The Velvet Hammer Episode 19: Welcome to our second to last episode of season 1! We start looking at inflation in Argentina slowly decreasing (despite still being highest in the world) while the government began circulation of new 10,000 peso bills. We jump to immigration around the world, with New York State spending record amounts on migrants while the UK has made a deal to deport people to Rwanda. From there, we review the US elections again, wondering how Trump’s trial will turn out and how the candidates will fare with the first scheduled private debate. Back to local news, we cover a train collision in Buenos Aires that hopefully didn’t compromise the bridge it occurred on, and that terrible news of a hate crime against the Argentine LGBT community. Then, a story of a woman scorned, but wealthy enough to build the largest reinforced concrete building at the time as means to exact her revenge. While on buildings, we cover the holdout houses in the country, gentrification, urban renewal, and finally close on some random seafood talk. Remember to join us next week for the season finale of The Velvet Hammer!

Coming every Thursday, this is The Velvet Hammer with your hosts, Jonny, Tom, & Tadeo, three American expats recording from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brought to you by One Eleven Entertainment.