Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Why should you listen to Radio Ambulante? We asked our listeners: [Woman]: Because it lets me know the realities of Latin America, stories to which I wouldn’t otherwise have access. [Woman]: Because it has a different approach. [Man]: Intelligent and ethical, journalistic...
Anamer left Venezuela as so many others have: fleeing seemingly intractable economic and political crises. She arrived in Peru and, unlike Venezuelan migrants to other countries, Anamer was received warmly. She thought she‘d found a new home, until one day Anamer realized something had changed. You...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón]: Why should you listen to Radio Ambulante? For the stories we bring you every week. For the voices we present, voices that you won’t hear anywhere else. We love to bring you these stories. Latin America is a complicated and wonderful...
For many Argentines, the Falklands War is a chapter in history that they would rather forget. But for two combatants it was the beginning of an unexpected friendship. You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode. You can also read an English translation. If you want to get our new episodes...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Why should you listen to Radio Ambulante? For the stories we bring you every week. For the voices we present, voices that you won’t hear anywhere else. We love to bring you these stories. Latin America is a complicated and...
Every year, Cuba sends doctors across the world on humanitarian missions. They help with earthquakes, hurricanes, epidemics… and also assist poor and vulnerable communities. Alioski Ramírez was a young doctor who dreamt of going on one of those missions. His dream came true, but it...
Translation by Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante, From NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. Today, we’re starting with this man, Alioski Ramírez… [Alioski Ramírez]: Cuba is recognized in the world as a leader in...
Translation: Patrick Moseley. [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Before we start, a quick warning: In this episode, there are intense scenes that are not suitable for children. Discretion is advised. (NEWS SOUNDBITE) [Journalist]: Dr. Alfonso Reyes Echandía, tell us, what must be done? [Alfonso Reyes Echandía]: Well...
A dozen people were still missing when the siege at the Palace of Justice ended on November 7th, 1985. For many families of the missing, it would take decades to find out the truth; and for some, the answers would appear where they least expected. You...
Translated by Patrick Moseley (NEWS SOUNDBITE) [Alfonso Reyes Echandía]: Hello. [Journalist]: Dr. Reyes Echandía. [Alfonso Reyes Echandía]: Please, help us. Stop firing. The situation is critical. [Daniel Alarcón, host]:Welcome to Radio Ambulante, from NPR. I'm Daniel Alarcón. [Alfonso Reyes]: We’re here surrounded by M-19 individuals. (GUNSHOTS) [Daniel]: This is Alfonso Reyes...
On November 6th, 1985, the M-19 guerrilla laid siege to Colombia's Palace of Justice. The police and the army reacted quickly, and for 28 hours the building became a battlefield. Thirty-three years later, the families of two men that were in the building still have...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón]: OK, I'd like introduce you to...
Osmin Tobar was seven years old when he was separated from his mother, without even having a chance to say goodbye. For years, Osmin looked for answers, trying to understand what had happened to him and why. But the truth would lead him to question...
On May 12, 2008, the quiet little town of Postville, Iowa, changed forever. That day, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out one of the largest raids in the history of the United States at a meat processing plant: they detained almost 400 undocumented workers,...
Translated by Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante, from NPR. I'm Daniel Alarcón. (NEWS SOUNDBITE) [Journalist]: In Ohio, ICE agents arrested 114 employees of a landscaping company in two locations. [Journalist]: It was a meat packing plant in Morristown and at least 100 people were...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Camila Segura, Senior Editor]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante, from NPR. I’m Camila Segura. Maybe some of you don’t know it, but here at Radio Ambulante we had five seasons before we joined the NPR family. So, every now and then, we like...