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...
It’s never easy to break with your parents’ world view. Especially when they are willing to die for it. You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode. Or you can also read an English translation. If you want to get our new episodes via Whatsapp, please text us at +573229502192. You...
Kenia has only happy memories of her early childhood. She lived with her mom, older sister and her aunt in a small Manhattan apartment, where she was pampered by the family and showered with affection. But unexpected events changed her life radically, revealing an entirely...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Before we get started, we have a warning for listeners. This story contains graphic descriptions of child abuse and violence. Welcome to Radio Ambulante, from NPR. I'm Daniel Alarcón. Ok, in this story there are a lot of names, especially in...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley (SOUNDBITE PEOPLE SPEAKING IN CREOLE) [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante from NPR, I'm Daniel Alarcón. In all the years we've been on air, we've done a lot of stories on immigration. It's there in the name of the show: The “Ambulante”...
In Coihueco, an isolated and rural village in central Chile, life used to go by quietly, uneventfully. But in 2016, Rodlin Etienne arrived. He was the first Haitian in Coihueco —the first of many. You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode. Or you can also read an English...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley Yes. Well, uh, I still hear, well, what they call "tiroteos", gunshots. At all hours of the day. It doesn't have a schedule. That's honestly when it happens. But yes, when I was younger it was even a little worse...
How do you make a life or death decision? A jury in Puerto Rico faces the capital punishment. You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode. Or you can also read an English translation. If you want to get our new episodes via Whatsapp, please text us at +573229502192. You...