The LatinNews Podcast

About The LatinNews Podcast

The LatinNews Podcast is a fortnightly deep dive into key developments from across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Publisher

LatinNews

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Apr 2023

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

89 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Falkland Islands / Malvinas: Oil, Sovereignty and Rising Tensions

   The Falkland Islands / Malvinas sovereignty dispute is entering a new period of geopolitical uncertainty, with shifting international alliances and plans for offshore oil production raising questions about the future of the islands. In this episode of The LatinNews Podcast, Richard McColl speaks with Professor Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics at Middlesex University and Senior Research Fellow at RAND Europe, about the historical roots of the dispute, Argentina's relationship with the Un...

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Haiti’s Unending Transition to Democracy: Gangs, Politics, and Hope

   The current situation in Haiti is dire, marked by a catastrophic security and political crisis. To shed light on this complex landscape, we speak to Robert Fatton, Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia and a native Haitian on this episode of The LatinNews podcast. The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021 created a political vacuum filled by Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who promised elections and reforms that never materialized. "The elections didn...

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Brazil's Polarized Elections: Insights and Implications

   Brazil heads to the polls on 4 October in a presidential election shaped by deep political polarization, economic concerns and growing controversy surrounding the country’s Supreme Court. In this episode of The LatinNews Podcast, Richard McColl speaks with James N. Green, Professor Emeritus of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and President of the Board of Directors of the Washington Brazil Office, about the contest between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

185,207

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

82

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