Summary: Turmoil in Venezuela and the progress in the peace talks for the civil war in Colombia are the twin themes this week on Latin Pulse. The first half of the program analyzes the politics surrounding the arrest of Mayor Antonio Ledezma of Caracas and how that arrest has drawn international reaction. The second half of the program tracks the ongoing talks attempting to end the 51-year-old war in Colombia. The news segment of the program covers the latest in the case of Alberto Nisman in Argentina and how a judge has set aside an indictment against the country's president. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Michael McCarthy of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS); and Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Gabriela Canchola. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcast news Latin America diplomacy Colombia Venezuela Ecuador politics repression Argentina Alberto Nisman protest United States Brazil protest movement civil war FARC Cuba justice Peru terrorism economics espionage UNASUR OAS Julio Borges Salvador Allende inflation Spain Chile media coup ceasefire military weapons imperialism Juan Manuel Santos Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Nicolas Maduro Antonio Ledezma Leopoldo Lopez Joe Biden peace talks Ernesto Samper United Nations Hugo Chavez
