Almost five years ago, on July 9, 2011, the Argentine singer-songwriter Facundo Cabral was murdered on a desolate early morning street in Guatemala City. This is the story of that tragic night, as told by producer Gabriela Llanos and her father, Percy. Read the complete Spanish...
In Veracruz, Mexico, to publish exposés in your homemade newspaper and sign them with your first and last name is an act of courage. Read the Spanish transcript here. Read the English translation here. Photo by Rubén Espinosa, courtesy of Jorge Sánchez. ► Lupa is our new app for Spanish...
► Lupa is our new app for Spanish learners who want to study with Radio Ambulante’s stories. More info at lupa.app. Translation by Patrick Moseley This episode of Radio Ambulante is possible thanks to MailChimp. More than 7 million people and businesses worldwide use MailChimp to send email and...
David Pastor interviewed José de la O and Miguel Melgarejo, the creators of Fuera de Contexto, a podcast about design and innovation. For those who haven’t heard an episode of Fuera de Contexto, what is the podcast about? José and Miguel: We tell stories about people that...
This is the fourth post in a series about using Radio Ambulante in the classroom. Read the first post here, the second here, and the third here. We talked to Alberto Bruzos Moro to learn more about how he uses Radio Ambulante with his students. 1) Tell us a little...
This is the third post in a series about using Radio Ambulante in the classroom. Read the first post here and the second one here. We talked to Tiffany Karrow to learn more about how she uses Radio Ambulante with her students. 1.Tell us a little bit about the class you teach I...
This is the second post in a series about using Radio Ambulante in the classroom. Read the first post here. We talked to Sarah Booker to learn more about how she uses Radio Ambulante with her students. 1) Tell us a little bit about the class you teach. I am...
This is the first post in a series about using Radio Ambulante in the classroom. Read the second post here, the third here, and the fourth here. Over the past 6 months, along with Silvia Viñas and Clara González Sueyro, I have been learning about the...
Daniel Alarcón: Hey, I’m Daniel Alarcón, executive producer of Radio Ambulante. Today’s episode marks the end of our fourth season. We’re going to take break in order to get ready for 2016 before bringing you more stories, but it’s been a good year, no? From Cuba, we...
[soundcloud id='236586655'] For two years Alberto Arce was the only international correspondent based in Honduras. He says that's where he became a journalist. Alberto tells us his story from Mexico City, where he is currently based. You can read more about Alberto's experiences as a journalist in...
If Peruvians are finally sick of hearing about their food, maybe now is the time to recognize what should be called “the other boom.” I’m referring, of course, to the marketing boom of the last decade. Beginning in 2006 with a promotional campaign entitled “Peru mucho...
The other day, I put out a call on Facebook, asking my friends for their opinion on a most controversial matter - is pisco Peruvian or Chilean? For centuries, the two South American countries have been fighting over the origins of the brandy-like distilled wine,...
Radio Ambulante is supported by the Sara & Evan Williams Foundation and Panta Rhea. Angel González: There are a lot of gaps, things that I don’t remember. But what I do recall is that they took me out of the car, handcuffed me, and put me...
Sometimes being in the wrong place at the wrong time can cost you a 55-year jail sentence. Read the complete Spanish transcript here. Read the English translation here. Listen to an English-language interview about this story here. Click here to watch a video with the audio and Spanish subtitles....
Radio Ambulante is supported by the Sara & Evan Williams Foundation, and Panta Rhea. Thanks also to our sponsor, MailChimp. Over 7 million people and businesses worldwide use MailChimp to send emails and newsletters. Radio Ambulante, by the way, is one of them. To learn more,...
[soundcloud id='225989747'] The recent protests in Guatemala managed to kick the president out of office. But in the beginning no one thought that the movement would go that far, not even the person who started it. Read the transcript in Spanish here. Read the English translation here. Listen to...