Podcasts by The Other America
Welcome to the Latin American News podcast, bringing an underrepresented region to the UK. Every episode Oli Hammett and Rose Lander delve into an issue affecting this incredible continent.
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Puerto Rico and the US Election from 2020-11-02T12:35:29
As the eyes of the world turn to the US Election on 3rd November, Trump and Biden are aware of how important the Puerto Rican vote could be in the battleground state of Florida. In Puerto Rico i...
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Chile - A Generation of Rebels from 2020-10-16T11:04:43
On 18th Oct, Chile will mark 1 year since a rise in metro prices in Santiago sparked nationwide protests and clashes with the police - violence that continues to this day. On 25th Oct th...
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Argentina - Surviving through creativity from 2020-10-12T14:57:45
Despite an image of European sophistication, Argentina is one of the most economically unequal countries in Latin America. It has the highest debt on the continent, and the effects of lockdown h...
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Uruguay - The Golden Child? from 2020-09-03T15:05:06
Tucked in between Latin America's 2 largest countries, Uruguay's progressive policy over the last 15 years has seen them legalise abortion, gay marriage and marijuana. Their new right wing gover...
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Colombia & The Gringo In Town from 2020-08-27T10:37:53
Before the pandemic, Colombia's tourism industry was just getting going. 50 years of essentially open warfare between the government and guerrilla fighters kept the country off the international...
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Puerto Rico - The Last Colony from 2020-08-20T12:40:51
For a small island, Puerto Rico has contributed a lot to the wider world. And yet it's still essentially a colony of the USA - the last remaining in Latin America. Oli Hammett and Rose Lander he...
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Brazil's Pandemic from 2020-07-24T11:57:51
Brazil is the second-worst affected country in the world by Coronavirus. In our first episode, we speak to Raquel from Sao Paulo, who gives us the lowdown on how her government is handling the C...
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