First hour: Discussing the 2020 Latino vote
Second hour: Telling stories of addiction and recovery through photojournalism
President Trump improved on his margins with Latino voters from 2016. He did especially well in the American Southeast, surprising some Democrats. But this is not a surprise to many Latinos, who point out that their demographic is not monolithic in politics and values. We discuss what we can learn from this election.
- Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons, community organizer with the Latino Voter Protection Group
- Anthony Plonczynski-Figueroa, founder of La Cumbre
- Peter Vazquez, candidate for the 138th Assembly District
- Jose Peo, member of Rochester City Council
Then in our second hour, a new photojournalism course at RIT is exploring how to tell stories of addiction and recovery. Participants include photojournalism majors and people with personal experiences with recovery -- doctors, counselors, family members of people who have lost their lives to overdose, and people who are currently in recovery. This hour, we talk about how the subject of addiction is covered -- and often stigmatized -- in the media and popular culture, and how they hope their work will change that. Our guests:
- Graham MacIndoe, photojournalist, and adjunct professor of photography at the Parsons School of Design at The New School
- Susan Stellin, writer, journalist, and adjunct professor in the Journalism and Design Department at The New School
- Chris Pridmore, author and blogger who is in recovery
- Cheyenne Boone, photojournalism student at RIT
