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They taped their first episode, <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/igsWi6fiLh0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identity Politics 2020<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in front of a live audience at the Eduardo J. Padr\u00f3n Campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID-19 stalled the program\u2019s momentum, but they aired their second show, <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/x5vApK2T35k\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOS Cuba, Los Vestigios de Bohemia<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on Nov. 5 reflecting on the political situation in Cuba.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the show back on track, they hope to tape at least two episodes each semester.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe&#8217;re getting so polarized that some people only get information from Facebook or and they only look at those kinds of channels where you only get one type of information, which is [in accordance to] your point of view,\u201d said Rubalcava, the executive director and senior producer at MDC-TV. \u201cBut the only way we can grow is by listening to different points of view.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rubalcava serves as the show\u2019s director and editor. Tapia, a political science and international relations professor at Miami Dade College, is the moderator of the program, shaping the discussions and providing context about topics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nov. 5 show, which centered on the political climate in Cuba, featured Florida attorney Miguel Inda-Romero, Janet Cuni, a political science student at Padr\u00f3n Campus and president of <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/sos-cuba-advocates-for-human-rights-on-the-caribbean-island\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOS Cuba<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Cuban-born social media influencers Los Pichy Boys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We The People <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a very interesting show because it gives us students the opportunity to say what we have inside,\u201d Cuni said. \u201cMany of us have held back about speaking about Cuba and there are even students who may have Cuban descent but don\u2019t know exactly what\u2019s going on and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We The People <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helps them learn more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show is currently working on two other episodes. One will discuss the Constitution and voting rights. The other will speak about immigration policies, specifically as it pertains to Haiti and Cuba.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tapia, who has a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science and a master\u2019s of public administration from Florida International University and a second master\u2019s in liberal arts from Harvard University, is the driving force behind the show.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He began working at the College in 2010 as an adjunct professor and is now a full-time tenured professor. From January of 2020 to January of 2021, he served as the chairperson of the social sciences and criminal justice departments at Padr\u00f3n Campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tapia ran for the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/from-lecturer-to-election-north-campus-professor-rick-tapia-runs-for-florida-house-seat\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida House seat in District 103<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in August of 2018 with a campaign based on gun control, education and health care, but lost to Cindy Polo in the <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Florida_House_of_Representatives_District_103\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Democratic primary election<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His official political affiliation is Democrat but he prefers the term extreme moderate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m American first,\u201d Tapia said. \u201cI like to look at both perspectives and then bring forward the right solution, the best solution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episodes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We The People<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at MDC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be found online on <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiUgbduPJOQSAFFvF_lXLxQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MDC-TV\u2019s YouTube channel<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and channel 78 on Comcast Cable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThose that watch the show will be better informed and will be able to ask those hard and tough questions that many politicians don\u2019t want to talk about in order to not lose votes,\u201d Tapia said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 2020 presidential election approached, Ariel Rubalcava and Richard Tapia discussed the need to create a show on MDC-TV to provide non-partisan political information to its viewers.\u00a0 In March of 2020, the duo launched We The People at MDC. 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