LWC Studios Originals
Guided by a journalistic ethos, storytelling keeps us up at night, and fuels our days.
LATINA TO LATINA
PODCAST
A first-of-its kind podcast, Latina to Latina, features host Alicia Menendez in intimate conversations with remarkable Latinas about making it, faking it, and everything in between. These trailblazers and barrier-breakers made their own way in business, politics, entertainment, the arts, and tech, among other fields. In often-hilarious and always-revealing episodes, Alicia and her guests take on the challenges of existing, and then thriving, as women of color. Visit →
70 MILLION
PODCAST
Our Peabody-nominated 70 Million documentary podcast investigates how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards. Our reporters travel around the country and hear from people directly impacted by encounters with jails and adjacent policies, and from those committed to reversing the negative effects on people and communities. 70 Million was recognized as the bronze winner in the Narrative/Documentary Podcast category of the 2019 New York Festivals and Silver winner in the 2020 competition. Now in its fourth season, it is made possible by a grant from the Safety and Justice Challenge at the MacArthur Foundation. 70 Million is a member of The Democracy Group, a collective of podcasts exploring the meaning of democracy today. Visit →
HOW TO TALK TO [MAMÍ & PAPÍ] ABOUT ANYTHING
PODCAST
In this weekly interview show, our founder, Juleyka Lantigua, talks to adult children of immigrant parents who are facing a heavy situation from which the rest of us might learn something. Juleyka also talks to an expert with relevant experience who can help us understand and move through the situation. Visit →
FEELING MY FLO
PODCAST
Feeling My Flo is a reported podcast that sees and talks about menstruation as an event that happens to all types of bodies— and affects menstruators in different ways. How they feel about their bodies. How others treat them based on social norms. What access they have to information and power. Feeling My Flo brings us the stories of individuals and how they’ve been shaped by menstruation as a biological, political, economic, and spiritual catalyst. Visit →
HOW TO TALK TO [HIGH ACHIEVERS] ABOUT ANYTHING
PODCAST
In biweekly episodes, we hear from Black and brown professionals who have reached levels of excellence that sometimes come with great personal and professional challenges. Host Stevon Lewis, a licensed psychotherapist and coach, offers feedback and strategies on a range of topics, including the pressures of being an entrepreneur, the rigors of leading creative people, the struggle to stay motivated, the cost of fitting in, and much more. Visit →
LEFT OVER: HOW CORPORATIONS AND POLITICIANS ARE MILKING THE AMERICAN SCHOOL LUNCH
PODCAST
Left Over is a six-part investigative series looking at the systemic shortcomings of the National School Lunch program, from those at the bottom of the food pyramid, to those at the top. Left Over’s reporter, award-winning journalist Jessica Terrell, travels to school districts across the country for a closer look at why and how corporations and politicians are undermining and exploiting the American public school lunch system. Each episode of Left Over dives into the experiences of lunch workers, students, families, caretakers, and community organizers while examining how the problematic views surrounding poverty and unchecked racial inequality are fueling the country’s largest anti-hunger programs. Visit →
STILL PAYING THE PRICE: REPARATIONS IN REAL TERMS
PODCAST
Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms is a 14-part series exploring how reparations should be paid and to whom.
Each episode delves into the different stories—past and present—in fields like the sciences, music, and home ownership where Black Americans are owed. Visit →
100 LATINA BIRTHDAYS
The health and wellness of Latinas is crucial to the health and wellbeing of the U.S. economy. In 100 Latina Birthdays, an original documentary series from Peabody-nominated LWC Studios, reporters in Chicago investigate the health and lifetime outcomes of Latinas in the United States from birth to age 100.
In season 1, the stories that unfold center Latinas during their perinatal journeys, childhood, adolescence, and up until age 20. Read more about the show in our press releases in English and in Spanish. Visit →
Our Films
Our film work seeks to erase the margins, connecting to audiences through a social justice vein rooted in the experiences and actualities of life in the US today.
The Longest Race
The Longest Race follows two ultrarunners in Washington, D.C. on their most ambitious races at the height of the Covid-19 crisis. As they traverse the nation’s capital, they face mental and physical challenges that reveal who they really are.
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Sol de Agosto / August Sun
We are associate producers on Sol de Agosto / August Sun, an Argentine independent short film about the complexities of adult children caring for aging parents, by Franco Volpi.
View the film on CINE.AR PLAY, as part of Argentina’s National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA). Watch on Amazon Prime Video Spain.
So what did you learn today, Georgina?
From Franco Volpi, the writer/director our our award-winning short film, August Sun, comes this witty and revealing short about an inquisitive daughter and her mother's unexpected answers. We're proud to executive produce this short film with Volpi and his visionary team.