He is a regular contributor to NPR and PRI-BBC’s The World. From 1997 to 2015, he was the host of Global Village on KPFK. His weekly podcast, The Cosmic Barrio with Betto Arcos, features music from all over the world, with an emphasis on new releases and classic sounds from Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and all points in between.