2026
#5: Why Stories Matter: David Damian Figueroa shares hope
March 18, 2026
His documentary, "Samaritans" shows humanitarians, artists and immigrants along the Arizona/Mexico border. His own life story has taken this former music publicist through even cultural waypoints ...
#4: Children Crossing: Rita finds herself leading an expedition
February 18, 2026
Susan Cooper interviews "Rita," now a mother herself, about her fear and determination at age 10. That's when HER mother called Mexico and instructed her to cross the border to join her in Arizona.
#3: Power of Language: Growing Up Bilingual
January 18, 2026
Our guest Susan grew up in a Spanish-speaking household in an English-speaking American neighborhood. Assimilation was the goal and Spanish was almost a secret language... Was becoming a bilingual educator a way to claim her heritage?
2025
#2: First Generation Generates Prosperity
December 18, 2025
Anabel left a banking career to join her family's popular Mexican restaurant in Prescott. Manny started his own business not long after high school. What drives the children of immigrants to strive for success as entrepreneurs?
#1: Dora Rodriguez: Across the Border & Beyond
November 18, 2025
Dora's escape from civil war in El Salvador to the Arizona desert nearly cost her life -- half of her party died along the way. She has spent the 40 years since saving lives and creating community along her new country's southern border.