► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. It hadn’t even been two weeks since I’d arrived in Mexico City, when a classmate from the Political Science Department organized a party. I didn’t know much...
[soundcloud id='172466444'] How hard is it for Latinos to get inside the writer's room of a television hit show like HBO's Girls? Just how hard is it to get Hollywood to step beyond the usual Latino stereotypes? We were curious, so Daniel Alarcón talked to someone...
[soundcloud id='171350539'] Daniel Alarcón talks to filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes, the director and producer behind the documentary 'Purgatorio: A Journey Into the Heart of the Border.' Interview: Daniel Alarcón Production and sound design: Silvia Viñas Assistant producer: Diana Buendía...
If you follow us on Twitter or Facebook then you've probably already heard the news: we won the Innovation category in the Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Prize, organized by the FNPI (Gabriel García Márquez Foundation for New Iberoamerican Journalism). For us it is an honor to...
When Felipe Montes was deported in 2010, he lost everything, and watched from a distance as the life he'd made fell apart. His American-born sons were sent to foster care, and his parental rights were on the verge of being revoked. This is the unlikely...
In this story by novelist Alejandro Zambra, three friends get into the moving business in Santiago de Chile. ► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. ...
You may have figured out by now that we're on vacation for the World Cup, but we wanted to share this true story from Executive Producer Daniel Alarcón. After you listen, watch the video. We think you'll enjoy it. So as you get ready for...
[soundcloud id='156266376'] There are no games today, but at Radio Ambulante we can't stop talking about soccer. To get ready for the knockout stage, we've once again convened three extraordinary Latin American soccer journalists: Chilean journalist Juan Pablo Meneses, author of Niños Futbolistas; Colombian journalist Hernando...
[soundcloud id='154551280'] The much awaited World Cup in Brazil has kicked off amid parties and protests. Brazilian journalist and writer Juliana Barbassa has been watching the changes that her hometown, Rio de Janeiro, has been going through in preparation for the World Cup and the 2016...
[Manifestantes gritando “Nao vai ter copa”] Juliana Barbassa: Yo creo que un poco de lo que está pasando ahora con la Copa y las Olimpiadas, la verdad, es que el mundo está mirando a Brasil y van a ver de cerca que somos mucho más complejos...
Every once in a while we like to share works of fiction from Latin America’s best writers. This week we present Peruvian author Ricardo Sumalavia’s short story “First Impressions,” the story of a young man, his first job and his adventures in publishing. Read the full...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. Daniel Alarcón: Bienvenidos a Radio Ambulante. Soy Daniel Alarcón. De vez en cuando nos gusta escuchar las voces de algunos escritores latinoamericanos leyendo ficción. Hoy, oiremos al...
[soundcloud id='151233540'] There are 16 days until the World Cup begins in Brazil. To celebrate, Radio Ambulante has convened three extraordinary Latin American soccer journalists: Chilean journalist Juan Pablo Meneses, author of Niños Futbolistas; Colombian journalist Hernando Álvarez, director of BBC Mundo; and Mexican writer Juan...
Hernando Álvarez: Pues yo creo que lo de candidatos se lo creen ellos, se lo cree toda la prensa, y nos lo creemos todos, porque de Brasil siempre hablamos así, ¿no?...
[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...