The Velvet Hammer Episode 10: We begin this week with a celebration of the D-Line subway returning to service. There was significant construction, now finished, so if you’re traveling, the main line is ready for the commute. In other news, Argentina is considering reinstating mandatory military service for young people. Also, Milei’s currency devaluations close the gap in the black market exchange. We recall celebrity death match from TV and wonder what that would be like in our congressional chambers; while considering the state of the union address and whether the president is capable of it. In the north of the country, there’s crack downs on drug trafficking and human rights organizations respond to the treatment of prisoners. We close with more environmental damage being done in the Paraná river as developers seek to make it the “Miami of the South.”

Coming every Thursday, this is The Velvet Hammer with your hosts, Jonny, Tom, & Tadeo, three American expats recording from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brought to you by One Eleven Entertainment.