Under the Shadow

1. Lula Turns the Tide on Trump’s Donroe Doctrine | Ep. 17

   9 de novembro de 202654 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 17A seguir

   On Sunday, October 25, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro by a margin of three and a half points, and almost 4.5 million votes. It was roughly twice the …

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   On Sunday, October 25, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro by a margin of three and a half points, and almost 4.5 million votes. It was roughly twice the margin of the 2022 election, when Lula defeated Flavio’s father, Jair Bolsonaro.
   
   It was the first time in Brazilian history that a candidate lost the first round of voting and won the second. And it was also one of the first defeats of a far-right Trump ally in several years.
   
   As we’ve examined throughout this season of the podcast, Trump’s Donroe Doctrine has overshadowed the region since he came back into power early last year. He’s invaded Venezuela, tightened the screws on Cuba, and twisted arms to get his friends elected in countries up and down the Americas. But in Brazil, he couldn’t. And it’s not because Trump and his Silicon Valley buddies didn’t try.
   
   It’s because Lula supporters organized en masse. Students, workers, teachers, retirees, and everyone in between. And they hit the streets to flip the vote, despite the odds.
   
   They rallied with weeks of around-the-clock campaigning, marches, and protests. They pamphleted and fliered. They talked to their neighbors and their relatives. Online, Lula supporters responded with creative campaigns to confuse the algorithms that aggressively pushed content promoting Bolsonaro.
   
   As many in the crowds told me again and again in recent weeks, this election was a decision that would define the fate of Brazil’s democracy. This wasn’t a vote between two candidates in a democratic system, where one wins and the other accepts their loss. It was a decision between democracy and dictatorship. Or democracy and something else.
   
   And democracy won.
   
   We began this Season 2 of Under the Shadow in December 2025, in the weeks following the publication of Trump’s National Security Doctrine. We have now come full circle, closing with the shifting tides that helped to lift Lula to reelection.
   
   Guests:
   

   • Alexander Aviña
   • Sean T. Mitchel

   
   Resources About Lula’s Election in Brazil:
   

   • Lula Wins Stunning Upset Over Flávio Bolsonaro in Blow to Far Right & Trump — Democracy Now!
   • Lula wins fourth term in tight run-off against Bolsonaro
   • President Lula Wins Brazil’s Elections in Surprising Victory

   
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   Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
   
   Hosted, written, produced, mixed, and edited by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox. This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA. It is supported, in part, by Global Exchange. Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.
   
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2. Meta Chooses Sides in Brazil's Election | Ep. 16

   23 de outubro de 202654 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 16A seguir

   In the first round of voting on October 4, Trump-ally, far-right presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro came in two points ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvia. Lula supporters have been responding …

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   In the first round of voting on October 4, Trump-ally, far-right presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro came in two points ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvia.
   Lula supporters have been responding both in the streets and online. And they have been closing the gap, but it’s an uphill battle. Big Tech—and in particular Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp—have been helping to lift Bolsonaro’s presence online over that of President Lula.
   Meta temporarily suspended Lula’s campaign page on Facebook, blocked more than 1,000 pro-Lula accounts, and allowed its algorithm to benefit Bolsonaro while hindering Lula’s campaign. Meta admits that there has not been parity in its treatment of the candidates but it blames mechanical glitches.
   Meanwhile, a Meta AI chatbot admitted to one graduate student that “Meta indeed has a clear political and economic interest in the election of Flávio Bolsonaro.”
   Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a close political ally of US President Donald Trump. Flávio Bolsonaro has promised that if he is elected, he will join Trump’s Counter Cartel Coalition and open up Brazil’s rare earth minerals to the United States. That is something that Big Tech companies are interested in, because those minerals are necessary for their hardware, AI, and data centers.
   Brazilians have protested at Meta’s headquarters in São Paulo. And they have turned to creativity to try to break the bubble of the algorithm and spread their message to precious undecided voters, who can make or break this election.
   Meta and its secret algorithm have become the latest tool of US intervention in Latin America. It is not a branch of the US government. But it’s working in tandem.
   In this episode, host Michael Fox speaks with Brazil-based journalist Brian Mier. They discuss where things are now, what’s at stake, and in particular look at the role that Meta is playing ahead of the second round of the Brazilian elections on Sunday.
   Brian Mier has master’s degrees from Loyola University Chicago and the University of London. He’s lived in Brazil for more than 30 years and he co-hosts a weekly Portuguese-language web TV program called Globalistas on Brasil 247. Mier is an editor of Panamerican Dispatch, which was launched ahead of the Brazilian vote.
   
   
   Guests:

   • Brian Mier
   • Joao Feres Junior

   
   Resources About Meta in Brazil:

   • Meta Censors Over 1,080 Accounts Supporting Lula During Brazilian Elections
   • Whistleblower Exposes Meta, Bolsonaro, and Cerimedo Election Meddling Partnership
   • Meta Acknowledges the Reduced Reach of Lula’s Profiles
   • Beyond Meta AI, Other AI Platforms Steer Content Against Lula
   • Meta Discovers New Tool to Sabotage Lula’s Campaign
   • Meta AI Admits and Explains Pro-Bolsonaro Manipulation
   • Report Reveals Flávio Bolsonaro’s Campaign Paid AI Company to Manipulate Elections
   • Meta Reaps Highest Corporate Earnings in Brazil’s 2026 Elections
   • Meta Ignores Brazilian Court Order to End Bolsonaro Favoritism
   • Complaint filed to disqualify Bolsonaro ticket over Meta ‘algorithmic manipulation’
   • Hundreds Protest at Meta Headquarters in Brazil Against Far-Right Bias
   • UN Presses Meta Over Manipulation in Brazil’s Election
   • Brian Mier’s Substack, Delinking Brazil

   
   
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3. Trump's Plan to Swing Brazil's Election for Bolsonaro | Ep. 15

   1 de outubro de 202648 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 15A seguir

   Brazil votes this Sunday, and the Trump administration has spent months trying to tilt the outcome toward far-right presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. Tariffs. Terrorist designations. Revoked visas …

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   Brazil votes this Sunday, and the Trump administration has spent months trying to tilt the outcome toward far-right presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. Tariffs. Terrorist designations. Revoked visas. Frequent meetings with the Bolsonaro family. Taken alone, each move looks random. Put the pieces together, and a picture emerges: U.S. interference in Brazil's 2026 elections.
   
   Over the last year, Trump has met frequently with members of the Bolsonaro family. In June, the State Department put two Brazilian gangs on the terrorist list. Just a few weeks later, Trump shared an article on Truth Social that said Brazil was his next big challenge. Less than a month later, in July, Trump imposed new 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods. In August, Trump revoked the U.S. visa of the Brazilian ambassador.
   
   The Brazilian Intelligence Agency recently raised the risk of external influence and interference by the United States in Brazil’s 2026 elections to a quote, “critical level.”
   
   This is Episode 15 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
   
   Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
   
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   Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
   Other music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.
   Script editing by Heather Gies. Hosted, written, produced, mixed, and edited by Michael Fox.
   
   Guests:
   

   • Alexander Main
   • Maria Martha Bruno
   • Igor Fuser

   
   Resources:
   

   • Visit Panamerican Dispatch for all of the latest news on Brazil
   • You can visit Agencia Public for their reporting and analysis about Brazil.
   • Here is Agencia Publica’s investigación, Digital Militia.
   • Many thanks to Jake Johnston from the Center for Economic and Policy Research and Maria Martha Bruno, from Agencia Publica, for taking the time to speak with me and for their excellent analysis and insight.
   • You can visit CEPR’s Live Tracker on Latin America.
   • You can check out Michael Fox’s Patreon.
   • More background…
   • The Beginning: Monroe and migration | Under the Shadow, Episode 1
   • Panama. US Invasion. | Under the Shadow, Episode 13
   • The legacy of Monroe | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 4

   
   Support Under the Shadow Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
   You can subscribe to Michael Fox's new free speech podcast, The Battle for Free Speech On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033olXvh3dLzQFJc1HSd6O?si=7eda46a92fe14894 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-battle-for-free-speech/id1896829044 Or wherever you get your podcasts.
   
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4. Fernando Cerimedo: Revealing Trump's Election Interference in Latin America | Ep. 14

   17 de setembro de 202638 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 14A seguir

   Fernando Cerimedo. A name that unless you follow Latin America closely, you likely have never heard.He’s been called “MAGA’s man” in Latin America. And he is at the heart of a shocking scandal that includes …

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   Fernando Cerimedo. A name that unless you follow Latin America closely, you likely have never heard.
   
   He’s been called “MAGA’s man” in Latin America. And he is at the heart of a shocking scandal that includes “attempted femicide,” election rigging, fake news, disinformation and powerful political ties to far-right presidents across Latin America, and even the White House, under Donald Trump.
   It’s big news in Latin America, even though it's been largely under the radar in the United States, until now.
   
   The scandal has dire implications for the legitimacy of elections up and down the Americas, including elections where U.S. President Donald Trump has been throwing his weight around over the last year. Elections where right-wingers have won close, but shocking victories. And big elections are coming up in Brazil and elsewhere.
   
   This is Episode 14 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
   
   Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
   
   Follow Under the Shadow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
   
   Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
   
   This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
   
   It is supported, in part, by Global Exchange.
   
   Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
   
   Other music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.
   
   Script editing by Heather Gies. Hosted, written, produced, mixed, and edited by Michael Fox.
   
   Guests:
   

   • Jake Johnston
   • Maria Martha Bruno

   
   Resources:
   

   • Progressive International’s Investigation into Fernando Cerimedo — How to Steal a Hemisphere: Fernando Cerimedo and the Heist of Latin American Democracy
   • Facebook não barra anúncios com desinformação sobre eleições brasileiras
   • You can visit Agencia Public for their reporting and analysis about Brazil.
   • Here is Agencia Publica’s investigación, Digital Militia.
   • Many thanks to Jake Johnston from the Center for Economic and Policy Research and Maria Martha Bruno, from Agencia Publica, for taking the time to speak with me and for their excellent analysis and insight.
   • You can visit CEPR’s Live Tracker on Latin America.
   • You can check out Michael Fox’s Patreon.

   More background…
   

   • The Beginning: Monroe and migration | Under the Shadow, Episode 1
   • Panama. US Invasion. | Under the Shadow, Episode 13
   • The legacy of Monroe | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 4

   
   Support Under the ShadowPlease consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
   
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   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033olXvh3dLzQFJc1HSd6O?si=7eda46a92fe14894
   
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   Or wherever you get your podcasts.
   
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5. 'American Dominance': Boat Strikes, Cuba, and Latin American Pushback | Ep. 13

   3 de setembro de 202655 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 13A seguir

   This week marks the 1-year anniversary of Trump’s boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific oceans. On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced the first air strike on a boat in the Caribbean. Trump …

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   This week marks the 1-year anniversary of Trump’s boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific oceans. On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced the first air strike on a boat in the Caribbean. Trump said the boat allegedly carried drugs off the coast of Venezuela. It marked the beginning of a hostile U.S. foreign policy that has seen the U.S. invade Venezuela, unleash a devastating oil blockade on Cuba, and justify it all under a renewed Monroe Doctrine, which the President is calling his Donroe Doctrine.
   
   Meanwhile, the boat strikes have continued until today, even though Trump administration officials say they have not actually decreased the amount of drugs arriving on U.S. soil. As of this week, the U.S. government has attacked at least 68 boats over the last year, killing more than 220 people.
   
   The Trump administration is now using his foreign policy to attack progressive opponents at home, labelling them pawns of Cuba, and "one of the single largest, most sophisticated and dangerous vectors for hostile foreign influence in modern American history."
   
   In this episode, Michael Fox walks through the anniversary of the boat strikes. He dissects a new Cuban report published by the State Department to attack dissidents at home, and then looks at the regional resistance to Trump at the Panamerican Congress, which was held in August in Montevideo, Uruguay.
   
   This is Episode 13 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
   
   Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
   
   Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
   This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
   It is supported, in part, by Global Exchange.
   
   Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
   Other music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.
   
   Script editing by Heather Gies.
   Hosted, written, produced, mixed, and edited by Michael Fox.
   
   Guests:
   

   • Alexander Main
   • Jake Johnston

   
   Resources:
   

   • Belly of the Beast is a U.S-based independent media outlet, reporting from Havana.
   • Many thanks for their incredible ongoing work. You can visit their site here: www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com
   • Below are links to the video clips used in today’s episode:

   
   “Helping” Cuba While Destroying Its Economyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TRYNU9-h5A
   This History Professor Graded Marco Rubio's Cuba Report. He Got an F.
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8hqJI4kOWc
   

   • Many thanks to Alex Main and Jake Johnston from the Center for Economic and Policy Research for taking the time to speak with me and for their excellent analysis and insight.
   • You can visit CEPR’s Live Tracker on Latin America.
   • You can check out Michael Fox’s Patreon.
   • More background…
   • The Beginning: Monroe and migration | Under the Shadow, Episode 1
   • Panama. US Invasion. | Under the Shadow, Episode 13
   • The legacy of Monroe | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 4

   
   Support Under the Shadow: Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
   
   You can subscribe to Michael Fox's new free speech podcast, The Battle for Free Speech
   On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033olXvh3dLzQFJc1HSd6O?si=7eda46a92fe14894
   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-battle-for-free-speech/id1896829044Or wherever you get your podcasts.
   
   
   
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6. Brazil’s Battle Against Fake News & the US War to Undermine it | Ep. 12

   16 de julho de 20261 h 20 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 12A seguir

   Just over the last 24 hours, Trump announced that he is levying new 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods. This is supposed to combat supposed quote "UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES” by Brazil. In reality, Trump is rolling out …

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   Just over the last 24 hours, Trump announced that he is levying new 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods. This is supposed to combat supposed quote "UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES” by Brazil.
   In reality, Trump is rolling out these tariffs out in defense of his personal interests and those of his allies. That includes powerful US credit card companies. And as I look at in depth in this episode… Silicon Valley tech billionaires and their far right allies.
   
   There is one other important thing at stake in Brazil right now: the upcoming presidential elections in October. President Lula is running for reelection. The Bolsonaro family is trying to take the presidency back. Trump has already said that he sees this as his next big challenge.
   
   This episode is a joint collaboration together with my podcasts Brazil on Fire, Under the Shadow, and The Battle for Free Speech.
   
   The Battle for Free Speech is my latest. It’s an 8-part investigative narrative podcast series. I’ve been working on it for the last year. It looks at the attacks on free speech today from the Trump administration. But also how people are standing up and pushing back. This is episode 6 of that podcast. If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing and listening, wherever you get your podcasts.
   
   OK. I hope you enjoy the show…
   
   This is really a tale of two countries: the United States and Brazil. In both countries, far-right presidents come to power — Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro. In both those countries, the presidents spent several years unraveling democratic institutions and public policy. Both presidents then ran for reelection. Both presidents lied about their country's voting systems in order to undermine the elections and whip up their base.
   
   Both those presidents lost their reelections — Trump in 2020. Bolsonaro in 2022. They both claimed fraud and tried to carry out a coup to stay in power.
   
   But that is where these two paths diverged. In the United States, President Donald Trump continued to peddle his lies about the elections. He created his own social media platform and he used it to push his agenda. He was reelected in 2024 and returned to power. In Brazil, however, the country’s Supreme Electoral Court blocked former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years, because of the lies he told about the country’s electoral system.
   
   It wasn't censorship. it was a different interpretation of free speech. One that said the right to free expression must be balanced with the other rights in the country and the country’s democratic system. The United States doesn’t agree. And the Trump administration has been pushing to bend Brazil toward its definition of "free speech."
   
   In this episode, Michael Fox journeys to Brazil to understand the lengths that the country has gone to fight disinformation.
   
   Michael is joined in the episode by Maximillian Alvarez, editor-in-chief and co-executive director of The Real News Network and the host of the Working People Podcast.
   
   The Battle for Free Speech is a production of The Real News Network.
   
   Hosted by Michael Fox and Marc Steiner. Theme music by Michael Fox, Jordan Klein and Daniel Nuñez. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound. Production and Sound Design by Michael Fox and Stephen Frank. Editorial support by Kayla Rivara. Research by Ben Schweiger.
   
   Guests:
   

   • Fabio de Sa e Silva
   • Artur Romeu
   • Fernando Paulino
   • Brian Mier

   Resources:
   

   • Follow The Battle For Free Speech on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
   • Support Michael Fox's reporting at patreon.com/mfox

   
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7. Fired and Jailed: Attacks on Free Speech under Trump (BONUS)

   25 de junho de 20261 h 9 minTemporada 2BônusA seguir

   A bonus drop for Under the Shadow listeners: we're introducing The Battle for Free Speech, a new multipart narrative series from The Real News, hosted by Michael Fox and Marc Steiner. In this first episode …

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   A bonus drop for Under the Shadow listeners: we're introducing The Battle for Free Speech, a new multipart narrative series from The Real News, hosted by Michael Fox and Marc Steiner. In this first episode, "Fired and Jailed," we look at how hundreds of people have been fired, suspended, investigated, or detained for speaking out under the Trump administration — and why it's just the tip of the iceberg.
   
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   Show notes:
   Mahmoud Khalil was detained and arrested at his Manhattan apartment. The video is chilling. Plainclothes agents are there. They refuse to give their names. He’s handcuffed and shoved into the back of a car. His wife — eight months pregnant — watches and tries to understand what’s happening.
   
   This is not a scene from some dark chapter of a distant past filled with black-and-white photos of bygone dictatorships. This happened here, in the United States of America, in 2025.
   
   In this podcast series, in the lead-up to the country’s 250th anniversary, journalists Michael Fox and Marc Steiner look at the battle for our free speech rights today, and attacks on people speaking out in the United States.
   
   Hosted by Michael Fox and Marc Steiner.
   Theme music by Michael Fox, Jordan Klein, and Daniel Nuñez.
   Other music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.
   Production and Sound Design by Michael Fox and Stephen Frank.
   Editorial support by: Kayla Rivara and Heather Gies.
   Research by Ben Schweiger.
   
   Guests:
   

   • Lisa Femia, Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
   • Corinna Mullin, CUNY professor
   • David Rubin, Staff Attorney, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
   • Allen Chaney, Legal Director, ACLU - South Carolina

   Resources:
   

   • The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown
   • Clemson Settles With Professor Fired for Kirk Comments
   • Retired police officer jailed over Charlie Kirk post settles lawsuit for more than $800K
   • The war on our sight

   
   
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8. HondurasGate: Leaks Reveal Right-Wing Plot to Dismantle Latin American Left | Ep. 11

   28 de maio de 202658 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 11A seguir

   On the morning of April 30, the Spanish website Diario Red and the television channel Canal Red began to release a series of leaked audio recordings between powerful right-wing figures in the Americas. They …

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   On the morning of April 30, the Spanish website Diario Red and the television channel Canal Red began to release a series of leaked audio recordings between powerful right-wing figures in the Americas. They called it HondurasGate.
   
   By May 6, the outlets had released a total of 37 WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram messages.
   What they reveal is a shocking network pushing undermine leftist leaders in the region.
   
   It’s one of the biggest political scandals in the Americas in years… and it implicates the Trump administration, Israel, Argentina's libertarian president, a load of right-wing Honduran officials in underhanded activities to take down political opponents… with thousands of dollars funneled into a right-wing propaganda outlet, allegedly located in the United States.
   
   The messages have been independently verified twice, confirming that they are not AI-generated.
   And you have likely heard little, if nothing, about them.
   
   Today, host Michael Fox walks you through the leaks. What they are, what they mean, and the repercussions for the region.
   
   This is Episode 11 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
   
   Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
   
   Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
   
   This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
   It is supported, in part, by Global Exchange.
   
   Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
   Other music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.
   
   Script editing by Heather Gies. Hosted, written, produced, mixed, and edited by Michael Fox.
   
   Guests:
   

   • Arturo Dominguez
   • Alberto Maresca

   
   Resources:
   

   • You can check out Michael Fox’s Patreon.
   • Here is Arturo Dominguez’s latest piece on this, “How Far Will Trump Go to Destabilize Latin America"
   • Alberto Maresca’s latest article is, "‘Hondurasgate’ and the tragedy of automatic alignment in Latin America

   You can check out hondurasgate.ch for all the background and more information about the leaks.You can listen to the links at youtube.com/@hondurasgateYou can check out Valeria Duarte's reporting on HondurasGate. She is the journalist at Diario Red who broke the story.This is the YouTube site for Canal Red Latinoamerica, the television news outlet that broke HondurasGate.
   
   Under the Shadow, Season 1:
   You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
   

   • The Beginning: Monroe and migration | Under the Shadow, Episode 1
   • Panama. US Invasion. | Under the Shadow, Episode 13
   • The legacy of Monroe | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 4

   
   Support Under the Shadow
   Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
   
   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.
   
   Follow Under the Shadow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
   
   Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
   
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9. Trump Re-ups the Forever Drug War — How US Policy Fueled Mexico's Cartel Crisis | Ep. 10

   9 de abril de 202649 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 10A seguir

   The U.S. has funneled billions into allies in the region under the guise of fighting the drug traffickers. It has ripped apart countries. And the violence has only gotten worse. Decades of fighting, with little …

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   The U.S. has funneled billions into allies in the region under the guise of fighting the drug traffickers. It has ripped apart countries. And the violence has only gotten worse. Decades of fighting, with little to show for it except human rights abuses, displacement, and tens of thousands of dead and disappeared.
   
   In the last episode, host Michael Fox took you to Mexico City to walk through Mexico's Museum of Interventions and witness, first hand, the long history of foreign and, in particular, U.S. intervention in the country.
   
   Today, he brings listeners up to the present…. Diving headfirst into the U.S.-backed drug war in Mexico, which has overtaken the country in recent decades and fueled an epidemic of violence that has disappeared more than a hundred thousand people over the last 20 years. We’ll look at Trump’s threats, the repercussions they are having in the country. And we’ll also hear the voices of Mexicans who are standing up.
   
   This is Episode 10 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
   
   Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
   
   Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
   
   This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
   
   Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
   Other music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.
   
   Script editing by Heather Gies. Hosted, written, produced, mixed, and edited by Michael Fox.
   
   Guests:
   Christy Thornton, Associate Professor of History at NYU
   John Lindsay-Poland
   
   Please check out the Global Exchange campaign… Stop US Arms to Mexico
   
   Many thanks to the Mexico-based journalists Clayton Conn and Tamara Pearson for their reporting in this episode. You can find their work at…
   Clayton Conn: https://www.instagram.com/clayton.conn/
   Tamara Pearson: Resistancewords.com
   
   Resources:
   

   • Here is the link to Mexico’s National Museum of Interventions.
   • You can check out Michael Fox’s Patreon to see exclusive pictures of the museum and the wall out front, and hear the backstory about this museum and his visit there.
   • Here is the episode of Michael Fox’s podcast Stories of Resistance about the St. Patrick’s Brigade.
   • This is Christy Thornton’s book, Revolution in Development: Mexico and the Governance of the Global Economy
   • John Lindsay-Poland’s book, Plan Colombia: U.S. Ally Atrocities and Community Activism

   
   Under the Shadow, Season 1:
   You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
   

   • The Beginning: Monroe and migration | Under the Shadow, Episode 1
   • Panama. US Invasion. | Under the Shadow, Episode 13
   • The legacy of Monroe | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 4

   
   Support Under the ShadowPlease consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
   
   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.
   
   Follow Under the Shadow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
   
   Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
   
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10. How the United States Stole Mexico | Ep. 9

    26 de março de 202637 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 9A seguir

    Increasingly, Trump has his sights set on Mexico—promising to send in US troops in the name of fighting cartels and advancing a so-called drug war policy. But Trump’s actions harken back to an era of US empire …

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    Increasingly, Trump has his sights set on Mexico—promising to send in US troops in the name of fighting cartels and advancing a so-called drug war policy. But Trump’s actions harken back to an era of US empire much, much older.
    
    See, Mexico has withstood a long history of foreign intervention by the Spanish, French, and multiple times by the United States.
    
    In 1848, Mexico lost more than half its territory to the United States. The US states of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and more used to be part of Mexico.
    
    Today, host Michael Fox visits Mexico’s National Museum of Interventions in Mexico City, and we look back at the devastating history of foreign intervention in Mexico amid Trump’s threats against Mexico and elsewhere in the region today.
    
    This is Episode 9 of Under the Shadow, Season 2. Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
    
    Other music from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.
    
    Script editing by Heather Gies. Hosted, written, produced, mixed, and edited by Michael Fox.
    
    Guests
    

    • Christy Thornton, Associate Professor of History at NYU

    Resources
    

    • Here is the link to Mexico’s National Museum of Interventions.
    • You can check out Michael Fox’s Patreon to see exclusive pictures of the museum and the wall out front.
    • Here is the episode of Michael Fox’s podcast Stories of Resistance about the St. Patrick’s Brigade.
    • This is Christy Thornton’s book, Revolution in Development: Mexico and the Governance of the Global Economy.

    Under the Shadow, Season 1
    

    • You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
    • The Beginning: Monroe and migration | Under the Shadow, Episode 1
    • Panama. US Invasion. | Under the Shadow, Episode 13
    • The legacy of Monroe | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 4

    Support Under the Shadow
    Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
    
    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.
    
    Follow Under the Shadow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
    
    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
    Follow us on:
    Bluesky: @therealnews.com
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11. Shield of the Americas: Trump's Donroe Coalition | Ep. 8

    12 de março de 20261 h 6 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 8A seguir

    At least 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are on board with Trump’s new military alliance. They are calling it the America’s Counter Cartel Coalition. Latin America’s top right-wing leaders are …

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    At least 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are on board with Trump’s new military alliance. They are calling it the America’s Counter Cartel Coalition. Latin America’s top right-wing leaders are involved, including El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele and Argentina’s Javier Milei. They met in Florida for the event on March 7th.
    
    The United States has promised to use lethal force to destroy cartels and narco-traffickers in those nations. Kristi Noem, the former head of Homeland Security, is the new special envoy for the coalition.
    
    This is a new phase of Trump’s plan for Latin America. Trump’s Donroe Doctrine — Monroe 2.0. The first was the offensive against his enemies in the region. Now, Trump is shoring up his allies and building a coalition where the US military can continue to take action in collaboration with countries allied with Trump. We’ve already begun to see this unfold in Ecuador.
    
    This is Episode 8 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    Many thanks to Belly of the Beast for the interview with Liz Oliva Fernandez and the use of the sound from several of their videos.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
    Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Guests:
    

    • Alexander Main from the Center for Economic and Policy Research
    • Alexis Ponce

    
    Script editing by Heather Gies. Hosted, written, produced, mixed and edited by Michael Fox.
    
    Resources:
    

    • You can read Alex’s excellent analysis of the Shield of the Americas summit, here.
    • Please also check out CEPR's Americas Live Update Blog, with all of the latest from the region.
    • You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
    • • The Beginning: Monroe and migration | Under the Shadow, Episode 1
      • Panama. US Invasion. | Under the Shadow, Episode 13
      • The legacy of Monroe | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 4

    
    Support Under the Shadow: Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
    
    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.
    
    Follow Under the Shadow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
    
    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
    Follow us on:
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12. Trump’s War on Cuba: Crisis Made in the USA | Ep. 7

    5 de março de 20261 h 2 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 7A seguir

    Cuba is facing the greatest existential threat it has seen in decades. Trash is filling streets, because garbage trucks can’t make the rounds. Rolling blackouts, rising food prices and cuts to transportation …

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    Cuba is facing the greatest existential threat it has seen in decades. Trash is filling streets, because garbage trucks can’t make the rounds. Rolling blackouts, rising food prices and cuts to transportation, university classes, and hospitals amid a gas shortage, the likes of which the country hasn’t seen in years.
    
    US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other officials have made it clear that they aren’t interested in anything less than regime change. And they’re going after that goal full throttle. The United States is now imposing an oil blockade on the island nation that is pushing it to the brink – and hitting its most vulnerable residents the hardest.
    
    In this episode, we look at Cuba, the history of the more than 65-year-old US embargo on Cuba and Trump’s actions, which are pushing the country to the brink.
    
    This is Episode 7 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This episode was made in collaboration with Belly of the Beast. Many thanks to them for the interview with Liz Oliva Fernandez and the use of the sound from several of their videos.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
    Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Guests:
    

    • Liz Oliva Fernandez with Belly of the Beast
    • Camila Pineiro
    • Medea Benjamin with Code Pink
    • Peter Kornbluh with National Security Archives
    • Greg Wilpert, founder of Venezuelanalysis

    
    Script editing by Heather Gies. Hosted, written, produced, mixed and edited by Michael Fox.
    Resources Please visit Belly of the Beast for their excellent coverage of the situation in Cuba.
    
    You can see a copy of the Mallory Memo on the National Security Archive’s website: https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/cuba/2022-02-02/cuba-embargoed-us-trade-sanctions-turn-sixty This is the 1960 document that created the justification for the Eisenhower’s first sanctions on Cuba.
    
    Here is the link to Peter Kornbluh’s co-authored book, Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana https://www.amazon.com/Back-Channel-Cuba-Negotiations-Washington-ebook/dp/B00W1VH9LE
    
    To get involved in the flotilla to carry aid to Cuba this month, you can find out more on the Code Pink website, here: https://www.codepink.org/convergecuba
    
    Under the Shadow, Season 1: You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
    

    • The Beginning: Monroe and migration | Under the Shadow, Episode 1
    • Panama. US Invasion. | Under the Shadow, Episode 13
    • The legacy of Monroe | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 4

    
    Michael Fox’s recent reporting on the boat strikes and the ramp-up for war in Venezuela:
    

    • With the strike on a ‘drug-carrying boat,’ Trump returns to a dangerous US policy for Latin America
    • Caribbean leaders call for unified Latin American resistance to US attacks
    • Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 outlines imperial intentions for Latin America
    • You can check out Michael’s recent episode of Stories of Resistance about the protests against US intervention in Venezuela.
    • NACLA’s Curated Guide to the US Attack on Venezuela
    • Truthout’s ongoing reporting on War and Peace and the US invasion of Venezuela
    • Visit TRNN for all of TRNN’s coverage on this and so much more

    
    Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
    
    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.
    
    Follow Under the Shadow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
    
    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
    Follow us on:
    Bluesky: @therealnews.com
    Facebook: The Real News Network
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13. Homeland Empire: Venezuela to Minneapolis | Ep. 6

    19 de fevereiro de 202649 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 6A seguir

    Since the beginning of 2026, US forces have killed people in Caracas, Venezuela, on boat strikes in the Pacific, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is a new era, where US law enforcement kill people in plain …

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    Since the beginning of 2026, US forces have killed people in Caracas, Venezuela, on boat strikes in the Pacific, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    
    This is a new era, where US law enforcement kill people in plain sight and then blame it on the victims, accusing them of being agitators or terrorists — domestic or foreign — whether they are in fishing boats in the Caribbean and Pacific or protesting on the streets of Minneapolis.
    
    Today's episode turns the lens back on the United States. Because the shadow of the United States itself is hanging dangerously over US cities and communities like never before.
    
    This is episode 6 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Guests:
    

    • Nikhil Singh
    • Alexander Avina
    • Sarah Lazare
    • Greg Wilpert

    
    Script editing by Heather Gies. Hosted, written, produced, mixed and edited by Michael Fox.
    
    Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There, you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
    
    Resources:
    

    • Notes From The Palestine-Mexico Border | NACLA
    • The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago | In These Times
    • “You Could Be Arrested,” ICE Agent Confronts Minneapolis Resident as ICE Continues Arrest | AC1N
    • From Minneapolis To Baltimore, Anti-Ice Protests Explode | TRNN
    • U.S. Citizens Describe Surviving Violent Attacks by Immigration Agents | Democracy Now!
    • De-ICEing The Big Easy (Documentary Report) | TRNN
    • UNSEEN VIDEO: ICE Agents SURROUNDED by Furious Crowd After Stopping Man in Minneapolis | AC1G
    • Trump Seizes Control of DC Police, Activates National Guard | TODAY
    • Trump declares D.C. ‘Liberation Day’ as he orders National Guard takeover | ABC10
    • Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
    • "Homeland Empire" by Nikhil Singh | Equator

    
    Under the Shadow, Season 1:
    

    • You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
    • The Beginning: Monroe and migration | Under the Shadow, Episode 1
    • Panama. US Invasion. | Under the Shadow, Episode 13
    • The legacy of Monroe | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 4

    
    Michael Fox’s recent reporting on the boat strikes and the ramp-up for war in Venezuela:
    

    • With the strike on a ‘drug-carrying boat,’ Trump returns to a dangerous US policy for Latin America
    • Caribbean leaders call for unified Latin American resistance to US attacks
    • Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 outlines imperial intentions for Latin America
    • You can check out Michael’s recent episode of Stories of Resistance about the protests against US intervention in Venezuela.
    • NACLA’s Curated Guide to the US Attack on Venezuela
    • Truthout’s ongoing reporting on War and Peace and the US invasion of Venezuela
    • Visit TRNN for all of TRNN’s coverage on this and so much more

    
    
    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.
    
    Follow Under the Shadow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
    
    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
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    Bluesky: @therealnews.com
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14. When the Bombs Fell on Caracas | Ep. 5

    2 de fevereiro de 202644 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 5A seguir

    On January 3, 2026, the United States invaded Venezuela and kidnapped president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. It was the first U.S. invasion of a Latin American country since the 1989 invasion of …

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    On January 3, 2026, the United States invaded Venezuela and kidnapped president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. It was the first U.S. invasion of a Latin American country since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
    
    The United States fired missiles and bombs that blew out windows and hit residential apartment blocks. Helicopters. Explosions. Firebombs. They cut electricity. They destroyed a medical supplies warehouse. Testimonies say helicopters fired on innocent people. They traumatized thousands, if not, millions of Venezuelans.
    
    The aftermath for everyday Venezuelans has been completely ignored. The voices of those on the ground — the voices of the victims — have been largely silenced in the international press and then forgotten as the news cycle hurtles on and our attention shifts elsewhere — to Greenland, Minneapolis, Iran, Gaza, or whatever Trump happens to be blustering about on social media.
    
    So today, we’re heading to Caracas to speak to people who experienced the invasion first hand, whether sheltered in place in their homes or running for their lives in the streets of their city. We’ll hear their stories of Trump’s “impressive” attack, their messages for the U.S., and how they’ve promised to resist the ongoing attack on their sovereignty.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions. All of the ambient sound of the invasion in this episode was taken from cell phone videos filmed and posted on social media or shared over WhatsApp on January 3rd, during the pre-dawn U.S. invasion.
    
    Script editing by Heather Gies.
    Hosted, written, produced, mixed and edited by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    Translator and freelance journalist Coromoto Jaraba Pineda helped with reporting for this episode. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram.
    Many thanks to Ricardo Vaz and Jessica dos Santos.
    
    Resources:
    
    Today’s episode features filmmaker Angel Palacios. Below are some links to his documentary films:
    

    • Puente Llaguno: Claves de Una Massacre (en Español)
    • Llaguno Bridge: Keys to a Massacre (in English)
    • Angel’s film series InjerenCIA: The Silent Invasion (en Español)

    
    Check out the previous Under the Shadow episodes on the U.S. invasion of Venezuela:
    

    • Episode 2: The Americas will never be the same
    • Episode 3: Hands Off Latin America
    • Episode 4: Debunking the US narrative on Venezuela

    
    Under the Shadow
    

    • You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
    • The Beginning: Monroe And Migration | Under The Shadow, Episode 1
    • Panama. Us Invasion. | Under The Shadow, Episode 13
    • The Legacy Of Monroe | Under The Shadow, bonus Episode 4
    • Michael Fox’s recent reporting on the boat strikes and the ramp-up for war in Venezuela:
      • With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America
      • Caribbean Leaders Call for Unified Latin American Resistance to US Attacks
      • Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Outlines Imperial Intentions for Latin America

    • NACLA’s Curated Guide to the US Attack on Venezuela
    • Truthout’s ongoing reporting on War and Peace and the US invasion of Venezuela
    • Visit TRNN for all of The Real News’s coverage on this and so much more

    
    Support Under the ShadowPlease consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
    
    You can check out Michael’s recent episode of Stories of Resistance about the protests against US intervention in Venezuela.
    
    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.
    
    Follow Under the Shadow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
    
    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
    Follow us on:
    Bluesky: @therealnews.com
    Facebook: The Real News Network
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15. Debunking the US Narrative on Venezuela | Ep. 4

    23 de janeiro de 202648 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 4A seguir

    In the hours after the Jan. 3 US invasion of Venezuela, social media was inundated with fake videos and images. Some showed Venezuelans holding huge rallies in favor of the US invasion. Others showed US troops …

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    In the hours after the Jan. 3 US invasion of Venezuela, social media was inundated with fake videos and images. Some showed Venezuelans holding huge rallies in favor of the US invasion. Others showed US troops landing or firing from helicopters. Others showed Maduro being kidnapped. Not all were AI. Some were old, showing anti-government rallies from years past. Or from other places—other invasions or bombing raids, unrelated to the current US attack. But these videos racked up tons of views, misleading millions of people about what was happening on the ground. Many of those people still don’t know the truth. It was only the tip of the iceberg.
    
    Today, host Michael Fox looks at the misconceptions, myths, and misinformation that has been spread about Venezuela in the wake of the US invasion and, together with political scientist Steve Ellner, dives headfirst into the biased reporting and slanted truths that have underpinned the mainstream narrative on Venezuela in recent weeks, years, and decades.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.
    
    Hosted, written, and produced by Michael Fox. Script editing by Heather Gies.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox. Monte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is now out. You can listen to the full album on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Guests:
    Steve Ellner
    Tal Hagin
    
    Resources
    

    • X users and media outlets fact checking the wave of fake videos and images posted online following the January 3 US invasion of Venezuela:
      • AI video
      • Misinformation … Venezuela / great stuff - January 5
      • January 4
      • January 3
      • AP - Ouster of Venezuela's Maduro unleashes waves of misinformation online
      • Chavez Mausoleum
      • A.I. Images of Maduro Spread Rapidly, Despite Safeguards
      • Fact Check: Viral Video of Maduro Arrest Celebration Is AI-Generated

    • Under the Shadow
      • You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
      • The Beginning: Monroe And Migration | Under The Shadow, Episode 1
      • Panama. Us Invasion. | Under The Shadow, Episode 13
      • The Legacy Of Monroe | Under The Shadow, bonus Episode 4
      • Michael Fox’s recent reporting on the boat strikes and the ramp-up for war in Venezuela:
        • With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America
        • Caribbean Leaders Call for Unified Latin American Resistance to US Attacks
        • Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Outlines Imperial Intentions for Latin America

    • NACLA’s Curated Guide to the US Attack on Venezuela
    • Truthout’s ongoing reporting on War and Peace and the US invasion of Venezuela
    • Visit TRNN for all of The Real News’s coverage on this and so much more.

    Support Under the ShadowPlease consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
    You can check out Michael’s recent episode of Stories of Resistance about the protests against US intervention in Venezuela.
    
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16. Hands Off Latin America | Ep. 3

    16 de janeiro de 202650 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 3A seguir

    Thousands have marched against Trump’s invasion of Venezuela. And leaders are leading the charge against U.S. intervention in the region, in some unexpected places. But Trump is now also pointing elsewhere in …

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    Thousands have marched against Trump’s invasion of Venezuela. And leaders are leading the charge against U.S. intervention in the region, in some unexpected places. But Trump is now also pointing elsewhere in the region. Cuba, Colombia and Mexico are in his sights.
    
    Today, host Michael Fox looks at the response around the world to Trump's invasion of Venezuela. He also takes a deep dive into Trump’s threats elsewhere across the region, and introduces you to some of the leaders and the people standing up to Trump both inside the United States and far beyond.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
    
    Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump Administration’s onslaught in Latin America.
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox. Monte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is now out. You can listen to the full album on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Guests:
    Steve Ellner
    Tamara Pearson
    Soyini Grey
    Alexander Aviña
    Alexander Main
    Rafael Ioris
    Camila Feix Vidal
    Gilma Camargo
    
    Script editing by Heather Gies
    
    Resources for Under the Shadow:
    

    • You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
    • The Beginning: Monroe And Migration | Under The Shadow, Episode 1
    • Panama. Us Invasion. | Under The Shadow, Episode 13
    • The Legacy Of Monroe | Under The Shadow, bonus Episode 4
    • Michael Fox’s recent reporting on the boat strikes and the ramp-up for war in Venezuela:
      • With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America
      • Caribbean Leaders Call for Unified Latin American Resistance to US Attacks
      • Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Outlines Imperial Intentions for Latin America

    
    Other Resources:
    Here is NACLA’s Curated Guide to the U.S. Attack on Venezuela
    Here is Truthout’s ongoing reporting on War and Peace and the US invasion of Venezuela
    Visit https://therealnews.com/ for all of The Real News’s coverage on this and so much more.
    
    Support Under the Shadow:Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
    
    You can check out Michael’s recent episode of Stories of Resistance about the protests against US intervention in Venezuela.
    
    Written and produced by Michael Fox.
    
    
    
    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.
    
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17. Understanding the US Invasion of Venezuela | Ep. 2

    5 de janeiro de 202641 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 2A seguir

    In the early hours of Saturday morning, January 3rd, Venezuelans were awoken by the sounds of bombs falling. US helicopters whirled overhead. Explosions struck across the capital Caracas and in surrounding …

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    In the early hours of Saturday morning, January 3rd, Venezuelans were awoken by the sounds of bombs falling. US helicopters whirled overhead. Explosions struck across the capital Caracas and in surrounding states. Hours of chaos, fear, and uncertainty.
    
    President Donald Trump would post over social media that the US had “captured” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores amid a “large-scale” strike against the country.
    This is the first US invasion of another country in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama, when the US kidnapped and detained Panamanian President Manuel Noriega under charges of drug trafficking. The Trump administration used the same excuse to detain Maduro, despite lack of evidence linking Maduro to drug trafficking.
    
    With this strike, the United States has taken an unprecedented step: This is the first time the United States has used its own military to invade a South American country.
    
    Today, we go to Caracas to look in-depth at the January 3rd US invasion of Venezuela. Host Michael Fox speaks with Caracas-based reporter Ricardo Vaz.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
    
    Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump Administration’s onslaught in Latin America.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox. Monte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is now out. You can listen to the full album on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Resources for Under the Shadow:
    

    • You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
    • The Beginning: Monroe And Migration | Under The Shadow, Episode 1
    • Panama. Us Invasion. | Under The Shadow, Episode 13
    • The Legacy Of Monroe | Under The Shadow, bonus Episode 4
    • Michael Fox’s recent reporting on the boat strikes and the ramp-up for war in Venezuela:
      • With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America
      • Caribbean Leaders Call for Unified Latin American Resistance to US Attacks
      • Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Outlines Imperial Intentions for Latin America

    
    You can check out Ricardo Vaz’s reporting at www.venezuelanalysis.com.You can follow them on X at https://x.com/venanalysis
    
    For more English-language reporting on Venezuela, you can follow the Orinoco Tribune, Kawsachun News, and Sovereign Media.
    
    You can check out Michael’s recent episode of Stories of Resistance about the protests against US intervention in Venezuela.
    
    Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.
    
    Written and produced by Michael Fox.
    
    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.
    
    Follow Under the Shadow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
    
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18. Trump’s Piracy in the Caribbean | Ep. 1

    23 de dezembro de 202544 minTemporada 2 · Episódio 1A seguir

    On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced from the Oval Office that the U.S. Navy had carried out an air strike on a boat in international waters. That boat strike rewrote U.S. policy for Latin …

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    On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced from the Oval Office that the U.S. Navy had carried out an air strike on a boat in international waters. That boat strike rewrote U.S. policy for Latin America overnight. Three months later, 26 boats have been hit, killing more than 90 people.
    
    The United States has codified its justification for the boat strikes as part of a new National Security Strategy, published in early December 2025. In the National Security Strategy, Trump announced a new Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, which he hopes can propel the United States and the U.S. military to preeminence in the hemisphere. Trump’s actions suggest he believes he has broad latitude to take whatever measures he deems necessary, regardless of international law, the sovereignty of other nations, or the impact on human life. This reenvisioning of U.S. policy for Latin America has disastrous implications for the region. More missile strikes. Loss of innocent lives. And even wrapping the United States into war close to home.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 will respond in real time to the Trump Administration’s onslaught in Latin America. We begin today where we started in the last episode of Season 1… in Panama.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox. Edited by Heather Gies.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox. Monte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is now out. You can listen to the full album on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Resources: Under the Shadow
    

    • You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
    • THE BEGINNING: MONROE AND MIGRATION | UNDER THE SHADOW, EPISODE 1
    • PANAMA. US INVASION. | UNDER THE SHADOW, EPISODE 13
    • THE LEGACY OF MONROE | UNDER THE SHADOW, BONUS EPISODE 4
    • Michael Fox’s recent reporting on the boat strikes and the ramp-up for war in Venezuela:
      • With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America
      • Caribbean Leaders Call for Unified Latin American Resistance to US Attacks
      • Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Outlines Imperial Intentions for Latin America

    
    Other Resources
    

    • Emperors in the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama (Duke, 2003), is John Lindsay Poland’s expose on the U.S. military involvement in Panama.
    • You can watch the documentary, The Panama Deception, here.
    • This is a link to Democracy Now! coverage of the U.S. push toward war on Venezuela.

    
    Support Under the Shadow
    

    • You can see pictures of host Michael Fox’s reporting in Panama City, here.
    • You can check out Michael’s latest episode of Stories of Resistance about the annual protests demanding justice for the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama.
    • You can also listen to his new podcast, Panamerican Dispatch on his Patreon page. There, you can follow and support him and Under the Shadow: https://www.patreon.com/mfox

    
    
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19. Introducing: Stories of Resistance

    23 de julho de 20255 minBônusA seguir

    Hi folks, this is Michael Fox, the host of Under the Shadow. If you've enjoyed this series, you will be happy to know that I’ll be bringing you Season 2 next year. Over the last year, I’ve been traveling across …

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    Hi folks, this is Michael Fox, the host of Under the Shadow. If you've enjoyed this series, you will be happy to know that I’ll be bringing you Season 2 next year. Over the last year, I’ve been traveling across South America and this season will be a deep dive into the dictatorships of the 1970s, Plan Condor, the fight for justice and memory today, and of course, the role of the United States. But before we get there, I wanted to let you know about a podcast I’ve been writing, hosting and producing this year.
    
    It’s called Stories of Resistance.
    
    It’s investigative journalism, prose, poetry, historical memory, and above all — story.
    Think vignettes… Eduardo Galeano-style, for a new Trump era. For a few minutes each day, I transport you to another place, in another time, where others also stood up, resisted, and planted seeds of hope, despite the circumstances. A little bit of hope and inspiration in these dark times.
    
    There’s a lot of crossover between Under the Shadow and Stories of Resistance. So today, I’m bringing you the first episode of Stories of Resistance. It dropped on January 20, 2025. Donald Trump’s inauguration day.
    
    You can listen to more episodes just like this wherever you get your podcasts. Just search for Stories of Resistance, or you can follow the links in the show notes.
    
    If you like what you hear, please subscribe, like, share, comment or leave a review. You can also support my work and this show, and find out what I’ve been up to lately on my Patreon. That’s patreon.com/mfox
    
    Subscribe to Stories of Resistance podcast here
    
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20. US Invasion of Panama

    5 de setembro de 202454 minTemporada 1 · Episódio 15A seguir

    On December 20, 1989, the United States invaded Panama with tens of thousands of troops. It was the largest US invasion since Vietnam. The first US military action since the fall of the Berlin Wall one month …

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    On December 20, 1989, the United States invaded Panama with tens of thousands of troops. It was the largest US invasion since Vietnam. The first US military action since the fall of the Berlin Wall one month before. The testing ground for the Iraq Wars. The US invading forces destroyed 20,000 homes and killed hundreds of innocent Panamanians, dumping bodies into mass graves.
    
    And the United States government and the mainstream media ignored or whitewashed the violence. The story told to the American people was that of a tremendous success: The liberation of the people of Panama. All in the name of "democracy" and the so-called "war on drugs."
    
    In this episode, host Michael Fox takes us to the working-class Panama City neighborhood of El Chorrillo, which received the brunt of the US attack. He meets with Panamanians who have long fought for justice, and visits a former US military barracks that was the first home of the US School of the Americas. This is Episode 13.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened—a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Guests: John Lindsay Poland, Olmedo Beluche, Celia Sanjur, Gilma CamargoGrahame Russell, Pedro Silva, Efrain Guerrero, Omar Gonzalez
    
    Edited by Heather Gies.
    Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
    Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox. Monte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is now out. You can listen to the full album on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
    Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Additional links/info:
    

    • Emperors in the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama (Duke, 2003), is John Lindsay Poland’s expose on the U.S. military involvement in Panama.
    • You can watch the documentary, The Panama Deception, here.
    • Here are several links to Democracy Now! coverage, over the years, looking back at the U.S. invasion of Panama (here, here, and here).
    • El Chorrillo Neighborhood Tour: You can find out more about Efrain Guerrero's work trying to protect the memory of El Chorrillo, plus his neighborhood tours, on his Instagram or TikTok. His organization is called Movimiento Identidad. Here's the website to set up a tour.

    Support Under the Shadow:
    

    • You can see pictures of host Michael Fox’s reporting in Panama City, here.
    • You can also listen to his new podcast, Panamerican Dispatch on his Patreon page. There, you can follow and support him and Under the Shadow: https://www.patreon.com/mfox

    
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21. The Legacy of Monroe

    13 de agosto de 20241 h 4 minTemporada 1BônusA seguir

    In December 1823, US president James Monroe delivered his State of the Union address in which he coined what would become known as the Monroe Doctrine. It was a framework that would later be used to legitimize …

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    In December 1823, US president James Monroe delivered his State of the Union address in which he coined what would become known as the Monroe Doctrine. It was a framework that would later be used to legitimize US intervention up and down the hemisphere. But in those early days, Monroe’s statements were applauded by Latin American leaders as supporting their independence struggles. They were even embraced at Simon Bolivar’s Panama Congress of 1826.
    
    In this episode, host Michael Fox travels to see what’s left of the former site of the Panama Congress, and then dives in to the past and present with Yale historian Greg Grandin.
    They look at Simon Bolivar’s Panama Congress, but also Monroe and the legacy of US imperialism in the region until today, including US-backed death squads, the Iran Contra Scandal, Manifest Destiny, and so much more.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened—a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox. This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Additional info:
    

    • You can see pictures of the Simon Bolivar monument, in Panama City, here.
    • Follow and support Michael Fox and Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfox
    • You can follow historian Greg Grandin, on Twitter, here.
    • Below are links to Greg Grandin's books mentioned in the episode:
    • The Blood of Guatemala: A History of Race and Nation (2000, Duke University Press Books)
    • Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic (Holt, 2006)
    • The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War (2011, The University of Chicago)
    • Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman (2016, MacMillan)
    • You can find more of Greg’s books, here.
    • Theme music by Monte Perdido
    • Monte Perdido’s new album Ofrenda is out now. You can listen to the full album on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you listen to music.
    • Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
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22. Venezuela. Media War.

    6 de agosto de 20241 hTemporada 1BônusA seguir

    On Sunday, July 28th, President Nicolas Maduro won reelection there. According to the country’s national electoral council, he took 51% of votes over 44% for his rival Edmundo González Urrutia.But the …

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    On Sunday, July 28th, President Nicolas Maduro won reelection there. According to the country’s national electoral council, he took 51% of votes over 44% for his rival Edmundo González Urrutia.
    But the opposition called fraud, claiming that they actually won the vote. Most international media have been on board with that narrative. In fact, the United States, and several other right-wing led Latin American countries have now recognized the opposition candidate as the victory. At the same time, more than 40 other countries have recognized Maduro.
    To make sense of it all, and the media spin that’s influencing this story, we speak with Alan MacLeod, a journalist and the senior staff writer at Mint Press News, with a PhD focused on media coverage of Venezuela.
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened—a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    Additional links:
    

    • This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    • You can listen to the first episode of Michael Fox’s new podcast, Panamerican Dispatch, here.
    • Follow and support him and Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfox
    • You can find Michael Fox’s book, Venezuela Speaks!, that’s mentioned in the podcast, here.
    • Here is the link to a thread by Michael Fox about the Venezuelan elections.
    • You can follow Alan MacLeod on Twitter for ongoing media analysis and coverage.
    • Theme music by Monte Perdido
      .
    • Monte Perdido’s new album Ofrenda is out now. You can listen to the full album on Spotify
      , Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you listen to music.
    • Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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23. The Panama Canal

    23 de julho de 202456 minTemporada 1 · Episódio 14A seguir

    Panama is, perhaps, the country in Central America that has suffered under the longest US shadow, right from the very beginning. The country and its famous canal would grow to become the United States's most …

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    Panama is, perhaps, the country in Central America that has suffered under the longest US shadow, right from the very beginning. The country and its famous canal would grow to become the United States's most important asset in the region. During World War II, the US installed as many as 100 military bases throughout Panama, and it was the base of Washington’s Latin American military training apparatus. Panama became the heart of the United States in Latin America, and the US ripped apart the country to do it, clearing and flooding whole cities, installing its own walls and fences, segregating its new territory into an apartheid system on foreign soil.
    
    In this episode, host Michael Fox walks us from present-day Panama to the very beginning, to the genesis of what was once the United States’s most important asset in Latin America. This is Episode 12 of Under the Shadow.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
    
    In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened—a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Guests:
    John Lindsay Poland
    Marixa Lasso
    Olmedo Beluche
    Celia Sanjur
    Gilma Camargo
    Claire Nevache-Weill
    
    Edited by Heather Gies.
    Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
    Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox.
    Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Follow and support journalist Michael Fox and Under the Shadow, and listen to his new podcast Panamerican Dispatch at https://www.patreon.com/mfox
    
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24. The US hand in Costa Rica

    9 de julho de 20241 h 1 minTemporada 1 · Episódio 13A seguir

    In this episode of Under the Shadow, host Michael Fox takes us to Costa Rica to examine the so-called peaceful and democratic beacon in a region beset by dictatorships and violence, and the myths surrounding …

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    In this episode of Under the Shadow, host Michael Fox takes us to Costa Rica to examine the so-called peaceful and democratic beacon in a region beset by dictatorships and violence, and the myths surrounding the elimination of the country's military, along with how the United States did its utmost to encourage San Jose to do its bidding.
    
    This is Episode 11.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
    
    In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened—a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Guests:
    Ciska Raventós
    David Díaz
    Ivan Molina
    Rotsay Rosales
    Gustavo Fuchs
    
    Edited by Heather Gies.
    
    Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
    
    Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox. Monte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is now out. You can listen to the full album on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music.
    
    Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    You can see pictures of Costa Rica’s National Museum and Butterfly Garden here.
    
    Follow and support journalist Michael Fox and Under the Shadow, and listen to his new podcast Panamerican Dispatch at https://www.patreon.com/mfox
    
    Here’s the link for Kyle Longley’s book, Sparrow and the Hawk: Costa Rica and the United States during the Rise of Jose Figueres.
    
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25. Chomsky on US Intervention in Central America

    25 de junho de 202414 minTemporada 1BônusA seguir

    Noam Chomsky needs no introduction. He’s a celebrated linguist, who has long denounced U.S. empire at home and abroad. And he has a long relationship with Latin America.Chomsky’s 1985 book, Turning the Tide …

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    Noam Chomsky needs no introduction. He’s a celebrated linguist, who has long denounced U.S. empire at home and abroad. And he has a long relationship with Latin America.
    
    Chomsky’s 1985 book, Turning the Tide: U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Struggle for Peace, was formative for many academics and activists analyzing the U.S. role in the region.
    
    In 2012, NACLA awarded him the Latin America Peace and Justice Award for his ongoing commitment to social justice in the Americas.
    
    Chomsky’s wife, Valeria Wasserman, is from Brazil. That’s where he is now. Chomsky suffered a stroke last year and was recently in a hospital in São Paulo, though he has since been released.
    
    You can think of this as our small tribute to the great Noam Chomsky.
    
    In this second bonus episode of Under the Shadow, host Michael Fox takes us to a October 26, 1983 lecture by Noam Chomsky, at the University of Colorado, on the impact of U.S. military intervention in Central America. It’s fascinating to look into what we knew then, even as the events were still unfolding, and hear the historical context from someone like Chomsky.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
    
    In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened—a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA. Additional info/links:
    

    • You can listen to the first episode of Michael Fox’s new podcast, Panamerican Dispatch, here.
    • Follow and support him and Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfox
    • Theme music by Monte Perdido.
    • Monte Perdido’s new album Ofrenda is out now. You can listen to the full album on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you listen to music.
    • Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    • Many thanks to PM Press for their permission to showcase the clip from Noam Chomsky’s 1983 talk in today’s bonus episode.
    • You can find Noam Chomsky’s lectures, talks, and writings, through PM Press here and here.
    • Michael Fox’s documentary films and book collaborations with PM Press are available here.

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26. Hollywood. Empire.

    11 de junho de 202435 minTemporada 1BônusA seguir

    In the late 1980s, British film director Alex Cox spent several months in Nicaragua filming Walker, a movie about the U.S. filibuster who invaded and took over the country in the mid-1800s.As Cox puts it, he …

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    In the late 1980s, British film director Alex Cox spent several months in Nicaragua filming Walker, a movie about the U.S. filibuster who invaded and took over the country in the mid-1800s.
    
    As Cox puts it, he was trying to make “a revolutionary film in a revolutionary context." That did not go over well in Hollywood. The movie would get him blacklisted. Even today, you still can’t find the movie streaming.
    
    In this bonus episode for Under the Shadow, host Michael Fox speaks with Cox about his 1987 movie Walker and his filming of the movie in Nicaragua in the 1980s. They also look at U.S. intervention and the film industry.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
    
    In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened — a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    You can listen to the first episode of Michael Fox’s new podcast, Panamerican Dispatch, here.
    
    Follow and support him and Under the Shadow, at https://www.patreon.com/mfox
    
    Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox.
    
    Monte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is now out. You can listen to the full album on Spotify
    
    Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Here is the Trailer to Alex Cox’s movie Walker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XImi7fT7-J0
    
    You can purchase the DVD to the movie Walker, here: https://www.amazon.com/Walker-Criterion-Collection-Marlee-Matlin/dp/B000ZM1MJ6
    
    You can hear Joe Strummer’s soundtrack to Walker, here.
    
    And, if you liked this episode, don’t forget to check out Episode 8 of Under the Shadow that looks back on William Walker.
    
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    Guests:Alex Cox
    
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27. Nicaragua, 1980s. Contra War. (Part 2)

    28 de maio de 20241 h 8 minTemporada 1 · Episódio 12A seguir

    In the early 1980s, U.S. President Ronald Reagan launched a covert war to destroy the fledgling Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua. It was brutal: Paramilitary war, CIA attacks, economic blockade, and more.It …

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    In the early 1980s, U.S. President Ronald Reagan launched a covert war to destroy the fledgling Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua. It was brutal: Paramilitary war, CIA attacks, economic blockade, and more.
    
    It would wreak havoc on the country, killing tens of thousands and ravaging the economy. But an international solidarity movement stood up in response. And the Reagan government's hubris, and drive to fuel its war on Nicaragua, would break U.S. laws and lead to a shocking scandal in Washington: Iran Contra.
    
    In this episode, host Michael Fox walks back into the 1980s, to the U.S. response to revolution in Nicaragua and to the international solidarity that pushed back.This is Part 2 of Episode 10.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
    
    In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened — a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Guests:
    Alex Aviña
    William Robinson
    Alex Cox
    Marvin Ortega Rodriguez
    Eline Van Ommen
    Peter Kornbluh
    Coleen Littlejohn
    Grahame Russell
    Jose Francisco Artola
    
    Edited by Heather Gies.
    Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
    Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox.
    
    Permanent links
    

    • Follow and support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfox. You can also see pictures and listen to full clips of Michael Fox’s music for this episode.

    Additional links/info
    

    • Monte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is now out. You can listen to the full album on Spotify
    • Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    • For declassified documents on the U.S. Contra war on Nicaragua and the Iran Contra affair, you can visit Peter Kornbluh's National Security Archives here and here.
    • Brian Wilson's memoir, Blood on the Tracks: The Life and Times of S. Brian Willson, is available here. His interview on Democracy Now! is here.
    • Eline van Ommen’s book, Nicaragua Must Survive: Sandinista Revolutionary Diplomacy in the Global Cold War (University of California Press, 2023), is available here.
    • William Robinson's book, A Faustian Bargain: U.S. Intervention In The Nicaraguan Elections And American Foreign Policy In The Post-cold War Era about the U.S. role in Nicaragua's 1990 election is available here.
    • For the 2007 documentary American Sandinista, you can visit the website of director Jason Blalock. jasonblalock.com
    • Here are links to the 1980 documentaries about Nicaragua's literacy campaign that I mentioned in part 1: La Salida and La Llegada.
    • For a deeper analysis of opposing views on role of the U.S. government today in Nicaragua I recommend the following resources:
      • This 2020 book was written by "a collective of historians, researchers and activists committed to finding and sharing the truth about US intervention in Nicaragua." The Revolution Won’t Be Stopped: Nicaragua Advances Despite US Unconventional Warfare
    • This pair of NACLA articles from professor William Robinson, offers an opposing view, underscoring that "Washington's principal concern in Nicaragua is not getting rid of Ortega but preserving the interests of transnational capital."
      • "Crisis in Nicaragua: Is the Ortega-Murillo Government Leftist? (Part I)"
      • "Crisis in Nicaragua: Is the US Trying to Overthrow the Ortega-Murillo Government? (Part II)"

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28. Nicaragua, 1980s. Revolution. (Part 1)

    14 de maio de 202438 minTemporada 1 · Episódio 11A seguir

    The 1979 Nicaraguan revolution that overthrew a brutal U.S.-backed dictator ushered in a wave of hope in the Central American country. The new Sandinista government launched literacy and healthcare campaigns …

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    The 1979 Nicaraguan revolution that overthrew a brutal U.S.-backed dictator ushered in a wave of hope in the Central American country. The new Sandinista government launched literacy and healthcare campaigns, carried out land reform and promised to improving the lives of all.
    
    But the United States, under president Ronald Reagan, feared the dominos would fall across Central America, and they unleashed assault on the country: paramilitary war, CIA attacks, economic blockade, and much more.
    
    In this episode, host Michael Fox, walks by into the 1980s, to the overthrow of dictator Anastasio Somoza and the beginning of both the Sandinista government and the U.S. response.This is Part 1, of episode 10.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
    
    In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened — a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Guests:
    Alex Aviña
    William Robinson
    Marvin Ortega Rodriguez
    Eline Van Ommen
    Peter Kornbluh
    
    Edited by Heather Gies.
    Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
    Theme music by Monte Perdidoand Michael Fox
    Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Follow and support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfox
    
    You can also see pictures and listen to full clips of Michael Fox’s music for this episode.
    
    For Declassified documents on the U.S. contra war on Nicaragua, and Iran Contra, you can visit Peter Kornbluh's National Security Archives here and here.
    
    Eline van Ommen’s book, Nicaragua Must Survive: Sandinista Revolutionary Diplomacy in the Global Cold War (University of California Press, 2023), is available here.
    
    For the 2007 documentary American Sandinista, you can visit the website of director Jason Blalock. https://jasonblalock.com/
    
    Here are links to the 1980 documentaries about Nicaragua's literacy campaign that I mention in this episode: La Salida & La Llegada
    
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29. Nicaragua. Sandino.

    23 de abril de 20241 h 12 minTemporada 1 · Episódio 10A seguir

    In 1912, the United States invaded Nicaragua and began what would become the longest US occupation in Latin American history. The occupation would birth both a dictatorship and one of Latin America’s most …

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    In 1912, the United States invaded Nicaragua and began what would become the longest US occupation in Latin American history. The occupation would birth both a dictatorship and one of Latin America’s most important revolutionary heroes: Augusto Sandino.
    
    Sandino would wage a six-year-long guerrilla insurgency to rid Nicaragua of the US Marines. And he would win. The United States finally pulled out in 1933, the year before Sandino was assassinated by the forces of the man who would take power and rule for decades.
    
    In this episode, host Michael Fox takes us on the trail of Augusto Sandino. We visit his hometown and then speak with University of Pittsburgh historian Michel Gobat about Sandino’s life, the US occupation, and how it set the scene for everything that would come decades later, including the 1979 Sandinista Revolution.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
    
    In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened — a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.
    
    This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Guests:
    Michel Gobat
    
    Edited by Heather Gies.
    Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
    Theme music by Monte Perdido and Michael Fox
    Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Follow and support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfox
    
    For background, see Michel Gobat’s book Confronting the American Dream: Nicaragua under U.S. Imperial Rule (2005, Duke University Press)
    
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30. Nicaragua. William Walker.

    12 de abril de 202454 minTemporada 1 · Episódio 9A seguir

    William Walker was a journalist, lawyer and physician from Nashville, Tennessee, who in 1855 invaded Nicaragua with a few dozen troops and conquered the country.At the time, he was one of thousands of private …

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    William Walker was a journalist, lawyer and physician from Nashville, Tennessee, who in 1855 invaded Nicaragua with a few dozen troops and conquered the country.
    
    At the time, he was one of thousands of private U.S. citizens who had their sights set on taking over foreign nations, all in the name of Manifest Destiny.
    
    In this episode, host Michael Fox follows in the footsteps of William Walker as he recounts one of the most twisted stories of U.S. imperialism in Central America — a story that still has lasting repercussions for Latin America, the United States and across the world.
    
    Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.
    In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened — a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.
    
    Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.
    
    Guests: Michel Gobat
    David Díaz
    Many thanks to Victor Acuña
    
    Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.
    
    Follow and support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfox
    
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