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- 450: On the National Geographic Expedition from Cartagena to Panama CityIn a lucky turn of events, I was contracted by National Geographic and Lindblad as a cultural specialist for Colombia on their recent expeditions from Cartagena to Panama and back. Hugging the Caribbe … Read more
- 449: Is it time to legalize cocaine? On this week's Colombia Calling podcast, Adriaan Alsema, director of Colombia Reports (www.colombiareports.com) joins us to discuss the recent declarations made by president Gustavo Petro about … Read more
- 448: Confessions of a Medellin webcam modelOn this week's Colombia Calling podcast (Ep448), we get the chance to speak to Ceasar, a 34 year-old Venezuelan webcam model based in Medellin. We learn about the webcam industry, how he got into … Read more
- 447: Colombian Punk Rockin' Blues!Channeling a late-era sound not dissimilar to Joe Strummer of the Clash, friend to the Colombia Calling podcast, singer songwriter Kevin McCaffrey joins us from the southwestern city of Cali to speak … Read more
- 446: Eradicating Dengue in ColombiaThe World Mosquito Program in Colombia is part of a global, not-for-profit initiative that is working to protect local communities from mosquito-borne diseases. More than 25 million people are at risk … Read more
- 445: Untold Microcosms with writer and campaigner Velia VidalHallo and welcome to another episode of Colombia Calling – I’m Emily Hart and this week I’m talking to Velia Vidal – author, journalist, campaigner, working from her homeland Chocó. She is the founder … Read more
- 444: The Ruling Elites in ColombiaWe are incredibly fortunate to speak to Jenny Pearce, Research Professor, Latin America and Caribbean Centre (LACC) at LSE about her current research which focuses particularly on the role of Elites a … Read more
- 443: Journalism at War in ColombiaHallo and welcome to another episode of Colombia Calling – I’m Emily Hart and this week I’ll be chatting to Nubia Rojas about journalism at war – how journalists fell victim to, but also took part in, … Read more
- 442: Abandoned in Colombia's Darien jungleAdventurer Daniel Eggington sets out, third time lucky, to cross the lesser-known pacific side of the impenetrable jungle connecting Colombia to Panama, known as the Darien Gap. Hear his tales of rive … Read more
- 441: Peace and Statehood in ColombiaHallo and welcome to Colombia Calling – I’m Emily Hart and this week we’re discussing peace and statehood with two expert researchers – Dr Gwen Burnyeat and Dr Andrei Gomez-Suarez. Burnyeat is a junio … Read more
