Sometimes our idols betray us. Orlando Gaitán became famous for organizing ayahuasca ceremonies in Colombia, and promising to heal any sickness. He gained hundreds of followers who recognized him as a spiritual leader. Andrea was one of them, and she was willing to give up everything...
For Marco Avilés, moving from Lima, Peru to small-town Maine was a dream come true —beautiful, verdant, calm. He was ready to make a home there until something changed. When the political climate intrudes on the life you're building, how far do things have to...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante, from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. Today we’re going back to our archives with a story that originally aired on March 2017. It’s a story about migration, love, and politics. Camila Segura Camila Segura and I talked with my friend...
Sometimes, it’s simply a matter of looking in the right place at the right time. Víctor Buso had dedicated his entire life to astronomy, although never professionally. One night — after a series of unlikely events— his career as an amateur took an unexpected twist. This...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. 1969. Rosario, Argentina. And this man...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. I want to start today by reading something. It’s not long. It’s the text of a section of the Ecuadorian Penal Code, a law that was drafted in 1938. In this case, it’s the...
The fight for safe and legal abortions in Ecuador. In Ecuador, abortions are only permitted when the life of the mother is in danger or if the pregnancy is the result of the rape of a mentally disabled woman. That is why Las Comadres exist. You can read...
The plan: to connect Chile through a network. Like the internet. But in 1971. Almost a half-century ago, Salvador Allende’s socialist government developed a technology that connected the Chilean economy in real time and distributed power among its workers. What happened with Cybersyn — that proto...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. The story we’re telling today took place more than 40 years ago. (ARCHIVE SOUNDBITE) [Stafford Beer]: Now the story that I want to tell you began in 1971 in the middle of the year. [Daniel]: And this...
You’ve never heard of Humberto Vélez — but you know exactly who he is. At the start of this century, the dubbing industry in Mexico was living in a golden age. Some of the actors and actresses who dubbed TV shows and movies into Spanish became...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. (SOUNDBITE FROM ARCHIVE) [Guy Incognito]: Homer? Who is Homer? My name is Guy Incognito. [Homer]: Oh, my God! This man is my exact double. Oh! That dog has a puffy tail! (laughter) Here, puff! Here, puff! [Daniel]:...
Our ninth season is just one week away! We’re very excited to share with you everything we have been working on in the past few months, and that’s why we have prepared this trailer: a sneak peak of the upcoming stories. ...
Esta semana, ICE arrestó a casi 700 personas en Mississippi, una de las redadas migratorias más grandes en la historia de Estados Unidos. Ocurrió pocos días después de que un hombre asesinó a 22 personas en la ciudad fronteriza de El Paso, Texas. Este ha...
Nos gusta volver a los eventos históricos que terminan definiendo la identidad colectiva de un país. Y aunque muchos de estos eventos hayan sido cubiertos en su momento, nos interesa ir más allá de lo que pasó. Nos gusta encontrar esos personajes complejos que ayudan...
Translated by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. OK, so. What comes to mind when I say “cryptocurrency?” I’m not an expert and I’m guessing you’re not either. So, let’s see. Before this story, what came to mind...
"Let's do that radio thing." That's how Radio Ambulante started. Today, on our 7th birthday, we asked Carolina Guerrero and Daniel Alarcón – creators of this podcast – to tell us how the idea came up, the difficulties they faced when they started, and the...