Sandy and Nora talk politics · Sandy Hudson & Nora Loreto

The view on Venezuela from Canada

January 6, 2026·53 min·5 clips
Sandy was stunned that Canadian news outlets missed the breaking story on U.S. attacks in Venezuela for hours.
Sandy and Nora discuss the U.S. military action in Venezuela, criticizing Canadian media's slow coverage and political responses. They analyze how this event impacts Canada's oil industry and foreign policy, urging for stronger diplomatic resistance to U.S. expansionism.

As heard by us

A sharp, skeptical conversation on Venezuela and Canada's obligations, unwilling to let lazy consensus pass for analysis.

Nora and Sandy open with holiday banter and a dead furnace before moving into Venezuela, where the episode pushes back on the easy certainty that can come from Western coverage and from treating diasporic Venezuelan voices as if they settle the matter.

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Why you'd press play

Venezuela coverage, minus the easy consensus and the lazy certainty it loves.

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