The Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured, not while on a state visit abroad, but at his own stronghold in Caracas. While the US President opted for a sudden military operation, regime change was not the ultimate goal. So, was it a putsch from abroad and how did people on the streets respond?

After years of economic strife, international sanctions, and a divided opposition, the country is at a historic turning point. On this episode of Putschcast, you will hear from two people who were on the ground that night, sharing their memories of the event that made history, and the aftermath that followed.

Our guests are Dr. Thomas Schaumberg, Director of the Goethe Institut in Caracas, who was in the capital the night the bombs went off, and Australian expat and YouTuber Phillip Campbell, who has made Venezuela his home and strives to tell a different story about the South American country he loves.

Learn more about the Goethe Institut in Caracas here.

Visit Phil's Youtube blog here.

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