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In this Big Story podcast, we travel to San Francisco to report on the increasing number of attacks on Asian Americans and explore the roots of this racism.
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Many black students in New York City are still feeling the effects of discrimination. On this Big Story podcast, we hear some of their stories.
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St. Louis, Missouri has become a hub of violence where the lines of segregation are still firmly in place.
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On this Big Story podcast, we take a drive along the Ring Road in Afghanistan. With the U.S. forces gone, the battered roadway now illustrates the struggles and heartbreak of a war-weary nation.
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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.
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Correspondent Dan Collyns has been reporting how Peruvians have managed to master the art of combining highland Andean products like local potatoes with seafood from the Pacific Ocean.
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Podcast (americasnow): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:32 — 26.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSThe US-Mexico border has long been an area of treacherous terrain. And with the number of migrants trying to illegally cross into the […]
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Podcast (americasnow): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:19 — 23.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSIllegal mining is a big problem in South America. Thousands of small-time miners are digging up and destroying parts of the Amazon in […]
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Podcast (americasnow): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:11 — 24.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Email | RSSVallenato is likely Colombia’s most popular musical genre and part of the country’s identity. Played with an accordion, it’s a combination of African, Indigenous […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Brazil’s future after COVID-19
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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As COVID-19 surges among young people in the U.S., experts are warning them to take better precautions.
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With three million coronavirus cases and a stuttering economy, how will the U.S. handle the crisis?
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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.
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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?
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