La ciudad de la memoria y otras historias del Perú
Summary
Host Daniel Alarcón shares a personal story about walking through his father’s childhood neighborhood in Arequipa, Peru, where they unexpectedly rediscover his family’s former home. The episode then revisits three classic Radio Ambulante stories: the harrowing 1959 journey of two Peruvian men who stowed away on a ship to New York, the mystery of a small Andean village with the world’s highest rate of hereditary blindness, and a nostalgic piece about Alarcón’s father’s childhood passion for narrating imaginary soccer matches.
Topics discussed
Intro and Zillow advertisement
Daniel Alarcón visits his father's childhood home in Arequipa
Story of Mayer and Mario: stowaways on a cargo ship
Sponsor segments: Zillow, Nissan Rogue, and CeraVe
The village of Parán and the mystery of male blindness
Sponsor segments: Gracias Come Again, Zillow, Nissan, Clinique
Father's legacy: Football and radio in Arequipa
Outro, season break announcement, and Coca-Cola ad
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