11/18/11

Latin Pulse: 11.18.2011

Latin Pulse switches gears this week to look at Afro-Latin American culture and music. This special program looks at how music in the region has an impact on youth movements and social groups. The program includes sections on Cuban rap, baile funk from Brazil, and cumbia from Colombia. The program also features our usual news review of the week, including a discussion about Latin American trade.

In-Depth Interviews:
Katrin Hansing of the City University of New York (CUNY); and
Adrian Loving of Marymount University.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces-Gonzatti

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Program Advisory: Latin Pulse will return on Dec. 2.

(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)














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11/11/11

Latin Pulse: 11.11.2011

This week, Latin Pulse focuses on the powerful in three countries in Latin America: Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Last weekend's elections in Guatemala and Nicaragua have produced different controversies. In Guatemala, concerns focus on how former Gen. Otto Perez Molina will deal with human rights when he ascends to the presidency. In Nicaragua, concerns center on the constitutionality of the second term of President Daniel Ortega of the Sandinistas and complaints of election abuses. The program also features an in-depth interview reviewing the performance of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.

In-Depth Interviews:
Maureen Meyer of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); and
Andres Serbin of CRIES.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces-Gonzatti

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(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)














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11/4/11

Latin Pulse: 11.04.2011

Central America takes center stage this week on, Latin Pulse with a focus on presidential elections and politics in that region. With presidential races in Nicaragua and Guatemala this weekend, the program includes the last of a series of interviews about electoral politics in Guatemala. An additional in-depth interview provides context on politics in El Salvador, focusing on the actions of Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes and including revelations about the Salvadoran government via Wikileaks. Key news items this week, also deal with free expression and human rights in Mexico.

In-Depth Interviews:
Jimena Aguilar of El Faro; and
Ricardo Barrientos of ICEFI.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces-Gonzatti

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