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How the Dominican Republic Breaks Latin America’s Election Mold
Latin America in Focus - April 25, 2024 19:13 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 58 ratingsThe Dominican Republic’s Luis Abinader is one of the most popular leaders in Latin America, if not the world, so it may come as little surprise that Abinader appears to be on comfortable footing to win in the first round of the country’s presidential vote on May 19. But then again, the country’s...
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Advanced Spanish Latino - April 17, 2024 14:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsLa tensión diplomática entre México y Ecuador se dispara El histórico triunfo de un grupo de mujeres mayores contra el cambio climático Políticos occidentales, a sueldo de Putin El rostro de la represión en Cuba París se rinde a los mexicas
Is Latin America Ready for Another Pandemic?
Latin America in Focus - April 11, 2024 04:05 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 58 ratingsAn old adversary of Latin America is back: Dengue. The current outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease is the worst in years. Across the region, from Argentina to Brazil to Puerto Rico, images of hospitals filled with patients are coming into view. Four years after the start of the Covid-19...
Is Latin America Ready for Another Pandemic
Latin America in Focus - April 11, 2024 04:05 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 58 ratingsPod dek: An old adversary of Latin America is back: Dengue. The current outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease is the worst in years. Across the region, from Argentina to Brazil to Puerto Rico, images of hospitals filled with patients are coming into view. Four years after the start of the...
Advanced Spanish Latino - 382 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - April 10, 2024 21:07 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsLa industria minera en Venezuela continúa con su actividad destructiva El explosivo carácter de Javier Milei Un escándalo sexual fortalece al movimiento MeToo en Cuba La OTAN celebra 75 años de existencia Los militares toman el metro de Nueva York
Advanced Spanish Latino - 381 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - April 03, 2024 14:32 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsArrepentidos de Milei, el perfil que triunfa en redes sociales Francia intenta acabar con la moda rápida Chile tendrá la primera agencia de ciberseguridad de Latinoamérica El enigmático ‘Síndrome de la Habana’ no causa daños cerebrales ¿Finge ser mayor el tiburón diseccionado de Damien...
Advanced Spanish Latino - 380 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - March 27, 2024 16:54 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsPutin, presidente vitalicio de una falsa democracia Justicia para Marielle Franco La residencia romana de Silvio Berlusconi tiene nuevos inquilinos México: dos mujeres para presidir un país ‘de hombres’ Yoli, la guardadora de semillas de papa
What's on the Economic Agenda for Panama's Next President?
Latin America in Focus - March 27, 2024 04:05 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 58 ratingsPanama is facing a moment of uncertainty amid an electoral race with eight candidates, droughts affecting the Panama Canal, and fallout over massive 2023 mining protests. But Felipe Chapman, chairman and managing partner of economic and financial advisory firm INDESA, remains optimistic about hi...
4.4. Garifuna Stories In Belize With Ifeanyi Elswith
Ritmos Negros - March 24, 2024 19:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsYou are now listening to Ritmos Negros Podcast! Did you know that the Garifuna people arrived in Belize on November 19th, 1802? Come learn about Afro-Belizean history and how it relates to the Garifuna people from our special guest: Ifeanyi Elswith! Born to a Garifuna mother and Kriol father fro...
Advanced Spanish Latino - 379 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - March 20, 2024 13:33 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsEl ‘caso Kate Middleton’ y el control de la prensa Las mujeres seguirán siendo amas de casa, según la Constitución irlandesa Bananas manchadas de sangre en Colombia Llega el Ramadán, la gran celebración global musulmana El MoMA se rinde al diseño latinoamericano
Advanced Spanish Latino - 378 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - March 13, 2024 14:54 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsArgentina, la espiral inflacionista frena las ventas de libros Sale a la venta una novela de García Márquez en contra del deseo del escritor El régimen chavista intenta salvar al último glaciar venezolano Suecia finalmente se convierte en miembro de la OTAN Oppenheimer triunfa en la ...
Brian A. Nichols on the Biden Administration's Latin America Policy
Latin America in Focus - March 13, 2024 04:05 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 58 ratingsJust hours before Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere Brian A. Nichols joined AS/COA in an event covering the state of U.S. policy in the Americas. In a conversation with AS/COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth, Ambassador N...
Advanced Spanish Latino - 377 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - March 06, 2024 17:08 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsMacron plantea el envío a Ucrania de soldados occidentales El “efecto Bukele” se extiende por Latinoamérica La paz entre Polonia y la UE vale 137.000 millones de euros Milei prohíbe el lenguaje inclusivo en Argentina Karol G amenaza el reinado de Shakira
Advanced Spanish Latino - 376 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - February 28, 2024 17:11 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsJavier Milei no deja títeres con cabeza a través de X La guerra en Ucrania entra en su tercer año Un joven fotógrafo argentino tras los pasos de Charles Darwin Sale a subasta la servilleta en la que se firmó el primer acuerdo entre Messi y el Barça Sam Mendes llevará a la gran pantalla...
As Mexico’s Election Fires Up, a Look at Youth and Democracy
Latin America in Focus - February 22, 2024 05:05 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 58 ratingsIn Mexico’s 2024 vote, more than a quarter of eligible voters are under 30 and nearly half are under 40. That means younger voters have an opportunity to play a major role in an election not only for president, but one that will see more than 20,000 seats up for grabs. But they have to participa...
Advanced Spanish Latino - 375 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - February 21, 2024 12:55 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsLa muerte de Navalni ensombrece el futuro de Rusia López Obrador y el dinero del narcotráfico Un expresidente de Uruguay participa en una campaña electoral europea Y el mundo miró a África, gracias al fútbol (y a China) El regreso de Ana Tijoux
Advanced Spanish Latino - 374 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - February 14, 2024 20:24 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsChile y Argentina sufren intensas olas de calor Un pueblo indígena peruano sale en defensa de los “derechos” de su río sagrado Dani Alves se sienta en el banquillo de los acusados Un pequeño pueblo francés intenta poner coto a los teléfonos inteligentes ¿Podría Taylor Swift ser decisiv...
How Courts Can Make or Break Latin America's Corruption Battle
Latin America in Focus - February 08, 2024 15:56 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 58 ratingsWhen it comes to corruption perceptions, Latin America is stagnating. And what’s one major obstacle to improvement? Judiciary independence, explains Transparency International’s Luciana Torchiaro. In this episode, she dives deep into how the region fared in her organization’s latest Corruption P...
Advanced Spanish Latino - 373 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - February 07, 2024 14:44 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsBukele, reelegido presidente Maduro aplasta a la oposición Adiós a Chita Rivera Los agricultores europeos piden ayuda a la UE El Reino Unido camina hacia la prohibición del tabaco
4.3. Herencia Garífuna en Centroamérica con Arnol Guity Martinez
Ritmos Negros - February 05, 2024 21:07 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings¡Ya estás escuchando a Ritmos Negros! En este episodio, discutimos todo sobre la comunidad garífuna, la negritud en Honduras y los ritmos afrocaribeños en Centroamérica. La cultura garífuna es una mezcla de indios arawak y africanos occidentales que se formó en la isla de San Vicente y las Grana...
4.3. Garifuna Heritage in Central America with Arnol Guity Martinez
Ritmos Negros - February 05, 2024 20:45 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsYou are now listening to Ritmos Negros! In this episode, we discuss everything about the Garifuna community, Blackness in Honduras, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms in Central America. The Garifuna (Gah-Ri-Fu-nah) culture is a mixture of Arawak Indian, and West African that was formed in the island of...
Advanced Spanish Latino - 372 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - January 31, 2024 20:15 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHungría tiene ya la última palabra sobre la adhesión de Suecia a la OTAN Profesores de universidades de élite potencian a niños sin recursos en Colombia Las corridas de toros regresan a Ciudad de México Samuel Mariño, el soprano venezolano, de gira por Europa
Online Reach and Expat Votes in El Salvador’s Election
Latin America in Focus - January 25, 2024 05:05 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 58 ratings2024 will be a big year for Latin American elections, and the first one takes place in El Salvador. Popular President Nayib Bukele is likely to win a race that showcases his regional—and global—influence. Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas’ Roberta Braga explains how Bukele’s social med...
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Advanced Spanish Latino - January 24, 2024 13:42 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsMilei militariza la lucha contra el crimen organizado Arévalo ya gobierna Guatemala, pese a la fiscal Porras La Unión Europea pide ayuda a Taylor Swift Sacerdotes de Perú se rebelan contra el Papa Subsecretario de Cultura… ¿y ladrón de arte?
Advanced Spanish Latino - 370 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - January 17, 2024 17:12 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsVenezuela y Argentina, dos maneras muy distintas de percibir la crisis inflacionista La arriesgada apuesta de Emmanuel Macron Los resultados de las elecciones en Taiwán elevan la tensión entre China y Estados Unidos El congresista Hitler Saavedra desea una feliz navidad a todos los perua...
Advanced Spanish Latino - 369 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - January 10, 2024 13:41 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsEscalada militar entre Venezuela y Reino Unido La ‘lista Epstein’ sale a la luz Myanmar ya supera a Afganistán como principal productor de opio del mundo México quiere llegar a la Luna Por qué Brasil se resiste a la música en español
4.2. Analizando La Cultura De Reggaetón Con La Gata
Ritmos Negros - January 07, 2024 09:10 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsYa estás escuchando a Ritmos Negros! ¡En este episodio escuchamos a La Gata! La Gata es una artista, productora ejecutiva y crítica musical panameña-jamaicana cuyo trabajo ha cambiado el paradigma racial en el reggaetón en todos los medios. Desde reggae en español, dancehall, perreo, dembow, san...
4.2. Analyzing The Culture Of Reggaeton With La Gata
Ritmos Negros - January 07, 2024 09:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsYou are now listening to Ritmos Negros! In this episode, we hear from La Gata! La Gata is an artist, executive producer, and music critic of Panamanian-Jamaican whose work has shifted the race paradigm in Reggaeton across media. From reggae en español, dancehall, perreo, dembow, sandungueo and m...
Advanced Spanish Latino - 368 - International news from a Spanish perspective
Advanced Spanish Latino - January 03, 2024 12:49 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsLa violencia ligada al crimen organizado agrava la crisis de la agricultura mexicana El New York Times demanda a OpenAI y Microsoft por infringir los derechos de autor El fondo marino colombiano recupera poco a poco su esplendor gracias a los “jardineros de corales” Cierra sus puertas el...
Ten Years in, What's the Future of Mexico's Morena Party?
Latin America in Focus - December 14, 2023 05:05 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 58 ratings2024 doesn’t just mark Mexico’s biggest elections ever, but the tenth anniversary since Morena, the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, became an official party. And it now faces a test: will it build on its expanding control or find itself reined in by Mexican voters in June 2024? I...