SOUTHEAST L.A. IN THE BUILDING

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On this edition of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast, yours truly sits down for an extensive conversation with the Social Primate Podcast’s Eddie Aguirre. Eddie is a graphic designer by trade and has hosted the Social Primate Podcast since 2017. We discuss Eddie’s roots on the Southeast side of Los Angeles, better known as SELA, the city of Cudahy and its recent call for a ceasefire in Gaza, God of War 3, L.A. Metro’s vote to name their new rail-line for SELA (which ends on December 17th), Eddie’s evolving relationship with his son, and more.

(1:48) Introducing Eddie Aguirre, of the Social Primate Podcast
(7:51) The way the things we make showcase only a part of us, not the whole thing
(12:56) What is SELA?
(16:58) Cudahy
(24:35) How psychedelics were a major part of the Social Primate Pod’s development
(26:50) GTA 6 Trailer and the role of gaming in our lives
(30:13) Eddie’s crucial beginner games included Pokemon Red
(32:57) God of War 3 is special, though
(36:46) Kratos is the warrior’s warrior, full of toxic masculinity
(39:40) Palestine-Israel since October 7th and its effect on Eddie as a father + more on gaming
(51:16) Eddie crafts a balance with his son when it comes to how much gaming he can do right now
(54:01) Back to SELA and mainstays for Eddie there
(1:01:45) L.A. Metro and a new rail-line through Southeast L.A.
(1:04:33) Choosing a new name for this rail-line; the list
(1:13:00) A side-quest: Once upon a time on L.A. Metro’s Blue Line
(1:24:48) The Southeast Gateway Line, maybe?
(1:29:09) The Tongva…or Kizh Line, maybe?
(1:31:00) Learning about our roots empowers us; Eddie himself has had a special journey with this
(1:36:08) Eddie’s bombshell! (Which yours truly is honored to have him share on the pod)

Here’s that map of California as an island to cartographers in 1650, btw. And keep up with the Social Primate Podcast on Instagram: @socialprimates.

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THIS TEACHER IS BEING SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY TEACHING ANTI-SEMITISM

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A second special edition episode with Guadalupe Carrasco Cardona. Guadalupe is the daughter of migrant farm-workers and hails from Oxnard, California, among other communities in the Southwest. She has been an Ethnic Studies, English, Social Studies and Journalism educator for 24 years and has taught in California, Arizona and Texas. She is currently an Ethnic Studies Teacher at Roybal Learning Center just outside of downtown Los Angeles as well as the chair of the Association of Raza Educators (Los Angeles chapter), co-founder of XOCHITL Los Angeles, a member of Ethnic Studies Now Coalition’s Coordinating Committee, and a founding member of the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Coalition.

(1:21) Lupe Carrasco Cardona
(2:42) Lupe’s 24 year career as a teacher and educator
(3:23) Inspiration to become a teacher
(4:59) A serendipitous connection to the late, great mayor of San Fernando, Cindy Montañez
(6:18) Connection to farm-workers, including Cesar Chavez in the Central Valley
(8:40) Coming from Oxnard, California, where farm-workers pick through strawberry fields
(12:11) Lupe’s role in passing California Assembly Bills 2016, 101, and 1460, which together require ethnic studies be taught at California high schools
(14:01) Organizing with students, parents and teachers at the grassroots level for ethnic studies
(14:45) Organizing after Tucson, Arizona’s 2010 ban of Mexican-American studies
(17:28) The lawsuit filed against Lupe and her colleague for teaching ethnic studies
(24:45) Lupe’s reaction to the lawsuit’s filing in 2022
(28:42) The irony of accusing an indigenous teacher of being antisemetic
(31:09) How to support Lupe and Theresa this upcoming Thursday, December 14th
(32:04) Educational rally outside of the Federal courthouse at 1st Street in DTLA
(34:17) Lawfare against communities of color is likely to continue, yet we (have to) persist
(35:40) What Lupe would like to get out of beating this case

You can also learn more or keep up with Lupe’s Cuento on Instagram: @lupe_teaches_ethnic_studies.

To make a one-time donation to my fundraiser for the 9th anniversary of JIMBO TIMES, please do so through jmbtms.com. To support the production of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast, please check out my PATREON.

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