In Parán, a small town in the Peruvian Andes, there are many blind men. Our producers Marco Avilés and Annie Avilés tell us the story of this isolated village and a plague of blindness that could not be explained. You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode, it’s...
Translation by Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: A warning...
After a complicated divorce, Alejandro Canedo was unemployed and in charge of his two small children. It was a desperate situation, the kind where everything looks bleak, but Alejandro was saved along with his family. And he did it by becoming another person, in a...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante, from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. [Micah]: When you look at a person, how many seconds, or milliseconds, does it take for you to make a mental picture of that person, right? Immediately, the first thing that you notice: is...
Micah has spent a life pushing against the borders of a category most everyone takes for granted: gender. You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode, it’s useful if you’re learning the language with this podcast. Or you can also read an English translation. ...
Since 2000, more than a hundred journalists have been killed in Mexico. 2017 set a record, with 12 deaths. Journalist Anabel Hernández knows firsthand how dangerous this work can be. She lives with bodyguards 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, due to her...
Translation by Patrick Moseley [Anabel Hernández]: For a long time, for many days, many years… I lived thinking that. That today is my last day. [Daniel Alarcón, host]: This is the Mexican journalist Anabel Hernández. [Anabel]: I’m a single mother. I’m responsible for two children, living with that...
Translation by Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Before we begin, we want to warn listeners that this episode includes detailed descriptions of abuse and is not suitable for children. Welcome to Radio Ambulante, from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. Today we’ll start with this man. [Pedro Salinas]:...
Sodalitium Christiane Vitae, an ultraconservative Catholic organization also known as the Sodalicio, was founded in 1971, in Peru. Its mission was to train disciplined young people, with military rigor, almost monks. But the order, discipline and ideology of Sodalico hid many secrets. What happened inside...
Translated by: Patrick Moseley [Joshua Johnson, host of 1A ]: Hi there! I’m Joshua Johnson, the host of 1A. Every weekday people gather here to speak freely. You may hear some things you don’t like, you may learn something new, and every Friday we review the...
To what extent are we our genes? What happens when we inherit what feels like a life sentence? You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode, it’s useful if you’re learning the language with this podcast. You can also play this video, where you can listen to the...
Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico devastated, but for many Puerto Ricans the real catastrophe came after the storm. You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode, it’s useful if you’re learning the language with this podcast. You can also play this video, where you can listen to the...
Translated by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Many of you have asked how you can support Radio Ambulante. There are a lot of ways. If you go to our web page —radioambulante.org — you can make a make a donation or buy t-shirts or tote bags....
Translation by Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Many of you have asked us how you can support Radio Ambulante. There are many ways. If you go to our website —radioambulante.org— you can make a donation, or buy t-shirts or tote bags. And for our listeners in...
After her parents divorced, and her father moved from Mexico to Arizona, Fernanda began thinking of living in the United States. When she was thirteen, she started a diary –in her own idiosyncratic, imperfect English, so her family wouldn’t be able to read it– to...
[Daniel Alarcón, host]: Many of you have asked us how you can support Radio Ambulante. There are many ways. If you go to our website —radioambulante.org— you can make a donation, or buy t-shirts or tote bags. And for our listeners in the United States:...