9/28/12

Latin Pulse: 9.28.2012

This week marks a year online for Latin Pulse, and so the program is celebrating by featuring a review of some of the biggest stories of the year and includes some important interviewers that listeners may have missed the first time they went online.  The topics covered this week include the Drug War, immigration, the pope's trip to Latin America, Cuba's economic reforms and politics in Central America.  Unlike the rest of the program, the news segment is new this week, with coverage of the new abortion law in Uruguay.

Interviews include:
Luis Botello, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ);
Sonja Wolf, INSYDE;
Vicki Gass, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); 
Manuel Orozco, Inter-American Dialogue;
Jimena Aguilar of El Faro;
Eric Hershberg, Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) of American University; 
Daniel Calingaert, Freedom House; and
Tom Quigley, formerly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Curt Devine
Writers: Jordan D'eri and Colin Campbell.

(Note: This podcast includes graphic descriptions of violence that may disturb some listeners.)

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


























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9/21/12

Latin Pulse: 9.21.2012

With the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. this weekend, Latin Pulse devotes this special program to the literature of Latin America. The program features an interview with an award-winning Mexican author and goes in-depth on the literary themes contrasting newer writers with the older generation of Latin American writers.  The program also features a commentary on the trade bloc known as Mercosur. The news segment of the program covers the latest regarding the undercover arms smuggling sting gone wrong, known as "Fast and Furious," which the U.S. Congress held hearings about this week.

In-Depth Interviews:
Alberto Ruy Sanchez, Mexican author and
Nuria Vilanova of American University.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Writers: Colin Campbell, Jordan D'eri and Curt Devine.

(Note: This podcast explores adult themes in its discussion of literature.)

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























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9/14/12

Latin Pulse: 9.14.2012

Latin Pulse focuses on the weakness of some democracies in Latin America this week with a special program devoted to how constitutions are being bent to the will of some powerful forces.  The program discusses what are called "express coups" and the details of controversial governmental change in Paraguay and Honduras.  The program also looks at the judicial crisis in El Salvador which some characterized as a constitutional crisis.  The news segment of the program covers the Caravan for Peace that wound its way from Tijuana to Washington, D.C., lobbying for policy changes in the Drug War.

In-Depth Interviews:
Fulton Armstrong of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University, and
Geoff Thale of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Writers: Jordan D'eri and Colin Campbell

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
































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9/7/12

Latin Pulse: 9.07.2012

This week, Latin Pulse weighs in on the complex issues surrounding the asylum case of Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange who is being shielded from extradition by Ecuador.  The program also concludes its focus on the problems of indigenous groups in Colombia suffering during the country's long civil war.  The news segment of the program also looks at more details of the recently announced peace process that many hope will end Colombia's war.  The program also includes a commentary about the peace process.

In-Depth Interviews:
Carlos Lauria of the Committee to Protect Journalists, and
Gimena Sanchez of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Jenna Longoria
Writers: Jordan D'eri and Colin Campbell

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
























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