Last week, Puerto Rico defaulted on millions of dollars in debt payments, spurring legal action from bond insurers. This hour, we get the latest on the island's economic crisis, including Governor Alejandro García Padilla’s pleas for Congressional intervention.
We also check in with local filmmaker Pedro Bermudez, whose new short film "Hasta Mañana"premieres this week at Real Art Ways in Hartford.
And later: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has somebig changes planned for Penn Station in New York City. We find out what they entail and how they affect Connecticut. It's the first installment in our new Zoned series featuring WNPR blogger Heather Brandon.
GUESTS:
- Luis Figueroa - Associate professor of history at Trinity College
- Pedro Bermudez - Owner of Revisionist, a film production company; professor of cinema at the University of Hartford
- Heather Brandon - WNPR’s digital editor; host of Zoned, a blog about transportation and land use
- Matthew Schuerman - Senior editor at WNYC
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John Dankosky and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.