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American Refugee

American Refugee

Written by: Sam Graber
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The official home of the big bold podcast finding the heartwarming, heartbreaking and sometimes hilarious stories of American refugees. People coming into America, people moving out of America, people getting displaced within the country. You're about to hear remarkable stories rooted in the most pressing human rights challenges of our time. Get ready to be enchanted by the tenacity and beauty of the human spirit! This is American Refugee.2020, All Rights Reserved. Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Los Algodones
    Jan 7 2020

    Los Algodones is the tiny Mexican border town called Molar City. Thousands of US citizens are going there each day to save on dental work that would have cost thousands of dollars more at home.

    Who are these American dental refugees? And how easy and safe is it to have implants, crowns and extractions done in Mexico?

    You're not only about to hear wild stories from dental refugees traveling to Los Algodones, you're about to go there, you'll be with me as I cross the border, get work done on my own teeth...

    And discover in the end why everything isn't always what it seems.

    This is American Refugee!

    Written, Engineered & Produced: Sam Graber

    Music: Rare Medium, New Sound Underground

    Recorded: Los Algodones, Minneapolis, MN

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    29 mins
  • Street Angel
    Feb 17 2020

    She escaped domestic assault, poverty, street crime, and a husband mixed up with a drug cartel. She took her five kids and ran, using every last cent she had to make the journey.

    When she arrived she was cold and afraid but never without hope, even as she still battled being homeless.

    Her name is Angel. And you're about to hear her story. In native English.

    Because Angel's from Chicago. Angel's an American citizen, whose country has turned her into a refugee.

    Not only are you about to HEAR what it's like to be homeless, you're about to BE homeless, as I take you with me while I try to make it through one winter night on the streets of Minneapolis where the temperature dropped below zero.

    This is American Refugee!

    Written, Engineered & Produced: Sam Graber

    Music: Rare Medium, New Sound Underground

    Recorded: Minneapolis, MN

    Original Release: February 2020

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    25 mins
  • Immigration Court
    Mar 27 2020

    Detained immigration court is a place where lawyers aren't provided for the defense, where judges and prosecutors are on the same team, where guilty is presumed and the all-too-often verdict a different kind of death.

    Who are these immigration judges? What exactly is detained court? And how is it able to get away with operating outside of what we might call normal law?

    LISTEN to be shocked, enraged and stunned at what's been happening in your country.

    This is American Refugee.

    Written, Engineered & Produced: Sam Graber

    Music: Rare Medium, Purple Funk Metropolis, New Sound Underground

    Recorded: Minneapolis, MN

    Original Release: March 2020

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    36 mins
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