This episode of Mexico: The Podcast is a who’s who of Mexican fame, culture, and influence on the world stage.

Tavo and Alex have a romp through a list of Mexico’s most famous and infamous personages. What you might not expect is not only who’s on this list but also why they’ve ended up there.

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The Mexico Political Economist origin story

Our beloved podcast on Fresas: Mexico’s insufferable republican aristocracy

Tavo and Alex pull no punches in criticising the Mexican government and the opposition for their involvement (or lack thereof) in the recent judicial election. But do these failings mean Mexico is no longer a democratic country? Find out in this episode of Mexico: The Podcast.

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The dictatorship of political parties in Mexico

On issues with the judicial election

Bonus: We mentioned Octavio Paz fleetingly… Here’s more on him!

In the wake of a tragic double murder of top political figures, Tavo and Alex ask what causes political violence in Mexico and why it is so different to all the other sorts of violence in the country.

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Mexico’s judicial election: The campaign

How Mexico got so violent

“Close the door, darling, you’ll let the riffraff in.”

The globetrotting elite are more or less the same everywhere, but Mexico’s fresas (literally, “strawberries” in English) have their own distinctive styles, norms, and accents. This all makes them unique… and often pretty deplorable.

In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex plunge into the depths of Mexico’s most infamous social class/subculture.

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A deep dive into how the State is entering Mexican business—Part 1 and Part 2

Mexicans love a good holiday, so it seems strange that the one the US chooses to celebrate as much as possible is one few care about south of the border.

In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex go back to that fateful May 5th in 1862 and ask the important questions: Why does the US love this Mexican holiday so much? What is the significance of this holiday? And why are French generals so arrogant?

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As folks in the US wrestle over cartons of eggs and brace themselves for price increases as Trump’s tariffs bite, the scene in Mexico looks completely different. The Mexican central bank’s inflation target has been consistently hit for decades now, and prices have remained pretty stable across a large array of goods.

In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex debate whether Mexico is actually all that good at inflation control, or if it just happens to be in the right place at the right time.

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On wood burning as fuel in Mexico

The party is a sacred event in Mexico. From before the arrival of the Spanish to the afterparties at Cancún’s all inclusive beach resorts.

But how did Mexico get so good at them? That is what Tavo and Alex will be trying to answer in this episode of Mexico: The Podcast.

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Mentioned in this episode:Cancún: The Mexico government’s Frankenstein

Anti-drug ads are not why Mexico has fewer addicts

It’s Benito Juárez’s birthday tomorrow! And to celebrate, Tavo and Alex unveil how Mexico’s first indigenous, liberal president was a walking contradiction. Also, discussed is Mexico’s first 20th century culture war and the question of how left-wing the current Mexican government actually is.

Listen to this episode of Mexico: The Podcast to discover the definitive answer as to whether Mexico is left wing or right wing.

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Mexico’s president from 2018-2024 is now the stuff of legend. He demolished the political system that dominated the country for decades and has left an enormously divisive legacy that will continue to transform it for decades to come.

One cannot understand modern day Mexico without understanding Andrés Manuel López Obrador. For better or for worse, the founding father of current day Mexico.

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Is Mexico poor or is its massive wealth poorly distributed? In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex delve into how a country with such an embarrassment of wealth and access to global markets has yet to pull tens of millions out of poverty.

And all this broken down into five—often mind-bending—stats.

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