Daniel Olivas
Author of 'Chicano Frankenstein'
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Mar 19, 2026 • 1h 19min
785 Literature in an Age of Anti-Immigration Sentiment (with Daniel Olivas) | My Last Book with Janet Todd
Daniel A. Olivas, attorney and Chicano writer known for Chicano Frankenstein and Waiting for Godínez, reflects on literature as a way to humanize those targeted by anti-immigration sentiment. He discusses balancing law and creativity, inspirations from Mary Shelley and Beckett, and how fiction and drama confront dehumanizing politics. Janet Todd also shares her choice for a last book.
May 8, 2024 • 34min
In 'Chicano Frankenstein,' the undead are the new underpaid labor force
Author Daniel Olivas discusses his novel 'Chicano Frankenstein' where reanimated individuals are exploited as a cheap labor force in a futuristic America. The podcast explores themes of immigration, mistreatment, societal prejudice, and Chicano identity through a unique speculative fiction lens.
