555: "The World is Sick," a New Documentary on the Ancient Healing Medicine of Ayahuasca
A new documentary, in the making, seeks to document the sacred nature of an ancient medicine. We're all familiar with vivid tales of projectile vomiting and the complete loss of bodily functions durin...
18 Feb 20251h 5min
554: Lies, Damned Lies and Disinformation in Colombia
Jonathan Swift, "Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it." … never truer than in 2025 This week on the Colombia Calling podcast Emily Hart and Richard McColl tackle the issue of disinformat...
11 Feb 20251h 10min
553: From the Indian Plains to the Andes Mountains
Sometimes, it's just fun to have an agreeable conversation, and this is why I enjoyed chatting to Vivek Jayaraman. Vivek was born in Tamil, India and in the way life takes its unusual routes has ende...
4 Feb 202552min
552: The Myth of the Narco
In order to understand the issue of the cocaine trade in Colombia, we need to look at three factors: 1. Drugs Policy as a Geopolitical tool. 2. Markets: A Political Economic issue. 3. Narratives: the...
28 Jan 20251h 17min
551: Following in the footsteps of Roger Casement in Colombia
Brendan Corrigan has had multiple jobs in his time in Colombia (dating back to 2011), and his most constant has been that of a contributing writer of acerbic observations for the El Tiempo national ne...
21 Jan 20251h 10min
550: Erin Donaldson in Colombia's Coffee Region
As there are now a growing number of people considering moving to Colombia, and where better than the country's enticing Coffee Region, we decided to focus on this topic for this week. Known for its ...
14 Jan 20251h 1min
549: Travel Trends in 2025
Have you heard of "destination duping," "rosy retrospection," "JOMO," or "trailblazer hotels?" Well, with Colombia of course in mind given that this is the Colombia Calling podcast, we leap into 2025 ...
7 Jan 20251h
548: Jazz for Peace with Rick DellaRatta
Well, where to start with this interview?! It's that time of year when we endeavour to discuss more hopeful and positive episodes and then an email hit my inbox from Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peac...
10 Des 202453min
