Port of Entry
Episodes
Flickering Fame
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mexican musician Javier Bátiz could very likely have been world famous had he headed north of the border with his good friend and bandmate Carlos San...
Hustle, Hustle, Hustle
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You know what they say about one man’s trash becoming another’s treasure, right? At the border, the journey from trash to treasure often involves ...
New Season: Border Artists Turning Pain Into Power
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From PRX and KPBS, "Port of Entry" is back with a new season on Oct. 13. We’re bringing you stories of border artists and musicians who’ve turne...
Live: ‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Film director and animator Jorge Gutierrez grew up crossing the border between Tijuana and San Diego almost every day. That cross-border experience c...
Bonus: Fido Goes South
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, meet a woman who takes people’s pets from San Diego to Tijuana for more affordable veterinary care. It’s a story about the ...
Bonus: ‘Like Someone Turned Off A Faucet’
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a new “Port of Entry” bonus episode: One Baja chef’s pandemic story and the camera crew who followed it. Valle de Guadalupe has exploded ov...
50 Years Of Friendship Park
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On August 18, 1971, First Lady Pat Nixon stood at the place at the southwestern most point of the U.S.-Mexico border and celebrated what was envisione...
Tour Guide: Shinpei Takeda
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this “Tour Guide” bonus episode, borderless artist Shinpei Takeda takes us on a tour of his exhibition, “Fantasia Moral” (“Moral Fantasy”...
Special Report: ‘Here We Are’
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Increasing numbers of asylum seekers are being allowed to enter the United States. But with the asylum system still severely curtailed, thousands rema...
Moved By Music: Phil Beaumont Of The Color Forty Nine
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Beaumont, lead vocalist of the San Diego band, The Color Forty Nine, has been belting out tunes since he was a kid living in England back in the ...
I Left My Stomach In Tijuana
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series on medical tourism at the border with a story about a plus-size model who’s proud of her big body, but has health issues that...
Making Babies At The Border
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A California couple tries one more time to have a baby by crossing the border and getting fertility treatment in Tijuana. It’s a story about the len...
'Mecca Of Reasonably Priced Medicine'
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re continuing our series on medical tourism at the border with a story about two women and their journeys to find more affordable insulin in Tiju...
Not Always About The Money
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From KPBS and PRX, “Port of Entry” is launching a new series on medical tourism at the border today. Up first: We follow a San Diego woman as ...
La Familia Es Todo
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our local Latinx community has been hit hard by the pandemic; disproportionately hard. In today’s special episode, we share one border family’s...
Border Voices: Danya
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In these “Border Voices” bonus episodes, we feature shorter stories spotlighting people who identify as transborder, fronterizx or simply have som...
Border Voices: Pam & Jesse
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In these “Border Voices” bonus episodes, we feature shorter stories spotlighting people who identify as transborder, fronterizo or simply have som...
Moved By Music: Bostich Of Nortec Collective
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ramón Amezcua, better known as Bostich of Nortec Collective, is famous for blending the classic norteña sounds of Tijuana with electronic music. But...
The Love They Need
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our series of cross-border love stories with a woman who totally changed her life; dropping what she was doing so she could help take care ...
Till Deportation Do Us Part?
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our series on cross-border love stories continues. Today, two families separated by deportation share stories about how their love keeps them connecte...
Stay Or Go?
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on “Port of Entry,” we continue our series of cross-border love stories with a former Tijuana booster who grapples with his relationship wit...
Apps Breaking Borders
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on “Port of Entry,” we launch a series of cross-border love stories. First up: How smart-phone applications are playing matchmaker for peopl...
Border Voices: Ebony
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ebony Bailey is a filmmaker currently based in Mexico City. As an American with Mexican and African roots, she identifies as “Blaxican.” And she’...
Border Voices: Paulina
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bienvendidos to our first-ever bonus episode. Our new “Border Voices” series will feature shorter episodes spotlighting people who identify as tra...
Moved By Music: Jorge Gonzalez
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Latin music has deep connections to Africa. In our recurring “Moved by Music” series, we talk to border people about music from both sides of the ...
Black Expats
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A growing number of Black expats are now calling Mexico home. In a new episode, we talk to people who’ve left the U.S. to find some refuge from raci...
Voting On Both Sides
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some people in San Diego and Tijuana can vote on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. In a new episode of “Port of Entry," we profile three of th...
Black At The Border
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is “Port of Entry,” where we tell cross-border stories that connect us. From KPBS and PRX, our debut episode launches a series on race and po...
This Is Port of Entry
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Only Here" is now "Port of Entry." From KPBS and PRX, "Port of Entry" brings you cross-border stories that connect us. If you were already a subs...
Shooting in Tijuana
19 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode first aired in September 2019. Los Angeles is a giant when it comes to making movies. Here in San Diego and Tijuana, we’re stuck und...
Getting An Education On The Other Side
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode first aired in April 2019. According to the federal government, about 90,000 people cross legally through the San Ysidro Port of Entr...
Check Out Rad Scientist
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We want to tell you about an exciting new season of KPBS Explore podcast, "Rad Scientist." Recent events involving the killing of unarmed Black peop...
The Cleaning Lady
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Meet a San Diego artist who dresses up as a “cleaning lady” to force a conversation about immigrant women. This episode first aired in June 2019....
Lowriders Built By The Border
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
- This episode first aired in October of 2019. - Lowriders are big in Japan. These days, the customized, slow and low to the ground cars and bikes ...
Slowing The Flow
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: A story about trash and dirt flowing from one side of the U.S.-Mexico border to the other, and two guys’ plan to stop it. This epi...
Undocumented And Gay
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For years, Beto Soto had two secrets. And these weren’t small secrets. These were really big secrets. The kind that define who you are. Soto is op...
Pandemic As Pretext
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The perception that the U.S.-Mexico border’s been effectively sealed shut because of the pandemic is wrong. Lots of people are still crossing. Ac...
Moved By Music: Panca
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone has songs they treasure — songs that evoke vivid memories and color different periods of our lives. Sometimes, music ends up shaping who ...
From One Side To The Other
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We caught up with Jenn Budd at Las Americas mall a few months before the pandemic hit. Jenn has become well known in the border activism world. Her ...
Latin Music Goes Boom
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're tracing the story of how Latin music became as popular as American pop music, all through the eyes of Isabela Raygoza. Isabela is a music ...
Conversation: A Chef Returns To His Border Roots
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ruffo Ibarra Arellano is a pedigreed chef. With his resume, he could be working at some of the fanciest Michelin-star restaurants in the world. But...
Conversation: Undocumented On Center Stage
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dulce Garcia is undocumented, but her status has mostly fueled her ambition, not stifled it. Dulce’s an immigration lawyer. And she’s recently b...
Coronavirus And The Border
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We know what’s on your mind right now: the coronavirus. And we know you, our cross-border audience, you’ve probably got one big question complet...
Conversation: TJ Gastro Park Eyeing SD
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Telefónica Gastro Park has grown into one of the most popular destinations for both locals and tourists in Tijuana. We continue our conversation-st...
Border Art: Deportation Stories
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a new episode of KPBS' border podcast "Only Here," we continue our series on border art with a mural that's broadcasting the voices of deportees an...
Conversation: Talking Tacos
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got something new for listeners. In addition to our long-form, deep dive episodes, we’re going to try something new by sprinkling in more lo...
The Unpredictable Border Line Beast
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The line of cars and people waiting to cross the San Ysidro Port of Entry is so big — so long — it’s got its own gravitational pull. It’s cre...
A Quick Update And Some News
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We wanted to take a minute or two to tell y’all about some exciting developments for the Only Here podcast team. We were recently selected to be par...
Border Art: Opera Breaking Barriers
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Anishka Lee-Skorepa wants to break cultural barriers surrounding both the border and opera music. The San Diego opera singer is part of Artistas Front...
Slowing The Flow
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: A story about trash and dirt flowing from one side of the U.S.-Mexico border to the other, and two guys’ plan to stop it. The sta...
Border Art: The Godfather
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re kicking off an ongoing series of episodes about border art. In this episode, we talk to a guy we're calling the godfather of border art...
Beer Xing
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a story about border-hopping beer. Meet the brothers behind Cerveceria Insurgente in Tijuana, and cross the border with Stephen Walker, a cr...
Lowriders Built By The Border
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
La Vuelta is a biweekly car cruise in Barrio Logan that runs through the summer. The event has become the heart of lowrider culture here in San Diego....
Shooting in Tijuana
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Los Angeles is a giant when it comes to making movies. Here in San Diego and Tijuana, we’re stuck under the huge shadow of L.A. It’s hard to com...
Border Church: Protecting Pinkie Kisses
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Border Church, or La Iglesia Fronteriza, is not a brick-and-mortar church. In fact, the only wall here at this weekly outdoor service is the one s...
Part 2: Dog Crossing
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dog Crossing Part 2: In this episode, we meet Elizabeth Valenzuela who runs another DIY Baja dog rescue operation called Red Barn Rescue, plus other w...
Part 1: Dog Crossing
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dog Crossing Part 1: We spend a day with a hardcore dog rescuer in Rosarito. Only here will you find a community of animal lovers who’ve dedicated t...
Building A Cross-Border District
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Only here can you find entrepreneurs in San Diego and Tijuana who are working to build a bigger and better-designed cross-border region.
The Sound of Spanglish
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In border towns, Spanglish is everywhere. Blending Spanish with English helps the two countries communicate. It’s a natural and necessary byproduct ...
The Cleaning Lady
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Only here can you find a San Diego artist who dresses up as a “cleaning lady” to force a conversation about immigrant women.
Crossing For Punk
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Only here can you find a San Diego photographer whose inspiration lies in the dark, crowded punk venues of Tijuana. All music in this episode is by T...
A Seamstress' Story
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of “Only Here,” a story about a seamstress who’s trying to build community connections while building her business in Barrio Log...
Holding Tourists' Hands
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we hop on a bus with the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and take a guided tour of art and culture in Tijuana. It’s the kind of tour tha...
Gringo Xolos
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tijuana’s professional soccer team, the Xoloitzcuintles, have fans on both sides of the border. In fact, the Xolos’ official tagline is “el eq...
Getting An Education On The Other Side
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
According to the federal government, about 90,000 people cross legally through the San Ysidro Port of Entry every single day. Among those daily cros...
Political Piñatas
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When artist Diana Benavídez makes piñatas, they aren't meant to be broken. They get put on pedestals. They become sculptures meant to provoke conver...
Celebrating Death To Keep Culture Alive
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you don’t live in your family’s homeland, it can be a constant battle to stay connected to your past and traditions. The American way of l...
Migration Music
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leaving one country for another isn't easy. The transition can be challenging and emotional. And especially for the kids who cross, legally or not, ...
Undocumented And Gay
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For years, Beto Soto had two secrets. And these weren’t small secrets. These were really big secrets. The kind that define who you are. Soto is ...
Introducing 'Only Here'
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many things created at the border come from the separation and collision of two cultures. Only Here is a podcast about that stuff — the art, food, t...