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...
► 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: Thanks for listening to Radio Ambulante. I want to tell you about a new show on NPR, a new way to keep up...
In Medellín, as in many places in Latin América, female beauty is almost a competitive sport. Since her adolescence, Ximena always felt that something was wrong with her body. So, at age 21, she decided to undergo an aesthetic procedure. But sometimes the search for...
► 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: Thanks for listening to Radio Ambulante. I want to tell you about a new NPR show, a new way to stay on...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. Planet Money has a new project, and it’s called “@BOTUS.” Our friends at Planet Money always have interesting ideas. This time it’s a bot that will trade...
In 1984, in the small Chilean city of Villa Alemana, Miguel Ángel Poblete looked to the skies and saw the Virgin Mary. This is the peculiar story of a spiritual awakening that would take an entire country by storm. After Miguel Ángel Poblete's story, stick around...
Alejandra is in a brand new city, and soon realizes you don't who you're working for. Read the Spanish language transcript here. Read an English translation here. ► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. ...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. Daniel Alarcón: Thank you for listening to Radio Ambulante. If you are looking for another podcast, I recommend Hidden Brain, with Shankar Vedantam. Hidden Brain is a...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. Daniel Alarcón: For our listeners who understand English, I want to let you know that one of my favorite NPR podcasts returned on March 9. It’s called...
There’s a superhero in Argentina. His name is Menganno and his superpower is drawing attention to himself. Read the Spanish transcript here. Read an English translation here. ► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. ...