Against a military dictatorship. Against US propaganda. Against all odds. On this episode, the LMC speaks with freelance journalist Michael Fox to discuss the amazing story of Radio Venceremos and how it became a beacon of independent journalism during El Salvador’s civil war in the 80s.
Michael Fox is also the host and producer of the podcast docuseries “Brazil on Fire” and “Under the Shadow.”
While El Salvador’s men’s national soccer team continue to produce poor results on the field and make poor decisions off it, the women’s program has quietly become the best team in the country. So the LMC speaks with Nelson Rauda, the editor for El Faro, about the continued growth challenges, and development of women’s futbol in El Salvador.
o begin Pride Month, the LMC speaks with Nicola Chavez and Roberto Zapata from the LGBTQ rights group Amate de El Salvador to discuss the challenges faced by the community under the authoritarian government of president Nayib Bukele during the continued state of exception.
The Latino Media Collective is a grassroots Latino public-affairs program that airs on Pacifica station WPFW 89.3fm on Fridays @ 1pm EST in Washington DC.