Manuel Gómez Morín was many things: A member of the government, an opponent of the government, a lawyer, a massive stick-in-the-mud, and the subject of today’s episode of Mexico: The Podcast. In it Tavo and Alex unpack the life of one of Mexico’s most influential men, and how his personal qualities have created the political situation the country is in to this day.

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Alex’s book: La derecha no existe (pero ahí está)

Long before Mark Carney declared the international rules-based system dead, Mexico was working to balance the global law of the jungle with its own principles.

In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex look into over a century of Mexican foreign policy, as they seek to answer whether Mexico has been more principled or pragmatic.

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A previous episode on Vicente Fox’s approach to government

Alex’s book on the Mexican right: La derecha no existe (pero ahí está)

Mexico’s economy didn’t do all that well in 2025… Things could get much worse.

In episode one of season two of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex dissect the factors that will affect Mexico’s economic growth, investment, and prosperity in 2026.

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Why local governments suck at taxation

Mexican inequality, explained

Taxing Mexico’s moguls

Unexpected tax collection increase in 2025

Pemex, explained

Mexico’s judicial election, explained

What happens to Mexico after Trump’s Venezuela strikes

Plan Mexico Project

In this yuletide episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Alex raises a glass to a time honoured tradition and toasts Tavo for being an integral part of it.

The Guadalupe-Reyes “marathon” is a Christmas tradition like no other; here we explain what’s behind it.

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La Guadalupana song

Why Mexicans are so good at partying

A look inside Tavo’s time in the central bank

How did Mexicans go from avoiding being called “conservative” to opposition figures coming to show off they’re on the extreme right?

In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo grills Alex on his upcoming book—La derecha no existe (pero ahí está)—and about what it truly means to be on the right in Mexico.

To buy the book click here or go to your favourite book shop soon. For international shipping outside of Mexico, the book will be available on Amazon within the next week.

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The rise of Porfirio Díaz in the battle of 5 de mayo

The strange nature of Mexico’s 19th Century liberals

More on Mexico’s judicial reform

Take a tour around Mexico City’s most iconic markets. From the most humble street tianguis to one of the largest covered markets in the world.

In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex explore the market capital of the world—or at least thats how we feel about Mexico City in our hearts.

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Explaining the farmer’s protests in Mexico

In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex try to explain why the Mexican government can’t get the resources to invest in the economy and why business is too scared to invest either.

Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and now on YouTube! Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org

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Why Mexico’s fundamentals are so strong

The Justice reform saga

Carlos Slim—Political business wizard

The recent Salinas Pliego v government fight

¡Fresas! Mexico’s problematic aristocracy

The Plan Mexico Project

How corrupt is Mexico? What are the origins of corruption there? Why is Tavo always getting himself into sticky situations?

Find all about that and more in this episode of Mexico: The Podcast!

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How unions in Mexico got corrupted

Recent fuel theft scandal

Why Mexico tolerates corrupt politicians

Alex gets it wrong! In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast he says that Mexico was invaded by the US in 1917—it was actually in 1914. But does he love or loathe the US any more for it?

Find out in this episode, in which Tavo and Alex delve into whether Mexicans hate the US, whether left or right think differently about Americans, and whether Trump shifts the needle at all on this front.

Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and now on YouTube! Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org

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The Pew poll

A bit more on Mexico’s left-right divide

The US has betrayed Mexico

A bit more on Cancún

The word “ancestral” comes to mind when people talk about tequila, but what one finds on the shelves has nothing to do with what you’d see just a few decades ago.

In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex dive into the delights, history, and economics of Mexico’s most famous tipple.

Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and now on YouTube! Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.org

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Why are Mexicans so good at partying?

Judging tequila with the same measure as Mexico’s five most famous people

And a quick reminder about why Cinco de Mayo isn’t Mexican independence day