Las entrevistas de Julio Sánchez Cristo
Julio Sánchez Cristo y Caracol Pódcast
32 episodes listed below
Hard interviews at the edge of power.
The gist
Las entrevistas de Julio Sánchez Cristo is a current-affairs interview archive with a strong Colombian political center. It moves from prison scandals and presidential campaigns to Venezuela, Ecuador, U.S. foreign policy, and the long shadow of Pablo Escobar.
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About Las entrevistas de Julio Sánchez Cristo
Las entrevistas de Julio Sánchez Cristo is a current-affairs interview series with little patience for evasive answers. It is built around named public disputes, institutional pressure, and guests who are asked to account for what they believe, saw, decided, or allege. The show’s natural terrain is Colombian politics. It also moves across Venezuela, Ecuador, the United States, and older national wounds that still shape public memory. The rhythm is measured. A question often arrives with background already attached: a prison arrangement, a campaign calculation, a legal proceeding, a diplomatic claim, a criminal allegation. Then the guest is left room to answer at length. The interviewer returns when a phrase needs testing. That structure gives the show its force. In the Itagüí prison scandal episode, the issue is not only a vallenato performance behind bars, but permission, money, discipline, and the special regime around detained figures. In the Miguel Uribe Londoño interview, the subject becomes political responsibility, armed groups, Venezuela, and a family’s account of assassination. With Paloma Valencia, the conversation turns to authority, poverty, prisons, Iván Cepeda, and the tone of a presidential race. The Venezuela episode with Ileana Medina shows the program’s willingness to let a guest reject the premise of the question while still keeping the exchange inside public argument. The Gustavo Salazar Pineda interview brings in Ecuador, Colombia, transfer concerns, and the fear around Esteban Aguilar, alias Lobo Menor. Rick Scott’s appearance places gas prices, Iran, Donald Trump, and Gustavo Petro inside a U.S. political frame. The Juan Pablo Escobar episode is different but not lighter; it returns to Pablo Escobar through family memory, documented detail, fear, protection, and criminal legacy. Even the Fab Morvan interview about Milli Vanilli treats celebrity scandal as a matter of testimony and public record. The result is a show for listeners who want interviews that name power clearly and stay with uncomfortable facts.
Made for: For listeners who follow Colombian politics, regional affairs, criminal justice, and high-stakes public accountability. It suits people who prefer long, serious interviews to fast punditry.
What sets it apart: The show combines political immediacy with archival breadth, moving from institutional scandals to older criminal histories without changing its interrogative posture. It lets guests speak, then returns to the disputed point.
In their own words
Mi nombre es Julio Sánchez Cristo, soy periodista. Por mi trabajo he podido hablar con jefes de estado, reyes, celebridades del cine y criminales. Quiero compartir y recordar con ustedes grandes conversaciones que me ha permitido este oficio.También en Youtube: http://bit.ly/3XRbxnk
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Based on 4 episodes we listened to · July 2026
A serious interview feed for listeners who want Colombian politics and criminal legacy examined through direct, sustained questioning.
Las entrevistas de Julio Sanchez Cristo is a News & Politics interview feed centered on direct questioning, Colombian public life, and the damage left by criminal violence.
Why you'd press play
Julio Sanchez Cristo asks Escobar's son what Colombia should remember; you get the answer.
Press play if you want
- to hear Juan Pablo Escobar weigh love for his father against the harm he caused
- to follow Paloma Valencia's answer when she's asked to acknowledge a political rival's experience of violence
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Episodes
- 1
Paloma Valencia: “No hablo con Abelardo ni antes ni ahora”
Colombian presidential candidate Paloma Valencia is interviewed by Julio Sánchez Cristo about alliances, security, and her running-mate pick of Juan Daniel Oviedo.
·29m·2 clips - 2
Fiesta en cárcel de Itagüí desata escándalo, MinJusticia responde
·14m - 3
Paloma Valencia: “No hablo con Abelardo ni antes ni ahora”
Colombian presidential candidate Paloma Valencia is interviewed by Julio Sánchez Cristo about alliances, her VP pick of Juan Daniel Oviedo, and the four crises she says the next president must address.
Apr 10, 2026·29m·2 clips - 4
Miguel Uribe Londoño sobre ASESINATO de su hijo: “Gustavo Petro fue responsable político”
Miguel Uribe Londoño discusses the confession linking the assassination of his son to the Second Marquetalia of FARC dissidents, implicating political responsibility and justice system failures in Colombia.
Apr 10, 2026·11m - 5
Fiesta en cárcel de Itagüí desata escándalo, MinJusticia responde
Host Julio Sánchez Cristo investigates a scandalous vallenato party held inside the Itagüí prison in Medellín, featuring singer Nelson Velásquez.
Apr 10, 2026·14m·1 clip - 6
NUEVA cúpula militar en Venezuela, Delcy consolida su control... ¿Ordenada por Estados Unidos?
This episode features an interview with Venezuelan deputy Ileana Medina discussing the political situation in Venezuela, including Delcy Rodríguez's role as acting president and the country's future transition.
Apr 9, 2026·12m - 7
El ENGAÑO de Milli Vanilli contado por Fab Morvan: “No podíamos salir”
This episode features an interview with Fab Morvan discussing the Milli Vanilli lip-syncing scandal and its lasting impact.
Apr 8, 2026·9m - 8
“Lo van a MATAR en la cárcel”: Gustavo Salazar ADVIERTE futuro de ‘Lobo Menor’ y culpa a Petro
El abogado Gustavo Salazar advierte sobre los riesgos de extradición de Esteban Aguilar 'Lobo Menor' a Ecuador, criticando la gestión del gobierno colombiano y expresando preocupación por la seguridad de su cliente.
Apr 7, 2026·10m - 9
El hijo de ESC0BAR: El testimonio que DESMONTA el mito del CAPO
Juan Pablo Escobar, son of Pablo Escobar, speaks with Julio Sánchez Cristo about his book 'Pablo Escobar, Mi Padre,' co-written with journalist Edgar Téllez and published by Editorial Planeta, tracing events from 1986 through Pablo's death and the family's exile in Argentina.
Apr 6, 2026·45m·3 clips - 10
Investigación a Petro en EE.UU. genera alarma en el Partido Republicano: "Es una persona TERRIBLE"
This episode features an interview with Senator Rick Scott discussing rising gas prices in the U.S.
Apr 6, 2026·8m - 11
Juan Pablo ESCOBAR revive los últimos momentos de su padre Pablo
In this continuation of his W Radio interview, Juan Pablo Escobar reveals that Carlos Castaño admitted to his mother that he participated in Pablo Escobar's killing on December 2nd, 1993, and that the forensic evidence — a precise shot to the ear — is consistent with Pablo's repeatedly stated plan to shoot himself rather than surrender.
Apr 6, 2026·58m·4 clips - 12
“Irán no es Venezuela”: DURA advertencia sobre error de cálculo de EE.UU. y de Donald Trump
Apr 6, 2026·13m - 13
De tres escenas a villano principal: El MONUMENTAL ascenso del colombiano Ricardo Leguízamo
Apr 6, 2026·8m - 14
DURÍSIMO GOLPE a Frisby Colombia: España se queda con la marca en Europa
Apr 1, 2026·12m - 15
DESCARO MONUMENTAL: ¿Abogados quieren que Wadith Manzur se posesione desde la cárcel?
Apr 1, 2026·20m - 16
Rusia ARREMETE contra EE. UU. por acciones en Venezuela e Irán: “¿A quién MATARÁN mañana?”
Una representante de la cancillería rusa critica las acciones de EE.UU.
Mar 31, 2026·32m - 17
“Despedimos a un héroe”: CONMOVEDOR testimonio de esposa del piloto fallecido en Putumayo
Mar 31, 2026·13m - 18
María Ángela Holguín ARREMETE contra Juan Daniel Oviedo: “La voz del centro NO ES él”
Mar 30, 2026·12m - 19
Escándalo en MinIgualdad: Viceministro renuncia tras POLÉMICA por imagen íntima
Mar 30, 2026·9m - 20
UNP vuelve a hablar de caso Miguel Uribe: “La seguridad se DEBILITÓ por decisión del protegido”
Mar 30, 2026·16m - 21
“Cumplía todos los protocolos”: MinDefensa RESPONDE por accidente en Putumayo
Mar 30, 2026·19m - 22
ACOSO en medios: “Vamos a inspeccionar también RTVC y RCN”, la ADVERTENCIA de Sanguino
Mar 27, 2026·8m - 23
El ángel de Puerto Leguízamo: así salvó a decenas con su moto tras el accidente de avión de la FAC
Mar 27, 2026·15m - 24
Caso de AC0SO en medios ESCALA Fiscalía toma medidas e inicia investigaciones
Mar 26, 2026·9m - 25
Eutanasia de joven en España desata batalla legal: ¿La depresión es terminal?
Mar 26, 2026·14m - 26
Claudia López, LANZA EN RISTRE contra el uribismo: "Siempre se han opuesto a los trabajadores"
This episode features Claudia López criticizing uribismo for opposing workers, alongside updates on Middle East tensions involving the U.S.
Mar 25, 2026·1h 18m - 27
Duque defiende aviones tras tragedia en Putumayo y lanza crítica a Petro: “Es falso”
El expresidente Iván Duque defiende la aceptación de aviones Hércules donados por Estados Unidos y critica la postura del presidente Petro sobre la defensa nacional en el contexto de las necesidades de Colombia.
Mar 25, 2026·21m - 28
TRAGEDIA AÉREA en Putumayo: Gobernador revela fallas en aeropuerto de Puerto Leguízamo
Mar 24, 2026·11m - 29
Ricardo Roa, William Vélez, Gustavo Petro y Ecopetrol: El EXPLOSIVO TESTIMONIO que lo cambia todo
This episode reveals explosive testimony about alleged corruption involving Ecopetrol president Ricardo Roa, contractor William Vélez, and cash payments for luxury apartment renovations.
Mar 24, 2026·37m - 30
Salvatore Mancuso INSISTE en que Drummond mandó a MATAR a sindicalistas con ayuda de las AUC
Mar 24, 2026·8m - 31
AGARRÓN AL AIRE: Briceño y Ocampo discuten por presunto DESPILFARRO de RTVC en whisky y aguardiente
Mar 24, 2026·19m - 32
“Somos libres, PERO NO IGUALES”: Jesse Jackson habla del sueño de Martin Luther King y de Colombia
This episode features an interview with Reverend Jesse Jackson discussing Martin Luther King's dream and its relevance today, particularly in the context of a summit in Colombia.
Mar 24, 2026·15m