La Brega

In early August, Puerto Rico implemented an alternating water-rationing system in response to severe drought, affecting over 180 thousand households in the San Juan area. But the crisis goes back way before that, and many across the archipelago have been living without water for years. In this episode, we dive into the history of Puerto Rico’s water system and how colonialism in the Caribbean region has shaped it. From the sugar cane industry to booming factories, we look at how the water infrastructure has evolved, and who it has left behind.

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En agosto pasado, el gobierno de Puerto Rico implementó un racionamiento de agua, en medio de una sequía severa, que afectó a 180 mil hogares en el área metropolitana de San Juan. Pero la crisis del agua precede a la sequía y afecta a muchas más familias en todo el archipiélago. En este episodio, nos zambullimos en la historia del sistema de acueductos de Puerto Rico y en cómo sus características están relacionadas con la historia colonial de la región caribeña. Desde la industria del azúcar al boom de la manufactura, miramos cómo la infraestructura del agua ha evolucionado y a quiénes ha dejado a secas.

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En este episodio de La Brega, una conversación con el comediante venezolano Angelo Colina.

Desde que Angelo decidió hace unos años dedicarse a la comedia en español, Puerto Rico se ha convertido en una de sus plazas más importantes. Tanto, que recientemente filmó su especial de “stand-up” en el Teatro Tapia de San Juan.

Y cada vez son más los seguidores que celebran su capacidad de sacarle punta a lo cotidiano y de tender puentes culturales con chistes y ocurrencias. Así que, hoy, hablamos con Angelo sobre por qué el Caribe es un lugar repleto de historias, cómo difiere la nostalgia puertorriqueña de la venezolana y cómo el humor une a los boricuas con el resto de Latinoamérica y también con los latinos en Estados Unidos.

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In August, the Puerto Rican government issued preliminary approvals for Esencia, a controversial $2.7 billion project in Cabo Rojo.

This proposed luxury complex includes a private beach club, golf courses, and upscale residences and hotels. But experts, from scientists to government agencies and environmental groups, have all warned that the development would displace locals and threaten wildlife in the area, an ecologically sensitive part of Puerto Rico. In this episode, the La Brega team takes us through this landscape as we hear the natural and wildlife sounds that could be lost if Esencia is built.

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En agosto, el gobierno de Puerto Rico aprobó permisos preliminares para un controversial proyecto multimillonario en Cabo Rojo conocido como Esencia.

El complejo exclusivo incluiría un club de playa privado, campos de golf, hoteles y residencias de lujo. Pero expertos —desde científicos a grupos ambientalistas y agencias gubernamentales— han advertido que el proyecto desplazaría a los locales y amenaza la flora y fauna de un área de alto valor ecológico. En este episodio, el equipo de La Brega nos lleva en un paseo sonoro por ese entorno para escuchar lo que podríamos perder si Esencia se construye.

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La Brega is back, and we’re here to stay! After three seasons, the show has established itself as a town square where people come to hear stories, laugh, and dream together. We’ll continue bringing you fascinating stories about our history and identity, important reports about the latest issues in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean, and exciting interviews with some of the most creative artists and thinkers of today. New episodes drop on Tuesdays, starting October 20th.

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¡La Brega está de vuelta y estamos aquí para quedarnos! Durante tres temporadas nos convertimos en una plaza pública donde nos juntamos a escuchar historias, reír y soñar juntos. Y ahora volvemos para seguir compartiendo historias fascinantes sobre la puertorriqueñidad, reportajes sobre los retos en Puerto Rico y el Caribe y conversaciones urgentes con artistas y pensadores. A partir del 20 octubre busca episodios nuevos los martes.

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Hailed by Ira Glass as the “best new show I’ve heard in years,” and winner of the Audio Memoir Award of the Tribeca Film Festival, Reaching Out is a story about fathers, sons, and the distance between them. The story begins on the eve of twin brothers’ Sayre and Connor’s 30th birthday, when they set out to find the biological father whom they’ve never met. Their search pulls them through desert raves, drunken nightclubs, and across borders of time and language, forcing the brothers to confront the truths they’ve hidden from each other and themselves. And it’s not long before the twins discover that their father is closer than they ever could have imagined.

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Maria was watching the Benito Bowl when an unexpected artist came on: the one and only Ricky Martin. He sang one of Bad Bunny’s most political, anti-colonial anthems. Maria knew this was a touchstone moment — the artist who most represented the 90’s Latin Boom wasn’t performing to a white audience for recognition or acceptance; he was singing a song of resistance, in Spanish. And then Maria’s 11-year-old son said, “Who’s that???” 

Today, Maria revisits the importance of Ricky Martin’s career and life, and how he had to live “La vida loca” so that Bad Bunny could do “Lo que le da la gana.” 

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The 1960s brings social and political change to the world and to New York City, where a young Johnny Pacheco keeps people dancing with his orchestra and charanga music. The Dominican musician is also going through a divorce and his lawyer, Jerry Masucci, happens to be a fan of Johnny’s music. The two form a music partnership that will forever change music. They call their music label Fania Records. 

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