Podcasts
EP112: Narratives of Impact
The Social Primate Podcast
Jan 5th, 2024
Roberto Camacho, an award winning journalist from San Diego joins me to discuss the path to social reform, systematic accountability and the relentless struggle for cultural preservation — in an age of misinformation and social change.
EP125: The Weight of Identity
The Social Primate Podcast
May 8th, 2024
We delve into the impactful work of the late Dr. Roberto ‘Cintli’ Rodríguez, alongside Ivette Boyzo with La Raza Database Project. This project aims to accurately document Latinos killed by U.S. law enforcement. During our conversation, we dissect Roberto Camacho’s insightful article “The Heavy Toll” on Palabra and shed a much-needed spotlight on underrepresented cases of Latinos killed by U.S. law enforcement. Ivette’s meticulous documentation efforts bring visibility to these tragedies, revealing shocking statistics and highlighting the urgent need for accurate reporting.
EP143: Narrative Control
The Social Primate Podcast
Oct 21st, 2024
Rob Camacho, Ben Camacho, and Abraham Marquez discuss media bias and contradictions that permeate mainstream reporting, hindering authentic truth-telling in journalism. As independent journalists of color, they highlight the manipulation of language and systemic suppression that uphold the status quo while revealing the dangers of self-censorship and the chilling effects on their peers across the globe.
Organizing against ICE
The Majority Report Podcast
Jun 4th, 2025
Roberto Camacho joins to discuss his reporting in Bolts on a grass root organization dedicated to monitoring ICE and protecting immigrant communities.
U.S. Military struggles to fill it's ranks
KQED Forum Podcast
Feb 20th, 2024
Enlistment in the U.S. military has been in continuous decline since its peak during the Vietnam War. Evolving societal attitudes towards military service, as well as demographic shifts and competition from the private sector have drawn many young people away from serving. One major hurdle is the diminishing pool of eligible candidates, with factors such as obesity rates, educational requirements and drug use impacting the recruitment pool. We’ll talk about what it means for a country to struggle to staff its all-volunteer military and the lengths recruiters are going to fill its ranks in California and nationwide.
Project looks to unfold true count of Latinos killed by police
KQED's The California Report
Jul 2nd, 2024
More than 6400 Latinos died in police confrontations or in police custody between 2000 and 2022. That’s according to La Raza Database project, which seeks to uncover the true number of Latinos who have died in violent confrontations with police. Still, the project’s researchers say that number is likely much higher.
The Journalism Salute
The Journalism Salute
May 27th, 2025
Roberto talked about life as a freelancer, connecting with communities that haven’t had good relationships with American journalists in the past, and how he looks for stories about groups that are closest to the harm that’s being done. He also shared examples of his writing about groups protecting undocumented people from ICE, pollution in local neighborhoods, and hip hop.
SD Voyager
Oct 21st, 2025
My name is Roberto Camacho, and I am an award-winning freelance multimedia journalist from San Diego, California, and the Vice President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists San Diego-Tijuana chapter. I’m an alumnus of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where I graduated with my BA in Mass Communication and Media Studies. I was born and raised in San Diego, and have resided in San Diego my entire life.