{"id":1068,"date":"2023-05-01T22:45:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T05:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/consortium\/?page_id=1068"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:36:07","slug":"critical-conversations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/consortium\/podcasts\/critical-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1007 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/consortium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2023\/05\/critical-conversations-banner-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/consortium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2023\/05\/critical-conversations-banner-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/consortium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2023\/05\/critical-conversations-banner-2-200x52.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/consortium\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2023\/05\/critical-conversations-banner-2-150x39.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--interactive-content-pane \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--interactive-content-pane\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"left\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Episodes\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"pagination-wrapper\">\n      <ul class=\"interactive-content-pane-pagination\"><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"right\">\n          <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Episode 1\n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19384718\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/no\/custom-color\/2d2a29\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\" height=\"128\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><i>Release Date: 06\/07\/2021<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Playwright and <i>Vida<\/i> showrunner Tanya Saracho joins USC professor Elda Mar&iacute;a Rom&aacute;n to talk about how Latinx representation on the stage, page and screen (both big and small) are never an easy task. Instead they invite writers to think and work through all sorts of nuance, &#8220;messiness,&#8221; and breadth. 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