Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast

Soberanía co-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth break down efforts by the US Drug Enforcement Agency, with the help of their old media ally ProPublica, to once again attempt to interfere in the Mexican election. Kurt and José Luis also analyze the grassroots efforts by university students to hold a mock election. In our regular segment going over bad press coverage

Co-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth discuss the scandalous accusation surrounding the head of Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad, María Amparo Cásar, a right-wing ideologue who has endlessly criticized AMLO yet has skeletons in her own closet and is accused of illegally collecting her ex-husband’s pension to the tune of millions of pesos. Kurt and J

Co-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth analyze the winners and losers of the second presidential debate in Mexico and refute the notion that there’s an unfair playing field in this election. In the second half of the program, Kurt and José Luis breakdown the effort by Mexico City’s electoral watchdog to censor talk about Santiago Taboada’s links to the housing

Co-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth discuss the debate surrounding AMLO’s efforts to reform Mexico’s neoliberal pension system. Kurt and José Luis also talk about the regional response to Ecuador’s invasion of the Mexican Embassy. Plus an update from the campaign trail in Chiapas and, as always, our regular segment going over bad press coverage, this might b

Co-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth go over opposition presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez’s cringe-inducing gaffe where she scorns millions of people who rent their homes in Mexico. In the second half, Kurt and José Luis define lawfare and analyze the campaigns leveled by the country’s conservatives including the latest probe by Supreme Court President No

Soberanía podcast co-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth take a deep dive into the political persecution of leftists in Ecuador, which led to the embarrassing decision by Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa to violate the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and invade the Mexican Embassy in Quito. Plus a look at recent scandals involving the adult children of opp

Soberanía podcast co-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth break down the Mexican opposition’s bizarre efforts to get Mexico’s electoral authority to censor Morena and stop candidates from talking about the right-wing’s opposition to universal social programs. In the second half of the episode, Kurt and José Luis criticize the push by rich tourists and gentrifie

Soberanía podcast co-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth analyze Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s interview with “60 Minutes” and the reaction to it both here in Mexico and the US. Plus a look at the opposition’s dirty campaign in Mexico City that staged a false flag protest to drive a wedge between Morena and social movements. As always, we

Soberanía podcast co-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth evaluate the first ten days of Mexico’s election campaign, looking at Xóchitl Gálvez’s incoherent campaign strategy, trying to be all things to all people. In the second half of the episode, Kurt and José Luis analyze calls by prominent opposition figures for Gálvez to “go negative” against Claudia

With the New York Times coming under increased scrutiny following irresponsible coverage in Palestine, co-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth breakdown the newspaper's recent efforts to interfere in the Mexican election. In the second half of the episode, Kurt and José Luis look at some of the low-lights from the recent "pro-democracy" rally in the capi