Episodes 10
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Highly Active
Since Mar 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Serial
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About This Podcast

Border City is the story of a journalist who in 1994 impulsively leaves her job and family in Washington, D.C., to report on Tijuana, Mexico, a city commonly known for drug violence and illegal immigration into the U.S. She expects to stay on the border a year, maybe two. But her plans change as she is drawn deeper and deeper into the different worlds that converge at the biggest crossing point on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Recent Episodes

S1E9 Introducing: The De Los Podcast

Jun 03, 2026 11m

From the Los Angeles Times and Sonoro comes the De Los Podcast — a weekly conversation where music, pop culture and Latinidad collide. Hosted by De Los editors Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito, the…

S1 Introducing: Rebuilding L.A.

Jun 11, 2025 35m Bonus

Please enjoy the first episode of the latest from L.A. Times Studios, Rebuilding L.A.L.A. Times reporter Liam Dillon joins us to talk about where we are in the moment as residents assess the path…

S1E8 Resilience and hope

May 24, 2022 34m

A random accident forces Sandra to slow down and embrace her life on the border. New waves of migrants arrive in Tijuana, pushed by violence, poverty, and political upheaval and fueled by dreams of…

S1E7 Tijuana's rocky rebirth

May 17, 2022 28m

Artists, chefs and ordinary citizens point the way to a revitalized Tijuana, even as the city faces new challenges. Sandra faces challenges too. Two deaths in her own family.

S1E6 Tijuanenses fight back

May 10, 2022 29m

Doctors in their white coats protest the violence, while some young musicians refuse to stay home, and an arts promoter opens a new gallery. Sandra feels caught between two worlds as she flies back…

S1E5 Upheaval in the cartels

May 03, 2022 32m

The Arellano cartel grows weaker as its top leaders fall, but the violence continues. Threats strike new fears in the highest echelons of law enforcement. The Tijuana opera hosts an inaugural…

S1E4 Gun battles and concerts

Apr 26, 2022 27m

Sandra covers the assassination of another police chief and the arrest of a powerful drug suspect. She also sings with the Tijuana opera and invites friends from both sides of the border to a concert…

S1E3 A journalist is shot

Apr 19, 2022 26m

Sandra ponders the fine line that separates danger from safety in this city of contrasts. A prominent Tijuana journalist is ambushed and a family falls victim to the Arellano cartel. But she also…

S1E2 Building a life

Apr 12, 2022 31m

The kidnapping of a prominent maquiladora executive — and the threatening presence of the Arellano drug cartel — overshadow the city’s ambitious effort to boost its image. But like many Tijuana…

S1E1 Crime and friendship

Apr 05, 2022 30m

Sandra Dibble expected to stay in Tijuana a year. Instead she found herself drawn into the worlds that intersect at this crossroads of the Americas. Journalists. Migrants. Artists. Drug gangs.…

S1 LA Times Presents | Border City

Mar 24, 2022 2m Trailer

Border City is a different kind of story about the U.S.-Mexico border, told by a reporter who has spent more than 25 years trying to understand the dynamics of Tijuana, Mexico, and its relationship…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Border City have?

Border City has published 10 episodes since March 2022, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.

Is Border City still active?

Border City is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 30m.

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