Argentina's World Cup Madness - Again!
We speak on the eve of Argentina perhaps lifting their fourth World Cup. Just the old colonial master, Spain, standing in their way in Sunday's final. It's no exageration to say the country has been g...
18 Heinä 25min
The Glory and the Grift: Argentina and its World Cups
Argentina has won the World Cup three times: in 1978 when hosting it under a brutal military government amidst some dubious dealings to reach the final, 1986 in Mexico with the help of Maradona and Go...
13 Kesä 29min
Rats! From Hantavirus to Hondurasgate
There are two viruses threatening Latin America and beyond. The first is Hantavirus (Andean strain) which it's thought was picked up by European tourists who boarded a Dutch cruise ship in April in th...
17 Touko 28min
Insecure Presidential Security
The attack last week on Donald Trump was merely the latest in a series of assassination attempts against American presidents. Joe and Daniel have covered a fair few presidential events in their time -...
3 Touko 30min
Exposed! The Emperors' New Clothes
The people of Hungary have had enough of the malicious, regressive, oppresive policies of their president of sixteen years, Viktor Orban. He was one of the first of the world's anti-women, anti-aborti...
20 Huhti 27min
The Battle for Human Rights in Argentina: Truth, Justice and Memory
The military was in office in Argentina between 1976 and 1983, kidnapping, torturing and killing an estimated 30,000 of its own people. Thousands more fled into exile. Argentina is still a country com...
3 Huhti 33min
Latin America and the New World Order
The Monroe Doctrine implemented in 1823 by the then president of the United States, James Monroe, was designed to tell the European colonial powers to get out of their backyard. Make no mistake - Lati...
14 Maalis 28min
The Man Formerly Known as Prince and Our Part in His Downfall
How the mighty have fallen! And can we dare hope that other arrogant, entitled and corrupt world leaders might follow in their wake? Daniel and Joe give their informed views on the latest fallout from...
24 Helmi 31min
