2/22/13

Latin Pulse: 2.22.2013

El Salvador and its relationship with the United States is the focus this week on Latin Pulse.  The program includes an in-depth interview with El Salvador's ambassador to the United States and the conversation ranges across a variety of issues including immigration, gangs, and human rights.  The ambassador discusses how immigration is not solely a domestic issue for the United States but is also part of diplomatic relations, due to remittances.  The news segment of the program covers the reaction to the re-election of Rafael Correa as the president of Ecuador.

The program includes an in-depth interview with:

Ambassador Francisco Altschul of El Salvador.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine.

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

 


































2/15/13

Latin Pulse: 2.15.2013

This week Latin Pulse takes divergent paths in its weekly examination of Latin America. The program provides one key focus on the Ecuadoran elections this weekend, where President Rafael Correa is seeking re-election.  The program covers Correa's prospects for re-election and key themes for his next term.  The program also looks at new affirmative action programs in Brazil and discusses the inequities for Afro-Brazilians in the education and corporate spheres.  The news segment of the program gives the latest on the rhetorical debate in the United States regarding proposed reforms in immigration policies.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Rob Albro of the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University; and
Bernd Reiter of the University of South Florida.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine.

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

 




























2/8/13

Latin Pulse: 2.08.2013

Disappearances linked to the Drug War and human rights in Mexico are the focus this week on Latin Pulse.  The program includes an in-depth report that shows drug cartels are preying on undocumented workers headed to the United States and the Mexican government has not reacted in strong ways to these human rights issues.  The program also deals with corruption and the institutional links between law enforcement, the military, and the cartels in Mexico.  The news segment of the program deals rape and violence in Acapulco.

The program includes an in-depth interview with:

Robert Goldman of American University.

Other interviews include:

Maureen Meyer of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA);
Nik Steinberg of Human Rights Watch; and
Sonja Wolf of INSYDE.


Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine.

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

 


















2/1/13

Latin Pulse: 2.01.2013

The emerging genre of narco-literature is the special focus this week on Latin Pulse.  The program takes an in-depth look at award-winning Mexican author, Elmer Mendoza, regarded by critics as the leading voice in this area of crime literature.  The program also sets Mendoza's work in the larger spectrum of Mexican crime novels and Spanish-language literature in general.  The program also compares work to other leading Mexican writers, such as Paco Ignacio Taibo II.  The news segment of the program deals with proposals for comprehensive immigration reform put forth by President Barack Obama and the U.S. Senate.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Prof. Nuria Vilanova of American University; and
Jeff Siegel, author of The American Detective.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine.

(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)



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