The Bat Man

Saving a species with a bad reputation. Rodrigo Medellín's love for animals began at a very young age. At first he was interested in all of them, until, as the years went by, he became obsessed with only one: bats. His work would be crucial. It...

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57 years of doubt and a possible key to finding the truth. Geraldo Martínez got a call from his sister, suggesting a home DNA test. He’d spend his whole life nursing doubts about his origins, and it was time to start looking for answers. Find the English...

A coven in Bogotá. In 1975, the world's most important sorcerers, clairvoyants, psychics, parapsychologists, astrologers and tarot readers met for five days in Bogota in a convention unlike anything Colombia had ever seen. But in a country as Catholic and conservative, the meeting was destined to...

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There are different ways to become a mother. When she was 29 years old, Andrea Verino was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. She began aggressive treatment to try to stop it; so aggressive –she was told– that she could never become a mother. But she never...

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► Click here to return to the episode official page, or here to see all the episodes. ►Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at Lupa.app. Translated by MC Editorial [Daniel Alarcón]: Before we begin, a warning. This episode contains...

Sometimes you just need someone that listens to you. Antonio was always told that he couldn't cry, that he should be strong and not talk about his feelings. No one ever told him he could be different from other Colombian men. Until in the midst of...

Nine women challenged an ancient tradition of their people. According to the customs and traditions of the Nahua indigenous community in Ocotequila, Mexico, women had never voted for the commissary, the highest authority in their town. To Antonia Ramirez it seemed unheard of that this was...