Episodes 15
Avg. Duration 29m
Activity Highly Active
Since May 2021
Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

Looking for a quick way to understand Latin America’s biggest stories? You’re in the right place. LatAm Dialogue is a podcast designed to keep English-language audiences up to date on the region. Each month, Sonja and Isabel — along with occasional guests — research and discuss the biggest news and trends shaping Latin America. Episodes are kept short, making them the perfect way to stay informed. Enjoy listening!

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S3E1 Peru's elections, a big trade deal and Cuba in crisis

May 18, 2026 29m Transcript

This episode explains Peru’s recent high-stakes elections, the signing of a major EU-Mercosur trade deal, and takes a deep dive into Cuba’s ongoing energy crisis, which has made daily life on the…

EP14: Mining in Latin America

Mar 08, 2023 28m

This episode focuses on Latin America's mining industry and the opportunities but also the negative consequences it has brought the region. Sonja Rijnen, LatAm Dialogue's editor-in-chief, interviews…

EP13: Human Rights Defenders in Latin America

Oct 10, 2022 27m

In this episode of LatAm Dialogues, we focus on the situation for human rights defenders in Latin America where it has become increasingly dangerous to protect human rights. We are lucky enough to…

EP12: Russia's relationship with Latin America and the effects of the invasion of Ukraine on the region

May 04, 2022 32m

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent war have dominated headlines around the world in recent weeks. In this episode, LatAm Dialogue's team looks into Latin America's historical…

S2E1 EP11: In focus- LGBTQ+ rights in Latin America

Apr 13, 2022 27m

We are back with LatAm Dialogues season 2! To kick off this season, we have this in focus episode on LGBTQ+, and specifically transgender, rights in Latin America. First, we speak to Tom, who is…

EP 10: All important elections in Chile and Honduras

Dec 18, 2021 32m

Towards the end of November 2021, both Chileans and Hondurans went to the polls to elect their new Presidents. In the first half of this episode, Isabel discusses these all-important elections in…

EP 9: Argentina's political crisis & elections and the Pandora Papers

Nov 02, 2021 31m

In a few weeks, Argentina will hold mid-term legislative elections. This comes after primaries that were held in September and weeks of political crises. In this episode, LatAm Dialogue editor,…

EP 8: In focus- abortion rights and the feminist movement in Latin America

Oct 06, 2021 33m

Earlier this month, in a historical ruling celebrated by feminists all over the world, Mexico's supreme court decriminalised abortion. In this episode, Sonja and Isabel discuss in more detail what…

EP 7: El Salvador's courts rule presidents can serve two consecutive terms and negotiations in Venezuela

Sep 12, 2021 26m

In this episode of LatAm Dialogues, a new member to our editorial team, Lucas, interviews an El Salvadorian multi-media journalists about a recent ruling in which El Salvador's highest court decided…

EP 6: Bolsonaro's claims of election fraud and Castillo's eventful first weeks as Peru's president.

Aug 13, 2021 25m

In this episode, Sonja talks with Tom Kissock-Mamede about Brazil's president, Bolsonaro's, claims of election fraud. We discuss what he means by this and what the likely consequences are. In the…

EP 5: Cuba's first mass protests since the Revolution and the assassination of Haiti's president.

Jul 25, 2021 22m

In this episode, Sonja interviews Bryan, a Cuban freelance political risk analyst who helps explain why the protests in Cuba happened now and what it has been like in Havanna over the past few weeks.…

EP 4: In focus- political crackdowns in Nicaragua

Jul 12, 2021 36m

Over the past month, Ortega has arrested over 26 members of his opposition in the lead up to elections in November. In this episode, Latam Dialogue's Sonja and Isabel interview two young activists in…

EP 3: El Salvador adopts Bitcoin as a legal tender and Peru's elections

Jun 25, 2021 33m

In a world-first, under the leadership of President Bukele, El Salvador passed a law making Bitcoin an official currency in the country. In this episode, we explain what this actually means and what…

EP 2: Mexico's massive elections and Lasso's inauguration in Ecuador

Jun 10, 2021 29m

In this episode, the team at LatAm Dialogue discuss the significance and implications of Mexico's midterm elections in which 93 million people were eligible to vote. Importantly, we discuss the…

EP 1: Chile's referendum and Colombia's mass protests

May 27, 2021 26m

LatAm Dialogues Episode 1! In this first episode, with the help of Fabien Muñoz, a politics student at PUC in Chile, we explain and discuss the recent referendum in Chile in which citizens elected…

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