Showing posts with label Mauricio Funes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mauricio Funes. Show all posts

1/9/14

Latin Pulse: 1.09.2014

Up-coming elections in Central America grab our attention this week on Latin Pulse. Voters go to the polls in both El Salvador and Costa Rica early next month.  This program sorts out the key candidates, the polls, and some of the major issues for both countries with corruption scandals of the past still affecting voter dissatisfaction.  The program also includes a commentary looking forward and backward at U.S. policy in Latin America. The news segment of the program covers the the killing of Monica Spear, a Venezuelan beauty queen and actress.

The program includes interviews with:

Hector Silva of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS); and 
Lowell Gudmundson of Mount Holyoke College.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and
Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml.

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

 (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 41 MB.)
 































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10/24/13

Latin Pulse: 10.24.2013

El Salvador takes center stage this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes an interview with El Salvador's ambassador to the United States and ranges through a variety of topics: immigration, corruption, politics, the Drug War, street gangs, and human rights.  The ambassador openly discusses how many of these endemic problems will need long-term solutions and strategic thinking. The news segment of the program covers the latest regarding the NSA spy scandal and Mexico.  The program also includes a commentary on a controversial presidential popularity poll regarding Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua.

The program includes an interview with:

Ambassador Ruben Zamora of El Salvador.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml.

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

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



































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3/29/13

Latin Pulse: 3.29.2013

This month marks the anniversary of the controversial 2012 gang truce in El Salvador.  This week, Latin Pulse looks back at how the truce has worked between the large transnational criminal organizations MS-13 and Barrio 18, which characterize themselves as street gangs or maras.  The primary question is how was the truce brought about?  Did the Catholic Church broker the gang peace independently or did the Salvadoran government mask its involvement in the truce by getting the Church involved?  The news segment of the program looks at the expectations of President Barack Obama concerning the debate over immigration reforms.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Steven Dudley of InSight Crime; and   
Hector Silva of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS).

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.)
 






















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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.

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


 (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

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

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















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