Everyone Returns, the story of my friend Micaela’s return to Peru, produced for Radio Ambulante, is the story of a failure. The failure, of course, is not my friend Micaela’s but of the welfare state, of globalized capitalism, the vaunted first world. Forced to return...
[soundcloud id='205550222'] This year, for our third anniversary, we're going back to our roots -- to our first ever episode, from our pilot season. Here, with all its imperfections, is Mudanzas, originally released in 2012, five stories about people shuttling between places, finding new definitions of home,...
This upcoming Friday is our anniversary. We have accomplished so much that we have decided to put together a timeline with events and relevant moments for each season. We also created a photo album with some of those important events and moments. Tell your friends about the...
En el último episodio contamos la casi inverosímil historia de dos personas, un colombiano y el otro argentino, con el mismo nombre, similares inquietudes y un parecido físico poco convencional por no tener un vínculo biológico. ¿Qué vínculo los une entonces? Eduardo Bechara argentino charlaba con Camila...
[soundcloud id='192173460'] Silvia Viñas, sitting in for Daniel Alarcón, talks to producer Dennis Maxwell about his latest story for Radio Ambulante, where he chronicles the arrest of his brother Laurence during a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with the 43 missing students of Ayotzinapa. After his arrest in...
Primer Beso / First Kiss from Radio Ambulante on Vimeo. Happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate the holiday, we thought we'd share with you this short audio collage from our live show, Outsiders. María Rivera, a student at a local high school here in San Francisco, California, asked her...
Laurence Maxwell: I’ve been arrested at protests before here in Chile. And the police, well they take you to the station, you stay there around three hours and then they let you go. Daniel Alarcón: That’s Laurence Maxwell. And this arrest wasn’t in Chile, but in...
[soundcloud id='190546834'] One night, last November, Laurence Maxwell went to central Mexico City for a peaceful protest in solidarity with the 43 missing students of Ayotzinapa, and came face to face with the violence of Mexico's justice system. Read the English subtitles for this story in the...
Spanish language instructors all over the United States and Latin America are using Radio Ambulante in their classroom. They are introducing their students to compelling, real stories told in authentic, real-world Spanish. Students are learning new vocabulary and engaging in meaningful discussions about Latin American...
[soundcloud id='186051119'] Daniel Alarcón talks to journalist Nadja Drost about her investigation of a deadly conflict between armed groups seeking to control a gold mine in a lawless Colombian town. Her investigative piece, “The Devil Underground,” was published by The Atavist late last year and is also available as...
[soundcloud id='180662774'] After graduating from University, Gabriela got her dream job. But there was one important detail: she had to work beside the most controversial political figure of her generation. Producer: Caro Rolando Editing: Silvia Viñas, Camila Segura and Daniel Alarcón Sound design: Silvia Viñas Read the complete Spanish transcript...
[soundcloud id='177865566'] Daniel Alarcón talks to producer Emily Klion, actor Homero Rosas and writer Gary Soto about ‘In and Out of Shadows’, a new musical about the lives and experiences of a group of undocumented teens from California. Interview: Daniel Alarcón Production and sound design: Silvia Viñas Assistant producer:...
[soundcloud id='177498606'] In the 1980s, if there was one San Francisco neighborhood that recalled the noise and excitement of Barranquilla, Colombia, it was the Castro -- until everything changed. Deldep Medina presented this story during our live show, Outsiders, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts...
Daniel Alacón: Hi, I'm Daniel Alarcón, Radio Ambulante's Executive Producer. Before we start, I'd like to thank our sponsors. First, Mail Chimp. Over seven million people and businesses around the world use MailChimp to send email and newsletters. If you receive Radio Ambulante's emails, well, you've received...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. I arrived in London in October 1996, without speaking a word of English, with a letter that said I was enrolled in the Hempstead School of English. I...
Today we're releasing a special episode with two stories from our live show, Outsiders, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California on November 2, 2014. The first story is called 'Fear', and it's by Hernando Álvarez, Director of BBC Mundo. We...