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Michelle Bachelet, Chile's new female president, is the latest left-leaning leader to take the reins in Latin America. We take a look at the leftist shift sweeping the region, and the challenges the U.S. faces there.
Larry Birns, Director, Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Julia Sweig, Senior Fellow and Director, Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Alan Lomax was the song collector, musical anthropologist, and cultural activist who introduced the world to the likes of Muddy Waters, Woody Guthrie, and Jelly Roll Morton. Join Kojo as he explores Lomax's legacy preserving the global cultural jukebox.
Michael Taft, Head of the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
Nick Spitzer, host and producer "American Routes"; professor of folklore and cultural conservation, University of New Orleans
John Szwed, Professor of Anthropology and African American Studies, Yale University; Professor of Jazz Studies at Columbia University
From a Neil LaBute festival to Eve Ensler's latest look at women and beauty, the region's theatres have a lot of new offerings on tap. Join Kojo for a look at the winter theatre offerings being served up across the region.
Trey Graham, Theatre Critic, Washington City Paper
Jane Horwitz, "Backstage" and "Family Filmgoer" columnist for the Washington Post, and critic for WETA's "Around Town"
Zelda Fichandler, Founding Director, Arena Stage; Director, "Awake and Sing!"
Stephen Wadsworth, Director, “Don Juan,” The Shakespeare Theatre Company
Anu Yadav, Playwright and performer, 'Capers
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