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15 Jul Translation: The Superhero
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...
07 Jul The Plan
[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...
07 Jul Translation: The Plan
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...
02 Jul Bateyes, conflict at the border
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...
25 Jun Behind the scenes with Menganno
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...
17 Jun Pact with our listeners
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...
12 Jun Copa América, healthy competition or ferocious business?
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...
09 Jun Roundtable: Copa América 2015
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;...
04 Jun Tracing Paths
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...
29 May The Coyote
[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...
29 May Translation: The Coyote
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...
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22 May The Journey that became a Story
As part of our third anniversary we return to our roots—our first episode of our pilot season, Moving, originally released in 2012. These are five stories about migration, journeys, and everything you learn along the way. One of these is Stowaways, produced by Nancy López,...
19 May Wander
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...
15 May Celebrating our Third Anniversary with Mudanzas
[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,...