Bonus - Maduro, Trump, and Washington’s Narco-Terrorism Fixation w/ Alex Aviña and Gabriel Hetland (Preview)

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

History, Politics, News

4.8 • 705 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Derek welcomes back Gabriel Hetland, associate professor at the University at Albany, and Alex Aviña, associate professor at Arizona State University, to talk about America’s latest moves against Venezuela. They discuss the long US campaign to topple Nicolás Maduro, Washington’s resurrection of the “narco-terrorism” label, the oil politics behind US incoherence in the region, Maduro’s domestic maneuvering, and how Trump’s recent assertions of dominance risk sparking a wider regional crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.3	and the now
0:42.3	And I am very
0:44.3	I am very pleased to be
0:58.9	joined for this very, very special episode on drugs and why they are bad for you by Gabriel
1:06.9	Hetland. He is Associate Professor of Latin American studies at the University of Albany,
1:11.2	and returning champion Alex Avenia.
1:13.5	He is associate professor of Latin American history at Arizona State University.
1:19.2	Gabriel is the author of Democracy on the Ground, Local Politics and Latin America's Left Turn.
1:23.3	Alex is the author of Speckers of Revolution, Peasant Corrillas and the Cold War Mexican countryside.
1:28.0	You should buy both of those if you haven't already.
1:30.9	But guys, thanks for coming on the program.
1:33.1	Yeah, thanks for having us.
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