Latin Pulse: 5.15.2015

05/15/15 • -1 min

What happens when you mix drug cartels with religion? This week, Latin Pulse explores the rise of narco-religion in Mexico. The discussion includes a heady mix of discussion regarding the veneration of Catholic saints by violent criminals but also the rise of the devotion of folk saints such as Santa Muerte. The program also discusses curanderos and the use of witchcraft by the cartels. The news segment of the program covers the outbreak of violence in student protests in Chile; the protestors are calling for more equity in higher education in the country.
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Andrew Chesnut of Virginia Commonwealth University; and
Tim Knab of the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Producer: Jim Singer; and
Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)podcast
news
Latin America
Mexico
religion
Chile
students
education
Michoacan
media
internet
YouTube
violence
blasphemy
curanderos
Drug War
Catholic Church
Argentina
Colombia
folk saints
protest movement
drug cartels
Jesus Malverde
Sinaloa Cartel
St. Jude Thaddeus
Knights Templar Cartel
Servando "La Tuta" Gomez Martinez
La Virgen de Guadalupe
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman
San La Muerte
Los Zetas Cartel
Tijuana Cartel
Arellano-Felix Cartel
narco-religion
Sinaloa
Santa Muerte
Paraguay

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Latin Pulse: 5.08.2015

This week, Latin Pulse concludes its spring series of programs looking at the roiling political waters in Venezuela. Experts on the program look at the use of conspiracy theories and how they are used to make propaganda gains and control the political discourse. The program also discusses the breakdown of democratic institutions in the country and the credibility of elections. The news segment of the program covers accusations by the head of the Venezuelan National Assembly that he expects the political opposition to use fraud to make political gains in elections for the assembly later this year.
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Hugo Perez Hernaiz* of the Universidad Central de Venezuela; and
Michael McCarthy of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS).
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Producer: Jim Singer; and
Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
*Hugo Perez Hernaiz is also the author of the Venezuela Conspiracy Theories Monitor blog.
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)podcast
news
Latin America
diplomacy
politics
Venezuela
autocracy
justice
elections
PSUV
socialists
media
conspiracy
propaganda
military
United States
coup plots
democracy
violence
domestic espionage
Nicolas Maduro
Diosdado Cabello
Leopoldo Lopez
Antonio Ledezma
Drug Enforcement Administration
political repression
Hugo Chavez
coup
DEA
Drug War
imperialism
Maria Corina Machado
Operation Jericho plot
conspiracy theories

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Latin Pulse: 5.26.2015

Originating in Puerto Rico this week, Latin Pulse takes a look at the status of the island and whether there is movement forward on a change to statehood or independence. The program also covers the issues of identity, culture and economics facing the island commonwealth. The program also delves into the special relationship the U.S. has developed with Mexico and how trade pacts and economic reforms have brought the countries closer. The news segment of the program deals with the latest charges and counter-charges related to allegations that powerful leaders in Venezuela are connected to the drug trade.
The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Maria Acosta Cruz of Clark University; and
Shannon O'Neil of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Producer: Jim Singer; and
Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)podcast
news
Latin America
Mexico
trade
politics
PRI
Venezuela
media
emigration
immigration
economics
music
culture
terrorism
Drug War
Puerto Rico
education
Colombia
United States
protest movement
drug cartels
United States
Diosdado Cabello
Enrique Pena Nieto
Nicolas Maduro
debt crisis
colonialism
NAFTA
Calle 13
democracy
justice
Canada
oil
energy
disappearances
corruption
impunity
violence
police
diplomacy