About this episode

Joan Esposito interviews Ray Suarez about his book and American identity in the 21st century.

Joan Esposito is joined by Ray Suarez , broadcast journalist and author of "We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century" (2024). Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal   Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Joan Esposito

Guest: Ray Suarez

Topics covered

• broadcast journalism
• American identity
• 21st century
• politics
• interview

Keywords

• Ray Suarez
• Joan Esposito
• We Are Home
• broadcast journalism
• American identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WCPT 820, Heartland Signal, heartlandsignal.com

Books & works: We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century

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