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S4 E25: Puán vs. Princeton
Hi there, on this episode we talk about unions and companies and some abuses committed by both. Bit of a follow up on last week's discussion on discrimination linked to some current events And there's more on the upcoming ChoriVIP event! Plus, MartÃ
S4 E24: Discriminate against the discriminators?
On this week''s program we talk about discrimination moved by a story coming from Berkeley UC. Celebrating the differences vs. erasing the differences. And progressiveness. And political correctness. Expat Chat with a brand new arrival whose naiveté is
S4 E23: Biased Botijas Ochentosos
On this episode...we discuss the article "How Politics Makes Us Stupid", about how our biases affect our understanding. And we tackle the issue of Argentines and music of the 80s:Â Rick Astley fills a top theatre but nobody knows who Kanye West is. On
S4 E22: Alpargatas y Pelopinchos en Soweto y Londres
On this week's episode, we talk to Enzo Buono, Argentine music producer living in California, and a member of the Playing for Change foundation, a group that records street musicians from all over the world, bringing peoples and cultures together. We als
S4 E21: War, Peace And The Elimination Of Charcoal-grilled Bondiola Sandwich Stalls
On the week of the 32nd anniversary of the beginning of the Malvinas War of 1982, we talk about facts and double standards of both sides. And chamuyamos about some changes in the city under the administration of mayor Mauricio Macri's administration. And
S4 E20: Democracies and Dictatorships, follow-up
We continue with our chamuyo about these two systems...Is democracy always compatible with free market? Where do you draw a clear line between dictatorship and democracy? Would we want to be ruled by a Jon Stewart with power? Our guests are Santiago Baro
S4 E19: Imperfections of Democracy and Benevolent Dictatorships
Moved by events in Venezuela and Ukraine, and inspired by an essay of The Economist on setbacks for democracy in recent years, we engage in a chamuyo about democracy and dictatorship, with some thought-provoking, controversial points. And we finally deal
S4 E18: 35 and Single
Paula Schargorodsky, Argentine filmaker produced a 7-min clip that went viral not long ago: "35 and Single", about the social mandate to get married, freedom, balancing those two, the concept of "solterona", and other issues. Also, USA Today's David Agre
S4 E17: An Australian Soiree
Expat Chat with Aussie Colin Docherty, finance writer who sparked controversy with two articles on Argentina's economy and Peronism. We also talk about Australian things and we ask him: Are Australians merely "tanned Britons"? And for the Spanglish Play
S4 E16: BA Cast Origins. How the show came to life.
Discover how the podcast was born! Listen to the first chat Dan and Fer had, at Radio Nacional (where Fer works), back in April 2009. With outtakes from the first ever chamuyo sessions in 2010, and samples of our pilots. bacast416 bacast416