Latin Pulse

This week, Latin Pulse returns to culture and music in Latin America and the connections to social movements. This is the third in a series of programs looking at these cultural connections. This program looks closely at the roots of protest music originating in Argentina, Panama, and Brazil. The hosts of NPR's Alt.Latino podcast are back, sharing their expertise to discuss the music of Mercedes Sosa, Ruben Blades, and Chico Buarque. The news segment of the program includes a report on the Organization of American States' request for a hearing in the dispute between Ecuador's President Rafael Correa and his country's media. In-Depth Interviews: Felix Contreras of Alt.Latino and Jasmine Garsd of Alt.Latino. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (To download a playlist of songs included in this podcast, please click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Ecuador Rafael Correa OAS media free speech protest music culture salsa Argentina Panama Brazil Mercedes Sosa Ruben Blades Chico Buarque music

Latin Pulse goes to Central America this week, with a program recorded remotely in Guatemala. This week's program includes reaction to the tragedy at Honduras' Comayagua prison camp and reflects on criticism of Honduras' government. The program also discusses a surprising tax reform measure in Guatemala and why it passed. The news segment looks back at the primary victory of Henrique Capriles Radonski as the new leader of the Venezuelan opposition. In-Depth Interviews: Hugo Noe Pino of ICEFI and Ricardo Barrientos of ICEFI. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Venezuela elections Hugo Chavez Henrique Capriles Radonski Honduras prison fire tragedy justice poverty economics politics coup Guatemala tax reform Otto Perez Molina

With primary elections for the opposition in Venezuela this weekend, Latin Pulse focuses on the political situation in that South American country. This special program features a complete analysis of all of the opposition candidates and a review of their potential in this fall's election against President Hugo Chavez. In-Depth Interviews: Kevin Casas-Zamora of the Brookings Institution and Alex Main of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Venezuela elections democracy Hugo Chavez Henrique Capriles Radonski Leopoldo Lopez

Indigenous issues across Latin America are the primary focus this week on Latin Pulse. The program features an in-depth interview about the proposed displacement of indigenous groups in the Amazon due to Brazil’s Belo Monte dam project. The program also discusses indigenous politics and indigenous rights with a focus on Bolivia. The news segment of the program reveals Iran’s plan for a new Spanish-language television network. In-Depth Interviews: Eve Bratman of American University; and Rob Albro of American University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Bolivia Iran Brazil media The Amazon Belo Monte Dam environment indigenous rights indigenous politics Hispan TV Evo Morales Dilma Rousseff Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

This week, the controversial case of Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Leopoldo Lopez took an interesting turn as he dropped from the race to throw his support to rival Henrique Capriles Radonski. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights had ruled that Lopez should be allowed to run for office and have his rights restored after a move by the Venezuelan government to suspend him due to unproven charges of corruption. After the court ruling, the Venezuelan government announced Lopez would be allowed on the ballot but if he won uncertainties remained if he would be allowed to take office. These questions may yet re-emerge if Lopez becomes Capriles' running mate. This week's Latin Pulse focuses on this complex case and other controversies between Venezuela, Ecuador and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The program also features an in-depth interview about the issue of extractive commodities in the Amazon rainforest. In-Depth Interviews: Claudio Grossman of the Washington College of Law at American University; and Eve Bratman of American University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Venezuela Ecuador Brazil Peru Leopoldo Lopez Henrique Capriles Radonski human rights politics elections democracy Inter-American Court of Human Rights Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Organization of American States OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression free speech The Amazon extractive commodities slave labor environment

The recent trip of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Latin America is this week's focus on Latin Pulse. But the program also includes an in-depth interview about the drug war in Colombia. Also, there's news coverage of the inauguration of Otto Perez Molina as Guatemala's new president. In-Depth Interviews: Cynthia Arnson of the Woodrow Wilson Center; and Steven Dudley of InsightCrime.org. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Iran Venezuela Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Otto Perez Molina Guatemala Cuba Nicaragua Ecuador Brazil Argentina politics diplomacy Colombia drug war FARC

With the planned inauguration this weekend of former general Otto Perez Molina as the new president of Guatemala, concern turns to the indigenous communities of that country, once targets of genocide at the hands of Guatemala's military. This edition of Latin Pulse takes a special look at indigenous issues throughout the hemisphere, with a focus not only on Guatemala, but also Bolivia, and review of the administration of Alejandro Toledo in Peru. The news segment of the program includes a report about the tour of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad through Latin America and Iran's links to Venezuela. In-Depth Interviews: Kelsey Alford-Jones of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission; and Rob Albro of American University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Lydia Beyoud (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Iran Venezuela Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hugo Chavez indigenous rights indigenous politics Otto Perez Molina Guatemala Peru Alejandro Toledo Bolivia Evo Morales

The first program of the new year examines how Mexico and other Latin American countries may provide a financial buffer in the global financial crisis. Can Mexico, Brazil, Peru and other countries come to the aid of Europe? This edition of Latin Pulse, also looks at the new multinational diplomatic organization the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC, by its Spanish acronym) and what that means for the Organization of American States (OAS). The program's news segment deals with the legal finding in Ecuador against Chevron for polluting the Amazon. In-Depth Interviews: Manuel Suarez-Mier of American University; and Anthony Quainton of American University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Lydia Beyoud (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Ecuador Chevron The Amazon oil pollution environment Mexico Brazil Peru economics economic crisis CELAC Hugo Chavez Organization of American States OAS imperialism diplomacy