It's a Numbers Game: Maduro Arrested & What It Means for U.S. Foreign Policy

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this milestone anniversary episode, Ryan reflects on one year behind the mic before diving into breaking global news: the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Ryan breaks down what the turmoil in Venezuela means for American foreign policy, the growing public debate over U.S. military intervention, and how international instability impacts the United States at home.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:07.4	Welcome back to a numbers game with Ryan Gurdeski.
0:09.5	Thank you guys for being here.
0:10.8	Happy New Year, everyone.
0:12.2	First episode of the New Year.
0:13.9	Happy 2026.
0:15.3	I'm excited to be here.
0:16.6	And it's actually the one year anniversary of this podcast.
0:19.8	We started this podcast January 6th, 2025, and here we are a full year later.
0:24.8	I didn't really know if this podcast would work or if there was an audience who want to hear
0:29.4	about nerdy number stuff with, you know, a nasly guy from Queens.
0:34.4	I guess Ray Romano's not the only one who can pull an audience off sounding like this,
0:39.0	but I'm just kidding.
0:40.7	So I'm happy that this show has grown and that you stay with me for this entire year,
0:46.2	and I hope that I'm providing you with some interesting insight about politics and the economy
0:51.0	and the world at large that you're not getting from anywhere else.
0:53.6	So thank you guys for being here.
0:54.7	I really appreciate it.
0:56.2	Now, I rang in the new year, the old-fashioned way this year in 2026.
1:00.4	I had the flu, which is why we didn't have an episode for New Year's Day.
1:05.6	I was just honestly too sick.
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