This week, Jeremi and Zachary are joined by Professor Seth Garfield to discuss Brazil's history and current political climate.

Zachary sets the scene with his poem entitled, "Brazilia Lament"

Seth Garfield is a professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of: Indigenous Struggle at the Heart of Brazil: State Policy, Frontier Expansion, and the Xavante Indians, 1937-1988; In Search of the Amazon: Brazil, the United States, and the Nature of a Region; and most recently, Guarana: How Brazil Embraced the World's Most Caffeine-Rich Plant.