RSH 151 – Free The Hostage Maduro (1.11.2026)

Adam and Peter discuss Venezuela in this episode: the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the Bolivarian revolution led by Hugo Chavez, and the bad arguments in favor of U.S. intervention in Venezuela. Adam also mentions Trump’s Christmas military strikes in Nigeria (recorded January 4, 2026). 

 

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Links, research related to episode:  

• Trump says U.S. will run Venezuela after U.S. captures Maduro https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/loud-noises-heard-venezuela-capital-southern-area-without-electricity-2026-01-03/ 

• Machado celebrates Maduro ouster, but is scorned by Trump https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/01/03/machado-celebrates-maduro-ouster-but-is-scorned-by-trump_6749043_5.html 

• Shock, concern and celebration: Venezuelans react to US strikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c0I0twPA2Q 
• Trump Bombs Venezuela, Removes Maduro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFB6G84Z1Q 
• Trump 2025 National Security Strategy https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNTY3MDY3MzQzMzUyNDI3AAGn4Kp8yez8ZElkgXb7cVIXIy3803aVk2FdpPl83-AouXiQAyAGHblfxg7I40E_aem_osXaUbBimQcSL0cIy3Rtgw 
• Venezuela seizes foreign oil fields (Chavez nationalized Venezuela’s oil in 2007) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/may/02/oilandpetrol.venezuela 
• The real reason Venezuela matters youtube.com/watch?si=MYGKtgXWyg19J-zJ&v=Pgwny1BiCYk&feature=youtu.be (oil) 
• What’s the difference between heavy and light crude oils? And why do American refineries need both? https://www.afpm.org/newsroom/blog/whats-difference-between-heavy-and-light-crude-oils-and-why-do-american-refineries 
• Trump demands Venezuela return oil to the United States https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSYm3-okpFg/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D 
• Trump: US WILL RUN Venezuela, Boots On The Ground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-7GZHrzueA 
• Trump has made the US a ‘rogue state’, says international relations expert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thy0XyLkWOg 
• Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. Attacks Venezuela & Kidnaps President Maduro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhZuTOuwKGA 

• The Theft That Never Was: Inside Venezuela’s 1976 Oil Takeover https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2025/12/26/the-theft-that-never-was-inside-venezuelas-1976-oil-takeover/ 

• Venezuela's oil and mining sectors: large potential, weak infrastructure https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/venezuelan-oil-industry-worlds-largest-reserves-decaying-infrastructure-2026-01-03/ 

• Trump Rules Out Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Machado Taking Power https://www.newsweek.com/trump-venezuela-opposition-leader-machado-not-taking-power-11302719 
• US air strikes in northern Nigeria: possible windfalls, as well as dangers https://theconversation.com/us-air-strikes-in-northern-nigeria-possible-windfalls-as-well-as-dangers-272630 
• Nigerians react to surprise US strikes on militants youtube.com/watch?si=kHnSPawjNVtnXjNy&v=M4wpfhzugOs&feature=youtu.be 
• Breaking down U.S. strikes on ISIS in Nigeria and the complicated conflict there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLTELlHgP3A 
• Niger restricts visas for U.S. citizens https://finance.yahoo.com/news/country-makes-call-cancel-visas-184700960.html 
• Mali and Burkina Faso Impose Travel Bans on Americans https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/africa/mali-burkina-faso-us-travel-ban.html 
• BREAKING! Trump ATTACKS Nigeria! youtube.com/watch?si=OJh8XRMDo-mWkEAD&v=dvj78uVI1L0&feature=youtu.be 

 

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Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.