The Moment with Jorge Ramos and Paola Ramos

The Moment with Jorge Ramos and Paola Ramos

The Moment is all about unpacking these complicated times with the legendary journalist Jorge Ramos and acclaimed author and MSNBC contributor Paola Ramos. Together, this powerhouse father-and-daughter team will sit down with politicians, artists, activists, and thinkers to bring you depth and analysis from a unique Latino perspective.

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March 4, 2026 48 mins

The Oscar-nominated film The Secret Agent has already made history by becoming Brazil’s second movie to receive a nomination for Best Picture. In this conversation, its writer and director, Kleber Mendonça Filho, reflects on the legacy of Brazil’s military dictatorship and why sometimes simply remembering the past as it was can be considered a radical act. 

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Last night, in a partisan, combative State of the Union address, the longest in modern history, President Trump outlined his vision of the U.S. as prosperous, strong, and respected. His speech comes at a complicated political time for the President, when polls say 60% of Americans feel the country is worse off than it was a year ago. 

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On top of owning more than 30 restaurants in the U.S., Chef José Andrés takes food where few others can, responding to global humanitarian crises with his nonprofit World Central Kitchen. In this conversation, he explains how a hot meal can bring people together, why immigration reform is urgently needed, his view on leadership, and the case for larger tables, not higher walls.

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For decades, Dr. Peg Sandeen has asked Americans to grapple with a controversial yet deeply human question: how do we honor agency at the end of life? In this conversation, she shares her perspective as the head of the non-profit Death with Dignity, explaining how Medical Aid in Dying works and why we so often avoid talking about death. 

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After making history as the first Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year at the Grammys, Bad Bunny is now set to take on one of the most-watched stages in the world: the Super Bowl halftime show. To explore his political role at this moment, the impact of his work, and what we should be paying attention to on Super Sunday, Jorge and Paola are joined by Dr. Petra Rivera-Rideau and Dr. Vanessa Díaz, two academics who ...

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Over the weekend in Minneapolis, a border patrol agent fatally shot 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti, just weeks after the killing of Renee Good in similar circumstances at the hands of federal agents. Amid growing tensions, Jorge and Paola speak with NPR’s Jasmine Garsd, who’s reporting on the ground, and local organizer Carolina Ortiz, who shares how the community is coming together, while grappling with fear, grief, and...

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Over the past year, Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest has become a high-profile example of how deportation can be used as a tool of political intimidation. In this conversation, he reflects on how the experience has shaped his understanding of justice in America, on the same day an appeals court ruling responded to the possibility of his re-arrest.

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January 14, 2026 59 mins

From nationwide anti-ICE protests to President Trump’s drastic moves in foreign policy, one thing is already clear: 2026 is going to be another year that will challenge the way Americans live. To make sense of it all, Jorge and Paola sit down with The Moment’s executive producer, Daniel Alarcón, and invite grass-roots organizer Carolina Ortiz, to examine what these events may signal and also where Latino communit...

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This week, the United States struck Venezuela, captured Nicolás Maduro in a military operation that took less than three hours, and brought him to face drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court. As questions swirl about what comes next, we step back to examine this moment in a special roundtable conversation.

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Bishop Mariann Budde made headlines when she called for mercy at President Trump’s 2025 inauguration. Today, she discusses how some Christian leaders have invoked faith to defend Trump’s harshest policies, what she is doing to protect her congregations from ICE, and why, even in times of fear and uncertainty, she says courage is contagious.

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Anne Applebaum knows authoritarianism. Through her essays in The Atlantic and books, like Autocracy, Inc., she lays out the tactics that gradually erode democracies. In this big picture conversation, Applebaum helps us situate the current American moment and its global historical context.

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Alex Padilla has worked in politics for decades, but many Americans came to know his name after he was apprehended during a DHS news conference. Now, the U.S. senator talks about how that incident shaped his fight against anti-immigrant policies, even if it means risking his own peace.

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Jessica Hoppe is an addiction activist and the author of the memoir First of the Family. She joins us this Thanksgiving to talk about addiction, its presence in our families and how it can spread through generations. 

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Arizona Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva became the final signature needed to set in motion the release of the Epstein files. In this conversation, she shares why the seven-week delay before being sworn in felt personal and how she plans to challenge the GOP at a moment of deep national division.

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Tejano singer and Latin Grammy winner Bobby Pulido spent decades onstage, but now he has a new challenge: politics. In this wide-ranging conversation, the Tejano music icon talks about what’s at stake for his community and how his career in music has prepared him for public service.

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November 5, 2025 61 mins

It’s been a full year since Donald Trump won the presidency once again. Now, after a round of elections in a few states, @JorgeRamosNews and @PaoRamos unpack the results in a conversation with The Moment’s Executive Producer, Daniel Alarcón.

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Democratic senator Ruben Gallego joins us to talk about what he believes should be his party’s focus as we move toward the midterms, his approach to winning Latino men, and why the pain of a government shutdown will be worth it.  

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Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre discusses her new book, “Independent,” and explains her surprising decision to leave the Democratic Party, after being part of it at the highest levels for more than twenty years. 

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Jorge and Paola Ramos sit down with renowned author, social activist, and feminist icon Isabel Allende to discuss the state of democracy in the U.S. today, why women’s rights must constantly be defended, and how looking back at our history is crucial in times like these.

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Jorge and Paola Ramos sit down with award-winning actor, writer, producer and activist John Leguizamo, to reflect on his identity, his fight against Hollywood’s gatekeepers, and how our shared Latinidad can unite and empower us now more than ever.

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