Historias - the SECOLAS 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).
Los 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...
EscucharLa 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...
EscucharEpisode VI - Resolution
In this final episode, Renata and Dustin examine the resolution and consequences of the Cuban Missile...
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In this episode, Renata and Dustin examine the Cuban Missile Crisis and its moments of greatest danger....
EscucharEpisode IV - The Bay of Pigs
In this episode, Dustin and Renata discuss the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the ways that the invasion set...
EscucharEpisode III - Cuba in the Global Cold War
In this episode, Renata Keller and Dustin Walcher look at the global repercussions of the Cuban Revolution,...
EscucharEpisode II - Defining Cuba's Revolution
In this episode, Dustin and Renata explore the many changes that the Cuban Revolution brought to the...
EscucharRenata 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...
EscucharCaitlin 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...
EscucharDaniel 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...
EscucharThe role of US AID in Latin America
In this episode, historians Aldo Marchesi, Amanda Waterhouse, and Thomas Field examine the role of U.S....
EscucharHistorias 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...
Escucharulia Sarreal hablan con Edward Brudney y Carmen Soliz sobre su reciente libro Yerba Mate: The Drink that Shaped a Nation
Julia Sarreal conversa con Edward Brudney y Carmen Soliz sobre Yerba Mate: The Drink that Shaped a Nation,...
EscucharEl 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...
EscucharLina 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...
EscucharA 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...
EscucharJavier 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...
EscucharA 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,...
EscucharRafael Archondo on Hernan Siles Zuazo
Rafael Archondo and Isabel Siles’ Sobre un barril de pólvora, is a comprehensive review of the former...
EscucharSarah Hines on water, citizenship and revolution
Dr. Sarah Hines explores residents of Cochabamba struggle for access to water that is linked to broader...
EscucharNicole Pacino on revolutionary public health
Dr. Nicole Pacino is an associate professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Nicole has studied...
EscucharElizabeth Shesko on conscription in Bolivia
Elizabeth Shesko argues that conscription evolved into a pact between the state and society. It was...
EscucharKevin Young on resource nationalism in Bolivia
Kevin Young traces the history of Bolivian struggles over mineral and hydrocarbon resources, highlighting...
EscucharNatalie Kimball on politics and reproductive rights
Dr. Natalie Kimball analyzes the politics of abortion and reproductive rights in Bolivia from the mid-twentieth...
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