Latin Pulse: 7.02.2015

Pope Francis and his upcoming trip to the Andes provide the central theme this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes analysis from Rome and how the issues of marriage equality and LGBT acceptance by the Catholic Church may arise during the pope's trip.  The program also includes discussion of the pope's role in bringing Cuba and the United States together diplomatically during the past year.  The program includes analysis of the pope's shift to favor liberation theology. The news segment of the program covers the plans between Cuba and the United States to resume normal diplomatic relations.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter; and

Andrew Chesnut of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; 
Producer: Jim Singer; and
Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.

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


 (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)
 
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Latin America
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Catholicism
Paraguay
Argentina
Bolivia
Ecuador
Barack Obama
Pope Francis
Dilma Rousseff
Brazil
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liberation theology
the Phillipines
LGBT issues
Cuba
diplomacy
poverty
environmentalism
Mexico
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Canada
marriage equality
same-sex marriage
climate change
Catholic Church
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Raul Castro
Fidel Castro
Drug War
Central America
El Salvador
Oscar Romero
Enrique Pena Nieto abortion
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Latin Pulse: 8.02.2013

Uruguay electrified the global debate concerning the Drug War this week, as its Chamber of Deputies approved a law that would make the country the first in the world to completely legalize the use and distribution of the drug.  This week, Latin Pulse concentrates on the progressive trends in Uruguay.  Beyond liberalizing marijuana laws, the discussion also covers the debates over abortion and same-sex marriage in Uruguay.  This program also concludes the three-part series of discussions with Uruguay's human rights ombudsman.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Gabriela Santini of Uruguay's Teledoce; and
Juan Raul Ferreira, the Human Rights Ombudsman of Uruguay.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Production Assistant: Alexia Campbell
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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news
Latin America
drug legalization
Uruguay
Brazil
Jose Mujica
Drug War
marijuana
rule of law
Mexico
politics
abortion
violence
Catholic Church
women's rights
gender issues
LGBT issues
OAS
Organization of American States
prisons
crime
human rights 
Tabare Vazquez 
same-sex marriage
prison conditions
organized crime
civil society
Frente Amplio
Cuba
Argentina
gender equality
minority issues