Venezuela in Focus

Venezuela in Focus

Venezuela in Focus is a weekly news podcast dedicated to analyzing news developing from Venezuela. Hosted by Roberto Hung and Oscar Schlenker. Please support our podcast by following us on twitter @robertohungc and @oschlenkernews.

Episodes

October 23, 2019 24 mins

Recent uprisings and turmoil make the news all over the continent from the United States to Tierra del Fuego. On this episode we focus on Latin America seen through Venezuela's unique perspective.

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On this episode Roberto Hung and Oscar Schlenker discuss a very intense week of events that unraveled on the first week of august 2019 in Venezuela. 60 countries met in Peru to discuss the Venezuelan crisis, US announced an embargo against the Maduro regime and we see an end to the negotiations in Barbados led by Norway. Join us in the discussion!

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June 3, 2019 24 mins

As Venezuela enters a new phase in negotiations people are struggling to find gasoline in a country known as having the world’s largest oil reserves. It’s another key into the shortage crisis that has left Venezuelans without money, food and medicines and complicates the people’s struggle into freedom from the chavista regime that’s still in power.

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May 4, 2019 24 mins

The "Guaidó Effect" after 90 days of his interim presidency. Is he a self-proclaimed president or truly legitimate?

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April 29, 2019 25 mins

Nicolas Maduro finally allows Humanitarian Aid arrive in Venezuela at the hands of the Red Cross, but ¿Who does this humanitarian aid help the most: the sick who need it or the regime that wants it for political gains? We will discuss it in this weeks Venezuela in Focus.

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March 28, 2019 22 mins

This week in Venezuela In Focus we struggle through yet another massive nationwide blackout ¿How does it affect on a day to day basis going days without electricity or running water? Roberto Hung and Oscar Schlenker discuss the news that goes beyond the headlines on this 4th episode of our podcast. Tune in until the end and find out what Venezuelan’s resilience has to do with grandma giving birth. Please follow, subscribe, like and...

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March 19, 2019 21 mins

A massive blackout that left Venezuela in the dark for days also affected our weekly podcast Venezuela in Focus. On our third episode we try to explain what happened to Venezuela’s electrical grid ¿Could the United States have cause this with a cyber attack? Our guest, Andres Azpurua, digital rights activist, puts things into perspective while @RobertoHungC and @Oschlenkernews discuss the news that’s resulted from the black...

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March 18, 2019 23 mins

Venezuela in Focus is a weekly news podcast dedicated to analyzing news developing from Venezuela, hosted by Roberto Hung and Oscar Schlenker. On this first show recorded on 2-23-2019 we discuss topics dealing with Live Aid Venezuela, Humanitarian Aid entering and being blocked at the border, assault on indigenous tribes, the Venezuelan Armed Forces, the role of Lima Group and UN will have this week and much more. Please support ou...

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