PARTICIPANTS
Fest 2022
Executive producer, creator and host of This American Life [USA]
Audio-storytelling pioneer. He also created the investigative journalism podcast Serial.
Journalist [Mexico]
Iconic reporter with 40 years in the business. She has published over 10 books and hundreds of articles in the world’s leading media. Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities in 2018.
Musician and writer [Dominican Republic]
Musician, novelist and visionary. One of the most interesting voices in Latin America. She has produced three experimental merengue albums and published five novels that portray the Caribbean with inimitable humor and imagination.
Novelist, vlogger and podcaster [USA]
Author of the New York Times bestselling books The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska. Creator of the YouTube channels Crash Course and Vlogbrothers, as well as the podcast Anthropocene Reviewed.
Environmentalist [Puerto Rico]
First Latino president of the Sierra Club, the most influential environmental organization in the United States. His decades-long leadership in the environmental movement led him to senior positions at the Environmental Defense Fund and the Environmental Quality Board of Puerto Rico.
Biologist and environmental leader [Colombia]
Transgender woman and one of the most important scientists in her country. She received the Prince Clauss Award for her advocacy for diversity. Today she is president of EAN University in Colombia.
And the Radio Ambulante and El hilo team
Silvia Viñas, Eliezer Budasoff, Daniel Alarcón, Lisette Arévalo, David Trujillo, Andrés Azpiri, Elías González, Camila Segura, Nicolás Alonso, Aneris Casassus and Luis Fernando Vargas.
TICKETS
PROGRAM
WE NEED TO TALK
IRA GLASS
In conversation with Daniel Alarcón
April 20, 6:00-7:30 p.m. (New York)
The creator of This American Life and Serial discusses how he has managed to maintain the vitality, relevance and creativity of his projects after three decades.
Event in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.
WE NEED TO TALK
ALMA GUILLERMOPRIETO
In conversation with Silvia Viñas and Eliezer Budasoff
April 21, 6:00-7:30 p.m. (New York)
The hosts of El hilo talk with the iconic Mexican reporter about what it’s like to immerse yourself in the news of a complex, diverse and constantly changing region.
Event in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English.
WORKSHOP
THE SOUND OF RADIO AMBULANTE AND EL HILO
With Andrés Azpiri and Elías González
April 23, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (New York)
Participants will learn how to create the soundscape for a podcast. The panelists will describe their process for cleaning audio, mixing episodes, creating sonic environments, and composing music.
Event in Spanish.
WE NEED TO TALK
BRIGITTE BAPTISTE AND RAMÓN CRUZ
In conversation with Eliezer Budasoff
April 27, 6:00-7:30 p.m. (New York)
These two figures of environmentalism will speak about the possible future of Latin America and about the role of Latino voices in the face of the most crucial crisis of our time: the climate crisis.
Event in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English.
WE NEED TO TALK
JOHN GREEN
In conversation with Daniel Alarcón
April 28, 6:00-7:30 p.m. (New York)
The novelist, essayist and vlogger talks about his creative processes, the pressure of success, and what inspires him to keep telling stories.
Event in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.
WORKSHOP
HOW TO RESEARCH A STORY FOR AUDIO
With Lisette Arévalo and David Trujillo
April 30, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (New York)
Panelists will go behind the scenes, discussing the production process of two episodes of Radio Ambulante. Participants will learn to find voices, archive and the structure of a story.
Event in Spanish.
WE NEED TO TALK
RITA INDIANA
In conversation with Daniel Alarcón
May 4, 6:00-7:30 p.m. (New York)
The artist tells how she has managed to break the mold, both in music with her hybrid merengue, mixing techno and metal, and in writing with her Caribbean science fiction.
Event in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English.
PITCH SESSION
RADIO AMBULANTE TEAM
With Camila Segura, Daniel Alarcón, Nicolás Alonso, Aneris Casassus and Luis Fernando Vargas
May 5, 7 p.m. (New York)
Radio Ambulante editors and producers will share strategies for finding stories. They will also hear live proposals from three people selected by open call. Free entry.
Photograph credits: Jesse Michener (Ira Glass), Samuel Sánchez / EL PAÍS (Alma Guillermoprieto), Eduardo Martínez (Rita Indiana), Courtesy John Green (John Green), Iwona Alfred (Ramón Cruz), University EAN (Brigitte Baptiste).