Feb 10
Rubén Blades, From the Barrio to Harvard (Rubén Blades, Del Barrio a Harvard)
Latin America has produced some of the most amazing artists, and today's star of our podcast is no exception. Rubén Blades, born to two musicians in a humble neighborhood, grew rapidly to become one of the world's household names when it comes to salsa and other tropical music.Ho ... Show More
28m 38s
Feb 3
The American Footprint in Latin America (La Huella Estadounidense en América Latina)
The United States and Latin America are connected in a massive amount of ways, and it's not just a matter of geography: generations have grown up listening to American music, watching American TV and Hollywood productions, and receiving a heavy inflow of cultural influences in ev ... Show More
30m 22s
Jan 27
Spanglish, Portuñol, and Llanito: How These Hybrid Languages Came About (Spanglish, Portuñol y Llanito, Cómo Nacen Estos Híbridos)
Hybrid languages - have you ever heard of them? Spanish has at least two main hybrid languages: Spanglish (which you've probably come in contact with at some point) and Portuñol, which features heavily in the border areas between Brazil and other South American nations. But I'm s ... Show More
28m 9s
Apr 2023
The Science Behind La Niña and El Niño Explained!
As you may know, La Nina is over! It might not all be good news though, with news that it's hotter, drier cousin El Nino may be hitting Australia soon. But what does that all mean? And how do meteorologists predict weather so far in the future?See omnystudio.com/listener for priv ... Show More
8m 29s
Nov 2024
Upper-intermediate | Into the Sandstorm
<p>For anyone who has ever woken up to find their car covered in sand, the situation covered in today's lesson will be a familiar one. In some parts of the world, like Italy, France, and northern China, sandstorms are a part of the weather, even if the nearest desert lies hundred ... Show More
18m 20s
Oct 2024
How to gain perspective in a climate crisis (w/ David Finnigan)
When it comes to a controversial topic like climate change represented in art, is the conversation its sparks more significant than the art itself? In this episode, Chris talks with David Finnigan, a playwright and climate activist who knew what he was doing when he titled his 20 ... Show More
37m 1s
Jan 2025
How to turn climate anxiety into action (w/ Luisa Neubauer) (re-release)
Amidst the multiple devastating fires in Los Angeles, where Chris lives, extreme weather events and shifting climate patterns are occurring across the globe, making our everyday lives all the more unpredictable. Today we are re-airing this episode from the very first season of Ho ... Show More
31m 29s
Jul 2023
What an El Niño summer would mean for Australia
With fires raging through the northern hemisphere and record-breaking global temperatures, experts are warning Australia may be in for a dry, hot El Niño summer, with the threat of bushfires returning. Science writer Donna Lu explains to Laura Murphy-Oates what the summer ahead c ... Show More
18m 8s
Feb 2025
William A. Selby, "The California Sky Watcher: Understanding Weather Patterns and What Comes Next" (Heyday Books, 2024)
Often stereotyped as the land of unflaggingly perfect weather, California has a world-renowned reputation for sunny blue skies and infinitely even-keeled temperatures. But the real story of the Golden State's weather is vastly more complex. From the scorching heat of Death Valley ... Show More
48m 57s
Have you ever seen flowers in the desert? One of the most curious climate phenomena worldwide is El Niño, which is the irregular warming of sea surface temperatures, which leads to a cascade of effects on weather patterns and ecosystems. In this episode, we talk about what it involves, how it affects the lives of animals and human beings in Latin America, ... Show More
<p>L'année 2023 a été confirmée comme la plus chaude jamais enregistrée, sous l'effet du changement climatique causé par l'homme et amplifiée par le phénomène météorologique naturel El Niño.</p><br><p>Traduction :</p><p>The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, d ... Show More
