Dec 24, 2019
In the final episode of the Colombia Calling podcast for 2019,
we welcome Bogotana Juliana Cuccaro on the show to speak to us
about some of the environmental challenges facing Colombia.
Juliana Cuccaro is fresh from completing her MA in Science
Communication at the University of the West of England in Bristol -
no she...
Dec 17, 2019
Michael Sichenzia is looking out for the underdog and as an investor in a small furniture business in Yumbo, southwest Colombia, close to the city of Cali, he has a vested interest in the stability and economy of the country. We get him on the line from Florida and speak to him about various topics, most importantly and...
Dec 10, 2019
You'll all remember Daniel Eggington from Ep277 where, from his
home in Birmingham, England, he told us of his plans to cross the
Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama in December 2019. Well,
Eggington is back and in Medellin and speaks to us on the line to
keep us updated about his plans.
Teeming with snakes, insects...
Dec 3, 2019
It is a great pleasure to welcome seasoned conflict
correspondent Toby Muse on to the Colombia Calling podcast this
week to talk about his new book, "Kilo: Inside the Deadliest
Cocaine Cartels―from the Jungles to the Streets."
Muse takes us on a literary journey through each level of the
cocaine underworld which is...
Nov 26, 2019
Nationwide strikes began in Colombia on November 21, originally called by unions protesting against proposed pension and labour reforms, then the discontent grew to include protests against the killing of 18 minors in Caqueta - bombed by the airforce attacking a dissident FARC camp -, the killings of members of an...