TEASER: The Hugo Chávez story

In the pilot episode, Husna Rizvi traces the rise of one of Latin America's most revered and vilified Leftists, Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's 45th President. Also heard in this episode: political theorist George Ciccariello Maher; Eva Golinger, Chávez's former advisor; Gregory Wilpert, founder of VenezuelaAnalysis.com and Alan Macleod, an academic researching news coverage of Venezuela in international corporatized media. Photo credit: Karel Fuentes Image by Kumail Rizvi Music: 'Como Llora Una Estrella' by Felix Rodriguez

A sneak peek at the pilot episode of Contested Legacies.

Contested Legacies is a podcast about history, social movements and how to deal with uncomfortable icons and revised, defanged legacies on the Left. Produced by Husna Rizvi (@rizvihusna) and hosted by New Internationalist magazine (@newint). You can find us on twitter @PodLegacy Patreon: www.newint/patreon