On The Ground In Caracas w/ Journalist Ricardo Vaz of Venezuelanalysis.com

Send us Fan MailWhat's up to my bedazzling barracudas and sparkling scarlet ibises! Welcome back to the BNP everyone and thank you for joining! Shouts to my patrons: you all are the turmeric in my anti-inflammatory smoothie and the rose quartz dust upon my meditation pillow. You are appreciated. We have a banger of an episode this week folks! Returning to the BNP for the 5th time is my treasured Venezuelan correspondent: journalist and artist Ricardo Vaz, reporting live from Caracas.  Ricardo jumps back on the pod to discuss the current state of affairs in Venezuela.  If you read the Project Mockingbird legacy press (hi there NY Times), you would think that the U.S. and Venezuela are patching up their diplomatic differences and Niklas Maduro's government is rarin' to start delivering that yummy Venezuelan crude to the U.S. As Ricardo tells us, this is far from the case.No significant sanctions have in fact been lifted by the U.S., the Biden Regime is still denying that Maduro is even the rightful leader of the country, and Venezuela's economy continues to labor under the scorched earth U.S. led economic blockade. Despite all of this however, Venezuela is pushing on and moving forward with dignity and determination. They are slowly but surely increasing their refining capacity, and now with new leadership in Colombia, they are hopefully going to patch up relations with their neighbor nation to the West.We end the conversation by zooming out and discussing the nature of art, creative expression and life. Oh and how can I forget those zany audio tidbits.  This is the most nuanced coverage of Venezuela you are likely to get in English. Big thank you to Ricardo for hopping on and sharing his on-the-ground insights. Enjoy the conversation!Support Ricardo's work at https://venezuelanalysis.com/.Also, check out the Venezuelanalysis Podcast and the bilingual anti-capitalist art collective Utopix, to which Ricardo is a contributor.   Won't you please rate, review and subscribe to the BNP wherever you listen to podcasts?Help me stay on the air by becoming a beloved patron at www.patreon.com/noetics.  Signing up at any tier gets you a complimentary Orinoco crocodile! Act now: crocs going fast!Or, make a one-time, small donation at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/noetics!Check me out on IG @ barbarian_noetics!Email the pod at: [email protected] next week,be exquisite to one anotherand compassionate towards yourself.One Love,ConanTRACKLIST FOR THIS EPISODE EFEKT Studios - Broadcast News Intro ThemeDykotomi - Corvid Crunk CityScape Sounds - Early Morning Vibes Happy Lo Fi (Mix)J Dilla - Sunbeams (Extended Mix)Chill Lo Fi Hip Hop - Girl Wearing a Hat (Lo Fi Mix)Ikebe Shakedown - Curitiba StrutMeditative Mind - Positive Aura Cleanse (Binaural Beats & Solfeggio Mix)Francisco Kiko Villanueva - Qué bonita es Venezuela (Merengue Venezolano)The Bootleg Boy - Lo Fi Songs for Slow Days (Mix)Tommy McCook - Down on Bond StreetLINKShttps://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-8-venezuela/primary-documents-with-accompanying-discussion-questions/document-21-address-to-the-united-nations-by-hugo-chavez-2006/Support the showTip me in Solana:Address: 9XPHpqH7GawTGtPgZAzfXFU6oPWTpSua1QXwRYAWVh9y Find me on IG: barbarian_noetics Direct Donate on PayPal @[email protected] Cash App@ $BarbarianRavenbuymeacoffee.com/noetics.Spread the word and tell a friend. Remember to set the BNP on Auto Download after you subscribe. I appreciate you all. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, education and research.