408: Author Anika Fajardo speaks about her Colombia-infused writing
Anika Fajardo was born in Colombia and raised in Minnesota. She is the author of a book about that experience, Magical Realism for Non-Believers: A Memoir of Finding Family (University of Minnesota...
View Article409: Forensic Science in Colombia's Conflict
This week's Colombia Calling podcast explores the position of forensic experts and their role in this (post)accord period in Colombia and their role in uncovering truths in Colombia's long-running...
View Article410: There is no such thing as Spanish
Journalist Emily Hart sat with Frank Wynne, tracing his incredible career from the start of his linguistic journey (a breakup and a bookshop in Paris) to his award-winning translation of writers across...
View Article411: Blood, Gun, Money - an investigation into the enormous black market for...
From the author of El Narco, a searing investigation into the enormous black market for firearms, essential to cartels and gangs in the drug trade and contributing to the epidemic of mass shootings....
View Article412: Protests in Colombia: the urgent need for police reform
Further to our series in 2021, regarding some of the intricacies and causes of the Paro Nacional or national demonstrations in Colombia which brought much of the country to a standstill, we have...
View Article413: What is Forensic Architecture?
On this week's Colombia Calling podcast, we get to delve into the world of forensic architecture with expert Hannah Meszaros-Martin PhD and how this has been used to uncover and investigate topics,...
View Article414: Re-inventing the Future and decolonising sci-fi with acclaimed Colombian...
“The shadow of anglophone science fiction has been over us for a long while – but there has also been a constant attempt to get rid of that shadow.” Acclaimed Colombian science-fiction author Luis...
View Article415: Gender, participation, and the pandemic's impacts on peace
This week on Episode 415 of the Colombia Calling podcast, Emily Hart talks to two global experts on women in peacebuilding processes about their research into the pandemic and its effects on key...
View Article416: Simón Mejía of Bomba Estereo joins the Colombia Calling podcast
Simon Mejía of legendary electro cumbia band Bomba Estereo joins us on Episode 416 of the Colombia Calling podcast to discuss his latest plan - along with a team including Simón Hernández, Paula...
View Article417: 2022 Elections in Colombia
What is going on with the electoral process in Colombia? On 13 March Colombians voted in congressional and legislative elections and for the candidates for the presidential elections in May. Since...
View Article418: The State of Colombia and Venezuela
This week we have the honour of inviting Rafael Stuve from the State of Venezuela podcast - The only English-language podcast focused on all matters related to Venezuela - to chat about what's going on...
View Article419: Save our Seeds: the Future of Food
We lost 70% of our food’s biodiversity last century – swallowed up by climate change, habitat loss, industrial agriculture, and the homogenization of the global diet. Today on the podcast we meet some...
View Article420: Ayahuasca in Colombia
Sam from Latvia was an engineer on oil rigs in the North Sea but life took a turn and now he's offering ayahuasca retreats under the guidance of expert taitas in Colombia in rural Antioquia. Hear his...
View Article421: Colombia Questions and Answers (part 2)
Following up from the immensely popular episode No.407 in January 2022 in which Emily Hart and Richard McColl took your questions about more or less anything Colombia-related, we thought that it was...
View Article422: Explaining the Falsos Positivos in Colombia
What were the "false positives or falsos positivos? Adriaan Alsema of Colombia Reports joins us on this "explainer" episode. This is the name given to the killings of young men - mainly from humble...
View Article423: Protests in Colombia: Cali, one year on
One year ago in 2021, the southwestern Colombian city of Cali became the flashpoint for massive protests in what was known as the #paronacional. Underestimated and misunderstood by the government,...
View Article424: Crossed off the Map
Shafik Meghji is an award-winning travel writer, journalist and author based in South London specialising in Latin America and South Asia. But on this episode 424 of the Colombia Calling podcast, we...
View Article425: Glyphosate for Coca Eradication in Colombia
Dr Hannah Meszaros Martin is not a newcomer to the Colombia Calling podcast having previously joined us on Ep413 "What is Forensic Architecture?" On Episode 425 she brings her wealth of knowledge on...
View Article426: The Colombian Presidential Election Special
What a rollercoaster of an afternoon we had, viewing the results of the first round of the Colombian presidential election as they came in. On this week's Colombia Calling podcast, we chat to Mark...
View Article427: Colombian Literature and the Human Experience
Colombian writer, journalist, philosopher and art dealer Juan Pablo Plata joins us on this week's Colombia Calling podcast (Episode 427) to discuss Colombia as a literary experience and how literature...
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