The Modern Mexico Podcast
Episodes
Episode 29: Cycling star Isaac Del Toro and the politics of sports in Modern Mexico
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of the podcast we talk about Mexican cycling phenomenon Isaac Del Toro, an athlete who captured the world’s attention with his ...
Episode 28: Organized Crime Groups Are Attacking Cargo Trucks In Mexico
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of THE MODERN MEXICO PODCAST, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery speaks to BLOOMBERG journalist Maya Averbuch about the problem of cargo t...
Episode 27: Agave Armageddon: Mexico's Mezcal & Tequila Boom
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of THE MODERN MEXICO PODCAST host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to agave spirits expert and author David Suro about Mexico’s boomi...
Episode 26: Organized Crime Groups Are Threatening Tortilla-makers In Morelos, Mexico
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mexico’s tortilla industry is under threat from organized crime. In the state of Morelos, just outside Mexico City, tortilla-makers are complaining ...
Episode 25: Assessing President Sheinbaum's Security Policies
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery speaks to Will Freeman, a Latin America expert from the Council on Foreign Relations. ...
Episode 24: How Vulnerable Is Mexico To Trump's Tariff Threats?
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An intelligent and in-depth discussion of Trump's 2025 tariff threats and what they mean for Mexico's economy. On this episode of the podcast, host N...
Episode 23: Has El Mayo's Arrest Sparked A New Cartel War In Mexico?
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of THE MODERN MEXICO PODCAST, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery speaks to historian Benjamin Smith (author of the book THE DOPE: THE REAL...
Episode 22: Coffee & Organized Crime In Chiapas, Mexico
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the MODERN MEXICO PODCAST, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery speaks to journalist Ioan Grillo about the evolving dynamics of organized...
Episode 21: Is Mexico The Deadliest Country In The World For Journalists?
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Katherine Corcoran, the former Associated Press Bureau Chief for Mexico, and t...
Episode 20: What Is El Chapo's Legacy In Sinaloa, Mexico?
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of THE MODERN MEXICO PODCAST host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Noah Hurowitz, author of the book EL CHAPO: THE UNTOLD STORY OF T...
Episode 19: Are Security Problems In Tijuana Scaring Away Nearshoring Investors?
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of THE MODERN MEXICO PODCAST host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Laura Calderon, the Executive Director of Justice in Mexico, a Sa...
Episode 18: Will Acapulco Recover After Hurricane Otis?
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of THE MODERN MEXICO PODCAST host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to James Frederich, a veteran Mexico correspondent who traveled to t...
Episode 17: Chef Lalo Garcia & Mexico City's Cultural Ascendance
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Modern Mexico Podcast host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Laura Tillman about her new book, THE MIGRANT CHEF: THE LIFE AND ...
Episode 16: Militarization in Mexico
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the MODERN MEXICO PODCAST, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Stephanie Brewer, a Mexico-focused security expert at the Washin...
Episode 15: ¡POPULISTA! Does Mexico's President Want To Be Latin America's Next Strongman?
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of the MODERN MEXICO PODCAST, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to veteran BBC correspondent Will Grant about his new book, ¡...
Episode 14: Indigenous Vanilla Growers & Organized Crime in Veracruz, Mexico
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the MODERN MEXICO PODCAST, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Steve Woodman, a Mexico-based organized crime researcher at Adva...
Episode 13: The History Of The Mexican-American War
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the MODERN MEXICO PODCAST, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery speaks to historian Peter Guardino about the Mexican American War, a conf...
Episode 12: Can Mexico Become A Solar Energy Super Power?
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the MODERN MEXICO PODCAST, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks about Mexico's solar energy sector with Diego Rivera Rivota, a Rese...
Episode 11: Avocados & Organized Crime in Michoacan, Mexico
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the MODERN MEXICO PODCAST host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Falko Ernst, a Mexico analyst at the International Crisis Group a...
Episode 10: Is Mexico a narco state or an emerging nearshoring juggernaut?
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the MODERN MEXICO PODCAST host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Ryan Berg, the Americas Director at the Center for Strategic and ...
Episode 9: What are the biggest risks affecting Mexico's mining sector?
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Modern Mexico Podcast, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Douglas Coleman, the CEO of the Mexican Mining Center, about the...
Episode 8: How Maximilian's failed empire helps us understand Modern Mexico
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of th Modern Mexico Podcast host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to historian Edward Shawcross about his new book, THE LAST EMPEROR OF...
Episode 7: Has the world forgotten the Aztec history of the Thanksgiving turkey?
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to David Lida, author of the book "First Stop In The New World: Mexico City, The Capital of The 21st Century," a...
Episode 6: Mexico's Human Rights Crisis
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Human Rights Watch Mexico Researcher Tyler Mattiace about why Mexico is now the most dangerous country in the ...
Episode 5: Why Is Mexico's Security Strategy Failing?
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Modern Mexico Podcast, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery speaks to Brookings Institution senior fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown about se...
Episode 4: How Nayarit's History Helps Us Understand Modern Mexico
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Modern Mexico Podcast, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery speaks to Mexico historian Nathaniel Morris about his new book SOLDIERS, ...
Episode 3: DAY OF THE DEAD and Indigenous Identity in Mexico
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of the Modern Mexico Podcast, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery speaks to Mexico historian AS Dillingham about Day of the Dead and i...
Episode 2: The CFR's Shannon O'Neil Explains Mexico's Current Economic Crisis
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MEXICO'S ECONOMY: In the second episode of the Modern Mexico Podcast, host Nathaniel Parish Flannery speaks to the Council on Foreign Relations' Mexic...
THE MODERN MEXICO PODCAST: Historian Ben Smith: Are Mexico's Cartels Winning The War On Drugs?
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode host Nathaniel Parish Flannery talks to Mexico historian Benjamin T. Smith about his new book, THE DOPE: THE REAL HISTORY OF THE MEXIC...