134 episodes

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

Ruben In The Center Cloudcast

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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

    EP 135 | Bob Harrison, Director of Command College, Researcher for RAND Corporation, former police chief and co-host of a podcast

    EP 135 | Bob Harrison, Director of Command College, Researcher for RAND Corporation, former police chief and co-host of a podcast

    Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Bob Harrison, director of Command College, researcher for RAND Corporation and former police chief in three different California cities. They discuss policing in the modern era, the recent round of protests on university campuses and what the public thinks of the police when its time to restore order.  

    • 49 min
    EP 134 | Martin Mares, Founder and Executive Director of the Ivy League Project; Parlier Unified School Board Member

    EP 134 | Martin Mares, Founder and Executive Director of the Ivy League Project; Parlier Unified School Board Member

    Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his longtime friend, Martin Mares, founder and executive director of the Ivy League Project -- a unique leadership initiative that has taken thousands of high school students from migrant and working-class backgrounds to visit Ivy League and other selective universities -- with remarkable results. 

    • 42 min
    EP 133 | Ray Suarez, author; radio/podcast/TV host; former senior correspondent for the PBS Newshour

    EP 133 | Ray Suarez, author; radio/podcast/TV host; former senior correspondent for the PBS Newshour

    Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, veterano Latino journalist Ray Suarez, about his new book on immigration, "We Are Home: Becoming American In The 21st Century." Touching on history and politics, they discuss all that immigrants from all over the world give to the United States, and what the United States takes in return.

    • 43 min
    EP 132 | Melissa Vela Williamson, San Antonio-based Public Relations Specialist and author

    EP 132 | Melissa Vela Williamson, San Antonio-based Public Relations Specialist and author

    Host Ruben Navarrette interviews his friend, Melissa Vela Williamson, a San Antonio-based public relations specialist. She is the author of “Smart Talk: Public Relations Essentials All Pros Need to Know.” They discuss the science of communications, the Latino community, and how to get America talking again.

    • 56 min
    EP 131 | Dr. Yasmin Davidds, CEO & Founder of the Dr. Yasmin Davidds Leadership Institute

    EP 131 | Dr. Yasmin Davidds, CEO & Founder of the Dr. Yasmin Davidds Leadership Institute

    Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Dr. Yasmin Davidds, a Los Angeles-based organizational psychologist with additional certification in emotional intelligence. A popular speaker, negotiating specialist, and expert on women and leadership, Davidds is the author of several books including, most recently, the forthcoming: "Graciously Assertive: How Becoming A Better Human Makes You a Better Leader." She is also Founder/CEO of The Dr. Yasmin Davidds Leadership Institute and serves on the board of the Foundation for California Community Colleges.

    • 57 min
    EP 130 | Veronica Navarrette, Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT), Montessori-trained Teacher

    EP 130 | Veronica Navarrette, Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT), Montessori-trained Teacher

    Host Ruben Navarrette interviews Veronica Navarrette -- his Mexican-born wife, and better 7/8 -- about her long career helping kids on the margins as a bilingual Montessori-trained, certified academic language therapist, dyslexia specialist and speech & language pathologist. 

    • 41 min

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