Pocho Salcedo

DNA of the News – Voyager – Sept 6 2022

Our guest is a “rock star” in space exploration; he has dedicated much of his life to the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 program. These ships have been traveling in space for almost 45 years at a speed of 540 million km per year.

DNA of the News – American society – Aug 29 2022

The USA is a nation that combines an incredible array of cultures into a national system that, coming together, has made a mark across the world. Has the so-called “American Experiment” run its course? What adjustments should be made to ensure its vitality?

DNA of the News – Children of perpetrators of human rights violations – Aug 22 2022

In Argentina, between the late 70 and 80s, a civic and military alliance was responsible for the death or disappearance of 30,000 citizens who opposed the government. There were at one time 340 clandestine detention and torture centers. This is the story of daughters and sons who publicly accused their fathers of gross human rights violations.

DNA of the News – The 9-1-1 system from the inside out – Aug 15 2022

With 240 million calls a year, 365 days a year, covering 50 States responding to callers in almost any primary language of the world. The 9-1-1 system is the standard worldwide. We speak with the organization's Director of Operations, that oversees the system and its call center responders.

DNA of the News – Solidade Laboratory SPA – Aug 1 2022

Two professionals, one Italian and the other Bolivian work to strengthen prisons from the inside out. They focus on restoring broken families while one or both parents are incarcerated. In the past, some parents lived with their children inside the prison.

DNA of the News – Satellite Technology ENG – July 27 2022

Technology has made it possible for satellites in the shape of small cubes measuring 10 cm (about 4”) per side and weighing 1 Kg or 2.2lbs to orbit the earth and other planets. They perform many of the duties of their conventional satellites at less than 2% of the cost. Small countries, private enterprises, and universities worldwide are players in space exploration. We tell the story.

DNA of the News – Columbus 1st voyage – July 11 2022

There is ample evidence that the Vikings and end even the Chinese first landed in America. However, this new theory talks about a secret voyage by explorer Columbus to the new world in 1485. A Spanish researcher tells the story.

DNA of the News – Tactical weapons in the Russian-Ukrainian – July 7 2022

Russia retains around 2000 nuclear tactical weapons. President Putin indicated in February of 2022 that these weapons could be used as his military columns moved into Ukrainian territory. Later, Kremlin’s spokesperson Sergeyevich refused to rule out their use in this conflict. How feasible is this to happen as Russia continues its protracted war?

DNA of the News – Warfare in the 21st Century ENG – June 28 2022

Technology has allowed waging warfare with armies facing each other on the battleground and cyber attacking their enemies’ infrastructures and way of life, often without using traditional weapons. The war is not less lethal, to the contrary select targeting is impacting civilian populations as never envisioned scant years ago.

The Chart – June 28 2022

This is the weekly ranking of contemporary music as generated by one of the most important radio stations in South America.