Episode 43 of STARK REALITY with Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange rolls out the red carpet to Venezuela for the exclusive in-depth Stark Reality interview with Caracas-based writer and editor RICARDO VAZ, recorded 2/23/22.

Ricardo Vaz works for independent media outlet Venezuelanalysis and he is also a member of Venezuelan collectives Tatuy Tv and Utopix. 

Ricardo grew up in Mozambique before going on to study theoretical physics in Portugal and the United States. But his communist ideals and Hugo Chávez eventually saw him move to Venezuela in 2019.
Venezuelan Analysis is a key source of info on Venezuela in English (and obviously Spanish too), check them out they’re great. We talk about various US f*ckery in Venezuela, the 2002 coup against Maduro, the clown Juan Guaido, Jack Ryan, media coverage and western propaganda, Alex Saab, sanctions, elections in Venezuela, the coup in Bolivia in 2019, Cuba, ex-pats, and traditional Latin American folk and protest music. 

For Ricardo’s accompanying exclusive Stark Reality playlist, a selection of his music from various countries, check out Episode 44 of Stark Reality on jasoncharles.net or on Stark Reality Playlists wherever you get your podcasts.