Summary: Culture and politics provide the themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program looks backward at the end of the popular Univision program Sabado Gigante and how it survived despite criticisms of its content. The program provided a cultural link on Saturday evenings to many audiences throughout Latin America. Latin Pulse also reviews the upcoming presidential elections in Argentina and how the final stage of the presidency of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner casts a shadow on the process. The news segment of the program reviews the trip to Cuba by Pope Francis and its implications for politics and diplomacy. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Constanza Mujica of Universidad Catolica; and Amy Williams of Latin America Goes Global. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger. (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 media television politics Chile culture Cuba Argentina United States Pope Francis Sabado Gigante elections Mario Kruetzberger Augusto Pinochet Daniel Scioli Mauricio Macri Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner United for a New Alternative Alliance Alliance for Change embargo Colombia diplomacy Univision immigration internet sexism racism Sergio Massa Peronists inflation Venezuela economics social welfare financial crisis vulture funds China Russia banking corruption Dilma Rousseff Brazil
