Miradas
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Miradas
Miradas is a podcast on current affairs and culture in Latin America, with John Bartlett, Laurence Blair and guests. The series features interviews across a range of viewpoints from within and outside the region, highlighting new trends, fresh thinking and global connections.
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17 Episoden#17 - Megan McDowell (Translating Latin America)
Megan McDowell has translated some of Latin America's most important and influential contemporary writers, including Argentine authors Samanta Schwebl...
#16 - Mark Kent (UK Ambassador to Argentina)
It’s sometimes a tough gig being Her Majesty’s man in Buenos Aires, but Mark Kent has charmed many Argentines with his light-hearted brand of digital...
#15 - Will Grant (¡Populista! - Pink Tide politics in Latin America)
A generation of populist leaders with strong personalities has defined Latin American politics in the 21st century. BBC correspondent Will Grant has b...
#14 - Cristina Dorador (Encountering the Atacama Desert)
Microbial ecologist Cristina Dorador is one of Chile’s leading scientists, known for her pioneering research demonstrating how the Atacama Desert, its...
#13 - Andrew Downie (Sócrates, Futebol and Mexico 1970)
Our guest this week is Scottish journalist and author Andrew Downie, who has written on sport and politics from Mexico, Haiti and Brazil across nearly...
#12 - Marco Avilés (Race in Peru & the US)
Peruvian writer and journalist Marco Avilés joins Laurie from Maine, US. The author of several books, including De dónde venimos los cholos (Seix Barr...
#11 - Vincent Bevins (The Jakarta Method)
John spoke to journalist and writer Vincent Bevins about his new book, The Jakarta Method (out now), a whirlwind narrative tour through the history of...
#10 - Andrés Pertierra (Cuba's Medical Missions)
Dialling in from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Andrés Pertierra, a historian of Latin America, joins Laurie to discuss the humanitarian, politi...
#9 - Camila Vergara (Chile, Constitutions and Corruption)
John speaks to Chilean political scientist Dr Camila Vergara (@Camila_Vergara) about constitutions, populism and systemic corruption. Her first book,...
#8 - Yolanda Kakabadse (Ecuador, Coronavirus and Climate Crisis)
Laurie is joined from Quito by Yolanda Kakabadse, a leading conservationist and former president of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF, 2010-17) and...
#7 - Fire, Folk, Fernández (Alex Schober, Emilio M Bruna, Camila Moreno)
ARGENTINA ELECTIONS - AMAZON FIRES - CHILEAN FOLK
Newsflash (01:50): John spoke to Ducker Frontier's Latin America analyst, Alex Schober...
#6 – Bullets/Ballet (Timothy Power, Jacqueline Charles, Isaac Hernández)
BRAZIL VIOLENCE – HAITI POLITICS – DANCE IN MEXICO
In Episode #6:
Newsflash (01:50): John interviews Professor Timothy J Pow...
#5 - Territories (Andrea González-Ramírez, Nina Lakhani, Yara Rodrigues Fowler)
PUERTO RICO CRISIS – BERTA CÁCERES – LATINXS IN LONDON
In Episode #5:
Newsflash (01:50): Laurie catches up with Puerto Rican...
#4 - Inheritance (Amaru Villanueva, Cristina Jiménez, Marcelo Martinessi)
EVO & BOLIVIA – US MIGRANT ACTIVISM – PARAGUAYAN FILM
In Episode #4:
Newsflash (02:00): Laurie dials in to La Paz to catch u...
#3 - Colombia, Cólera, Comida (Jamie Shenk, Andrés Velasco, Nicholas Gill)
COLOMBIA PEACEBUILDING - LIBERALISM VS POPULISM - AMAZONIAN CUISINE
In Episode #3:
Newsflash (01:35): John speaks with Jamie...
#2 - Futboleras (Natalie Gedra, Brenda Elsey, Melissa Ortiz)
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP – HISTORY OF WOMEN’S SPORT IN LATIN AMERICA – PLAYING FOR COLOMBIA
In this week’s special Women’s World Cup episode:
#1 - Fellow Travellers (Maryhen Jiménez, Daniel Matamala, Tomas Ayuso)
VENEZUELA’S CRISIS – CHILE’S ELITE – MIGRATION FROM HONDURAS
In this week’s episode:
Newsflash (01:40): John speaks to Maryh...