"We all know something. All we ignore something. Therefore, always we learn "Paulo Freire Our Executive Director Daniel Alarcon and producer Luis Trelles taught a radio workshop in El Salvador for the journalists of the digital newspaper El Faro and Plaza Pública, a Guatemalan investigative journalism...
Daniel Alarcón: I’m Daniel Alarcón, executive producer at Radio Ambulante. Before we begin, I want to thank two foundations for their essential support: The Sara & Evan Williams Foundation and the Panta Rhea foundation. Thanks also to our sponsor, MailChimp. Over 7 million people and businesses...
[soundcloud id='217696072'] Christian Martinez and his bandmates were used to being stopped by guerrilla or paramilitary soldiers on the road. But one night, after playing a gig, they came to a checkpoint, and this time they were told to get off the bus. What happened next...
In this week's episode we got to know Ernesto’s story. Between two names, he chose to call himself Ernesto. Between two identities, he chose Ernesto. Or maybe not, maybe he wouldn’t be the Ernesto he is today without some of the idea of William. Ernesto grew...
Martina Castro: I am Martina Castro, Senior Producer at Radio Ambulante. Before we begin, I want to thank two foundations for their essential support: The Sara & Evan Williams Foundation and the Panta Rhea Foundation. Thanks also to our sponsor, MailChimp. Over 7 million people and...
[soundcloud id='213595320'] Maria Clara Ramos for years had prepared herself mentally to face an attack. Until one day she had to live through a real one. Interview: Carolina Guerrero Production: Caro Rolando Sound design: Caro Rolando y Martina Castro Photo: Daniel Echeverri, Creative Commons license Read the Spanish transcript here. / Read...
Daniel Alarcón: I'm Daniel Alarcón, executive producer at Radio Ambulante. Before we begin, I want to thank two foundations for their essential support: The Sara & Evan Williams Foundation and the Panta Rhea foundation. Thanks also to our sponsor, MailChimp. Over 7 million people and businesses...
Almost a year ago we launched the episode The sentence by our producer Luis Trelles. This episode tells the story of Juliana, a woman born in a sugar company town called Los Jovillos, in the municipality of Yamasá, not far from Santo Domingo. Juliana Deguis...
Menganno is a man who doesn’t reveal his true identity. A resident of Lanús — a town south of the province of Buenos Aires — he decided five years ago to begin wearing a blue suit, similar to Captain America, and became “Argentina’s first real...
I'll never forget a comment we received in the first months of our first season. We had just released Radio Ambulante, which was a huge feat for our small team. We had to train journalists to make audio stories, raise funds, and forge partnerships, among...
The Copa America is one of the most watched sporting events in the world. The BBC estimated that the 2011 Copa América was seen by more than five billion people worldwide. Its market value has increased immensely, especially in the last three decades, just like...
The 2015 Copa América in Chile is only two days away. Our executive producer Daniel Alarcón sat down to talk about the tournament with three friends and football experts: Chilean journalist Juan Pablo Meneses, author of Niños Futbolistas; Colombian journalist Hernando Álvarez, director of BBC Mundo;...
The world has recently turned its attention to Honduras because of its multiple crises. The world wants to understand why children and young people are leaving Honduras. Why risk so much to migrate to the United States? Carlos has many answers to this, in fact...
[soundcloud id='207752551'] Carlos makes a living by taking migrants from Central America to the Mexican border with the United States. He's what's called a "coyote". From Honduras, Carlos spoke to journalists Iolany Pérez and Jennifer Avila. This is his testimony. Editing: Camila Segura Sound design: Camila Segura and...
Daniel Alarcón: Before we start, I want to thank two foundations whose support has been fundamental: the Sara & Evan Williams foundation and the Panta Rhea foundation. And our sponsor, MailChimp. Over 7 million people and businesses worldwide use Mailchimp to send emails and newsletters. Radio Ambulante...