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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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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LatAm Dialogue has published 15 episodes since May 2021, covering topics in News, Politics.
LatAm Dialogue is currently highly active with new episodes semi-annually. Average episode length is 29m.
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