June 9th 2017: MS-13 Fact vs Fiction
Hector Silva Avalos, a Salvadoran journalist & fellow at American University in Washington DC, discusses with us about the fact vs fiction of the notorious MS-13 gang. He discusses about […]
Category Archives: Central America
May 5th 2017: Xenophobia in Costa Rica
This week, we speak with Caitlin Fouratt, a professor of International Studies @ Cal State Univ, Long Beach. She talks about the surprising rise of xenophobia in Costa Rica towards […]
April 7th 2017: El Salvador Mining Ban
Laura Embree-Lowry, the program director for CISPES, joins us to discuss the historic mining ban in El Salvador. She’ll explain how El Salvador became the first country in the world […]
March 17th 2017: Honduras, Berta Caceres, & Human Rights
Freelance journalist Sandra Cuffe joins us to discuss the 1-year anniversary of Honduran indigenous & environmental rights activist Berta Caceres’ assassination. We also discuss the latest details of her case, […]
Nov 11th 2016: Gentrifying Latino Food Culture
On this episode, we speak with Daniel Alvarenga, the creator of Salvadoran blog site http://www.salvacultura.com/ on how gentrification can even affect the food we eat & how it can be […]
Sept 30th 2016: US Human Experimentation in Guatemala.
On this episode, we speak with Lydia Crafts about US history of human experimentation’s in Guatemala in the 40’s. She discusses how US doctors infected people with STI’s, the manipulation […]
Sept 23rd 2016: Central American Migration
Following this week’s UN Summit for Refugees & Migration, Laura Weiss talks with us about increased border enforcement on the Guatemala/Mexico border. Weiss is the web editor for the North […]
