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Xorje Olivares

Xorje Olivares

KQED Contributor

Xorje Olivares is KQED's senior producer/editor for podcast development. He previously was a supervising producer at Lemonada Media and also spent 10 years as both an on-air personality and live producer for SiriusXM Radio. His written work has been published in Vice, Rolling Stone and Teen Vogue, among others. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram at @xorjeo.

By Xorje Olivares
Person standing behind a microphone and wearing headphones scratches their head with text "Am I Fluent Enough?"

Am I Bilingual Enough?

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Person wearing maroon shirt with their arms crossed standing behind a microphone with text "The Border - What's True?"

What’s Life Really Like on the US-Mexico Border?

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Man in orange shirt stands behind a microphone with headphones on. Text reads "Is The American Dream Dead?"

Do Latinos Still Believe in the American Dream?

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Host Xorje Olivares stands behind a microphone with his hands raised and eyes closed with the words "Is God Relevant?" across image

Where Is Our Faith Taking Us?

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Xorje Olivares smirks behind a microphone with a finger raised to his face with the words "Goodbye Monogamy?" beside him

Am I a Prude for Choosing Monogamy?

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Person in than shirt shrugs behind a microphone with text "What makes a citizen?"

Papeles: What Does U.S. Citizenship Mean Today?

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Person in green shirt standing behind a microphone shrugs with words "Am I a Bad Son?" across the image

Caregiving: Balancing Joy and Sacrifice

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Person wearing blue shirt and headphones shrugs in front of a collage of nation flags. Text: "Do I look Latino?"

Who Gets to Be Latino?

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Adorned: Host Marisol Medina-Cadena Exits Her Flop Era

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