On June 20th, after waves of criticism, President Trump signed an executive order that appears to stops the practice of separating children from their parents at the border. But over 2,300 children have already been separated and there are no plans for reuniting them with...
No one said fatherhood would be easy. For Santiago Rocagliolo, perhaps the most difficult thing has been realizing how similar his son is to him, knowing that as a result, certain challenges inevitably lie ahead. Do you prepare him for those difficult moments, do you...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Hello! Ambulantes, with this story we wrap up our seventh season. Thank you so much to all of you for supporting us, promoting us, sharing our stories. You don’t know how much it means to us. Thank you also...
After 36 years of waiting, Peru qualified again for the FIFA World Cup. The road was full of last-minute draws, epic comebacks and a lot of good luck. For some Peruvians, this classification means a lot more than for others, but all have been touched...
Translated by Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Hey, Ambulantes. We've already started selling tickets to our two live shows this September. Did you already know that? Have you already bought yours? Well, here are the details: Tuesday the 25th, in Washington D.C., and Thursday the 27th...
Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro. September 3th, 1989. The Chilean soccer team was playing a crucial match against Brazil to earn a spot in the Italia ‘90 World Cup. They needed a win, and Roberto Rojas, alias el Cóndor —captain of the national team, goalkeeper...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Hey, Ambulantes. Last week we started selling tickets for our two live shows in September of this year. Did you know? Have you bought your ticket? Well, here are the details: on Tuesday the 25 in Washington D.C., and...
Juliana Deguis never left the country of her birth. But one day, the Supreme Court declared her an immigrant. You can read a Spanish transcript of the episode. Or you can also read an English translation. ...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Hello, hello! I'm Daniel Alarcón, the Executive Producer of Radio Ambulante. Before this episode, I have an announcement, some news I've been wanting to share for a while: Radio Ambulante is going to do two live shows in September...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Hello? [Diana Caballero]: Hey! [Daniel]: Hi, how are you, Diana? Welcome to Radio Ambulante, from NPR. I'm Daniel Alarcón. Ok. Let's start here, with Diana Caballero. [Diana]: I'm a Colombian woman, from Baranquilla but I've lived in Medellín for many years. I'm...
Pablo Escobar died 25 years ago in Medellín, Colombia. Today, despite the suffering he caused, at least 15 tours designed around his life are offered in the city. We went on one of those tours to learn what story they tell about Escobar, and to...
In the mid 50s, a failed experiment in Brazil led to "killer bees" that took over Latin America. Four decades later these bee colonies arrived in Puerto Rico, and no one expected the changes they went through in the island. You can read a Spanish transcript of the...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón, host]: Ok, alright, so, why are we here? [Luis Trelles, producer]: Well, look. Uh, we're here to talk about bees. How much do you know about bees, Daniel? [Daniel]: Bzzzz! You know what I know about bees. When my son sees a...
Nohemí was taken from her home when she was just a girl, and sent to work as domestic employee for an upper-middle class family in Bogotá. This is her story: How she survived years of abuse, neglect, and misfortune; and how, decades later, an act...
Translation by: Patrick Moseley [Daniel Alarcón]: Welcome to Radio Ambulante from NPR. I’m Daniel Alarcón. Now that we’re part of NPR we want to play some of our favorite stories for our new audience. So, let’s start here. [Nohemí]: The first memory I have from when I...
Many migrants awaiting asylum hearings in the US have a difficult choice: they can stay in detention as their case makes its way through the system, or they can pay an impossibly expensive bond. For those who choose to pay, many use the services of...