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Americas Now: The Female Pioneers of Colombia’s Vallenato Music

May 24, 2023

Americas Now: Inside Colombia’s largest drug cartel

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Podcast (americasnow): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:54 — 34.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSColombia is the world’s largest cocaine producer and the cultivation of coca plants, the main ingredient of the drug, is increasing. Elaine Reyes […]

May 10, 2023

Americas Now: Chocolate: A $10 billion business that begins with cacao

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Podcast (americasnow): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:08 — 17.3MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSMost people associate chocolate with the chocolatiers of Europe. But the main ingredient for chocolate, cacao, comes from Latin America and Africa. Director-Producer […]

May 1, 2023

Full Frame Podcast: Climate Adaptation

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Podcast (fullframe): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:06 — 52.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSThe topic of climate change has been a key concern for decades. In order to save the planet nations have pledged to lower […]

April 21, 2023

Americas Now: Climate Change Threatens Marine Life in Florida

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Podcast (americasnow): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:59 — 26.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSAccording to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, 2022 was one of the hottest years on record. Some scientists believe Florida is among […]

April 12, 2023

Americas Now: Climate Change Moves Inland

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Podcast (americasnow): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:45 — 22.3MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSOn this week’s Americas Now podcast, Anchor Elaine Reyes talks to Correspondent John Zarrella about the inland risk of climate change on parks […]

April 5, 2023

Getting a second chance through Rugby in Venezuela

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Podcast (americasnow): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:35 — 30.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSCrime is a significant problem in Venezuela. Politicians and experts have yet to find a solution. So when a company became the victim […]

March 29, 2023

Americas Now podcast: Legalization of Euthanasia in Colombia gives patients the right to die

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Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending life to avoid pain and suffering. Colombia is the only country in Latin America, and one of only several worldwide, to allow it in non-terminal cases.

March 29, 2023

Full Frame podcast: China-U.S. relations

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How has the relationship between China and the United States developed in the last 50 years, and where do relations stand today?

Full Frame podcast: Art and Activism

February 16, 2023

Full Frame podcast: Art and Activism

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How can art advance social justice? Los Angeles-based artist Nikkolas Smith calls himself an artivist, bringing activism into his artwork.

Sandy Hook Memorial

February 15, 2023

Big Story Podcast: Sandy Hook

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Big Story launches its podcast series with ‘Unbearable – Sandy Hook 10 years later’, an examination of the elementary school shooting that took the lives of 20 children and 6 adults. The shooting sent shockwaves across the country.

July 27, 2021

Brazil’s Forever Fires

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On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Gerry Hadden tells host Elaine Reyes about his deployment to the Pantanal which is so large it extends to other countries like Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay.

July 23, 2021

Mexico City’s Native Languages

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On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Alasdair Baverstock talks with host Elaine Reyes about the importance of these native languages hidden in the heart of one of Latin America’s largest cities.

July 23, 2021

Expats in Mexico

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On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Alasdair Baverstock explains to host Elaine Reyes how the community of expats around Mexico’s famous Lake Chapala dealt with the pandemic lockdowns.

July 23, 2021

Pandemic Photographers

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On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Joel Richards shares with host Elaine Reyes the conversations he had with these photojournalists who live in countries ranging from Peru and Argentina to Costa Rica.

July 23, 2021

Cloned horses of Argentina

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On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Joel Richards tells host Elaine Reyes two amazing stories he recently covered related to horses in Argentina.

July 23, 2021

Costa Rica’s Centenarians

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On this episode of the Americas Now Podcast correspondent Harris Withbeck shares with host Elaine Reyes the discoveries he made while covering the 100-year-old inhabitants of this area over the course of several years.

July 23, 2021

Protecting Water In Colombia

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The U’wa indigenous people guard the largest expanse of glaciers in Colombia. Their mission is to protect the original source of water.

July 23, 2021

Pan-American Highway

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A Colombian family of four packed their bags and placed them in their 1981 Volkswagen Westfalia to take a life-changing trip along the Pan-American Highway.

July 2, 2021

The Americas Now Podcast

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Correspondents traveling from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego deconstruct the stories that impacted them the most. Presented by Elaine Reyes, the Americas Now Podcast takes you to memorable places and introduces you to extraordinary people around the map. This is a podcast for in-depth reporting enthusiasts with a taste for Latin American affairs and human stories.

May 3, 2021

Is the Modi government to blame for India’s second COVID surge?

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The coronavirus pandemic is battering India with nearly 20 million people infected and close to 220,000 dead. Anand Naidoo spoke with journalist Asad Ashraf who’s on the ground covering the pandemic in India.

April 30, 2021

Oliver Stone on the history of U.S. intervention

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This year marks the 60th anniversary of the failed CIA-led Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. It was a plot to oust Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Anand Naidoo spoke with acclaimed film-maker Oliver Stone about U.S. foreign policy over the past 60 years.

April 26, 2021

How California is fighting climate change

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World leaders promised drastic action against climate change at a virtual summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. In the U.S., California is leading that fight. Jared Blumenfeld, the state’s Secretary for Environmental Protection, tells us more.

April 17, 2021

Ukraine-Russia tensions

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Will the latest tensions between Russia and Ukraine plunge the region into another crisis? Mike Walter spoke with Volodymyr Yelchenko, the Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. and American University professor Anton Fedyashin.

April 2, 2021

IMF chief lays out priorities and challenges ahead

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IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva spoke to Anand Naidoo about a range of issues including the IMF’s projections for global economic recovery, its plans to help the world’s poorest nations and China’s role in mitigating debt.

March 19, 2021

Can China and the U.S. turn a corner in Alaska?

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U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Anchorage for the first time since Joe Biden became U.S. president. So how will they move forward on critical issues from trade to human rights? Former U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke had some thoughts.

March 13, 2021

Can Brazil recover from COVID-19?

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Brazil’s future after COVID-19

February 12, 2021

Former U.S. Amb. to China speaks on the future of Sino-US relations

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One of the biggest challenges for U.S. President Joe Biden is how to repair ties with China. What are the key areas of cooperation and conflict? On the latest episode of The Heat podcast, we spoke with former U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke.

October 23, 2020

How dangerous are right-wing militias in the US?

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The recent arrest of 13 men, some accused of plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan has drawn attention to the threat posed by right-wing militias in the United States.

September 25, 2020

What is the UN doing to help combat COVID-19?

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:44 — 18.9MB) | EmbedGlobal poverty levels are rising for the first time in 20 years as a result of COVID-19. Over 4 billion people around the world still do not have access to social protections such […]

September 10, 2020

UN General Assembly: Interview with Saudi Ambassador to UN

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Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Abdallah Al Mouallimi discusses the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, Saudi’s role in Yemen, its ties with Iran, the Israel-United Arab Emirates agreement and much more.

September 3, 2020

COVID-19 is worsening hunger in India and sub-Saharan Africa

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COVID-19 is disproportionately hurting the poorest people in India and sub-Saharan Africa. Millions are on the brink of extreme poverty. How can their governments handle this crisis?

August 28, 2020

NBA star David West talks protests, U.S.-China ties, Hong Kong and more

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Two time NBA champion David West talks about protests for racial justice, anti-China sentiments in the U.S., the western media’s skewed coverage of Hong Kong and much more.

August 21, 2020

COVID-19 rages across Latin America

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Coronavirus cases are surging in Latin America which has now passed Europe as the region with the most fatalities. How will governments help those affected and ensure their overburdened healthcare systems don’t collapse?

August 14, 2020

How COVID-19 is adding to global poverty

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The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating global poverty, especially in middle and lower income nations. More than 100 million people are likely to join those living in extreme penury – that’s surviving on $1.90 or less per day.

August 4, 2020

COVID-19: The search for a vaccine

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The COVID-19 pandemic is raging across the United States with more than 151,000 dead and around 4.5 million infected. But there may be some hope on the horizon with scientists reporting encouraging results in their search for a vaccine.

July 28, 2020

China’s Mission to Mars

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China has launched an ambitious mission to Mars. It’ll attempt to deploy an orbiter, lander and rover after the Tianwen-1 spacecraft enters Mars’ orbit in February. If it succeeds, China will become the first nation to achieve such a complex feat.

July 23, 2020

Israel’s push to annex parts of occupied Palestinian territories

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How will Palestinians respond to Israel’s threats to annex parts of the West Bank? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to absorb almost a third of occupied Palestinian territories.

July 19, 2020

COVID-19: Why are young people increasingly getting infected?

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As COVID-19 surges among young people in the U.S., experts are warning them to take better precautions.

July 9, 2020

What does the U.S. need to do to tackle COVID-19?

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With three million coronavirus cases and a stuttering economy, how will the U.S. handle the crisis?

July 6, 2020

The Future of Saudi-Iranian relations

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The state of Saudi-Iranian relations and the how Saudi’s growing relationship with China might impact the country’s economic and political future.

June 29, 2020

What would Malcolm X think?

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New bills are being introduced to tackle the issue of police brutality but many are questioning whether new legislation can really get to the core of the issue?

The Jakarta Method: A history of U.S. intervention and mass murder

May 28, 2020

The Jakarta Method: A history of U.S. intervention and mass murder

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The United States history of anti-communism – and intervention in foreign nations – has had a deadly impact from Asia to Latin America and beyond. For fresh insights, we’re joined by Vincent Bevins – an American journalist and author of The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World.

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May 25, 2020

COVID-19: Could politics and sports reignite the U.S. pandemic?

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U.S. President Trump is pressuring North Carolina’s governor to let Republicans host up to 50,000 people at their August convention. But do any mass gatherings risk reigniting the deadly pandemic? And what about sports? We were joined by Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at UCSF.

May 15, 2020

COVID-19: Fallout from U.S. attacks on China | Amb. Max Baucus

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As COVID-19 destabilizes the U.S., Donald Trump and allies continue to attack China. Where will these attacks lead? And what can parties do – in both countries – to avoid a permanent rift? We were joined by Max Baucus, a former U.S. ambassador to China under the Obama administration, and Senator from Montana.

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May 13, 2020

COVID-19: Reality check on U.S. jobs and economy

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As workers and their families struggle with loss of income and uncertainty – U.S. policy makers scramble to find a way out of a downward economic spiral. But will efforts to re-open the economy cost further loss to livelihood – and lives? We were joined by John Quelch – Dean of the Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami.

Have US attacks on China gone too far?

May 6, 2020

COVID-19: Have U.S. attacks on China gone too far?

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As the Trump administration faces criticism for lack of preparation and handling of the COVID-19 crisis – how far will it go in its attempts to blame China? What effect will these attacks have on global efforts to fight the pandemic? We’re joined by Martin Jacques, global affairs commentator, academic, and author of the book When China Rules the World.

May 1, 2020

COVID-19: NYC doctor shares emotional toll of battling the virus

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As the coronavirus outbreak continues in New York City, how are front line medical workers handling the emotional toll? And how can they ensure safety – and dignity – for themselves and the patients they serve. We were joined by Dr Qanta Ahmed, a pulmonologist at New York University’s Langone Medical Center.

April 29, 2020

COVID-19: Debunking the Wuhan lab conspiracy theory

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Scientists have rejected the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic started in a Wuhan lab. Then why is this conspiracy theory still being spread by right-wing media and politicians? We speak to The Gray Zone founder Max Blumenthal on the motivations – and dangers – of spreading misinformation about coronavirus.

COVID-19: Migrant farmworkers are 'essential' but unprotected in U.S.

April 22, 2020

COVID-19: Migrant farmworkers ‘essential’ but unsafe in U.S.

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Migrant farmworkers are deemed ‘essential’ in the U.S. to keep the economy going – and food on the table. But conditions at farms create great risk for catching and spreading coronavirus. Meanwhile, the Trump administration wants to cut their pay. Leydy Rangel of United Farm Workers Foundation joins us to discuss the lack of safety – and justice – for America’s migrant farmers.

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