Prof. Niall Ferguson: 'Colombia didn't have the capacity to do East Asia's smart coronavirus policies'
Renowned historian and author Professor Niall Ferguson joins us to talk about the 'dithering' approach of some countries in tackling coronavirus, Colombia's limitations in implementing an effective re...
25 Jun 202049min
'The Colombian government has abandoned small businesses'
As Colombia tentatively eases coronavirus-imposed restrictions, Medellín-based hostel owner Spyros Mitrakos hits out at what he sees as the government's failure to help small businesses such as his to...
18 Jun 202041min
'Nobody knows when Colombian football will return'
Bogotá-based football journalist Carl Worswick chats to us about the prospects of a return to Colombian league games in the coming months, the unlikelihood of South American World Cup qualifiers this ...
4 Jun 202040min
'The sex-toy market is still largely taboo in Colombia'
Sebastian Hofman Laursen, CEO of secretos.com.co, a Colombian-based retailer of adult products, joins us to chat about what he describes as a growing sector in the country. Outside of selling sex toy...
28 Mai 202032min
'President Duque understands well the world of the creative economy'
A recent Financial Times ranking saw Bogotá lead the way amongst Latin American cities in terms of fast-growing companies. In this episode, Executive Director of Connect Bogotá, Diana Gaviria, tells ...
21 Mai 202026min
'I won't miss being pointed at in Colombia because I don't look Caucasian'
From observing Ramadan in Colombia during the coronavirus lockdown to dealing with the country's 'mild racism' towards non-Caucasians and being diagnosed with depression, Second Secretary at the Indon...
14 Mai 202052min
Declan Ryan: 'Viva Air is in a good position, unlike Avianca'
Viva Air Executive Chairman, Declan Ryan, gives us his considered thoughts on what the aviation industry might look like post coronavirus. Considering the many problems at Avianca and the relatively h...
7 Mai 202030min
IQuiz "The Bogotá Pub Quiz", Edition L
These — wait for it — unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures, so here it is, a podcast version of Bogotá's favourite trivia night, IQuiz "The Bogotá Pub Quiz". It's purely for fun, but w...
1 Mai 202046min
