https://therealnews.com/under-the-shadowUnder 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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Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox

This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA

Click here to support Under the Shadow on The Real News Network: https://support.therealnews.com/-/XFPGUKCK]]>enPoliticsThe Real News Network (TRNN)https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3334f1c7a9ef6f48cdd47414a7b553d7.jpghttps://therealnews.com/under-the-shadowThu, 25 Jun 2026 16:17:31 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkThe Real News Networkradio@therealnews.comhttps://therealnews.com/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...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

Click here to support Under the Shadow on The Real News Network: https://support.therealnews.com/-/XFPGUKCK]]>falseserialSupport the podcast!https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer-under-the-shadow--56844607Support the production of this podcast now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brasilonfire/under-the-shadow-of-the-united-states-a-podcast

History is often lost in the past. Hard to grasp. Difficult to explain. The story of the US role abroad is often muddled or forgotten.

In this podcast series on US intervention and revolutionary resistance in Latin America, independent journalist Michael Fox makes that history come to life, taking listeners to places in the present on a search for the legacies of the past. It's a search for the ghosts that still linger—and what it all means today.

This is particularly important this year—2023—the 200-year anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, the US foreign policy that defined Latin America as its backyard, to do with what it would like. And yet, throughout the region there has been pushback — a revolutionary spirit of the past and ongoing movements in the present.

"Under the Shadow" is a highly produced, sound-rich, investigative podcast series that takes listeners across Latin America to the scenes of some of the region’s most devastating, revolutionary, and historic moments — both good and bad. Season 1 — coming soon — dives deep into the past of Central America, uncovering the history of US intervention that still lingers in the region today.

With first-hand reporting, profound interviews, and archival footage, each of the nine episodes stands alone. But they also fit together as part of a larger story of the legacies of repressive governments, revolution, and the role of the United States in invasions, coups, and the wars of the 1980s.

Michael Fox is a longtime radio reporter, editor, and journalist who has spent the better part of the last 20 years in Latin America. He is the former editor of the NACLA Report on the Americas, the former director of video production at teleSUR English, and a former member of the steering committee of the daily radio news show FSRN. Last year, he reported and produced the highly successful investigative podcast series Brazil on Fire, about Brazil's descent toward authoritarianism under President Jair Bolsonaro. https://www.mfox.us/

The Real News Network (TRNN) makes media that amplifies movements and organizers fighting for a better future. We are a multi-platform digital newsroom based in Baltimore but reporting nationally and internationally. https://therealnews.com

The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1966 to examine and critique US imperialism and political, economic, and military intervention in the Western hemisphere. For more than 50 years, NACLA has been a leading source of English-language research and analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean. https://nacla.org

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History is often lost in the past. Hard to grasp. Difficult to explain. The story of the US role abroad is often muddled or forgotten.

In this podcast series on US intervention and revolutionary resistance in Latin America, independent journalist Michael Fox makes that history come to life, taking listeners to places in the present on a search for the legacies of the past. It's a search for the ghosts that still linger—and what it all means today.

This is particularly important this year—2023—the 200-year anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, the US foreign policy that defined Latin America as its backyard, to do with what it would like. And yet, throughout the region there has been pushback — a revolutionary spirit of the past and ongoing movements in the present.

"Under the Shadow" is a highly produced, sound-rich, investigative podcast series that takes listeners across Latin America to the scenes of some of the region’s most devastating, revolutionary, and historic moments — both good and bad. Season 1 — coming soon — dives deep into the past of Central America, uncovering the history of US intervention that still lingers in the region today.

With first-hand reporting, profound interviews, and archival footage, each of the nine episodes stands alone. But they also fit together as part of a larger story of the legacies of repressive governments, revolution, and the role of the United States in invasions, coups, and the wars of the 1980s.

Michael Fox is a longtime radio reporter, editor, and journalist who has spent the better part of the last 20 years in Latin America. He is the former editor of the NACLA Report on the Americas, the former director of video production at teleSUR English, and a former member of the steering committee of the daily radio news show FSRN. Last year, he reported and produced the highly successful investigative podcast series Brazil on Fire, about Brazil's descent toward authoritarianism under President Jair Bolsonaro. https://www.mfox.us/

The Real News Network (TRNN) makes media that amplifies movements and organizers fighting for a better future. We are a multi-platform digital newsroom based in Baltimore but reporting nationally and internationally. https://therealnews.com

The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1966 to examine and critique US imperialism and political, economic, and military intervention in the Western hemisphere. For more than 50 years, NACLA has been a leading source of English-language research and analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean. https://nacla.org

Help cover the production costs of Under the Shadow: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brasilonfire/under-the-shadow-of-the-united-states-a-podcast

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Follow Under the Shadow on 262coup,latinamerica,nacla,news,politics,revolution,therealnews,undertheshadowfalse1trailerhttps://therealnews.com/the-beginning-monroe-and-migration-under-the-shadow-episode-1
We look back on the history of the Monroe Doctrine and the devastating impact on the region. The list of US invasions, occupations, coups, and sanctions is endless. Hundreds. From Mexico to Panama. The Caribbean. Colombia to the tip of Chile and Argentina. No country in Latin America has remained free from the shadow hanging over them. The shadow of the United States. The shadow of the Monroe Doctrine.

In the second half of the episode, we meet migrants walking North toward the United States on the edge of Central America. A very real manifestation, right now, of the never-ending impact of US intervention in Latin America.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time to tell 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.

Edited by Heather Gies and Maximillian Alvarez.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Theme music by Monte Perdido.
Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Additional links:

Support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at
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The clip from Democracy Now! looking at the 200th Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSO-t49t198

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We look back on the history of the Monroe Doctrine and the devastating impact on the region. The list of US invasions, occupations, coups, and sanctions is endless. Hundreds. From Mexico to Panama. The Caribbean. Colombia to the tip of Chile and Argentina. No country in Latin America has remained free from the shadow hanging over them. The shadow of the United States. The shadow of the Monroe Doctrine.

In the second half of the episode, we meet migrants walking North toward the United States on the edge of Central America. A very real manifestation, right now, of the never-ending impact of US intervention in Latin America.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time to tell 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.

Edited by Heather Gies and Maximillian Alvarez.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Theme music by Monte Perdido.
Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Additional links:

Support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at
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The clip from Democracy Now! looking at the 200th Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSO-t49t198

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Become a supporter of this podcast: 2769coup,history,intervention,latin-america,monroe,usfalse11fullhttps://therealnews.com/guatemala-and-the-united-fruit-coup-under-the-shadow-episode-2
Later in the episode, and more in the next episode, we return to present day to look at the upcoming inauguration of new Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, the son of the country’s first democratic president, who will be sworn in on Jan. 14, 2024.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time to tell 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 (North American Congress on Latin America).

Edited by Heather Gies and Maximillian Alvarez.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Theme music by Monte Perdido.
Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Additional links:

Support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at
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Later in the episode, and more in the next episode, we return to present day to look at the upcoming inauguration of new Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, the son of the country’s first democratic president, who will be sworn in on Jan. 14, 2024.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time to tell 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 (North American Congress on Latin America).

Edited by Heather Gies and Maximillian Alvarez.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Theme music by Monte Perdido.
Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Additional links:

Support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at
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Follow Under the...]]>2546corporations,coup,guatemala,history,intervention,latin-america,massacre,monroe,utsfalse12fullhttps://therealnews.com/guatemalas-silent-holocaust-under-the-shadow-episode-3
Between 1962-1996, 200,000 Guatemalans were killed and 45,000 were forcibly disappeared. For the majority of families, the whereabouts of those lost loved ones are still unknown, even decades after security forces abducted them. Most of the victims of the conflict were Indigenous. Most of the perpetrators were members of government forces.

Later in the episode, we walk back to present day and look ahead to the upcoming inauguration of new Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, the son of the country’s first democratic president, who will be sworn in on January 14, 2024.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time to tell 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 (North American Congress on Latin America).

Edited by Heather Gies and Maximillian Alvarez.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Theme music by Monte Perdido.
Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Many thanks to filmmaker Pamela Yates for allowing us to use clips of her award winning documentary When the Mountains Tremble in this podcast. Her Guatemala documentaries are being rereleased this year. You can find out more at https://skylight.is/.

Additional links:

Support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at
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Between 1962-1996, 200,000 Guatemalans were killed and 45,000 were forcibly disappeared. For the majority of families, the whereabouts of those lost loved ones are still unknown, even decades after security forces abducted them. Most of the victims of the conflict were Indigenous. Most of the perpetrators were members of government forces.

Later in the episode, we walk back to present day and look ahead to the upcoming inauguration of new Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, the son of the country’s first democratic president, who will be sworn in on January 14, 2024.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time to tell 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 (North American Congress on Latin America).

Edited by Heather Gies and Maximillian Alvarez.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Theme music by Monte Perdido.
Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Many thanks to filmmaker Pamela Yates for allowing us to use clips of her award winning documentary When the Mountains Tremble in this podcast. Her Guatemala documentaries are being rereleased this year. You can find out more at https://skylight.is/.

Additional links:

Support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at
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Like us on Facebook: 2586cia,coup,history,intervention,latin-america,trnn,utsfalse13fullhttps://therealnews.com/el-salvadors-civil-war-under-the-shadow-episode-4
The violence and the US support for the country's bloody authoritarian regimes would have a deadly cost, claiming the lives of tens of thousands of innocent victims.

In this episode, journalist Michael Fox heads to San Salvador where he visits a memorial for the innocent victims and looks at the legacy of El Salvador's civil war today.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time to tell 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 (North American Congress on Latin America).

Edited by Heather Gies and Jocelyn Dombroski.

Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Theme music by Monte Perdido.
Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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The violence and the US support for the country's bloody authoritarian regimes would have a deadly cost, claiming the lives of tens of thousands of innocent victims.

In this episode, journalist Michael Fox heads to San Salvador where he visits a memorial for the innocent victims and looks at the legacy of El Salvador's civil war today.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time to tell 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 (North American Congress on Latin America).

Edited by Heather Gies and Jocelyn Dombroski.

Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Theme music by Monte Perdido.
Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Additional links:

Support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at
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3109coup,el-salvador,el-salvador-civl-war,fmln,history,massacre,mozote,reagan,revolution,romero,trn,trnn,uts,warfalse14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/el-salvador-rebel-radio--58418659In this episode, Michael Fox travels to San Salvador, where he visits the Museum of Word and Image, the home of the archives of Radio Venceremos. He hears from former members of the radio about the revolutionary project and the U.S. and Salvadoran military attempts to shut it down.
We look at what the museum means today, and also at its struggle to protect and preserve the past.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, to tell 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:
Carlos Henríquez Consalvi ("Santiago")
Carlos Colorado
Lucio Vásquez ("Chiyo")
Jorge E. Cuéllar
Michael Beattie
Karla Lara

Edited by Heather Gies and Maximillian Alvarez.

Sound design by Gustavo Türck.

Voice Actors: Marc Steiner & Jasial Noor

Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Chiyo and host Michael Fox performed two original songs that appear in this podcast. You can listen here and here.

You can read Chiyo’s book, Siete Gorriones, here https://www.academia.edu/43531929/Siete_Gorriones

Documentary sound and Radio Venceremos archives and images are courtesy of the Museum of Word and Image.

You can visit them at https://museo.com.sv/ or follow on Instagram @museodelapalabraylaimagen and Twitter @tejiendomemoria.

Follow & support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfox

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We look at what the museum means today, and also at its struggle to protect and preserve the past.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, to tell 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:
Carlos Henríquez Consalvi ("Santiago")
Carlos Colorado
Lucio Vásquez ("Chiyo")
Jorge E. Cuéllar
Michael Beattie
Karla Lara

Edited by Heather Gies and Maximillian Alvarez.

Sound design by Gustavo Türck.

Voice Actors: Marc Steiner & Jasial Noor

Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Chiyo and host Michael Fox performed two original songs that appear in this podcast. You can listen here and here.

You can read Chiyo’s book, Siete Gorriones, here https://www.academia.edu/43531929/Siete_Gorriones

Documentary sound and Radio Venceremos archives and images are courtesy of the Museum of Word and Image.

You can visit them at https://museo.com.sv/ or follow on Instagram @museodelapalabraylaimagen and Twitter @tejiendomemoria.

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As we looked at in Episode 2, Bernardo Arévalo is the son of Guatemala's first democratic leader Juan José Arévalo, who ushered in the Guatemalan Spring. Bernardo Arévalo has promised to lift Guatemala once again, but… even after winning the election, he faced constant legal maneuvers, led by the attorney general, that aimed to overturn the results and block his inauguration.

In this update to our reporting on Guatemala, host Michael Fox speaks with political scientist Jo-Marie Burt. She was on the ground in Guatemala City for Arévalo’s inauguration. In this update, she takes us there, and looks at what it means for Arévalo’s incoming government.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, to tell 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: Jo-Marie Burt.

Edited by Heather Gies and Maximillian Alvarez.

Sound design by Gustavo Türck.

Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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As we looked at in Episode 2, Bernardo Arévalo is the son of Guatemala's first democratic leader Juan José Arévalo, who ushered in the Guatemalan Spring. Bernardo Arévalo has promised to lift Guatemala once again, but… even after winning the election, he faced constant legal maneuvers, led by the attorney general, that aimed to overturn the results and block his inauguration.

In this update to our reporting on Guatemala, host Michael Fox speaks with political scientist Jo-Marie Burt. She was on the ground in Guatemala City for Arévalo’s inauguration. In this update, she takes us there, and looks at what it means for Arévalo’s incoming government.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, to tell 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: Jo-Marie Burt.

Edited by Heather Gies and Maximillian Alvarez.

Sound design by Gustavo Türck.

Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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Under the Shadow host Michael Fox was on the ground for the election. He takes us there, and sits down for an in-depth conversation with Dartmouth assistant professor of Latin American Studies Jorge Cuellar. They look at the vote. Concerns for the country’s democracy. Bukele’s reelection, his image, plans, and what it all means going forward.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, to tell 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.

Recorded in San Salvador, El Salvador

This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.

Guests: Jorge Cuellar.

Sound design by Gustavo Türck.

Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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Use of Michael’s election day report, courtesy of the The World.

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Under the Shadow host Michael Fox was on the ground for the election. He takes us there, and sits down for an in-depth conversation with Dartmouth assistant professor of Latin American Studies Jorge Cuellar. They look at the vote. Concerns for the country’s democracy. Bukele’s reelection, his image, plans, and what it all means going forward.

Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, to tell 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.

Recorded in San Salvador, El Salvador

This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.

Guests: Jorge Cuellar.

Sound design by Gustavo Türck.

Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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Use of Michael’s election day report, courtesy of the The World.

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4356bukele,bukeleelection,elections,elsalvadorfalse1bonushttps://therealnews.com/u-s-s-honduras-under-the-shadow-episode-6which we explored in Episode 2 of Under the Shadow, was staged from Honduras. It was the main base of operations where US forces trained, funded, and backed Contras in their war against Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. And today, Honduras is home to the Soto Cano Air Base, previously known as Palmerola, the largest US military base in Central America. One of the largest in Latin America.

Within Honduran society itself, that meant squashing any revolutionary activity that could destabilize this key US ally and its strategic importance for US imperial operations. The impact on the country was tremendous: massacres, disappearances, many at the hands of an elite US-trained death squad known as Battalion 316. “There was a lot of repression. A huge military presence,” says Karla Lara, a Honduran journalist and well-known singer.

In this episode, host Michael Fox takes us to present-day Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, then we descend back in time to one of darkest periods in Honduran history. Fox visits Honduran family members of the disappeared and walks right up to the walls of the Soto Cano Air Base.

Under the Shadow is a new 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:
Bertha Oliva, COFADEH
Adrienne Pine
Karla Lara
Grahame Russell, Rights Action

Edited by Heather Gies.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Voice Actors: Andalusia K. Soloff
Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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Within Honduran society itself, that meant squashing any revolutionary activity that could destabilize this key US ally and its strategic importance for US imperial operations. The impact on the country was tremendous: massacres, disappearances, many at the hands of an elite US-trained death squad known as Battalion 316. “There was a lot of repression. A huge military presence,” says Karla Lara, a Honduran journalist and well-known singer.

In this episode, host Michael Fox takes us to present-day Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, then we descend back in time to one of darkest periods in Honduran history. Fox visits Honduran family members of the disappeared and walks right up to the walls of the Soto Cano Air Base.

Under the Shadow is a new 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:
Bertha Oliva, COFADEH
Adrienne Pine
Karla Lara
Grahame Russell, Rights Action

Edited by Heather Gies.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Voice Actors: Andalusia K. Soloff
Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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In this episode, host Michael Fox dives into the tremendous resistance to the 2009 coup. He also looks at the government of Manuel Zelaya, the Latin America Pink Tide movement of the 2000s, and the push back from Honduran elites and the United States. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode looking at the 2009 coup in Honduras and the aftermath.

Under the Shadow is a new 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:
Bertha Oliva, COFADEH
Grahame Russell, Rights Action
Adrienne Pine
Felix Molina
Jesse Freeston
Karen Spring
Alex Main, CEPR

Edited by Heather Gies.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Voice Actors: Andalusia K. Soloff
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


Click here to watch Jesse Freeston’s documentary, Resistance, about the campesino struggle in the Aguan Valley. Karen Spring is currently covering the New York trial of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez. Visit Honduras Now for updates, or follow @springkj and @HondurasNow on Twitter.

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In this episode, host Michael Fox dives into the tremendous resistance to the 2009 coup. He also looks at the government of Manuel Zelaya, the Latin America Pink Tide movement of the 2000s, and the push back from Honduran elites and the United States. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode looking at the 2009 coup in Honduras and the aftermath.

Under the Shadow is a new 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:
Bertha Oliva, COFADEH
Grahame Russell, Rights Action
Adrienne Pine
Felix Molina
Jesse Freeston
Karen Spring
Alex Main, CEPR

Edited by Heather Gies.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Voice Actors: Andalusia K. Soloff
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


Click here to watch Jesse Freeston’s documentary, Resistance, about the campesino struggle in the Aguan Valley. Karen Spring is currently covering the New York trial of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez. Visit Honduras Now for updates, or follow @springkj and @HondurasNow on Twitter.

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But the people fought back.

In this continuation of Episode 7, host Michael Fox looks at the fallout of the 2009 coup in Honduras, walking from 2009 into the present. He takes us to Tegucigalpa to dive into the fraudulent U.S.-backed elections that ushered in a narco-dictatorship, and also the resistance movement that, after years of struggle, ultimately did what it set out to do: remove the dictatorship and return democracy to Honduras.

This is Part 2 of a two-part episode looking at the 2009 coup in Honduras and the aftermath.
Under the Shadow is a new 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:
Bertha Oliva, COFADEH
Grahame Russell, Rights Action
Adrienne Pine
Felix Molina
Jesse Freeston
Karen Spring
Alex Main, CEPR

Edited by Heather Gies.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Voice Actors: Andalusia K. Soloff
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

Click here, to watch Jesse Freeston’s documentary, ResistenciaResistance, about the campesino struggle in the Aguan Valley.

Karen Spring is has been covering the New York trial of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernáandez. Visit Honduras Now for updates, or follow @springkj and @HondurasNow on Twitter.

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But the people fought back.

In this continuation of Episode 7, host Michael Fox looks at the fallout of the 2009 coup in Honduras, walking from 2009 into the present. He takes us to Tegucigalpa to dive into the fraudulent U.S.-backed elections that ushered in a narco-dictatorship, and also the resistance movement that, after years of struggle, ultimately did what it set out to do: remove the dictatorship and return democracy to Honduras.

This is Part 2 of a two-part episode looking at the 2009 coup in Honduras and the aftermath.
Under the Shadow is a new 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:
Bertha Oliva, COFADEH
Grahame Russell, Rights Action
Adrienne Pine
Felix Molina
Jesse Freeston
Karen Spring
Alex Main, CEPR

Edited by Heather Gies.
Sound design by Gustavo Türck.
Voice Actors: Andalusia K. Soloff
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

Click here, to watch Jesse Freeston’s documentary, ResistenciaResistance, about the campesino struggle in the Aguan Valley.

Karen Spring is has been covering the New York trial of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernáandez. Visit Honduras Now for updates, or follow @springkj and @HondurasNow on Twitter.

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In the last episode of Under The Shadow, host Michael Fox looked deeply at Hernández’s time as president from 2014 to 2022, which many came to call a narco-dictatorship. He won office in a fraudulent election, consolidated unprecedented power, pushed a neoliberal sell-off, and carried out widespread human rights abuses. 

In this Update 3, Fox looks at the New York trial that convicted him. What went down, what it meant, and what it means going forward for Honduras. And most important, what was missing — namely the role of the United States and Canada in propping up the Hernández regime.

For this update, we speak with Karen Spring, the co-coordinator of the Honduras Solidarity Network and host of the Honduras Now podcast. She was in the New York courtroom throughout Hernandez’s trial.

Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, to tell 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.
Recorded in San Salvador, El Salvador

This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.

Guests: Karen Spring

Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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In the last episode of Under The Shadow, host Michael Fox looked deeply at Hernández’s time as president from 2014 to 2022, which many came to call a narco-dictatorship. He won office in a fraudulent election, consolidated unprecedented power, pushed a neoliberal sell-off, and carried out widespread human rights abuses. 

In this Update 3, Fox looks at the New York trial that convicted him. What went down, what it meant, and what it means going forward for Honduras. And most important, what was missing — namely the role of the United States and Canada in propping up the Hernández regime.

For this update, we speak with Karen Spring, the co-coordinator of the Honduras Solidarity Network and host of the Honduras Now podcast. She was in the New York courtroom throughout Hernandez’s trial.

Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, to tell 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.
Recorded in San Salvador, El Salvador

This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.

Guests: Karen Spring

Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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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.

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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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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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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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Follow Under the Shadow on 110fullhttps://therealnews.com/nicaragua-1980s-revolution-under-the-shadow-episode-10-part-1
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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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...]]>2287contras,nicaragua,reagan,sandinista,somozafalse111fullhttps://therealnews.com/nicaragua-reagan-iran-contra-sandinista-revolution
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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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...]]>4060cia,contra,iran,nicaragua,reagan,sandinistafalse112fullhttps://therealnews.com/hollywood-empire-under-the-shadow-bonus-episode
  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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  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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  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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  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...]]>825america,chomsky,history,intervention,reaganfalse1bonushttps://therealnews.com/the-us-hand-in-costa-rica-under-the-shadow-episode-11
    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.
    
    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
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    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 3639costa-rica,history,nacla,trnnfalse113fullhttps://therealnews.com/the-panama-canal-under-the-shadow-episode-12
    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
    
    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
    Sign up for our newsletter
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    Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60778101Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:17:55 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkPanama 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...
    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
    
    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
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    3386central_america,imperialism,latin_america,monroe_doctrine,panama,panama_canal,usa,us_interventionfalse114fullhttps://therealnews.com/venezuela-media-war-under-the-shadow-bonus-episode-3But 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.
    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
    Sign up for our newsletter
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    Donate to support this podcast
    
    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
    Twitter: @TheRealNews
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    Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60937846Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:18:12 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkOn 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...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.
    Help us continue producing Under the Shadow by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.
    
    Sign up for our newsletter
    3608maduro,media,urrutia,venezuelafalse1bonushttps://therealnews.com/he-legacy-of-monroe-under-the-shadow-bonus-episode-4
    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.
    
    Sign up for our newsletter
    Like us on Facebook
    Follow us on Twitter
    Donate to support this podcast
    
    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
    Twitter: @TheRealNews
    YouTube: @therealnews
    Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61015541Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:01:03 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkIn 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...
    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, 3851history,monroefalse1bonushttps://therealnews.com/panama-us-invasion-under-the-shadow-episode-13
      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
      
      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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      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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      Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61274727Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:02:47 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkOn 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...
      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:3247bush,cold_war,imperialism,iraq,noriega,panama,panama_canal,reagan,school_of_the_americas,us_invasion,vietnam,war_on_drugsfalse115fullhttps://therealnews.com/stories-of-resistanceHi 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
      
      Become a member and join the Stories of Resistance Supporters Club today!
      
      Sign up for our newsletter
      Follow us on Bluesky
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      Donate to support this podcast
      
      Follow Under the Shadow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
      
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      Follow us on:
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      Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67081647Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:15:04 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkHi 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...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
      
      Become a member and join the Stories of Resistance Supporters Club today!
      
      Sign up for our newsletter
      Follow us on Bluesky
      Like us on Facebook
      Follow us on Twitter
      Donate to support this podcast
      
      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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      324democracy,international,jan-6,january-6,politics,resistance,trnn,trumpfalsebonushttps://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow
      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
      
      
      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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      Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69172965Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:00:09 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkOn 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...
      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: 
        • 2641boats,military,trump,us,venezuela,warfalse21fullhttps://therealnews.com/us-trump-invasion-of-venezuela
          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
          
          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
          Twitter: @TheRealNews
          YouTube: @therealnews
          Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69310228Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:51:45 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkIn 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...
          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
            • 2475donroe,invasion,maduro,monroe,oil,resistance,trump,venezuela,warfalse22fullhttps://therealnews.com/hands-off-latin-america
              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.
              
              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
              Twitter: @TheRealNews
              YouTube: @therealnews
              Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69462138Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:00:18 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkThousands 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...
              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
              • 23fullhttps://therealnews.com/debunking-the-us-narrative-on-venezuela
                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.
                
                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
                Twitter: @TheRealNews
                YouTube: @therealnews
                Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69554260Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:00:09 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkIn 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....
                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
                  • 2900ai,maduro,media,propaganda,real-news,us-invasion,venezuelafalse24fullhttps://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow
                    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
                    Twitter: @TheRealNews
                    YouTube: @therealnews
                    Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69729216Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:00:20 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkOn 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...
                    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)
                    • 2645bombing,caracas,maduro,military,trump,venezuelafalse25fullhttps://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow
                      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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                      Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70139164Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:03 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkSince 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,...
                      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
                      • 2910caracas-venezuela,human-rights,ice-killings,investigative-journalism,michael-fox,minneapolis-ice,monroe-doctrine,state-violence,the-real-news,trnn,trump-administration,us-imperialism,venezuela-strikesfalse26fullhttps://therealnews.com/trumps-war-on-cuba-crisis-made-in-usa
                        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
                        Twitter: @TheRealNews
                        YouTube: @therealnews
                        Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70461920Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:04 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkCuba 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...
                        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...]]>3746cuba-oil-blockade,donroe,foreign-policy,humanitarian-crisis,immersive,international-relations,monroe-doctrine-2.0,narrative,real-news,regime-change,trump-cuba-policy,us-cuba-sanctionsfalse27fullhttps://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow
                        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:
                        Bluesky: @therealnews.com
                        Facebook: The Real News Network
                        Twitter: @TheRealNews
                        YouTube: @therealnews
                        Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70602914Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:03 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkAt 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...
                        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.
                        • 3981counter-cartel-coalition,donroe-doctrine,latin-america,marco-rubio,real-news,shield-of-the-americas,trnn,trump,trump-corollary,under-the-shadow,us-militaryfalse28fullhttps://therealnews.com/how-the-united-states-stole-mexico
                          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
                          Facebook: The Real News Network
                          Twitter: @TheRealNews
                          YouTube: @therealnews
                          Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70882402Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:03 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkIncreasingly, 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...
                          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, 2215cartels,drug-war,foreign-policy,history,immersive,imperialism,intervention,latin-america,manifest-destiny,mexico,monroe-doctrine,narrative,radio-documentary,real-news,trnn,trump-mexico,under-the-shadow,us-militaryfalse29fullhttps://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow
                            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.
                            
                            Follow us on:
                            Bluesky: @therealnews.com
                            Facebook: The Real News Network
                            Twitter: @TheRealNews
                            YouTube: @therealnews
                            Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71200586Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:03 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkThe 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...
                            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: 2953documentary,drug-trafficking,drug-war,history,immersive,investigative,latin-america,mexico,michael-fox,narrative,real-news,real-news-network,resistance,social-justice,storytelling,trnn,under-the-shadow,us-interventionfalse210fullhttps://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow
                            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.
                            
                            Follow us on:
                            Bluesky: @therealnews.com
                            Facebook: The Real News Network
                            Twitter: @TheRealNews
                            YouTube: @therealnews
                            Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72198909Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:02 +0000Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, The Real News NetworkOn 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...
                            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: 
                            
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                            • Here is Arturo Dominguez’s latest piece on this, “How Far Will Trump Go to Destabilize Latin...]]>3475drug-war,election,far-right,honduras,hondurasgate,juan-orlando-hernandez,latin-americas,politics,real-news,trnn,trump,under-the-shadowfalse211fullhttps://therealnews.com/fired-and-jailed-attacks-on-free-speech-under-trump
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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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                              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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