Lost in Mexico
There's more to Mexico than tacos and narcos. Join Nita Rao—lawyer, world champion debater, and journalist—as she explores the hidden sides of Mexican life through conversations with Mexicans.
Podcasting since 2020 • 7 episodes
Lost in Mexico
Latest Episodes
Cultural Appropriation & Mexican Food (Pt. 2: Food, Race, and Power)
In Part II of this three-part series, I venture out of the high-end chef bubble, and into some very real, and very heated debates about the cultural appropriation of Mexican food. Is Enrique Olvera right that food belongs to everyone, or i...
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Episode 7
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Vicente Fox, Ex-President of Mexico, on the Drug War, President López Obrador, and the Migrant Surge
Vicente Fox was President of Mexico from 2000-2006. In this wide-ranging interview, he opens up about his campaign to legalize marijuana and curb the power of drug cartels, his concerns about Mexico's democratic future under President López Obr...
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Episode 6
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Cultural Appropriation & Mexican Food (Pt. 1: Who Owns Mexican Food?)
Mexican food is complex, delicious, and ... divisive. In this three-part series, I dive into the raging debate about the cultural appropriation of Mexican food, asking Mexicans from across the spectrum—high-end chefs, traditional indigenous coo...
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Episode 5
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Chef Enrique Olvera on Cultural Appropriation, Trump's Possible Reelection, and Tex-mex
In this special episode, I speak to Mexico's most famous chef, Enrique Olvera, owner of two of the world's top 25 restaurants—Pujol in Mexico City (ranked 12th) and Cosme in New York City (ranked 23rd). Chef Olvera opened up about a number of c...
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Episode 4
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