All Episodes

From 'Baker Briefing:' What Can We Expect From the 2026 USMCA Review?

96: Can Somos México Revitalize Mexican Democracy?

95: The Binational Bank Tackling the Border’s Water Crisis

From 'Baker Briefing': Mexico’s Cartels, Violence, and the Rule of Law After the Fall of El Mencho

94: Why Is Mexico’s Economy Struggling — and Can It Turn Around?

93: Who Holds Power to Account? Press Freedom and Democracy in Mexico

From ‘Baker Briefing’: Reimagining US-Mexico Water Cooperation

89: Drawing Power: Political Cartooning in Mexico (Guest: Paco Calderón)

88: Chocolate Cars’: Illegal Vehicle Imports to Mexico From the US (Guests: Guillermo Rosales Zárate & Juan Vega Gómez)

87: Stopping the Flow of US Arms to Mexico (Guests: Isabella D’Alacio, John Lindsay-Poland & Gerardo Álvarez)

From ‘Baker Briefing’: Claudia Sheinbaum’s Balancing Act

86: Binational Dialogues: José Antonio Meade

85: Boosting Tech Entrepreneurship in Chihuahua (Guests: Kevin Koym and Ana Victoria Gutiérrez)

From ‘Baker Briefing’: Trump’s Sprawling Deportation Campaign (Guests: David Donatti, Luz Garcini & Tony Payan)

84: Trump’s Mass Deportation Policy and the US Labor Market (Guest: Chloe East)

83: Mexico’s Artificial Intelligence Future Pt. 2 (Guests: Laura Ripani & Alejandro Dabdoub)

From ‘Baker Briefing’: How Will Trump’s Tariffs Impact American Industry and Consumers? (Guests: John Diamond, Steven Lewis & Ken Medlock)

82: Mexico’s Artificial Intelligence Future Pt. 1 (Guests: Claudia del Pozo & Alejandro Dabdoub)

81: Mexico’s Budget Proposal for 2025 (Guest: Mariana Campos)

80: Deportations, Tariffs, Fentanyl: What’s Next for US-Mexico Relations? (Guest: The Honorable Christopher Landau)

79: AI and the Binantional Relation (Guests: Chris Bronk and Alejandro Dabdoub)

78: Mexico’s Judicial Reform (Guests: Javier Martin Reyes and David Gantz)

77: The USMCA Review and Other Trade Challenges (Guest: C.J. Mahoney)

From ‘Baker Briefing’: Claudia Sheinbaum and AMLO’s Looming Shadow (Guest: Tony Payan)

Episode 76: Voter Attitudes in Mexico and the US (Guest: Carlos Moreno Jaimes)

Episode 75: Mexico’s Elections: The Results (Guest: Lorena Becerra)

Episode 74: Mexico’s Post-Presidential Election Scenarios (Guest: Javier Martin Reyes)

Episode 73: Mexico’s Presidential Elections, the Candidates, Continuity and the Binational Relation (Guest: Carlos Bravo Regidor)

Episode 72: The 2024 Presidential Elections in Mexico (Guests: Tony Payan, Ivan Rodriguez Sanchez; Edward M. Emmett)

Episode 71: Hosting Mexico Centered (Guests: Tony Payan and Enrique Quezada)

Episode 70: Trans-border Collaboration Across the Rio Grande (Guests: Bob Krumenaker, superintendent of Big Bend National Park, and Javier Ochoa, subd...

Episode 69: The Significance of Mexico’s 2022 Local Elections (Guest: Alejandro Cruz, director of special studies at BGC Ulises Beltrán y Asociados)

Episode 68: The Dream of a Binational Park (Guest: Francisco Cantú, writer, translator, and author)

Episode 67: Mexico’s National Guard and Public Safety (Guest: Richard Kilroy)

Episode 66: The Dangers of Being a Journalist in Mexico (Guest: Peniley Ramírez)

Episode 65: 2021 Annual Roundup (Guest: Tony Payan)

Episode 64: Binational Healthcare: A conversation with Houston Methodist Hospital (Jose Nuñez, VP, Global Development at Houston Methodist’s Global He...

Episode 63: A Conversation with Consul General Alicia Kerber Palma

Episode 62: El Problema del Crimen Organizado en México (Guest: Eduardo Guerrero)

Episode 61: The Aftermath of Mexico’s 2021 Midterm Elections (Guest: Tony Payan)

Episode 60: Mexico’s 2021 Midterm Elections (Guest: Javier Martin Reyes)

Episode 59: Data for U.S.-Mexico Border Studies: Challenges in Data Collection and Distribution (Guests: James Gerber and Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Cota)

Episode 58: The Path to Permanent Residency for DREAMers (Guest: Catherine Glazer)

Episode 57: The Growth of Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship in Mexico (Guest: Vincent Speranza)

Episode 56: Expectations for Mexico in 2021 (Guest: Tony Payan)

Episode 55: El Tercer País (Guest: Michael S. Malone)

Episode 54: U.S.-Mexico Relations Under President-Elect Biden (Guest: Mark P. Jones)

Episode 53: Health Inequalities in the US-Mexico Border Region (Guests: Eva Moya and Silvia Chavez-Baray)

Episode 52: Subnational Governments and Paradiplomacy (Guests; Lucas McMillan and Jorge Schiavon)

Episode 51: The Future of US-Mexico Security and Defense (Guests: Richard Kilroy and Abelardo Rodríguez Sumano)

Episode 50: The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Mexico (Guest: Tony Payan)

Episode 49: Migration, Marriage and Family (Guest: Nora Haenn)

Episode 48: A Conversation with the Governor of Tamaulipas (Guest: Francisco Garcia Cabeza de Vaca)

Episode 47: Expectations for 2020 (Guest: Tony Payan)

Episode 46: Lopez Obrador’s First Year in Office (Guests: Tony Payan, Rodrigo Montes de Oca and Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez)

Episode 45: Lopez Obrador’s Energy Policy (Guest: Isidro Morales)

Episode 44: Migrant Caravans and Mexico’s Southern Border (Guest: Luis Arriola)

Episode 43: Wind Power in Mexico (Guest: Cymene Howe)

Episode 42: Inteligencia Financiera y Corrupción (Guest: Santiago Nieto)

Episode 41: Ratifying the USMCA (Guest: David Gantz)

Episode 40: Immigration reform, a business case (Guest: Stan Marek)

Episode 39: Electoral Reforms and the Consolidation of the Electoral System in Mexico (Guest: Lorenzo Cordova)

Episode 38: Mexico’s National Security and National Guard (Guest: Alejandro Hope)

Episode 37: López Obrador and the Fight Against Corruption (Guest: Stephen Morris)

Episode 36: The U.S.-Mexico Border: Destinies Intertwined (Guest: Andrew Selee)

Episode 35: Crisis in Venezuela and Lessons for Mexico (Guest: Francisco Monaldi)

Episode 34: Fighting Corruption in Mexico (Guest: Jacqueline Peschard)

Episode 33: What to Expect from the Lopez Obrador Administration (Guest: Tony Payan)

Episode 32: The impact of Mexicans voting abroad and the 2018 elections (Guest: Oscar Rodríguez Cabrera)

Episode 31: Unaccompanied Minors in Mexico and the United States (Guest: Pamela Cruz)

Episode 30: The Future of North American Trade (Guests: Bruno Ferrari and John Diamond)

Episode 29: Mexico’s Economic Relation with East Asia (Guest: José Luis León-Manríquez)

Episode 28: Pemex and Energy Policy under AMLO (Guest: Fluvio Ruiz Alarcón)

Episode 27: Defining and Measuring Corruption: The Case Study of Mexico (Guest: Ivan Rodriguez Sanchez)

Episode 26: Psychological Distress Among Undocumented Immigrants (Guest: Luz Garcini)

Episode 25: The Impact of a Border Wall on Biodiversity (Guest: Scott Egan)

Episode 24: Mexico’s Corruption Problem (Guest: Paul Lagunes)

Episode 23: AMLO and the future of Mexico’s energy reform (Guest: Miriam Grunstein)

Episode 22: Election Day in Mexico and the Results (Guest: Tony Payan)

Episode 21: Telecommunications Reform in Mexico (Guest: Clara Luz Alvarez)

Episode 20: Presidential Candidates and Migration Policy Proposals (Guest: Erika de la Garza)

Episode 19: NAFTA Renegotiations (Guest: David Gantz)

Episode 18: The Role of Electoral Institutions (Guest: Rodrigo Montes de Oca)

Episode 17: Public Security and Cartels in Mexico (Guest: Nathan Jones)

Episode 16: Integration of Energy Markets (Guest: Isidro Morales)

Episode 15: Electoral Strategies (Guest: Tony Payan)

Episode 14: The U.S. - Mexico Border (Guest: Gil Kerlikowske)

Episode 13: Political Uncertainty and Mexico’s Energy Reform (Guest: Jesús Reyes-Heroles)

Episode 12: High-Skilled Migration from Mexico and Mexico’s response to US proposed policy changes (Guest: Elizabeth Salamanca)

Episode 11: Impunity in Mexico (Guest: Juan Antonio Le Clercq)

Episode 10: Energy Trade between US and Mexico (Guest: Adrian Duhalt)

Episode 9: The Power Structure and the Rules of the Game (Guest: Luis Rubio)

Episode 8: Party Coalitions and Deciding the Presidential Candidates (Guest: Tony Payan)

Episode 7: Public Security and Organized Crime (Guest: Gary Hale)

Episode 6: How Mexico views the U.S. and its impact on the Mexican elections (Guest: Jesus Velasco)

Episode 5: Presidential Candidates and Energy Reform (Guest: Francisco Monaldi)

Episode 4: Independent Candidacies (Guest: Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera)

Episode 3: Electorate Expectations and Potential Candidates (Part 2) (Guests: Carlos Angulo Parra and John Ackerman)

Episode 2: Electorate Expectations and Potential Candidates (Guests: Luz María de la Mora and Gerardo Esquivel)

Episode 1. Mexico’s 2018 election: An overview (Guest: Tony Payan)