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How Mexicans Consume Their Drugs
Today, on Mexico Decoded Podcast, we will dive into the groundbreaking ways Mexico is rethinking drug consumption.
Oct 10, 2025
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Viri Rios
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1:00:35
How Drug Cartels Recruit Their Members
Hollywood tells us people join drug cartels for money, power, and glamour. What’s really happening is far more chilling.
Sep 26, 2025
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Viri Rios
12
3
44:02
What 20+ Years of Research Reveal About Mexico's Organized Crime
In this episode of the Mexico Decoded podcast, I speak with Omar García Ponce, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at…
Sep 13, 2025
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Viri Rios
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Omar García-Ponce
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1
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51:15
What We Get Wrong About Mexico’s Cartels
In this episode of the Mexico Decoded podcast, I speak with Ioan Grillo, one of the world’s leading journalists on Mexico’s drug war, to examine the…
Aug 25, 2025
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Viri Rios
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Ioan Grillo
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2
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56:56
Who Gets Ahead in Mexico — and Why Most Don’t
We explore why family background shapes income and opportunity far more in Mexico than in the United States, with economist Luis Monroy-Gómez-Franco. A…
Aug 18, 2025
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Viri Rios
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Luis Monroy Gómez Franco
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3
43:26
Is Mexico Sliding Into Authoritarianism?
In the first episode of Mexico Decoded, we unpack Morena’s rise, judicial reform, and democratic backsliding with Edwin Ackerman. Essential listening on…
Aug 8, 2025
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Viri Rios
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Edwin Ackerman
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3
53:12
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