Chris looks back on the life and times of composer Joe Raposo, a man who created a sound that echoed the world children saw and heard outside their windows. Listen below—and read the complete essay in the pages of The Believer.
BBC World's The History Hour: Photographing Brazil's Yanomami
In 1971 photographer Claudia Andujar began documenting the lives of a remote indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon jungle. Her photographs helped the campaign for recognition of the Yanomami's rights over their own land. Chris joined The History Hour to discuss the new threats facing the many indigenous communities in the region.
BBC World's The Real Story: What is Covid doing to the Amazon?
Chris joined Ritula Shah and a panel of expert guests discuss what the virus is doing to Brazil's Amazon region.
Audio: The Dying American Prisoner
Audm is a mobile app that gives listeners access to longform journalism by top publishers, read by world class narrators. Listen to Chris’ latest story “The Dying American Prisoner” from The Atlantic, narrated by Eric Jason Martin.
Interview: Your Call on KALW San Francisco
Chris joined host Rose Aguilar and Globe and Mail European bureau chief Eric Reguly to discuss the recent G7 Summit in France and the root causes of the fires in the Brazilian Amazon. You can listen here.
Interview: Worldview on WBEZ Chicago
Chris spoke with Jerome McDonnell on WBEZ Chicago’s Worldview about the link between state policy and environmental collapse in the Brazilian Amazon. You can listen here.
Interview: As It Happens on CBC
Chris joined Helen Mann on As It Happens, the CBC’s national current affairs newshour, to discuss the international reaction to the recent outbreak of fires in the Brazilian Amazon. You can listen here. (The segment begins at 26:00.)
World Affairs Council: Brazil, Bolsonaro and the Amazon
Chris visited the World Affairs Council in San Francisco to discuss Brazil, Bolsonaro and the Amazon. Watch his conversation with Terry Vogt.
Interview: The Writer's Voice
Chris spent an hour talking with Francesca Rheannon about The Third Bank of the River. “It’s a sweeping investigation of crime and corruption in the Amazon, all the more relevant now that the extreme right-wing politician Jair Bolsinaro has been elected President of Brazil. We originally spoke with Chris Arnold before the election, but were able to get a post-election update from him to add to the program.”
You can listen to the entire interview here.
Interview: This Morning on TBS eFM in Seoul, South Korea
Chris joined This Morning with Alex Jensen on TBS eFM in Seoul, South Korea to discuss the plight of Venezuelan migrants in the Brazilian state of Roraima. You can listen to the full interview here.
Interview: One Planet on KALW San Francisco
Chris joined Rose Aguilar on KALW San Francisco's One Planet program to discuss some dark chapters in Brazilian (and Californian) history—and the darkness presently unfolding on the southern U.S. border. You can hear the full conversation here, or watch the video below.
Interview: KCBZ Radio in Boulder Creek
Chris visited Rick Kleffel at KBCZ Radio to talk about how the past and the future converge in the Amazon rain forest. You can listen to the full conversation (and lightning round interview) here.
Interview: Midday on WNYC
Chris sat down with Jonathan Capehart to discuss The Third Bank of the River on Midday on WNYC.
"He takes a close look at the war over the Amazon River, as activists, locals and indigenous tribes struggle to save it from the threat of loggers, drug lords, and corrupt cops and politicians."
You can catch the full interview here or wherever you listen to podcasts.