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Far-Right Challenges Facing the Lula Presidency w/ Francisco Domínguez

In London recently for the Latin America Adelante Conference, academic and author Francisco Domínguez spoke to Peter Watt about what the government of Lula Da Slva can expect from the Brazilian far-right and strategies for confronting it. 
Dr Francisco Dominguez is a Chilean academic and author based at Middlesex University in the UK.Peter Watt teaches on Latin America at Sheffield University and is the host of Alborada’s podcast, The Americas Uncovered.

The Americas Uncovered: Revolution in Development w/ Christy Thornton

You can now listen to episode four of our podcast, The Americas Uncovered, hosted by Dr Peter Watt of Sheffield University in the UK. In this episode, Peter speaks to Christy Thornton, Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, about her book Revolution in Development: Mexico and the Governance of the Global Economy, which explores the Mexican Revolution's influence on international economic institutions.
Presented by Dr Peter Watt (University of Sheffield, UK)
Produced by Pablo Navarrete and Nick MacWilliam
Music by Peter Watt
Artwork by Simon Díaz-Cuffin

Indestructible: Uncovering the UK’s Machinations in Latin America w/ John McEvoy

In episode 19 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to investigate journalist John McEvoy about his work uncovering the UK government's anti-democratic machinations in Latin America.
**Indestructible: Latin America with Rodrigo Acuña is an Alborada podcast bringing you monthly discussions with some of the most interesting voices working on and from Latin America.**
Presented by Alborada contributing editor Rodrigo Acuña.
Produced by Pablo Navarrete.
Music by Chylez Productions.

Chile: 50 Years of Solidarity and Struggle

In London recently for the Latin America Adelante Conference, Alborada organised the panel 'Chile: 50 Years of Solidarity and Struggle'. The panel was organised in association with Chile 50 Years UK.
For more information on the panel including the list of speakers, click here.
Panel recorded by Peter Watt, host of the Alborada podcast The Americas Uncovered.

Challenges for the Chilean Left w/ Melany Cruz

In London recently for the Latin America Adelante Conference, Melany Cruz, a Chilean writer and academic, spoke to Peter Watt about the challenges facing the Chilean Left under Gabriel Boric's government.Melany Cruz is Lecturer in Politics of the Global South at Leicester University and has written on Chilean politics for a number of media outlets.Peter Watt teaches on Latin America at Sheffield University and is the host of Alborada’s podcast, The Americas Uncovered.

Nicaragua & International Solidarity with Latin America w/ Dan Kovalik

In London recently for the Latin America Adelante Conference, Peter Watt spoke to US author, lawyer and activist about international solidarity with Latin America.Dan Kovalik is the author of several books on the region, including his most recent, Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance. Dan is also a longtime campaigner for human rights and social justice in Latin America and elsewhere.Peter Watt teaches on Latin America at Sheffield University and is the host of Alborada's podcast, The Americas Uncovered. 

The Americas Uncovered: Mexico’s Spectres of Revolution w/ Alexander Aviña

You can now listen to episode three of our podcast, The Americas Uncovered, hosted by Dr Peter Watt of Sheffield University in the UK. In this episode, Peter speaks to Alex Aviña, Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University (ASU) in the USA, about his book Specters of Revolution:  Peasant Guerrillas in the Cold War Mexican Countryside.
Presented by Dr Peter Watt (University of Sheffield, UK)
Produced by Pablo Navarrete
Music by Peter Watt
Artwork by Simon Díaz-Cuffin

Indestructible: The Coup against Peru’s Pedro Castillo w/ Zoe Alexandra

In episode 18 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Zoe Alexandra about the December 2022 soft coup in Peru by the country’s right-wing congress against the democratically elected progressive president Pedro Castillo. Zoe Alexandra is a journalist and co-editor of Peoples Dispatch. She covers social movements and leftist politics in Latin America and the Caribbean. Zoe was recently in Peru covering the pro-democracy demonstrations against the coup.
**Indestructible: Latin America with Rodrigo Acuña is an Alborada podcast bringing you monthly discussions with some of the most interesting voices working on and from Latin America.**
Presented by Alborada contributing editor Rodrigo Acuña.
Produced by Pablo Navarrete.
Music by Chylez Productions.

Indestructible: Latin America at the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup. W/ Ollie Vargas

In episode 17 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Ollie Vargas about Latin American football, the region's connection to the FIFA men's World Cup and some of the politics surrounding Qatar’s hosting of the tournament in 2022. A Bolivian based journalist, Vargas is the co-founder of Kawsachun News and South American Fútbol. Ollie is also the host of the podcast Latin America Review and joined us from Buenos Aires, where he was for the final.
**Indestructible: Latin America with Rodrigo Acuña is an Alborada podcast bringing you monthly discussions with some of the most interesting voices working on and from Latin America.**
Presented by Alborada contributing editor Rodrigo Acuña.
Produced by Pablo Navarrete.
Music by Chylez Productions.

Indestructible: Operation Condor Through Film. W/ Rodrigo Vázquez

In episode 16 of Indestructible Podcast, Rodrigo speaks to Argentinian filmmaker Rodrigo Vázquez about Operation Condor, a coordinated operation between the intelligence organisations of the dictatorships of the southern cone of South America during the 1970s and 80s. The director of the 2003 film ‘Plan Condor: Axis of Evil’, Rodrigo Vázquez has made 30 investigative political documentaries on Latin America and other parts of the world
**Indestructible: Latin America with Rodrigo Acuña is an Alborada podcast bringing you monthly discussions with some of the most interesting voices working on and from Latin America.**
Presented by Alborada contributing editor Rodrigo Acuña.
Produced by Pablo Navarrete.
Music by Chylez Productions.