Program No. 200: War, Religion, Migration & More (Lp1222016)

Latin Pulse registers its 200th episode this week, so the program looks back at the audience's favorite programs since the program became an online radio project. Themes included in the program include migration, the Drug War, the civil war in Colombia, indigenous issues, and the construction of the Belo Monte Dam in Brazil. The program also includes a discussion of religion, including Santeria and about the folk saint Santa Muerte. The news segment of the program analyzes the surprise diplomatic move this week by President Mauricio Macri in Argentina to reach out to the United Kingdom. The program includes interviews with: Maureen Meyer of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); Gimena Sanchez of WOLA; Eve Bratman of American University; Michael Atwood Mason, Director of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage; and Andrew Chesnut of Virginia Commonwealth University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger. Original versions of these interviews can be found at these URLs: https://soundcloud.com/latinpulse/indigenous-issues-belo-monte-dam-drug-war-colombia-lp8312012 https://soundcloud.com/latinpulse/spirituality-santeria-santa-muerte-lp10262012 https://soundcloud.com/latinpulse/lp5182012