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Host Marta explores modern mate culture in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, focusing on its role as a social ritual.

Host Marta introduces mate, a popular South American caffeinated drink made from dried yerba mate leaves.

Host Marta explores the Guatemalan tradition of muñecas quitapenas, small handmade dolls believed to remove worries.

Marta discusses the controversial rescue of beagles from Richland Farms in Wisconsin, where dogs were bred for scientific research.

Host Marta explores Bolivia’s cholitas, indigenous women who wrestle in traditional polleras.