This conversation was recorded before the capture of Nicolás Maduro, at a moment when Venezuela stood in deep uncertainty, but also quiet hope. In this episode, I sit down with Venezuelan historian Amanda Arroyo to talk about her country—not as a headline or a political chessboard, but as a place filled with people, memories, contradictions, and dreams.

Amanda shares what it feels like to watch Venezuela from both inside and outside its borders, reflecting on the daily realities Venezuelans live with, the historical forces that shaped the present, and the futures many still imagine despite everything. We talk about grief, resilience, misinformation, and what it means to hold love for a country that has been consistently misunderstood, exploited, or spoken over.

Some details may feel rooted in a moment that has since shifted, but that is precisely why this conversation matters. It captures Venezuelan thought and feeling before events were reframed by power, propaganda, or outside intervention. Above all, this episode is about listening—to Venezuelans, to their fears, and to their enduring hope for dignity, self-determination, and a future on their own terms.

Venezuelan voices matter. This episode makes space for them.

New York has always been a city built on hope.
From immigrants crossing oceans, to Black families moving north during the Great Migration, to Puerto Rican communities building new lives—this city has long been a place where people come searching for possibility.

In this episode, recorded live during Zoran Mamdani’s inauguration and block party, we talk directly to New Yorkers about what hope means to them right now. What they want to see change. Who they want the city to work for. And whether New York still feels like a place where anything is possible.

This isn’t punditry. It’s voices from the street—capturing a city in motion, at a moment that feels bigger than politics.

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Marcus Wesson was an evil man.

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