Podcast
Inside Costa Rica
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.
- Episodes
- 2
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 49 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
2 episodes, newest first
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47 min
Are Costa Ricans the happiest people on the planet?
Show notes
Costa Rica ranked 4th in this year's World Happiness Report, the highest of any country outside Scandinavia, and is number one in the Happy Planet Index. Is the pura vida story true, and why are Ticos so happy?
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52 min
Is Costa Rica becoming a narco-state?
Show notes
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.
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