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Viva Mexico Podcast

News and views on Mexico in the age of Trump. An English-language podcast by Stephen Woodman and Duncan Tucker.

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Episode 10: Beyond the Wall (with Coco actor Natalia Cordova)

Episode 10: Beyond the Wall (with Coco actor Natalia Cordova)

In the final episode of the year we speak to the actor Natalia Cordova about her role as the iconic Mexican artist Frida... Read more

10 Dec 2017

17mins

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Episode 9: Raised Fists and Rubble (with feminist activist Susana Ochoa)

Episode 9: Raised Fists and Rubble (with feminist activist Susana Ochoa)

We discuss the impact of the devastating earthquake that killed over 300 people in Mexico last month. We also speak to S... Read more

2 Oct 2017

15mins

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Episode 8: Laughter Behind Walls (with comedian Sofía Niño de Rivera)

Episode 8: Laughter Behind Walls (with comedian Sofía Niño de Rivera)

Mexico’s leading millennial comedian Sofía Niño de Rivera tells us about her own brand of standup, her work in prisons a... Read more

4 Sep 2017

16mins

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Episode 7: That F***ing Wall (with former president Vicente Fox)

Episode 7: That F***ing Wall (with former president Vicente Fox)

In an exclusive interview the former Mexican president Vicente Fox tells us why he's been trolling Donald Trump for the ... Read more

6 Aug 2017

24mins

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Episode 6: The Writings on the Wall (with DBC Pierre and Andrew Paxman)

Episode 6: The Writings on the Wall (with DBC Pierre and Andrew Paxman)

Booker Prize winning novelist DBC Pierre tells us how growing up in Mexico influenced his writing. We also speak to the ... Read more

9 Jul 2017

20mins

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Episode 5: The Walls Within (with indigenous presidential candidate María de Jesús Patricio)

Episode 5: The Walls Within (with indigenous presidential candidate María de Jesús Patricio)

María de Jesús Patricio Martínez, the first indigenous woman to ever run for president in Mexico, tells us what she hope... Read more

16 Jun 2017

17mins

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Episode 4: A Wall of Protest (with Owen Jones and Sofía Virgen)

Episode 4: A Wall of Protest (with Owen Jones and Sofía Virgen)

British author, journalist and activist Owen Jones discusses Donald Trump, Mexico, protest and the press. Women's rights... Read more

6 May 2017

19mins

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Episode 3: Walled Off From Power (with veteran politician Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas)

Episode 3: Walled Off From Power (with veteran politician Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas)

Three-time presidential candidate Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas tells us Mexico needs a different kind of government to defend it ... Read more

29 Mar 2017

21mins

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Episode 2: Bridges Not Walls (with journalist Alfredo Corchado)

Episode 2: Bridges Not Walls (with journalist Alfredo Corchado)

We discuss how Mexico could respond in a trade war with the Donald Trump administration, and award-winning Mexican-Ameri... Read more

28 Feb 2017

13mins

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Episode 1: Walls Can Fall (with independent politician Pedro Kumamoto)

Episode 1: Walls Can Fall (with independent politician Pedro Kumamoto)

Pedro Kumamoto, the first independent candidate ever elected to congress in the western state of Jalisco, tells us about... Read more

1 Feb 2017

14mins

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