The Venezuelan Curse (Part 1)

Search Engine · Episode

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We tried something different this week. It's both a little dense-r and a little more conversational. I learned a lot and really liked it, curious to hear what you guys think.
@pj I just signed up to The Forkiverse; thanks for making it happen. I enjoy the deeper dives like the new ep about Venezuela. Keep them coming!
@Curry @pj loved you in Rocky Horror!
@pj yes very excited about this one. I lived in #Venezuela in 2002 for 9 months and have been messaging so much with my uncle who lived there for 15 years - Pandora’s box this one!
@pj well I started to listen to the new episode, but then you gave info that made me go listen to the newest Hard Fork first
@pj it was really interesting. You guys got a great guest for the episode. looking forward to part 2

@pj I really liked it, my brother works for the state department and he was posted at the US embassy in Caracas back in the 2010s, heard some ca-ra-zy stories about it.

Anywho great guest, looking forward to part 2!

@pj I feel like I learned a lot about Venezuela and also learned to be slightly scared about the fragility of any given society
@pj I could also listen to Alejandro talk about Venezuela for hours. Extremely interesting historical information!
@pj there are few things more engaging than listening to someone talk passionately and knowledgeably about something.
@pj Venezuelan here. Wondering if there are more of us at the forkiverse. Reply with your favourite Venezuelan artist. Mine is Amigos Invisibles.
@moshimotsu , noticed the Venezuelan flag in your tag. Any chance that you might be "one of us"? 😅

@elmaguel Eso lo soy! Mi papá es de Maracaibo. Sin embargo yo pasé mucho más tiempo con la familia costarricense de mi mamá cuando era joven, así que la cultura latina mía está más ligada a la cultura tica.

Aún así de vez en cuando grito “c**o de la madre” cuando me pongo arrecho! 😅 y de vez en cuando, digo “arrecho,” jaja.

@elmaguel Yo que vos uso los tags para encontrar más #venezolanos de #venezuela. Desafortunadamente por el estado político en el que nos encontramos, puede que haya varios posts que tengan que ver con Venezuela, pero no con el pueblo venezolano, y ahí no te tengo consejo. Pero sí estamos!
@elmaguel @pj rawayana 😊
@roy @elmaguel Me ENAMORÉ de Hora Loca la primera vez que la escuché!
@elmaguel @pj A mi me gusta #canserbero, un primo mío me enseñó la canción Es Épico hace varios años y me pareció demasiada buena la canción!

RE: https://theforkiverse.com/@elmaguel/115907525185798469

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@pj super enjoying this episode, and that you’re following your curiosity, breaking show formats etc etc- is what makes search engine so special
@pj really good episode, the type that makes me glad to be a subscriber
@pj being spoon fed multi-episode topics is my type of consumption of media
@pj Listening to it right now and it's great! I was pumping my fist when you said "let's go in the weeds into the dynamics of a petro state". This is what we are here for!
@pj I really enjoyed the Venezuelan explainer to help make sense of current events. Eager to hear part two!