Name: James Cordero of Border Angels Water Drop by Rachelle Escamilla
Duration: 14 min 22 s
Description: James Cordero, Co-director of Water Drops for Border Angels San Diego.

In this episode we each brought in a different short story. Corin brought A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert. Noah brought The Secret Integration by Thomas Pynchon. Alexander brought The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Maiah brought Girls, At Play by Celeste Ng. 
	Each story was hand selected by each host, and covers a wide eray of genres and topics. In the episode, we discussed what we thought of each of the stories, if we would recommend them, and the importance of the stories ideas.

You Should Be Reading...- Short Story Roundtable

Final

HCOM Final

Rob Ruck is a professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh. His documentaries include The Republic of Baseball: Dominican Giants of the American Game. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Salon, and other publications and is the author of Tropic of Football: The Remarkable and Bittersweet Rise of Samoans in the NFL (The New Press). He lives in Pittsburgh.

Rob Ruck on KKUP

Matt Sedillo is a Chicano poet, writer, creative director and public intellectual. He has been called “the poet laureate of the struggle” by Dr. Paul Ortiz and “the best political poet in America” by investigative journalist Greg Palast. Sedillo has been featured at over 90 colleges and universities including the University of Cambridge and a recent appearance at San Jose City College. He has been invited by countless cultural institutions, including Casa De Las Americas and has been featured on various media outlets including The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times and C-Span. He is the current literary director of the Center for the Arts in Pomona, California. His first book is called “Mowing Leaves of Grass” published by FLowerSong Books.

Matt Sedillo on KKUP

James Cordero, Co-director of Water Drops for Border Angels San Diego.

James Cordero of Border Angels Water Drop

I'm currently the poet laureate for Monterey County!

James Cordero of Border Angels Water Drop

Rachelle Escamilla

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