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Alborada is an independent voice on Latin American politics, media and culture. We provide a progressive take on the region, offering perspectives rarely found in the mainstream.
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An Experience, in which people from all walks of life sit down to share experiences, perspectives, hard laughs and feel free to be vulnerable. We talk to people who are passionate about life and want to change the world from within. The Real, The Raw, The Ugly, The Pretty and The Truth.
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The murder of George Floyd created a moment of reflection and rededication to racial equality. But moments are ephemeral. Americans have a notoriously short attention span. How do we maintain momentum so that the moment becomes a movement? How do we translate the demands of protests into the domain of policy? Antiracist ideas are activated in antiracist policy, especially in local elections. We focus on criminal justice, economic justice, environmental justice, education, housing, health, im ...
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In the 25th and sadly last episode of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to journalists Nathalia Urban about solidarity from Brazil and Latin America towards Palestine following Israel's ongoing attacks since 7 October 2023. He also speaks to journalist Anthony Loewenstein about how Israel exports its technology to Latin America. Nathália Urban…
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On this Episode, I decided to take a solo approach and get back in the groove. I meant to tell a really funny story, but I forgot and just talked about my current thoughts and updates. I end the episode by taking some bourbon down the wrong pipe and attempting to recover. This one is just from the top of the dome, so hang in there haha. IG: @lance_…
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In episode 24 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to academic Francisco Dominguez about Argentina's new far-right president Javier Milei. An expert on Latin American politics, Dr Francsico Domiguez is a former senior lecturer at Middlesex University in the UK and co-editor of ‘Right-Wing Politics in the New Latin America: Reaction and Revolt’…
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In episode eight of our podcast The Americas Uncovered, host Dr Peter Watt of Sheffield University in the UK, speaks to John McEvoy about 'Britain and the Other 9/11', the forthcoming he is co-directing, and his investigative journalism on the UK's role in Latin America more broadly. This podcast was recorded an in-person event - more info here. Jo…
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In episode 23 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Tanya Harmer about her latest book ‘Beatriz Allende: A Revolutionary Life in Cold War Latin America'. Dr Tanya Harmer is a specialist on the Cold War in Latin America with a particular interest in the international, transnational and global dynamics of the struggle. She has written widely o…
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On this Historic Episode, we announce Juan Serrano as the New Mouthpiece Moment Podcast Co-Host! Juan has a background in Photography, Videography, Editing and has a great personality for what the podcast is all about. Juan is a singer, he plays guitar, keyboard and drums. Juan just moved from Gilbert, Arizona and has been looking to start his own …
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In episode 22 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks Margaret Power about her latest book book ‘Solidarity Across the Americas: The Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and Anti-Imperialism.’ Margaret Power is professor emerita of history at the Illinois Institute of Technology in the USA. https://alborada.net/https-alborada-net-indestructible-episode…
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In episode seven of our podcast The Americas Uncovered, host Dr Peter Watt of Sheffield University in the UK, speaks to Maria Vásquez Aguilar and Pablo Navarrete following an in-person screening of the documentary, The Chicago Boys. Event info here. Next UK screening: 11 September 2023 (Garden Cinema/London). Maria is a PhD candidate at the Univers…
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In episode sixof our podcast The Americas Uncovered, host Dr Peter Watt of Sheffield University in the UK, speaks to Jorge E. Cuellar about his research on Central American Studies, Cultural Studies, Race, Migration, and Critical Social Theory. Jorge E. Cuellar is Assistant Professor, Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth College,…
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In episode 21 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to author, lawyer and human rights activist Dan Kovalik about Nicaraguan politics, past and present. **Indestructible: Latin America with Rodrigo Acuña is an Alborada podcast bringing you monthly discussions with some of the most interesting voices working on and from Latin America.** Presente…
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On this episode, we stop by the Buzzard Residence to have a chat with Mr. Jason Buzzard. Father, Husband, School Teacher, Wrestling Coach, Black Belt in BJJ, World Traveler, Gardener, American Badass and The Motherfuckin' Buzzsaw! We talk about Jason being Dom's wrestling coach, his time spent training and coaching at Tillis BJJ, raising 2 boys, hi…
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In episode five of our podcast The Americas Uncovered, host Dr Peter Watt of Sheffield University in the UK, speaks to Linda Farthing and Thomas Becker about their book, Coup: A Story of Violence and Resistance in Bolivia. The book dissects the events around the 2019 coup against the government of Evo Morales following his victory in the presidenti…
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In episode 20 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to academic Étienne von Bertrab about the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in Mexico. **Indestructible: Latin America with Rodrigo Acuña is an Alborada podcast bringing you monthly discussions with some of the most interesting voices working on and from Latin America.** Present…
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In London recently for the Latin America Adelante Conference, Alborada organised the panel 'Latin America, Mainstream Media Misrepresentation & the Independent Media Fightback'. The panel was organised in association with the Independent Media Association. For more information on the panel including the list of speakers, click here. Panel recorded …
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Despite brutal US sanctions that have had a major impact on everyday life for its citizens, Cuba's commitment to internationalism and anti-imperialism continues to burn brightly. Cuba expert Helen Yaffe discussed the situation in Cuba today, and what the recent wave of progressive governments in Latin America means for the island, with Alborada co-…
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With corporate media increasingly concentrated in elite hands, independent media has an important role to play in providing accurate reporting on Brazil and elsewhere. Brazilian journalist Nathália Urban discussed the topic with Peter Watt at London's Latin America Adelante Conference in late January. Peter Watt teaches on Latin America at Sheffiel…
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In London recently for the Latin America Adelante Conference, academic and author Francisco Domínguez spoke to Peter Watt about what the government of Lula Da Slva can expect from the Brazilian far-right and strategies for confronting it. Dr Francisco Dominguez is a Chilean academic and author based at Middlesex University in the UK. Peter Watt tea…
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You can now listen to episode four of our podcast, The Americas Uncovered, hosted by Dr Peter Watt of Sheffield University in the UK. In this episode, Peter speaks to Christy Thornton, Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, about her book Revolution in Development: Mexico and the Governance of…
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In episode 19 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to investigate journalist John McEvoy about his work uncovering the UK government's anti-democratic machinations in Latin America. **Indestructible: Latin America with Rodrigo Acuña is an Alborada podcast bringing you monthly discussions with some of the most interesting voices working on and …
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In London recently for the Latin America Adelante Conference, Alborada organised the panel 'Chile: 50 Years of Solidarity and Struggle'. The panel was organised in association with Chile 50 Years UK. For more information on the panel including the list of speakers, click here. Panel recorded by Peter Watt, host of the Alborada podcast The Americas …
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In London recently for the Latin America Adelante Conference, Melany Cruz, a Chilean writer and academic, spoke to Peter Watt about the challenges facing the Chilean Left under Gabriel Boric's government. Melany Cruz is Lecturer in Politics of the Global South at Leicester University and has written on Chilean politics for a number of media outlets…
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In London recently for the Latin America Adelante Conference, Peter Watt spoke to US author, lawyer and activist about international solidarity with Latin America. Dan Kovalik is the author of several books on the region, including his most recent, Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance. Dan is also a longtime campaigner for human r…
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You can now listen to episode three of our podcast, The Americas Uncovered, hosted by Dr Peter Watt of Sheffield University in the UK. In this episode, Peter speaks to Alex Aviña, Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University (ASU) in the USA, about his book Specters of Revolution: Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside…
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In episode 18 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Zoe Alexandra about the December 2022 soft coup in Peru by the country’s right-wing congress against the democratically elected progressive president Pedro Castillo. Zoe Alexandra is a journalist and co-editor of Peoples Dispatch. She covers social movements and leftist politics in Latin Am…
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In episode 17 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Ollie Vargas about Latin American football, the region's connection to the FIFA men's World Cup and some of the politics surrounding Qatar’s hosting of the tournament in 2022. A Bolivian based journalist, Vargas is the co-founder of Kawsachun News and South American Fútbol. Ollie is also th…
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In episode 16 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Argentinian filmmaker Rodrigo Vázquez about Operation Condor, a coordinated operation between the intelligence organisations of the dictatorships of the southern cone of South America during the 1970s and 80s. The director of the 2003 film ‘Plan Condor: Axis of Evil’, Rodrigo Vázquez has ma…
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You can now listen to episode two of our new podcast, The Americas Uncovered, hosted by Dr Peter Watt of Sheffield University in the UK. In this episode, Peter speaks to Aviva Chomsky, Professor of Latin American Studies at Salem State University in Massachusetts, USA, about her recent book Central America’s Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence,…
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Featuring: Paul Vasquez (Episode Filmed and Recorded at the Vasquez Residence on 12/03/22) On this episode, Paul & Lance talk about Lance's wedding and a fun story about how it ended. They talk about how the wedding went from being in May of 2023, to having to put it together in 2 months. They talk about the mishaps during the ceremony, the "surpri…
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In the first episode of our new podcast The Americas Uncovered, host Dr Peter Watt speaks to Dr Francesca Lessa about her book The Condor Trials: Transnational Repression and Human Rights in South America. 28 November 2022 marks 47 years since the beginning of Operación Cóndor (Operation Condor) a US government backed campaign of state terrorism im…
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As Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador approaches four years in office, our panel analyses advances and challenges under his government. The 2018 election of Andrés Manuel López Obrador raised hope that Mexico could change direction from the neoliberal policies of his predecessors and a new approach to the drugs war that has left over 200…
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Our panel analyses what’s at stake for Brazil and beyond as former president Lula Da Silva faces incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a 30 October election run-off. Event held on 12 September 2022: https://alborada.net/watch-brazils-presidential-election-run-off-whats-at-stake-alborada-online/By Alborada
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In episode 15 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Tatiana Marroquín about the record of El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele. An independent economist, feminist and human rights activist based in El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, Tatiana also has post-graduate studies in finance and is a former legal analyst for the country's national a…
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Alborada contributing editor Juliano Fiori speaks to the UK’s Not the Andrew Marr Show about Brazil’s election and what might happen in the run-off on 30 October. Watch the video interview here. And register here to join our latest Alborada Online 'Brazil's Presidential Election Run-Off: What's At Stake?' on Tuesday 25 October (7pm London / 3pm Sao…
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Latin America is in the midst of a leftwing resurgence, a new “pink tide”, following the defeat of a US and UK sponsored coup in Bolivia and spectacular recent election victories in countries such as Honduras, Chile and, most recently, Colombia. With Brazil’s Workers’ Party polling strongly ahead of the October election, the Left is riding a resurg…
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In episode fourteen of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Jorge Saavedra Utman who is a lecturer at the Faculty of Communication and Letters at the Universidad Diego Portales in Chile. A media expert, Jorge discusses the proposed progressive constitution which will be put to Chilean voters on 4 September possibly ending magna carta establish…
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Featuring: Kyle Simmons On this episode, we visit the Tillis BJJ Academy in Whittier, California. Noah Tillis is the Owner and Head Coach of Tillis BJJ, Former MMA Fighter, multiple time NAGA Champion and Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Noah painted a picture of his journey through his competetive career in BJJ, beginning with Karate Class, find…
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On this episode, we have 3 fellas making their Mouthpiece Moment debut! Kyle and Lance were best friends in Middle School and haven't seen each other since the end of High School. Ariel and Kyle are both beat-makers that were making beats seperately and were looking for somebody to sing over their music. They decided to team up, sing over the music…
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In the thirteenth episode of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Nathália Urban about Brazil's upcoming 2022 presidential elections. Nathália is a Brazilian journalist who writes for Brazil Wire, Brasil247 and Jacobin Brasil amongst others. https://alborada.net/indestructible-episode-13/ **Indestructible: Latin America with Rodrigo Acuña is a…
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In this twelfth episode of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Carlos Cruz Mosquera about Colombia’s 2022 presidential election. Carlos is a Colombian PhD candidate and teaching associate at Queen Mary, University of London. https://alborada.net/indestructible/By Alborada
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In this eleventh episode of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Dr Victor Figueroa Clark about Chilean politics and the recent election of former student leader Gabriel Boric as president. Victor is the author of Salvador Allende: Revolutionary Democrat (2013) https://alborada.net/indestructible/…
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In the tenth episode of Indestructible, Rodrigo introduces clips of three interviews with English-language Venezuela analysts in Caracas, Venezuela. Rodrigo spoke to them for the upcoming documentary he is producing with journalist Nicholas Ford titled ‘Venezuela: The Cost of Challenging an Empire’.By Alborada
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On this Episode, we have the debut of professional gamer and legend of the Marvel/Capcom 2 Universe, Kenneth "Khaos" Villalobos. Kenneth just released his first episode of his own podcast, "Khaos Theory" and we talk about the experience, the therapeutic value of creating a podcast, the love we get from strangers and how important it is to find an e…
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After a long break, we're back! On this episode, we have the Apache Medicine Man, Paul Vasquez! Paul is Lance's (future) Brother-In-Law, Apache Brother, Reiki Practitioner, Fisherman and Fire Circle Leader. We talk about some December woes for us and our family, depression, a New Year's Eve story and Paul talks about the passing of his mother at th…
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In the ninth episode of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur, authors of the new book Extraordinary Threat: The U.S. Empire, the Media, and Twenty Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela (2021) https://alborada.net/indestructible/By Alborada
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On this episode, Lance's cousin Eric makes his debut on the show! Eric is a Massage Therapist, Army Vet, Body Builder, Seeker and Father of 2. We speak about growing up and Eric being the older cousin who dished out Tough-Love to the younger cousins. We talk about Eric being scouted by the MLB in High School, him joining the Army, traveling all ove…
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In the eight episode of Indestructible Podcast Rodrigo interviews Grace Livingstone who is a journalist and academic, specialising in Latin American affairs. She has reported for the BBC World Service, The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent on Sunday and the New Statesman. She is an affiliated lecturer at the Centre of Latin American Studies, …
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In the seventh episode of Indestructible Rodrigo interviews Medea Benjamin about US foreign policy towards Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Palestine, Venezuela, Cuba and Peru. Medea is one of the United States’ most distinguished peace activists and the co-founder of both the women-led peace group CODEPINK and the human rights group Glo…
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On this episode, Jorge and I talk about psychedelics, Cleansing the Bloodline, Karma, Dharma, balancing family and creative endeavors, the jab debate and the mass fear propaganda that is continuously being spread around. We talk about the constant attempts at dividing the country, the psychological revolution that has been growing and our efforts t…
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