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The Biden administration is expected to extend payment pause for student loan borrowers through August 2022. This would be the sixth extension of the pandemic-era relief policy staying loan payments for the tens of millions of Americans with student debt. Check out the episode for more…
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Does the United States of America have a gun problem?
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Johnny Solis III is a a former educator, a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and the University of Houston Law Center. He has worked on Capitol Hill, the Texas Governor’s Office in the Economic Developement Office, for Commissioner Adrian Garcia as a Legal Environmental Policy Analyst and is active in Houston politics. He currently serves as the Vice President for Youth Outreach for his Local League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) chapter and is involved with environmental awareness and advocacy in East Harris County.
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Could you survive a financially unstable relationship?
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6 ways to help a friend with depression and anxiety
Have a friend or loved one that struggles with depression or anxiety? Here are some ways to help them.
Could you get married at first sight?
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Recent winner of the John A. Robertson Prize for 1st Book of Poetry 2020 Bootleg Like Jazz is excited to have Lupe Mendez on the show today. Lupe Mendez is the author of the poetry collection Why I Am Like Tequila (Willow Books, 2019). He earned an MFA in creative writing (poetry) from the University of Texas at El Paso and has literary work that has appeared in Hunger Mountain, Kenyon Review, Poetry Magazine and Gulf Coast. Recorded at Cuchara Restaurant on Fairview Street in Houston, TX.
Originally from Galveston, TX, Lupe (Writer//Educator//Activist) is the author WHY I AM LIKE TEQUILA (Willow Books, 2019) and works to promote poetry events, advocate for literacy/literature and organize creative writing workshops that are open to the public. He is the founder of Tintero Projects and works with emerging Latinx writers and other writers of color within the Texas Gulf Coast Region, with Houston as its hub. Lupe co-hosts INKWELL – a collaborative podcast creation between Tintero Projects and Inprint, placing a monthly spotlight on Regional, National and International Latinx writers and other Writers of Color. Mendez has received fellowships from CantoMundo, Macondo and the Crescendo Literary/Poetry Foundation’s Emerging Poet Incubator. Mendez currently serves as the Literary Outreach Coordinator for Poets & Writers Inc. for Houston.
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