Episode 1, Part 1: A Young Latinx Emergency Room Doctor Fights the Coronavirus Pandemic
08/16/20 • 61 min
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In the first episode of Techqueria, reporter Jose Fermoso speaks to three people who find themselves in widely different circumstances as they face the coronavirus pandemic.
In part 1, Jose speaks to Dr. Luis Rubio, a graduate of the top medical school in the United States, The University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Rubio finds himself in the war zone of the hospital with the city’s biggest COVID-19-infected Latinx population.
This episode will be followed by Part II, which features Dr. Nyah Zarate, the CEO of Continuous Solutions, and emerging cumbia star Ivan Montemayor, known as Mister Cumbia.
Host: Jose Fermoso
Producer: Neil Godbole
In the first episode of Techqueria, reporter Jose Fermoso speaks to three people who find themselves in widely different circumstances as they face the coronavirus pandemic.
In part 1, Jose speaks to Dr. Luis Rubio, a graduate of the top medical school in the United States, The University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Rubio finds himself in the war zone of the hospital with the city’s biggest COVID-19-infected Latinx population.
This episode will be followed by Part II, which features Dr. Nyah Zarate, the CEO of Continuous Solutions, and emerging cumbia star Ivan Montemayor, known as Mister Cumbia.
Host: Jose Fermoso
Producer: Neil Godbole
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Trailer — Introducing Techqueria
The Techqueria podcast is coming soon! In this trailer, tech and culture reporter Jose Fermoso introduces the types of stories featured on the show. Look for conversations and news context on socioeconomic displacement, immigration policies and multigenerational tech and business startups, as well as the latest on the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the Latinx community. Get ready!
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Episode 1, Part 2: A Latina CEO Builds Green Tech for The Pentagon and a Cumbia Memelord Climbs the Charts
In Part II of the first episode of Techqueria, reporter Jose Fermoso continues his conversations with Latinx people dealing with the pandemic.
Dr. Nyah Zarate, a green power tech standout with multiple U.S. Department of Defense awards, explains how her workers are staying positive, how getting into the Purdue Ph.D. program changed her life, and why thinking long-term about the current political landscape is vitally important.
And emerging cumbia star Ivan Montemayor, known as Mister Cumbia, describes his humble origins before he reached the top of the charts earlier this summer with his catchy earworm of a song, the "Cumbia de Coronavirus."
Host: Jose Fermoso
Producer: Neil Godbole
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