Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRigoberta Menchú, Courage in the Form of a Woman (Rigoberta Menchú, El Coraje Hecho Mujer)
Season 4 Episode 34
Guatemala has a Nobel prize winner who you've probably never heard of, but she's one of the most incredible cases of a small voice being powerful eno…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Revolution of “Rock en Español” (La Revolución del Rock en Español)
Season 4 Episode 33
Rock music is no longer as popular in the world as it once was (and what a loss THAT has been, am I right?) - but rock "in español" has a very import…
1 year, 5 months ago
El Mozote, The Massacre the U.S. Knew About and Kept Quiet (El Mozote, La Masacre que Estados Unidos Conocía y Calló)
Season 4 Episode 32
The US has done incredible things in its history, but it has also been involved in some of the most tragic events, too. The El Mozote Massacre that o…
1 year, 5 months ago
Dictatorship in Venezuela, The Country without a Future (Dictadura en Venezuela, El País que se Quedó sin Futuro)
Season 4 Episode 31
Today's episode is different. And it's different not because it's a true story (because we always feature those on our podcast), but because your nar…
1 year, 5 months ago
Blood, Sweat, and Silver, Latin America's Resources (Sangre, Sudor y Plata, Recursos de Latinoamérica)
Season 4 Episode 30
The lithium in your phone's battery, maybe the device you're using to read this - it may probably have come from Chile, and the copper in the wires o…
1 year, 5 months ago
Legends of Latin America, the Journey of Quetzalcoatl (Leyendas de Latinoamérica, el Viaje de Quetzalcóatl)
Season 4 Episode 29
The gods of ancient Latin American belief were very interesting and different from what we have to come to know in Asia, Europe, and North America...…
1 year, 5 months ago
Retiring in Latin America, a Dream Retreat? (Jubilación en Latinoamérica, ¿Retiro Soñado?)
Season 4 Episode 28
Retiring in Latin America as a foreigner = 👍
Retiring in Latin America as a Latin American = ☠️
Let's face it - when you think of the Caribbean, Bra…
1 year, 6 months ago
José Rizal, An Unarmed Hero (José Rizal, Un Héroe Sin Armas)
Season 4 Episode 27
There is a Filipino hero who, despite raising his voice and an entire nation against the Spanish colonizers, is so respected globally that he has his…
1 year, 6 months ago
Left vs. Right, The Battle for Latin America (Izquierda vs. Derecha, La Batalla por Latinoamérica)
Season 4 Episode 26
If you think only North American politics get crazy around, before or after election season, then you're very mistaken: Latin America has a serious p…
1 year, 6 months ago
Should Spain Apologize to Latin America? (¿Debería España Pedir Perdón a América Latina?)
Season 4 Episode 25
"Spain should ask for forgiveness" - these were the words of Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, shortly after being elected. She took it a st…
1 year, 6 months ago