Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMartinique in 1902, A Deadly River of Lava (Martinica en 1902, Un Río Mortal de Lava)
Season 2 Episode 17
Have you ever witnessed a volcano eruption? It is one of the most terrifying forces of nature – pillars of thick, black smoke usually accompanied by …
3 years, 8 months ago
The Darién Jungle, Migration through Hell (La Selva del Darién, Migración a través del Infierno)
Season 2 Episode 16
Every year, thousands of people – from Latin America and beyond – are losing their lives in hopes of accomplishing a dream: the American Dream. But h…
3 years, 9 months ago
Lionel Messi, the Flea Who Made History (Lionel Messi, la Pulga que Hizo Historia)
Season 2 Episode 15
Who is the best football (soccer) player in the world? You know the answer to this question: it’s Lionel Messi. For some, he’s even considered the be…
3 years, 9 months ago
Mexican Cession – Result of the American War (Cesión Mexicana, Resultado de la Guerra Norteamericana)
Season 2 Episode 14
Despite the wars in the Middle East and Europe that have occurred in the past decades, Latin America has been a relatively conflict-free region in mo…
3 years, 9 months ago
Human Trafficking, The Darker Side of Latin America (Tráfico Humano, El Lado Más Oscuro de Latinoamérica)
Season 2 Episode 13
The beautiful region of Latin America has a darker side that not everyone is aware of, but certainly one that must be talked about. We are talking ab…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Bermuda Triangle, An Unsolved Mystery? (El Triángulo de las Bermudas, ¿Un Misterio Sin Resolver?)
Season 2 Episode 12
On December 5, 1945, five General Motors TBM Avenger torpedo bombers disappeared from the face of the Earth during a training flight that took off fr…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Real Pirates of the Caribbean, A Menace on the Sea (Los Verdaderos Piratas del Caribe, Una Amenaza en el Mar)
Season 2 Episode 11
Maybe Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa aren’t real, but Blackbeard – or Edward Teach, as he was actually called – definitely did exist, and caused mu…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Climate Crisis Reality in Latin America (Realidad de la Crisis Climática en América Latina)
Season 2 Episode 10
We may fear it, run from it, pretend it doesn’t exist or dedicate our lives to fixing it, but climate change is an absolutely real problem that the e…
3 years, 10 months ago
Baseball, a Sport of Record-Breaking Latin Americans (Béisbol, Deporte de Récords Latinoamericanos)
Season 2 Episode 9
One of the most interesting thing about sports in Latin America is how varied they can be, with most of them having been imported from Europe. Howeve…
3 years, 10 months ago
Crime and Corruption, Latin America’s Stigmas (Crimen y Corrupción, Los Estigmas de Latinoamérica)
Season 2 Episode 8
While it may be one of the most beautiful regions on the planet, it is no secret that most of Latin America is also one very dangerous place. With so…
3 years, 10 months ago