About this episode

The episode discusses the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela and the mixed feelings of its citizens.

It’s been over four months since the United States overthrew Nicolás Maduro. One Venezuelan says she is grateful for the intervention and is cautiously optimistic for the future. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Demonstrators demanding better working conditions during a May Day rally in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Sean Rameswaram

Topics covered

• Venezuela
• politics
• U.S. intervention
• optimism
• May Day rally

Keywords

• Venezuela
• Nicolás Maduro
• U.S. intervention
• optimism
• May Day rally

Sponsors

Vox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vox

Places: Venezuela

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