Inside Costa Rica
An English-language podcast exploring Costa Rican politics and culture. Writer Jules Evans interviews leading local journalist Diego Delfino and other experts to explain the main topics, trends, and challenges facing the country. It aims to help both foreigners and locals better understand this beautiful and sometimes turbulent nation.
Episodios
Are Costa Ricans the happiest people on the planet?
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?
Is Costa Rica becoming a narco-state?
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.
