Viewz with Denise De La Cruz
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Just a girl trying to make sense of the world through expressing viewz and diverse interviewz.
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008: How Amazon & Others' Warehouse Booms Pollute the Inland Empire with Anthony Victoria
December 13, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBAnthony Victoria from People’s Collective for Environmental Justice discuss how warehouses, which have proliferated in Southern California's Inland Empire, bring pollution that disproportionately affects people of color.
007: Drugs as Medicine, Indigenous Healing, and Spiritual Tourism with Mary Carreon
April 26, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBDrug and environmental writer and podcaster Mary Carreon discusses the potential mental and physical health benefits of drugs such as marijuana, mushrooms, LSD, and ecstasy while also breaking down if trendy spiritual tourism by Westerners in Indigenous lands is problematic or not.
006: Are Equitable Communities Possible in America? Bridging Social Work & City Planning with Amanda Peña
February 25, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBMy hometown friend, Amanda Peña, discusses her research from her dual Master of Social Work and Master of City Planning program at the University of Pennsylvania while also sharing her personal journey that led her to community work. (Feel free to reach out to Amanda to discuss her research here: [email protected])
005: A Reflection on 2020: Coronavirus, Politics, and Mental Health
December 21, 2020 01:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBGood riddance, 2020! This year the world was introduced to Covid-19 and nothing was ever the same. I take a reflective and vulnerable look back at the year that had us all face a pandemic, politics, racism, and our own mental health.
004: Red & Blue: A Trump Voter & a Biden Voter Discuss the 2020 Election with Samuel Messina
October 29, 2020 06:00 - 2 hours - 88.7 MBSamuel Messina (a Conservative) discusses with Dee De La Cruz (a Liberal) why he is voting to reelect President Trump in the upcoming 2020 Presidential elections.
003: Why Socialist Leftists Want President Trump Gone but Won't Vote for Joe Biden with Luis Carrillo
October 10, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBMy friend Luis Carrillo and I discuss the "Leftist" versus "Liberal" divide among Americans who agree on wanting President Trump out of the White House, but who do not agree on voting for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Luis and I also dispel the common misconceptions we hear about socialism and what moments in our lives radicalized us politically.
003: The "Leftist" vs "Liberal" Divide & Why Leftists Want Trump Gone but Won't Vote for Biden with Luis Carrillo
October 10, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBMy friend Luis Carrillo and I discuss the "Leftist" versus "Liberal" divide among Americans who agree on wanting President Trump out of the White House, but who do not agree on voting for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Luis and I also dispel the common misconceptions we hear about socialism and what moments in our lives radicalized us politically.
002: The Political Nuances of Being a Moderate Millennial with Johan Moreno
September 14, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBWith just 50 days until a US election that Americans on all sides see as an existential struggle, local writer and podcaster Johan Moreno discusses with me the nuances of being a "moderate millennial" caught in the middle of a political spectrum of far-left and far-right ideologies in the United States. Johan and I also discuss our former lives as print journalists in Orange County and the best spots to eat in LA, OC, and IE. Correction: I discussed my Salvadoran family's history with the ...
001: What Schools Need to Better Serve Students of Color
August 09, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBWhat do schools in the U.S need to better serve their students, specifically students of color? In this episode, we discuss how cultural representation and access to mental health resources are powerful tools for shortening the equity gap.