María Hinojosa: One-on-One

Jose Rivera

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Screenwriter José Rivera ("The Motorcycle Diaries").María Hinojosa is joined by critically-acclaimed screenwriter José Rivera, whose 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries earned an Oscar nomination for “Best Adapted Screenplay,” making him the first-ever Puerto Rican nominee in the category.

Melissa Harris-Lacewell

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Princeton University professor and frequent MSNBC commentator Melissa Harris-Lacewell joins María Hinojosa to discuss the state of African Americans in the Obama era. Winner of the W.E.B. DuBois book award for Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought, Harris-Lacewell teaches African-American studies and political science.

Eve Ensler

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

A worldwide phenomenon, the female empowerment play The Vagina Monologues has been translated into 45 different languages and performed in more than 119 countries. Creator Eve Ensler joins María Hinojosa for discussion about the play, its global impact, and her tireless activism. Ensler created V-Day to stop violence against women around the world. In 10 years, the movement has raised over $70 million and has been cited as one of Worth magazine's "100 Best Charities.”

Ming Tsai

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Emmy Award-winning chef and restaurateur Ming Tsai is known for his innovative East-West approach. Tsai is chef/owner of Blue Ginger in Wellesley, MA and host of public television’s Emmy-nominated Simply Ming, currently in its seventh season. Previously, he hosted East Meets West with Ming Tsai and Ming's Quest, and co-hosted Cooking Under Fire. He also has appeared on Top Chef and Iron Chef America. He is a national spokesperson for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network.Chef and restaurateur Ming Tsai.

Krzysztof Wodiczko

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Conceptual artist Krzysztof Wodiczko joins María Hinojosa to discuss his career as one of the most admired conceptual artists in the world. His work has ranged from large-scale slide and video projections on architectural façades worldwide to creating a vehicle for the homeless. In his latest exhibit for the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Wodiczko focuses on veterans engaged in active combat in Iraq, as well as Iraqi civilians.

Sonia Nazario

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

In 2003, Los Angeles Times reporter Sonia Nazario released a story called Enrique’s Journey, a gripping tale of a Honduran boy’s struggle to find his mother who was working illegally in the United States. The overwhelming success of this piece—which won a Pulitzer—led to its expansion into a best-selling book.

Bill Strickland

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Strickland, a recipient of a MacArthur “genius” Fellowship, is the founder and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, a groundbreaking nonprofit in Pittsburgh that uses the arts as a means of inspiring inner-city youth.

Chris Eyre

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Chris Eyre is an award-winning film director and producer, acclaimed for his intimate focus on the contemporary Native American experience. His debut film, Smoke Signals, caused a sensation at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, where he received the Filmmaker’s Trophy and the Audience Award. Since then he has made several films and documentaries for American Experience.

Ben Fong-Torres

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

The award-winning series María Hinojosa: One-on-One opens its fourth season with compelling new episodes beginning in January 2010.

In the season premiere, host María Hinojosa interviews the man with perhaps the greatest backstage pass of all time: former Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres. During his career at Rolling Stone, which spanned from 1968–81, he wrote cover stories on legends like Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Marvin Gaye, and the Grateful Dead. His interview with Ray Charles won the Deems Taylor Award for Magazine Writing in 1974.

In his interview with Hinojosa, he discusses the highlights of his award-winning career; a career so unique that he was portrayed in the 2000 film Almost Famous by actor Terry Chen. Fong-Torres also discusses his father’s immigration to the United States, and growing up Chinese-American in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

María Hinojosa: One-on-One Tuesdays at 7:30pm

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

Award-winning journalist María Hinojosa interviews America's foremost artists, writers, activists, and civic leaders in the new fourth season of María Hinojosa: One-on-One.