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Bring the Filing Cabinet to the Polls or State Voter ID Laws: What’s at Stake Analyzed while I Guest Host NPR’s Tell Me More
August 26, 2012
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It’s still hard for me to believe that a U.S. citizen could live a life without a piece of government-issued ID which in some states has become mandatory to vote. I need my license to drive, to catch a flight Read More...
Viviana Hurtado Interviews International Rock Star Juanes on NPR
August 24, 2012
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Viviana Hurtado Interviews International Rock Star Juanes on NPR Talks Plans to “Crossover” into English, Return to Cuba on Tell Me More with Michel Martin Friends, While guest hosting NPR‘s nationally syndicated program Tell Me More with Michel Martin, I landed a Read More...
Viviana Hurtado Spending a lot of Time at 1 of Her 18 Part-Time/Full-Time Jobs or Guest Hosting Again on NPR!
August 23, 2012
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Veteran journalist and hermana María Hinojosa once told me she works like a “Mexican,” meaning she works her tush off. I’ll add, I work like a freelancer. Or a consultant. Or an independent contractor. Or a temp. In other words, Read More...
Gay Sally Ride–¿Y Qué?
July 27, 2012
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When the first woman in space died, the spotlight quickly turned from her significant professional accomplishments to her sexual orientation. The website for her foundation Sally Ride Science “outed” her with the note that Dr. Ride is survived by her Read More...
Take It Offfff!!! Who Said Election 2012 Isn’t Sexy?
July 12, 2012
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It’s provocative, especially when arguably the strongest asset in a campaign is deployed. That happened when First Lady Michelle Obama sat down with Latina mothers for a friendly chat sponsored by Hispanic mom lifestyle-focused website Mamiverse. That it was a first Read More...
UPDATED with NPR’s Tell Me More Interview: TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado Moderates Panel with Nobel Peace Laureate or How This Week I Have Professional Whiplash
July 2, 2012
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12 years ago, I was stringing for The New York Times when I lived in Mexico City where I was writing my dissertation. Fierce war reporter, mentor, and hermana Julia Preston had called, asking if I could help out. Heck ya! Read More...
Comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias Hearts TWLC! No Viviana! Wait, Tell Me More! Actually NPR!
June 30, 2012
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I love it when I learn something new which happened when I guest hosted NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin while Michel was away. I interviewed comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias for the TMM summer series Make Me Laugh. I must be livin’ Read More...
Can I Take a Lookie at Your Credit Report?
June 28, 2012
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Remember when in matters of amor, being a “10″ was tops (Bo Derek anyone)? Not anymore and by a long shot if you add money to the mix. Imagine this date scenario: “Hi, I’m Viviana. I’m an 800. How about Read More...
