Latin Pulse: 9.18.2015

It's the fourth anniversary of Latin Pulse, and the program celebrates in its own way: a medley of out-takes and pithy comments from the most popular programs of the past year. The topics on the program range from a review of the crisis of unaccompanied minors on the U.S.-Mexico border to covering various fronts in the Drug War. The program also includes segments on the economic impact of China on Latin America. The news segment of the program covers the aftereffects of the earthquake in Chile that saw a million people evacuate their homes. The program includes interview segments with: Eric Olson of the Woodrow Wilson Center; Jo Tuckman of The Guardian; Jeremy McDermott of InSight Crime; Mark Jones of Rice University; Kevin Gallagher of Boston University; and Ignacio Siles of the Universidad de Costa Rica. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcast news Latin America Guatemala corruption politics Chile disaster Cuba Mexico Michelle Bachelet Central America United States Brazil Drug War El Salvador U.S. Congress Zetas Cartel Guerreros Unidos Gang Knights Templar Cartel immigration violence Beltran-Leyva Cartel Gulf Cartel diplomacy poverty Tijuana Cartel Sinaloa Cartel gangs cartels police Honduras justice crime Venezuela military Felipe Calderon Hugo Chavez Nicolas Maduro Costa Rica media China Argentina Cuba Paraguay Uruguay mining elections agriculture environment Peru Ecuador Brazil Colombia newspapers internet advertising trade Barack Obama The Amazon La Nacion economics