New Partnership with The New York Times Magazine
We’re very pleased to announce a new partnership between Radio Ambulante and the New York Times Magazine. You’ll find our stories in the magazine’s ‘Lives’ section, on paper and online. We kick off...
View ArticleRadio Ambulante and the Podcast Boom
El Encuentro de la Palabra was a two-week conference at the Tecnópolis Exhibition Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Up until this past Sunday (April 5th), it brought together poets, comic book...
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On the Eve of Our Third Anniversary
This upcoming Friday is our anniversary. We have accomplished so much that we have decided to put together a timeline with events and relevant moments for each season. We also created a photo album...
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Wander
Everyone Returns, the story of my friend Micaela’s return to Peru, produced for Radio Ambulante, is the story of a failure. The failure, of course, is not my friend Micaela’s but of the welfare state,...
View ArticleThe Journey that became a Story
As part of our third anniversary we return to our roots—our first episode of our pilot season, Moving, originally released in 2012. These are five stories about migration, journeys, and everything you...
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Tracing Paths
The world has recently turned its attention to Honduras because of its multiple crises. The world wants to understand why children and young people are leaving Honduras. Why risk so much to migrate to...
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Copa América, healthy competition or ferocious business?
The Copa America is one of the most watched sporting events in the world. The BBC estimated that the 2011 Copa América was seen by more than five billion people worldwide. Its market value has...
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Pact with our listeners
I’ll never forget a comment we received in the first months of our first season. We had just released Radio Ambulante, which was a huge feat for our small team. We had to train journalists to make...
View ArticleBehind the scenes with Menganno
Menganno is a man who doesn’t reveal his true identity. A resident of Lanús — a town south of the province of Buenos Aires — he decided five years ago to begin wearing a blue suit, similar to Captain...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Trumpazo
By: Néstor David Pastor (@n_davidpastor) - Text was originally published in Latino Rebels. It began with a bid for the presidency from yet another Republican candidate that will never be elected. I’m...
View ArticlePeace-co: Is there a way forward for Chile and Peru in the battle for Pisco?
The other day, I put out a call on Facebook, asking my friends for their opinion on a most controversial matter – is pisco Peruvian or Chilean? For centuries, the two South American countries have been...
View ArticlePeru Brand: The Other Boom
If Peruvians are finally sick of hearing about their food, maybe now is the time to recognize what should be called “the other boom.” I’m referring, of course, to the marketing boom of the last decade....
View ArticleHow To Draw Honduras
Germán Andino was born in San Pedro Sula, the same place where Alberto Arce learned firsthand about the extrajudicial killings committed by the police. Germán is also the illustrator of Alberto’s book,...
View ArticleRadio Ambulante enters the classroom
This is the first post in a series about using Radio Ambulante in the classroom. Read the second post here, the third here, and the fourth here. Over the past 6 months, along with Silvia Viñas and...
View ArticleA Book, How It Got Stolen and What It Meant to an Entire Country
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View ArticleExtra: Basta Carajo
With the rerun of the episode “The Contestant“, on NPR, we’d like to share with our listeners the song “Basta Carajo”, that plays at the end of the story. This song was written by Vilma Sánchez, the...
View ArticleHappy Valentine’s Day!
Primer Beso / First Kiss from Radio Ambulante on Vimeo. Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate the holiday, we thought we’d share with you this short audio collage from our live show, Outsiders. María...
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On the Eve of Our Third Anniversary
This upcoming Friday is our anniversary. We have accomplished so much that we have decided to put together a timeline with events and relevant moments for each season. We also created a photo album...
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Wander
Everyone Returns, the story of my friend Micaela’s return to Peru, produced for Radio Ambulante, is the story of a failure. The failure, of course, is not my friend Micaela’s but of the welfare state,...
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