TWA 18: When Mexican Food Goes Woke, are Gorditas Offensive?

This Week in the Americas Episode 18. Hrvoje and I do an update on last week’s news in the Americas. Recorded 8/1/2022 on TNT Radio. Tune in every Tuesday at 6 pm CST to listen live.

Show notes:

3:08 Name change urged for gorditas: it’s discriminatory, say critics.

6:10 The government didn't do anything': Mexican, Brazilian monkeypox responses draw concern. 

11:18 New Mexico mammoths among best evidence for early humans in North America

14:47 The Fuel Thefts That AMLO Tried to End Are Getting Worse Again.

19:40 Trudeau leaves Canada for two-week tropical vacation in Costa Rica 

23:30 Denuncian morenistas compra de votos e intervención del gobierno estatal durante elección interna en Morelos

25:50 Alcaldías aumentan los "Pulsos de vida" para proteger a las mujeres

30:11 Iran Seeks to Increase Its Influence in Latin America, Experts Warn

32:55 Abandoned in Mexico, 94 migrants escape trailer before suffocating.

37:00 LA Times Today: Why the FBI is investigating surrogates in Mexico.

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