Transcript: The Rebellious Student

► 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 al primer episodio de la tercera temporada de Radio Ambulante. Soy Daniel Alarcón. Este año les traeremos historias de Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Perú, Argentina,...

An anonymous woman is killing bus drivers of Ciudad Juárez. Yuri Herrera went there to find out why. Special thanks to Judith Torrea, Óscar Maynez, and Lizzy Cantú. Read a Spanish transcript of the episode. An English-language version of this essay was produced for This American Life...

Postcard from Juarez Yuri Herrera Edited and Produced by Daniel Alarcón and Camila Segura 13 minutes [soundcloud id='125033066' artwork='true']   [MÚSICA: “Colors One” - Art Ensemble of Soweto] Hot Tape 1 El primer asesinato fue a las 7:45 am del 28 de agosto, en la ruta 4A. Esa mañana, una mujer le hizo...

42 years ago, on July 30, 1971, 38 political prisoners escaped from Cabildo prison in Montevideo, Uruguay. The fugitives belonged to Movimiento de Liberación Nacional Tupamaros (MLN-T), a radical leftist group. After a sophisticated plan called “Operación Estrella”, these women managed to escape through a...

In 1971, when she was only twenty-three, Gricelda Borges Saraiva began serving a term at Cabildo prison, accused of being a militant of the MLN, a radical leftist organization. She spent five months in jail, until she escaped -- which meant she could never be...

Vander Caballero grew up playing video games, dodging mythical monsters on screen. But the real villain lived in his own house. Read a Spanish transcript of the episode. ► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app.  ...

    [MÚSICA] HOT TAPE_1 La historia es de un monstruo rosado, gigantesco, es como un rinoceronte… Y su mejor amigo se llama Quico: es un nene viviendo en las favelas que tiene al rededor de unos 12 años. HOT TAPE_2 El objetivo del juego es que Quico encuentre una cura...

When Gabriela Wiener left Peru for Spain, ten years ago, living in Europe was the dream of many. Now, in the midst of an economic crisis, that dream has begun to unravel. Gabriela tells us the story of her best friend, Micaela, who finally decides...

The coup which ended the presidency of Manuel Zelaya in 2009 made headlines all over the world, but his personal story is far less known. Annie Murphy traveled to Honduras to speak with Zelaya himself, and hear his version of the story we all think...

Miguel and Alfredo cross the US-Mexico border and arrive in New York City, where they meet, and build a friendship based on a love of punk music. ► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app.  ...