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Catia Lattouf has dedicated her life to nursing hummingbirds back to health – from inside her apartment in Mexico City. Plus: We always want to hear from you! If you have a question or story for us, give us a call at at 315-992-7902 and leave a message, or send an email to hello@atlasobscura.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
President Trump’s call for military assistance from other countries at the Strait of Hormuz has met with a mostly cool reception. NBC News reports on why. A federal judged tossed out subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in a probe over whether Jerome Powell gave false testimony. The Wall Street Journal’s Nick Timiraos breaks down the case. A cash-only market for GLP-1s is bringing down prices for the drugs across the industry. Christopher Rowland of the Washington Post joins to discuss why low prices for a new class of drugs is unusual. Plus, Cuba’s energy grid collapsed leaving millions without power, a judge tossed out much of RFK Jr.’s new vaccine policies, the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown is retiring, and the world record set by Mexico City ahead of the World Cup. Today’s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.
Dear Wonderful Reader,The money dwindles in my bank account. My grandma is dying. I have to sell my investment stocks and ETFs to pay for these flights. Hit by a “family emergency” when I have the least wiggle room. I gave up my Soho House membership, which in hindsight seems like an irresponsible and pretentious expense. Today is also my four-year anniversary since I quit my job in New York to pursue this creative life. I've spent 95% of my days since then extremely happy. No regrets. Yet two books published, workshops being taught, a feature in the New York Times, and a mention in Vogue isn't much comfort when my client pipeline is dry.This is a hard moment in my journey. Yet, I still have you, my lovely reader! Thank god you're still here. We're all still here, somehow. Today, I have something special for you. It is one of my favorite images. It is an image that sustains me in these difficult moments of life, and being a human on this planet. I wrote it when I returned to San Francisco from my friends' betrothal. A former tech minion, I have seen the bridge many times. But something about that day was different.Thank you for the opportunity to edit this and give this a little more love and polish. I will keep this in mind when I get on a plane tomorrow, and sit at my grandmother's bedside. Things are hard, but this is keeping me going. This is a gift. This is my gift for you,Love,TashSend this to someone you love
Ep 601. Rev on The Drowns We talked about obsession, debt, making art for yourself, and the new Drowns album recorded with Bill Stevenson at The Blasting Room. Also: Zach Blair shreds on a track, Matt Hensley plays accordion, and Rev asks me why Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo is the AC/DC of punk rock. Listen/watch, link in bio #MxPx #MikeHerreraPodcast #TheDrowns #Rev #Episode601 #punkrock — Questions or comments? Leave a voicemail: 360-830-6660 X/Twitter: twitter.com/mikeherreraTD Facebook: facebook.com/mikeherreraTD Instagram: instagram.com/mikeherreraTD MXPX.com: mxpx.com — Rev of The Drowns on obsession, debt, and making art that means something. Plus: the new album, The Blasting Room, and why Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo is the AC/DC of punk rock. This week: Rev (singer/guitarist, The Drowns) joins Mike to talk about seven years of 200-show touring schedules, recording the new Drowns album with Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, special guests Zach Blair (Rise Against) and Matt Hensley (Flogging Molly), what makes Pirates Press the right label, six years sober, vinyl collecting and The Dollar Bin podcast, and Rev turning the tables to ask Mike why Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo hits different. UPCOMING MxPx SHOWS: Mar 27 -- 9:30 Club, Washington DC (w/ The Ataris) Mar 28 -- The NorVa, Norfolk, VA (w/ The Ataris) Mar 29 -- The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC Mar 30 -- Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, SC Apr 11 -- Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO (w/ Goldfinger, Zebrahead, Homegrown) Vans Warped Tour 2026: DC, Long Beach, Mexico City, Orlando, Montreal Sept 5 -- Punkadeka Festival, Milan, Italy The Drowns: thedrownsrock.com The Dollar Bin Podcast (hosted by Rev): goldminemag.com
Episode 320 is the fourth in a mini-series covering Sylvia Duran in Mexico. And what a tale it is. You heard much about Sylvia Duran already in the early Mexico City episodes. We pick the story back up just as the JFK assassination takes place on November 22nd, 1963 and events almost simultaneously begin to unfold and overtake her. The harrowing story of Sylvia Duran, a 26-year-old Mexican consular secretary at the Cuban Consulate in Mexico City is one of the most confounding in the JFK's assassination story. Amidst the chaos following President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, Duran's name surfaces in Lee Harvey Oswald's address book, linking her to his September visit where he sought a visa to Cuba. Duran, a socialist sympathizer but not a communist, was under intense CIA surveillance through wiretaps and cameras, and was viewed as a potential future asset due to her past affair with a Cuban diplomat.The CIA's Mexico City station chief, Winston Scott, bypasses protocol and uses his covert LITEMPO network—high-level Mexican officials on CIA payroll—to order Duran's arrest via the brutal DFS secret police. On November 23, agents raid a family gathering, detaining Duran and her relatives in a terrifying show of force. This rogue action alarms CIA headquarters, who fear it could expose illegal operations or disrupt U.S. strategies regarding Cuban involvement in the assassination, potentially sparking nuclear tensions.Under interrogation by DFS deputy director Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios, Duran endures physical torture, including arm-squeezing and beatings, while her family suffers nearby. Coerced into false admissions of a sexual affair with Oswald, she later recants, revealing the ordeal's brutality. The episode uncovers how U.S. intelligence manipulated Mexican authorities to control the narrative, setting the stage for further revelations in upcoming installments.
Episode 321 is the fifth and final episode in a mini-series covering Sylvia Duran in Mexico. And what a tale it is. Today's episode covers the infamous twist party. You heard much about Sylvia Duran already in the early Mexico City episodes. We pick the story back up just as the JFK assassination takes place on November 22nd, 1963 and events almost simultaneously begin to unfold and overtake her. The harrowing story of Sylvia Duran, a 26-year-old Mexican consular secretary at the Cuban Consulate in Mexico City is one of the most confounding in the JFK's assassination story. Amidst the chaos following President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, Duran's name surfaces in Lee Harvey Oswald's address book, linking her to his September visit where he sought a visa to Cuba. Duran, a socialist sympathizer but not a communist, was under intense CIA surveillance through wiretaps and cameras, and was viewed as a potential future asset due to her past affair with a Cuban diplomat.
Episode 319 is the third in a mini-series covering Sylvia Duran in Mexico. And what a tale it is. You heard much about Sylvia Duran already in the early Mexico City episodes. We pick the story back up just as the JFK assassination takes place on November 22nd, 1963 and events almost simultaneously begin to unfold and overtake her. The harrowing story of Sylvia Duran, a 26-year-old Mexican consular secretary at the Cuban Consulate in Mexico City is one of the most confounding in the JFK's assassination story. Amidst the chaos following President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, Duran's name surfaces in Lee Harvey Oswald's address book, linking her to his September visit where he sought a visa to Cuba. Duran, a socialist sympathizer but not a communist, was under intense CIA surveillance through wiretaps and cameras, and was viewed as a potential future asset due to her past affair with a Cuban diplomat.The CIA's Mexico City station chief, Winston Scott, bypasses protocol and uses his covert LITEMPO network—high-level Mexican officials on CIA payroll—to order Duran's arrest via the brutal DFS secret police. On November 23, agents raid a family gathering, detaining Duran and her relatives in a terrifying show of force. This rogue action alarms CIA headquarters, who fear it could expose illegal operations or disrupt U.S. strategies regarding Cuban involvement in the assassination, potentially sparking nuclear tensions.Under interrogation by DFS deputy director Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios, Duran endures physical torture, including arm-squeezing and beatings, while her family suffers nearby. Coerced into false admissions of a sexual affair with Oswald, she later recants, revealing the ordeal's brutality. The episode uncovers how U.S. intelligence manipulated Mexican authorities to control the narrative, setting the stage for further revelations in upcoming installments.
Air Week: March 16-22, 2026 Imperial Records, Pt. 1 – 1947-50 Imperial Records was a major player among the indie labels of the late 1940s and the entirety of the 1950s. Started in Los Angels in 1946 by Lew Chudd, a Canadian raised in Harlem, Imperial began filling the ethnic and cultural voids left by the majors at the time. Chudd knew there was a large market for Latino Music in America, so he headed to Mexico City and recorded some Mexican jump bands that sold very well. He then included square dance records which also racked up sales as now square dances could be held without callers. He began recording Rhythm & Blues in 1947 and by ’49, he had hired Dave Bartholomew to scout talent in fertile New Orleans. The Braun Brother had beat him to The Crescent City by recording Paul Gayten and Annie Laurie first, but with Bartholomew’s help, Chudd was able to sign Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis, Archibald and Jewel King, dominating the New Orleans R&B scene. This week, we begin a series looking at the huge impact that Imperial Records had on R&B during the late 1940s into the mid-1950s. In part 1, Matt The Cat will showcase Imperial’s earliest R&B releases from 1947-1950. We’ll see how the boogie woogie stylings of Dick Lewis, “Poison” Gardner, Charlie “Boogie Woogie” Davis and Lloyd Glenn gave way to the New Orleans blues of Tommy Ridgley, Jewel King, Smiley Lewis and Fats Domino, who would become the biggest artist ever on the Imperial label. It’s Imperial Records, part 1 on this week’s “Juke In The Back.” LISTEN BELOW
Episode 318 is the second in a mini-series covering Sylvia Duran in Mexico. And what a tale it is. You heard much about Sylvia Duran already in the early Mexico City episodes. We pick the story back up just as the JFK assassination takes place on November 22nd, 1963 and events almost simultaneously begin to unfold and overtake her. The harrowing story of Sylvia Duran, a 26-year-old Mexican consular secretary at the Cuban Consulate in Mexico City is one of the most confounding in the JFK's assassination story. Amidst the chaos following President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, Duran's name surfaces in Lee Harvey Oswald's address book, linking her to his September visit where he sought a visa to Cuba. Duran, a socialist sympathizer but not a communist, was under intense CIA surveillance through wiretaps and cameras, and was viewed as a potential future asset due to her past affair with a Cuban diplomat.The CIA's Mexico City station chief, Winston Scott, bypasses protocol and uses his covert LITEMPO network—high-level Mexican officials on CIA payroll—to order Duran's arrest via the brutal DFS secret police. On November 23, agents raid a family gathering, detaining Duran and her relatives in a terrifying show of force. This rogue action alarms CIA headquarters, who fear it could expose illegal operations or disrupt U.S. strategies regarding Cuban involvement in the assassination, potentially sparking nuclear tensions.Under interrogation by DFS deputy director Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios, Duran endures physical torture, including arm-squeezing and beatings, while her family suffers nearby. Coerced into false admissions of a sexual affair with Oswald, she later recants, revealing the ordeal's brutality. The episode uncovers how U.S. intelligence manipulated Mexican authorities to control the narrative, setting the stage for further revelations in upcoming installments.
Jessica Koslow has been thinking about dinner for a long time. Since Sqirl opened in LA's Virgil Village neighborhood in 2012, she has built one of the most influential restaurants in California—and watched as an entire generation of all-day cafés took note. Dinner has long been anticipated. In February, “Sqirl After Dark” finally launched. I sat down with Jessica to talk through the first weeks of service, the new menu, and what it feels like to cook the food you've been planning for decades. And before that it's the return on Three Things. Aliza and Matt discuss some of their recent restaurant visits in Mexico City and Los Angeles, including: El Cardenal, Orbita, El Tibur, and Contramar in CDMX and in LA: Max & Helen's, LaSorted, and Sora Craft Kitchen. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In one of the most iconic founding legends of the Americas, a Golden Eagle devouring a serpent atop a cactus marked the spot where the Mexicas would build Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire. Over the centuries, that ancient metropolis transformed into what we now call Mexico City. Though the mythical eagle is now commemorated on the national flag of Mexico, real Golden Eagles need our help through conservation research and habitat protections. ¡Escuche este episodio en español! More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
It's Oscar weekend so we are giving predictions (fingers crossed for Phantom Thread!) but you'll have to wait an hour to hear them. Other topics include Timothy Chalamet, Daniel Roseberry, and Mexico City. Yes, no intro/outro this week cuz I'm in the city.◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠➩ WEBSITE ◦YOUTUBE ◦ INSTAGRAM ➩ SUPPORT:✨VIA VENMO!✨ ➩ REID ◦ JEREMY ◦ JACK◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠◠
Robert Plunket was born in Greenville, Texas, in 1945, but raised in Havana and Mexico City. After college he moved to New York and became a writer, publishing two novels, My Search for Warren Harding (1983) and Love Junkie (1992). He later became Mr Chatterbox, the gossip columnist for Sarasota Magazine. He is retired and lives in a trailer park in Englewood, Florida. On today's episode of Little Atoms he talks to Neil Denny about his novel Love Junkie which was recently re-released by penguin Modern Classics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
EPISODE 686 - Richard Walter - DEADPAN is a funny novel about an unfunny subject - Hate speech and bigotryRichard Walter is an author of best-selling fiction and nonfiction, celebrated storytelling educator, screenwriter, script consultant, lecturer and retired professor who led the screenwriting program in the film school at UCLA for several decades. He has written scripts for the major studios and television networks; lectured on screenwriting and storytelling and conducted master classes throughout North America as well as London, Paris, Jerusalem, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Beijing, Shanghai, Sydney and Hong Kong.DEADPAN is a funny novel about an unfunny subject—hate speech and bigotry—that takes readers on an extraordinary ride of unlimited imagination, providing gobs of entertainment and delivering a comedic body blow to prejudice. https://www.richardwalterbooks.com/Support the show___https://livingthenextchapter.com/podcast produced by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/Coffee Refills are always appreciated, refill Dave's cup here, and thanks!https://buymeacoffee.com/truemediaca
In this episode of Retirement in Mexico - Live by Design, host Taniel Chemsian sits down with expat entrepreneur Adam Race to explore what it's really like to move abroad and build a new life in Mexico City. After leaving his career as a federal employee in Denver, Adam set out on an adventure that took him from Ohio to Lima, Peru - and eventually to Mexico's dynamic capital. In this conversation, he shares honest insights about navigating expat life, embracing minimalism, and creating meaningful community while living abroad. In this episode you'll learn: What inspired Adam to leave the U.S. and start fresh in Mexico The real cost of living in Mexico City Tips for finding housing and settling into expat life How to build community and friendships abroad Practical advice for reducing stress when moving internationally Why learning Spanish and embracing local culture makes the transition easier Adam also shares details about his growing community and resource hub, “Into Mexico We Go,” where he helps others navigate the journey of moving and thriving in Mexico. Whether you're dreaming about retiring abroad, considering a move to Mexico, or simply curious about life as an expat, this episode offers practical insights and inspiration to help you design a life you truly enjoy. How to contact Adam Race : Website : https://www.intomexicowego.com/ Email: info@immigrationpros.com.mx YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@intomexicowego Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/intomexicowego Grab free e-guides: https://intomexicowego.com/ Weekly Update - one email, once a week: https://www.intomexicowego.com/newsletter Mexico Residency Visa Guide: https://www.intomexicowego.com/visa-eligibility-tool Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/intomexicowego Feeling overwhelmed about buying in Mexico? Chat TCP, our AI-powered assistant, guides you to stress-free homeownership. Click here to start using Chat TCP: https://tanielchemsian.com/chat-tcp/?utm_source=youtube_lbd_mex Want to own a home in Mexico? Start your journey with confidence - download your FREE “Buyer's Guide” now for expert tips and clear steps to make it happen! Click here - https://tanielchemsian.com/buyers-gui... Discover why everyone is falling in love with Puerto Vallarta real estate: https://tanielchemsian.com/puerto-vallarta-real-estate/ Join the ‘Taniel Chemsian Properties' YouTube channel to learn what you need to know about Puerto Vallarta real estate. https://www.youtube.com/@TanielChemsian Join our ‘Live By Design: Mexico Edition' podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0VfClD5... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/032... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@livebydesignmexicoedition Contact Information: Email: info@tanielchemsian.com Website: https://tanielchemsian.com/ Mex Office: +52.322.688.7435 USA/CAN Office: +1.323.798.8893
From Aztec sun stones to satellite launches, from muralist visions to dark sky parks, Mexico's engagement with outer space is fundamental to its identity. Mexico in Space: From La Raza Cósmica to the Space Race (University of Arizona Press, 2026) offers a groundbreaking look at how the country has navigated the tensions between technological dependence and sovereign dreams. Anthropologist Anne W. Johnson reveals Mexico's unique relationship with outer space, describing Indigenous knowledge, nationalist projects, artistic visions, and community practices. Through rich ethnographic detail and historical insight, Johnson challenges the notion that space is for everyone and shows whose voices truly shape the world's cosmic futures. Johnson introduces us to satellite engineers, community astronomers, space generation youth, and artists imagining Mars, each crafting alternative cosmic futures. As space exploration increasingly becomes the domain of billionaires and superpowers, this book offers a compelling counternarrative, demonstrating how Mexican cosmic engagements suggest more just, inclusive ways of inhabiting Earth and beyond and providing vital lessons for reimagining humanity's place in the cosmos. Anne W. Johnson is a professor in the graduate program in social anthropology in the Department of Social and Political Science at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Caleb Zakarin is the CEO and Publisher of the New Books Network. He lives in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latino-studies
From Aztec sun stones to satellite launches, from muralist visions to dark sky parks, Mexico's engagement with outer space is fundamental to its identity. Mexico in Space: From La Raza Cósmica to the Space Race (University of Arizona Press, 2026) offers a groundbreaking look at how the country has navigated the tensions between technological dependence and sovereign dreams. Anthropologist Anne W. Johnson reveals Mexico's unique relationship with outer space, describing Indigenous knowledge, nationalist projects, artistic visions, and community practices. Through rich ethnographic detail and historical insight, Johnson challenges the notion that space is for everyone and shows whose voices truly shape the world's cosmic futures. Johnson introduces us to satellite engineers, community astronomers, space generation youth, and artists imagining Mars, each crafting alternative cosmic futures. As space exploration increasingly becomes the domain of billionaires and superpowers, this book offers a compelling counternarrative, demonstrating how Mexican cosmic engagements suggest more just, inclusive ways of inhabiting Earth and beyond and providing vital lessons for reimagining humanity's place in the cosmos. Anne W. Johnson is a professor in the graduate program in social anthropology in the Department of Social and Political Science at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Caleb Zakarin is the CEO and Publisher of the New Books Network. He lives in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
From Aztec sun stones to satellite launches, from muralist visions to dark sky parks, Mexico's engagement with outer space is fundamental to its identity. Mexico in Space: From La Raza Cósmica to the Space Race (University of Arizona Press, 2026) offers a groundbreaking look at how the country has navigated the tensions between technological dependence and sovereign dreams. Anthropologist Anne W. Johnson reveals Mexico's unique relationship with outer space, describing Indigenous knowledge, nationalist projects, artistic visions, and community practices. Through rich ethnographic detail and historical insight, Johnson challenges the notion that space is for everyone and shows whose voices truly shape the world's cosmic futures. Johnson introduces us to satellite engineers, community astronomers, space generation youth, and artists imagining Mars, each crafting alternative cosmic futures. As space exploration increasingly becomes the domain of billionaires and superpowers, this book offers a compelling counternarrative, demonstrating how Mexican cosmic engagements suggest more just, inclusive ways of inhabiting Earth and beyond and providing vital lessons for reimagining humanity's place in the cosmos. Anne W. Johnson is a professor in the graduate program in social anthropology in the Department of Social and Political Science at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Caleb Zakarin is the CEO and Publisher of the New Books Network. He lives in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies
This week on The Lexy Show, we're sitting down with Raphaella Godoy, the self‑taught fashion designer behind her eponymous slow‑fashion label based in Brooklyn. Raphaella grew up in a creative family rooted in art and performance, and her work reflects that fearless spirit — a mash‑up of punk, goth, girly, camp, and maximalist energy that refuses to be boxed in. Her pieces aren't made on an assembly line; they're handmade, often upcycled, and infused with personality, blending tradition and rebellion in every stitch. In this episode, we unpack her creative journey from Mexico City to New York, how she's built a one‑person fashion brand rooted in intentional design and sustainability, and why slow fashion isn't just a trend — it's a philosophy. We'll dive into how Raphaella experiments with unusual textiles, reimagines scraps into statement pieces, and channels influences from queer subcultures, her heritage, and the artists who shaped her worldview. Whether you're obsessed with independent design, curious about building a fashion brand from the ground up, or inspired by creators who challenge norms, this conversation delivers art, heart, and a little bit of chaos — the kind that sparks true creativity.
International Women's Day is more than a perfunctory holiday in many parts of Latin America. In Mexico City, for example, more than 120,000 people turned out on Sunday to protest femicide and celebrate the ongoing fight for basic rights for women in the country. In honor of the holiday, this week's episode debuts our female power anthems hall of fame, highlighting women in Latin music whose art challenged the status quo of their time. Plus, some on-the-ground reporting from Anamaria Sayre at the march in Mexico City.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
International Women's Day is more than a perfunctory holiday in many parts of Latin America. In Mexico City, for example, more than 120,000 people turned out on Sunday to protest femicide and celebrate the ongoing fight for basic rights for women in the country. In honor of the holiday, this week's episode debuts our female power anthems hall of fame, highlighting women in Latin music whose art challenged the status quo of their time. Plus, some on-the-ground reporting from Anamaria Sayre at the march in Mexico City.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Are you a narr-actor or a spect-actor? Are you best placed to narrate your own story? Why do those things not get talked about? Do narrations create selves? Can one perceive differently than one sees? Are certain narrators to be privileged? Are we all born into a narrative structure? Do spectators change the events? How does one live in a world with competing truths? What if ‘facts' are absent / silent? How do we cover up and fabulate? Who experiences guilt and anxiety? What comes in between speech and silence? Does history (or power) stutter? Could rituals & folk tales be narratives? Which stories become narratives? Who counts as a human being? Is (historical) truth immaculate? What do history books in Congo talk about? What have sugar / rubber / oil done to the world? Do structures come out of processes? What happens when something false is retold? Who is the narrator of the narrator? How do the spectres speak? Do you listen to the Other? How is global politics done when things are unclear? Are spectators, actors and narrators increasingly mingling around us? So then: where are we? What time is it? SynTalk thinks about these & more questions using ideas from literary studies & psychoanalysis (Dr. Arka Chattopadhyay, IIT Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar), political studies (Dr. Aparna Devare, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad), & history (Prof. Saurabh Dube, El Colegio de México, Mexico City). Listen in...
We plot a route across Mexico's mighty metropolis, taking in its many marvels
Episode 317 is the first in a mini-series covering Sylvia Duran in Mexico. And what a tale it is. You heard much about Sylvia Duran already in the early Mexico City episodes. We pick the story back up just as the JFK assassination takes place on November 22nd, 1963 and events almost simultaneously begin to unfold and overtake her. The harrowing story of Sylvia Duran, a 26-year-old Mexican consular secretary at the Cuban Consulate in Mexico City is one of the most confounding in the JFK's assassination story. Amidst the chaos following President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, Duran's name surfaces in Lee Harvey Oswald's address book, linking her to his September visit where he sought a visa to Cuba. Duran, a socialist sympathizer but not a communist, was under intense CIA surveillance through wiretaps and cameras, and was viewed as a potential future asset due to her past affair with a Cuban diplomat.The CIA's Mexico City station chief, Winston Scott, bypasses protocol and uses his covert LITEMPO network—high-level Mexican officials on CIA payroll—to order Duran's arrest via the brutal DFS secret police. On November 23, agents raid a family gathering, detaining Duran and her relatives in a terrifying show of force. This rogue action alarms CIA headquarters, who fear it could expose illegal operations or disrupt U.S. strategies regarding Cuban involvement in the assassination, potentially sparking nuclear tensions.Under interrogation by DFS deputy director Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios, Duran endures physical torture, including arm-squeezing and beatings, while her family suffers nearby. Coerced into false admissions of a sexual affair with Oswald, she later recants, revealing the ordeal's brutality. The episode uncovers how U.S. intelligence manipulated Mexican authorities to control the narrative, setting the stage for further revelations in upcoming installments.
London-based writer Josh Ireland is the author of three books and ghostwriter of five others. His latest is titled "The Death of Trotsky: The True Story of the Plot to Kill Stalin's Greatest Enemy." According to Josh Ireland, Trotsky led two revolutions and a civil war in Russia in the first half of the 20th century. Leon Trotsky died on August the 21, 1940. The day before, in Trotsky's house near Mexico City, a man named Ramon Mercator sunk an ice axe into Trotsky's skull. He lived for 26 hours. Mercator, who had several names, was a Soviet agent and had befriended Trotsky. This was all the work of Stalin, Trotsky's archenemy. Josh Ireland's first sentence of chapter one asked this question: "When did Joseph Stalin decide to crush or destroy or kill Leon Trotsky?" His book tells the complicated story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Forging a Mexican People: Collective Subjectivities in Postrevolutionary Print Culture, 1917–1968 (University of Arizona Press, 2026) shows how illustrated print culture helped to construct and deconstruct versions of “a people” in postrevolutionary Mexico. Through meticulous research, Dr. Pablo Zavala uncovers the ways photographers, graphic artists, writers, and activists used print culture to challenge hegemonic conceptions of state-guided narratives and forge alternative collective subjectivities. This book offers a fresh perspective on the sociopolitical landscape of postrevolutionary Mexico, revealing how cultural artifacts simultaneously crafted and reflected the people vis-à-vis different political and social categories. By examining print culture, editorial practices, and related processes such as the creation, consumption, and distribution of said culture, Dr. Zavala's research contributes to scholarship that has recently reexamined the construction of nationalism by moving away from the focus on state formation and addressing the horizontal and aesthetic dimensions in products by cultural producers from nonstate and grassroots political sectors. Dr. Zavala examines the conceptual parameters of el pueblo by analyzing El Universal Ilustrado, El Machete, the Taller de Gráfica Popular, the protest graphic art used in Mexico City's 1968 popular student movement, and graphic art used in California's Chicano farmworkers' struggle. Based on in-depth archival research, the work includes primary sources that have never been digitized, offering readers unique insights into the visual manifestations of Mexico's postrevolutionary identity and their enduring significance. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latino-studies
Forging a Mexican People: Collective Subjectivities in Postrevolutionary Print Culture, 1917–1968 (University of Arizona Press, 2026) shows how illustrated print culture helped to construct and deconstruct versions of “a people” in postrevolutionary Mexico. Through meticulous research, Dr. Pablo Zavala uncovers the ways photographers, graphic artists, writers, and activists used print culture to challenge hegemonic conceptions of state-guided narratives and forge alternative collective subjectivities. This book offers a fresh perspective on the sociopolitical landscape of postrevolutionary Mexico, revealing how cultural artifacts simultaneously crafted and reflected the people vis-à-vis different political and social categories. By examining print culture, editorial practices, and related processes such as the creation, consumption, and distribution of said culture, Dr. Zavala's research contributes to scholarship that has recently reexamined the construction of nationalism by moving away from the focus on state formation and addressing the horizontal and aesthetic dimensions in products by cultural producers from nonstate and grassroots political sectors. Dr. Zavala examines the conceptual parameters of el pueblo by analyzing El Universal Ilustrado, El Machete, the Taller de Gráfica Popular, the protest graphic art used in Mexico City's 1968 popular student movement, and graphic art used in California's Chicano farmworkers' struggle. Based on in-depth archival research, the work includes primary sources that have never been digitized, offering readers unique insights into the visual manifestations of Mexico's postrevolutionary identity and their enduring significance. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
London-based writer Josh Ireland is the author of three books and ghostwriter of five others. His latest is titled "The Death of Trotsky: The True Story of the Plot to Kill Stalin's Greatest Enemy." According to Josh Ireland, Trotsky led two revolutions and a civil war in Russia in the first half of the 20th century. Leon Trotsky died on August the 21, 1940. The day before, in Trotsky's house near Mexico City, a man named Ramon Mercator sunk an ice axe into Trotsky's skull. He lived for 26 hours. Mercator, who had several names, was a Soviet agent and had befriended Trotsky. This was all the work of Stalin, Trotsky's archenemy. Josh Ireland's first sentence of chapter one asked this question: "When did Joseph Stalin decide to crush or destroy or kill Leon Trotsky?" His book tells the complicated story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Forging a Mexican People: Collective Subjectivities in Postrevolutionary Print Culture, 1917–1968 (University of Arizona Press, 2026) shows how illustrated print culture helped to construct and deconstruct versions of “a people” in postrevolutionary Mexico. Through meticulous research, Dr. Pablo Zavala uncovers the ways photographers, graphic artists, writers, and activists used print culture to challenge hegemonic conceptions of state-guided narratives and forge alternative collective subjectivities. This book offers a fresh perspective on the sociopolitical landscape of postrevolutionary Mexico, revealing how cultural artifacts simultaneously crafted and reflected the people vis-à-vis different political and social categories. By examining print culture, editorial practices, and related processes such as the creation, consumption, and distribution of said culture, Dr. Zavala's research contributes to scholarship that has recently reexamined the construction of nationalism by moving away from the focus on state formation and addressing the horizontal and aesthetic dimensions in products by cultural producers from nonstate and grassroots political sectors. Dr. Zavala examines the conceptual parameters of el pueblo by analyzing El Universal Ilustrado, El Machete, the Taller de Gráfica Popular, the protest graphic art used in Mexico City's 1968 popular student movement, and graphic art used in California's Chicano farmworkers' struggle. Based on in-depth archival research, the work includes primary sources that have never been digitized, offering readers unique insights into the visual manifestations of Mexico's postrevolutionary identity and their enduring significance. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies
News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Arabic letter from Nubian king proves he was real (details)(details) DNA study dispels some popular notions about interactions of farmers and hunter-gatherers in Neolithic Europe (details)(details) Archaeologists discover ancient settlements and rock art during northern Mexico railway project (details) Recent findings at Templo Mayor in Mexico City shed more light on a colossal ceremonial ritual (details)
In this episode of the Wonderland on Points podcast, we sit down with mom and points traveler Cam Snyder from @ThePointsPrinciple to talk about planning a memorable 48-hour trip to Mexico City using points and miles. Cam shares why Mexico City is an incredible destination for families, with amazing food, vibrant neighborhoods, and world-class museums.We also dive into how she got started in the points and miles world and how she uses those strategies to make international travel more accessible. From booking award flights to choosing the right hotel location, Cam walks us through the key decisions that shaped her family's short but unforgettable Mexico City adventure.Along the way, we talk about navigating transportation in such a massive city, why location matters when choosing a hotel like the Hilton Mexico City Reforma, and how to balance points versus cash when booking your stay. If you're thinking about visiting Mexico City, this episode is packed with practical tips to help you plan a smooth and rewarding trip.Sign Up for the Y! Wonder Travel NewsletterMentioned in this Episode:Cam's ReelSeats.AeroOur FAVORITE Travel Backpack!Find Us On Online:Mary Ellen | JoFacebook GroupWonderland On Points BlogAffiliate Links:BEST PRICE on CardPointers subscription!Comfrt.com 15% OFFRakuten- Mary Ellen (Get 5000 AMEX or Bilt POINTS)Rakuten- Joanna (Get 5000 AMEX or Bilt POINTS)Chase/Capital One/Amex Card LinksOur Favorite Travel NecessitiesWe receive a small commission when you choose to use any of our links to purchase your products or apply for your cards! We SO appreciate when you choose to give back to the podcast in this way!
Feminine energy awakening begins with self love, personal transformation, and radical responsibility. In this episode of the Disrupt Now Podcast, Natalie Viglione speaks with Rocio Aquino and Angel Orengo, the wife-and-husband creative team behind THE ORCHID: The Secret Code of Modern Goddesses. Their novel was inspired by their personal journeys of self-discovery, healing, and conscious partnership. Rather than offering traditional advice, the book invites readers into a lived story that mirrors the inner journey many people face when they begin reclaiming their intuition, voice, and personal power. In this conversation we explore: The origin story behind THE ORCHID: The Secret Code of Modern Goddesses How Rocio and Angel's personal healing journeys inspired the novel Feminine energy awakening and the return to inner wisdom The connection between thoughts, words, feelings, and actions Moving from victimhood to radical responsibility Why self love is essential for personal transformation The five core practices explored in the book: awareness, gratitude, forgiveness, acceptance, and intention How storytelling can become a tool for self discovery and spiritual awakening Why feminine and masculine energy must return to balance Practical self discovery tools for navigating grief, identity shifts, and life transitions Rocio Aquino is a creative entrepreneur and writer born in Mexico City whose international career across media and business has taken her to cities around the world. Her work focuses on building community and helping women reconnect with their inner wisdom. Angel Orengo, originally from Puerto Rico, is a global media executive, author, and speaker who spent more than two decades at Sony Pictures Entertainment leading international teams across multiple regions. His later journey into spiritual psychology and self-inquiry shaped the deeper philosophical framework behind the book. Together they co-founded For The Highest Good, a creative studio devoted to empowering women through storytelling, community, and transformational experiences. If you are navigating change or seeking deeper personal transformation, this episode explores how feminine energy awakening and conscious living can support your self love journey. Please watch the videos at https://www.youtube.com/@awakeningmagick We're on Substack! https://natalieviglione.substack.com/ Always go to https://www.disruptnowpodcast.com to read all the details about our episodes and explore all of the details about each of our guests!
Get tips for experiencing what remains of Aztec culture in modern-day Mexico City. Then hear about what recent excavations in Pompeii are revealing about first-century life in the Roman Empire. And join a historian in considering how the cultures of France's many neighboring countries have long shaped and enriched its identity. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
Buenos dias chicossssss! Of course we're doing an episode on CDMX! Here's pretty much everything that happened while we were there, we had such an amazing time there. Huge thank you to everyone who came out to the meet up in Chapultepec! Hope you enjoy this episode!
#SatanicPanic #MarkKilroy #RitualSacrifice #SatanicCrime #SatanicCult #CultCrime #AdolfoConstanzo #MatamorosSatanicMurder #MatamorosMexico On today's installment of 'Satanic Panic Is Real' we are examining the March 1989 ritualistic murder of Mark Kilroy by a mexican based satanic cult ran by Adolfo Constanzo. A native of Miami Florida, Constanzo was raised practicing witchcraft. After moving the Mexico City, Adolfo made a successful living by performing 'palo mayombe' sacrifices for businessmen, Mexican politicians, & high ranking narco cartel members.More Info Here: https://allthatsinteresting.com/mark-kilroyRISE TO LIBERTY – LINKS:• Master Link: https://allmylinks.com/risetoliberty• RTL Merch Store: https://risetoliberty.store/• Substack - Beware The Mockingbird!: https://open.substack.com/pub/bewarethemockingbird• RTL's - Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/deprogram• RTL's - Ko-Fi Page:https://ko-fi.com/risetoliberty
All we can say is that the nuances are sickening. Say what you want about our doll, but Doja Cat PUTS ON A FAB SHOW! Listen in for some hot takes, hard convos, and realizations about Hip Hop and Pop's most creative mainstream artist. The Psyce is going to bring the pop culture and entertainment news... as soon as we get done recanting and reminiscing on our time in Mexico City with Doja. Bear with us! :)Follow us everywhere @thepsycepodcastLike | Comment | Subscribe on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. A time is always had!
This week is all about coming together. Tobin and Christen continue to celebrate Hilary Knight, the U.S. Women's Hockey Team, and women's sports across the globe, before diving into our first mailbag episode of the year. We heard your call for Community Questions, so this extended one's just for you. Then, the debut of a new segment, Where Is Women's Football, with our friends at Where Is Football, spotlighting women, non-binary, and LGBTQIA-led local clubs around the world, uniting through the joy of football. Our first destination? Solose FC in Mexico City. If you'd like your local club to be considered for our next Where Is Women's Football feature, email membership@re-email.com New episodes every week. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube. Sign up for our newsletter, The RE—SET: https://re-website.com/pages/newsletter Follow RE: https://www.instagram.com/re__inc/ https://www.tiktok.com/@re__inc https://twitter.com/re__inc https://www.threads.net/@re__inc Follow Tobin: https://www.instagram.com/tobinheath https://twitter.com/TobinHeath Follow Christen: https://www.instagram.com/christenpress https://twitter.com/ChristenPress To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Notes and Links to Adolfo Guzman Lopez's Work Adolfo Guzman-Lopez has been a reporter at LAist 89.3, the Los Angeles NPR affiliate since 2000. He reported and hosted Imperfect Paradise: The Forgotten Revolutionary, a true crime podcast looking into the death in 1994 of Chicano college activist Oscar Gomez. He has reported on L.A. politics, education, art, museums and other topics. His stories have also aired and published nationally on NPR, The Washington Post, and other media. His awards include the LA Press Club's “Radio Journalist of the Year.” He was born in Mexico City, grew up in Tijuana and San Diego, and lives in Long Beach. Buy California Southern: writing from the road, 1992-2025 Listen to Adolfo's “The Forgotten Revolutionary” Podcast Series KPCC/LAist Article about Adolfo's Visit to Pete's Classroom, 2012 KPCC/Laist OnRamp Article about Adolfo being referenced on The Simpsons At about 2:20, Pete and Adolfo talk about the wonderful experience Adolfo provided for Pete's students during a 2012 class visit At about 5:15, Adolfo recounts great stories and lessons learned (especially “collective voice”) from time with The Taco Shop Poets At about 9:00, Adolfo gives background on growing up in San Diego and Tijuana, "bicultural and bilingual” At about 11:30, Pete and Adolfo reflect on the book as “a road trip book” At about 13:30, Adolfo discusses what he recently learned about earlier family immigrants to the US At about 15:40, the two discuss of National City and San Diego in discussing the wonderful “binaries” that Mike Sonksen compliments in blurbs for the book At about 20:50, Adolfo describes the “sadness” in the writing of Jack Kerouac and connections to ideas of “home” for himself and Kerouac At about 23:10, Pete and Adolfo shout out Tim Hernández and his great work with Mañana Means Heaven At about 24:00, “The Spine of Califas,” the book's first poem, is discussed, and Adolfo discusses the “personification” of the border At about 27:50, Pete highlights the POV and “myriad stories” in a poem about At about 28:40, Adolfo responds to Pete's questions about poems that focus on the border crossing and questions from immigration authorities At about 29:40, Adolfo explains a dynamic phrase he uses-”milquetoast bilingualism" and how he played with language, especially with regards to “proper” Spanish and English At about 34:55, Adolfo reads some of his work, meditating on ideas of possessions, tangible and not At about 38:00, The two discuss “SanDiegotijuana” and its “negative definitions” and Adolfo reflects on the “set of feelings” that differ depending on where he is At about 41:00, Adolfo reflects on his “footprints still [being] wet” in San Diego and its implications At about 43:40, Pete compliments Adolfo's work in tracing the histories, military and not, of San Diego and LA At about 47:00, Adolfo responds to Pete's asking about his poem(s) about Pacific Beach Junior High School At about 48:55, Adolfo expands on his word play, especially using various permutations of “Sal” and talks about adopting Jewish religious practices and writing about a meaningful story from the Torah At about 53:25, Adolfo responds to Pete's questions about “The Words I've Lost” and ideas of remembered and forgotten language At about 55:45, The two discuss gentrification as a topic in the poetry collections, particularly in San Diego At about 1:00:25, Adolfo recounts the story behind his poem on the opening of the National City Library At about 1:03:40, ideas of “passing the baton” and transitions between immigrant communities and migrant communities are discussed At about 1:06:20, Adolfo reads the poem “Prudence” At about 1:07:45, Adolfo talks about writing in response/in honor of Ginsberg and Chicano/a history At about 1:10:35, Adolfo talks about the Chicano Student Movement, which he covered for his podcast, “The Forgotten Revolutionary” At about 1:11:50, Adolfo talks about continuing various movements, and how he has written a “sequel(s) for “The Movement” poem At about 1:14:00, Adolfo responds to Pete's questions about the term Chicano and its changing meanings At about 1:18:00, Adolfo reflects At about 1:20:30, Adolfo reflects on continuing activism and misogyny within activist circles At about 1:24:10, Adolfo expands on writing and a changed viewpoint on life after a horrible injury caused by police at a protest At about 1:26:40, Pete shouts out “Those Winter Sundays” in highlighting Adolfo's strong ending with a question At about 1:27:40, Adolfo expands on a poem that highlights the building of the LA Philharmonic At about 1:31: 30, Pete highlights a favorite poem in the collection, “Trucks” and shares a little Italian bone to pick with Adolfo At about 1:35:15, Pete compares Adolfo's “Trucks” and love for home to Hemingway's “Old Man at the Bridge” At about 1:37:30, Shifra Goldman and her mentorship and activism are referenced, as well as the “Tercera Caida” At about 1:39:00, Adolfo reflects on dreams and their impact on writing and learning At about 1:41:10, Adolfo reflects on how he was cognizant of tone at the end of the collection, and he reads “The Treaty” At about 1:43:00, Adolfo shares how he ended “The Treaty” with a reference to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode. Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Jeff Pearlman, a recent guest, is up now at Chicago Review. Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, DIY podcast and extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! This month's Patreon bonus episode features an exploration of formative and transformative writing for children, as Pete surveys wonderful writers on their own influences. Pete has added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show. This is a passion project, a DIY operation, and Pete would love for your help in promoting what he's convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. Please tune in for Episode 328 with Tom Junod, ESPN senior writer who has written some of the most enduring and widely read longform journalism of the last 30 years. He joined ESPN in 2016 and has specialized in deeply reported stories on subjects ranging from Muhammad Ali's funeral to Tom Brady's desire to play forever. He has been nominated for an Emmy for his work on “The Hero of Goodall Park,” an E60 program on the ancient secrets that were revealed when a car drove on a baseball field in Maine during a Babe Ruth League game in 2018. In a 2022 piece, “Untold,” he and ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne spent nearly two years uncovering the horrific crimes of Todd Hodne, a Penn State football player who in the late 1970's terrorized State College PA, and Long Island, NY, as a serial sexual predator. Before coming to ESPN, Junod wrote for GQ and Esquire, where he won two National Magazine Awards and was a finalist for the award a record 11 times. For Esquire's 75th Anniversary, the editors of the magazine selected his 9/11 story “The Falling Man' as one of the seven top stories in Esquire's history. In 2019, his story on beloved children's TV host Fred Rogers, “Can You Say…Hero?,” served as the basis for the movie “A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys. His work has been widely anthologized in collections including The Best American Magazine Writing, the Best American Sports Writing, the Best American Political Writing, the Best American Crime Writing, and the Best American Food Writing. The episode airs on March 10 or thereabouts, Pub Day for In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir. Please go to ceasefiretoday.org, and/or https://act.uscpr.org/a/letaidin to call your congresspeople and demand an end to the forced famine and destruction of Gaza and the Gazan people.
Kyler Murray on the move. Are the Rams now the Super Bowl favorite? Luka causing trouble in LaLA land? Chris stars in the new movie Escape from Mexico City.
The BBC has had exclusive access to the world's largest study scanning pregnant women's brains. The BeMOther project is based in Spain and has found that women's brains change significantly through pregnancy and beyond. We learn more about the changes and ask why Matrescence - and the transformations that can come with pregnancy, birth and raising a child - are only just starting to receive attention as a distinct life-stage. There's even a campaign to get the word in US dictionaries. Nuala McGovern talks to Smitha Mundasad, a BBC health and science reporter who visited the trial in Spain for her documentary, Baby Brain: What's Really Going On? and Lucy Jones, the journalist and author of Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. Hester Musson's latest book is The Night Hag. It's a Victorian Gothic novel which takes place in 19th century Scotland. It delves into themes including the budding science of archaeology, spiritualism and folklore legends, but at its heart is the question of the role of women in Victorian society. A major global study says more than a quarter of healthy years lost to breast cancer could be prevented through lifestyle changes like cutting red meat, staying active and not smoking. The Lancet Oncology analysis shows cases worldwide are set to rise by a third, reaching over 3.5 million by 2050. We are joined by Professor Jayant Vaidya, Professor of Surgery and Oncology at University College Hospital, London, Dr Liz O'Riordan, a former breast cancer surgeon who herself has had breast cancer and is currently in remission, and Claire Rowney, Breast Cancer Now's chief executive, who has been recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Last week, news broke of the killing of one of Mexico's most dangerous men - known as El Mencho. He was killed by the Mexican military. He ran one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels, the Jalisco Cartel New Generation. In response, members of his cartel torched businesses and buses across the country. But among the burnt-out cars, a new wave of posters appeared, with the faces and names of some of Mexico's 130,000 people who are either missing or disappeared – a tactic used by criminal cartels. The people taping their faces to walls are often their mothers, part of groups fighting to find out what happened to their loved ones. They are known as 'madres buscadoras' or searching mothers. Journalist Andalusia Soloff joins us from Mexico City, she has been following stories like these for years.Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Helen Fitzhenry
Danh Vo talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Vo was born in 1975 in Bà Rja, Vietnam and raised in Denmark. He lives and works between Germany, where he has a studio in Güldenhof, 80km outside Berlin, and Mexico City. His art is often founded in personal experiences and relationships, but alludes to wider social and political conditions and structures, both present and historical. The way he reflects on his autobiography is distinctive: his art is embedded in his experience as a Vietnamese immigrant to Europe as a child and queer identity, for instance, but his collaborative practice often stems from coincidences or serendipitous occurrences in daily life. Danh uses found objects of different registers, from household items to historic religious sculptures, as well as archival images and texts, and brings them into dynamic relationships, in which the exhibition space and context is often a vital component. He also incorporates the work of other artists and designers into his installations, and his practice has been likened to that of a curator or archaeologist. Ultimately, his vision is entirely his own, but by involving the thinking and making of others, he ensures that it resonates with discussion, providing more questions than answers. He reflects on his idea to set traps for himself through his art in order to question his desires, and how that relates to the viewer's experience of his work. He discusses the balance between his studio life in Güldenhof and his use of the exhibition space as a studio to forge his installations. He reflects on the influence of Felix Gonzalez-Torres and his writing on the work of Roni Horn, he discusses the many collaborations in his work, from that with the artist and writer Julie Ault to his project working with Martin Wong's mother on the collection she built with her son. And he explains why William Friedkin's The Exorcist (1973) has been the source for numerous works. Plus, he answers our usual questions, including the ultimate: what is art for?Danh Vo: πνεῦμα (Ἔλισσα), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, until 2 August; Danh Vo, White Cube, New York, 11 September-10 October Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We've done some series in the past discussing 2 weeks on a continent and 2 more weeks on a continent, and now, starting on episode 365, we're starting a new continent series! This is a listener suggestion, and we're excited to finally do this! We're discussing how to spend 2 weeks on a continent based on the 5 senses (taste, smell, touch, sound, and feel). And this week is 2 weeks in North America! We're discussing tasting our way through Mexico City, feeling the cool waters of the Caribbean, seeing bears (finally!) in Alaska, and so much more! Where would you spend 2 weeks in North America to satisfy the 5 senses? Disclaimer: We recorded this episode prior to the events that have recently taken place in Mexico. Travel conditions can change. Be sure to check current government and local updates prior to visiting any destination. Relevant Links (may contain affiliate links, meaning if you make a purchase through these links, we earn a small commission-at no additional cost to you!): -Moka Pot: https://rstyle.me/+Auey2VmKj9XPKJtl-oLm9w -Valerie & Valise (Alaska Travel Blog): https://www.valerievalise.com/guides/alaska/ -Our Belize Itinerary: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com/belize-itinerary-for-7-days/ -Our Costa Rica Itinerary: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com/costa-rica-itinerary-in-10-days/ -Hopkins Bay Resort in Belize: https://booking.stay22.com/worldwidehoneymoon/DnKA3aosNk -Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica: https://booking.stay22.com/worldwidehoneymoon/6C73mG0Tb2 -Finca Rosa Blanca in Costa Rica: https://booking.stay22.com/worldwidehoneymoon/v2jZqYtMk1 Need help planning your trip to France? Check out my trip consulting page: https://francevoyager.com/france-travel-consulting-custom-itineraries/ Traveling to France? Check out our Facebook Group called France Travel Tips to ask/answer questions and learn more! Don't forget to follow along! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldwidehoneymoon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldwidehoneymoon TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldwidehoneymoon World Wide Honeymoon Blog: https://worldwidehoneymoon.com France Voyager Blog: https://francevoyager.com Subscribe to the World Wide Honeymoon blog here for monthly updates and tips + get our FREE trip planning guide: https://www.subscribepage.com/o4e5c2
Michael Bisping and Paul Felder discuss the massive upset over the weekend with Lone'er Kavanagh getting the best of Brandon Moreno in Mexico City, yet another loss for Chito Vera and more before diving into the massive news dump including Jiri vs Ulberg for the vacant 205 title, what that means for the new ex-champion Alex Pereira, Jon Jones saying he's back in talks about fighting at The White House, JDM vs Carlos Prates set for the UFC's return to Perth and more. Then Michael Venom Page joins the show to discuss fighting a training partner at UFC London later this month, coming off a movie set and back into cage and more. Plus a full preview of UFC 326 this weekend, the much anticipated tilt for the BMF title between Charles Olivera and Max Holloway and so much more! Support Our Sponsors: BETTERHELP: This Episode Is Sponsored By Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/believe to get 10% off your first month. BETTERWILD: Right now, Betterwild is offering our listeners up to 40% off your order at https://betterwild.com/Believe STOPBOX: Get firearm security redesigned and save 10% off @StopBoxUSA with code BISPING at https://stopboxusa.com/BISPING #stopboxpod Follow the show on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/BYMPod Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3drq6ps Follow the hosts on social: Michael Bisping Twitter https://twitter.com/bisping Michael Bisping Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikebisping/ Michael Bisping YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDrG2_1TcVkXKXXsD6Kjwig Paul Felder Twitter: https://twitter.com/felderpaul Paul Felder Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felderpaul/ Follow The Guests On Social: Michael Venom Page Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelpage247 Michael Venom Page Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelvenompage Follow the team on social: Brian MacKay Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmackayisright Brian MacKay Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmackayisright Mike Harrington Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMHarrington Mike Harrington Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themharrington Mike Harrington YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themharrington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jim Norton and Matt Serra welcome two lightweights at very different stages of their careers.First, 27-year-old Francis Marshall joins the show following his first-round submission win in Mexico City. Marshall breaks down surviving an early spinning wheel kick before locking up the finish and reflects on bouncing back after a difficult stretch in the Octagon. In his UFC Unfiltered debut, Marshall and Matt connect over their shared ties to the Northeast fight scene, including Marshall's experience competing on Lou Neglia's Ring of Combat — the long-running proving ground for fighters from New Jersey and New York, and a staple for many Serra-Longo athletes over the years.Then, Michael Johnson returns as he gears up for what he's calling one last run at lightweight. “The Menace” discusses longevity, chasing a fourth straight win, how he keeps his body feeling young at 39, and what still fuels him nearly 15 years into his UFC career.In between interviews, Jim and Matt break down the newly announced UFC 327 card, headlined by Jiří Procházka vs. Carlos Ulberg for the light heavyweight title recently vacated by Alex Pereira. They also debate whether Pereira's decision signals a move to heavyweight for Jon Jones — and what that could mean for a potential blockbuster fight at the White House.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
With the advent of the Sylvia Odio series, we are pivoting back to (finally) finishing off the Mexico series. In the Odio story, we tell something tangential to Mexico City but vastly important overall. The story of Sylvia Odio is rarely explored in more detail and we do it here. And no,...it's not time yet for Sylvia Duran...that is coming next, but we're going to cover Sylvia Odio first.In episode 5 of this min-series on Sylvia Odio, we pick up the story right after that moment on November 22nd, 1963 The weekend following the assassination when Sylvia Odio and her teenage sister Annie stared at their television in a Dallas hospital and recognized Lee Harvey Oswald as the man who had stood in their living room just weeks earlier—introduced as “Leon” by two militant anti-Castro Cubans. Terrified for their lives and their parents still imprisoned in Cuba, the sisters swore they would never speak of it. But secrets that big refuse to stay buried. Through a tangled Dallas grapevine the story reached the FBI, and the authorities came knocking.What followed became one of the Warren Commission's most explosive and embarrassing chapters. Sylvia proved to be a reluctant yet ironclad witness—consistent under oath, never chasing the spotlight. Her account placed Oswald with anti-Castro extremists in late September 1963, a detail that would demolish the “lone nut” narrative. The Commission knew it was radioactive. Their only defense was a tightly constructed timeline claiming Oswald was already on a bus to Mexico City. Case closed… or so they thought.Desperate for an explanation, the FBI produced Loran Hall, a colorful soldier of fortune who conveniently claimed he and two companions—one who supposedly resembled Oswald—had visited Odio's apartment instead. The Warren Report rushed this unverified story into print, literally admitting the FBI hadn't finished checking it. Then the truth unraveled at lightning speed: Hall's companions denied the visit, employment records proved one was in Florida the entire month, and Hall himself retracted everything. When the FBI showed Sylvia and Annie photos of the supposed visitors, both sisters instantly rejected them. None of the men matched.Yet the Warren Commission published its conclusions anyway, dismissing one of its strongest witnesses as “mistaken.” For years the Odio incident lay buried in the 26 volumes—until the government quietly admitted the Commission had gotten it wrong. This is the story of how the official investigation confronted devastating evidence of conspiracy, found a tidy lie to bury it, and watched that lie collapse before the ink was even dry. The proof of the plot, as researchers have called it, was swept under the rug… but it never really went away.
Episode 313 is part 3 of the mini-series covering Sylvia Odio. In our last episode, we traced Sylvia Odio's fall from Cuban aristocracy—wealthy, U.S.-educated, and immersed in high society—to a destitute exile after her parents, Amador and Sarah, funneled their fortune into the anti-Castro underground. Their arrest and imprisonment by Fidel Castro in October 1961 devastated the family and set Sylvia on a path of heartbreak.Today we follow her survival in the aftermath. Abandoned by her husband in Puerto Rico, Sylvia suffered a shattering emotional breakdown and terrifying fainting spells. With help from her sisters in Dallas and a generous local benefactor, Lucille Connell, she relocated in March 1963 and found psychiatric care under Dr. Burton Einspruch, who later called her truthful, cooperative, and brilliant under oath.This episode builds the critical backdrop for one of the most important pre-assassination sightings of Lee Harvey Oswald. We examine Sylvia's fragile mental state, her complicated new life in Dallas, the people around her, and we travel bacl to the exact apartment where history was about to knock. Finally we find ourselves right there when the knock on the door occurs. Three strangers stood in Sylvia Odio's lighted vestibule. Two Cubans calling themselves Leopoldo and Angelo claimed to be members of JURE, the anti-Castro group her own parents had helped build. With them was a quiet, pale American they introduced as “Leon Oswald.” They knew intimate details about Sylvia's imprisoned father and asked her to help raise money for arms. She turned them down. As they drove away in a red car, Sylvia was left uneasy—but she had no idea how deeply this brief encounter was about to haunt her.
With the advent of the Sylvia Odio series, we are pivoting back to (finally) finishing off the Mexico series. In the Odio story, we tell something tangential to Mexico City but vastly important overall. The story of Sylvia Odio is rarely explored in more detail and we do it here. And no,...it's not time yet for Sylvia Duran...that is coming next, but we're going to cover Sylvia Odio first.In the fourth episode of this mini-series , we continue to lay the groundwork for what has become known as the most explosive Oswald sightings of the Kennedy assassination. On November 22, 1963, the world changed forever. Sylvia Odio was returning from lunch at her Dallas office when radios blared the news: President Kennedy had been shot. In an instant her mind flashed back to the two Cuban men and the quiet American they called “Leon” who had stood in her apartment just weeks earlier—An image that came to mind before Oswald's name or face had been released to the public.Sylvia collapsed in the company warehouse, overwhelmed by the connection. Across town her seventeen-year-old sister Annie saw Oswald's photograph on television and felt a chilling jolt of recognition. Rushed to the hospital where Sylvia had been taken, the sisters stared at each other in horror. “Do you remember those three guys who came to the house?” Sylvia whispered. The pieces came together. “Leon did it!” Sylvia cried.Terrified for their parents—still political prisoners in Castro's Cuba—and fearing the entire exile community would be blamed, Sylvia and Annie swore a pact of silence. Yet a secret this explosive could not stay hidden. Through a chain of phone calls, a classroom conversation, and the son of FBI Agent James Hosty, the story reached the authorities, pulling Sylvia Odio into one of the most fiercely debated episodes of the Warren Commission investigation.Next time: How the FBI and the Commission tried—and failed—to bury the mother of all Oswald sightings
With the advent of the Sylvia Odio series, we are pivoting back to (finally) finishing off the Mexico series. In the Odio story tell something tangential to Mexico but vastly important overall. It's the story of Sylvia Odio. No...it's not time yet for Sylvia Duran...that is coming next. Were going to cover Sylvia Odio first.In the second episode of this mini-series premiere, we continue to lay the groundwork for what has become known as the most explosive Oswald sightings of the Kennedy assassination. In this second episode, we explore the question Why Sylvia Odio? Why did mysterious strangers single out this woman from among thousands of Cuban exiles? The answer lies in the blood-soaked drama of pre-revolutionary Cuba. Born in 1937 into one of the island's wealthiest and most influential families, Sylvia Eugenia Odio was the eldest daughter of transport tycoon Amador Odio-Padrón—once called Latin America's “transport tycoon” by Time magazine—and Sarah Odio. The family lived at the pinnacle of Cuban society, owning vast estates, hobnobbing with diplomats, and sending Sylvia to elite schools in Philadelphia before law studies at home. Yet beneath the privilege burned a fierce revolutionary fire: the Odios had fought every dictator from Machado to Batista, then poured their trucking empire into Fidel Castro's rebel cause, smuggling weapons and even supplying the truck for the daring 1957 Presidential Palace assault.When Castro seized power in 1959 and swiftly betrayed every democratic promise—executing opponents, muzzling the press, and confiscating property—the Odios once again went underground. Amador helped found the powerful anti-Castro MRP movement alongside Manolo Ray. In October 1961 the regime struck: Castro's agents raided the family's idyllic El Cano estate, arrested Amador and Sarah for hiding a wanted MRP leader, and turned their luxury home into a women's prison. Sarah would spend eight years locked inside her own confiscated property; Amador was shipped to the infamous Isle of Pines. (Despite persistent rumors, no credible FBI, Warren Commission, or HSCA evidence ever linked the Odios to the Mafia; they were political idealists who lost everything for their principles.)Meanwhile, Sylvia—already in exile in Puerto Rico with four young children—learned her parents faced possible execution. Her husband abandoned her, and overnight the heiress became destitute. The trauma triggered crushing blackouts and a complete emotional collapse. In March 1963, two younger sisters in Dallas and a compassionate network of Cuban-refugee helpers raised money to bring Sylvia and her children to Texas. Settled in Dallas, she began psychiatric care with Dr. Burton Einspruch, found work at Knoll Associates, and by September 1963 was finally rebuilding a stable life in a new apartment on Magellan Circle.But Sylvia's family name still carried enormous weight in the shadowy world of anti-Castro militants—and in the final days of September 1963, that Cold War shadow followed her all the way to her Dallas doorstep, delivering visitors who would forever link her story to one of the most fateful events in American history.
Anatol Lieven examines Europe's missing voice in Kremlin negotiations, highlighting hurdles like sanctions relief and Russia's demand for Ukrainian withdrawal from the contested Donbass territory. 1.1890 MEXICO CITY
When Mexican forces captured and killed the country's most-wanted cartel boss, it revealed how much President Trump's growing pressure is forcing Mexico to take on cartels. Maria Abi-Habib and Jack Nicas, who covered the developments, discuss the operation to take down the leader known as El Mencho, and Mexico's efforts against some of the world's most powerful criminals. Guest: Maria Abi-Habib, an investigative correspondent for The New York Times based in Mexico City. Jack Nicas, the Mexico City bureau chief for The New York Times. Background reading: Mayhem rocked Mexico after the killing of El Mencho. Analysis: Mexico is caught between Mr. Trump and the cartels. Analysis: In nearly 60 years of the war on drugs, what has actually worked? Photo: Luis Cortes/Reuters For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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