Episode 06 Ricky Hurtado

April 12, 2020

Every Story Matters

How are stories told? How are they handed down to us? It isn’t that our families sit us down for a “long storytime” session but it over many simple moments around the table where stories are told. And these stories shape our identity, they shape our place in the world, and they shape how we other stories. Today I am talking to Ricky Hurtado. What made me want to sit down with Ricky was something I heard him say the other day that his parents escaped conflict-torn El Salvador in the 80s in a car trunk to the US in search of a better life. I want to see how that story was handed down to him. But also how the story influences how he hears other people stories. We start by talking about what everyone is talking about and that is Covid-19. Ricky Hurtado is the Democratic Candidate for North Carolina House seat 63 and a UNC Professor. He is also the co-director and co-founder of Latix Ed. https://rickyhurtadofornc.com storiedchurch.org instagram.com/storiedchurch facebook.com/storiedchurch