What's Happening in Colombia Podcast
1) Rutas del Conflicto
In this week's episode Connor is joined by Juan and Laura from Rutas del Conflicto, an independent news organization dedicated to reporting on the armed conflict in Colombia. Juan and Laura breakdown ...Show More
2) Carolina Botero from Karisma
Connor is joined by Carolina Botero to discuss the impact of technology in the Paro Nacional, the government's involvement with shutting down the internet during protests, human rights violations and ...Show More
3) Red Universitaria Anticorrupción
Daniela León and Daniel Jaimes from Red Uva join Connor on this week's episode to discuss all things related to corruption in Colombia. We discuss the ripple effects of corruption in Colombia, the san...Show More
4) Megan Janetsky
This week we speak with Colombia-based journalist Megan Janetsky about the places and things she's seen while reporting in Colombia. Topics include Colombia's ghost towns, sexual violence, and the bab...Show More
5) Gimena Sánchez from WOLA
This week we speak with the Washington Office on Latin America's leading Colombia human rights advocate, Gimena Sánchez. It was an excellent opportunity to learn more about Colombia's relationship wit...Show More
6) Elizabeth Dickinson
We chat with International Crisis Group's Elizabeth Dickinson about a range of topics including the socioeconomic standard in Colombia, the country's current police force, and much more. Make sure to...Show More
7) Pacifista
In this episode we speak with Andres from 'Pacifista', a popular independent news source here in Colombia. Topics include government censorship, the car bomb that went off at a military base last week...Show More
8) La Esquema Feminista
We chat with Natalia from the feminist collective 'La Esquema Feminista' to hear some examples of gender-based violence happening at the protests. She also shares her perspective on changes needed in ...Show More
9) Lazos de Dignidad NGO
Lorena from the NGO 'Lazos de Dignidad' joins us this episode to describe the police brutality that is occurring at the protests in greater detail. She also informs us about Bogota's mayor, Claudia Lo...Show More
10) Temblores NGO
We speak with Emilia from the NGO 'Temblores' to give some background context about the protests happening in Colombia. The origins of the protests are discussed, as well as the "false positives" phen...Show More