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Central America in Minutes

El Faro English
El Salvador
Nayib Bukele
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Human Rights
Donald Trump
El Faro English
Ixil Genocide
Central America
Jose Rubén Zamora
Benedicto Lucas García
Engracia Mendoza
Honduras
State Of Exception
Efraín Ríos Montt
U.S. State Department
Catholic Church
Press Freedom
Corruption
Elections

Central America in Minutes is a short-form podcast from El Faro English delivering reported briefings and analysis on the politics shaping our region.

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Episode 69: Amid major strain on the public health system, Bukele announces Google’s A.I. system Gemini will help oversee case loads for chronic illnesses. He is billing El Salvador as “the world’s premier testbed for real-world A.I. deployment.”

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Episode 68: On Wednesday, former president Juan Orlando Hernández claimed a U.S. appeals court declared him “innocent” of drug trafficking charges. But the court in fact dismissed his appeal because Trump’s November 2025 pardon had made it a moot poi... more

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Episode 67: International human rights experts condemn U.S. boat strikes against civilians accused of drug trafficking. To date, at least 163 people have been killed and no evidence of drug smuggling has been provided in any of the attacks.

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SPECIAL, Episode 66: I always imagined the end of the maras playing out differently. Since I am a pathological romantic, I imagined people in the street in some sort of march with drums and tears of joy. Or going to leave flowers at a monument for th... more

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Episode 65: With crimes against humanity in El Salvador on full international display, Bukele denounces the reports as a “coordinated” conspiracy. Trump’s pick as ambassador to El Salvador, former DHS official Troy Edgar, goes before the Senate.

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Episode 64: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned the state of Honduras for trying to uproot the Afro-Indigenous Garifuna community from Cayos Cochinos at the behest of a tourism conglomerate and a European TV spinoff of Survivor.

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Episode 63: A federal judge denounces intimidation and death threats on social media after suspending Trump’s rollback of TPS for Haiti. An appeals court allows Trump to cancel the program for Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal as litigation continues.

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Episode 62: U.N. experts tie internationally sanctioned Guatemalan AG Consuelo Porras to an illegal adoption scheme during the armed conflict. They make the allegations public on the same day she runs for constitutional magistrate.

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Recent Guests

Marielos Monzón
Guatemalan journalist and press freedom advocate
Episode: Over 1,000 Days without Freedom for Guatemala’s Top Journalist
Laura Chinchilla
Former Costa Rican president
Episode: Central America Tries to Shake Trump’s Hand
Emily Mandrala
Recent White House advisor
Episode: Central America Tries to Shake Trump’s Hand
Engracia Mendoza
Leader of Guatemala's Maya Isil community and genocide survivor
Episode: Genocide On Trial Again in Guatemala
Dulce Guzmán
Executive Director of Alianza Américas
Episode: Guatemalan Newspaperman Jose Rubén Zamora Released from Prison at Last
Jose Rubén Zamora
Renowned Guatemalan publisher and journalist
El Periodico
Episode: Guatemalan Newspaperman Jose Rubén Zamora Released from Prison at Last

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Roman Gressier
Editor of El Faro English (appears across multiple episodes)

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Guatemalan Newspaperman Jose Rubén Zamora Released from Prison at Last
Q: What does Dulce Guzmán say about the deportation campaign promised by Trump?
Guzmán expresses concern over the social and economic fallout that could arise from the mass deportation campaign, particularly focusing on the implications for Central American diaspora communities.

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Short-form briefings and analysis on Central American politics and governance, with a clear focus on press freedom, human rights, and governance challenges across Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the broader region. Episodes often center on high-profile cases (such as imprisonment of journalists), court rulings and political strategy, and the impact of leadership styles on democracy and security. A notable strength is connecting local events to international responses and human rights considerations, offering context-rich reporting in concise episodes ideal for decision-makers and policy-focused audiences. The show tends to feature rigorous sourcing and critical perspectives from regional experts, making it a valuable listening option... more

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Central America in Minutes launched 4 years ago and published 159 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

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2. Laura Chinchilla
3. Emily Mandrala
4. Engracia Mendoza
5. Dulce Guzmán
6. Jose Rubén Zamora

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