Ruben In The Center

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The extremes have it all wrong. Naturally. On every issue, they only see half the picture.

The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road.

That’s where the action is — in the center.
On the basketball court, the chessboard, or the boxing ring, the center is where you want to be.

Now more than ever, our country needs to be centered. While other journalists lurch to the right or left, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette keeps it one hundred by writing —
and fighting — in the center.

Here’s your host, Ruben Navarrette

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EP 152 | Esther Valdez Clayton, San Diego-based Immigration Attorney
Dec 07, 2025
EP 151 | Elsa Sevilla, documentary filmmaker, host of public television "Historic Places w/Elsa Sevilla" and author
Oct 06, 2025
EP 150 | Alfredo Estrada, Publisher of Austin TX-based Latino Magazine. Lawyer and Novelist.
Aug 17, 2025
EP 149 | Mike Madrid -- Republican Political Consultant, Co-Host of "The Latino Vote" Podcast & Author
Jul 10, 2025
EP 148 | Dr. Jose Angel Gutierrez, JD/PhD
May 25, 2025
EP 147 | Dr. Kristina Lopez, PhD -- Professor of Social Work, Arizona State University School of Social Work
May 24, 2025
EP 146 | Dr. Ron Granieri -- Professor of History & Templeton Education Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute
Apr 07, 2025
EP 145 | Rev. Samuel Rodriguez -- Pastor, Author, Filmmaker and President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
Mar 25, 2025
EP 144 | Marisa Calderon, CEO of Prosperity Now, and Bob Friedman, founder of Prosperity Now
Feb 11, 2025
EP 143 | Chris Salcedo, Newsmax-TV Host & Radio Talk Show Host
Jan 07, 2025
EP 142 | Emiliano Limon, Veterano Radio Producer & Podcast Developer
Dec 22, 2024
EP 141 | Michael Fisher, Former Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol
Nov 14, 2024
EP 140 | Tavis Smiley, author/radio host/media entrepreneur
Oct 26, 2024
EP 139 | Lupita Castañeda-Liles & Maria Soco Castañeda, Ph.D
Oct 11, 2024
EP 138 | Dr. Max Cuevas, CEO of Clinicas de Salud del Valle de Salinas
Aug 13, 2024
EP 137 | Neal Griffin, Wisconsin-based novelist, reporter and retired law enforcement officer
Aug 01, 2024
EP 136 | Arnold Torres, Sacramento-based policy analyst, Spanish-language radio host, and political commentator
Jul 13, 2024
EP 135 | Bob Harrison, Director of Command College, Researcher for RAND Corporation, former police chief and co-host of a podcast
Jun 08, 2024
EP 134 | Martin Mares, Founder and Executive Director of the Ivy League Project; Parlier Unified School Board Member
May 24, 2024
EP 133 | Ray Suarez, author; radio/podcast/TV host; former senior correspondent for the PBS Newshour
May 15, 2024
EP 132 | Melissa Vela Williamson, San Antonio-based Public Relations Specialist and author
Apr 10, 2024
EP 131 | Dr. Yasmin Davidds, CEO & Founder of the Dr. Yasmin Davidds Leadership Institute
Mar 23, 2024
EP 130 | Veronica Navarrette, Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT), Montessori-trained Teacher
Mar 09, 2024
EP 129 | David Telisman, communications and marketing specialist, founder and CEO of David Telisman Communications, LLC
Feb 11, 2024
EP 128 | Jean Twenge, PhD, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University and Author
Jan 21, 2024
EP 127 | Julio Ricardo Varela, writer, journalist, founder of LatinoRebels.com and MSNBC Opinion Columnist
Jan 09, 2024
EP 126 | Jeff Hall, Sam Taylor, and Tania Ruedas-Ortiz from "Our National Conversation" -- a digital media organization run by Generation Z
Dec 15, 2023
EP 125 | Nely Galan, independent TV producer/former TV network executive/podcast host/author
Nov 24, 2023
EP 124 | Wendy Patrick, attorney, TV commentator, speaker and author
Nov 07, 2023
EP 123 | Russell Contreras, Race & Justice Reporter for Axios.com
Oct 17, 2023
EP 122 | Jimmy Sengenberger, Denver-based radio host and columnist for the Denver Gazette
Sep 26, 2023
EP 121 | Angel Mendez, corporate board member and former c-suite executive
Sep 01, 2023
EP 120 | Kristina Lopez, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Work, Arizona State University
Aug 27, 2023
EP 119 | Julia Clasby, Lieutenant, Seal Beach Police Department & "Cop Mom"
Aug 26, 2023
EP 118 | Alberto Gonzales, Former U.S. Attorney General
Jul 19, 2023
EP 117 | Rudy Carrasco, Program Director, MJ Murdock Charitable Trust
May 19, 2023
EP 116 | Linda Lopez, PhD in Policy and Political Science & CEO of Impact Strategies
May 08, 2023
EP 115 | Kathy Murillo Cano, aka "The Crafty Chica"; entrepreneur, author, speaker, creator and successful self-made brand
May 08, 2023
EP 114 | Arnold Torres, California-based policy analyst and political consultant
Jan 12, 2023
EP 113 | Carlos Sanchez, Texas-based journalist, editor and commentator
Jan 05, 2023
EP 112 | Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas
Nov 09, 2022
Episode 111 | Enrique Morones, Activist, CEO/Founder of Gente Unida, & Author of "The Power of One: The Story of The Border Angels"
Oct 31, 2022
Episode 110 | How Mexicans & Italians Got To Be Paisanos | Rick Amato
Sep 24, 2022
Episode 109 | The Power of Resilience | Jesse Leon
Sep 15, 2022
Episode 108 | A Conservative and A Liberal Meet Up in College -- and, 30 Years Later, Both Wind Up In The Center | Ron Granieri
Aug 01, 2022
Episode 107 | The Road Less Travelled -- The Path To A Full Life, With Still Miles To Go | David Iglesias
Jul 26, 2022
Episode 106 | The Hate Toward Black America | Tavis Smiley
Jul 22, 2022
Episode 105 | Can The Awesome Power of Curiosity Save America? | Monica Guzman
Jul 17, 2022
Episode 104 | What City Folks Don't Understand About (California) Farming | Al Stehly
Jul 16, 2022
Episode 103 | A Cartoon Is Worth 10,000 Words | Steve Breen
Jul 16, 2022
Episode 102 | Why Do Latinos Struggle With Wealth Creation? | Gary Acosta
Jul 11, 2022
Episode 101 | It's A Small World, After All | John Manzella
Jun 16, 2022
Episode 100 | It Ain't Easy Coming of Age in the 2020's | Santiago Navarrette & Jacqui Navarrette
Jun 10, 2022
Episode 99 | Introducing: The Garcias. Why Is It So Hard for Hollywood to Tell A 'Normal' Story About Latinos? | Jeff Valdez
May 06, 2022
Episode 98 | Race, Affirmative Action & The Supreme Court | Laura Gomez
May 04, 2022
Episode 97 | So You Want to Make a Film? Telling The Latino Story, One Frame At A Time | Phillip Rodriguez
Apr 29, 2022
Episode 96 | Why Latinos Need to Leave the Left | Chris Salcedo
Apr 26, 2022
Episode 95 | The Ever Evolving Latino Experience in America | Macarena Hernandez
Apr 21, 2022
Episode 94 | Cops 101 -- The Era of Policing Dangerously | Neal Griffin
Apr 19, 2022
Episode 93 | The War in Ukraine -- And How It Links Together Russia, Europe, China and The US | Dr. Ronald Granieri
Apr 12, 2022
Episode 92 | Ukraine, Tyranny & Freedom | Albert Pando
Apr 07, 2022
Episode 91 | The Uncivil War Between The Blue and The Black/Brown | Cid Martinez
Mar 24, 2022
Episode 90 | The State of the Chicano Union | Nancy Maldonado
Mar 22, 2022
Episode 89 | Ukraine -- The Vantage Point of a Marine | Trace Deneke
Mar 16, 2022
Episode 88 | Irish American Heritage Month | Tim O'Leary
Mar 14, 2022
Episode 87 | A Black History Month Special -- Affirmative Action in 2022 | Jay Stewart
Feb 24, 2022
Episode 86 | Stuck In The Middle With Esther | Esther Valdes Clayton
Feb 17, 2022
Episode 85 | Latinos & Leadership in America | Linda Caballero Sotelo
Jan 27, 2022
Episode 84 | At The Intersection of Education & Technology | Anna Maria Chavez
Jan 27, 2022
Episode 83 | Thinking Outside The Box & Finding A Third Option | Marty Chavez
Jan 27, 2022
Episode 82 | What’s Up With Texas? | Carlos Sanchez
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 81 | Race in America: The View from 2022 | Laura Gomez
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 80 | "The Road Less Traveled” with guest Raoul Lowery Contreras, columnist & author
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 79 | Using The Power of Curiosity To Fuel Greater Empathy & More Understanding | Monica Guzman
Dec 14, 2021
Episode 78 | The Comeback | Rick Sanchez
Dec 14, 2021
Episode 77| The Latino Experience |Jose Angel Gutierrez
Dec 14, 2021
Episode 76 | GOP Senators Gone Wild, Attack AG Merrick Garland — For the ’24 Campaign Video Clips
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 75 | Vaccine Mandates? Yep, You betcha!
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 74 | Distant Relatives: Spain, Mexico and the United States | Luis Razo Bravo
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 73 | Ruben Gets Schooled on Race in America — By His Former Law School Professor | Randall Kennedy
Oct 25, 2021
Episode 72 | Decoding Dyslexia | Dr. Kelli Sandman-Hurley
Oct 20, 2021
Episode 71 | Hispanic Heritage Month: What’s It Worth | Ana Valdez
Oct 20, 2021
Episode 70 | Haitians at the U.S.-Mexico Border; This Is A Test
Oct 05, 2021
Episode 69 | California Republicans Honor The Man Who Damned Them With Latinos — Pete Wilson
Oct 05, 2021
Episode 68 | Hispanic Heritage Month -- And Other Media Creations | Arnold Torres
Oct 05, 2021
Episode 67 | Why CA Republicans Still Don’t ‘Get’ Why Latinos Hate Their Guts
Sep 22, 2021
Episode 66 | The CA Recall: The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
Sep 21, 2021
Episode 65 | America, Meet The 62 Million Latinos That Help Define You | Ray Suarez
Sep 21, 2021
Episode 64 | Larry Elder, Lawyer, Radio Host & Republican California Gubernatorial Candidate
Sep 09, 2021
Episode 63 | The Latest On The California Recall. Here are 10 Takeaways
Sep 08, 2021
Episode 62 | Leaving Afghanistan: What Went Wrong? Here are 10 Insights
Sep 08, 2021
Episode 61 | Introducing Mexico to The U.S. — and the U.S. to Mexico | Alfredo Corchado
Sep 08, 2021
Episode 60 | CA Gov. Gavin Newsom: What Went Wrong?
Aug 12, 2021
Episode 59 | When the Pro-Cop Conservatives Condone Threatening Cops
Aug 09, 2021
Episode 58 | Biden Administration Speeds Up Removal of Refugee Families — While Promising to Fix Immigration System
Aug 04, 2021
Episode 57 | The Simone Biles Lesson: When It's OK To Quit
Aug 04, 2021
Episode 56| How The Media Make Latinos & Latinas Disappear | Macarena Hernandez
Aug 02, 2021
Episode 55 | School Daze: California Public Schools Do An Embarrassing Flip Flop Over Masks
Jul 28, 2021
Episode 54 | CoronaVirus Comes Back to LA. But Then, It Never Really Left, Did It?
Jul 26, 2021
Episode 53| Who’s Afraid of American Muslims? | Arsalan Iftikhar
Jul 25, 2021
Episode 52 | When The Going Gets Tough, A Lot of Cops — Quit
Jul 21, 2021
Episode 51 | ESPN’s Diversity Controversy & The Imposter Syndrome
Jul 19, 2021
Episode 50 | The Black-Brown Thing, From Left & Right | Tavis Smiley
Jul 18, 2021
Episode 49 | Why GOP Always Succumbs to Anti-Immigrant Pandering — And Why It Always Blows Up In Its Face
Jul 14, 2021
Episode 48 | The Real Solution to the Worker Shortage: Treat Workers Better
Jul 12, 2021
Episode 47 | Today’s Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Un-Reparable | Alberto Pando
Jul 10, 2021
Episode 46 | Latinos 101: Does Biden Think All ‘Latinx’ People are Undocumented? And Why Does He Call Us Latinx?
Jul 07, 2021
Episode 45 | An Independence Day Special: America: Love It or Lose It
Jul 06, 2021
Episode 44 | Coronado H.S. Basketball Team Stripped of Championship Title Over Tortilla Toss | Enrique Morones
Jul 06, 2021
Episode 43 | The Power, and Value, of Centrists in the Senate
Jun 30, 2021
Episode 42 | How the Tortilla Became a Symbol of Racism, Hatred and Ignorance
Jun 29, 2021
Episode 41 | Can Republicans Retake the California Governor’s Office? Like Ever? | Kevin Faulconer, GOP Candidate for CA Governor 
Jun 26, 2021
Episode 40 | The Prospects for Police Reform: One Year After George Floyd’s Murder
Jun 23, 2021
Episode 39 | Texas — Which Was Built by Immigrants — Builds a Wall to Keep Out Immigrants
Jun 22, 2021
Episode 38 | “Biden & European Union Call Truce in Trade War — To Focus on China” | John Manzella
Jun 19, 2021
Episode 37 | The Great Worker Shortage: It’s Not Just The Money. Employers Need To Treat Employees Better.
Jun 16, 2021
Episode 36 | The War on Mexicans: Why A North Carolina H.S. Student Was Denied A Diploma for Wearing Mexican Flag
Jun 14, 2021
Episode 35 | Kamala Harris Heads to Guatemala and Mexico — And Takes a Wrong Turn | Jean Guerrero
Jun 13, 2021
Episode 34 | The Current War — Over Democracy
Jun 09, 2021
Episode 33 | Journalists Can’t Handle The Truth — About A Broken Media
Jun 07, 2021
Episode 32 | Who’s Afraid of Critical Race Theory? White Men, Of Course | Laura Gomez
Jun 05, 2021
Episode 31 | Buenos Dias, America. Don't You Know Us? Latinos Are Your Native Sons - And Daughters
Jun 02, 2021
Episode 30 | The New Story Of Farming | Chris Valadez
May 28, 2021
Episode 29 | Are Straight White Men Being Systemically Oppressed, Canceled and Silenced? Are You Kidding?
May 26, 2021
Episode 28 | An Average American’s Take on the Middle East
May 25, 2021
Episode 27 | California Politics: Where the Pacific Meets the Crazy | Arnold Torres
May 22, 2021
Episode 26 | "AOC, meet MTG. In Congress, What Goes Around, Comes Around”
May 19, 2021
Episode 25 | How “Woke” Became a Joke, and Why No One is Laughing
May 19, 2021
Episode 24 | Is There Really Jihad on the U.S.-Mexico border? | Todd Bensman
May 14, 2021
Episode 23 | California is not dying. It’s not even sick. It’s just mismanaged, and it’s still home to way too many people.
May 13, 2021
Episode 22 | Is it true that Americans don’t want to work anymore?
May 11, 2021
Episode 21 | 2020 Census: Why are so many Latinos -- who are now 1/5 of US Population — "Otherizing" Themselves? | Laura Gomez
May 08, 2021
Episode 20 | Biden’s First 100 Days Has Him Dancing In Circles
May 05, 2021
Episode 19 | Tim Scott, Liberal Racism and The Real Racial Tokenism
May 04, 2021
Episode 18 | What The Hell Is Happening on the U.S.-Mexico Border? | Jean Guerrero
Apr 30, 2021
Episode 17 | AMLO’s Migration Plan: Good for Mexico & Environment. But Is It Good for the U.S.?
Apr 28, 2021
Episode 16 | Another Look at Killing of Adam Toledo, and Why Media Didn’t Dwell On It
Apr 27, 2021
Episode 15 | Ex-Minneapolis Cop Derek Chauvin Convicted of Murder. But What Was The Verdict On Policing? | Bob Harrison
Apr 23, 2021
Episode 13 | Newsom Recall Is Not Blue & Red. It’s Gray, and In The Center
Apr 20, 2021
Episode 12 | Who’s Afraid to Acknowledge Anti-Asian Racism? Just about Everyone! | Lee Ann Kim
Apr 17, 2021
Episode 11| You Build A Wall! You Build A Wall! Every President Builds A Wall
Apr 14, 2021
Episode 10 | Is Covering Derek Chauvin’s Trial Hazardous Duty For Black Journalists?
Apr 13, 2021
Episode 9 | The She-Cession: How The Pandemic Crushed Working Moms | Cathy Areu, The Liberal Sherpa
Apr 12, 2021
Episode 8 | Why Are Public School Teachers in San Diego Teaching Refugee Kids?
Apr 07, 2021
Episode 7 | Baseball & Voting Rights — From the Center
Apr 06, 2021
Episode 6 | Immigration & The Border: Americans Have Seen This Movie Before | Angela Kocherga, El Paso Public Radio
Apr 06, 2021
Episode 5 | Anti-Asian Hate; It’s The Racism, Stupid!
Apr 06, 2021
Episode 4 | When The Center Gets Political
Apr 06, 2021
Episode 3 | Searching for the Purple With Guest Anthony Butler
Apr 06, 2021
Episode 2 | Why The Middle Matters
Apr 06, 2021
Episode 1 | Introduction: Welcome to the Center
Apr 06, 2021