About Us

Daniel Alarcón, host of Radio Ambulante, covers Latin America for The New Yorker. He’s the author of four books of fiction, including “The King is Always Above the People,” 2017 finalist for the National Book Award. He teaches at the Columbia University School of Journalism in New York. 2021 MacArthur Fellow.

Carolina Guerrero is a media entrepreneur. She was a JSK Journalism Fellow at Stanford University. She lives in New York.

Camila has a PhD from Columbia University, since 2012 she has overseen the production of every season. She has reported more than 15 stories and has edited more than 180. She lives in Bogotá.

 Colombian journalist and publisher with over sixteen years’ experience in media and cultural organizations. He has developed creative, advocacy-driven initiatives, as well as transmedia content and reporting projects.

Journalist, book editor, and professor of narrative journalism. Born in Argentina, he has lived most of his life in Chile and a little while in Uruguay. Author of a book of Scientific Chronicles. He uses his spare time to stalk Polonio, his tabby cat.

Costa Rican Journalist. He worked in printed media, covering culture in his country. He had his start on audio journalism with Radio Ambulante. Mental health is his favorite subject. He has two cats, or they have him. He is not sure.

Uruguayan journalist who combines writing and visuals to tell stories. She is an avid consumer of everything that excites, surprises and challenges her. An ambassador of mate tea and the versatility of the Uruguayan expression “ta”.

He feared radio, but eventually allowed himself to be captivated by it. He’s a journalist because he loves asking questions and listening to answers. He lives in Bogota.

Ecuadorian journalist living in Quito. She studied investigative journalism at Columbia University. She has written about gender violence, feminism and human rights.

Always dreamed of being a journalist. She’s Ecuadorian and lives in Quito. She was a fellow for ICFJ and Agencia Pública. She covered the Rio 2016 Olympics through the voices of Brazil’s trans women and men… she believes in journalism that takes you out of your comfort zone.

Born in Bahia Blanca, she has lived in Buenos Aires for many years. Freelance journalist, she makes a living from writing. She grew up in a radio studio keeping company and listening to her dad, but she got her start in audio through a different path. She likes reading, walking, bathing in the ocean and studying German.

Guitarist since age 17, audio nerd since age 21, composer and sound designer at Radio Ambulante since 2016.

Composer and sound designer. Rémy has written music for advertising and audiovisual media. Movie enthusiast, he’s dedicated his career to creating music that helps to tell stories.

Born in Colombia. Professional artist and polyglot. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and TUFTS University. He has worked since 1995 with MC Editorial, Inc., an editorial owned by his mother. He lives in Boston and Bogotá, cities where he exhibits his work.

Data-analytics nerd and financial analyst. Passionate hiker who is very proud of her garden — visited by the most intrepid hummingbirds of Mexico City (she has a cat).

She loves the brilliance in life and the versatility of its characters. She majored in Graphic Design and loves animals.

Barbara loves teaching Spanish and loves Radio Ambulante. She is eager to find teachers who feel the same way! When time allows, she writes about her teaching practice here.

She is a communicator and  has been dedicated to Spanish podcast creation for years. She launched her first show in 2013 and since then she has devoted herself to boosting the growth of independent Latin American podcasts.

Journalist. She studied at the Catholic University of Chile and did a master’s degree in journalism and documentary film at Columbia University. Telling stories is how she likes to know the world and has done so as a television reporter, digital media editor, podcast producer and documentary filmmaker. She is crazy about plants and her dog Julio.

Human. Born in Mexico. For over a decade, she has been listening to audiences and creating new formats and ways of communicating. She studied Literature and believes journalism is a job meant for people who work passionately. She’s a fan of salsa, cats and plants. ASD caregiver. Before joining El Hilo she was an Engagement Producer at Al Jazeera.

Mariana is a journalist and lives in Caracas, Venezuela. She studied journalism in Paris and has covered migration, human rights and economy. She has four dogs.