Summary: <p><em><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/la-brega">La Brega</a> is a seven-part podcast series hosted by OTM producer/reporter Alana Casanova-Burgess. The series uses narrative storytelling and investigative journalism to reflect and reveal how la brega has defined so many aspects of life in Puerto Rico, and is <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/la-brega/episodes">available in English and Spanish</a>. This is episode six.</em></p> <p>Luis J. Valentín Ortiz from the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo tells a hidden story from Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, that of the micro-creditors — thousands of low-income retirees and former public employees with claims that the government may never pay, ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. As a federal judge prepares to make a decision on whether they’ll get paid, this episode asks: how can the government settle its many debts — not just monetary — with its citizens? </p> <p><em>You can read more about micro-creditors <a href="https://periodismoinvestigativo.com/2021/01/no-termina-la-espera-de-miles-de-puertorriquenos-que-reclamaron-en-la-quiebra/">in this piece from CPI.</a></em></p> <p><em>We also recommend <a href="https://radioambulante.org/audio/deuda">this Radio Ambulante episode</a>, produced by Luis Trelles, for more context about the debt crisis. </em></p>
