An English-language podcast that explores Costa Rican politics and culture, presented by writer Jules Evans and featuring interviews with leading local journalist Diego Delfino, plus occasional other experts. Helping foreigners and locals understand the main topics, trends and challenges in this beautiful and sometimes turbulent country.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:06:40 GMTTue, 13 Oct 2026 16:45:02 GMT60Jules Evans<p>An English-language podcast that explores Costa Rican politics and culture, presented by writer Jules Evans and featuring interviews with leading local journalist Diego Delfino, plus occasional other experts. Helping foreigners and locals understand the main topics, trends and challenges in this beautiful and sometimes turbulent country.</p>episodicJules Evansjules.evans@mac.comnoDiego Delfino, founder of Delfino.cr, tells British author Jules Evans why he doesn't think Costa Rica is a narco-state...yet. He discusses how cartels have infiltrated every level of the Costa Rican state, but why he thinks the 2025 constitutional amendment and subsequent DEA extraditions to the US have been a game-changer.

]]>7f8bf240-fd50-46cf-b987-ebf9cbd61f2fTue, 20 Oct 2026 20:54:57 GMT<p>Diego Delfino, founder of Delfino.cr, tells British author Jules Evans why he doesn't think Costa Rica is a narco-state...yet. He discusses how cartels have infiltrated every level of the Costa Rican state, but why he thinks the 2025 constitutional amendment and subsequent DEA extraditions to the US have been a game-changer. </p>no00:51:49Is Costa Rica becoming a narco-state? full