E38 - Venezuela and Chavismo w/ Alejandro Velasco

<div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="247ue" data-offset-key="32kv-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="32kv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="32kv-0-0">Danny and Derek speak about potential Russia-Ukraine peace talks (0:51), Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s facing a no-confidence vote (9:36), Ansar Allah/Houthi and Saudi ceasefires (14:28), and the DPRK’s most recent ballistic missile test (17:39). They are then joined by Alejandro Velasco, associate professor of history at NYU, to discuss Venezuela and Chavismo. They talk Venezuelan history since the 1950’s, Chavez’s early life, ideologies informing his approach to state power, and much more.</span></div> </div>   <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="247ue" data-offset-key="fkhgp-0-0"> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="fkhgp-0-0"><span data-offset-key="fkhgp-0-0">Check out Alejandro's book</span> <span style="font-style: italic;" data-offset-key="fkhgp-0-1"><span data-text="true">Barrio Rising:</span></span> <em>Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern</em> <em>Venezuela</em>: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3DqgMki">https://bit.ly/3DqgMki</a> <span style= "font-style: italic;" data-offset-key="fkhgp-0-1"><span data-text= "true"><br /></span></span></div> <br /> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="fkhgp-0-0"> </div> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="fkhgp-0-0">Become a patron today:</div> <div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="fkhgp-0-0"><a href= "http://www.patreon.com/americanprestige">www.patreon.com/americanprestige</a></div> </div>