HeyJaredPuerto Rico: A Living History
"Puerto Rico: A Living History" is a podcast that takes listeners on an immersive journey through the rich and diverse history of Puerto Rico, from its indigenous roots to its modern-day realities.
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- Aug 10, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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PROMESA: The Promise That Took Power Away (opens the original)
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This episode explores PROMESA, the 2016 law that created Puerto Rico’s unelected Fiscal Oversight Board, known as La Junta. It explains how Puerto Rico’s debt crisis was shaped by local mismanagement, Wall Street, federal tax policy, colonial status, and U.S. control, while showing how austerity, privatization, consultant costs, migration, and blackouts affected everyday Puerto Ricans.
To Be a Nationalist: The People Behind the Movement (opens the original)
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What did it mean to be a Nationalist in Puerto Rico when independence could make you a target? This episode explores the people behind the movement, including the Cadets of the Republic, the Hijas de la Libertad, workers, students, families, and ordinary Puerto Ricans who risked everything to say the island belonged to its people.
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