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Starting October 12, this production will premiere, rescuing the knowledge shared by intellectuals during their visits to the University of Guadalajara.
The reflections of great intellectuals from Latin America and the world will reach more people thanks to podcast “A bridge is a person crossing a bridge”, A production of University of Guadalajara Radio which compiles the knowledge shared in the Latin American Chair “Julio Cortázar”.
It is a sound and visual journey that It will premiere on October 12th on the streaming platforms of Radio Universidad de Guadalajara, in which internationally renowned figures invite to dialogue, reflection and imagination with a talk and a narrative that recalls the teachings addressed in the Chair.
“This project takes inspiration from Julio Cortázar, who reminded us that to live humanely The future demands that we nurture our capacity to imagine with love, play, and joy. “And it is in that spirit that this podcast seeks to open conversations around fundamental questions,” he explained. Victor Hugo Magaña, Director of Radio Universidad de Guadalajara.
He explained that the radio station seeks to expand the horizons of its programming, and that the podcast represents an opportunity to bring this knowledge to more people and new generations, as it is a format with considerable reach in Mexico, where it is estimated that More than 40 million people listen to some type of podcast.
“Our task as a public radio station is precisely that: to build bridges between generations, between knowledge and between the diverse voices that make us up as a society,” he explained.
Each of these episodes It lasts between 35 and 40 minutesA new episode will premiere every two weeks, and the first episodes have featured figures such as Leonardo Padura, Sarah Corona, Rafael Rojas, Craig Dykens and Luis Camnitzer.
The first season of this podcast will be available in digital streaming platforms such as Spotify, besides that also The episodes will be published on the website of the “Julio Cortázar” Chair and the full video interviews They can be found on YouTube.
“We are not looking to give definitive answers, what we seek is to provoke more questions and keep the dialogue alive in the face of our historical time, that is the essence of university radio,” he stated.
The host and producer of the podcast, Gabriela Bautista, He mentioned that the preliminary work for the production involved a design of interviews focused on hospitality, which yields the reflections of the intellectuals who have participated in the Chair and their way of seeing the world in the face of change.
“At Radio Universidad, we also share the same humanistic mission as the Chair, which is why we have this collection of conversations that will run in seasons. Each season represents a year of work, both for the podcast and for the Chair,” he stated.
He felt that these podcasts accompany listeners, so “A bridge is a person crossing a bridge” It can become a production that raises reflection on what makes us human:Podcasts are a form of companionship“The beauty of sound lies in its ability to emotionally accompany the listener.”
Erandi Barbosa Garibay, Logistics Coordinator of the “Julio Cortázar” Latin American Chair, highlighted that the creation of this podcast was made possible thanks to the support of the Canal 44 and Radio Universidad de Guadalajara team, who facilitated the conditions for interviewing the personalities who attend the Chair.
“The idea is to build a narrative and find out what people think about these topics. Look for it starting October 12th; so far we have five episodes of the first season,” he said.
Meeting for reflection
La Coordinator of the Latin American Chair “Julio Cortázar”, doctor Dulce María ZúñigaHe recalled that this dialogue with intellectuals arose after a proposal by the writers Gabriel García Márquez and Carlos Fuentes more than 30 years ago.
“From the beginning it was conceived as a high-level program to disseminate ideas, criticism, to invite intellectuals to come and teach a course and give a master lecture in the Enrique Díaz de León Auditorium,” he asserted.
Although initially the Chair’s subject matter was oriented towards humanities topics, over time Intellectuals from other areas of knowledge have been invited to participate in this meeting, sharing knowledge in the fields of Physics, Architecture, Biology, Communication, Sociology and even Artificial Intelligence.
He announced that the participation of two more figures in the “Julio Cortázar” Chair is already planned for the remainder of 2025, such as Argentine journalist and historian Pablo Stefanoni, or the Ecuadorian writer Monica Ojedawho will arrive at the Enrique Díaz de León Auditorium to share their reflections in the coming months.
Sincerely,
“Think and Work”
“1925-2025. A Century of Thinking and Working”
Guadalajara, Jalisco, September 18, 2025
Text: Pablo Miranda Ramírez
Photo: Abraham Aréchiga
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