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...
A mission with more heart than technique. One of Mexico's most important pre-colonial artifacts is in a museum...
► 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]: This is Radio Ambulante, from NPR. I’m Daniel...
► 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...
► 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]: This is Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel...
► 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]: This is Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel...
To confront a real terror, they needed a fictional hero. On November 3, 1987, in the midst of the dictatorship, a group of 78 Chilean actors and playwrights received a letter with an ultimatum giving them one month to leave the country. But they decided to...
Save the date: we will be back on Tuesday, September 20! In this twelfth season and seventh as part of NPR, we will release 30 new episodes from Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Puerto Rico among others. The stories will be funny, moving, delusional, and emotional. And...
► Click here to return to the episode official page, or here to see all the episodes. ► Radio Ambulante Fest 2022: our virtual festival continues until May 5. Get your tickets here! ►Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More...
More than a beauty pageant. Monica Chalá never dreamed of walking the most important catwalk of her country: the pageant to choose the next Miss Ecuador. But when she did, her presence would call into question the national identity. Find the English translation of "Mónica, the first"...
She had to sue her country, but no one could know her name. Francisca had always dreamed of becoming a mother and when she did she also found out she had HIV. What she thought would be a complicated pregnancy soon turned into a much larger...
► Click here to return to the episode official page, or here to see all the episodes. ► Radio Ambulante Fest 2022: our virtual festival will be from April 20 to May 5. Get your tickets here! ►Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio...
► Click here to return to the episode official page, or here to see all the episodes. ► Radio Ambulante Fest 2022: our virtual festival will be from April 20 to May 5. Get your tickets here! ►Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio...
What happens when you stand up to a giant. In the early 2000s, several farmers in the department of Cabañas, El Salvador, became concerned that the area's water wells were drying up, and their livestock were dying under strange circumstances. A community radio station and other...