Inside the Americas Podcast
1) US presidential election: Spotlight on abortion restrictions in Florida
For the last edition of the show in its current version, we take a look back at some of the many places across the Americas we’ve gone to over the years. We also take a closer look at the hot-button i...Show More
2) The Swift effect: US singer's influence on the economy and politics
A bipartisan group of US senators have introduced a bill that would criminalise the spread of non-consensual, sexualised images generated through artificial intelligence. It comes after AI-generated i...Show More
3) Republican presidential primaries: Is Trump's GOP nomination a done deal?
Former US president Donald Trump steamrolled to victory in New Hampshire this week, cementing his position as the shoe-in Republican nominee. With almost all the votes counted, Trump was ahead of his ...Show More
4) Race for Republican nomination: Iowa win boosts Trump's confidence
In this special edition, we focus on Donald Trump's major win in the Iowa caucuses and what that means for this year's US presidential election. With 51 percent of the vote, Trump came out in front by...Show More
5) Flurry of campaigning in US ahead of Republican caucus in Iowa
The US is gearing up for the first big vote of the 2024 presidential campaign. On January 15, Iowa will hold the first caucus of the Republican nominating cycle. Since it looks set to be a shoe-in for...Show More
6) Chile votes in second constitutional referendum
This weekend, Chileans will again vote on whether or not to replace the country's constitution. The current one dates back to 1980 and the Pinochet dictatorship. The December 17 referendum is the seco...Show More
7) US Republican race for presidential nominee narrows to five candidates
This week, the race for the White House geared up a notch with a new Republican debate. But once again, GOP frontrunner and former president Donald Trump decided not to attend. Just four other Republi...Show More
8) From Canada to Brazil: The impact of climate change across the Americas
As the world looks to address climate change at the COP28 summit in Dubai, we take a look at the effects of extreme weather across the Americas – from Canada to Brazil – and at whether or not the regi...Show More
9) US startup OpenAI sees CEO fired and rehired within a week
One year ago, the company OpenAI released ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that can deliver complex answers to almost everything. Its massive success kicked off a revolution in the tech in...Show More
10) Argentina presidential election: Far-right Milei and Peronist Massa race neck and neck
In this special edition, we zoom in on the tight race for president in Argentina, between far-right populist Javier Milei and ruling party candidate Sergio Massa. The stakes are high in the country pl...Show More