Mexico: The Podcast

In this episode, Tavo and Alex discuss current Mexican and Chinese relations. Missed part 1 of Mexico-China? Here’s the previous episode!Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.orgMentioned in this episode:How Mexico was “China’s first victim”Tavo explains...

In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex look back at the mutual influence and relations between China and Mexico. Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.orgMentioned in this episode:Colonial Mexico and Imperial China’s early relationsMexico’s...

Manuel Gómez Morín was many things: A member of the government, an opponent of the government, a lawyer, a massive stick-in-the-mud, and the subject of today’s episode of Mexico: The Podcast. In it Tavo and Alex unpack the life of one of Mexico’s most influential men, and how his personal qualities have created the political situation the country is in to this day.Mexico: The Podcast is also...

Long before Mark Carney declared the international rules-based system dead, Mexico was working to balance the global law of the jungle with its own principles. In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex look into over a century of Mexican foreign policy, as they seek to answer whether Mexico has been more principled or pragmatic.Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple...

Mexico’s economy didn’t do all that well in 2025… Things could get much worse.In episode one of season two of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex dissect the factors that will affect Mexico’s economic growth, investment, and prosperity in 2026.Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube! Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on...

In this yuletide episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Alex raises a glass to a time honoured tradition and toasts Tavo for being an integral part of it.The Guadalupe-Reyes “marathon” is a Christmas tradition like no other; here we explain what’s behind it.Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and now on YouTube! Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider...

How did Mexicans go from avoiding being called “conservative” to opposition figures coming to show off they’re on the extreme right?In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo grills Alex on his upcoming book—La derecha no existe (pero ahí está)—and about what it truly means to be on the right in Mexico.To buy the book click here or go to your favourite book shop soon. For international shipping...

Take a tour around Mexico City’s most iconic markets. From the most humble street tianguis to one of the largest covered markets in the world.In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex explore the market capital of the world—or at least thats how we feel about Mexico City in our hearts. Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and now on YouTube! Leave us a...

In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex try to explain why the Mexican government can’t get the resources to invest in the economy and why business is too scared to invest either.Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and now on YouTube! Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.orgMentioned in...

How corrupt is Mexico? What are the origins of corruption there? Why is Tavo always getting himself into sticky situations?Find all about that and more in this episode of Mexico: The Podcast!Mexico: The Podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and now on YouTube! Leave us a review and a comment, and for even more insider insights on Mexico, subscribe to www.mxpe.orgMentioned in this...