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Historias Podcast
The Historias podcast is a weekly program featuring scholars, journalists, and activists discussing cutting edge research and offering perceptive observations on current events associated with Latin American and Caribbean societies. If you are looking for smart and inviting conversation on a wide variety of issues and more, this show is for you. Historias is a digital media project from the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS).
Episodes
Historias PodcastRepensando la Revolución Sandinista con Mateo Jarquín y Eline van Ommen
En este episodio de Historias, conversamos con los historiadores Mateo Jarquín y Eline van Ommen sobre el renovado interés historiográfico por la Revolución…
Historias PodcastElena McGrath - The Limits of the Revolution
En este episodio de Historias Podcast conversamos con la historiadora Elena McGrath sobre su libroThe Limits of Revolution: Worker Citizens in a Bolivian…
Historias PodcastRachel Newman - The Future in Their Hands: Making Mexico's Foreign-Educated Elite
En The Future in Their Hands: Making Mexico’s Foreign-Educated Elite (Publicado por la Universidad de California, 2026), la historiadora Rachel Grace Newman…
Historias PodcastLos golpes de estado en América Latina, con Sebastián Carassai y Kevin Coleman
In March 2026, we mark the 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup in Argentina. To reflect on its significance within a broader regional frame, we speak…
Historias PodcastLa última guerra del Siglo de las Luces. Revolución Liberal y republicanismo popular en Ecuador (Entrevista con autora Valeria Coronel)
En este episodio escuchamos a la historiadora Valeria Coronel, directora de doctorado de historia andina de FLACSO. Una tremenda que ofrece un pantallazo de la…
Historias PodcastEpisode VI - Resolution
In this final episode, Renata and Dustin examine the resolution and consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis. They speak with Michelle Paranzino, Carlos…
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Episode V - Crisis
In this episode, Renata and Dustin examine the Cuban Missile Crisis and its moments of greatest danger. They speak with scholars including Carlos Alzugaray…
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Episode IV - The Bay of Pigs
In this episode, Dustin and Renata discuss the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the ways that the invasion set the stage for the Cuban Missile Crisis. They speak with…
Historias PodcastEpisode III - Cuba in the Global Cold War
In this episode, Renata Keller and Dustin Walcher look at the global repercussions of the Cuban Revolution, analyzing Cuba’s relations with the United States…
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Episode II - Defining Cuba's Revolution
In this episode, Dustin and Renata explore the many changes that the Cuban Revolution brought to the island, as well as Cubans’reactions to those changes. We…
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Renata Keller and Dustin Walcher - A Cuban Story (Episode 1)
In this episode, Dustin and Renata explain their goal for the audiodocumentary: to teach listeners about the Cuban context of the Cuban Missile Crisis. They…
Historias PodcastCaitlin Schroering talks with us about water rights and global social movements.
Carmen Soliz and Edward Brudney interview sociologist and activist Caitlin Schroering about their new book: Global Solidarities Against Water Grabbing.
Historias PodcastDaniel Mendiola nos habla de su libro The Mosquito Confederation
Comenzamos el nuevo ciclo de Historias con una entrevista al historiador Daniel Mendiola, autor de The Mosquito Confederation: A Borderlands History of…
Historias PodcastThe role of US AID in Latin America
In this episode, historians Aldo Marchesi, Amanda Waterhouse, and Thomas Field examine the role of U.S. aid in Latin America, helping us place this…
Historias PodcastHistorias del Río de la Plata: Conversaciones con Alex Borucki y Fabricio Prado
En este episodio, Edward Brudney y Carmen Soliz conversan con los historiadores Fabricio Prado y Alex Borucki sobre sus aportes a la historia del Río de la…
Historias PodcastJulia Sarreal hablan con Edward Brudney y Carmen Soliz
Julia Sarreal conversa con Edward Brudney y Carmen Soliz sobre Yerba Mate: The Drink that Shaped a Nation, el primer libro que explora la historia de esta…
Historias PodcastEl nuevo equipo de SECOLAS, Edward Brudney y Carmen Soliz entrevistan a la historiadora Margarita Fajardo
Edward Brudney y Carmen Soliz entrevistan a la historiadora Margarita Fajardo para hablar sobre su innovador libro The World That Latin America Created: The…
Historias PodcastA conversation with Brooke Larson about her most recent book, The Lettered Indian.
Several scholars, including Joanne Rappaport, Sinclair Thomson, Gavin O'Toole, and Bret Gustafson, have praised Brooke Larson's book as a monumental…
Historias PodcastA fabulous interview with Paulina Alberto, discussing her award-winning book Black Legend.
In this episode, historian Paulina Alberto joins us to talk about her award-winning book Black Legend, published by Cambridge University Press in 2022…
Historias PodcastJavier Puente nos habla de su libro El Estado rural: indígenas, comuneros, y campesinos en la sierra central
El Estado Rural estudia la política interna de una comunidad de la sierra central peruana, desde principios del siglo XX, cuando el estado peruano reconoció la…
Historias PodcastLina Britto y Ricardo López nos hablan de Historias de Soledad y Perplejidad
Los historiadores Lina Britto y Ricardo López Pedreros -editores de dos volúmenes, Historias de soledad e Historias de perplejidad- reflexionan sobre las…
Historias PodcastRafael Archondo on Hernan Siles Zuazo
Rafael Archondo and Isabel Siles’ Sobre un barril de pólvora, is a comprehensive review of the former president’s life, Hernan Siles Zuazo (1913-1996). He was…
Historias PodcastSarah Hines on water, citizenship, and revolution
Dr. Sarah Hines explores residents of Cochabamba struggle for access to water that is linked to broader historical processes such as the dispossession and…
Historias PodcastNicole Pacino on revolutionary public health
Dr. Nicole Pacino is an associate professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Nicole has studied the effects of the policies of the 1952 Revolution…
Historias PodcastElizabeth Shesko on conscription in Bolivia
Elizabeth Shesko argues that conscription evolved into a pact between the state and society. It was not only imposed from above but also embraced from below…
Historias PodcastKevin Young on resource nationalism in Bolivia
Kevin Young traces the history of Bolivian struggles over mineral and hydrocarbon resources, highlighting the complex legacies of Bolivia’s 1952 revolution…
Historias PodcastNatalie Kimball on politics and reproductive rights
Dr. Natalie Kimball analyzes the politics of abortion and reproductive rights in Bolivia from the mid-twentieth century to the present. They focus on the…
Historias PodcastElena McGrath on everyday forms of revolution
Elena McGrath explores how culture and material conditions create revolutionary conditions. In this interview, Elena helps us understand how the lives of mine…
Historias PodcastThomas Field on development and dictatorship
Dr. Thomas Field, author of *From Development to Dictatorship: Bolivia and the Alliance for Progress in the Kennedy Era,* discusses the fall of the Revolution…
Historias PodcastJosé Gordillo on peasant wars in Bolivia
Dr. José Gordillo studies the role of the peasants in the 1952 Bolivian Revolution. His book is an ethnography of local political struggle, adding to an…
Historias PodcastRafael Britto habla de la elección de Gustavo Petro en Colombia
En este episodio escuchamos al politólogo Rafael Britto quien fue además parte de la campaña del ahora presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro. Britto nos habla…
Historias PodcastHistorias 164 - La lucha social por el acceso al agua en Bolivia con Sarah Hines
La Dra. Sarah T. Hines habla con Carmen de la lucha social por el acceso al agua y la ingeniería hidráulica en Bolivia desde finales del siglo XIX hasta…
Historias PodcastHistorias 163 - Michael Bustamante on Cuba's memory wars
Dr. Michael Bustamante joined Steven to discuss his book *Cuban Memory Wars: Retrospective Politics in Revolution and Exile*. Michael J. Bustamante is…
Historias PodcastHistorias 162 - Mujeres solteras, plebeyas, y jefas de hogar en el Mexico Colonial con Amos Megged
En este episodio tenemos el placer de escuchar al etnohistoriador Amos Megged quien nos habla desde la Universidad de Haifa (Israel) para hablar sobre su…
Historias PodcastHistorias 161 - Elizabeth Schwall on Dance and Revolution in Cuba
Today Dustin welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Schwall to the podcast to talk about the relationship between dance and politics in Cuba. An interdisciplinary scholar of…
Historias PodcastHistorias 160 - Lina Britto on Colombia's marijuana boom
Dr. Lina Britto joins Steven to discuss her book *Marijuana Boom: The Rise and Fall of Colombia's First Drug Paradise*.
Historias PodcastHistorias 159 - Campos de Revolución en Bolivia con Carmen Soliz
En un episodio especial, la Dra. Lina Britto recibe a la Dra. Carmen Soliz de Historias. Hablan del nuevo libro de Carmen *Fields of Revolution: Agrarian…
Historias PodcastHistorias 158 - La economía moral del privilegio en América Latina con Ana Ramos-Zayas
La antropologa Ana Ramos-Zayas habla de su nuevo libro *Parenting Empires: Whiteness, Class, and the Moral Economy of Privilege in Latin America * con Carmen…
Historias PodcastHistorias 157 - Rural Folktales and Empire in Puerto Rico with Rafa Ocasio
Dr. Rafael Ocasio, the Charles A. Dana Professor of Spanish at Agnes Scott University, joined Steven to discuss his new anthology *Folk Stories from the Hills…
Historias PodcastHistorias 156 - The Caribbean's Last Turtlemen with Sharika Crawford
Dr. Sharika Crawford of the US Naval Academy joins Steven to discuss her book *The Last Turtlemen of the Caribbean: Waterscapes of Labor, Conservation, and…
Historias PodcastHistorias 155 - La seguridad alimentaria en Chile con Joshua Frens-String
Dr. Joshua Frens-String habla de su libro *Hungry for Revolution: The Politics of Food and the Making of Modern Chile* con Carmen…
Historias PodcastHistorias 154 – The Chilean Election with Jenny Pribble
Our Fall season finale has arrived! Today, Steven and Dustin welcome Dr. Jenny Pribble to the program to explain Chile’s presidential election. Dr. Pribble is…
Historias PodcastHistorias 153 - Christine Wade on the Honduran Election
The end of 2021 brings with us a busy season of elections in Latin America. In today’s episode, Dr. Christine Wade walks Dustin through November’s presidential…
Historias PodcastHistorias 152 - Ben Smith on the Dope
Today’s episode features an entertaining and illuminating conversation about Mexico, the United States, and drugs, between Steven and Dr. Benjamin T. Smith of…
Historias PodcastHistorias 151 - Gabriel Thoumi on sustainability, collaboration, and capital markets
Gabriel Thoumi CFA, FRM, Director of Financial Markets and Head of the Plastics Programme at Planet Tracker, joined Steven to discuss his work in aligning…
Historias PodcastHistorias 150 - Eline Van Ommen on the Nicaraguan presidential election
On November 7, 2021, Daniel Ortega won his fourth consecutive term as president of Nicaragua in an election roundly assailed as both unfree and unfair. Prior…
Historias PodcastHistorias 149 - James Lockhart on the CIA and Chile
Our ongoing series on Latin America’s Cold War continues, returning to Chile. Dustin sat down with Dr. James Lockhart, Assistant Professor of History at Zayed…
Historias PodcastHistorias 148 - John French on Lula and Brazil
Steven welcomed Dr. John French to the program to talk about his new book, Lula and His Politics of Cunning: From Metalworker to President of Brazil. Their…
Historias PodcastHistorias 147 - Combatting feminicide in Argentina with Irina Popescu
Dr. Irina Popescu joins Steven to discuss her latest article entitled "Memorialization and Escraches: Ni una Menos and the documentation of Feminicidio in…
Historias PodcastHistorias 146 – Alan Shane Dillingham
Dustin welcomed Dr. Alan Shane Dillingham onto the podcast to talk about his new book, Oaxaca Resurgent: Indigeneity, Development, and Inequality in…
Historias PodcastHistorias 145 - El boom marihuanero en Colombia con Lina Britto
La historiadora Dra. Lina Britto habla de su libro nuevo que se llama *Marijuana Boom The Rise and Fall of Colombia's First Drug Paradise* con Carmen Soliz…
Historias PodcastHistorias 144 - Bill Cohoon on Communications and the Environment in Peru
In today’s episode, Steven welcomed Dr. Bill Cohoon to the podcast to talk about his article, “Los caminos borbónicos y el esfuerzo por mejorar la…
Historias PodcastHistorias 143 - Nature and national borders with Frederico Freitas
Dr. Frederico Freitas joined Carlos to discuss his book *Nationalizing Nature: Iguazu Falls and National Parks at the Brazil-Argentina Border*.
Historias PodcastHistorias 142 - AMLO WTF?
Dr. Sarah Osten and Dr. Jurgen Buchenau joined Steven to discuss the first three years of Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's presidency and the recent…
Historias PodcastHistorias 141 - Carmen Soliz y Anna Cant hablan de reforma agraria en Bolivia y Peru
Las historiadoras Carmen Soliz y Anna Cant comparan los procesos agrarios que tuvieron lugar en Bolivia y Perú en la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Un diálogo que…
Historias PodcastHistorias 140 - Food security and politics in Chile with Joshua Frens-String
Dr. Joshua Frens-String discusses with Dustin his new book *Hungry for Revolution: The Politics of Food and the Making of Modern Chile*. Book link…
Historias PodcastHistorias 139 - Mauro Caraccioli on faith, nature, and empire in Colonial Spanish America
Dr. Mauro Caraccioli of Virginia Tech joined Steven to discuss his book entitled *Writing the New World: The Politics of Natural History in the Early Spanish…
Historias PodcastHistorias 138 - Michele McArdle Stephens on Huichols in Mexico
Dr. Michele McArdle Stephens joined Steven to discuss her book *In the Lands of Fire and Sun: Resistance and Accommodation in the Huichol Sierra, 1723–1930*…
Historias PodcastHistorias 137 - Javier Puente On Peru's Presidential Runoff
Smith College's Dr. Javier Puente joined Steven to discuss the Peru's presidential runoff election between Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori this past Sunday…
Historias PodcastHistorias 136 - State of the Field - Argentina from Dictatorship to Democracy
24 March 2021 marked the 45th anniversary of the coup that launched Argentina’s most violent period of military rule. From 1976-1983, the armed forces and…