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Somewhere / Anywhere takes Spain and Latin America as a baseline and builds outward. Geopolitics, economics, technology—through incentives, institutions, and state capacity. Cosmopolitan by instinct, liberal by method, unsentimental about trade-offs.
This podcast is for listeners who take the world as what it is. Hosted by Rasheed and Diego.
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Why has Bullfighting survived the modernization of Madrid? It is usually encountered at a distance through stereotypes, political arguments, or half-remembered images. In this episode, Rasheed and Diego talk through the experience at ground level, using Rasheed’s first visit to a bullfight in Madrid as a way to slow the subject down and look at it carefully, step by step. The conversation doesn’t aim to persuade or provoke. Instead, it reconstructs what actually happens inside the bullring: h...
In this episode of Somewhere/Anywhere, Rasheed and Diego engage in a wide-ranging debate on the political economy of Europe, the structure of the European Union, and the persistent confusion about where authority, responsibility, and failure truly lie. The conversation opens by distinguishing Europe as a historical and cultural space from the European Union as a legal-institutional project. From there, the hosts examine the EU’s long-standing attempt to construct a shared political identity a...
In this wide-ranging conversation, Tyler Cowen joins Rasheed and Diego to examine Latin America's structural challenges, cultural strengths, and economic future. Why do some countries remain trapped in political psychodrama while others quietly stabilize? Can El Salvador become a long-term success story? Why does Argentina produce both world-class literature and chronic fiscal crises? Is Panama the region’s most underrated model? And is the United States slowly becoming a Latin American count...
When Mario Vargas Llosa died in Lima on 13 April 2025, the Hispanic world lost its most articulate apostle of classical liberalism. This episode dissects not the novels — brilliant though they are — but the ideas that powered them. We trace his migration from early Fidelista enthusiasm to a creed rooted in Popperian fallibilism, Hayekian humility and Tocquevillian suspicion of centralised power. The argument that binds his essays, speeches and presidential programme is simple: individual libe...
🚨 In this Episode: Ecuador is one of the rare Latin-American economies that has zero price-tag chaos — and that’s thanks to its quarter-century embrace of the U.S. dollar. In 1999 the sucre collapsed, inflation hit 37 percent a year and banks went belly-up; twelve months later dollarization tamed prices and — even today — remains supported by roughly eight in ten Ecuadorians. But political calm never followed monetary calm. We track the arc from Rafael Correa’s left-populist decade, w...
🚨 This podcast episode is a celebration of Liberalism and Cosmopolitanism: a real-world demonstration that open markets and open minds can deliver prosperity. 🔑 In 1990 less than 1% of the Spanish population were foreign residents.The foreign-born population was even smaller, with immigrants accounting for about 0.5% of residents As of January 1, 2025: 14% of residents in Spain are foreign nationals. 18.2% of Spain’s population was born outside the country. 1 in 7 residents of...
Bolivia was once celebrated as South America's economic success story—rich in natural gas, flush with exports, and rapidly reducing poverty. Today, it's spiraling into crisis: crippling fuel shortages, disappearing reserves, soaring debt, and political chaos threaten total collapse. In this no-holds-barred breakdown, we expose: The Gas Boom Turned Bust: How did Bolivia lose half its gas production and become trapped importing fuel it can't afford? Fiscal Catastrophe: Public debt skyrock...
🚨 The Economic Boom Propaganda has to END 🚨 Ever heard about the "economic rocket" the Spanish government is bragging about? It is a hoax. Instead of soaring upward, Spain is spiraling into debt, joblessness, and misery— faster than ever! Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sánchez keeps tightening his grip, silencing judges and the press. Did you realize Spain now leads Europe's misery index BY A MILE? We're at 14.4 points, while the EU average is just 8.8. And that's WITH their statistic...
🔴 Is Javier Milei a genuine libertarian, or is he drifting dangerously close to populist conservatism? In this episode, we dive deep into the ideology of Argentina's self-identified anarcho-capitalist President, Javier Milei, unpacking the critical differences between true modern liberalism (for our European audience) and authentic libertarianism (for those tuning in from the USA). We critically examine Milei's recent ideological shifts and explain why his heavy focus on culture war topics m...
What's really happening in Argentina under President Javier Milei? In this episode, we take a deep dive into the controversial "Chainsaw Reforms" introduced by President Milei, a radical set of policies aimed at drastically reshaping Argentina’s economy; under an anarcho-capitalist framework. We will defend - in great detail - the view that these measures are the real solution Argentina needs. We explore the complex political legacy beginning with Carlos Menem’s liberal reforms, continu...
Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Capitalismo Podcast, a new series dedicated to exploring the political economy of the Hispanic world entirely in English. In this first episode, co-hosts Diego Sánchez de la Cruz and Rasheed Griffith examine Spain’s landmark transition from the Franco dictatorship (1939–1975) to a modern constitutional democracy. Referred to as La Transición in Spain, this period remains a cornerstone of European political history and continues to influence Spain’...
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