Latin Pulse: 12.11.2015

12/11/15 • -1 min

Religion and politics, the so-called taboo subjects provide the central themes for Latin Pulse this week. The program provides a preview of Cuba's favorite religious celebration, the feast day of San Lazaro. The program explores the mix of faiths that honor that day on Dec. 17, including the practitioners of Santeria and those with Christian beliefs. The program also goes in-depth on reaction to the surprising landslide win of opposition groups in Venezuela in that country's Congressional elections. The program includes excerpts from an international press conference that analyzes the political scene in Venezuela.
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Michael Atwood Mason,* the Director of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage ; and
David Smilde † of Tulane University and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Technical Director: Jim Singer; and
Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.
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*Michael Atwood Mason is also the author, editor, and curator of a cultural blog called Baba Who? Babalu!
†David Smilde is also the curator, editor and author of the WOLA blog, Venezuela Politics & Human Rights.
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)podcast
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Venezuela
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Santeria
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Afro-Cuban issues
minority issues
Nicolas Maduro
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Nigeria
economics
inflation
poverty
health
capitalism
socialism
agriculture
Babalu-Aye
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Chavismo
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Feast of San Lazaro
Vladimir Padrino Lopez

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Latin Pulse: 12.04.2015

Latin Pulse returns from holiday hiatus this week, with a program about culture and politics. The program previews the film Olvidados, about Operation Condor, that will soon make its cable debut on HBO Latino. The film tells the story of Operation Condor from a Bolivian perspective. And the program catches up with the results of the Argentine presidential elections and analyzes how a shift to a conservative government means historic changes for that country. The news segment of the program looks at the move this week to begin official impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff in Brazil.
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Carla Ortiz, the producer of Olvidados; and
Chris Sabatini of Columbia University & Latin America Goes Global.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Technical Director: Jim Singer; and
Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)podcast
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Argentina
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impeachment
economics
Bolivia
authoritarianism
Chile
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Communism
violence
indigenous issues
education
Mauricio Macri
Nestor Kirchner
Daniel Scioli
Republican Proposal
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
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Latin Pulse: 12.18.2015

Politics and diplomacy provide the main themes for Latin Pulse this week. The program marks the anniversary of the diplomatic opening between Cuba and the United States with an interview recorded in Havana. The program deals with the prospects for the end of the embargo. The program also follows the complicated corruption scandal in Brazil that has now intersected with the political movement to impeach and unseat President Dilma Rousseff. The scandal has now evolved into a political crisis as all branches of the Brazilian government are involved in which politicians should be prosecuted and removed from office.
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Bob Holden, former Governor of Missouri and now with Webster University; and
Matt Taylor of American University.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Technical Director: Jim Singer; and
Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)podcast
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Latin America
Brazil
politics
Cuba
diplomacy
business
trade
embargo
Dilma Rousseff
Raul Castro
Barack Obama
tourism
impeachment
economics
corruption
poverty
Petrobras
justice
PT
agriculture
China
Communism
oil
PMBD
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
United States
Eduardo Cunha
Workers Party