Under the Shadow Ep. 5 El Salvador. Rebel Radio.

Today, we look at Radio Venceremos—a grassroots guerrilla radio station that broadcast throughout El Salvador’s Civil War, denounced violent state repression, and inspired a nation. In this episode, Michael Fox travels to San Salvador, where he visits the Museum of Word and Image, the home of the archives of Radio Venceremos. He hears from former members of the radio about the revolutionary project and the U.S. and Salvadoran military attempts to shut it down. We look at what the museum means today, and also at its struggle to protect and preserve the past. Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, to tell the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened—a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world. Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox. This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA. Guests: Carlos Henríquez Consalvi ("Santiago") Lucio Vásquez ("Chiyo") Jorge E. Cuéllar Michael Beattie Karla Lara Edited by Heather Gies. Sound design by Gustavo Türck Voice actors: Marc Steiner and Jasial Noor Theme music by Monte Perdido Other music from Blue Dot Sessions. Chiyo and host Michael Fox performed two original songs that appear in this podcast. You can listen here and here . You can read Chiyo’s book, Siete Gorriones , here: Documentary sound and Radio Venceremos archives and images are courtesy of the Museum of Word and Image. You can visit them at or follow on Instagram @museodelapalabraylaimagen and Twitter @tejiendomemoria . Follow and support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at Read NACLA: nacla.org Support NACLA: nacla.org/donate Follow NACLA on X:

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This episode is 38:34 long.

This episode was published on Jan 23, 2024.

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