Chapo

As Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán goes on trial, VICE News explores his high-stakes case through the stories of people caught up in the drug war in the U.S. and Mexico. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Havana Syndrome: A New Podcast from VICE

January 25, 2023 • 41 mins

Today we are sharing an episode from one of our newest series – Havana Syndrome. In 2016, a mysterious, debilitating illness begins to afflict American diplomats and spies working abroad – first in Cuba, and then around the world. Victims report crippling neurological symptoms. Some describe the feeling of being hit by an invisible, directed pressure while they were stationed on government property, or sometimes standing in their o...

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Mexico's Forever War Against Drug Cartels (VICE News Reports)

February 18, 2021 • 41 mins

VICE News Senior Reporter Keegan Hamilton travels to Michoacán where Mexico’s modern drug war began and continues to rage. To understand the effects of a seemingly endless cycle of crackdown, cartel re-alignment and civilians being displaced, Keegan tells the story of the right now in this region with unprecedented access to various sides of the war -- including the dominant Jalisco New Generation Cartel led by the DEA’s Most Wante...

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Introducing Source Material: Ep 2. AFTER 8:46 Louisville: The Shooting at Yaya’s BBQ

November 6, 2020 • 23 mins

Introducing a new podcast, Source Material. EP 2: AFTER 8:46 Louisville: The Shooting at Yaya’s BBQ

The death of George Floyd ignited protests and riots across the U.S. In Louisville, Kris Smith joined protestors who took to the streets to say George Floyd’s name, and livestream the public uproar. When the Kentucky National Guard came to enforce a curfew on Louisville, Kris would end up live streaming the shooting death of his f...

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Introducing VICE News Reports: Ep 2. The Bubble

October 21, 2020 • 31 mins

Introducing a new podcast, VICE News Reports. Episode 2: The Bubble.

We take you inside the NBA/WNBA bubble told through exclusive recordings.

To salvage their 2020 seasons amid the pandemic, the WNBA and NBA create a “bubble” where players and staff are walled off from the rest of the world. We follow two players, Monique Billings, a starting forward for the Atlanta Dream, and Udonis Haslem, captain of the Miami Heat, during...

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Introducing: Painkiller: America's Fentanyl Crisis

June 29, 2020 • 24 mins

On Painkiller: America's Fentanyl Crisis, VICE News reporter Keegan Hamilton (Chapo: Kingpin on Trial) tracks the third wave of the opioid crisis. In episode one, a small-town fisherman becomes a dark web fentanyl dealer after an accident leads him down the path to addiction. Listen to all episodes of Painkiller: America's Fentanyl Crisis on Spotify.

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UPDATE: The Verdict

February 22, 2019 • 17 mins

How did prosecutors convict El Chapo? With never-before-heard wiretapped phone calls that revealed his cunning, his charm, and how he controlled the flow of drugs that flooded U.S. cities.