On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake devastated Mexico. At press time, there are reports of 363 deaths and significant damage in more than five Mexican states. In this episode, we take a trip through a Mexico City neighborhood, one of the areas...
The wetlands of the Tigre delta, in Argentina, form part of one of the most beautiful and delicate ecosystems in the region. However, its proximity to Buenos Aires, just one hour away, means the area also experiences some of the fastest real estate development in...
► 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 [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Thanks for listening to Radio Ambulante. Tomorrow, start your day with “Up First”, NPR’s news podcast. In an Apple Podcast review, Eve...
Sinar Alvarado's family left Valledupar, Colombia in the late 1970s, and moved to the other side of the border, Venezuela. It was the end of the oil boom, when the Venezuelan middle class could go on vacation to Miami, buy new cars and enjoy 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 [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Thanks for listening to Radio Ambulante. Tomorrow, start your day with “Up First”, NPR’s news podcast. In an Apple Podcast review,...
Hi friends! We are about to launch our latest season, our most ambitious one to date! We will share 30 new stories, the first airing on September 12th. To make the wait a little more bearable, check out the trailer we made. Let us know what...
As in other prisons in the country, inmates ruled the Penitenciaría General de Venezuela. In this episode, three inmates recount the terror they experienced inside the prison when a new leader arrived. At what moment did one of the largest prisons in Venezuela get out...
► 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 Daniel Alarcón: Before we begin, I have an announcement. This episode marks the end of this season of Radio Ambulante. We are excited, and...
[soundcloud id='148690292'] With the rerun of the episode "The Contestant", on NPR, we'd like to share with our listeners the song "Basta Carajo", that plays at the end of the story. This song was written by Vilma Sánchez, the mother of Ruth Thalía. Here, you can...
Ruth Thalía Sayas Sánchez was only 19 years old when she went on a Peruvian game show, “El valor de la verdad”, determined to tell the world who she really was. The results were unlike anything she could have imagined. This piece was produced with the...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. Daniel Alarcón: Thanks for listening to Radio Ambulante. I want to tell you about a new program on NPR, a new way to keep up with the...
In the 1990s, Chile confronts a slew of energy shortages. With the economic development of the country at stake, the State resolves to build several hydroelectric plants. The largest would be located in Alto Bío Bío, a natural paradise in the Andean mountains. For centuries,...
► Lupa es nuestra nueva app para estudiantes intermedios de español que quieren aprender con las historias de Radio Ambulante. Pruébala y encuentra más información en lupa.app. Translated by Patrick Moseley Daniel Alarcón: Thanks for listening to Radio Ambulante. I want to tell you about a new program on...
We bring you two stories from San Francisco, California, where we explore different types of love and family. In the 80's, as a child, Deldelp Medina arrives at The Castro, one of the first gay neighborhoods in the United States. There, she discovers an atmosphere...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. Daniel Alarcón: Thanks for listening to Radio Ambulante. I want to tell you about a new show on NPR, a new way to keep up with the...
In this episode, we continue with the story of Ximena López. Unhappy with her body, Ximena, 21, decides to undergo an aesthetic procedure to have a more curvaceous figure. However, the procedure does not work out well. Here is how the story unfolds. Read the Spanish...