Latin America Radio Dispatch

Guerrilla groups, paramilitaries and government forces have disappeared more than 93,000 people during Colombia’s 50 year civil war — more than any other Latin American country. Journalist Jessica Diaz-Hurtado brings us the story of one woman trying to find her disappeared husband.

The shocking story of federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman is one that has rocked Argentina for months — or for decades, if you want to go all the way back to the beginning of the story.

We spoke with famous Argentine nonfiction writer Graciela Mochkofsky, who was one of the first journalists on the scene of the 1994 terrorist attack in Buenos Aires that set this mysterious tale in motion.

Latin America Radio Dispatch is a new podcast produced by Camilo Vargas, Camila Osorio and Dusty Christensen. Look for us on the iTunes store.

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Gentrification is a hot topic in American cities right now, from New York all the way to San Francisco. But this phenomenon gets very little attention in Latin America. In this episode, we spoke about gentrification with David Adler, a Fulbright scholar studying low-income housing and social policy in Mexico City.

This story links two corners of the Americas in a way you may have never imagined. After the U.S. Civil War, many slave owners from the American South left their country for Brazil, where slavery was still legal. We speak with journalist Mimi Dwyer, who wrote for Vice magazine about the legacy of the “Confederados” in a town called Americana.