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PUERTO RICO CRISIS – BERTA CÁCERES – LATINXS IN LONDON In Episode #5: Newsflash (01:50): Laurie catches up with Puerto Rican journalist Andrea González-Ramírez to discuss the territory’s ongoing political and economic crisis, the fallout from Hurricane Maria, the vexed colonial relationship between the island and the US mainland, and its ties to Latin America – with reference to Bad Bunny, Residente, naval exercises, and the pill. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/07/238239/puerto-rico-ricardo-rossello-chat-protest https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/09/209761/hurricane-maria-anniversary-puerto-rico-women-experience https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/07/238816/why-did-puerto-rico-governor-resign-young-women-protest-rossello Deep Dive (20:10): John interviews Nina Lakhani, a freelance journalist covering Central America for The Guardian. They talked about her forthcoming book on the life & death of Berta Cáceres, which is out with Verso Books in 2020. Nina explained the difficulties she has faced reporting on the case in Honduras and the precautions taken to ensure that she can continue to inform those outside of the country. https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4036-verso-author-fighting-intimidation-for-covering-the-murder-trial-of-indigenous-activist-berta-caceres Culture (47:40): Laurie sits down with writer Yara Rodrigues Fowler at the British Library in London. They discuss her debut novel Stubborn Archivist (released 2019 in the UK & US), which traces a life caught between Brazil and Britain, trauma and experience, forgetting and remembering. Yara also reflects on the political situation in Brazil, media portrayals of the country, and advocacy, art and activism among the fast-growing Latinx community in London. https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/yara-rodrigues-fowler/stubborn-archivist/9780708899076/ https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/fuck-you-pay-me/ http://flawafestival.co.uk/ https://www.tobylloydfilm.com/my-uncle-is-not-pablo-escobar You can follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @MiradasPod, or check out our website and join our mailing list at www.miradaspodcast.com. You can also email us on info@miradaspodcast.com.