Summary: Latin Pulse returns to its regular schedule this with a variety of items, including discussions of religion and sports. One key interview in the program covers how Brazil is preparing for FIFA's World Cup and how preparation for that sports competition has diverted funds for transportation, healthcare, and education. The program also includes a discussion about the growth of religious freedom in Cuba with a Cuban cleric. And the program also includes a commentary about the ongoing violent protests in Venezuela. The news segment of the program covers protests against violence in Mexico. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Paulo Sotero, Director of the Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center; and Dr. Reinerio Arce, Rector and President of the Protestant Ecumenical Seminary in Matanzas, Cuba. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml. (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 Mexico media economics Drug War infrastructure improvements protest movement politics religious repression violence soccer football Brazil Cuba religion religion and politics Afro-Cubans transportation sports education healthcare embargo Christianity Santeria communism poverty reform diplomacy World Cup
