Archives: Captivate Podcasts

The Embassy Chef: Every Day’s a Learning Day

What is a plate of food supposed to do in a room full of diplomats? Make the room go quiet. Craig Harnden was seven when he asked his mother what you call someone who cooks

The Belonging Book Club

What if the thing an immigration lawyer did all month was lunch? Once a month, on a Sunday, a group of AILA DC attorneys and paralegals sits down at a restaurant chosen to

H-2A Wage Bombshell

The wage floor for H-2A got rewritten on August 3, 2026, and farm workers stand to lose up to $5.4 billion a year. The worker protection rule is rescinded, demand is at a

Duration of Status: What Changes September 15

For nearly 50 years, international students could stay in the United States as long as they continued to make progress in their programs. No fixed deadline. A PhD candidate

The TPS Deadline Chaos — What It Actually Means

Work permits for TPS holders from Haiti, Syria, and five other countries expire July 17th and 24th — dates that have already shifted twice. Plenty of shows are

Forbes 250: Inside America’s Most Successful Living Immigrants List

As America counts down to its 250th birthday, Forbes is counting something else: the 250 most successful living immigrants in the country. In this episode, host Lauren Clarke

Who’s Watching the Pool? The J-1 Visa and America’s Lifeguard Problem

Your neighborhood pool may be short-staffed this summer — and the reason probably isn’t what you think. Lauren Clarke sits down with Mark Overmann, Executive Director

Family Speaks Every Language

What if the most powerful immigration story you heard this week came from a picture book? Jacqueline Alcantara is a first-generation American and award-winning illustrator

Ready for Kickoff? FIFA 2026 Update

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicking off in roughly four weeks, Immigration Nerds welcomes back Ryan Propis, Vice President of Security and Facilitation at the US Travel

Ireland’s Immigration Conundrum

One Year In — AILA Proposes A Better Way on Immigration

One year into the current administration’s immigration agenda, the American Immigration Lawyers Association has done the accounting — and the findings are striking.

Demographic Winter: Why the Midwest Needs Immigration to Survive

The American Midwest is facing an existential threat—not from outside forces, but from within. Population decline, aging communities, and shrinking tax bases are creating