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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 57 MIN

"I'm Not Ready To Be Quiet": María Hinojosa on Power, Visibility, and Midlife.

from Her Wisdom Era

María Hinojosa was the first Latina hired at NPR. She built a media empire from scratch in Harlem. She won a Pulitzer Prize. And now, she’s at the peak of Her Wisdom Era. In this episode, Cristy and Ana sit down with the iconic journalist, author, professor, and founder of Futuro Media Group to talk about what it truly means to be visible as a Latina. María has spent nearly 40 years walking into rooms where no one expected her to stay and changing the entire conversation. But behind the awards, the titles, and the public persona is a woman who grew up feeling invisible, battled deep insecurity, and had to learn how to own her story without losing herself in it. This episode is for every woman who has been the first, the only one, and is ready to keep shining in midlife.Chapters: 00:00 – 05:00 Intro: Who is María Hinojosa?05:00 – 09:00 Growing up invisible09:00 – 12:00 Being the first Latina at NPR 12:00 – 17:00 Ego and humility 17:00 – 25:00 The Pulitzer story: a friendship with Suave25:00 – 40:00 Rewriting your story when the old one no longer fits 40:00 – What it means to own your power in your 60s57:00 – Entre sabiasMaria's memoir: Once I Was Youhttps://www.amazon.com/-/es/Once-Was-You-Memoir-America/dp/1982128658Her podcast: Suavehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suave/id1548544921Futuro Media Grouphttps://www.futuromediagroup.org/Our podcast is bilingual, so our episodes will be in English, Spanish, or Spanglish, depending on our guests. You’ll find them labeled in our feed, or you could use YouTube's dubbing feature to listen your way.  Watch this episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@herwisdomera Or suscribe in your favorite podcast platform.Join us on Substack: https://www.herwisdomera.com/welcomeFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/her.wisdomera/Her Wisdom Era is hosted by Ana Flores and Cristy Marrero.Our producer is Laura Ubaté.  Theme music and sound engineering by Stephen Hermann from Explosion Robinson.Social media by Team Belu.Branding by Leticia Vidaurri.Our Executive Producers are Ana Flores and Cristy Marrero. We are Her Wisdom Era — a global visibility and reinvention platform for Latina women in midlife.#HerWisdomEra #LatinaWomen #MariaHinojosa #MariaHinojosaInterview #LatinaWisdom #LatinaVoices #WomenInMidlife #LatinaOver50 #LatinaInMedia #ImposterSyndrome #LatinaVisibility #MariaHinojosa #HerWisdomEra #LatinaMidlife #WomenOver50 #LatinoUSA #midlife  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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