Longform Audio Story
I traveled to Mexico earlier this year with a group of journalists and advisors to report from Santiago de Querétaro and the surrounding areas. We all took a different angle and approach on this unique part of the country, and so I interviewed dozens of Mexicans about their thoughts and feelings on their country’s relationship with America and on President Donald Trump. This is the audio story produced from that reporting.
Description:
So many of my conversations in Mexico felt like a movement toward my own personal understanding. Not only do I feel like I know more about the events between the US and Mexico between 1810 and 2010, but I understand a little more about the feelings of some of the Mexicans living in the heart of their country.
I traveled to Mexico and finished this report before the Trump administration’s announcement to “wind down” DACA and before the big earthquake in Mexico City, but those events make the feelings and thoughts of the Mexican people even more relevant.
The music tracks featured in this podcast were composed by Roddy Nikpour. Special thanks to him.
Songs:
“Yes, We’re in a Coffee Shop”
“Eyes are Beautiful”
“Sun Shrine”
They can be found here.
More special thanks:
Editors and advisors: Rick Rodriguez and Jason Manning
Translation and Voiceovers: Lysandra Marquez, Patrick St. Clair and Nick St. Clair
People of Querétaro and Guanajuato
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Age, this is such a great piece of writing and information! Thank you for all the amazing work you put into this and sharing it with us. I loved the podcast.
Love seeing/hearing this in its finished state!! The photojournalism piece is such a great accompaniment and I love what it adds to your already amazing stories, interviews, and research. bravissima my dear. <3