Episode #1951

NPR

Published December 13, 2019 at 3:35 PM EST

A group of cryptocurrency investors arrives in Puerto Rico with plans to change "everything" on the island and meets resistance from locals. Also, award-winning Latin funk orchestra Grupo Fantasma.

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Episode #1951

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