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A candid and deep conversation about the situation in France, how economic malaise is hurting everyone and helping the right make gains, with Diane LaGrange, a journalist, mom, former candidate with Nous Le Peuple, active with Republique Souveraine and political commentator with Frequence Populaire. She gives great insight into the complexities in France, the sovereigntist movement and the struggles plaguing the left. Find us on X, Instagram, Facebook @Contraelite1 Contralite Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@contraelitepodcast

En esta edición de Contraelite, Jorge y Vanessa hablan de los contrastes y similitudes entre #CUBA y #PUERTORICO, en medio del actual asedio contra "la llave del Golfo" y el reciente triunfo cultural boricua en el #SuperBowl. Vanessa comparte su experiencia viviendo tres meses en Mayagüez, aprendiendo más sobre esta isla y su población durante un estudio independiente que hizo en la universidad, mientras que Jorge comparte estadísticas e historia que muchos ignoran. Fuentes consultadas y recomendadas: https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/25/cuba-under-siege-battles-u-s-oil-blockade/ https://x.com/lajornadaonline/status/2025960089845149698 https://www.onei.gob.cu/node/2586 http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2024/07/19/hoy-somos-menos-de-10-millones-de-cubanos-residentes/ https://qz.com/125654/puerto-rico-is-living-an-impoverished-debt-nightmare-reminiscent-of-southern-europe-or-detroit https://youtu.be/kEe7_zgZbuI?si=87Ku0qwEcKXnwDWr https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/05/key-findings-about-puerto-rico/#how-many-people-live-in-puerto-rico https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/reports/pervasive-poverty-in-puerto-rico/ Debi tirar más fotos short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLSzEYVDads

¡Sesión de EMERGENCIA con Einstein Millán Arcia (@EinsteinMillan en X), amigo del pod! Einstein es uno de los analistas más acertados y perspicaces en cuanto a todas las complejidades de la industria petrolera y las dinámicas #geopolíticas a nivel internacional. Asesor de #petróleo y gas upstream, egresado de la Universidad de Oklahoma (maestría y estudios de doctorado) y la Universidad de Oriente (ingeniería petrolera), hoy nos acompaña para responder preguntas y brindar análisis sobre el petróleo, la soberanía y la geopolítica en el contexto de Venezuela y Estados Unidos tras los sucesos del 3 de enero de 2026 y los rápidos cambios que están aconteciendo en esepaís. Artículos para contextualizar: Einstein Millán Arcia: Venezuela debe abrir una licitación de bloques exploratorios en aguas en conflicto (2023)- https://www.costadelsolfm.org/2023/09/22/einstein-millan-arcia-venezuela-debe-abrir-una-licitacion-de-bloques-exploratorios-en-aguas-en-conflicto/ El presidente Maduro asume la propuesta de Einstein Millán de la cual fui portavoz, conceder licencias en el Esequibo (2023) - https://www.aporrea.org/energia/a326769.html PDVSA: Las mentiras de Ramírez (2020)- https://www.aporrea.org/energia/a294708.html#oil #oilandgas #petróleo #petroleovenezolano Plataformas Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/contra%C3%A9lite/id1497032824 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45ky62ZzeI23m5KoNqDLPq YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCK0cnvIAs3Rqqgh0sizPKug Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (⁠⁠https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/⁠⁠)

We are worried about the situation with Venezuela and the potential for a military operation on that country. Join us for an insightful Global South-to South conversation with Mustafa Fetouri, an award-winning Libyan journalist, columnist, author, and translator, with contributions to major outlets like Middle East Monitor, Al-Monitor, and Washington Report, and a focus on North Africa and the Sahel region. Follow Mustafa Fetouri's excellent coverage and analysis: @MFetouri on X Middle East Monitor: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/authors/dr-mustafa-fetouri/ The New Arab: https://www.newarab.com/author/74695/mustafa-fetouri Al Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/authors/mustafa-fetouri.html Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: https://www.wrmea.org/other/from-skulls-to-sovereignty-africa-demands-colonial-justice.html Síguenos: @Contraelite1 en X, Instagram y Facebook Plataformas YouTube: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube⁠⁠ Apple: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify⁠⁠ Google: ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle⁠⁠ Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (⁠⁠https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/⁠⁠)

Síguenos: @Contraelite1 en X, Instagram y Facebook ¡Nos vuelve a visitar el Ing. Einstein Millán Arcia (@EinsteinMillan en X), amigo del pod! Einstein es uno de los analistas más acertados y perspicaces en cuanto a todas las complejidades de la industria petrolera y las dinámicas geopolíticas a nivel internacional. Asesor de petróleo y gas upstream, egresado de la Universidad de Oklahoma (maestría y estudios de doctorado) y la Universidad de Oriente (ingeniería petrolera), hoy nos acompaña para determinar si la industria petrolera venezolana está en declive o no. Algunas divagancias incluyen: ¿qué va a pasar con Venezuela y EE.UU.? El mito de la meritocracia, el maltrato hacia los migrantes venezolanos, y ¿cómo es eso del pago "en especie" que Cuba hace por el petróleo venezolano? Plataformas Apple: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify⁠ Google: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube⁠ Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (⁠https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/⁠)

Síguenos: @Contraelite1 en X, Instagram y Facebook Cuando éramos carajitos siempre nos metieron un pocotón de cuentos, mitos y creencias supersticiosas. En este episodio hablamos de varias de esas patrañas que nos creímos. Mariposas tóxicas, espejos y cualquier tipo de leyendas todas locas que de pana ni tenían sentido. Plataformas Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify Google: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/)

Vane and Jorge sit with the insightful Dr. Lynn Comella, Associate Professor, Gender and Sexuality Studies at University of Nevada-Las Vegas (how appropriate!), and author of "Vibrator Nation: How Feminist Sex-Toy Stores Changed the Business of Pleasure" to get real about porn. This episode came about after we read Dr. Comella's response to renowned anti-porn feminist, Dr. Gail Dines, and Vane expressed being a "porn skeptic" after seeing the current state of porn. Discussion includes: can porn be feminist? Is porn affecting and even hurting sexual interactions today, or is it an empowering form of media? The article that sparked this episode: ⁠https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/feb/02/feminists-gone-wild-response-porn-critic-gail-dine/⁠ More about Dr. Comella: ⁠https://www.unlv.edu/news/expert/lynn-comella⁠ ⁠https://www.dukeupress.edu/vibrator-nation⁠

Un viaje profundo para entender un poco más sobre la dinámica política de la sociedad peruana, los comienzos de la revolución social y reforma agraria hecha por el General Velasco Alvarado, la emergencia de Sendero Luminoso y la consolidación del neoliberalismo más infernal durante la presidencia de Alberto Fujimori. Nos acompaña nuevamente Maria Fe Celi, antropóloga e investigadora social peruana, actual estudiante de doctorado en historia global en la Universidad de Shanghái; hizo su maestría en estudios del desarrollo en la Universidad de Sussex y licenciada en antropología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Sigue a Maria Fe en Twitter @mfceli y en Instagram @chinaendosis Síguenos: @Contraelite1 en Twitter, Instagram y Facebook  Plataformas de podcast: Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contraelite Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify Google: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube Nuestra música durante los breaks es "Draco" por Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/) Clips usados durante este episodio: - "24 de junio 1969 se inicia el proceso de Reforma Agraria en Perú, Radio TV Perú" https://youtu.be/86E_nr-lIA4?si=ArGgyL9XpzLdLUdX - "PRENSA CHICHA en el Perú, breve historia; David Huisa"https://youtu.be/1undOJWTybQ?si=UCuHg2q4HQx13iNP - "¿Por qué surgió Sendero Luminoso en el Perú? Conversa sobre las causas y consecuencias políticas de Sendero Luminoso Eland Vera, Codeca Guatemala" https://m.facebook.com/ComitedeDesarrolloCampesino/videos/por-qu%C3%A9-surgi%C3%B3-sendero-luminoso-en-el-per%C3%BA/192902816270390/?_rdr - "Hugo Chavez dice ladron a alan garcia, skybluehiroshima" https://youtu.be/JeNBYZm8kic?si=7fwHuVnU9n7JxXtn

PÉGALE CANDELA (https://youtu.be/bCXI8TeEW68?feature=shared) es un magnífico e importante documental realizado por la cineasta venezolana Alejandra Szeplaki, quien se sentó con nosotros a conversar acerca de ese documental, la identidad venezolana y sus complejidades, especialmente la perspectiva actual en torno al país en la actualidad y las manifestaciones de nuestro sentir nacional en calidad de diáspora. "Pégale candela" es una obra importantísima que todos deben ver. ¡Gracias a quienes siguen por ahí escuchándonos y gracias a Alejandra por compartir con nosotros! Sigue a Alejandra en Instagram: @aszeplaki y recompensa su excelente trabajo en https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alejandrasp Síguenos: @Contraelite1 en Twitter, Instagram y Facebook  Plataformas de podcast: Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contraelite Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify Google: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube Nuestra música durante los breaks es "Draco" por Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/) Lectura recomendada: Alejandra Szeplaki: "Somos lo que comemos" (sobre su documental CANDY BAR): https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/chevere/alejandra-szeplaki-somos-lo-que-comemos/ Del amor juvenil a la militancia estudiantil: Pégale Candela -Blog: https://revistamatria.wordpress.com/2017/10/08/del-amor-juvenil-a-la-militancia-estudiantil-pegale-candela/ Perfil en IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0844000/ Canal en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMBU6NicxBPaVfmiMlQlzw/videos

ENGLISH starts after our intro!  We took a while to release this one; we interviewed Natylie back in 2022, shortly before the Russia-Ukraine war broke out. Vanessa didn't feel super comfortable with the timing, so it got held back for a long time. But the discussion is evergreen and valuable, so here it is! Understanding the historical view from Moscow & learning from its recent past and its brutal neoliberal trauma. Our guest is Natylie Baldwin, the author of The View from Moscow: Understanding Russia and U.S.-Russia Relations, and an analyst specializing in US-Russia relations. From her bio: In October of 2015, Natylie traveled to 6 cities in the Russian Federation and has written several articles based on her conversations and interviews with a cross-section of Russians.  She traveled to Moscow and St. Petersburg in May of 2017 to view the Victory Day celebrations and to do research on the Russian Revolution and how Russians commemorated the centennial. Her writing has appeared in various publications including The Grayzone, Consortium News, Antiwar.com, Covert Action Magazine, RT, OpEd News, The Globe Post, The New York Journal of Books, and Dissident Voice. We were very grateful for her time and expertise, and we hope you enjoy the interview and analysis. Follow us @Contraelite1 on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook  Contraelite podcast on different platforms: Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple Anchor: https://anchor.fm/contraelite Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify Google: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/) Related reading and more information about our guest & topic: WHY HAVE RUSSIANS REJECTED THE WEST’S ‘VALUES?’ - by Natylie Baldwin https://natyliesb.medium.com/why-have-russians-rejected-the-wests-values-97bd7e51b767 Book: THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW Understanding Russia & U.S.-Russia Relations by Natylie Baldwin https://store.bookbaby.com/bookshop/book/index.aspx?bookURL=The-View-from-Moscow&b=p_fr-ve-bl Natylie's blog - Natylie's Place: Understanding Russia https://natyliesbaldwin.com/ RT Chief Margarita Simonyan “Why we don’t respect the West anymore” by Matfey Shaheen https://theduran.com/rt-chief-margarita-simonyan-why-we-dont-respect-the-west-anymore/ Clips: The Real Russian Cosmonaut (Armageddon, 1999) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgHoMEhqDe4 BBC HARDTalk w/Ygor Gaidar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVacmUR1CUY The Shock Doctrine: The rise of disaster capitalism (Jonas Cuaron, Naomi Klein - 2007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL3XGZ5rreE

¡Finalmente pudimos publicar algo! Disculpen la gran tardanza pero "life happens". Sin embargo, no podíamos dejar que pasara más tiempo sin brindarles esta magnífica entrevista acerca de la inmigración, lo que se siente ser inmigrante venezolano (y ser izquierdista, pese a nuestro movimiento migratorio), los tratos que hemos recibido y un recuento de varios recuerdos y complejidades de nuestro país, junto con la periodista venezolana y corresponsal en Europa, Karen Méndez. La entrevista surgió por un artículo que escribió Karen (el enlace abajo) que nos tocó el corazón y nos hizo eco en cuanto a nuestra experiencia. Ojalá pueda dominar la edición del video para publicar la entrevista por YouTube también, pero ya veremos. ¡Gracias a quienes siguen por ahí escuchándonos y gracias a Karen por sentarse con nosotros!  Sigue a Karen en Twitter @KarenmendezL Síguenos en Twitter e Instagram: @Contraelite1 contraelitepodcast at gmail.com http://anchor.fm/contraelite Nuestra música durante los breaks es "Draco" por Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/) Lectura recomendada: "La migración: mi no estar", por Karen Mendez L - http://karenmendezl.blogspot.com/2021/12/la-migracion-mi-no-estar.html  Disparan contra la corresponsal de RT en Caracas - https://esrt.press/video/actualidad/view/119787-disparar-corresponsal-rt-caracas-protestas

ENGLISH starts after our intro!  Also finally on YouTube (https://youtu.be/MoxpsgpenAk) -  We are starting CON FUERZA in our 3rd season of Contraelite! We interviewed Lithuanian-American author Silvia Foti, who wrote "The Nazi's Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather was a War Criminal"  and buckle up, because it's a super interesting ride into how Silvia found out the very painful history of her grandfather, Jonas Noreika, or "General Storm" who was hailed as a Lithuanian war hero, while in reality, he had been an anti-Soviet partisan and Nazi collaborator.  Follow us @Contraelite1 on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook  Contraelite podcast on different platforms: Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple Anchor: https://anchor.fm/contraelite Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify Google: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/) Related reading and more information about our guest: New York Times article "No more lies. My grandfather was a Nazi" by Silvia Foti: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/opinion/jonas-noreika-lithuania-nazi-collaborator.html NYT article en español: https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/01/31/espanol/opinion/abuelo-nazi.html Silvia Foti on HardTalk BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1n10 Silvia's article: https://www.silviafoti.com/who-is-jonas-noreika/  Article on the Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-lithuania-nazi-jonas-noreika-20210407-k72dbr373fforgk6kuq5ubzkru-story.html My grandfather, a national hero in Lithuania — and a war criminal - Article on the Harvard Gazette: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/10/how-author-silvia-foti-discovered-her-grandfathers-nazi-past/ Silvia's book: https://www.amazon.com/Nazis-Granddaughter-Discovered-Grandfather-Criminal/dp/1684511089 Articles about controversial monument in Budapest, Hungary:  -EURACTIV article https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-europe/news/controversial-monument-divides-hungarians-angers-jewish-community/ -Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-holocaust-german-memorial/hungary-pm-defends-contested-monument-to-nazi-victims-idUSBREA0L1H820140122

Finalmente & finally, we are kicking off Season 3 of Contraelite! Some content is a little outdated, please listen to our opening message.  As always, so fortunate to have excellent and insightful guests, this time is no exception. We dive deep into the interesting dynamics of Austrian, and to an extent overall European, politics with Natascha Strobl, an Austrian political scientist, expert on right-wing extremism and the New Right. She is the author of the newly released book, Radicalised Conservatism / Radikalisierter Konservatismus, a study into the "hard right agenda [being] pushed through by stoking a constant mood of anxiety towards a vague 'other'" (Irish Times).  The lead-up to the eventual exit of Sebastian Kurz, labor shortages & workers issues, women's issues and feminism, the Peruvian elections in 2021, as well as a bit of friendly banter on the 2021 Euro Cup, this episode covers it all and then some.  Follow us @Contraelite1 on Twitter and Instagram http://anchor.fm/contraelite Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/) Related reading and more information about our guest: On Twitter, Natascha is at @Natascha_Strobl IPS Journal contributor - https://www.ips-journal.eu/about/writers-and-contributors/writer/natascha-strobl/ Natascha Strobl on Second Wiki (bio and a list of many of her articles) https://second.wiki/wiki/natascha_strobl  Natascha's new book: https://www.suhrkamp.de/rights/book/natascha-strobl-radicalised-conservatism-fr-9783518127827  Natascha's website (in German): https://www.natsanalysen.at/ "Sebastian Kurz suffers fall from grace in Austria amid graft inquiry" - https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/sebastian-kurz-suffers-fall-from-grace-in-austria-amid-graft-inquiry-1.4701753 The grim statistic we mention: "Over 40% of Czechs Feel that Rape Can Be Justified" https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/over-40-percent-czechs-feel-rape-can-be-justified "Many Europeans consider rape acceptable" https://www.statista.com/chart/6999/many-europeans-consider-rape-acceptable/4

Final Season 2 episode of Contraelite! (Apologies for having taken such a long time to get these out, but life happens, guys!)  On today's episode, we get deep into international migration and global historical trends that lay the foundations for current political issues, and to provide an excellent and expert analysis on these issues, we are joined by Dr. Eglė Verseckaitė Grzeskowiak, who earned her Ph.D in political science at the Johns Hopkins University, after completing her master's and bachelor's degrees at Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at ISM University of Management and Economics in Vilnius, Lithuania. In addition to teaching in universities, she has worked for a governmental institution, a think tank and a political party. Dr. Verseckaitė Grzeskowiak has a special graduate certificate in Racism, Immigration and Citizenship and gives public lectures on migration issues. If you know us, you know we have special love for Lithuania, so you know we were happy as a clam to have the opportunity to chat with our guest! Why are people migrating from so many different places, and what's up with the similar yet negative reaction from host countries, who historically may have had a direct role in causing these push-pull factors? What's capitalism's influence on all this? And had you even heard of homo sovieticus? Follow us @Contraelite1 on Twitter and Instagram http://anchor.fm/contraelite Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/) Related reading and more information about our guest: Facts & Myths about International Migration (Video) https://youtu.be/tDUrFVs4V78 Populism and Ideas of the Nation (Panel brief) https://www.ipsa.org/wc/panel/populism-and-ideas-nation  Brexit and the Framing of the EU in the Media (link to Abstract of paper): https://www.ipsa.org/wc/paper/brexit-and-framing-eu-media

Hungary has increasingly become a hot topic among leftists and an example to follow for the right-wing around the Western world. The hardline rhetoric and actions from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán are alarmingly effective, giving him unprecedented popularity both inside and outside Hungary's borders. Orbán and his cabinet are unapologetically conservative and traditional, recklessly offensive, unafraid to challenge and mock liberal ideology. This guy doesn't give a f**k about your feelings! Join us as we interview sociopolitical researcher and doctoral candidate Eszter Kováts and dive deep into Hungary's resurgence as a right-wing juggernaut, the social and political moment of Hungary, and fundamental lessons for the left.  Eszter Kováts is a PhD student of Political Science at the University ELTE Budapest, her research focus: the enemy image of "gender ideology" in the global context of strengthening the right and in connection with developments in progressive politics. Between 2012 and 2019, she was responsible for the gender programme of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung for Eastern Central Europe in Budapest. Femina Politica recently published (2018/1) "Conservative Counter-Movements? Overcoming Culturalising Interpretations of Right-Wing Mobilizations Against 'Gender Ideology'". She regularly writes on Hungarian politics, East-West inequalities in Europe, the care crisis, and the political controversies around the term 'gender'. Keep up with Eszter on Twitter at: @EszterKovats  Follow us @Contraelite1 on Twitter and Instagram http://anchor.fm/contraelite Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/) Related reading and more information about our guest: Eszter's bio page at The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: https://eu.boell.org/en/person/eszter-kovats "East Central Europe's Revolt against imitation" https://www.ips-journal.eu/regions/europe/east-central-europes-revolt-against-imitation-4205/ "The culture war over the Istanbul Convention in East Central Europe" https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/future-of-social-democracy/the-culture-war-over-the-istanbul-convention-in-east-central-europe-4826/