[soundcloud id='149042731'] Radio Ambulante presents a conversation with Carolina Contreras, founder of MissRizos.com, a blog where she documents her personal journey from chemically straightened hair to her natural curly hair. Miss Rizos has gained thousands of followers and Carolina has become the driving force behind an international...
[Music: Sin oficio, Systema Solar] Carolina Contreras: Yo quiero poder poner mi cabello como a mi me de la gana, como yo quiera, sin tener que tener ningún tipo de repercusión social y sin que ese aspecto que me estoy dando al cabello afecte cómo yo...
Daniel Alarcón: Fue en agosto del año pasado, en un gimnasio en Los Ángeles, donde conocí a Mayer Olórtegui. Mayer: Mi nombre es Mayer. Daniel Alarcón: Tiene 73 años y practica boxeo tres veces por semana. Se le nota. Es bajo, fuerte, musculoso a pesar de su...
Lolita Bosch: Yo siempre digo que esta guerra en dignidad la tenemos que ganar nosotros...
[soundcloud id='146323242'] Radio Ambulante presents a conversation between Executive Producer Daniel Alarcón and award-winning writer Lolita Bosch. Lolita was born in Barcelona but considers Mexico home. She describes herself as a "literary project in progress." Her writing has exposed the transformative power literature can have in politics. In...
The Colombian mathematician Javier Moreno (@infrahumano on Twitter) made a data visualization which shows that "the story of women like 'Nohemí' is not a unique. It occurs frequently and with impunity. " Read more on our Spanish blog....
Mexican author Guadalupe Nettel reads an excerpt from her novel “The Body I Was Born In.” The story begins in Mexico City in the late 70s. A family, a mother and her two children, leave Mexico City to try out a new life in 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: Soy Daniel Alarcón, el productor ejecutivo de Radio Ambulante. Antes de comenzar el programa de hoy, quiero agradecerles por el apoyo que nos han dado...
Check out our latest blog post in Spanish about the story behind our latest episode Nohemí....
Night Walk Martina Castro: Bienvenidos a Radio Ambulante. Soy Martina Castro. Hoy, La Caminata Nocturna. Mateo: Hey yo, James. James. You’re under arrest, man. Come out with your hands up. Martina Castro: El hombre hablando en inglés por el parlante es mexicano, cien porciento, y está disfrazado como...
[soundcloud id='140447043'] This week we tried something new at Radio Ambulante -- we produced out first story narrated by a non-native Spanish speaker, "La Caminata Nocturna," or "Night Walk". We're very proud of the piece, and felt that this was a risk worth taking for a number...
The town of El Alberto in Hidalgo, Mexico, has only one industry: La Caminata Nocturna, a stylized simulation of a border crossing. But, can a fake trek through the desert ever feel like the real thing? You can listen to an English version of this story...
Radio Ambulante presents a conversation between Executive Producer Daniel Alarcón and the Salvadoran journalist Oscar Martínez of El Faro, one of the most important independent media outlets in Central America. Several years ago, Oscar began investigating the odyssey of Central American migrants who pass through...
The Beast: Conversation with Oscar Martínez Daniel Alarcón 15 minutes Martina Castro: Bienvenidos a Radio Ambulante, soy Martina Castro. [MÚSICA] Hoy les presentamos algo un poco diferente -- una conversación entre nuestro productor ejecutivo, Daniel Alarcón, y el periodista salvadoreño Oscar Martinez. Aquí en Radio Ambulante, siempre decimos que...
Yadira: Yo siempre le he pedido a Dios que me regrese a Javier. Que me lo regrese. Martina Castro: Yadira llevaba 10 años casada con Javier, viviendo con sus dos hijos en San Francisco, California, cuando algo cambió en su matrimonio...
San Francisco, USA -- Javier and Yadira met, fell in love, and made a life together. But sometimes relationships change in the most unexpected ways. Read the transcript in Spanish. ► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More...