Chicano Squad and Netflix's Crack

Chicano Squad and Netflix's Crack

Rebecca returns to the host's chair in time to talk about “Chicano Squad” from Frequency Machine and the Vox Media Podcast Network. To deal with a crime spree in a Latino community that no longer trusts them, Houston police create a special unit of Spanish-speaking officers to solve its toughest cases.

FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "CHICANO SQUAD" GO TO 34:00

Then, the Netflix documentary “Crack: Cocaine, Corruption, and Conspiracy” shows the falling dominos from a burgeoning drug economy and its unchecked violence, to the societal backlash and a political movement whose legislation disproportionately affected communities of color.

FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "CRACK" GO TO 1:02:00

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