For today’s show, we go back to Latin America and discuss ongoing struggles there. First up, Aviva Chomsky talks about the problems with Biden’s immigration plan for Central America and describes the history of America’s “bipartisan push to stop migration before it reaches the U.S. border.” Then, Jack Laun explains the current mass protests in […]
Latin American History, Politics, and Culture Through Film
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UW–Milwaukee hosted its 42nd Annual Latin American Film Series earlier this week. For today’s show, Esty spends the hour talking with with professor Nancy Bird-Soto about the films and the range of important issues they raise about Latin American history, culture, and politics. Nancy Bird-Soto is […]
Split Show: Iowa Caucus and Dispatches from Indigenous Latin America
First up today, we take a look at the Iowa caucus and what it could mean for the 2020 presidential election with journalist Max Blumenthal. Then, Reynaldo Morales joins Esty in the studio to discuss his recent travels to Colombia and Peru and his ongoing work in land rights and Indigenous justice in Latin America. […]
Podcast: Carlos Eduardo Gacharná’s exit interview
For the past couple years, anyone even remotely engaged with the art world in Madison was bound to bump into artist, educator and activist Carlos Eduardo Gacharná at some point or another. Gacharná’s work harnesses techniques from glassblowing, neon, and ceramics with a beautiful fluidity and an uncanny grasp of texture. But he’s made just as […]
