In the pilot episode, Husna Rizvi traces the rise of one of Latin America's most revered and vilified Leftists, Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's 45th President. Also heard in this episode: political theorist George Ciccariello Maher; Eva Golinger, Chávez's former advisor; Gregory Wilpert, founder of VenezuelaAnalysis.com and Alan Macleod, an academic researching news coverage of Venezuela in international corporatized media.

Photo credit: Karel Fuentes
Image by Kumail Rizvi
Music: 'Como Llora Una Estrella' by Felix Rodriguez

Contested Legacies is a podcast about history, social movements and how to deal with uncomfortable icons and revised, defanged legacies on the Left. 

Produced by Husna Rizvi (@rizvihusna) and hosted by New Internationalist magazine (@newint). You can find us on twitter @PodLegacy

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