Americas Decoded

Tim Padgett

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Bi-weekly foreign affairs commentary that dissects Latin America, the Caribbean and their key relationship with the U.S. through the latest political, economic and cultural news in the region - and pulls no punches. Go to WLRN.org/Decoded to watch the Americas Decoded YouTube show. Tim Padgett is the Americas Editor for WLRN, South Florida's NPR member station. He has reported on Latin America for more than 35 years — including for Newsweek as its Mexico City bureau chief and for Time as its Latin America and Miami bureau chief — from the end of Central America's civil wars to the normalization of U...

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Recent episodes

  • Trump's real crime isn't taking Venezuela's oil — it's blocking their electionsSep 8, 2026 · 7 min
  • Democratic Socialists decry Trump — but disregard tyrants in Latin AmericaAug 21, 2026 · 8 min
  • Machado’s Odyssey: Why Trump blocks Venezuelan hero’s return homeAug 10, 2026 · 8 min
  • Trump's anti-immigrant crusade is morphing America into MexicoJul 28, 2026 · 8 min
  • Trump shares Venezuela's earthquake failure with its regimeJul 13, 2026 · 8 min
  • The World Cup and the dead Haitian teen that soccer couldn’t saveJun 17, 2026 · 7 min
  • Cuba: As in Venezuela, Trump likely seeks deportations - not democracyJun 1, 2026 · 8 min
  • As in Jamaica, elites in Haiti must break ties with gangsMay 18, 2026 · 8 min
  • Hormuz Redux? In Venezuela and Cuba, Trump risks another debacleMay 5, 2026 · 8 min
  • Biden of Brazil? Lula's geriatric re-election bid risks return of BolsonarismApr 20, 2026 · 8 min

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