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2 weeks ago | 
ktep.org | Daniel Chacon |Daniel Chacón |Tim Z. Hernandez |Will Rose
In this episode of Words on a Wire, hosts Daniel Chacón and Tim Z. Hernandez sit down with Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz—award-winning author, respected curandera, and revered herbal educator—whose healing practices are rooted in the traditions of the Sonoran Desert.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
ktep.org | Tim Z. Hernandez
In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Tim Z. Hernandez speaks with poet Yaccaira Salvatierra. Yaccaira’s poems have appeared in POETRY Magazine, The Nation, Prairie Schooner, and Rattle among others. Her collection, Sons of Salt, was published with BOA Editions September 2024. She has been an organizer for the San Francisco International Flor y Canto Literary Festival and is currently translating Estancias de Emilia Tangoa, a poetry collection by Peruvian poet Ana Varela Tafur.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
ktep.org | Tim Z. Hernandez
On this episode of Words on a Wire, Host Tim Z. Hernandez speaks with Cassie Holguin-Pettinato, a Chicana poet, collage artist, and theremin musician from the El Paso/Juárez frontera. A fourth-generation resident of La Calavera, the last historic neighborhood of Smeltertown, she channels her rich cultural background into her work. Cassie is the author of The Lamb’s Tail (Bottlecap Press, 2022) and The Five Stages of Stuttering (Flowersong Press, 2024).
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
ktep.org | Tim Z. Hernandez
Host Tim Z. Hernandez speaks with David Dorado Romo, a writer, translator, musician, and historian from El Paso. David Dorado Romo is a fronterizo; a person who is from these southwest borderlands, and steeped in the fronterizo spirit that strongly defines the attitudes of the U.S. Mexico border region.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
datebook.sfchronicle.com | Linda Watanabe McFerrin |Tim Z. Hernandez |Matthew Zapruder |Seema Yasmin
Fall promises a bounty of fantastical fiction, nonfiction titles ranging from memoirs to psychology-based self help, poetry and more. Photo: Getty ImagesBig changes are coming this fall, with the U.S. presidential election casting a particularly long shadow over just about everything, including the book world.
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Apr 28, 2024 | 
ktep.org | Tim Z. Hernandez
On this episode of The 3rd Story on Words on a Wire, host Tim Z. Hernandez speaks with Kimberly Castillo, a writer, yoga instructor, and practitioner of ancestral plant medicine. Originally from Corpus Christi, Texas, Castillo currently resides in Boulder, Colorado, where she attained her MFA in Creative Writing from Naropa University.
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Apr 14, 2024 | 
ktep.org | Tim Z. Hernandez
In this special episode of Words on a Wire, host Tim Z. Hernandez and show producer Will Rose speak to Words on a Wire’s other host, Daniel Chacón, about his new book, The Last Philosopher in Texas: Fictions and Superstitions (Arte Público Press, 2024). The conversation also covers Daniel’s career and successes since the publication of his first book, Chicano Chicanary, almost 25 years ago. To download the podcast version visit wordsonawire.org
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Mar 3, 2024 | 
ktep.org | Tim Z. Hernandez
Host Tim Z. Hernandez speaks with Rumi Sevilla Hernandez on this episode of the 3rd Story. Rumi is a fourth generation Latinx with roots in California, Texas, and Mexico. She's currently a student in the multi-media journalism program at the University of Texas El Paso. She has utilitized her artistic talents to create original videos, audio, music, and designs for flyers, art shows, and book covers. She lives in El Paso, Texas, and enjoys reading, coffee, and traveling.
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Feb 4, 2024 | 
ktep.org | Tim Z. Hernandez
On this week’s episode of the 3rd Story on Words on a Wire, host Tim Z. Hernandez speaks with Bri Borunda. Bri is a dedicated Enagic distributor specializing in Kangen water machines, committed to revolutionizing hydration and wellness. As a devoted mother, she channels her passion for water and conscious evolution into empowering individuals to embrace optimal health and vitality.
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Jan 21, 2024 | 
ktep.org | Tim Z. Hernandez
Dr. Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana is a cultural worker and interdisciplinary qualitative Latinxpublic scholar who studies contemporary processes of migration. Her current research project focuses on childhood arrival migrants to the United States. Her academic craft centers on Indigenous and feminist pedagogies and methodologies to acknowledge different forms of accessible, reciprocal knowledge-making responsive to community needs.
