Tell us about yourself: My name is Gretchan Frederick and I am an Upper School Spanish teacher at Charlotte Latin School, an independent TK-12 school in Charlotte, NC. I teach AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Spanish Literature and Culture, and Spanish IV Honors, which is...
Anything for a rating point. In 1964, at the height of Beatlemania, an announcement shook Argentina: The Beatles would travel to Buenos Aires to appear in a local television program. And of course, nobody wanted to miss the show. You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode or an...
What would you do to reclaim a place where you were happy? Marino Morikawa lived some of his best childhood moments in El Cascajo, a wetland located to the north of Lima. He stopped going there for years and, when he returned as a grown man,...
Lorena’s story made headlines across the world, but the truth of what happened to her was much more complex than you may have thought. In 1993, a young Ecuadorian immigrant became famous in the most unexpected way. Her story reached all corners of the world and...
When she was a child, Rosa Julia Leyva played among the poppy fields, a plant that her mother called the "devil's flower." Years later, when drug trafficking invaded her town in Guerrero, Mexico, Rosa Julia finally understood what her mother meant. You can read a Spanish transcript of the...
After fainting, Lucia woke up in the past When Lucía opened her eyes, she didn’t recognize her husband, her kids, or her house. She found herself trapped in a life that was completely foreign to her. You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode or an English translation. ► Lupa is...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. [Daniel Alarcón]: Before we get started, a warning: in this episode, there are intense scenes that aren't suitable for all listeners. Discretion is advised. Welcome to Radio Ambulante...
Marta didn't want preferential treatment, just one that was fair. Marta never imagined she would end up in jail. But when it happened, she wasn’t willing to lose her identity or her dignity. She designed a strategy from inside her cell to defend and demand the...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. [Eliezer Budasoff]: There’s only one week to go before the elections in the United States. At El hilo — Radio Ambulante's sibling podcast — we have an...
A full moon, a bloodcurdling howl and a town that can't sleep. For the people in Coita, Mexico, coronavirus wasn't the only threat of 2020. In April, they started to hear howling around midnight, and what began as a rumor around town quickly turned into a...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. Translated by: Patrick Moseley [Radio Ambulante Store]: Hi, I’m Xochitl and I have good news: we’ve opened a new virtual Radio Ambulante Store and the products are as...
A few years ago, Dennis Maxwell went to Chile to help his brother move. Among moving boxes they found around 20 cassettes where much of his childhood was recorded. His father lived in exile for a decade, and these cassettes were their main form of...
While a clan waited for its inheritance, one Rosario raised her voice. When Anibelca Rosario found out that her family had joined the search for a multimillion-dollar inheritance, she wanted to know more. What she discovered led her to make a public denouncement that would pit...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. [Radio Ambulante Store]: Hi! For all of you who have asked about our store, it’s open! The store is ready to receive your orders from anywhere in...
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► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. [David Trujillo]: Hi, I’m David Trujillo. [Lisette Arévalo]: And I’m Lisette Arévalo, producers at Radio Ambulante. [David]: Last year we traveled to Guayaquil, Ecuador, to research a story about...