Latin America Report podcast

Latin America Report

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Join veteran reporter and WLRN's Americas Editor Tim Padgett in an exploration of how what happens in Latin America and the Caribbean has a profound effect on South Florida.

Join veteran reporter and WLRN's Americas Editor Tim Padgett in an exploration of how what happens in Latin America and the Caribbean has a profound effect on South Florida.

 

#99

Miami's fixated on Biden's Cuba moves — but his Venezuela move matters, too.

President Biden's Cuba policy changes got wall-to-wall South Florida coverage last week. H... more

24 May 2022

08 MINS

08:16

24 May 2022


#98

The controversial sale of Miami's Radio Caracol halts — but the controversy doesn't

Cuban and Latino Democrats scored a rare victory in their effort to counter right-wing Spa... more

26 Apr 2022

08 MINS

08:30

26 Apr 2022


#97

Iguanacorn Dreams: Miami's upstart tech joins Latin America's tech startups

Tech startups are helping Latin America's battered economy recover from the pandemic — and... more

12 Apr 2022

11 MINS

11:30

12 Apr 2022


#96

Miami's International Queer Tango Festival invites LGBTQ dancers to the milonga

After years of feeling excluded from the elegant Argentine dance, gay and trans partners a... more

05 Apr 2022

08 MINS

08:25

05 Apr 2022


#95

Being a republic would be symbolism for Jamaica — but powerful enough to change it?

Britain's queen is a figurehead in Jamaica, but could the psychological effect of dumping ... more

29 Mar 2022

08 MINS

08:30

29 Mar 2022


#94

New year, new elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Will the left roll on in 2022?

In 2021, leftists won presidencies in every Latin American election but one, including Per... more

04 Jan 2022

08 MINS

08:30

04 Jan 2022


#93

Protest, pandemic, Haitian tailspin: a look at 2021 in Latin America and the Caribbean

The good news in Latin America and the Caribbean: much of the region turned vaccination tr... more

28 Dec 2021

08 MINS

08:35

28 Dec 2021


#92

Las Posadas tradition returns to Homestead as a community rises from the pandemic

The traditional Christmas procession festival, cancelled last year by COVID-19, is an expr... more

14 Dec 2021

08 MINS

08:30

14 Dec 2021


#91

FARC Fight: Biden learns — again — that South Florida is a Latin America policy minefield

Biden's decision to remove Colombian guerrillas from the U.S. terrorist list sparks a new ... more

07 Dec 2021

08 MINS

08:30

07 Dec 2021


#90

Honduras looks set for its first woman president. What could it mean for immigration?

Leftist Xiomara Castro is routing her conservative rival in the vote tally for Sunday's el... more

30 Nov 2021

08 MINS

08:30

30 Nov 2021


#89

U.S. diplomat helping Haiti rebuild its police: elites tied to gangs are 'on notice'

Assistant Secretary of State Todd Robinson has the daunting task of helping Haitians resto... more

23 Nov 2021

08 MINS

08:30

23 Nov 2021


#88

Feid-ing in: Colombia, Latin America are riding a wave of protests — and protest music

This is the second of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest mus... more

19 Nov 2021

11 MINS

11:23

19 Nov 2021


#87

'Patria y Vida,' up for a Latin Grammy, leads a protest music boom in Latin America

This is the first of two reports on a potent new synergy between protests and protest musi... more

16 Nov 2021

11 MINS

11:30

16 Nov 2021


#86

Cubanía Calling: 'Picturing Cuba' is a thorough look at Cuban art — and identity

Florida International University Cuban Research Institute head Jorge Duany has put togethe... more

12 Nov 2021

08 MINS

08:30

12 Nov 2021


#85

Abortion-rights advocates hope a video campaign can help tip Colombia's court

Colombia's Constitutional Court is expected to rule in the coming weeks on whether to lega... more

26 Oct 2021

08 MINS

08:30

26 Oct 2021


#84

Why Alex Saab's extradition to Miami threatens Venezuela's kleptocracy in Caracas

Alex Saab — Venezuela's alleged money-laundering master — could turn up the heat on Nicolá... more

19 Oct 2021

08 MINS

08:26

19 Oct 2021


#83

'Sea of dreams.' Guyana's prime minister addresses its oil boom — and its Venezuela crisis

Prime Minister Mark Phillips sees no contradiction in Guyana being both a fossil-fuel lead... more

12 Oct 2021

08 MINS

08:30

12 Oct 2021


#82

Cuba's exporting vaccines, but will countries import them without WHO approval?

Cuba has started selling its COVID-19 vaccines abroad. It insists its trials show they're ... more

05 Oct 2021

08 MINS

08:30

05 Oct 2021


#81

Civil Society Solution: Can Non-Governmental Groups Fix Haiti's Governmental Crisis?

With Haiti's government, economy and public security in collapse, "civil society" organiza... more

04 Oct 2021

08 MINS

08:30

04 Oct 2021