National Immigration Law Center Freedom to Thrive Podcast

About National Immigration Law Center Freedom to Thrive Podcast

The National Immigration Law Center's Freedom to Thrive podcast with host Hector Flores returns for Season 3. Each episode goes beyond the headlines to center the lived experiences of immigrants and their loved ones through honest, powerful conversations with artists, organizers, activists, and unexpected allies. Together, we explore where culture and power meet, belonging takes root, and solidarity is put into action. No matter how much money we have, what we look like, or where we were born, everyone must have the freedom to thrive.

Publisher

National Immigration Law Center

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jun 2024

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Ep. #311 Creating Safe Spaces (ft. Katya Grokhovsky

   Katya Grokhovsky, a Ukrainian-born, Australian-raised artist and Founding Director of The Immigrant Artist Biennial (TIAB), joins Hector Flores. Her work explores themes of gender and immigration. Listen as Katya discusses founding The Immigrant Artist Biennial as a space where artists can share their work and a platform through which immigrants can express themselves, and explains why she believes building community is one of the best responses to censorship.

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Ep. #310 Everyday People (ft. Leo González)

   Actor and content creator Leo González sits down with host Hector Flores to open up about his path to comedy and content creation, discuss his upcoming projects, and reflect on his strong connection to, and admiration for, immigrant communities in the U.S.

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Ep. #309 A Recipe for Belonging (ft. Hawa Hassan)

   Host Hector Flores is joined by Hawa Hassan, a Somali-born chef, former model, entrepreneur, and James Beard Award-winning cookbook author. She reflects on stepping away from modeling and reclaiming her own story through food, from the smell of cinnamon and chai to her mother's spiced pasta sauce. She shares the resilience and generosity she found exploring places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lebanon, and El Salvador for her book Setting a Place for Us. Joanna Cuevas Ingram, NILC's Senior Staff Attorney, closes the episode by breaking down Clinic v. Rubio, the lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's sweeping suspension of immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries, which has kept families separated for months. She explains why the fight to enforce the court's ruling is ongoing and what impacted families can do right now.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

49

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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