronic media side of tech as an A/V…

• Episode 1, Part 2: A Latina CEO Builds Green Tech for The Pentagon and a Cumbia Memelord Climbs the Charts

  August 16, 2020 · 1 hr 23 min

  In Part II of the first episode of Techqueria, reporter Jose Fermoso continues his conversations with Latinx people dealing with the pandemic. Dr. Nyah Zarate, a green power tech standout with multiple U.S. Department of Defense awards…