{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fde4261fe-df4d-4a24-a7f0-379da995e403","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Exploring The Politics of Natural Disasters","description":"This is the first episode in a special series that Trending Globally will be producing this semester with Watson\u2019s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (also known as CLACS). Each episode will focus on a different aspect of society in Latin America and the Caribbean. To start: the politics of natural disasters and emergency management. Storms like Maria and Dorian have done more than cripple islands in the Caribbean; they've brought up important questions of politics, power, and social justice in the region. \n\nWe're excited to welcome as a special guest host for this series Dr. Pablo Rodriguez. Dr. Rodriguez is Chair of the Women & Infants Health Care Alliance, Associate Professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown, and the former Medical Director of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island. He\u2019s also a radio host here in Rhode Island, and one of the most trusted voices covering politics and Latin-x issues in the state. \n\nHe spoke with two experts on the Caribbean who are based here at Brown: Patsy Lewis, Professor of International and Public Affairs and Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; and Paget Henry, a sociologist and Professor at Brown. \n\nYou can learn more about Watson\u2019s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies here: [https://watson.brown.edu/clacs/]\n\nYou can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RDkJIUZhukPXBcYcLqvvZlQaOzYnqRHF/view?usp=sharing]","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/9621e275-6ad8-48f3-9001-a9520f90a5e1/artworks-dazyx36ry0xxy8fl-0nxgbw-t3000x3000.jpg"}