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Radio Ambulante: Unscripted

Radio Ambulante: Unscripted is a biweekly interview series hosted by award-winning novelist and Radio Ambulante co-founder Daniel Alarcón. Our interviews reflect the contemporary and historical importance of Latin American and Latino arts, politics and culture in the United States and beyond. Latino voices are not often heard on public radio, and there are no existing radio programs dedicated to interviews with Latinos about the humanities. Radio Ambulante bridges this gap and seeks to promote discussion within dynamic and changing communities.
Aleszu Bajak
Rethinking the Latin American Science Beat with Aleszu Bajak
Full Episode
Dennis Maxwell
The 43 + 11: Laurence Maxwell and the Ruthless Mexican Justice System
Full Episode
Manuela Ochoa
‘Oropéndola’: Colombia’s Armed Conflict Through the Art of its Victims
Full Episode
Nadja Drost
‘The Devil Underground’: Inside Colombia’s Gold Wars
Full Episode
Maria Venegas
Stories of Violence and Reconciliation in ‘Bulletproof Vest’, a Memoir by Maria Venegas
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Sergio de la Pava
Sergio de la Pava Chronicles Our ‘Criminal Justice Disaster’ in his Novel ‘A Naked Singularity’
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In and Out of Shadows
Musical ‘In and Out of Shadows’ Tells the Stories of Undocumented Teens
Full Episode
Ceci Bastida
Music
This Tijuana-born singer’s music is inspired by living in ‘the most violent era ever’
Ceci Bastida
Ceci Bastida: Latin Indie in ‘The Age of Violence’
Full Episode
Rita Indiana
Rita Indiana: Taking Caribbean Music and Literature to New Heights
Full Episode
Rodrigo Reyes
‘Purgatorio’: A Haunting Journey Into the U.S.-Mexico Border
Full Episode
A scene from Purgatorio
Global Politics
This new documentary blurs the lines on the map to make a point about borders
Cuban_Punk
Music
Havana’s death metal pioneers bucked authority and made waves for their art
Luis Trelles
When Havana was Friki: AIDS, Politics and Heavy Metal in Cuba
Full Episode
Francisco Goldman
Lost and Found in Mexico City: A Conversation with Francisco Goldman
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Juan Luis Garcia, a photographer and graphic designer, shows off the camera piñata he used to shoot promotional posters for the 20th San Diego Latino Film Festival in 2013.
Arts
Here are three people who might help Latinos strike it big in the American art scene
Carolina Miranda
Beyond Frida Kahlo: Covering Latino and Latin American Art in the U.S
Full Episode
Urayoan Noel
Lost in Translation: Urayoán Noel Gives Poet Cesar Vallejo a Digital Makeover
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Riding ‘The Beast’ and Collecting Stories on the Migrant Trail
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Diversifying the Writer’s Room: Playwright Tanya Saracho on Writing for Television
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Building Bridges and Smuggling Books with Tony Diaz
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The Other Side of the World Cup
Full Episode
Race, Beauty and Hair in Latin America
Full Episode
Art & Activism
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