Radio Ambulante

On March 25th, Radio Ambulante aired our first English-language special "Radio Ambulante en inglés" on our home station KALW 91.7FM San Francisco.

This hour-long special will feature some of our most compelling stories:

• In Tamaulipas, Mexico, Lizzy Cantú describes how the drug war has changed the way people in her hometown speak (2:20)

• At the world’s busiest border crossing, Ruxandra Guidi talks shop with an ICE border guard on the US side (11:00)

• In Washington, D.C., Annie Murphy meets a Honduran man whose family inheritance just might be to live in exile (18:20)

• In Los Angeles, Nancy López uncovers the humorous roots of the controversial term “self-deportation” (26:35)

• In Santiago, Chile, Daniel Alarcón meets a poet whose work is imprinted on the city’s rapidly changing skyline, a piece produced with Roman Mars of 99% Invisible (41:10)

Special thanks to Roman Mars and Sam Greenspan of 99% Invisible, Daniel Gumbiner of McSweeney's for his translation "Los que se saben la letra, que la canten" by Lizzy Cantú and Matt Martin of KALW for his ongoing support.

Bogotá, Colombia

El chamán

Las intensas lluvias del invierno del 2011, dejaron a miles de colombianos sin casas y cientos de muertos. Ese mismo año, un hombre llamado Jorge Elías González se volvió famoso por cobrar dineros públicos para mantener el cielo de Bogotá despejado.

Por: Melba Escobar

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The Shaman

The intense winter rains of 2011 left thousands of Colombians flooded out of their homes, and claimed hundreds of lives. That same year, a man named Jorge Elías González became infamous for taking public money to keep the skies clear over Bogotá.

Producer: Melba Escobar

Señales que Precederán el Fin del Mundo (Ficción)

De México a USA

El escritor mexicano Yuri Herrera lee un fragmento de su novela y nos presenta a Makina, una joven mexicana que va en busca de su hermano en Estados Unidos. Es un viaje peligroso, y más aún para una mujer viajando sola. Aquí, Makina tiene que defenderse de un muchacho atrevido.

Signs that Will Precede the End of the World (Fiction)

From Mexico to USA

Mexican writer Yuri Herrera reads an excerpt from his acclaimed novel, and introduces us to Makina, a young woman looking for her brother in the US. It’s a dangerous trip, all the more so for a woman traveling alone. In this excerpt, Makina deals with some unwanted attention.

Bienvenidos a Radio Ambulante

Mientras terminamos nuestros primeros episodios, te dejamos esta muestra de las historias que vendrán. ¡Disfruta!