Who is Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's new interim president?
The World
PRX
4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
We take a look at the life and politics of Delcy Rodríguez, who spent years as part of deposed President Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle, and is now Venezuela’s de-facto leader. Also, Cubans are watching the developments in Venezuela with growing unease as fuel shortages worsen in their own country. And, winter storm Goretti disrupts travels across much of Western Europe. Plus, experts unearth a 2,000-year-old war trumpet.
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesTranscript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Venezuela is roiling and there's a new leader at the helm. |
| 0:09.0 | I mean, she has to almost, you know, have a double identity. |
| 0:12.0 | She has to convince the Trump administration that she's playing ball, |
| 0:15.0 | and she has to convince the military that she is also going to protect them. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Marco Werman. |
| 0:20.0 | And I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:21.4 | Today we profile Delci Rodriguez and her rides to power. |
| 0:25.3 | Plus, what losing Venezuelan oil means for Cuba. |
| 0:28.7 | We'll also hear about the crazy winter storms in Europe. |
| 0:31.7 | This kind of weather that we have experienced is it's not normal snow. |
| 0:41.3 | Plus, one source of climate pollution we don't hear much about. The footprint of a hospital, about 5% of that is coming just from inhaled anesthetics. |
| 0:48.3 | Yes, anesthesia as in what's used in operating rooms. |
| 0:52.3 | All that and much more today, here on the world. |
| 0:57.6 | This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler. And I'm Marco Wurman. Thank you for being here today. |
| 1:03.1 | It has been less than a week since the U.S. removed Venezuela's longtime leader Nicolas |
| 1:07.0 | Maduro from power and arrested him in the middle of the night that set in motion a rapid |
| 1:11.7 | fire series of events with reverberations across the globe. We turn our attention today to the |
| 1:17.6 | transfer of power to Maduro's vice president, Desi Rodriguez. On Monday, she was sworn in as the |
| 1:24.0 | country's leader. Rodriguez was solemn in tone as she pledged to guide Venezuela through these uncertain times. |
| 1:32.7 | Her appointment was sudden, but she's long held a place of power in Venezuela with a purpose |
| 1:37.4 | that is personal for her. |
| 1:39.2 | The world's Tibisa Isaiah reports. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from PRX, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of PRX and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

