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Folk Alley
Saturday at 10pm on WPSU2

Folk Alley brings you the best in singer/songwriter, Celtic, traditional bluegrass, American acoustic, and world music.

  • Latino USA speaks with Joel Martinez, better known as The Kid Mero. Mero is co-host of Viceland's late-night comedy show, where he delivers smart and hilarious commentary on politics and pop culture.
  • Lizzie Velásquez was relentlessly bullied in school and online growing up, because of a rare genetic syndrome that makes her unable to gain weight. Now, she is an outspoken anti-bullying activist.
  • In Waukegan, Illinois, three Latino activists come together to fight a local coal plant—and enter the fray of Waukegan's bare-knuckle politics.
  • After the 2008 market crash, an old real estate trick resurfaced: contracts for deed. Black and Latino homebuyers think they're buying a home, but discover they're not the owner and can be evicted.
  • Francisco didn't know about estate planning until his father died without a will, and he had to figure out how to inherit the apartment he'd grown up in. We follow him as he makes a will of his own.
  • Maria Hinojosa interviews MacArthur Genius Fellow José Quiñonez about his idea to formalize existing financial practices in immigrant communities to help them access economic opportunities in the U.S.
  • Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti talks about ICE, local police and keeping the city a safe home for immigrants.
  • We meet a family divided by immigration laws. Four kids, all U.S. citizens with a mother without papers who, after trying to get legal status the "right way," was forced to wait 10 years in Mexico.
  • Retired WWE wrestler AJ Mendez Brooks talks with Maria about the violence in her family growing up, her journey as a pro wrestling character and dealing with bipolar disorder.
  • High school senior Adriana Rodriguez has been battling an eating disorder. When it became too much to bear on her own, she decided to confide in her mother. She didn't get the reaction she expected.