Latin America in Focus

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Go in depth on the latest trends in Latin American politics, economics, and culture in this podcast series by Americas Society/Council of the Americas.

Recent Episodes
  • Could the 2026 Vote Be Peru’s Political Reset?
    Apr 24, 2025 – 00:34:37
  • Bonus Episode: Remembering Mario Vargas Llosa
    Apr 17, 2025 – 00:41:33
  • Top Mexican CEOs on the Depth of U.S.-Mexico Integration
    Apr 10, 2025 – 00:36:32
  • Trade and Tensions—Latin America Braces for Trump's Tariffs
    Mar 27, 2025 – 00:26:47
  • Drugs, Guns, and Dollars: Unpacking the Implications of Cartels' FTO Designation
    Mar 13, 2025 – 00:41:51
  • What Brazil Can Teach the Americas About Immigration
    Feb 28, 2025 – 00:43:53
  • The Durability of Mano Dura in Ecuador
    Feb 13, 2025 – 00:28:59
  • Borders, Bargains, and Bluster: Did Trump's Day One Set the Tone for Latin America?
    Jan 23, 2025 – 00:36:40
  • The Soft Power of Latin American Music
    Dec 12, 2024 – 00:40:05
  • Lula, Sheinbaum, and Milei on a Shifting Global Stage
    Nov 20, 2024 – 00:31:29
  • Latin America’s Companies of Tomorrow, Today
    Nov 7, 2024 – 00:36:27
  • What Do Brazil's Municipal Elections Tell About Polarization in Latin America?
    Oct 17, 2024 – 00:33:50
  • Could a Referendum Rattle Uruguay's Presidential Race?
    Oct 3, 2024 – 00:30:03
  • What Brazil’s Twitter Ban Tells Us about Internet Laws in Latin America
    Sep 19, 2024 – 00:32:39
  • LatAm in Focus at 200: What Do We Know about Electoral Trends in the Americas?
    Aug 29, 2024 – 00:41:25
  • On the Ground and Online: Venezuela's Electoral Battle
    Jul 18, 2024 – 00:31:55
  • How Can Latin America Fix Its Water Crisis?
    Jun 26, 2024 – 00:38:03
  • In Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Won Big. Now What?
    Jun 6, 2024 – 00:43:41
  • How Latin America Fits into the Biden-Trump Battle
    May 16, 2024 – 00:36:09
  • How the Dominican Republic Breaks Latin America’s Election Mold
    Apr 25, 2024 – 00:23:01
  • Is Latin America Ready for Another Pandemic?
    Apr 11, 2024 – 00:27:53
  • What's on the Economic Agenda for Panama's Next President?
    Mar 27, 2024 – 00:32:45
  • Brian A. Nichols on the Biden Administration's Latin America Policy
    Mar 13, 2024 – 00:33:02
  • As Mexico’s Election Fires Up, a Look at Youth and Democracy
    Feb 22, 2024 – 00:28:40
  • How Courts Can Make or Break Latin America's Corruption Battle
    Feb 8, 2024 – 00:22:05
  • Online Reach and Expat Votes in El Salvador’s Election
    Jan 25, 2024 – 00:39:54
  • Ten Years in, What's the Future of Mexico's Morena Party?
    Dec 14, 2023 – 00:36:20
  • Beyond the Boom: Latin American Writing in Translation
    Nov 30, 2023 – 00:40:38
  • Did Colombia’s Local Elections Spell Problems for Petro?
    Nov 9, 2023 – 00:17:55
  • Venezuela’s Energy Sector Primes for a Thaw
    Oct 26, 2023 – 00:31:16
  • Can Carbon Markets Finance Brazil’s Green Transition?
    Oct 12, 2023 – 00:26:42
  • Dollarization, Inflation, and Voter Frustration in Argentina
    Sep 28, 2023 – 00:22:28
  • How Women Won Political Parity in Mexico—and What Comes Next
    Sep 14, 2023 – 00:27:27
  • What AI’s “Tectonic Change” Means for Latin America
    Jul 26, 2023 – 00:30:23
  • Michael Reid on This EU-Latin American Moment
    Jul 12, 2023 – 00:22:19
  • Empowering North American Goals
    Jun 28, 2023 – 00:32:21
  • Guatemala's Electoral Crossroads
    Jun 7, 2023 – 00:28:54
  • Life after “Crossed Death” in Ecuador
    May 24, 2023 – 00:21:02
  • The Story of Unlikely Art Genius Bispo do Rosario
    May 4, 2023 – 00:15:02
  • The China-Taiwan Tussle in the Americas
    Apr 19, 2023 – 00:28:01
  • What the SVB Collapse Signals for Latin America
    Apr 5, 2023 – 00:19:41
  • Could a Clash over Corn Upend U.S.-Mexico Trade Ties?
    Mar 15, 2023 – 00:21:37
  • A Decade of Nicolás Maduro
    Mar 1, 2023 – 00:33:21
  • Can a Lawsuit Stem Spyware Use in Central America?
    Feb 15, 2023 – 00:21:27
  • Will the Anti-Incumbency Wave Reach Argentina and Guatemala?
    Feb 2, 2023 – 00:32:51
  • Three Stories You May Have Missed in 2022
    Dec 19, 2022 – 00:38:52
  • Who Will Foot the Bill for Climate Adaptation?
    Dec 2, 2022 – 00:23:41
  • Superpesos? Coldplay Dollars? Inside Latin America's Currency Markets
    Nov 10, 2022 – 00:31:05
  • Bonus Episode: Amb. Thomas Shannon on How Lula's Win Resets Brazil's Foreign Policy
    Nov 3, 2022 – 00:23:34
  • What the Guacamaya Hacks Reveal about Latin American Militaries
    Oct 26, 2022 – 00:26:59
Recent Reviews
  • Chuy90023
    Neoliberal, dishonest
    Great place for half-baked analyses.
  • Mxsandy12
    Awesome Latin American pod!
    So informative and well done!
  • NYCer88
    Excellent topics and guests !
    This podcast consistently has excellent guests on a wide variety of Latin American issues. Definitely a go-to for anyone looking to understand the region better. Plus the music is great !!
  • Radio Jarocho
    Informative podcast on Latin America
    As a Latin American living in the US, I enjoy this dynamic podcast for staying informed about political developments in the region. The series features knowledgeable guests who are prominent in their fields.
  • Bloxk
    Slow and torpid
    It’s a shame this show falls short because there are plenty of interesting issues and events in Latin America today. The hosts seem incapable of interviewing people effectively, this results in interviewees going on and on. This rambling becomes obnoxious and makes you think “please get to the point”. Lastly, the female host is far too dull and the male host sounds like a 18-25 year old who has yet to find adulthood or maturity. The millennial voice fray is just too much and makes it impossible to take him seriously. When you sound like a child, your intellectual abilities will always come into question. If you’re wondering what I’m talking about refer to the Nov 1st episode with host Chase Harrison.
  • Beatriz Elsa
    Cuba’s New Constitution and 60 years of Revolution
    Thank you to America Latina in Focus for that type of discussion. It’s excellent to listen that podcast and maybe more than one Cuban-American will analyze and think about how to find a properly way for economic-politic transition in Cuba. After 60 years, it will be hard to believe that the regiment is going to implement some kind of changes as Soviet Union did in 1985 like ‘Perestroika and glasnost ‘ when Gorbachev was a president . But the new globalization mentality affects everything, even the regimen in Havana. Thank you again for your podcast and I can not wait for the next one.
  • PV3^
    Latin America in Focus
    Excellent job and very interested Ms Gonzalez you are great Once again Congrats
  • Heredia209!
    Cuba’s new constitution
    Very interesting interview. It made me think twice; what would I do if I disagree with what is being proposed that it’s a bit better than what exists. Good job
  • busta9999
    A great resource on Latin American politics/history
    With all that's happening in Latin America recently, I realized that it's a part of the world I know very little about. Listening to this podcast has been a fantastic crash course in both what's going on there currently as well as how it all got to this point. Highly recommend!
  • hollykathryn
    Sharp and well produced!
    Lo mejor, simplemente. Latin American politics + then some for people who want to get beyond the basic/trite headlines and stereotypes. Smart expert interviews, range of perspectives and countries and issues. All-female produced, too, which is nice.
  • mochiii
    Cuba
    The opening question is “what are the achievements of the revolution”? Are you serious? How out of touch are you? Are firing squads without due process, eliminating private property, seizing billions in American assets and prompting the mass exodus of millions of Cubans achievements? Push to open up the country to foreign investment? All foreign investment goes to the government not the people. GAEZA ring a bell? To hire an average Cuban foreign companies have to enter into Labor contracts with the government. The panelists regurgitated headlines from Cuban newspapers. No legitimate foreign company would invest in Cuba where there is no competent judicial system. Your assets (investment) can be expropriated without compensation. The judges are completely controlled by the government and notorious for lacking independence. Check the state department website. The host repeatedly talked about change by the government, yet failed to mention the countless regular beatings of dissidents for exercising freedom of speech and freedom to assemble. New President ? A President is the elected head of a Republican state. Diaz Canel was not elected, he was hand picked by a murderous dictator. Concluding that the Constitution means change shows you literally did no homework, nothing has changed in 60 years because the same thugs are in power. This constitution mumbo jumbo is a PR play by Cuba to get positive media attention in light of the sonic attacks and closure of the US embassy. The FIU professor knows better, his commentary was out of touch with his community and disappointing.
  • emb112
    Terrific
    A wide variety of information and news from Latin America.
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