Mexico: The Podcast

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Mexico: The Podcast episodes

October 03 The paths Mexico’s economy could take
In this episode, Tavo and Alex explore the origins nature of president Claudia Sheinbaum’s flagship industrial policy—and what’s keeping it from really taking off.
Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org
Mentioned in this episode:
Mexican Humanism
Plan México, explained
Plan México Project Index

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45 min
September 16 UNAM
In this episode, Tavo and Alex conclude our three part series on Mexican universities with the National Autonomous University of Mexico—UNAM.
Missed the first two episodes? Start here!
Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org
Mentioned in this episode:
Gómez Morín and UNAM
On the INAH’s intractable obstinacy

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30 min
August 27 Mexican universities: Public colleges
In this episode, Tavo and Alex discuss Mexico’s private universities. If you missed part one, why not start there by clicking here?
Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org
Mentioned in this episode:
Project Lagarto
On Guillermo Ortíz
Bio-diversity in Mexican cuisine
Debates around agriculture in Mexican culture

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32 min
August 15 Mexican universities: Private colleges
In this episode, Tavo and Alex discuss Mexico’s private universities.
Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org
Mentioned in this episode:
Alex’s book on the Mexican right—and its universities
On political opposition from Mexico’s National University—UNAM
Mexico’s AI strategy; designed by an ITAM alumnus

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38 min
July 11 Axolotls
In this episode, Tavo and Alex discuss the origins of Mexico’s love affair with the ajolote.
Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org
Mentioned in this episode:
The wonders of chile biodiversity
Axolotls in Chapultepec park

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25 min
June 25 Mexican football
It’s Tavo and Alex we’re talking about here, so you know this episode will be about all the history, politics, and culture surrounding Mexican football rather than a deep dive into the sport itself. A fascinating ride!
Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org
Mentioned in this episode:
History of Mexican mining
How American football influenced Mexican football (soccer)

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33 min
June 11 The Mexican National Anthem
Its not just a song; its the essence of Mexican-ness (or so politicians would like you to think).
In this episode, Tavo and Alex sing along to the tune of centuries of nationalism, nation building, and invented tradition.
Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org
Mentioned in this episode:
More on the Conservative-Liberal civil wars of the 19th century, and liberal president Benito Juárez
The role of WWII in Mexican nation building

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34 min
May 28 Spice
One cannot even start to think of Mexican food without chillies. Whether they’re spicy or mild, dried or fresh, cooked or raw, Mexico and chile are synonymous.
Join Tavo and Alex on this gastronomic exploration through the ages.
Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org
Mentioned in this episode:
A previous episode on pre-Hispanic cultures

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35 min
April 23 Hidden gems of Mexican archeology
“A lot of these archeological sites are subject to politicisation. Like Teotihuacán.” Ominous words from Tavo, as this episode was recorded a few days before the tragic anti-tourist shooting at Teotihuacan.
Mexico is full of archeological gems. In this episode, Tavo and Alex actually head to some of the country’s less known, but just as spectacular sites, that give Teotihuacan or Chichen Itzá a run for their money.
Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org
Mentioned in this episode:
The Mexico Political Economist is hiring!
The army bulldozes the Yucatán peninsula

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49 min
April 09 How Mexico's most famous park opened up to all
Continue down the leafy and historic paths with Tavo and Alex. But no longer just the well-known first section but the, until recently, wild second, third and fourth sections.
This is part II of the past and present of Chapultepec park.
Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org
Mentioned in this episode:
How the government took back control of the feral sections of Chapultepec
Mexico: The Podcast going hard against Morena party policy

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31 min