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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Leftist Xiomara Castro is routing her conservative rival in the vote tally for鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:37:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Assistant Secretary of State Todd Robinson has the daunting task of helping鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:17:34 -0500</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Florida International University Cuban Research Institute head Jorge Duany has put together one of the few (if only) comprehensive Cuban art histories. It will be featured at the Miami Book Fair.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 16:24:14 -0500</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Alex Saab 鈥 Venezuela's alleged money-laundering master 鈥 could turn up the heat on Nicol谩s Maduro's authoritarian regime if he sings to U.S. officials.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:56:14 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Alex Saab 鈥 Venezuela's alleged money-laundering master 鈥 could turn up the鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>281</itunes:duration>






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    <title>&#x27;Sea of dreams.&#x27; Guyana&#x27;s prime minister addresses its oil boom 鈥 and its Venezuela crisis</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Phillips sees no contradiction in Guyana being both a fossil-fuel leader and a climate-change mitigator. But will Venezuela try to grab its oil?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:03:21 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Phillips sees no contradiction in Guyana being both a fossil-fuel leader and a climate-change mitigator. But will Venezuela try to grab its oil?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Prime Minister Mark Phillips sees no contradiction in Guyana being both a鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Cuba&#x27;s exporting vaccines, but will countries import them without WHO approval?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Cuba has started selling its COVID-19 vaccines abroad. It insists its trials show they're safe and effective 鈥 so why hasn't the World Health Organization said so too?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:22:51 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Cuba&#x27;s exporting vaccines, but will countries import them without WHO approval?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cuba has started selling its COVID-19 vaccines abroad. It insists its trials show they're safe and effective 鈥 so why hasn't the World Health Organization said so too?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Cuba has started selling its COVID-19 vaccines abroad. It insists its trials鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Luis Hernandez</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Civil Society Solution: Can Non-Governmental Groups Fix Haiti&#x27;s Governmental Crisis?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[With Haiti's government, economy and public security in collapse, "civil society" organizations propose a reboot of their democracy. Will the U.S. buy into it?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:20:45 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Civil Society Solution: Can Non-Governmental Groups Fix Haiti&#x27;s Governmental Crisis?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With Haiti's government, economy and public security in collapse, "civil society" organizations propose a reboot of their democracy. Will the U.S. buy into it?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With Haiti's government, economy and public security in collapse, "civil鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Venezuelans Say Most Of Guyana Is Theirs. Guyanese Call That A &#x27;Jumbie&#x27; Story</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Venezuela's regime and opposition are repeating a century-old claim that three-fourths of Guyana belongs to their country. Is it valid 鈥 or nationalist nonsense?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:49:27 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Venezuelans Say Most Of Guyana Is Theirs. Guyanese Call That A &#x27;Jumbie&#x27; Story</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Venezuela's regime and opposition are repeating a century-old claim that three-fourths of Guyana belongs to their country. Is it valid 鈥 or nationalist nonsense?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Venezuela's regime and opposition are repeating a century-old claim that鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>465</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Photographic Memory: Gentile&#x27;s &#x27;Wait For Me&#x27; Recalls 1980s Central America Conflicts</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In an interview about his memoir, acclaimed photojournalist Bill Gentile discusses how aggressively but sensitively war and conflict need to be covered.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:48:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In an interview about his memoir, acclaimed photojournalist Bill Gentile鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>&#x27;We Have Nothing.&#x27; Earthquake Aid Arriving 鈥 Slowly 鈥 In Haiti&#x27;s Desperate Communities</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The remoteness of Haiti's southwest peninsula has made humanitarian aid delivery difficult, after the Aug. 14 earthquake. Is a new approach helping?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:10:47 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The remoteness of Haiti's southwest peninsula has made humanitarian aid delivery difficult, after the Aug. 14 earthquake. Is a new approach helping?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The remoteness of Haiti's southwest peninsula has made humanitarian aid鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>&#x27;We Know Haiti.&#x27; After 2010 Debacle, Diaspora Wants Bigger Earthquake Aid Role</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[After Haiti's epic 2010 earthquake, Haitians were largely shut out of the international relief effort. Haitian-Americans want to change that in 2021.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:40:35 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>&#x27;We Know Haiti.&#x27; After 2010 Debacle, Diaspora Wants Bigger Earthquake Aid Role</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[After Haiti's epic 2010 earthquake, Haitians were largely shut out of the international relief effort. Haitian-Americans want to change that in 2021.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[After Haiti's epic 2010 earthquake, Haitians were largely shut out of the鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>290</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Vaccine Tourist Season: How South Florida Became A Shot In The Arm For Colombia</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Last winter, vaccine tourism was frowned on 鈥 but this summer developing countries like Colombia realize it actually aided their own fledgling vaccination efforts.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:42:55 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Vaccine Tourist Season: How South Florida Became A Shot In The Arm For Colombia</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last winter, vaccine tourism was frowned on 鈥 but this summer developing countries like Colombia realize it actually aided their own fledgling vaccination efforts.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Last winter, vaccine tourism was frowned on 鈥 but this summer developing鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Why The Cuban Regime&#x27;s Post-Protest Crackdown Isn&#x27;t Surprising 鈥 And Yet It Is</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Cuba's dictatorship always claimed anti-regime protesters weren't "the Cuban people." This time it can't, which makes its harsh response look more deplorable to Cubans and the international community.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:11:21 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-08-03/why-the-cuban-regimes-post-protest-crackdown-isnt-surprising-and-yet-it-is</link>
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    <itunes:title>Why The Cuban Regime&#x27;s Post-Protest Crackdown Isn&#x27;t Surprising 鈥 And Yet It Is</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cuba's dictatorship always claimed anti-regime protesters weren't "the Cuban people." This time it can't, which makes its harsh response look more deplorable to Cubans and the international community.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Cuba's dictatorship always claimed anti-regime protesters weren't "the Cuban鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Luis Hernandez</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Change In The Caribbean: A New PM In Haiti 鈥 And A New Protest Paradigm In Cuba?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Haiti's prime minister says he'll step down to make way for a new post-assassination government 鈥 and Cuban dissidents insist anti-regime protests are far from over.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:41:25 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/news/2021-07-20/change-in-the-caribbean-a-new-pm-in-haiti-and-a-new-protest-paradigm-in-cuba</link>
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    <itunes:title>Change In The Caribbean: A New PM In Haiti 鈥 And A New Protest Paradigm In Cuba?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Haiti's prime minister says he'll step down to make way for a new post-assassination government 鈥 and Cuban dissidents insist anti-regime protests are far from over.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Haiti's prime minister says he'll step down to make way for a new鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Luis Hernandez</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>242</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Mo茂se Assassination Leads Diaspora To Question Its Involvement In Haitian Politics</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Many expats feel their economic contribution to Haiti merits political clout, too. But the murder of Haiti's president may prompt a reality check for the diaspora.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:05:15 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/news/2021-07-13/moise-assassination-leads-diaspora-to-question-its-involvement-in-haitian-politics</link>
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    <itunes:title>Mo茂se Assassination Leads Diaspora To Question Its Involvement In Haitian Politics</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many expats feel their economic contribution to Haiti merits political clout, too. But the murder of Haiti's president may prompt a reality check for the diaspora.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Many expats feel their economic contribution to Haiti merits political clout,鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Elsa Not As Destructive To Caribbean As Feared 鈥 But Raises Specter Of Earlier Hurricanes</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As Tropical Storm Elsa churns out of the Caribbean toward Florida, it leaves the realization that earlier and later storm activity may be the trend.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:13:56 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/news/2021-07-06/elsa-not-as-destructive-to-caribbean-as-feared-but-raises-specter-of-earlier-hurricanes</link>
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    <itunes:title>Elsa Not As Destructive To Caribbean As Feared 鈥 But Raises Specter Of Earlier Hurricanes</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As Tropical Storm Elsa churns out of the Caribbean toward Florida, it leaves the realization that earlier and later storm activity may be the trend.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As Tropical Storm Elsa churns out of the Caribbean toward Florida, it leaves鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>233</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Rage And Reggaet贸n In Colombia: J Balvin Documentary Ponders An Artist&#x27;s Duty</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In "The Boy From Medell铆n," superstar J Balvin must find his social voice as Colombian street protests erupt before the biggest show of his life 鈥 in his hometown.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:44:31 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-06-22/rage-and-reggaeton-in-colombia-j-balvin-documentary-ponders-an-artists-duty</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In "The Boy From Medell铆n," superstar J Balvin must find his social voice as Colombian street protests erupt before the biggest show of his life 鈥 in his hometown.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In "The Boy From Medell铆n," superstar J Balvin must find his social voice as鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Report Spotlights &#x27;Under-the-Radar&#x27; Spanish-Language Radio Disinformation In Miami</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[An examination of falsehoods aired by Miami's Spanish-language stations after January's Capitol riot raises larger questions about their corrosive effects.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:56:08 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-06-08/report-spotlights-under-the-radar-spanish-language-radio-disinformation-in-miami</link>
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    <itunes:title>Report Spotlights &#x27;Under-the-Radar&#x27; Spanish-Language Radio Disinformation In Miami</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An examination of falsehoods aired by Miami's Spanish-language stations after January's Capitol riot raises larger questions about their corrosive effects.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[An examination of falsehoods aired by Miami's Spanish-language stations after鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>289</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Growing Desperation Forces Record Number Of Venezuelans To Cross U.S. Border </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As doors close to them in South America 鈥 and as they misconstrue TPS in the U.S. 鈥 Venezuelan refugees are flocking to the U.S.-Mexico border and South Florida.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:25:12 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/news/2021-06-01/growing-desperation-forces-record-number-of-venezuelans-to-cross-u-s-border</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Growing Desperation Forces Record Number Of Venezuelans To Cross U.S. Border </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As doors close to them in South America 鈥 and as they misconstrue TPS in the U.S. 鈥 Venezuelan refugees are flocking to the U.S.-Mexico border and South Florida.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As doors close to them in South America 鈥 and as they misconstrue TPS in the鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Guaid贸 Gambit 2.0: Exiles Wrestle With Venezuelan Leader&#x27;s Negotiation Tack</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Expats have long insisted negotiating with Venezuela's dictatorial regime is tantamount to surrender. Reality is forcing a growing number of them to reconsider it.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 09:00:49 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-05-25/guaido-gambit-2-0-exiles-wrestle-with-venezuelan-leaders-negotiation-tack</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Guaid贸 Gambit 2.0: Exiles Wrestle With Venezuelan Leader&#x27;s Negotiation Tack</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Expats have long insisted negotiating with Venezuela's dictatorial regime is tantamount to surrender. Reality is forcing a growing number of them to reconsider it.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Expats have long insisted negotiating with Venezuela's dictatorial regime is鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>In South Florida, Colombia&#x27;s Turmoil Morphs (Again) Into &#x27;Socialismo&#x27; Scare</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Colombia's social unrest is rooted in Latin America's crushing economic inequality 鈥 but in Florida, the GOP scores bigger points by falsely blaming it on Marxism.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 10:23:03 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/news/2021-05-18/in-south-florida-colombias-turmoil-morphs-again-into-socialismo-scare</link>
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    <itunes:title>In South Florida, Colombia&#x27;s Turmoil Morphs (Again) Into &#x27;Socialismo&#x27; Scare</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Colombia's social unrest is rooted in Latin America's crushing economic inequality 鈥 but in Florida, the GOP scores bigger points by falsely blaming it on Marxism.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Colombia's social unrest is rooted in Latin America's crushing economic鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Luis Hernandez</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Rise In Deportations Spawns Effort To Aid Deportees Struggling In Haiti</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[For an increasing number of Haitian deportees, Haiti is actually an unfamiliar 鈥 and seemingly unfriendly 鈥 country. A group called DipsOrg hopes to change that.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 06:15:37 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-05-05/rise-in-deportations-spawns-effort-to-aid-deportees-struggling-in-haiti</link>
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    <itunes:title>Rise In Deportations Spawns Effort To Aid Deportees Struggling In Haiti</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[For an increasing number of Haitian deportees, Haiti is actually an unfamiliar 鈥 and seemingly unfriendly 鈥 country. A group called DipsOrg hopes to change that.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[For an increasing number of Haitian deportees, Haiti is actually an unfamiliar鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>465</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Why The Sale Of A Miami Radio Station Has Set Off A National Alarm For Democrats</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Radio Caracol is one of Miami's rare moderate Spanish-language stations. Democrats fear a new owner will use it to broadcast more right-wing disinformation.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:56:24 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-04-27/why-the-sale-of-a-miami-radio-station-has-set-off-a-national-alarm-for-democrats</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Why The Sale Of A Miami Radio Station Has Set Off A National Alarm For Democrats</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Radio Caracol is one of Miami's rare moderate Spanish-language stations. Democrats fear a new owner will use it to broadcast more right-wing disinformation.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Radio Caracol is one of Miami's rare moderate Spanish-language stations.鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Communist Congress Leaves Cuba Castro-less At The Top. Little Else Changes</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Ra煤l Castro has stepped down as Cuba's communist boss 鈥 but the regime's old guard's still making sure the new guard keeps its rigid system intact.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:02:45 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/news/2021-04-19/communist-congress-leaves-cuba-castro-less-at-the-top-little-else-changes</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Communist Congress Leaves Cuba Castro-less At The Top. Little Else Changes</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ra煤l Castro has stepped down as Cuba's communist boss 鈥 but the regime's old guard's still making sure the new guard keeps its rigid system intact.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ra煤l Castro has stepped down as Cuba's communist boss 鈥 but the regime's old鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Why Florida&#x27;s Republican Power Grabs Remind Some Critics Of Venezuela&#x27;s Socialist Regime</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Some political experts say Florida's efforts to usurp local government authority are uncomfortably reminiscent of the late strongman Hugo Ch谩vez's playbook.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:28:21 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-04-12/why-floridas-republican-power-grabs-remind-some-critics-of-venezuelas-socialist-regime</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Why Florida&#x27;s Republican Power Grabs Remind Some Critics Of Venezuela&#x27;s Socialist Regime</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some political experts say Florida's efforts to usurp local government authority are uncomfortably reminiscent of the late strongman Hugo Ch谩vez's playbook.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Some political experts say Florida's efforts to usurp local government鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>465</itunes:duration>






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    <title>A Brutal Story We Missed? New Film Recalls Obscure Chapter Of Guatemala Genocide</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Guatemalan film "1991," which just premiered in Miami, recalls horrific 鈥 but lesser known 鈥 racist violence that stalked the country's streets during its civil war.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:34:17 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-03-22/a-brutal-story-we-missed-new-film-recalls-obscure-chapter-of-guatemala-genocide</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>A Brutal Story We Missed? New Film Recalls Obscure Chapter Of Guatemala Genocide</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Guatemalan film "1991," which just premiered in Miami, recalls horrific 鈥 but lesser known 鈥 racist violence that stalked the country's streets during its civil war.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Guatemalan film "1991," which just premiered in Miami, recalls horrific 鈥斺]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>280</itunes:duration>






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    <title>There&#x27;s A New Push To Make Puerto Rico A State. Thanks To The State Of Florida&#x27;s Pull?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Florida's large and more recently arrived diaspora is a key force driving the new 鈥 and potentially successful 鈥 Puerto Rican statehood effort in Washington.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:41:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/news/2021-03-10/theres-a-new-push-to-make-puerto-rico-a-state-thanks-to-the-state-of-floridas-pull</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>There&#x27;s A New Push To Make Puerto Rico A State. Thanks To The State Of Florida&#x27;s Pull?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Florida's large and more recently arrived diaspora is a key force driving the new 鈥 and potentially successful 鈥 Puerto Rican statehood effort in Washington.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Florida's large and more recently arrived diaspora is a key force driving the鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>300</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Why Biden Granted Venezuelans TPS 鈥 And What It Means For South Florida</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[On Monday, because of the terrible humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, President Biden granted Venezuelans currently living in the U.S. Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. It means more than 300,000 eligible Venezuelans, most of whom are here in South Florida, can live and work legally in the U.S. for 18 months. After that time, TPS can and likely will be renewed.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:43:17 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-03-10/why-biden-granted-venezuelans-tps-and-what-it-means-for-south-florida</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Why Biden Granted Venezuelans TPS 鈥 And What It Means For South Florida</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Monday, because of the terrible humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, President Biden granted Venezuelans currently living in the U.S. Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. It means more than 300,000 eligible Venezuelans, most of whom are here in South Florida, can live and work legally in the U.S. for 18 months. After that time, TPS can and likely will be renewed.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On Monday, because of the terrible humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, President鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>281</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Mo茂se Refusal to Exit Locks Haiti 鈥 And Haiti&#x27;s Diaspora 鈥 In Constitutional Crisis</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[With Haiti in economic and security collapse, President Jovenel Mo茂se's increasingly authoritarian rule is a point of bitter debate in the country 鈥 and South Florida.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:25:50 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-03-01/moise-refusal-to-exit-locks-haiti-and-haitis-diaspora-in-constitutional-crisis</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Mo茂se Refusal to Exit Locks Haiti 鈥 And Haiti&#x27;s Diaspora 鈥 In Constitutional Crisis</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With Haiti in economic and security collapse, President Jovenel Mo茂se's increasingly authoritarian rule is a point of bitter debate in the country 鈥 and South Florida.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[With Haiti in economic and security collapse, President Jovenel Mo茂se's鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>299</itunes:duration>






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    <title>America&#x27;s Vaccine Rollout May Be Dysfunctional, But Latin America&#x27;s Is Disastrous</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Due to limited resources, delayed start-ups, chronic shortages 鈥 and official scandals 鈥 only a fraction of Latin America and the Caribbean has been inoculated.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:36:15 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-02-22/americas-vaccine-rollout-may-be-dysfunctional-but-latin-americas-is-disastrous</link>
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    <itunes:title>America&#x27;s Vaccine Rollout May Be Dysfunctional, But Latin America&#x27;s Is Disastrous</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Due to limited resources, delayed start-ups, chronic shortages 鈥 and official scandals 鈥 only a fraction of Latin America and the Caribbean has been inoculated.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Due to limited resources, delayed start-ups, chronic shortages 鈥 and official鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>300</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Mardi Gras Mix: Documentary Trumpets New Orleans&#x27; 鈥 And America&#x27;s 鈥 Debt To Haiti</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[On Mardi Gras, 'Kanaval' host Leyla McCalla talks about the rich cultural connection between New Orleans music 鈥 meaning, really, American music 鈥 and Haiti.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 06:00:35 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-02-16/mardi-gras-mix-documentary-trumpets-new-orleans-and-americas-debt-to-haiti</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Mardi Gras Mix: Documentary Trumpets New Orleans&#x27; 鈥 And America&#x27;s 鈥 Debt To Haiti</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Mardi Gras, 'Kanaval' host Leyla McCalla talks about the rich cultural connection between New Orleans music 鈥 meaning, really, American music 鈥 and Haiti.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On Mardi Gras, 'Kanaval' host Leyla McCalla talks about the rich cultural鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>465</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Vaccine Race: COVAX Launching Millions Of Doses For Latin America And Caribbean</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A leader of the global COVID vaccine procurement mission acknowledges the pandemic disaster in Latin America and the Caribbean is its "greatest priority."]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:38:02 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-02-09/vaccine-race-covax-launching-millions-of-doses-for-latin-america-and-caribbean</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Vaccine Race: COVAX Launching Millions Of Doses For Latin America And Caribbean</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A leader of the global COVID vaccine procurement mission acknowledges the pandemic disaster in Latin America and the Caribbean is its "greatest priority."]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A leader of the global COVID vaccine procurement mission acknowledges the鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>144</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Venezuela Crisis Not Going Away 鈥 But What Can Biden (And Exiles) Do Now?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[President Trump built diplomatic leverage on Venezuela, then lost it. President Biden can get it back 鈥 but Venezuelan exiles need to adjust expectations.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:21:25 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-02-01/venezuela-crisis-not-going-away-but-what-can-biden-and-exiles-do-now</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Venezuela Crisis Not Going Away 鈥 But What Can Biden (And Exiles) Do Now?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[President Trump built diplomatic leverage on Venezuela, then lost it. President Biden can get it back 鈥 but Venezuelan exiles need to adjust expectations.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[President Trump built diplomatic leverage on Venezuela, then lost it. President鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Luis Hernandez</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>297</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Trump&#x27;s Deportation Suspension Both Gratifies And Galls South Florida Venezuelans</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Venezuelan exiles were happy to see President Trump finally grant their community relief from deportation 鈥 but many are angry he didn't order it years ago.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:19:58 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/news/2021-01-26/trumps-deportation-suspension-both-gratifies-and-galls-south-florida-venezuelans</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Trump&#x27;s Deportation Suspension Both Gratifies And Galls South Florida Venezuelans</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Venezuelan exiles were happy to see President Trump finally grant their community relief from deportation 鈥 but many are angry he didn't order it years ago.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Venezuelan exiles were happy to see President Trump finally grant their鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>300</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Both Sides In Cuba Debate Agree: Biden&#x27;s Engagement With The Island Won&#x27;t Be Obama&#x27;s</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[When Joe Biden becomes president this week, Florida politics will compel him to engage both sides of the Cuban-American street before he engages Cuba.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:57:49 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/news/2021-01-18/south-florida-cuba-advocates-agree-bidens-engagement-with-the-island-wont-be-obamas-or-trumps</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Both Sides In Cuba Debate Agree: Biden&#x27;s Engagement With The Island Won&#x27;t Be Obama&#x27;s</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When Joe Biden becomes president this week, Florida politics will compel him to engage both sides of the Cuban-American street before he engages Cuba.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When Joe Biden becomes president this week, Florida politics will compel him to鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>465</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Cuba&#x27;s Fledgling Entrepreneurs Are Determined To Survive The Island&#x27;s Currency Chaos</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Cuentapropistas, or private Cuban business owners like Marta Deus are under threat but "getting strategic." They're convinced they're the island's economic future.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:07:37 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-01-12/cubas-fledgling-entrepreneurs-are-determined-to-survive-the-islands-currency-chaos</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Cuba&#x27;s Fledgling Entrepreneurs Are Determined To Survive The Island&#x27;s Currency Chaos</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cuentapropistas, or private Cuban business owners like Marta Deus are under threat but "getting strategic." They're convinced they're the island's economic future.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Cuentapropistas, or private Cuban business owners like Marta Deus are under鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>241</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Cuba Starts &#x27;Monetary Ordering.&#x27; But Will Cubans See More Economic Chaos?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As Cuba unifies its two currencies, ordinary Cubans brace for skyrocketing prices 鈥 with still no structural reform of the island's failed economic system.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:17:33 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2021-01-04/cuba-starts-monetary-ordering-most-cubans-call-it-more-economic-chaos</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Cuba Starts &#x27;Monetary Ordering.&#x27; But Will Cubans See More Economic Chaos?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As Cuba unifies its two currencies, ordinary Cubans brace for skyrocketing prices 鈥 with still no structural reform of the island's failed economic system.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As Cuba unifies its two currencies, ordinary Cubans brace for skyrocketing鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>288</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Latin America And The Caribbean 2020: From COVID-19 Devastation To Cuban Artist Defiance</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As if the region's coronavirus catastrophe wasn't enough, 2020 heaped human rights crises and historic hurricanes on Latin America and the Caribbean too.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:24:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2020-12-28/latin-america-and-the-caribbean-2020-from-covid-19-devastation-to-cuban-artist-defiance</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Latin America And The Caribbean 2020: From COVID-19 Devastation To Cuban Artist Defiance</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As if the region's coronavirus catastrophe wasn't enough, 2020 heaped human rights crises and historic hurricanes on Latin America and the Caribbean too.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As if the region's coronavirus catastrophe wasn't enough, 2020 heaped human鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>300</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Cuban Artists Are Captivating The World. But Can They Challenge The Regime?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Artists' sudden, stunning push for free speech and expression in Cuba is resonating with ordinary citizens in ways authorities have rarely seen.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:15:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Artists' sudden, stunning push for free speech and expression in Cuba is resonating with ordinary citizens in ways authorities have rarely seen.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Artists' sudden, stunning push for free speech and expression in Cuba is鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>284</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Venezuela&#x27;s Holding Elections Sunday 鈥 Most Of The World&#x27;s Dismissing Them</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Venezuelan exile journalist Francisco Poleo explains why his country's political opposition 鈥 and most of the world 鈥 refuse to legitimize this Sunday's vote.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:33:06 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2020-11-30/venezuelas-holding-elections-sunday-most-of-the-worlds-dismissing-them</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Venezuela&#x27;s Holding Elections Sunday 鈥 Most Of The World&#x27;s Dismissing Them</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Venezuelan exile journalist Francisco Poleo explains why his country's political opposition 鈥 and most of the world 鈥 refuse to legitimize this Sunday's vote.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Venezuelan exile journalist Francisco Poleo explains why his country's鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>280</itunes:duration>






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    <title>What Eta and Iota Tell Us About The Hurricane Future In Latin America And The Caribbean</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The strongest storms ever to form so late, and so far south, in the Caribbean could force us to revise our expectations about hurricanes in this part of the world.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 17:36:11 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2020-11-23/what-eta-and-iota-tell-us-about-the-hurricane-future-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>What Eta and Iota Tell Us About The Hurricane Future In Latin America And The Caribbean</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The strongest storms ever to form so late, and so far south, in the Caribbean could force us to revise our expectations about hurricanes in this part of the world.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The strongest storms ever to form so late, and so far south, in the Caribbean鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>298</itunes:duration>






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    <title>&#x27;Black Superhero&#x27;: Toussaint Louverture Biography An &#x27;Opening&#x27; To Historic Haiti Revolt</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Sudhir Hazareesingh's "Black Spartacus" illuminates the remarkable Haitian liberator Toussaint Louverture 鈥 and the universal importance of the revolution he led.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:47:45 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/2020-11-16/black-superhero-toussaint-louverture-biography-an-opening-to-historic-haiti-revolt</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>&#x27;Black Superhero&#x27;: Toussaint Louverture Biography An &#x27;Opening&#x27; To Historic Haiti Revolt</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sudhir Hazareesingh's "Black Spartacus" illuminates the remarkable Haitian liberator Toussaint Louverture 鈥 and the universal importance of the revolution he led.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sudhir Hazareesingh's "Black Spartacus" illuminates the remarkable Haitian鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>298</itunes:duration>






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    <title>To Reclaim Florida, Democrats Must Reimagine Who Florida Latinos Are</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Joe Biden's decisive defeat in Florida reflected a big underperformance with Latino voters 鈥 whom critics say Democrats still take for granted and misread.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:14:33 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>To Reclaim Florida, Democrats Must Reimagine Who Florida Latinos Are</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joe Biden's decisive defeat in Florida reflected a big underperformance with Latino voters 鈥 whom critics say Democrats still take for granted and misread.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Joe Biden's decisive defeat in Florida reflected a big underperformance with鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>291</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Trump And Haitians: He Said He&#x27;d Be Their Champ. Many Now Feel Like Chumps. </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump won a surprising number of Haitian-American votes in 2016. But since then he's burned a lot of bridges to Little Haiti. Will it burn him next week?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:33:30 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/2020-10-26/trump-and-haitians-he-said-hed-be-their-champ-many-now-feel-like-chumps</link>
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    <itunes:title>Trump And Haitians: He Said He&#x27;d Be Their Champ. Many Now Feel Like Chumps. </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Donald Trump won a surprising number of Haitian-American votes in 2016. But since then he's burned a lot of bridges to Little Haiti. Will it burn him next week?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Donald Trump won a surprising number of Haitian-American votes in 2016. But鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>291</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Toro Time: Did &#x27;Bidenistas&#x27; Take The &#x27;Socialista&#x27; Bull By The Horns In Florida?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Biden and his campaign didn't take the GOP's "socialista" attacks seriously enough. On-the-ground Latino activists did. It may help him win Florida.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:36:49 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2020-10-12/toro-time-did-bidenistas-take-the-socialista-bull-by-the-horns-in-florida</link>
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    <itunes:title>Toro Time: Did &#x27;Bidenistas&#x27; Take The &#x27;Socialista&#x27; Bull By The Horns In Florida?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Biden and his campaign didn't take the GOP's "socialista" attacks seriously enough. On-the-ground Latino activists did. It may help him win Florida.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Biden and his campaign didn't take the GOP's "socialista" attacks seriously鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>300</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Why Are So Many Latinos Obsessed With Demonizing Black Lives Matter? It&#x27;s Complicated. </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Many Latinos who back President Trump bring the racial 鈥 and racist 鈥 complexities of Latin America to their attacks on the racial justice movement.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 19:13:50 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/2020-10-05/why-are-so-many-latinos-obsessed-with-black-lives-matter-its-complicated-or-simple</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Why Are So Many Latinos Obsessed With Demonizing Black Lives Matter? It&#x27;s Complicated. </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many Latinos who back President Trump bring the racial 鈥 and racist 鈥 complexities of Latin America to their attacks on the racial justice movement.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Many Latinos who back President Trump bring the racial 鈥 and racist 鈥斺]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Is Colombia Interfering In The U.S. Election In Florida 鈥 With Tactics It Exported To Florida? </title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Critics say Colombian elected officials are increasingly involved in 鈥 and helped create 鈥 President Trump's 'socialismo' scare campaign against Joe Biden.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 17:17:22 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/2020-09-22/is-colombia-interfering-in-the-u-s-election-in-florida-with-tactics-it-exported-to-florida</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Is Colombia Interfering In The U.S. Election In Florida 鈥 With Tactics It Exported To Florida? </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Critics say Colombian elected officials are increasingly involved in 鈥 and helped create 鈥 President Trump's 'socialismo' scare campaign against Joe Biden.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Critics say Colombian elected officials are increasingly involved in 鈥 and鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>465</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Venezuelan Medical Workers Dying Of COVID-19 At Alarming Rate. How Can The World Get PPE To Them?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A third of Venezuela's reported COVID deaths are frontline healthcare workers. Efforts are underway to protect them 鈥 but the regime may block the help.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:50:10 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/2020-09-14/venezuelan-medical-workers-dying-of-covid-19-at-alarming-rate-how-can-the-world-get-ppe-to-them</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Venezuelan Medical Workers Dying Of COVID-19 At Alarming Rate. How Can The World Get PPE To Them?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A third of Venezuela's reported COVID deaths are frontline healthcare workers. Efforts are underway to protect them 鈥 but the regime may block the help.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[A third of Venezuela's reported COVID deaths are frontline healthcare workers.鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>293</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Is The Western Hemisphere&#x27;s Most Important Development Bank Headed For A Radical Change?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As the Inter-American Development Bank prepares to help Latin America rebuild post-COVID, will an American take over, breaking one of its core traditions?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2020 12:50:51 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/2020-09-07/is-the-western-hemispheres-most-important-development-bank-headed-for-a-radical-change</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Is The Western Hemisphere&#x27;s Most Important Development Bank Headed For A Radical Change?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the Inter-American Development Bank prepares to help Latin America rebuild post-COVID, will an American take over, breaking one of its core traditions?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As the Inter-American Development Bank prepares to help Latin America rebuild鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>299</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Why A Proposal To Rename A Miami Street For A Former Colombian President Is So Controversial</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Supporters of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe want Miami-Dade County to honor him. Critics say it would honor a human rights violator.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:54:10 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/2020-08-31/why-a-proposal-to-rename-a-miami-street-for-a-former-colombian-president-is-so-controversial</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Why A Proposal To Rename A Miami Street For A Former Colombian President Is So Controversial</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Supporters of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe want Miami-Dade County to honor him. Critics say it would honor a human rights violator.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Supporters of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe want Miami-Dade County to鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>295</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Calling Colombians: With Florida In Play, Trump And Biden Reach Out To A Latino &#x27;Sleeping Elephant&#x27;</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Florida's large Colombian community never got much attention from U.S. presidential candidates. Until now.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:02:17 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/2020-08-24/calling-colombians-with-florida-in-play-trump-and-biden-reach-out-to-a-latino-sleeping-elephant</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Calling Colombians: With Florida In Play, Trump And Biden Reach Out To A Latino &#x27;Sleeping Elephant&#x27;</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Florida's large Colombian community never got much attention from U.S. presidential candidates. Until now.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Florida's large Colombian community never got much attention from U.S.鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>300</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Marriage Punishment: U.S. Citizens Wed To Immigrants Fight For Federal Benefits Trump Denied Them</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The White House created a rule that denies pandemic economic relief to U.S. citizens married to non-citizens. They're now hoping Sen. Marco Rubio can break it.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 17:50:16 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2020-08-17/marriage-punishment-u-s-citizens-wed-to-immigrants-fight-for-federal-benefits-trump-denied-them</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Marriage Punishment: U.S. Citizens Wed To Immigrants Fight For Federal Benefits Trump Denied Them</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The White House created a rule that denies pandemic economic relief to U.S. citizens married to non-citizens. They're now hoping Sen. Marco Rubio can break it.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The White House created a rule that denies pandemic economic relief to U.S.鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>290</itunes:duration>






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    <title>As COVID-19 Ravages Latin America, Expat Families Confront &#x27;Appalling&#x27; Tragedies</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Controversial coronavirus deaths like Carlos Henr铆quez's in El Salvador leave Latin American relatives in the U.S. feeling increasingly helpless.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:15:44 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/2020-08-10/as-covid-19-ravages-latin-america-expat-families-confront-appalling-tragedies</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>As COVID-19 Ravages Latin America, Expat Families Confront &#x27;Appalling&#x27; Tragedies</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Controversial coronavirus deaths like Carlos Henr铆quez's in El Salvador leave Latin American relatives in the U.S. feeling increasingly helpless.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Controversial coronavirus deaths like Carlos Henr铆quez's in El Salvador leave鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>293</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Venezuela&#x27;s Health System Was Already Destroyed. Now Comes The COVID Calamity?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[(This story was updated July 28 at 3:30 pm)]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 14:30:55 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-07-27/venezuelas-health-system-was-already-destroyed-now-comes-the-covid-calamity</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Venezuela&#x27;s Health System Was Already Destroyed. Now Comes The COVID Calamity?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[(This story was updated July 28 at 3:30 pm)]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[(This story was updated July 28 at 3:30 pm)]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>284</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Cuban Sandwich Saga: Hialeah Native Stars In Popular &#x27;Hamilton&#x27; Parody &#x27;Jam贸nton&#x27;</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[You've no doubt heard of the smash-hit Broadway musical 鈥淗amilton.鈥 But you probably don't know the saga of Alejandro Jam贸nton 鈥 the founding father who brought the Cuban sandwich to America:]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:32:55 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/podcast/latin-america-report/2020-07-20/cuban-sandwich-saga-hialeah-native-stars-in-popular-hamilton-parody-jamonton</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Cuban Sandwich Saga: Hialeah Native Stars In Popular &#x27;Hamilton&#x27; Parody &#x27;Jam贸nton&#x27;</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[You've no doubt heard of the smash-hit Broadway musical 鈥淗amilton.鈥 But you probably don't know the saga of Alejandro Jam贸nton 鈥 the founding father who brought the Cuban sandwich to America:]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[You've no doubt heard of the smash-hit Broadway musical 鈥淗amilton.鈥 But you鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>300</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Expats Ask: Is Trump&#x27;s Venezuela Campaign &#x27;Under Control&#x27; Or Under Chaos?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Last Friday President Trump flew in for a visit to Doral.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:15:29 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-07-13/expats-ask-is-trumps-venezuela-campaign-under-control-or-under-chaos</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Expats Ask: Is Trump&#x27;s Venezuela Campaign &#x27;Under Control&#x27; Or Under Chaos?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last Friday President Trump flew in for a visit to Doral.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Last Friday President Trump flew in for a visit to Doral.]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>299</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Small Uruguay Is Big Proof That Committing To Public Health Can Contain COVID-19</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Uruguay has recorded the lowest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita in South America, if not the entire western hemisphere. The small but progressive country has done that despite sitting right next door to Brazil 鈥 which has the world鈥檚 second-highest number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities behind the U.S.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:55:33 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Uruguay has recorded the lowest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita in South America, if not the entire western hemisphere. The small but progressive country has done that despite sitting right next door to Brazil 鈥 which has the world鈥檚 second-highest number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities behind the U.S.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Uruguay has recorded the lowest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>296</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Mora Stepping Down As FIU&#x27;s Latin America Director; Bridged Academia, Policy</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Seven years ago, Miami native Frank Mora left the Pentagon and came home to take over Florida International University鈥檚 Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, or LACC. Since then, Mora has turned the center into a more nationally important forum of conversation on Latin America.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:39:01 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-06-29/mora-stepping-down-as-fius-latin-america-director-bridged-academia-policy</link>
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    <itunes:title>Mora Stepping Down As FIU&#x27;s Latin America Director; Bridged Academia, Policy</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seven years ago, Miami native Frank Mora left the Pentagon and came home to take over Florida International University鈥檚 Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, or LACC. Since then, Mora has turned the center into a more nationally important forum of conversation on Latin America.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Seven years ago, Miami native Frank Mora left the Pentagon and came home to鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>300</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Venezuela&#x27;s Dark Laundering Loop: Saab Nabbed, Bagley Pleads Guilty, Maduro Sweats</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Ten days ago, Colombian businessman Alex Saab was arrested in Cape Verde, an island republic off Africa鈥檚 west coast, as his private jet was refueling. Saab is wanted in the U.S. on money-laundering charges involving hundreds of millions of dollars 鈥 but his detention in Cape Verde and his possible extradition to Miami carry big political stakes in Venezuela.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:24:47 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-06-22/venezuelas-dark-laundering-loop-saab-nabbed-bagley-pleads-guilty-maduro-sweats</link>
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    <itunes:title>Venezuela&#x27;s Dark Laundering Loop: Saab Nabbed, Bagley Pleads Guilty, Maduro Sweats</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ten days ago, Colombian businessman Alex Saab was arrested in Cape Verde, an island republic off Africa鈥檚 west coast, as his private jet was refueling. Saab is wanted in the U.S. on money-laundering charges involving hundreds of millions of dollars 鈥 but his detention in Cape Verde and his possible extradition to Miami carry big political stakes in Venezuela.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ten days ago, Colombian businessman Alex Saab was arrested in Cape Verde, an鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>283</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Do Latin American Expats Consider Trump A Democracy Crusader Or Dictatorial Caudillo?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In one of the most controversial moments of one of America鈥檚 most controversial presidencies, Donald Trump this month sent National Guard troops to Washington's D.C.'s Lafayette Square, near the White House. Pepper spray was fired to disperse what videos show were largely peaceful protesters demonstrating against police brutality and racism.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:45:38 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-06-15/do-latin-american-expats-consider-trump-a-democracy-crusader-or-dictatorial-caudillo</link>
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    <itunes:title>Do Latin American Expats Consider Trump A Democracy Crusader Or Dictatorial Caudillo?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In one of the most controversial moments of one of America鈥檚 most controversial presidencies, Donald Trump this month sent National Guard troops to Washington's D.C.'s Lafayette Square, near the White House. Pepper spray was fired to disperse what videos show were largely peaceful protesters demonstrating against police brutality and racism.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In one of the most controversial moments of one of America鈥檚 most controversial鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>306</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Aid In The Time Of COVID: Young Latino, Caribbean Expats Help Their Native Countries</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Col5Vid 鈥 a Spanish pun that stands for Colombia Sin COVID, or Colombia Without COVID-19 鈥 is one of Colombia鈥檚 most dynamic new charity groups. But Col5Vid's founder admits the idea wasn鈥檛 born at a board room table 鈥 but on a bedroom sofa.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 18:35:30 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-06-08/aid-in-the-time-of-covid-young-latino-caribbean-expats-help-their-native-countries</link>
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    <itunes:title>Aid In The Time Of COVID: Young Latino, Caribbean Expats Help Their Native Countries</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Col5Vid 鈥 a Spanish pun that stands for Colombia Sin COVID, or Colombia Without COVID-19 鈥 is one of Colombia鈥檚 most dynamic new charity groups. But Col5Vid's founder admits the idea wasn鈥檛 born at a board room table 鈥 but on a bedroom sofa.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Col5Vid 鈥 a Spanish pun that stands for Colombia Sin COVID, or Colombia Without鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>289</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Carmen Question: A Politically Correct Venezuelan Exile 鈥 Or A Chavista Fraud?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[They're a familiar sight and sound in South Florida鈥檚 Venezuelan community: videos of exiles defending themselves against accusations that they鈥檙e 鈥淐havistas," or sympathizers of Venezuela鈥檚 authoritarian socialist regime, a government despised by almost every expat here.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2020 19:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-06-01/carmen-question-a-politically-correct-venezuelan-exile-or-a-chavista-fraud</link>
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    <itunes:title>Carmen Question: A Politically Correct Venezuelan Exile 鈥 Or A Chavista Fraud?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[They're a familiar sight and sound in South Florida鈥檚 Venezuelan community: videos of exiles defending themselves against accusations that they鈥檙e 鈥淐havistas," or sympathizers of Venezuela鈥檚 authoritarian socialist regime, a government despised by almost every expat here.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[They're a familiar sight and sound in South Florida鈥檚 Venezuelan community:鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>298</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Cocaine Comeback: New Book Warns Drug Is More Plentiful 鈥 And Destructive 鈥 Than Ever</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In South Florida we tend to think of the golden age of cocaine (if it can be called that) as the 1980s 鈥 iconic Colombian drug lords like Pablo Escobar and cocaine cowboys marauding through Miami. But according to British-American journalist Toby Muse, cocaine's real golden age is鈥oday.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-05-26/cocaine-comeback-new-book-warns-drug-is-more-plentiful-and-destructive-than-ever</link>
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    <itunes:title>Cocaine Comeback: New Book Warns Drug Is More Plentiful 鈥 And Destructive 鈥 Than Ever</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In South Florida we tend to think of the golden age of cocaine (if it can be called that) as the 1980s 鈥 iconic Colombian drug lords like Pablo Escobar and cocaine cowboys marauding through Miami. But according to British-American journalist Toby Muse, cocaine's real golden age is鈥oday.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In South Florida we tend to think of the golden age of cocaine (if it can be鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Tico Triumph? How Little Costa Rica Beat Back A Giant Coronavirus Pandemic</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Like so many doctors around the world, pediatric surgeon Roberto Herrera was exposed to the new coronavirus back in early March.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 18:11:37 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-05-11/tico-triumph-how-little-costa-rica-beat-back-a-giant-coronavirus-pandemic</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>Tico Triumph? How Little Costa Rica Beat Back A Giant Coronavirus Pandemic</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Like so many doctors around the world, pediatric surgeon Roberto Herrera was exposed to the new coronavirus back in early March.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Like so many doctors around the world, pediatric surgeon Roberto Herrera was鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>298</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Expats: Ecuador&#x27;s COVID-19 Meltdown Is A Warning For Americans Too</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[No country in Latin America and the Caribbean has been hit as hard by the new coronavirus as Ecuador. Brazil, a far larger country, may have more COVID-19 cases; but Ecuador鈥檚 death toll is thought to be twice as high as Brazil鈥檚. And no place in Ecuador has suffered as terribly as the port city of Guayaquil.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-04-28/expats-ecuadors-covid-19-meltdown-is-a-warning-for-americans-too</link>
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    <itunes:title>Expats: Ecuador&#x27;s COVID-19 Meltdown Is A Warning For Americans Too</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[No country in Latin America and the Caribbean has been hit as hard by the new coronavirus as Ecuador. Brazil, a far larger country, may have more COVID-19 cases; but Ecuador鈥檚 death toll is thought to be twice as high as Brazil鈥檚. And no place in Ecuador has suffered as terribly as the port city of Guayaquil.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[No country in Latin America and the Caribbean has been hit as hard by the new鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>459</itunes:duration>






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    <title>COVID Cold War: Trump And Cuba Tout Their Coronavirus Meds. But Do Scientists?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In Washington this month, President Trump announced the U.S. had just 鈥渂ought a tremendous amount of hydroxychloroquine.鈥 That鈥檚 the anti-malaria drug he insists is the most promising treatment for the new coronavirus, or COVID-19. "A game-changer,鈥 the conservative leader likes to say.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-04-20/covid-cold-war-trump-and-cuba-tout-their-coronavirus-meds-but-do-scientists</link>
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    <itunes:title>COVID Cold War: Trump And Cuba Tout Their Coronavirus Meds. But Do Scientists?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Washington this month, President Trump announced the U.S. had just 鈥渂ought a tremendous amount of hydroxychloroquine.鈥 That鈥檚 the anti-malaria drug he insists is the most promising treatment for the new coronavirus, or COVID-19. "A game-changer,鈥 the conservative leader likes to say.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In Washington this month, President Trump announced the U.S. had just 鈥渂ought a鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>299</itunes:duration>






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    <title>No Longer Immune? Latin America &amp; Caribbean See Significant Rise In COVID-19 Cases</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Until this month, it looked like Latin America and the Caribbean might be spared the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then the world saw the tragic images from Ecuador of a sudden and overwhelming number of deaths from the new coronavirus 鈥 of corpses lining the sidewalks in the port city of Guayaquil. Meanwhile, the number of cases in Brazil is doubling or tripling every week 鈥 and so are the number of deaths.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:14:15 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-04-13/no-longer-immune-latin-america-caribbean-see-significant-rise-in-covid-19-cases</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>No Longer Immune? Latin America &amp; Caribbean See Significant Rise In COVID-19 Cases</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Until this month, it looked like Latin America and the Caribbean might be spared the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then the world saw the tragic images from Ecuador of a sudden and overwhelming number of deaths from the new coronavirus 鈥 of corpses lining the sidewalks in the port city of Guayaquil. Meanwhile, the number of cases in Brazil is doubling or tripling every week 鈥 and so are the number of deaths.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Until this month, it looked like Latin America and the Caribbean might be鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>297</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Undocumented Migrants: If We&#x27;re &#x27;Essential&#x27; Workers During COVID-19, Why Detain Us?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The federal government has designated farm workers as "essential" to the U.S. food supply chain during the COVID-19 crisis. Ironically, about two-thirds of U.S. farm workers are undocumented immigrants from Latin America. Either way, they do most of our food picking and processing, especially in Florida.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 08:27:35 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-04-07/undocumented-migrants-if-were-essential-workers-during-covid-19-why-detain-us</link>
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    <itunes:title>Undocumented Migrants: If We&#x27;re &#x27;Essential&#x27; Workers During COVID-19, Why Detain Us?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The federal government has designated farm workers as "essential" to the U.S. food supply chain during the COVID-19 crisis. Ironically, about two-thirds of U.S. farm workers are undocumented immigrants from Latin America. Either way, they do most of our food picking and processing, especially in Florida.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The federal government has designated farm workers as "essential" to the U.S.鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>276</itunes:duration>






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    <title>U.S. Sanctions And Coronavirus: Why Aid Offers To North Korea, But Not To Cuba?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Last week, we asked if the U.S. should loosen economic sanctions against countries during grave crises like the new coronavirus. We considered Venezuela; this week we look at Cuba 鈥 and U.S. sanctions against its communist regime.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:25:56 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-03-31/u-s-sanctions-and-coronavirus-why-aid-offers-to-north-korea-but-not-to-cuba</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>U.S. Sanctions And Coronavirus: Why Aid Offers To North Korea, But Not To Cuba?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last week, we asked if the U.S. should loosen economic sanctions against countries during grave crises like the new coronavirus. We considered Venezuela; this week we look at Cuba 鈥 and U.S. sanctions against its communist regime.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Last week, we asked if the U.S. should loosen economic sanctions against鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>293</itunes:duration>






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    <title>In Crises Like COVID-19, Should U.S. Ease Sanctions On Countries Like Venezuela?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Since COVID-19 is a global pandemic, more Americans are asking a relevant question: In life-and-death emergencies like this, should the U.S. loosen economic sanctions against countries like Cuba, Iran 鈥 and especially Venezuela?]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:08:32 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-03-23/in-crises-like-covid-19-should-u-s-ease-sanctions-on-countries-like-venezuela</link>
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    <author>tpadgett@wlrnnews.org (Tim Padgett)</author>
    <itunes:title>In Crises Like COVID-19, Should U.S. Ease Sanctions On Countries Like Venezuela?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Since COVID-19 is a global pandemic, more Americans are asking a relevant question: In life-and-death emergencies like this, should the U.S. loosen economic sanctions against countries like Cuba, Iran 鈥 and especially Venezuela?]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Since COVID-19 is a global pandemic, more Americans are asking a relevant鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>295</itunes:duration>






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    <title>In Coronavirus Storm, Latin America &amp; Caribbean A Sea Of Relative Calm. Will It Last?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[When S茫o Paulo, Brazil, reported Latin America鈥檚 first case of the new coronavirus last month, South Florida had reason to worry.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 05:43:36 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-03-10/in-coronavirus-storm-latin-america-caribbean-a-sea-of-relative-calm-will-it-last</link>
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    <itunes:title>In Coronavirus Storm, Latin America &amp; Caribbean A Sea Of Relative Calm. Will It Last?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When S茫o Paulo, Brazil, reported Latin America鈥檚 first case of the new coronavirus last month, South Florida had reason to worry.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When S茫o Paulo, Brazil, reported Latin America鈥檚 first case of the new鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Trump SuperPAC: President Confronts LatAm Dictators; Sanders &#x27;Underwater&#x27; In Florida</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Since taking office, President Trump has worked to gain more Latino support in Florida by casting his rival Democrats as socialists 鈥 like the regimes in Cuba and Venezuela. Last week, SA国际传谋 talked to the Democratic SuperPAC Priorities U.S.A. about the Trump's strategy. They claim it鈥檚 the President who resembles Latin American dictators.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:44:14 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-03-02/trump-superpac-president-confronts-latam-dictators-sanders-underwater-in-florida</link>
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    <itunes:title>Trump SuperPAC: President Confronts LatAm Dictators; Sanders &#x27;Underwater&#x27; In Florida</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Since taking office, President Trump has worked to gain more Latino support in Florida by casting his rival Democrats as socialists 鈥 like the regimes in Cuba and Venezuela. Last week, SA国际传谋 talked to the Democratic SuperPAC Priorities U.S.A. about the Trump's strategy. They claim it鈥檚 the President who resembles Latin American dictators.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Since taking office, President Trump has worked to gain more Latino support in鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>273</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Florida #CaudilloDay Creator Defends Trump-Dictator Comparisons, But Quiet On Sanders?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Last week, the Democratic Super PAC Priorities U.S.A. launched a social media ad campaign that's created a lot of buzz in South Florida.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 21:29:45 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>/show/latin-america-report/2020-02-24/florida-caudilloday-creator-defends-trump-dictator-comparisons-but-quiet-on-sanders</link>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Last week, the Democratic Super PAC Priorities U.S.A. launched a social media鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 22:22:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Colombia鈥檚 highest court is about to issue a ruling that could return the鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:20:50 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Award-Winning LGBTQ Film From Guatemala Here This Week. Why Its Star Isn&#x27;t</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[鈥淛os茅鈥 is an award winning film from Guatemala about a young gay man鈥檚 struggles to find love in a socially conservative, homophobic society. 鈥淛os茅鈥 opens this Friday in South Florida theaters. But its star, Guatemalan actor Enrique Salanic, won't be here for the film's American premiere, as he'd hoped. That's because the U.S. has denied Salanic a visa to enter the country.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[鈥淛os茅鈥 is an award winning film from Guatemala about a young gay man鈥檚鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <description><![CDATA[Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid贸 rallied Venezuelan expats on Saturday at the Miami Airport Convention Center, an event that marked the end of a two-week world tour that included Europe and Canada. The aim was to rekindle international support for his campaign to oust authoritarian Venezuelan President Nicol谩s Maduro, which started a year ago.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 19:35:01 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Guaid贸 Game Plan: Did World Tour Revive Stalled Quest To Oust Venezuelan Regime?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid贸 rallied Venezuelan expats on Saturday at the Miami Airport Convention Center, an event that marked the end of a two-week world tour that included Europe and Canada. The aim was to rekindle international support for his campaign to oust authoritarian Venezuelan President Nicol谩s Maduro, which started a year ago.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid贸 rallied Venezuelan expats on Saturday鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>285</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:04:23 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Early last year, Bulgarian officials discovered almost $70 million had been transferred from Venezuela to a bank in their capital, Sofia.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Early last year, Bulgarian officials discovered almost $70 million had been鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>289</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Could El Salvador&#x27;s Draconian Abortion Ban Become Part Of Florida&#x27;s Debate?</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Two months ago, Democratic state Rep. Cindy Polo of Miami Lakes visited a prison in El Salvador. Polo met an inmate named Berta Margarita Arana, a Salvadoran woman serving eight years for attempting an abortion.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:02:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two months ago, Democratic state Rep. Cindy Polo of Miami Lakes visited a prison in El Salvador. Polo met an inmate named Berta Margarita Arana, a Salvadoran woman serving eight years for attempting an abortion.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Two months ago, Democratic state Rep. Cindy Polo of Miami Lakes visited a鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:duration>281</itunes:duration>






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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:50:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 2012, the Presidents of Venezuela and Iran met at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. The bromance between Hugo Ch谩vez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad alarmed Washington, since Venezuela and Iran were (and still are) sworn enemies of the U.S. So Ch谩vez had fun joking that Ahmadinejad had come to help him 鈥渇ire large missiles鈥 at America.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In 2012, the Presidents of Venezuela and Iran met at the Miraflores Palace in鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <title>Haiti 10 Years After The Earthquake: Why So Little Recovery Progress In A Decade?</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 22:16:18 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Haiti 10 Years After The Earthquake: Why So Little Recovery Progress In A Decade?</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Port-au-Prince was a canyon of crushed concrete and horrified screams as Jean鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>464</itunes:duration>






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    <title>Latin America And The Caribbean 2019: From Fire In The Streets To Ire In The Skies</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 09:16:56 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Latin America And The Caribbean 2019: From Fire In The Streets To Ire In The Skies</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's hard to wrap your arms around everything that happened 2019 in Latin America and the Caribbean. It's even harder to find any good news 鈥 from the violent political unrest that rocked capitals from La Paz to Port-au-Prince, to a record number of fires that ravaged the Amazon rainforest.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It's hard to wrap your arms around everything that happened 2019 in Latin鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Thirty years ago this Friday 鈥 Dec. 20, 1989 鈥 the U.S. invaded Panama. The main objective was to capture the Panamanian dictator, General Manuel Noriega, who was wanted in the U.S. for drug trafficking. The invasion also restored democracy in Panama.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:03:46 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>How A Miami Bank Became HQ For Efforts That Led To Panama Invasion 30 Years Ago</itunes:title>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Thirty years ago this Friday 鈥 Dec. 20, 1989 鈥 the U.S. invaded Panama. The鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Last month a big anniversary in the western hemisphere went largely unnoticed in the U.S.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 22:54:35 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Back To The U.S.-Cuba Future? New Animosities Raise Fears Relations May Be Severed Again</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last month a big anniversary in the western hemisphere went largely unnoticed in the U.S.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Last month a big anniversary in the western hemisphere went largely unnoticed鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:50:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Twenty years ago this week, on Thanksgiving Day, a 5-year-old Cuban boy named Eli谩n Gonz谩lez was found floating on an inner tube in the Atlantic off Fort Lauderdale. His mother had taken him with her fleeing communist Cuba. She drowned. For the next seven months, Eli谩n was the focus of a bizarre tug-of -war between his father in Cuba and his Cuban exile relatives in Miami 鈥 who wanted to keep Eli谩n in the U.S.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Twenty years ago this week, on Thanksgiving Day, a 5-year-old Cuban boy named鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:30:55 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The Immigration Crisis Falls On Her Doorstep. &#x27;Where We Come From&#x27; Explores What Happens Next. </itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Few issues dominate our politics today more passionately than immigration, but we rarely see the crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border dramatized in fiction. Now Texas author and border native Oscar C谩sares has written what one critic calls a 鈥渜uietly suspenseful鈥 novel titled 鈥淲here We Come From.鈥漖]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Few issues dominate our politics today more passionately than immigration, but鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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    <description><![CDATA[Of all the problems immigrants need to solve when they settle in the U.S., Yllis Hernandez faced the kind that so often leads to a business.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Of all the problems immigrants need to solve when they settle in the U.S.,鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tim Padgett</itunes:author>
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    <description><![CDATA[Maria Manrique shuffles her Tarot card deck at Mama Tried, a dim and disco-themed bar in downtown Miami. Her table, draped with a velvet and gold-lace cloth (the kind of design that you'd expect from a fortune teller), and masked in the warm orange glow of a crystal lamp, casts a soothing aura over the chaos of informal conversations and loud music.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:34:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Maria Manrique shuffles her Tarot card deck at Mama Tried, a dim and鈥]></itunes:subtitle>
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