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Jasmine Garsd

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Jasmine Garsd
Born
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationJournalist

Jasmine Garsd is an Argentine-American journalist based in New York. She currently covers criminal justice and immigration for NPR.[1]

Garsd co-founded NPR's Alt.Latino with Felix Contreras in 2010, and co-hosted the program from 2010 to 2016. [2] The show focuses on Latinx culture and Latin alternative music. [3]

In 2022, during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Garsd hosted The Last Cup, a limited series podcast from NPR about Argentine footballer Lionel Messi that examines identity, immigration, race and capitalism. [4] The program is available in both English and Spanish.

References

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  1. ^ "Jasmine Garsd". NPR.org. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Flores, Griselda (2020-09-03). "NPR's 'Alt.Latino' Celebrates 10 Years: 'There's a Societal Shift & We're a Part of That'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ^ Alvarado, Nicolas. "NPR's 'Alt.Latino' celebrates culture through new music". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  4. ^ Nunez, Allen (December 12, 2022). "A Swan Song: Talking with Argentine journalist Jasmine Garsd Garcia, host of NPR's limited series, 'The Last Cup'". AL DÍA. Retrieved December 13, 2023.