Chavez, Maduro, and the making of Venezuela
In 1999 Hugo Chavez was elected President of Venezuela, beginning a years-long ‘Bolivarian Revolution,’ following multiple coup attempts, and time in prison. Chavez would go on to govern the country a...
8 Jan 33min
The world’s biggest risks, with Gerry Butts
Today, Gerry Butts – former principal secretary to Justin Trudeau and current adviser to Prime Minister Carney – is on the show.Butts is also the vice chairman of the global political risk firm, the E...
7 Jan 28min
Canada’s Venezuelan oil problem
In the wake of the U.S. arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, there has been a flurry of concern about what that country’s oil could mean for the Canadian economy.Is American access to the wo...
6 Jan 32min
What will follow Trump's Venezuela attack?
After months of rhetoric, military presence and strikes, U.S. forces have launched an attack on the Venezuelan capital Caracas. They seized the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, and flew him to New...
5 Jan 32min
Front Burner Presents: The Making of Musk, Episode 4
In the fourth and final episode of Understood: The Making of Musk, host Jacob Silverman launches into Musk’s ultimate quest, his desire to colonize Mars, and how he went from wanting to save earth to ...
2 Jan 45min
Front Burner Presents: The Making of Musk, Episode 3
What does Musk, father of 14, expect from his quote, “legion” of children? In episode 3 of Understood: The Making of Musk, host, Jacob Silverman unravels Musk’s quest for genetic optimization, includi...
1 Jan 50min
Front Burner Presents: The Making of Musk, Episode 2
Where did Elon Musk’s epic ambitions begin? In search of clues, the latest season of Understood: The Making of Musk returns to his sheltered youth in apartheid South Africa, a world engineered for whi...
31 Dec 202548min
The books that explained 2025 (Part 2)
Today we’re joined by lawyer and author Bryan Stevenson for a conversation about the historical Mother Emanuel AME church, and what it means to tell the story of American history through a single inst...
30 Dec 202538min
