This investigative podcast series takes listeners across Latin America to the scenes of some of the region’s most devastating, revolutionary, and historic moments. In Season 1, independent journalist Michael Fox dives deep into the past of Central America, uncovering the history of US intervention and its lingering effects in the region today. ‘Under the Shadow’ is produced in partnership with The Real News Network (TRNN) and the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA).

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The US hand in Costa Rica | Under the Shadow, Episode 11

Despite its reputation for pacifism and prosperity, Costa Rica is one of the region’s most unequal nations—and the story of how it got there runs through its ties to Washington during the Contra War.

Hollywood. Empire | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode

British director Alex Cox’s 1987 film ‘Walker,’ starring Ed Harris, laid an uncompromising critique of US imperialism in Nicaragua. For his solidarity, Cox was blacklisted from the industry.

The Gringo who tried to rule Central America

This episode looks back at the 19th century roots of US imperialism in Central America, when solo ‘filibuster’ adventurers tried to conquer whole nations singlehandedly.




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