Contraélite

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 inve

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 n

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 pas

¡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 complej

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 fou

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 Some content is a little outdated, please listen to our opening message.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

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 G

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

On this episode of Contraelite, we interview financial whistleblower and co-author of espionage thriller book "KGB Banker", John Christmas.  John Christmas was the former head of international relations of Parex Bank in the early 2000s; according to EU Today and information on Wikipedia, "Christmas listened horrified as senior employees at the bank told him of the frauds at Pa

En este episodio, le bajamos dos a la política y nos sentamos a conversar con la influencer polaca y profesora de idiomas, "la polaca más latina!" MexiDaria, sobre las similitudes y diferencias entre las culturas latina y polaca.  Videos!!  APRENDER POLACO O...? https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1195860010847487 PINCHES BAÑOS EUROPEOS!! https://www.instagram.com/p/CNQQ