Venezuela and US Interventionism
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2019
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
The crisis in Venezuela escalated over the weekend after the government blocked humanitarian aid at the Colombian border, leading to violence and protests. In this episode, Julio and guest host All-Star Imara Jones talk with guests Eli Lopez, senior editor of global opinions at the Washington Post, and Phil Gunson, senior analyst with the International Crisis Group and writer on Latin America, about the political tension in Venezuela and what role the U.S. plays in it.
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| 0:38.3 | Hey, welcome to In the Thicke a podcast about politics, race and culture from a POC perspective, I'm Julio Ricardo Barela, and today, |
| 0:48.1 | my dear co-host and friend Edmana Maria N'Ojosa is still reporting in South Texas. |
| 0:55.0 | But don't y'all worry, as they say in Texas. |
| 0:58.1 | I'm here with one of our all-stars, |
| 1:00.6 | Imara Jones, founder and president of Araya Media, hosts of the Last Sip. I'm |
| 1:05.0 | I'mra Jones founder and president of Araya Media hosts of the last sip and fellow in residence at the New York Women's Foundation. |
| 1:08.0 | Amara, welcome in the thick co-host for today. |
| 1:13.2 | Thank you, Balloon Drop. |
| 1:14.8 | How are you? |
| 1:16.0 | I'm great, I'm great. |
| 1:17.9 | The balloons are falling all around me |
| 1:19.5 | and I'm looking very Hillary Clinton at them all. |
| 1:22.0 | So I really felt strongly that we needed to talk about the situation in Venezuela because a lot of news has broken over the weekend. |
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